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Essence of Thought
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The official Essence of Thought Bluesky account, producing fully referenced human rights resources with a particular focus on trans rights.

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Said prison has a decade long history of torturing ALL prisoners, including an 18-year-old pregnant Black woman who was abandoned as she pleaded for help whilst giving birth, forcing her to cut the umbilical cord with her own teeth before watching her baby die.

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A screenshot of a BBC article which reads: "A baby died after her "vulnerable" 18-year-old mother gave birth alone in a jail cell following "systemic failings" by state agencies, a coroner has said. Aisha Cleary's mother Rianna Cleary made two calls to staff that went unanswered before her baby was born on 27 September 2019 at HMP Bronzefield. The teen had to cut the umbilical cord with her teeth, the inquest heard. Senior coroner Richard Travers said opportunities were missed to ensure she did not give birth alone in her cell."
October 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Wes Streeting once against demonstrating that he knows fuck all when he accuses @bashback.bsky.social of trying to 'intimidate women into silence'. Contrary to his drivel, BASH BACK are one of the few groups openly fighting real systems of violence against trans people AND cis women in the UK!
A post by Wes Streeting, sharing an article about BASH BACK trans vandalizing the FiLiA 'feminist' conference in Brighton, with Streeting adding: "This kind of violent direct action is disgraceful. It is designed to intimidate people - in this case women - into silence and it must not be allowed to happen with impunity."
October 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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I can tell our video is doing the rounds when others start advertising cis voices down in the comments! /jk

I do get the desire to share videos that are doing super well, but it does kinda suck to be othered from our own lived experiences when we've covered all the same information.
An exchange between an anonymous commenter and the Essence of Thought Youtube channel. The first comment reads: "Have you seen or made a video about "Debunking Transphobia". It's a great video. Pretty long at almost 5 hours, but really thorough in the research into where a lot of the transphobia has come from. Also less than 1% of the population who may or may not choose or want to have their own biological kids is hardly going to end civilization. In fact, the opposite is probably more true, that all the people having so many kids will be the end of all life on this planet. And when things get really bad and resources such as food and water are scarce, I don't think even the super wealthy people in their bunkers will be safe." To which EoT replied: "I started, but realized that it's the same stuff I've been covering for years, and felt kinda depressed. Yes, I'm glad the information is getting out there, but why is it cis people's videos who are launched into the hundreds of thousands if not millions of views for repeating what we've been saying for years? And why do people feel the need to advertise their videos on our channels and not our videos on their channels? It took me 5 years to claw myself back to a place where I could afford HRT. No shade at cis allies for getting this information out to a wider audience, I just wish people were willing to offer the same support to those of us fighting on the frontlines."
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Gender 'critical' fascists are so desperate that it's funny. Linehan is about to be sued into oblivion for defamation whilst also standing trial for harassing a 17-year-old trans girl. The creep is royally fucked, no matter how many times you scream 'hallelujah!' 🤣

#GenderCriticalFascism
A comment to the Essence of Thought video 'Graham Linehan Is Still A Vile Bigot - Further Lawsuit Abuse' by user @jamsams which reads: "He'll be back soon. Trans nonsense has gone far enough. UK Government and Sporting bodies are realising It, and finally acting. Soon we'll be back to how it was and how it should be. Hallelujah!"
August 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Just your typical Essence of Thought hater.

I still don't understand how someone can be so proud of refusing to even look at the evidence. I tried to hold a conversation with this person after they threw out multiple accusations and I think it's really telling of the hate we receive in general.
A Reddit post which reads: "Lmao it's not xenophobia Dutch people don't speak anything like you do. Anyway I'm glad to know that even though you delete comments on your video that you will still address them in Reddit comments. However if debating you further requires watching any of your videos I'd rather believe what your critics say about you than learn the truth. I hope you land a job outside of YouTube, I mean it. I really hope someday you can put it behind you Also even if VangelinaSkov did plagiarise your video which she didn't you owe her a big thank you for spreading the truth about Lily Orchard to more people in a video that anyone would want to watch voluntarily rather than click away from when they hear your grating voice."
June 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Before the 'do cops belong at Pride?' discourse starts up again, I need to remind people that the British Transport Police openly declared their intent to force trans women to be searched by male officers after the Supreme Court ruling.

This was BEFORE any institution had issued 'guidance'. [1/2]
An LBC article which is headlines "First police force changes search guidelines for trans women in wake of Supreme Court gender ruling" and adds that "Trans women in custody will be searched by male officers following Wednesday’s landmark Supreme Court ruling, the British Transport Police have said."
May 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Apparently some sadass has been crying on a livestream for two and a half hours because we managed to reach our goal, complaining about e-begging. Of course, they have a donor bar constantly showing and their own Patreon.

