Andrea 🏳️🌈
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Out transgender woman. Women's and Trans rights easily exist and work together. She/Her
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Seeing a lot of people I frankly thought better of misunderstanding this. It means case by case re. the service provider not the individuals using the service. This is how the Equality Act has worked for years - with providers having to justify exclusion as proportionate.
NEW:
While remaining a neutral party to the case, Bridget Phillipson's lawyers have told the High Court they don't think the EHRC's proposed blanket bathroom ban is the right reading of the law
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
While remaining a neutral party to the case, Bridget Phillipson's lawyers have told the High Court they don't think the EHRC's proposed blanket bathroom ban is the right reading of the law
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Seeing a lot of people I frankly thought better of misunderstanding this. It means case by case re. the service provider not the individuals using the service. This is how the Equality Act has worked for years - with providers having to justify exclusion as proportionate.
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The BBC was founded to “provide impartial news”. If it's going to be the UK's biggest media organisation, it has to do its job right.
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The BBC was founded to “provide impartial news”. If it's going to be the UK's biggest media organisation, it has to do its job right.
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
Hold the BBC to account 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC-to-stop-attacking-trans-people?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=socials
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you should read this
I wrote about a potential IOC ban over transgender, intersex and DSD athletes and how that ties in with the tragic death of Lia Smith here in the U.S.
Mostly, I ask is anyone going to care about those who have been hurt the entire time by this movement?
Mostly, I ask is anyone going to care about those who have been hurt the entire time by this movement?
What happens when the dog catches the car does it just stop and wag its tail and everyone pats it on the head saying good job?
Ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea the IOC held a series of roundtables with journalists on a number of topics. This was a standard thing that their media relations team wou...
www.sydney-bauer.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
you should read this
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An FOI we obtained contains the following documents in relation to the British Transport Police's search policy; these policies are already being challenged. 1/
🧵 THREAD: We’ve just filed for judicial review of the NPCC’s transgender search guidance. Here’s why.
Today we filed a judicial review claim challenging the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) over its new Interim Transgender Search Guidance.
The policy requires that police strip searches be
Today we filed a judicial review claim challenging the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) over its new Interim Transgender Search Guidance.
The policy requires that police strip searches be
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
An FOI we obtained contains the following documents in relation to the British Transport Police's search policy; these policies are already being challenged. 1/
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The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop.
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
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goodlaw.social/2j5q
The BBC must stop attacking trans people | Good Law Project
The right wing accusations of ‘pro-trans’ bias are back to front. It’s time for the BBC to live up to its duty to be impartial on trans issues.
goodlaw.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop.
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
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70% of trans people believe BBC News is hostile. (And anyone who has listened to Justin Webb knows they are clearly right.) goodlaw.social/kyxv
Poll shows 70% of trans people think BBC News is ‘hostile’
The right wing claims the corporation is ‘pro-trans’, but the people at the sharp end of its coverage disagree. The BBC must stop its attack on trans people.
goodlaw.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
70% of trans people believe BBC News is hostile. (And anyone who has listened to Justin Webb knows they are clearly right.) goodlaw.social/kyxv
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🧵 THREAD: We’ve just filed for judicial review of the NPCC’s transgender search guidance. Here’s why.
Today we filed a judicial review claim challenging the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) over its new Interim Transgender Search Guidance.
The policy requires that police strip searches be
Today we filed a judicial review claim challenging the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) over its new Interim Transgender Search Guidance.
The policy requires that police strip searches be
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 THREAD: We’ve just filed for judicial review of the NPCC’s transgender search guidance. Here’s why.
Today we filed a judicial review claim challenging the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) over its new Interim Transgender Search Guidance.
The policy requires that police strip searches be
Today we filed a judicial review claim challenging the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) over its new Interim Transgender Search Guidance.
