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I’ll admit I joined the Greens somewhat out of self-interest as a trans person, feeling they were the only ones who seemed to give a damn about us on the whole.

But it’s wonderful to see Zack consistently stand up for the values of most of the left in a passionate and full-throated manner.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

British.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

British.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 21h

JK Rowling has denied the nazi persecution of LGBTQ+ people in the Holocaust, uses the money she earns to legislate trans people out of existence and asked her followers to photograph women going to the washroom.

Keira Knightley: we all gotta figure out how to live together

Rowling, whose best-selling young adult series and accompanying movie franchise sparked a pop culture phenomenon in the 2000s, has drawn backlash in recent years for her outspoken views against the transgender community.

When asked by Decider if she knew about a fan "boycott" of Rowling's work, Knightley, 40, said she was "not aware of that."

"I'm very sorry," said Knightley, who was joined by her "Woman in Cabin 10" director Simon Stone. "You know, I think we're all living in a period of time right now where we're all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren't we? And we've all got very different opinions. I hope that we can all find respect."

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 4h

sloane lysbeth @sloanelysbeth... • 1mo

if you don’t want reform vote green.

it’s your only option.

the labour party is just more of the same and they’ve spent the last 18 months attacking their own base.

labour cannot win the next election.

vote green.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4h

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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Greens neck and neck with Labour, new poll shows

Voters are continuing to turn to both Reform UK and the Green Party amid growing discontent with Sir Keir Starmer’s government

www.independent.co.uk

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 11h

6/ I am not privy to the draft Code but I suspect the bigots plotted a new campaign to portray trans-inclusive practices as harassment by service providers, first by hinting it in the draft Code, the by using public money to generate new case laws to support such claims.

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 1d

1/🧵 I should note that from the beginning, I knew the EHRC would withdraw their “interim update” guidance.

My aim was to make it untenable for them to defend the position that segregation of trans people is mandatory. And I think that strategy has been successful.

That doesn’t mean we can stop.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 1d

By calling for the 2011 Code to be revoked BEFORE Parliament debates the new one, the EHRC is behaving like a lobbying group, not an impartial regulator.

This would make it far easier for organisations to legally exclude trans people from services… Exactly what transphobic EHRC Board members want!

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 1d

The 2011 Code clearly protects trans people, stating that exclusion from single-sex services must only happen when strictly necessary and proportionate.

*THAT’S* what the EHRC now wants to erase.

Services, public functions and associations: Code of Practice | EHRC

People with the protected characteristics set out in the Act should not be discriminated against when using any service provided publicly or privately, whether that service is for payment or not. Courts and tribunals must take this Code of Practice into account in cases involving discrimination in services, public authorities carrying out public functions or membership associations.

equalityhumanrights.com

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Jacey is a suitable combo of my actual name for privacy reasons @spacegrace.bsky.social · 1d

It’s almost like rightwing commentators and talking heads lack empathy or the ability to understand how others may feel even if you’re not actually them and cannot comprehend how others can.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Malone, "Youu can't say what women's rights are because you're not a woman"

Zack Polanski, "You're not trans are you. We can all say you're not that thing so you can't have an opinion" 🔥

"You can still have an opinion from listening to people"

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Jacey is a suitable combo of my actual name for privacy reasons @spacegrace.bsky.social · 1d

This reeks of desperation by a batshit, genitally-obsessed, hateful baroness. Sadly, it also seems like the sort of thing that an also bigoted Minister for let’s say Women and Equalities, would go along with as soon as a pesky failed attempt to raise her status within her party is out of the way…

Equality and Human Rights Commission @equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 1d

We've written to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social to request the government to revoke the 2011 services code and make our updated version statutory. It accurately reflects the law and updated guidance is urgently needed: www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

as a child, did you dream you'd grow up to make a career out of obsessing over other people's genitals?

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Labour is telling you VERY LOUDLY who to vote for if you value human rights. And it's definitely NOT LABOUR.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 2d

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Siobhan Craig - DarkEden21 @darkeden21.bsky.social · 1d

List of Labour MPs who are openly transphobic nowadays and who to vote for to unseat them.

1) Tonia Antoniazzi

Transphobic for years. Open GC. Behind the "Women's Dec" for Labour

Constituency: Gower
Maj: 11567

Suggested vote: Plaid Cymru

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 2d

I think it would have surprised even the most pessimistic if you'd told people during the 2024 campaign that a year into Government Starmer's team would be negatively briefing against the ECHR and Council of Europe for daring to question their assault on trans rights

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 2d

ANNOUNCEMENT
This evening, 14/10/25 the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have taken the next step in the struggle to restore the human rights, dignity & safety of UK trans people.

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 2d

Today, we and the Trans Exile Network have made a joint submission to the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law regarding the UK Supreme Court's judgment in the For Women Scotland v. Scottish Ministers case of April 2025.

tacc.org.uk/2025/10/14/p...

Press Release – Submission to the CoE Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law regarding the UK’s non-compliance in Goodwin v. UK - tacc.org.uk

Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network seek urgent re-opening of enforcement of key human rights decision against UK. Today, the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective ...

tacc.org.uk

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 2d

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 2d

6/ Haha, this is exactly the point I was making BEFORE the Scottish Ministers case was decided, to show how futile it would be for the hate group to bring the case and to explain why their strategy would not succeed.

Finally, it is bizarre and worrying that the Guidance went out of its way to note that
"it could be indirect sex discrimination against women if the only provision is mixed-sex." To the extent that this may be the case, it is a fortiori true that it could be gender reassignment discrimination against trans people if organisations adopt blanket policies which exclude trans people from using the toilets which align with their gender identity.

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Emily Shepherd @emi.ly · 2d

Guardian headline writers be like...

A popular meme format showing two rows. The first row shows Drake holding his hand up and turning away to reject the text "The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights".

The second row shows a happy looking Drake, pointing towards the text "Anonymous 'rights expert'"

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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 2d

Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Strasbourg 14/10/2025

www.coe.int

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 3d

REALLY not sure about @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social's "pick people at random" system to decide policy.

For small minority groups like trans people it will mean we are, as usual, locked out of spaces where decisions about us are made, just like Labour/Tories/Reform.

Voters' voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that | Jeremy Corbyn

At our conference in November we will use a jury service-type model to allow members to discuss and decide policy, strategy and even the name of our party, says Your Party co-founder Jeremy Corbyn

www.theguardian.com

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Jacey is a suitable combo of my actual name for privacy reasons @spacegrace.bsky.social · 3d

I’m guessing book but god knows. Now just terrified to update the rest of the Office suite because it will take me twice as long to find everything!

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Jacey is a suitable combo of my actual name for privacy reasons @spacegrace.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not one to be like “all change is bad” but this is a bad change. White W on a blue tile = Microsoft Word. Whatever this is = 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 3d

I post this without comment.

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