Couldn't resist leaving them a message pointing out how sad they are.
A screenshot of Chud Logic's video "Trans YouTuber Essence of Thought's Channel is Dying - Jumps on Breadtube E-Begging Grift Train". Screenshot showing superchat, tips, twitch subs, bits, and kick subs donations in the bottom left corner of their livestream. A screenshot of Chud Logic's description, showing a Patreon link. A screenshot of a comment in which Essence of Thought says: "Seriously been crying about me making my goal for... 2 and 1/2 hours? Calling it ebegging whilst you solicit donations in the bottom right corner and have a Patreon linked below? Jealousy man..."
May 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I’m happy to announce that we have reached our $500 goal!

I just need to say thank you to everyone who has supported us.
I’m happy to announce that we have reached our $500 goal! I just need to say thank you. To everyone who has stood by the channel over the years, to those who have watched and commented on our work, and to those who have given what they can so that we can keep the lights on. You are all incredible. I’ve been in a rather dark place about the channel’s future, particularly these last two months. But this, the support and kindness you have shown us today, has completely shifted that perspective. I lost so much trust in my abilities during the events of 2019. The fact that so many of you see value in the work we do here gives me the strength to come at things with a new outlook. I am on the verge of tears right now (good tears) as there’s just so many emotions running through me right now. It feels like I have a future again. I really cannot put to words just how meaningful this is to me. So, again, thank you. -Ethel
May 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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First, let's start with the 7 human rights violated when you exclude a subset of women from women's sports on the basis of their physiology at any level. For whilst sports is not a human right, excluding them does violate the following rights. These are non-negotiable.

www.ohchr.org/en/sexual-or...
1. The right to equality and non-discrimination, 2. The right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, 3. The right to sexual and reproductive health, 4. The right to work and to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work, 5. The right to privacy, 6. The right to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and harmful practices, and 7. The right to dignity, bodily integrity, and bodily autonomy of the person.
May 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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[Taps the sign.]

We don't resort to ableism in this house, ever.
An exchange in the YouTube comments in which an anonymized user asks: "Is it dangerous to suggest that transphobia is a mental Illness?" To which Essence of Thought has replied: "Yes, it is horrifically ableist in that it implies people with mental health problems are violent/more likely to be violent bigots. It also ignores how the vast vast majority of bigotry and violence is carried out by the status quo driven by ideological reasons, meaning we can't tackle to real cause, weakening our response."
May 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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'Aren't you worried about Linehan threatening to saw you for defamation?'

For what? Commenting on something he boasted about to social media?

Also, we already did this song and dance in 2020. He threatened me, I raised money to go to court, he ran away. Linehan's a coward.
In response to Essence of Thought posting the video "Graham Linehan Rolls out Plans to Eradicate Trans Children", Linehan has responded, stating: " “Hi there I have already begun legal proceedings against Pink News for this defamatory accusation. Take this down immediately or I will take appropriate measures.”
April 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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If you're wondering why they've targeted said video, it's likely because it contains the following evidence. #GenderCriticalFascism is a predatory cult, never let them deny that.
A series of quotes by Germain Greer about her book 'The Beautiful Boy'. "- full of pictures of 'ravishing' pre-adult boys with hairless chests, wide-apart legs and slim waists". “- a woman of taste is a pederast — boys rather than men.” “- this book is going to get me into a lot of trouble. I'll be called a paedophile after this." A Tweet by For Women Scotland, reading: "In any open, liberal, democratic society people should have right to discuss anything in robust terms. Worried about cancel culture - Germaine Greer and @jk_rowling became victims of the mob. Freedom to hear only ideas with which you agree is no freedom at all." A Twitter exchange between Jean Hatchet and For Women Scotland, with Hatchet saying: "And what about those women who’ve been speaking out for more than a decade? Did she prophesy them retrospectively? 🤔It’s taken a long time to get so many listening … but it hasn’t just happened in the last couple of years." To which FWS replied; "Probably. Fiona saw some scaremongering nonsense and "retrospectively" decided that all women who objected to gender stereotypes or ideology, including Germaine Greer, Julie Bindel, etc, were all agents of the US religious right. Must say, that was done deep cover!" Twitter post in which For Women Scotland retweeted a post, with the original post stating; "Sorry Scotland, in addition to sorry America. Scotland's tras make last night's debacle all about them. Vomit inducing narcissists!👇 #peaktrans https://wingsoverscotland.com/sorry-america/" To which For Women Scotland replied, adding; "Of course they did. Violent males can never be held accountable for their actions, they must have been made to do it by, checks notes, women's rights activists. Because if there is anyone MRAs & white supremacists pay attention to, it's Germaine Greer and Sheila Jeffreys."
March 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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If you're a cis person wondering how you can help trans people right now, an easy way is to support trans artists financially, ourselves included. We've seen our income halve since March 2020, and could use financial support to continue fighting fascism.

