Jill Hayward
@frdragonspouse.bsky.social
Still all the things I was over at the Other Place. And still angry.
Preoccupations: politics, education, disability and inclusive feminism. Cishet trans ally. Widow. Socialist. She/her.
Preoccupations: politics, education, disability and inclusive feminism. Cishet trans ally. Widow. Socialist. She/her.
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Jill Hayward
@frdragonspouse.bsky.social
· Apr 16
It's not a good time to be the socialist parent of a disabled trans person,tbh.
The UK is a bit shit right now...
The UK is a bit shit right now...
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Thanks UK for more terrible news. New legal case says non-binary people aren't protected under 'gender reassignment' in the Equality Act which covers only those moving between binary 'biological sex' categories 1/2
1/🧵 An appalling judgement where the ET says Scottish Ministers also fucked up the law on non-binary folks’ gender reassignment protection.
www.gov.uk/employment-t...
www.gov.uk/employment-t...
H Lockwood v Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust and Others: 2401211/2024 and 2407178/2024
Employment Tribunal decision.
www.gov.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Thanks UK for more terrible news. New legal case says non-binary people aren't protected under 'gender reassignment' in the Equality Act which covers only those moving between binary 'biological sex' categories 1/2
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"Kier Starmer shocked at homophobic attack to family as if politicians had nothing to do with rising anti-queer sentiment"
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Kier Starmer shocked at homophobic attack to family as if politicians had nothing to do with rising anti-queer sentiment
What it would take to reduce the 48,000 people wait list for transgender healthcare in the UK?
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Kier Starmer shocked at homophobic attack to family as if politicians had nothing to do with rising anti-queer sentiment"
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-t...
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In a world of mid wizard book bigots, follow the Doctor's orders.
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In a world of mid wizard book bigots, follow the Doctor's orders.
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This year it's not Avanti strikes, they just don't want to help early travellers get ftom Manchester to London it seems
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This year it's not Avanti strikes, they just don't want to help early travellers get ftom Manchester to London it seems
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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I know I rant about this all the time but the rabid - and omnipresence - anti immigrant line on BBC 6 music news is so jarring
Feels like a text book example of how an Overton window is shifted
Feels like a text book example of how an Overton window is shifted
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I know I rant about this all the time but the rabid - and omnipresence - anti immigrant line on BBC 6 music news is so jarring
Feels like a text book example of how an Overton window is shifted
Feels like a text book example of how an Overton window is shifted
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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This is part one of my series on what it's like to be involved in the ICB Sussex investigation. unsilentmum.substack.com/p/part-one-l...
Part One: Living Through the ICB Sussex Investigation
The reality of what care at WellBN was really like for my child
unsilentmum.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is part one of my series on what it's like to be involved in the ICB Sussex investigation. unsilentmum.substack.com/p/part-one-l...
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This started pretty much immediately, I have already heard several examples, as well as people looking to withdraw change of conditions applications and decideling not to apply. Families will be left destitute
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary.
The radical changes to legal migration announced by Shabana Mahmood on 20 November will penalise those who are living and working legally in the UK, but who claim benefits. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This started pretty much immediately, I have already heard several examples, as well as people looking to withdraw change of conditions applications and decideling not to apply. Families will be left destitute
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“There are some very harsh and unnecessary things, which are bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government... They are very different to the sorts of things the party supported when we were in opposition. We cannot defeat Reform by trying to outdo them.”
#R4Today
#R4Today
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“There are some very harsh and unnecessary things, which are bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government... They are very different to the sorts of things the party supported when we were in opposition. We cannot defeat Reform by trying to outdo them.”
#R4Today
#R4Today
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So the BBC did a news story on the horrible conditions in the hotels were people seeking asylum are forced to live and instead of the media talking about humanity and compassion about improving conditions and letting them work, this was the outcome:
So how exactly are they meant to get to them? Many are placed in areas without accessible transport links. They can't afford to pay for journeys themselves because of how little support they get.
