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I'm so fucking tired right now. The EHRC and Supreme Court ruling, Trump's speech to the UN, Reform spreading bullsit, Labour turning their back on the trans community, Tommy bloody Robinson,George Crosses and Union Flags being weaponised... Is there any good left in this world?

Nearly got raptured, lads.

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Finally pushed the button on Twitter and Facebook. My mental health needs a break from the hate filled bile that dominates the platforms. I'll give Meta a chance with Insta and Threads, and continuing with Mastodon and BlueSky.

I don't want to live in an echo chamber, but I'm done with hate for now

For anyone who doesn't know "Article 8" is the European Convention on Human Rights right to a private life

This is the head of the EHRC saying that she does not believe that *anyone* has the right to privacy when it comes to being trans or cis

Brazenly immoral, legally untrue

Or 8am on a Sunday, just as the fresh delivery arrives, to get EVERYTHING for a Full English, because it never struck me the day before that I may need to eat in the morning. 😂

For 12 months, from today, I am not working in stores. This is the first time in over 35 years that I will have regular weekends off.

I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with this!

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The US looks to be going hard right, and the UK apparently following suit. Every day seems to be bringing a fresh, new hell for marginalised communities. How have we let ourselves get here?!

Blue Monday, bad science and nonsense PR | Michael Marshall Michael Marshall: Blue Monday is just one example of bad science promoted by dodgy PR

Hearing about Blue Monday all day again! @mrmmarsh.bsky.social called it out as bullshit 11 years ago. Can't we lay this to rest now? www.theguardian.com/science/brai...

Well, it finally happened. Time for a new starter word....

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‘Win Or Lose’ Transgender Actress Speaks Out After Disney Cuts Her Storyline: “Very Disheartened” Transgender actress Chanel Stewart speaks out after Disney revealed Tuesday that it cut the transgender storyline from 'Win or Lose' animated series.

"I was exactly what they wanted to a T, and that's why it felt so right."

Disney decided it's too risky to let children see this young trans women as a human being like themselves. For shame.

Connections is rapidly becoming my favourite NYT puzzle.

Today was a bit of a bugger, mind.

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God I'm so fucking sick of this. Why do all these extremist freaks have such sway over all this stuff? Why are LGBT people never included in their own lives

Where is LGBT Labour?

Breaking: trans youth stage sit in at UK health ministry Wes Streeting's office after he pushed a permanent ban on puberty blockers.

Rosie Duffield and Maya Forstater are NOT “free speech campaigners”, they are ‘gender critical’ TRANSPHOBES cos-playing at whatever will whitewash their transphobia (last week they called themselves ‘feminists”!)

The Telegraph & Spectator are right-wing propaganda rags! 😣

I work in a shop and can't resist answering customer questions honestly...
"Where do you keep your eggs?" - "In the wire chicken on the microwave"
"Where do you keep your bread?" - "In the microwave else the dog steals it"
"Do you know where the [product] is?" - "Yes, thank you"
Mixed reactions.

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Absolutely no surprises here, after discovering the amazing Dutty Moonshine Big Band in August.

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People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.

It’s not rocket science.

all these storms showing up with their silly little names

I hadn't realised the LGBA had done this. Absolute snakes. Quite right, Jimmy.

"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.

Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC

I totally feel this. I stand in awe at the work that you do, but even the small amount of work I do to help promote education around gender diversity, and combat transphobia, is getting harder. It's becoming a slog. I will never give up, but I'm feeling the burden.

The other place has become unbearable. I'm done with it. Just here and threads, because that's the only way my Mum sees what I've been up to 😆

Well... that went well 😂😂 Back to the drawing board.

I really need to start embracing BlueSky. The other place is falling apart. If I didn't use it for work, I would have abandoned it altogether.

Well, that was 2023. It was very much a roller-coaster, with more downs than ups towards the end. However, so proud of all that I have achieved over the last 12 months. Here's hoping for more of the same next year!