www.patreon.com/c/EssenceOfT...
A graph showing that Essence of Thought made $673 in March of 2020. A graph showing that Essence of Thought made $307 in February of 2025.
February 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Just a reminder that, if you're watching a trans person's video about a certain trans topic and feel the urge to advertise a cis person's video about the same topic, please don't. It feels shitty to effectively be made a secondary voice within your own community and/or on your own platform.
A post by Essence of Thought which reads: "Hey, I just wanted to ask that, if you're watching a trans person's video about a certain trans topic and feel the urge to advertise a cis person's video about the same topic, please don't. We've been receiving a lot of this on our recent video about Lily Cade, the Cotton Ceiling, and the BBC. Fact is, this isn't the first time we've covered that topic, we also covered it when the story was fresh, only to be passed over at the time, seemingly because most viewers would rather listen to a cis person talking about trans people than trans people advocating for themselves. It just sucks to be constantly reminded that trans voices are secondary, not only within topics that impact our lives but on the very platforms we spend years building. It's particularly frustrating as it's become increasingly difficult to make ends meet due to shrinking support on Patreon, yet apparently it's the cis YouTuber with 738K subscribers and 5,853 members on Patreon who needs boosting? (For comparison, we currently have 61 paid Patrons.) I’m not upset at the cis person who made these particular videos or any cis person who has spoken up for trans rights (we need all the support we can get), I just want to request that others stop seeing trans platforms as a place to advertise well-off cis people. - Ethel"
February 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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As noted in today's video, we reached out to Trans Kids Deserve Better about an incident in which the kids setting up an encampment outside Wes Streeting's office were abused, and TKDB just sent me the following statement regarding the incident which has now been added to the updates.
A screenshot of the description of an Essence of Thought video titled "Trans Children Speak Out Against Deadly Puberty Blocker Ban" which reads: Corrections & Updates The following statement about abuse at the encampment was given to us by a TKDB member: "We received a barrage of abuse from two drunken members of the public. They used derogatory language and intimidation attempts, getting close to where kids were sleeping, speaking loudly and taking a while to cooperate with adult supporters and older kids who tried to get them to one side to have a conversation. They stayed for several hours, varying their volume and switching between abuse, attempting to understand and then back to abuse. At one point I had to lay in front of a younger child so the person didn't come closer and cover his ears so he didn't listen to them calling us names. We believe a supporter's cane was taken as it disappeared after the two finally left, and as far as I understand another supporter's thermal blanket got ripped. I didn't recognise either of the people, I believe they were locals who just happened to be out and saw us."
December 20, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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There was meant to be a video today, but it got claimed (2 minute clip from a 36 minute show used in my 38 minute video), so it'll take time to work its way through the counterclaim system.
An email from YouTube that reads: "Hi EssenceOfThought, Copyrighted content has been detected in your video 'J.K. Rowling Lashes Out at John Oliver Over Trans Athletes'. As a result, your video has been blocked and can no longer be played on YouTube. This is not a copyright strike and does not affect your channel. LWT YOUTUBE 1129 Updated on 13 December 2024 Content owners: Avalon Content type: Audio video Impact on video: Blocked globally. What you can do. Edit out the segment by trimming, muting or replacing the copyrighted content using the YouTube video editor. You can always revert the changes. Submit a dispute to the content owner if you have the rights to the content. Re-upload the video if you can remove the copyrighted content with your own tools. You may also choose to leave the video as is if you're fine with the restrictions.
December 14, 2024 at 10:07 PM
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All Patrons now have access to tomorrow's video:

'J.K. Rowling Targets David Tennant In Transphobic Jab... Again!’

If you'd like early access in future, please consider supporting the channel by becoming a Patron!

#ProtectTransKids #LGBT

www.patreon.com/posts/115856...
The thumbnail for the Essence of Thought video “J.K. Rowling Targets David Tennant In Transphobic Jab... Again!” which depicts a smiling David Tennant. Bold white text next to David reads “J.K. Rowling Hits Peak TERF… Again!”.
November 12, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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As promised, we have donated the money from our Crickids testimony video (and a little more) to their fundraiser organised by Trans Kids Deserve Better!

