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Just Being Human ❄️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @woke66.bsky.social · 5h

It’s okay he was only advocating and promoting that anyone suspected of being trans should be violently assaulted in public lavatories which is now apparently perfectly acceptable in 2025 Britain.

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Helen @helenm40.bsky.social · 15h

Never forget that when Irish feminists were fighting to Repeal the 8th, trans women were knocking on doors and lobbying for a woman's right to abortion.

TERFs merely said that, "abortion only exists to make sex easier for men."

We know who *actually* supports women's rights.

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A Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social · 6h

The Times here describing Starmer’s anti trans legislation and stance as a “move to the right”.

It’s not the first time that the Times has gone completely mask off and dropped the pretence that transphobia is the point…

…but it’s telling nonetheless.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

"Sir Keir Starmer has been warned that Labour is being deserted by a so-called Green wave of left-wing voters who are disillusioned with the party’s shift to the right on welfare, migration and transgender rights."

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Starmer warned of ‘Green wave’ exodus over Reform obsession

Labour may soon be ‘haemorrhaging’ left-wing voters to the Green Party, which is surging in polls, amid disillusionment with the party’s shift to the right

www.thetimes.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.

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therealdwoo.bsky.social 🚣🏻‍♂️🏡 @therealdwoo.bsky.social · Sep 14

Elon Musk:
Just another "altermative facts" monger

What good is Artificial Intelligence if Mr Owner Guy puts his thumb on the scale?

Elon Musk is a big (‿ˠ‿) lying charlatan in the tank for the most bodacious big (‿ˠ‿) liar of all time

Imagine being that kind of chump to barter more tax breaks

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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been asked about the attached.

Of course, if the facilities are gender-neutral, or separated by gender not sex, or provided in areas that the Supreme Court ruling had no relevance to, like workplace facilities under the 1992 Regulations, no one is ‘flouting’ any law to be inclusive.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 1d

Republican Party one month ago: "Tone down your violent rhetoric, no more name-calling, you're getting us killed!"

Republican Party seeing No Kings rallies all over the US: "terrorist supporters, true fascists, Hamas lovers, they hate America"

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 1d

Labour allowing transphobes to influence policies about trans people's human rights is like allowing Tommy Robinson to influence policies around religious freedom.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 1d

He's quite happy for it to be a no-go area for trans people however (how can we watch a game safely if we are denied access to toilets or forced to out ourselves every time we go?).

Aston Villa stadium must not be a no-go area for Jews, says Ed Miliband

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Boring David 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @boringdavid.bsky.social · 1d

Trans people must be so sick of being canaries in the coal mine yet still ignored - YET AGAIN.

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 2d

This graph says it all: instead of starting to go down, the *annual increase* of atmospheric CO2 is setting new records. We're making climate change worse at a record rate.
Turning this around should be our top priority, and it's not.
From: www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...

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Liz Saila @lizsaila.bsky.social · 2d

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

Sen. Ed Markey, a white man with white hair, standing at a lectern with a dark background, and Sen Elizabeth Warren to camera right, in a black top with a red blazer. Markey wears a trans pride flag draped over his shoulders. The closed caption reads "trans people because trans righs are human rights. We" The chiron underneath reads "No Kings Rally Underway In Boston"

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 2d

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 2d

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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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 2d

The (very clear) intention of the drafters of equality legislation in Britain, in Ireland, in Europe & around the world was to ERADICATE sex discrimination, NOT to create separate "men's rights" & "women's rights" to be assigned at birth based on genitals or chromosomes. #GOTF

Tweet from @SexMattersOrg: "We have written to @CommonsWEC and @HumanRightsCtte about @MichaelCJT Dr Michael O'Flaherty's letter about the Supreme Court judgment and the Equality Act."

There is an image of Maya Forstater & a quote attributed to her: "Working through tensions between the human rights of different groups depends on correctly defining the groups. The only coherent & workable interpretation of the Equality Act, to protect everyone's rights, is to read the terms related to sex as having their ordinary meaning."

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 1d

Like her sidekick Helen Joyce, Maya fucking Forstater "does not have any formal education or qualifications even in biology, let alone in gender, sex or law... she is not an expert at all. She has no recognised expertise in any of the areas in which she expresses an opinion."

Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 2d

The (very clear) intention of the drafters of equality legislation in Britain, in Ireland, in Europe & around the world was to ERADICATE sex discrimination, NOT to create separate "men's rights" & "women's rights" to be assigned at birth based on genitals or chromosomes. #GOTF

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 2d

Trans people have been warning this would happen for well over a decade, as a consequence of the US extreme right's funding of "gender-critical" transphobia in the UK.

Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 4d

The US right-wing Christian fundamentalists have been seeking traction in the UK for decades.

The risks are now even greater

www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that | Zoe Williams

ADF, a conservative Christian lobby group that counts among its allies JD Vance, has stated that its goal is to see abortion rights curtailed in Britain, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

www.theguardian.com

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 2d

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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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 2d

Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.

A tweet from Sky News reading 'Aston Villa fan Andrew Fox says he has received online abuse and even death threats following the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the match in Birmingham.' A follow up tweet says 'This is a correction of a previous post that incorrectly identified Mr Fox as Jewish'.

A page from the Henry Jackson Society website for Andrew Fox, Research Fellow, which says he joined HJS in 2014 and that 'Andrew specialises in Defence, the Middle East, and disinformation'.

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 2d

lol tho at the sort of folk who get angry at the idea of people changing their preferred pronouns, name etc suddenly being fine with it when it comes to a Royal

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 2d

Melissa, chief operating officer at Loving Me, writes about the dangers of blocking trans survivors of abuse out of safe spaces.

There's a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse

www.bigissue.com

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 2d

then she's a clown

if anything the liberal obsession with epstein is distracting from the fact that trump is repealing civil rights, disappearing ppl off the streets, rewriting science, and institutionalising far right conspiracy theories

epstein is not going to bring down the trump adminstration

Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 2d

According to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Trump's latest moves all share the same goal: Keeping Americans distracted from the ongoing fallout over his administration's handling of unreleased documents pertaining to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein
www.rawstory.com/rachel-maddo...

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow says Trump 'pulling out all the last stops' to avoid this scandal

According to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, President Donald Trump's latest moves all share the same goal: Keeping Americans distracted from the ongoing fallout over his administration's handling of unrele...

www.rawstory.com

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ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 2d

Torygraph front page as well, giving out about celebrities making "autism look desirable"

Celebrities 'make autism look desirable'

Celebrities are glamorising ADHD and autism by making a diagnosis seem desirable, a leading neurologist has claimed. Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan said the uplifting accounts of famous people are misleading the public.

Autism can be a severe disability but it is now being over-diagnosed, Dr O'Sullivan said. She added: "We've got an awful lot of celebrities saying, "I got my diagnosis and the world opened up to me'. They get book deals and tours...

The average person will not get those."

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Mags Campbell @magscampbell.bsky.social · 2d

The way people talk about neurodivergent folk and trans folk is getting more alike by the day. No wonder we tend to stand up for each other. It's the same fatuous arguments made without input from those affected. This is just the social contagion lie. It's interchangeable.

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Torygraph front page as well, giving out about celebrities making "autism look desirable"

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 2d

The FA are running an ad based on the slogan "there's room for [insert most things] but no room for racism".

They even say there is 'room for safe spaces'.

Just not for trans people, obviously, who are banned.

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