Saralexis
@saralexis.bsky.social
She/her, AuDHD, trans rights enthusiast, socialist, feminist, eco-worrier. Fibre, yarn and thread glutton. Careful spoons manager. GNU Terry Pratchett & Iain M Banks.
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Saralexis
@saralexis.bsky.social
· Mar 24
I did a little photo tutorial for you for the stitch. I’ll do another for the first chain.
Wrap the yarn twice round two fingers and hold the loops between thumb and forefinger with the end attached to the needle over your thumb
Wrap the yarn twice round two fingers and hold the loops between thumb and forefinger with the end attached to the needle over your thumb
In case its useful to anyone I did a little explainer on starting the Oslo stitch starting chain
#nalbinding #oslostitch
#nalbinding #oslostitch
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Contact
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To join us
Our group is open to parents of LGBTQIA young people and Parents who are LGBTQIA themselves
@mams4transni.bsky.social
@causewaypride.bsky.social
[email protected]
To join us
Our group is open to parents of LGBTQIA young people and Parents who are LGBTQIA themselves
@mams4transni.bsky.social
@causewaypride.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Contact
[email protected]
To join us
Our group is open to parents of LGBTQIA young people and Parents who are LGBTQIA themselves
@mams4transni.bsky.social
@causewaypride.bsky.social
[email protected]
To join us
Our group is open to parents of LGBTQIA young people and Parents who are LGBTQIA themselves
@mams4transni.bsky.social
@causewaypride.bsky.social
Sprang!!!
Actually Sprang II, The Resprangining
Sprang in spring colours…
After this one I’m going to award myself basic knowledge status and try making some interlaced sprang or some sprang lace…
It’s pleasing to do something I hadn’t even heard of before and which works up so fast
#Sprang
Actually Sprang II, The Resprangining
Sprang in spring colours…
After this one I’m going to award myself basic knowledge status and try making some interlaced sprang or some sprang lace…
It’s pleasing to do something I hadn’t even heard of before and which works up so fast
#Sprang
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Sprang!!!
Actually Sprang II, The Resprangining
Sprang in spring colours…
After this one I’m going to award myself basic knowledge status and try making some interlaced sprang or some sprang lace…
It’s pleasing to do something I hadn’t even heard of before and which works up so fast
#Sprang
Actually Sprang II, The Resprangining
Sprang in spring colours…
After this one I’m going to award myself basic knowledge status and try making some interlaced sprang or some sprang lace…
It’s pleasing to do something I hadn’t even heard of before and which works up so fast
#Sprang
Craft things I have learned today:
1. Sprang exists as a craft and history
2. You don’t need new equipment
3. You can experiment and get nice twists and shapes
4. My weird add colour/new yarn method worked
5. Balance is key
6. Plastic knitting needles are too weak for shed bars
#sprang #fiberArts
1. Sprang exists as a craft and history
2. You don’t need new equipment
3. You can experiment and get nice twists and shapes
4. My weird add colour/new yarn method worked
5. Balance is key
6. Plastic knitting needles are too weak for shed bars
#sprang #fiberArts
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Craft things I have learned today:
1. Sprang exists as a craft and history
2. You don’t need new equipment
3. You can experiment and get nice twists and shapes
4. My weird add colour/new yarn method worked
5. Balance is key
6. Plastic knitting needles are too weak for shed bars
#sprang #fiberArts
1. Sprang exists as a craft and history
2. You don’t need new equipment
3. You can experiment and get nice twists and shapes
4. My weird add colour/new yarn method worked
5. Balance is key
6. Plastic knitting needles are too weak for shed bars
#sprang #fiberArts
I wish policy makers could given even half as much thought and compassion to the subject of trans youth and their support.
This is very much worth a read
This is very much worth a read
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I wish policy makers could given even half as much thought and compassion to the subject of trans youth and their support.
This is very much worth a read
This is very much worth a read
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In a week where high profile cases and interventions get the attention, milestones matter, especially those from quieter voices. We have found 65k of them in recent months
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In a week where high profile cases and interventions get the attention, milestones matter, especially those from quieter voices. We have found 65k of them in recent months
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literally; outside of actually classified narcotics like cocaine and mdma
There is absolutely no medication/drug which is treated anywhere near like this. And this is before we even get to the fact that it's only banned SPECIFICALLY for trans youth.
cis youth? can still get it.
There is absolutely no medication/drug which is treated anywhere near like this. And this is before we even get to the fact that it's only banned SPECIFICALLY for trans youth.
cis youth? can still get it.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
literally; outside of actually classified narcotics like cocaine and mdma
There is absolutely no medication/drug which is treated anywhere near like this. And this is before we even get to the fact that it's only banned SPECIFICALLY for trans youth.
cis youth? can still get it.
There is absolutely no medication/drug which is treated anywhere near like this. And this is before we even get to the fact that it's only banned SPECIFICALLY for trans youth.
cis youth? can still get it.
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Mary Walker, 9, who has always displayed autistic traits, was miraculously fixed by her parents insisting that she stop it at once.
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119410...
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119410...
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Mary Walker, 9, who has always displayed autistic traits, was miraculously fixed by her parents insisting that she stop it at once.
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119410...
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/119410...
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Real questions in the puberty blocker study:
How happy are you with your nose? Would like like to change it by surgery?
How happy are you with your shoulders? Would like to change them by surgery?
How happy are you with your hips? Would like to change them by surgery?
Continued...
How happy are you with your nose? Would like like to change it by surgery?
How happy are you with your shoulders? Would like to change them by surgery?
How happy are you with your hips? Would like to change them by surgery?
Continued...
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Real questions in the puberty blocker study:
How happy are you with your nose? Would like like to change it by surgery?
How happy are you with your shoulders? Would like to change them by surgery?
How happy are you with your hips? Would like to change them by surgery?
Continued...
How happy are you with your nose? Would like like to change it by surgery?
How happy are you with your shoulders? Would like to change them by surgery?
How happy are you with your hips? Would like to change them by surgery?
Continued...
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I've written about the gross questions trans children are asked in the non-puberty blocker trial part of the service here
growinguptransgender.com/2025/09/19/q...
growinguptransgender.com/2025/09/19/q...
Questioning trans kids
The UK Government and UK research councils have contributed £10 million pounds to a series of research studies on service users of the newly established Children and Young People’s Gender Services.…
growinguptransgender.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I've written about the gross questions trans children are asked in the non-puberty blocker trial part of the service here
growinguptransgender.com/2025/09/19/q...
growinguptransgender.com/2025/09/19/q...
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Cis people, how many times have you been asked to describe how you masturbate, and what you think about when you do, to access healthcare on the NHS?
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Cis people, how many times have you been asked to describe how you masturbate, and what you think about when you do, to access healthcare on the NHS?
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This is not how you design a research study to see whether puberty blockers are beneficial.
This is how you design a research study to show they have little benefit.
This is how you design a research study to show they have little benefit.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is not how you design a research study to see whether puberty blockers are beneficial.
This is how you design a research study to show they have little benefit.
This is how you design a research study to show they have little benefit.
This morning’s lacemaking is brought to me by the following podcasts
Offensive and funny: overcast.fm/+AALJMG_fmZM
#GodAwfulMovies
Thoughtful and interesting and the most spectacular accent: overcast.fm/+ABPHZ2lX4BQ
#HistoryOnFire
#podcasts
Offensive and funny: overcast.fm/+AALJMG_fmZM
#GodAwfulMovies
Thoughtful and interesting and the most spectacular accent: overcast.fm/+ABPHZ2lX4BQ
#HistoryOnFire
#podcasts
EPISODE 115: Us vs. Them — History on Fire
“I love people as I meet them one by one. People are just wonderful as individuals. You see the whole universe in their eyes if you look carefully. But as soon as they begin to group, as soon as they ...
overcast.fm
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This morning’s lacemaking is brought to me by the following podcasts
Offensive and funny: overcast.fm/+AALJMG_fmZM
#GodAwfulMovies
Thoughtful and interesting and the most spectacular accent: overcast.fm/+ABPHZ2lX4BQ
#HistoryOnFire
#podcasts
Offensive and funny: overcast.fm/+AALJMG_fmZM
#GodAwfulMovies
Thoughtful and interesting and the most spectacular accent: overcast.fm/+ABPHZ2lX4BQ
#HistoryOnFire
#podcasts
So, chronic pain and fibre based crafts… I bet everyone has been wondering about the slippery slope implied by that…
So here is every craft I can do, ranked by how long into my medical issues it took to succumb…
#ChronicPain #FibreArt
So here is every craft I can do, ranked by how long into my medical issues it took to succumb…
#ChronicPain #FibreArt
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
So, chronic pain and fibre based crafts… I bet everyone has been wondering about the slippery slope implied by that…
So here is every craft I can do, ranked by how long into my medical issues it took to succumb…
#ChronicPain #FibreArt
So here is every craft I can do, ranked by how long into my medical issues it took to succumb…
#ChronicPain #FibreArt
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This Trans Day of Remembrance, I remember Eden Knight. She passed away shortly after I came out in 2023, after being forcibly sent back to Saudi Arabia and detransitioned by her family. The funeral deadnamed and misgendered her. She was given no dignity, only hate.
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This Trans Day of Remembrance, I remember Eden Knight. She passed away shortly after I came out in 2023, after being forcibly sent back to Saudi Arabia and detransitioned by her family. The funeral deadnamed and misgendered her. She was given no dignity, only hate.
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The draft EHRC Code of Practice, as reported in the Times, now admits that there is no way to enforce the anti-trans bathroom ban other than based on policing the appearance and gender presentation of all service users.
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The draft EHRC Code of Practice, as reported in the Times, now admits that there is no way to enforce the anti-trans bathroom ban other than based on policing the appearance and gender presentation of all service users.
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
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A grassroots campaign led by women across the UK in support of the trans community has passed 60,000 signatures, with organisers aiming to reach 100,000 by Christmas.
High-profile supporters include campaigner Yasmin Benoit, soul legend Beverley Knight and Carla Denyer MP.
High-profile supporters include campaigner Yasmin Benoit, soul legend Beverley Knight and Carla Denyer MP.
“Not in Our Name”: Over 60,000 women sign open letter backing trans community
A grassroots campaign led by women across the UK in support of the trans community has passed 60,000 signatures, with organisers aiming to reach 100,000 by Christmas. The Not in Our Name (NION Women) ...
www.scenemag.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A grassroots campaign led by women across the UK in support of the trans community has passed 60,000 signatures, with organisers aiming to reach 100,000 by Christmas.
High-profile supporters include campaigner Yasmin Benoit, soul legend Beverley Knight and Carla Denyer MP.
High-profile supporters include campaigner Yasmin Benoit, soul legend Beverley Knight and Carla Denyer MP.
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Encouraging the policing of public spaces based on appearance and gender stereotypes is no way for a human rights regulator to behave.
The EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice is a misogynist’s charter, and the government must reject it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice is a misogynist’s charter, and the government must reject it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Transgender guidance dubbed ‘misogynist’s charter’
Places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will reportedly be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behavi...
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Encouraging the policing of public spaces based on appearance and gender stereotypes is no way for a human rights regulator to behave.
The EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice is a misogynist’s charter, and the government must reject it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice is a misogynist’s charter, and the government must reject it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Bobbin lace, starting out. My first half stitch panel with charming error included(!)… #lacemaking #bobbinlace I bought the beginner’s kit from www.mainlylace.co.uk and so far the instructions are very clear and helpful.
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Bobbin lace, starting out. My first half stitch panel with charming error included(!)… #lacemaking #bobbinlace I bought the beginner’s kit from www.mainlylace.co.uk and so far the instructions are very clear and helpful.
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
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The enemy does not arrive in small boats.
Asylum seekers and refugees are not to blame for Britain’s problems.
We do not want the story of our country to be one of fear and exclusion.
Recall these dehumanising new asylum reforms. NOW
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
The enemy does not arrive in small boats.
Asylum seekers and refugees are not to blame for Britain’s problems.
We do not want the story of our country to be one of fear and exclusion.
Recall these dehumanising new asylum reforms. NOW
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Dear Home Secretary
The enemy does not arrive in small boats. Join the open letter calling for compassion – help stop Shabana Mahmood’s cruel asylum reforms!
secure.avaaz.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sign/share
The enemy does not arrive in small boats.
Asylum seekers and refugees are not to blame for Britain’s problems.
We do not want the story of our country to be one of fear and exclusion.
Recall these dehumanising new asylum reforms. NOW
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
The enemy does not arrive in small boats.
Asylum seekers and refugees are not to blame for Britain’s problems.
We do not want the story of our country to be one of fear and exclusion.
Recall these dehumanising new asylum reforms. NOW
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Shoutout for teachers who hold a degree and/or QTS, and think anti-trans policies are unethical...
Please comment if you would be interested in taking on some paid online tutoring work for UK trans kids who have been forced out of schooling by policy and/or bullying.
Please comment if you would be interested in taking on some paid online tutoring work for UK trans kids who have been forced out of schooling by policy and/or bullying.
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Shoutout for teachers who hold a degree and/or QTS, and think anti-trans policies are unethical...
Please comment if you would be interested in taking on some paid online tutoring work for UK trans kids who have been forced out of schooling by policy and/or bullying.
Please comment if you would be interested in taking on some paid online tutoring work for UK trans kids who have been forced out of schooling by policy and/or bullying.
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"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
#NION @nionwomen.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#NION @nionwomen.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
#NION @nionwomen.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#NION @nionwomen.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Today is International Men’s Day. So here’s to refugee men fleeing abuse, trans men denied healthcare, queer men bullied for being different, Black men racially profiled, disabled men excluded from work, and all the other men who fail at being “real men.” May we continue to cultivate our humanity.
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today is International Men’s Day. So here’s to refugee men fleeing abuse, trans men denied healthcare, queer men bullied for being different, Black men racially profiled, disabled men excluded from work, and all the other men who fail at being “real men.” May we continue to cultivate our humanity.
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There is an AI Christmas mural in Kingston filled with horrors to rival Bosch or Dr Moreau. The chicken-dog is my favourite.
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There is an AI Christmas mural in Kingston filled with horrors to rival Bosch or Dr Moreau. The chicken-dog is my favourite.
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There is much better lace out there, but I learned a lot doing it and my next will be better..!
November 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There is much better lace out there, but I learned a lot doing it and my next will be better..!