Gingergem

Gingergem

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Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne no longer interested in Reform-Tory pact Donor who has given £12m to Reform UK had previously wanted Nigel Farage to keep open mind about deal with Conservatives

Crypto billionaire no longer interested in Reform-Tory pact.

He lives in Thailand, given £12m to Reform UK.

Farage pushes for wider adoption of cryptocurrency, promised to cut tax on crypto.

Another example of the super-rich buying power/influence, shaping public choices.

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Hospitality: statistics and policy There are approximately 170,000 hospitality businesses in the UK, of which 97.7% are small businesses. The costs of labour and materials are challenges to hospitality businesses' turnover.

The financial cost of bioessentialist segregation, per the ERHC's not-yet-statutory guidance, purely on the UK's hospitality sector.

There are ~170,000 small hospitality businesses. Let's say the average spend to comply with trans segregation is £10,000 (I suspect this is far too low).

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You ensure continuing support from the Project by remaining useful as it expands its ambitions. Hence, now, the homophobia.

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4 hours ago

I think if you are a UK MP wherever you live & for however long, you should pay UK tax.
MPs avoiding tax is extreme hypocrisy.

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Richard Tice loves Britain. Just not quite enough to pay his fair share towards all the public services he benefits from.

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4 hours ago
Cost of Cass Review £3m, 
Cost of Pathways "trial" £10m, 
Cost of Levy Review £undisclosed, 
Cost of Sullivan Review £undisclosed, 
Cost of NHS England "Reviews" of hormones £undisclosed.

So, research funding for “research” about trans people BY CIS PEOPLE is likely between £13-£15 million.

Trans researchers were excluded from ALL of these.

Research funding for trans academics is WAY below this, if available at all.

This is an equal opportunities issue as well as an ethical one.

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I’ve seen them try to bring their hatred into every women’s movement I’m involved in, including hijacking an event about misogyny in schools

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When women’s rights become a tool of the Gender Critical Ideological Movement Across UK policy debates, the Gender Critical Ideological Movement frequently challenges expert institutions. From the Equality Act to NHS policy and official statistics, disputes increasingly escalat...

tacc.org.uk/2026/03/13/w...

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5 hours ago

Yep, my life as a trans woman (and “second mum” when out with my kids) was safer under Teresa May than anything Labour have done over the last ~2 years. And I loathe the Tories more than dogshit in the treads of my trainers.

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clipart-ass flowers with happy mother's day from all of us at the labour party in the middle

Labour posted this on Facebook. Starmer's Labour has enacted the first new anti-LGBT legislation since Thatcher and the replies are, predictably, many variations on "you don't know what a woman is". Congrats Labour, you've chased the worst voters on the planet and managed to make EVERYBODY hate you.

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4 hours ago

"Epstein victim was ‘trafficked to Al Fayed’
Model says financier sent her to Harrods boss who sexually assaulted her on St Tropez yacht" [Sunday Times front page]

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18 hours ago
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The war will be over when I feel it in my bone spurs.

#PutinPuppet

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17 hours ago
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Left: Suella Braverman criticising Hannah Spencer for wearing colourful clothing

Right: Suella Braverman wearing colourful clothing

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18 hours ago

I just met irl with a lovely GP I’ve been chatting with on Instagram who has a trans child and we jabbered at each other for 3 and a half hours about all the things I want to tell Streeting and we still weren’t done.

I have 45 minutes.

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LGBT+ Lib Dems back calls from Lib Dem MPs to propose amendments to the Equality Act that protect trans rights, and ensure that trans people have a voice in that process.

Lib Dem MP Marie Goldman is right when she says trans rights and women's rights are not in competition.

This has to be agreed cross-party, so please contact your MP and back the Lib Dems in asking for amendments to protect trans rights now. Dear Minister for Women and Equalities,
Re: Ongoing practical implications of last year's Supreme Court ruling
Following the recent High Court decision concerning the challenge brought by the Good Law Project to EHRC interim guidance, I am writing to express my disappointment at the continued uncertainty surrounding the practical implications of last year’s Supreme Court ruling.
While the Court has ruled on the question of standing in this case, it is clear that the wider issues remain far from settled. Trans, non-binary and intersex people continue to face profound anxiety about what these developments mean for their daily lives. Meanwhile, employers, service providers and public bodies tell us they still lack clear, workable direction about their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.
This persistent uncertainty benefits no one. It risks leaving trans or gender non-conforming
people worried about being excluded from facilities they have used for years, and organisations exposed to confusion, legal risk and unnecessary cost. You have repeatedly stated that trans people remain protected from discrimination. Without clear guidance, however, that statement offers little reassurance to those directly affected. I urge you to bring forward new, workable, and inclusive guidance as a matter of urgency, and to lay any new EHRC code of practice before Parliament so it can be properly scrutinised and debated. There must be a rigorous democratic process, including a free vote, to assess whether the proposals genuinely ensure dignity, safety and inclusion for trans people while upholding the rights of women.

I also urge you to appoint a joint committee of cross-party MPs and peers to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of both the Gender Recognition Act and the Equality Act 2010, takinh evidence from communities who have been impacted including trans people, which will propose any amendments or new legislation it sees as necessary to ensure existing rights are protected.

The Liberal Democrats are clear that everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and free to be who they are. Protecting the rights of women and ensuring dignity and inclusion for trans people are not competing objectives; both are essential to a fair society. Your Department must now provide leadership and certainty to achieve that balance.

I would welcome an update on your timetable for publishing revised guidance and laying it before Parliament, and would be grateful for the opportunity to meet to discuss these matters further.
Yours sincerely, Marie Goldman MP, Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for Women and Equalities.

Trans rights and women's rights are not and never have been in competition. Thank you to Marie Goldman for this excellent letter and your work on this.

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18 hours ago

"Our trans siblings deserve our support and encouragement, endorsement and vindication now more than ever as the rising tide of transphobia threatens to engulf not just trans people but everybody who associates with them."

Stephen Fry in a video message for Transmission

I know some disagree but someone like Stephen Fry changing his mind and doing a complete 180 after supporting She Who Must Not Be Named, is a good thing and is evidence that attitudes are changing.

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21 hours ago
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This tells you everything you need to know about #Farage #Grifter

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21 hours ago

China, France, Japan, South Korea & the UK: " Sorry but we're washing our hair then"

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22 hours ago
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That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won.
You broke it Don, you fix it.

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22 hours ago
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PFLAG must turn over records in Texas probe tied to transgender youth care ban, court rules | Houston Public Media The Texas Supreme Court said the state only needs a reasonable belief that the group may have relevant information, not proof, and allowed PFLAG to redact identifying details about families before pro...

Horrific. Texas Supreme Court ruled that PFLAGs in Texas have to turn over records related to fleeing the state, contingency plans to get care, doctors lists, and more.

Texas has become such a terrifying place for trans people.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgb...

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Jo Maugham: The significance of Trans Mission | Good Law Project Trans joy, hope and solidarity were at Wembley Arena in abundance, reflects Jo Maugham

Really significant, I think, that the leaders of the Greens and Lib Dems were very visible at Transmission, very happy to publicly demonstrate a commitment to the dignity of trans people. But the Labour frontbench, which still likes to cosplay respect for human rights, was nowhere to be seen.

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I'm more bothered about MPs turning up to Parliament to do their job. Attacking a woman for her clothes is textbook misogyny. The man in question, reveals more about himself than he does Hannah Spencer. If Hannah feels comfortable wearing it, then who cares?

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"Emily", one of the local Bristol Ferries, at the City Centre Ferry Landing.

Today, we are in Bristol reporting on one of the GATE (Guiders Against Trans Exclusion) protests against trans girls being excluded from Girlguiding.

The protest will begin at College Green, at 12:00 midday.

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terfs look at 'trans mission' and are incapable of grasping that they've caused a situation where a tiny minority of ppl in the uk literally need a benefit concert

that's how disgusting they are

10 yrs ago there was a political consensus to improve healthcare access

now we need a benefit concert

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How Reform will reverse rights of women over our own bodies.

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Sorry to get political again on the silly Nintendo fangirl account but hey gang: when do we start really worrying about this shit. Are we there yet? Feels like we are there.

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Are we getting very close to the point where trans people from the US will be able to obtain refugee status in other countries…?

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Looks like the radical left is dam serious! 🦫

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This is what will sink the Labour Party. They have shown their true colours by throwing marginalised communities under the bus for racist/far right votes, and not just the trans community.

We see the party for exactly what it is, power hungry at the expense of everyone that not rich/cis/straight.

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1 year ago

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