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet again Labour choosing to pander to Reform than think of consequences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
So the BBC did a news story on the horrible conditions in the hotels were people seeking asylum are forced to live and instead of the media talking about humanity and compassion about improving conditions and letting them work, this was the outcome:
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Many asylum seekers are placed in areas without accessible public transport, and even if they may be unable to afford to upfront costs of paying for it to get to appointments. "Exceptional circumstances" risks seeing people unable to access necessary care. 67/
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Many asylum seekers are placed in areas without accessible public transport, and even if they may be unable to afford to upfront costs of paying for it to get to appointments. "Exceptional circumstances" risks seeing people unable to access necessary care. 67/
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I've counted literature for eight different socialist/communist factions and parties at Your Party conference so far. Plus Zarah Sultana rally leaflets.
No leaflets for Your Party itself yet...
These were nearly all under one chair, at one event.
No leaflets for Your Party itself yet...
These were nearly all under one chair, at one event.
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I've counted literature for eight different socialist/communist factions and parties at Your Party conference so far. Plus Zarah Sultana rally leaflets.
No leaflets for Your Party itself yet...
These were nearly all under one chair, at one event.
No leaflets for Your Party itself yet...
These were nearly all under one chair, at one event.
It's fairly standard to not allow your political party members to belong to other parties as well, isn't it?
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It's fairly standard to not allow your political party members to belong to other parties as well, isn't it?
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Oi you, person of Christian values…
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Oi you, person of Christian values…
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself”
Leviticus 19:33–34
Still feeling holy?
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I never had any hopes for this shambles, but am genuinely curious how you end up having "factions" this early on when there are only two of you.
Change UK suddenly celebrating not being the most embarrassing political launch in recent years.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Change UK suddenly celebrating not being the most embarrassing political launch in recent years.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I never had any hopes for this shambles, but am genuinely curious how you end up having "factions" this early on when there are only two of you.
Change UK suddenly celebrating not being the most embarrassing political launch in recent years.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Change UK suddenly celebrating not being the most embarrassing political launch in recent years.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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At the Zarah Sultana rally on the eve of Your Party conference, former Labour NEC member Mish Rahman hits out at briefings against Sultana by YP figures "in the billionaire press"
"You don't do the movement any favours by talking to them...You haven't even got the guts to put your name to it"
"You don't do the movement any favours by talking to them...You haven't even got the guts to put your name to it"
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
At the Zarah Sultana rally on the eve of Your Party conference, former Labour NEC member Mish Rahman hits out at briefings against Sultana by YP figures "in the billionaire press"
"You don't do the movement any favours by talking to them...You haven't even got the guts to put your name to it"
"You don't do the movement any favours by talking to them...You haven't even got the guts to put your name to it"
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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My god, I'd forgotten what it looked like to see a politician just being normal about trans people.
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My god, I'd forgotten what it looked like to see a politician just being normal about trans people.
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Delighted to be speaking at this charity concert at Wembley in March.
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Sugababes, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Wolf Alice and more to play all-star charity concert for trans rights
Organised by Olly Alexander and the Mighty Hoopla festival to ‘fight back against the politics of fear and exclusion’, Trans Mission will take place at Wembley Arena in March
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Delighted to be speaking at this charity concert at Wembley in March.
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Tickets on sale 10am Tuesday!
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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Loooool
Rowling: yess yess i know i wass ignoring him for a long time
becausse hiss unhinged behavior and general repellentnessss might make all us terfss look bad
Rowling: but i think the general sstate of gender critical thought hass finally caught up to him
Rowling: welcome back to the fold, graham!
becausse hiss unhinged behavior and general repellentnessss might make all us terfss look bad
Rowling: but i think the general sstate of gender critical thought hass finally caught up to him
Rowling: welcome back to the fold, graham!
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Loooool
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Also Rowling picking her next thriller hero.
when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Also Rowling picking her next thriller hero.
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If there's one lesson I think we can draw from stuff like this it's that "optics" are a lie. Power will spin fascist cranks as just normal academics who've been unfairly persecuted and peace activists as terrorists if it suits its purposes.
I know we're all focusing on the chat gpt thing but this is an absolutely insane way for the observer and also glinner to refer to an ecofacsist who believes that trans people were invented by jews to eliminate humanity and that mass bombing campaigns should happen for the enviroment.
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If there's one lesson I think we can draw from stuff like this it's that "optics" are a lie. Power will spin fascist cranks as just normal academics who've been unfairly persecuted and peace activists as terrorists if it suits its purposes.