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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 8h

In this bigoted shit hole if a country it probably does carry more weight.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 9h

90 FUCKING PERCENT

i’d love for cis folks to remember what the nyt, atlantic, guardian, daily mail, times of london, ny post, cnn, wall street journal, & economist took from your transgender neighbors & loved ones before the next time you consider giving them money or listening to a word they say.

Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 9h

It’s almost like when you don’t have a rabidly trans-hostile media ecosystem, people generally support human rights.

lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...

A poll, commissioned by Equality Australia in the first quarter of 2025, found that:
• 86% agree or strongly agree that government and opposition should not politicise trans issues for political gain
• 89% agree or strongly agree that LGBT people deserve to live with dignity and respect
• 91% agree or strongly agree that trans people should have the freedom and choice to live their lives in the way that makes them happy
• 81% agree of strongly agree that trans people deserve the same rights and protections as other
Australians.

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 14h

I can't comprehend how heartbreaking that experience must have been. And you’re right they won't listen.

But we need to make sure that at every single step they can't say they didn't know, that ppl were behind them, that there was approval.

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 1d

🚨We need your help. The NHS CYP gender service is consulting on the draft specification. This is, sadly, horrifically being driven by people who aren't trans or experts in the field of gender incongruence and based upon the much-discredited Cass Review 1/

www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation...

NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service Specification - NHS England - Citizen Space

This site contains surveys and consultations that are run by NHS England.

www.engage.england.nhs.uk

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 14h

Fuck yeah

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 14h

“It wasn’t immigrants who hiked anyone’s electricity bills. It wasn’t asylum seekers who increased anyone’s rent. Trans people didn’t make your weekly shopping more expensive.

We’re here to call bullshit on those kinds of lies."
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16h

Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer have delivered their first conference speeches as co-leaders of the Scottish Greens 👇

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 15h

The Scottish Green Party just voted to reject the legitimacy of the EHRC as the British equalities regulator following the decision to override the Equalities Committee to install the new chair Mary-Ann Stephenson.

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 16h

Bingo. The mistake these ppl make is believing they're not the ones in a tightly insulated echo chamber completely divorced from the real world.

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 16h

I've had ten yrs of ppl saying prejudice against my existence is "a debate", something you can "disagree" about. Now my right of recognition has been removed & I'm facing a toilet ban.

Bigotry should be condemned. It's not "debate" or "discussion" it's prejudice.

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King of the Road @hedgehogsafety.bsky.social · 1d

In light of the recent new arrivals to Bluesky, I've set up a second list.

This is because I know from prior conversations that some of you want to keep up with posts from these bodies and others don't, so this seemed like the best way forward.

Hopefully, this is helpful for you all.

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

There's one party that's made it clear that it cares bout the human rights of trans people & it ain't yours.

You put a transphobe in charge of selections.

🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

Is this normal? When other minorities have been attacked by a govt have they had ppl telling them they should vote for the govt that's attacking them just in case someone else is worse?

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 1d

⚖️🏳️‍⚧️ WIN: High Court rules that a trans man cannot be denied a gender recognition certificate because he is trying to conceive, in an important win supported by Good Law Project.

https://goodlaw.social/5k9b

WIN: Victory in landmark case on gender recognition

High Court rules that a trans man cannot be denied a Gender Recognition Certificate because he is trying to conceive, in an important win supported by Good Law Project.

goodlaw.social

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

I am fucking sick of cis ppl who have no idea how much harm starmer has caused us treating an outright attack on our existence as if it's nothing.

B/c it doesn't affect them. So it's no big deal.

Jesus, ppl are just shit. Really shit.

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

It it's not happening to you it's real easy to lecture other people about how they should look beyond the govt making their lives hell.

I face abuse & harassment just for going to the toilet thx to the hatred fueled by this govt. Let alone feeling I'm now banned from hospitals

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

I'm under no illusions about how awful reform are. But I am not going to vote for any party deliberately engaged in policies of outright persecution against my community.

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

You've obviously not been following their rhetoric & policies towards trans ppl, immigrants & the disabled too closely.

I won't vote for a party actively persecuting me under any circumstances. That you think anybody would says a lot about you.

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

Labour have -
* Banned healthcare for trans youth
* Introduced trans specific S28
* Overseen removal of our legal recognition & about to ban us from toilets / changing rooms / hospital wards.

But why we're persecuted by labour, you only care that you' d be worse off under reform

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 1d

Labour are doing more than any party including reform to usher in a reform govt.
They're a vile far right party & anyone who supports them is supporting prejudice, genocide & the erosion of civil liberties.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 1d

The EHRC has ditched its 'interim update'.

But their draft Code of Practice is a bigger threat than ever.

Here's what we need to do now 🧵

The EHRC have ditched their interim advice.

They are running scared from scrutiny, but their draft Code is a bigger threat than ever.

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Ethel Weapon @lousadzak.bsky.social · 2d

A just-published TSN open letter spells out the consequences of what Healthwatch proposes and urges that they withdraw this report. I hope they now do so with alacrity.

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Trans Safety Network @transsafety.network · 2d

Trans Safety Network have written to Healthwatch regarding their concerning recommendations in their trans health report. We fear if this report is not withdrawn, it will lead to significant deterioration in trans people's ability to access NHS care. transsafety.network/posts/danger...

'Dangerous Recommendations': Trans Safety Network write to Healthwatch

Trans Safety Network was shocked by the dangerous recommendations of Healthwatch's recent trans healthcare report. We find it hard to believe that any trans organisations or persons were involved sign...

transsafety.network

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 2d

It doesn't really capture the key themes of the northern network - outrageous rip-off tickets prices & continual delays & cancellations.

No point thinking about connections at all - you'll miss those b/c your train was late.

🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 2d

Given green are now polling equal with labour the argument is now why won't you vote green to stop a reform govt?

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 2d

"vote for extreme transphobia in case you get even more extreme transphobia" just leads to extreme transphobia.

I won't vote for extreme transphobia.

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Trans Safety Network @transsafety.network · 2d

Trans Safety Network have written to Healthwatch regarding their concerning recommendations in their trans health report. We fear if this report is not withdrawn, it will lead to significant deterioration in trans people's ability to access NHS care. transsafety.network/posts/danger...

'Dangerous Recommendations': Trans Safety Network write to Healthwatch

Trans Safety Network was shocked by the dangerous recommendations of Healthwatch's recent trans healthcare report. We find it hard to believe that any trans organisations or persons were involved sign...

transsafety.network

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🏳️‍⚧️Contested Issue🏳️‍⚧️ @waslottie.bsky.social · 2d

I won't vote for a party explicitly prejudiced against me & actively engaged in attacking my existence under any circumstances.

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