The policy requires that police strip searches be
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1/🧵 Day 2 of 2. Today at 10:30am, High Court in London, Court 1, before Mr Justice Swift, R (Good Law Project, on the application of) v Equality and Human Rights Commission, a rolled-up hearing for judicial review of EHRC’s “interim update”.
No live reporting, sorry.
No live reporting, sorry.
1/🧵 Today at 10:30am, High Court in London, Court 1, before Mr Justice Swift, R (Good Law Project, on the application of) v Equality and Human Rights Commission, a rolled-up hearing for judicial review of EHRC’s “interim update” (Day 1 of 2)
No live reporting, sorry.
No live reporting, sorry.
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
1/🧵 Day 2 of 2. Today at 10:30am, High Court in London, Court 1, before Mr Justice Swift, R (Good Law Project, on the application of) v Equality and Human Rights Commission, a rolled-up hearing for judicial review of EHRC’s “interim update”.
No live reporting, sorry.
No live reporting, sorry.
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Honestly, if you appreciate me and the work I have done, and continue to do. And if you want to get me a birthday present - support Good Law Project's work 🎁👇
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November 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Honestly, if you appreciate me and the work I have done, and continue to do. And if you want to get me a birthday present - support Good Law Project's work 🎁👇
goodlawproject.org/donate/?utm_...
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Tribunal Tweets put out that they were reviewing their notes to "allow identification" of the anonymous claimants. Obviously an error – though it remained up for two hours – but perhaps highlights the wisdom of the court in refusing them permission to live tweet highly sensitive proceedings.
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tribunal Tweets put out that they were reviewing their notes to "allow identification" of the anonymous claimants. Obviously an error – though it remained up for two hours – but perhaps highlights the wisdom of the court in refusing them permission to live tweet highly sensitive proceedings.
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1/🧵 Today at 10:30am, High Court in London, Court 1, before Mr Justice Swift, R (Good Law Project, on the application of) v Equality and Human Rights Commission, a rolled-up hearing for judicial review of EHRC’s “interim update” (Day 1 of 2)
No live reporting, sorry.
No live reporting, sorry.
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/🧵 Today at 10:30am, High Court in London, Court 1, before Mr Justice Swift, R (Good Law Project, on the application of) v Equality and Human Rights Commission, a rolled-up hearing for judicial review of EHRC’s “interim update” (Day 1 of 2)
No live reporting, sorry.
No live reporting, sorry.
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We're in court today and tomorrow, taking on the EHRC's (now withdrawn) interim guidance, issued in haste following the For (Some) Women Scotland decision.
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
We’re taking on the EHRC interim guidance in court
After more than six months of disruption unleashed by the EHRC’s guidance, we’re arguing at the High Court that it is legally flawed.
goodlaw.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We're in court today and tomorrow, taking on the EHRC's (now withdrawn) interim guidance, issued in haste following the For (Some) Women Scotland decision.
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
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Read the archive piece below.
It explains how the Newsnight spun the story to make it appear that trans kids were receiving cross-sex hormones at an age when they were not.
This is what Maitlis was bragging about.
It explains how the Newsnight spun the story to make it appear that trans kids were receiving cross-sex hormones at an age when they were not.
This is what Maitlis was bragging about.
If you want to read more about how BBC Newsnight actively worked as agents of anti-trans propaganda - platforming misinformation and working as a lobby platform to influence anti-trans policies - you can read more from the excellent @simonwhitten.bsky.social here:
👉 archive.is/Z8deW
👉 archive.is/Z8deW
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Read the archive piece below.
It explains how the Newsnight spun the story to make it appear that trans kids were receiving cross-sex hormones at an age when they were not.
This is what Maitlis was bragging about.
It explains how the Newsnight spun the story to make it appear that trans kids were receiving cross-sex hormones at an age when they were not.
This is what Maitlis was bragging about.
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At a time wheb those afflicted with 'gender critical ideology' seem to be in meltdown over the effects of what they campaigned for.... a reminder of how judging sex by appearance, endorsed by the UK Supreme Court, can cause issues. 2024 news.
www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/29/c...
www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/29/c...
Cis woman accidentally sent to male prison because she had 'masculine features'
A cisgender woman was reportedly wrongfully processed as a man and sent to an all-male prison because she had so-called "masculine features."
www.thepinknews.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
At a time wheb those afflicted with 'gender critical ideology' seem to be in meltdown over the effects of what they campaigned for.... a reminder of how judging sex by appearance, endorsed by the UK Supreme Court, can cause issues. 2024 news.
www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/29/c...
www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/29/c...
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More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
Over 7,100 people have written to their MPs so far expressing concerns over a potential trans bathroom ban under Labour following the Supreme Court ruling.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
“It’s decision time now, and the government needs to hear loud and clear from your political representatives: they must reject this and tell the EHRC that exclusion can’t be the only option.”
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Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Scrap the Bathroom Ban
🚨This is urgent🚨
Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
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The EHRhas sent a new draft Code of Practice which would lead to the exclusion of trans people from public life.
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The EHRhas sent a new draft Code of Practice which would lead to the exclusion of trans people from public life.
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
The decision now is up to this government, will they sign a trans bathroom ban in secret?
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
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We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.
![Image shows a row of toilet stalls with blue doors. Text reads: " I went to use the women's toilets as I was on my period and there were no gender neutral ones. A middle aged male security guard ran in after me…he started banging on the [cubicle] door, trying to open it as he shouted "sir, sir you can't be in here”... hearing the pitch of my voice was enough for him to drop it and leave. But I sat in the toilet feeling scared, vulnerable and dirty for a good few minutes." -a non-binary person tinyurl.com/ReportALoo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2dxbxnaywyhxdhuiiafrmy34/bafkreidejcnvaog3bhbxzgwcjjezztytalgxswj5nglv66zovq63le7oba@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.
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“When American organisations with annual budgets in the hundreds of millions fund UK litigation, there are legitimate questions about whether this serves British democratic interests”
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Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“When American organisations with annual budgets in the hundreds of millions fund UK litigation, there are legitimate questions about whether this serves British democratic interests”
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
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November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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the absolute gall of these bigots to complain about someone allegedly giving them evil looks AFTER THEY HAVE DECIDED SHE IS A DANGER TO THEM AND THEY'VE TRIED TO GET HER FIRED AND/OR BANNED FROM USING THE BATHROMS.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Darlington trans medic used female changing room for years
Rose Henderson felt within her rights to use the Darlington hospital facility, a tribunal is told.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
the absolute gall of these bigots to complain about someone allegedly giving them evil looks AFTER THEY HAVE DECIDED SHE IS A DANGER TO THEM AND THEY'VE TRIED TO GET HER FIRED AND/OR BANNED FROM USING THE BATHROMS.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trans and don't fit below description? Please get in touch for a story I'm putting together.
"When Good Law Project reported on trans and intersex Brits leaving the UK, we heard from highly qualified people working in science, technology, law and finance."
goodlawproject.org/over-a-quart...
"When Good Law Project reported on trans and intersex Brits leaving the UK, we heard from highly qualified people working in science, technology, law and finance."
goodlawproject.org/over-a-quart...
Over a quarter of trans people likely to leave the UK
YouGov poll reveals a large proportion of UK trans people are looking to emigrate within the next 10 years, with almost 40% of younger people considering a move abroad.
goodlawproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trans and don't fit below description? Please get in touch for a story I'm putting together.
"When Good Law Project reported on trans and intersex Brits leaving the UK, we heard from highly qualified people working in science, technology, law and finance."
goodlawproject.org/over-a-quart...
"When Good Law Project reported on trans and intersex Brits leaving the UK, we heard from highly qualified people working in science, technology, law and finance."
goodlawproject.org/over-a-quart...
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We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We have been tracking people’s experiences with gendered spaces and our new report looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK.