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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 1d

My MP has already demanded a vote in parliament on this. Will your MP do the same?

TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 1d

🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 1d

I’m going to try to take a few days break from here unless Phillipson lays the EHRC guidance before parliament in the next day or two.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 1d

Given life was better without the EA than where the EHRC want to take us I think we might be better without it……. (They‘ll have to prise my birth certificate from my cold dead hands though.)

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 1d

I live in a flat - around here their “thing” is usually refusing to empty the bins because another resident has abused them. Guess which mug ends up having to sort it out for the benefit of her sanity…….

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Isobel Gray 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️ @isobelsgray.bsky.social · 2d

As a transgender woman trying to just live a simple quiet life in the UK, I'm pretty well placed to say this paragraph is complete bullshit and this government are shameless liars as well as hateful bigots who are actively shutting me out of participation in society.

Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 2d

… contains the following:

‘The UK is unwavering in its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights for all, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other LGBT+ individuals.’

… and …

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly this! All I wanted was to be left alone to live a happy life - but no, that’s too much for this government.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 2d

A clear attempt at distraction for the inhumane treatment of our community by Labour at home. They seem intent on rubbing salt into our wounds.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, but that’s easy to explain…….. the government seem to think trans people count as nobody, so don’t fall into the category of “Everyone”. And by everywhere, they actually mean everywhere else.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 2d

Like many of us, I only know Sophie through her posts here and her journalism, but this is such a brave article to have written and strikes a chord in so many ways. 🩷

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 2d

To all the TERFs spreading lies about me.

Here's the real story.

metro.co.uk/2025/10/12/c...

I couldn't believe my male friend's reaction after I came out as trans

I felt flustered and uncomfortable at the offensive remarks.

metro.co.uk

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 2d

“Hate has no place in our universities or our country” *Ts & Cs apply - excludes all trans people, the disabled and immigrants.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 2d

Her double standards are just so blatant.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 2d

It’s Glinner - such a vile man. It’s only because he’s abusing us that he can get away with what he does. Imagine if he’s said something equivalent about any other community.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

Inspired by @entirelyharmless.bsky.social this morning, a photo of a brown pelican at sunset taken in Florida when it used to be safe for me to visit.

Image of a Brown Pelican over golden water at sunset

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 3d

metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/m...

Mum saw me as a boy - until I asked this question

Mum had a lightbulb moment.

metro.co.uk

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not how I would do things, I’m far too gentle for that sort of thing. But, I also understand the anger that drives this kind of action. Unfortunately, I think it’s an inevitable consequence of the ongoing attack on our existence.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

I was hoping YP would be good, but it looks toxic to me - and that’s not just because they seem to be yet another party that’s unwilling to support trans people.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

My cis neighbour scares me even though she seems to want to be friends with me. She and her whole family are extremely racist and very aggressive. Thankfully she hasn’t realised I’m trans as she’s given hints that she’s also transphobic whilst talking about our Muslim neighbours.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you Zack - it’s so nice to have a leader that will actively speak up for us even against someone so notorious. 💚

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed, it’s an essential part of how the markets work, but it doesn’t make it easier for normal folk who just want a modest income in retirement.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

Ohh, that’s a tricky one. I want to see some of the techbros make huge losses so badly, but a major disruption in the markets will hit most normal people’s work pensions.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

I have sympathy for drivers of older Tesla cars, they might well be as appalled by Musk as the rest of us are! Drivers of new Teslas deserve no such compassion!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful - you’re making my shutter finger twitchy!

I used to travel the world photographing birds as a hobby, but times have changed and funds and the treatment of our community in some of my favourite locations (e.g. Florida) no longer allow me to. I may post a photo from Florida later.

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

Elsewhere in the same interview, Zack needs help with better answers on why there’s no genuine argument for excluding trans women from female sports. I’m not criticising - I loved that a party leader was going to battle for us!

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ClaireHam @claireham.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve often thought this myself - the direct answer risks just losing you credit with an uneducated/bigoted audience. Exploring why the questioner thinks it’s OK to degrade trans people by obsessing over our genitals would be better.

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