Astrid
@astridsramblings.bsky.social
Trans and boring with it. 📍UK. She/her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Huge nerd. Into climbing / safety science / riding bikes / systems / queer lit fic / taking cool photos.
New here 👋
Huge nerd. Into climbing / safety science / riding bikes / systems / queer lit fic / taking cool photos.
New here 👋
Pinned
Astrid
@astridsramblings.bsky.social
· May 28
I have set my old posts (no I won’t call them skeets) to auto delete btw so sorry if I’ve broken all your conversations
Reposted by Astrid
UK’s human rights watchdog accused of ‘bullying’ government over trans single-sex spaces guidance
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/17/ehrc-trans-single-sex-code-of-practice-supreme-court/?utm_content=1760706040&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/17/ehrc-trans-single-sex-code-of-practice-supreme-court/?utm_content=1760706040&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
EHRC accused of 'bullying' government over trans single-sex spaces guidance
The EHRC has been accused by a House of Lords peer of "bullying" the government into publishing its updated single-sex spaces guidance.
www.thepinknews.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
UK’s human rights watchdog accused of ‘bullying’ government over trans single-sex spaces guidance
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/17/ehrc-trans-single-sex-code-of-practice-supreme-court/?utm_content=1760706040&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/17/ehrc-trans-single-sex-code-of-practice-supreme-court/?utm_content=1760706040&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
It’s not normal civil service behaviour to take public pot shots at ministers like this. The EHRC’s given up pretending it’s not an anti-trans activist group
Interesting: the Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to Bridget Phillipson in her role as equalities minister, saying she needs to "act at speed" in approving its guidance on implementing the supreme court ruling on gender and trans rights. That's quite a shot across the bows.
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It’s not normal civil service behaviour to take public pot shots at ministers like this. The EHRC’s given up pretending it’s not an anti-trans activist group
224 years!
🆕️🚨 After painstaking research, dozens of FOIs and months of analysis we release the Gender Clinic Files which reveal waiting times for every GIC in the country.
They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist
Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care
www.wearequeeraf.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
224 years!
Reposted by Astrid
NEW: This is a story I worked really hard on.
I spoke to four American trans people about why they're claiming asylum in Canada or the Netherlands.
It's an eye-opening window into just how unsafe people now feel here — and what drove them to that point.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I spoke to four American trans people about why they're claiming asylum in Canada or the Netherlands.
It's an eye-opening window into just how unsafe people now feel here — and what drove them to that point.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s war on trans people has left Americans seeking asylum — from America
Four trans Americans claiming refuge abroad tell Io Dodds why they no longer feel safe in their home country, from fears of martial law to being arrested in changing rooms
www.independent.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
NEW: This is a story I worked really hard on.
I spoke to four American trans people about why they're claiming asylum in Canada or the Netherlands.
It's an eye-opening window into just how unsafe people now feel here — and what drove them to that point.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I spoke to four American trans people about why they're claiming asylum in Canada or the Netherlands.
It's an eye-opening window into just how unsafe people now feel here — and what drove them to that point.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Reposted by Astrid
Govt have total control over what happens next. They can require the EHRC produce a code that is compliant with the Human Rights Act and the public sector equality duty. They also have a range of legislative options open. If they choose not to act, they are responsible for every bit of harm.
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Govt have total control over what happens next. They can require the EHRC produce a code that is compliant with the Human Rights Act and the public sector equality duty. They also have a range of legislative options open. If they choose not to act, they are responsible for every bit of harm.
Reposted by Astrid
The Supreme Court judgement says 'trans people's rights should not be affected'. The Government will *try to say 'responsibility for codes of practice lies with the EHRC'. In the meantime, the draft code continues to mandate an unprecedented regime of trans+ exclusion and segregation.
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Supreme Court judgement says 'trans people's rights should not be affected'. The Government will *try to say 'responsibility for codes of practice lies with the EHRC'. In the meantime, the draft code continues to mandate an unprecedented regime of trans+ exclusion and segregation.
Reposted by Astrid
As EHRC leaks a final draft Code of Practice to the Equality Act to the Times then delivers it to govt and attempts to wash its hands of the impact on trans people, its important to recognise and call out the shell game we're in. EHRC will say 'we're just following the Supreme Court judgement' 1/3
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
As EHRC leaks a final draft Code of Practice to the Equality Act to the Times then delivers it to govt and attempts to wash its hands of the impact on trans people, its important to recognise and call out the shell game we're in. EHRC will say 'we're just following the Supreme Court judgement' 1/3
Reposted by Astrid
Rather than signal boosting this bruised thumb of a human, I'll share Sarah Ahmed:
Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak ... about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power"
Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak ... about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power"
August 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Rather than signal boosting this bruised thumb of a human, I'll share Sarah Ahmed:
Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak ... about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power"
Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak ... about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power"
Reposted by Astrid
I think it's really worth shouting out that the first 2 people to withdraw were black debut authors (Mae Diansangu followed by Jason Okundaye). They both had some of the most to lose by doing so before others did, and yet they did anyway. I'm grateful to all who withdrew, but to them especially.
Look at that solidarity gets the goods
August 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I think it's really worth shouting out that the first 2 people to withdraw were black debut authors (Mae Diansangu followed by Jason Okundaye). They both had some of the most to lose by doing so before others did, and yet they did anyway. I'm grateful to all who withdrew, but to them especially.
Reposted by Astrid
🚨 NEW 🚨
Sign and share this letter to Ministers to express your business' or organisation's concerns with the EHRC's proposed Code of Practice
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/businesses-o...
Sign and share this letter to Ministers to express your business' or organisation's concerns with the EHRC's proposed Code of Practice
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/businesses-o...
August 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🚨 NEW 🚨
Sign and share this letter to Ministers to express your business' or organisation's concerns with the EHRC's proposed Code of Practice
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/businesses-o...
Sign and share this letter to Ministers to express your business' or organisation's concerns with the EHRC's proposed Code of Practice
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/businesses-o...
Reposted by Astrid
What strange times, when the commander of RAF Greenham Common is coming out as a liberal supporter of the right to protest
August 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What strange times, when the commander of RAF Greenham Common is coming out as a liberal supporter of the right to protest
Reposted by Astrid
Look, it's very simple, 15 years ago, the UK passed legislation that meant you had to carry your birth certificate to use a toilet.
This was to prevent trans people from using them, unless they have their cert modified by a GRC, in which case the Toilet Bouncer becomes a character in a logic puzzle
This was to prevent trans people from using them, unless they have their cert modified by a GRC, in which case the Toilet Bouncer becomes a character in a logic puzzle
Not quite meaningless, as if a company discovers via its birth certificate investigation that someone has a GRC, then it now has an obligation to keep that information secret, at risk of a jail sentence.
August 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Look, it's very simple, 15 years ago, the UK passed legislation that meant you had to carry your birth certificate to use a toilet.
This was to prevent trans people from using them, unless they have their cert modified by a GRC, in which case the Toilet Bouncer becomes a character in a logic puzzle
This was to prevent trans people from using them, unless they have their cert modified by a GRC, in which case the Toilet Bouncer becomes a character in a logic puzzle
Reposted by Astrid
The EHRC is not changing course on their bathroom ban.
They don’t care what the consultation said.
So what happens now? 🧵
archive.ph/inGpF
They don’t care what the consultation said.
So what happens now? 🧵
archive.ph/inGpF
August 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The EHRC is not changing course on their bathroom ban.
They don’t care what the consultation said.
So what happens now? 🧵
archive.ph/inGpF
They don’t care what the consultation said.
So what happens now? 🧵
archive.ph/inGpF
Reposted by Astrid
It is a horrible day in Britain and you are a lovely trans person
April 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It is a horrible day in Britain and you are a lovely trans person
Reposted by Astrid
At this point I just assume that the point of this is to ensure someone gets badly hurt or worse, because there really is no way to dress this shit up as Very Real Concerns.
August 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
At this point I just assume that the point of this is to ensure someone gets badly hurt or worse, because there really is no way to dress this shit up as Very Real Concerns.
This is a blisteringly good piece of writing
The fight for trans safety is a fight for everyone’s safety – MPs must have the chance to debate it | Freddy McConnell
The fight for trans safety is a fight for everyone’s safety – MPs must have the chance to debate it | Freddy McConnell
The supreme court has made a mockery of gender recognition. Our politicians must not allow the EHRC to further shatter trans lives, says journalist Freddy McConnell
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a blisteringly good piece of writing
The EHRC say they are still on track to rush through 50,000+ consultation responses and finalise their proposed code by the end of August. After that, it looks like we won’t get to see it until it’s been approved by the government and on track to become statutory 😬😬
🚨 Important 🚨
The EHRC *did not* say that the guidance is being sent in December. They said that they would send it to the Minister by the end of August. I have checked both my own notes, my colleague's transcript, and Tribunal Tweets.
I'm not sure of the source of the December claim.
The EHRC *did not* say that the guidance is being sent in December. They said that they would send it to the Minister by the end of August. I have checked both my own notes, my colleague's transcript, and Tribunal Tweets.
I'm not sure of the source of the December claim.
July 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The EHRC say they are still on track to rush through 50,000+ consultation responses and finalise their proposed code by the end of August. After that, it looks like we won’t get to see it until it’s been approved by the government and on track to become statutory 😬😬
Reposted by Astrid
🚨 Important 🚨
The EHRC *did not* say that the guidance is being sent in December. They said that they would send it to the Minister by the end of August. I have checked both my own notes, my colleague's transcript, and Tribunal Tweets.
I'm not sure of the source of the December claim.
The EHRC *did not* say that the guidance is being sent in December. They said that they would send it to the Minister by the end of August. I have checked both my own notes, my colleague's transcript, and Tribunal Tweets.
I'm not sure of the source of the December claim.
July 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨 Important 🚨
The EHRC *did not* say that the guidance is being sent in December. They said that they would send it to the Minister by the end of August. I have checked both my own notes, my colleague's transcript, and Tribunal Tweets.
I'm not sure of the source of the December claim.
The EHRC *did not* say that the guidance is being sent in December. They said that they would send it to the Minister by the end of August. I have checked both my own notes, my colleague's transcript, and Tribunal Tweets.
I'm not sure of the source of the December claim.
Reposted by Astrid
Reposted by Astrid
The trans rights stitch-up: How the government plans to silence parliamentary debate on the most far-reaching restriction of minority rights in our lifetime open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
July 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The trans rights stitch-up: How the government plans to silence parliamentary debate on the most far-reaching restriction of minority rights in our lifetime open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
Reposted by Astrid
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to conclude that the ceaseless bullying and mockery of witnesses in this tribunal by the press, politicians and lobby groups has scared witnesses who may otherwise have come forward from doing so.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to conclude that the ceaseless bullying and mockery of witnesses in this tribunal by the press, politicians and lobby groups has scared witnesses who may otherwise have come forward from doing so.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Horrifying
transsafety.network/posts/my-par...
@sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide.
Content warning: discusses conversion abuse
@sasha98.bsky.social and Valeria Rocca spoke to several children of Bayswater members who highlighted the harm the group do to young trans people and the gateway into broader far-right politics that they provide.
Content warning: discusses conversion abuse
“My parents very clearly do not love me”: Children of Bayswater Speak Out
We speak to several children of Bayswater Support Group members. Their experiences highlight the harm groups like Bayswater do to young trans people, and the gateway they provide to broader far-right ...
transsafety.network
July 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Horrifying
Reposted by Astrid
Please help us fight the trans bathroom ban 🚽
We have produced a briefing you should send to your MP and a detailed explainer, available here:
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/ehrc-code
We have produced a briefing you should send to your MP and a detailed explainer, available here:
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/ehrc-code
EHRC Code of Practice Campaign | TSA
www.transsolidarityalliance.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Please help us fight the trans bathroom ban 🚽
We have produced a briefing you should send to your MP and a detailed explainer, available here:
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/ehrc-code
We have produced a briefing you should send to your MP and a detailed explainer, available here:
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/ehrc-code
Reposted by Astrid
Wherever your MP stands, this is not how we should make decisions about fundamental rights.
Will you write to your MP and tell them this? ✍️
This is an emergency, we all need to tell them why this matters, what it means for us, and ask them to stand for trans+ lives and for democracy itself.
Will you write to your MP and tell them this? ✍️
This is an emergency, we all need to tell them why this matters, what it means for us, and ask them to stand for trans+ lives and for democracy itself.
July 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Wherever your MP stands, this is not how we should make decisions about fundamental rights.
Will you write to your MP and tell them this? ✍️
This is an emergency, we all need to tell them why this matters, what it means for us, and ask them to stand for trans+ lives and for democracy itself.
Will you write to your MP and tell them this? ✍️
This is an emergency, we all need to tell them why this matters, what it means for us, and ask them to stand for trans+ lives and for democracy itself.
Reposted by Astrid
We need them to tell the Government: don't take our rights away behind closed doors 🚪
We have been briefing politicians and working hard to keep the conversation from the mass lobby going in Parliament. But we still have to do more.
We have been briefing politicians and working hard to keep the conversation from the mass lobby going in Parliament. But we still have to do more.
July 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We need them to tell the Government: don't take our rights away behind closed doors 🚪
We have been briefing politicians and working hard to keep the conversation from the mass lobby going in Parliament. But we still have to do more.
We have been briefing politicians and working hard to keep the conversation from the mass lobby going in Parliament. But we still have to do more.