Video - youtu.be/PL86qVReshg

Fundraiser - chuffed.org/project/1151...
A screenshot of the analytics for the Essence of Thought YouTube video 'Trans Kids Speak Out About Anti-LGBT+ Hate Group | LGB Alliance Conference 2024' which shows it made £5.51. A screenshot of Chuffed thanking Ethel for donating. A screenshot of the Chuffed fundraiser page for the Crickids, showing recent supporters, at the top of which is Ethel Thurston for £10.
November 3, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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This is 99% of the abuse I receive: Someone spreading dishonest rumours about me regarding shit they don't know the basic facts about, only for a quick account check to reveal that they're likely mad at me for critiquing their fave at one point and have thus taken to promoting such lies.
A reddit conversation between Try Rude and Essence of Thought. Try Rude stated: "Don't even bother using your lack of proper diction to lie about it. It was about her being trans. Because that's all you see her as. Rachel is transfemme and you're targeting them for that." To which EoT replied: "'Rachel is transfemme and you're targeting them for that.' Rachel Oates is a cis woman, a fact you would know had you watched any of mine or her content." A reddit conversation between Try Rude and Essence of Thought. EoT states: "'Rachel is transfemme and you're targeting them for that.' Rachel Oates is a cis woman, a fact you would know had you watched any of mine or her content." To which Rude responds with: "So you're targeting her for being cis, then. I thought I saw a post where she said she was trans. Noted. You have to have this us vs them to keep up the grift. Kind of like how you accused her of your "free speech" issue even though people who preach about free speech are often alt right. Bitch, you being illiterate doesn't give you an argument." A screenshot of Try Rude's page, showing a (now deleted) post to the Natalie Wynn/Contrapoints subreddit, specifically a post titled "Hey guys what’s the deal with the youtuber Essence Of Thought and why do people not like them?" A screenshot of a post to the Natalie Wynn/Contrapoints subreddit, specifically one titled "Hey guys what’s the deal with the youtuber Essence Of Thought and why do people not like them?"
November 2, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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NEW VIDEO!

Graham Linehan was recently caught on video sexually harassing a 17-year-old trans girl who he’d been stalking. He then took to Twitter to boast about having physically assaulted her in what seems to have been a bid to destroy the evidence.

youtu.be/X97wRzSrOLY
A thumbnail for the Essence of Thought video ‘Graham Linehan Boasts About Sexually Harassing & Assaulting a 17-Year-Old Trans Teen’ which has a photo of Linehan standing in front of a height char in a style similar to a police mugshot. Next to said photo, bold white text reads “Graham Linehan is a child beating nonce!”.
October 30, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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NEW VIDEO!

As you UK government continues to harm trans youth at the behest of anti-LGBT+ hate groups, such as the LGB Alliance, said youth have begun to fight back, shutting things down. This video shares their voices, their reasons for what they do.

youtu.be/PL86qVReshg
A thumbnail for the Essence of Thought video ‘Trans Kids Speak Out About Anti-LGBT+ Hate Group | LGB Alliance Conference 2024’ which has a photo of teenager screaming into a microphone, with a trans flag painted over the teen's eyes to anonymise them. Next to said photo, bold white text reads “Society Needs to Start Listening to Trans Kids”.
October 26, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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NEW VIDEO!

A new report has revealed that more than 215 trans patients have been stripped of essential HRT, with as many as 1 in 10 doctors openly citing ‘personal beliefs’ as their excuse for doing so.

youtu.be/4zok0BxqO44
A thumbnail for the Essence of Thought video ‘215 Trans Patients Denied HRT by Doctors Citing Personal Beliefs’ which has a photo of two bottles, one labelled ‘testosterone’ and another ‘estrogen’. Next to said photo, bold white text reads “Medical scandal continues to grow”.
October 25, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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NEW VIDEO!

A friend of J.K. Rowling and self-described ‘gay ally’, Baroness Nicholson, recently attacked the gay community, accusing its members of deliberately spreading HIV after her history of voting in support for anti-gay laws was brought up.

youtu.be/U5XKzwKgzXs
A thumbnail for the Essence of Thought video ‘Self-Described 'Gay Ally' Blames Gay People for AIDS | LGB Alliance Conference 2024’ which has a photo of Baroness Emma Nicholson signing up to said conference, standing next to bold white text which reads “Baroness Nicholson Attacks Gay Community”.
October 23, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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NEW VIDEO!

With conversion 'therapy' being officially recognised as medical misconduct in India since 2022, you might think said practice has ended. Sadly, this has not been the case, leading numerous charities to launch a campaign to end said violence.

youtu.be/0mKqoyvQOlA
A thumbnail for the Essence of Thought video ‘New Campaign Seeks to End Anti-LGBT+ Conversion 'Therapy' | Misfyt Trans Youth Foundation’ which has a painting of a rainbow power fist next to bold white text which reads “Ban conversion practices now!”.
October 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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It's kinda shocking to see how fast I can produce videos now that I no longer have extreme emotional trauma hanging over me. Part of me mourns the lost years, but it is what it is.

Fuck everyone who attacked me for seizing the closure my abuser fought tooth and nail to deny me.
A screenshot of an as of yet unpublished Essence of Thought video uploaded to YouTube, titled 'New Campaign Seeks to End Anti-LGBT+ Conversion 'Therapy' | Misfyt Trans Youth Foundation'. The video is 17 minutes long and has a rainbow fist raised in revolution in the thumbnail.
October 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM