Natalya D
@natalyad.bsky.social
Deaf and disabled cis queer woman. Interests in law, disability justice, cats, technology and drinks a lot of tea.
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Those who think “cis” is a slur are likely the same people who object to calling heterosexual folk “straight.” When you’re used to your identity being assumed and celebrated in society, people pointing it out to you can feel oppressive. But labeling reality isn’t oppression — it’s just description.
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Those who think “cis” is a slur are likely the same people who object to calling heterosexual folk “straight.” When you’re used to your identity being assumed and celebrated in society, people pointing it out to you can feel oppressive. But labeling reality isn’t oppression — it’s just description.
I think we might be sleeping in our new house tonight. It's the least dusty (partner is horribly allergic to dust and house moves are dusty).
We seem to have fibre Internet a day early which is nice.
Washing machine may be able to move with help from local 'hench queers' later this week.
We seem to have fibre Internet a day early which is nice.
Washing machine may be able to move with help from local 'hench queers' later this week.
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I think we might be sleeping in our new house tonight. It's the least dusty (partner is horribly allergic to dust and house moves are dusty).
We seem to have fibre Internet a day early which is nice.
Washing machine may be able to move with help from local 'hench queers' later this week.
We seem to have fibre Internet a day early which is nice.
Washing machine may be able to move with help from local 'hench queers' later this week.
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Quite seriously think we'd be all better off forgetting that Your Party and every person associated with it exists. Nobody has the time or energy to waste on their nonsense.
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Quite seriously think we'd be all better off forgetting that Your Party and every person associated with it exists. Nobody has the time or energy to waste on their nonsense.
I think I've found my best book of the year so far: Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer a North American Jewish disability activist and artist www.rivalehrerart.com/book
Riva's webpage has several of her portrait works which are discussed in the book. Need to reread/look at on a bigger screen.
Riva's webpage has several of her portrait works which are discussed in the book. Need to reread/look at on a bigger screen.
Golem Girl: A Memoir
Buy Golem Girl: A Memoir Illustrated by Lehrer, Riva (ISBN: 9781984820303) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I think I've found my best book of the year so far: Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer a North American Jewish disability activist and artist www.rivalehrerart.com/book
Riva's webpage has several of her portrait works which are discussed in the book. Need to reread/look at on a bigger screen.
Riva's webpage has several of her portrait works which are discussed in the book. Need to reread/look at on a bigger screen.
Regarding the Palestine Action hearing, which will be partly heard in secret. How is it allowed that the defendants can't hear all allegations against them when we are supposed to have habeas corpus?
(I'm coincidentally reading Tom Bingham's Rule of Law, only at Ch6 so far tho).
(I'm coincidentally reading Tom Bingham's Rule of Law, only at Ch6 so far tho).
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Regarding the Palestine Action hearing, which will be partly heard in secret. How is it allowed that the defendants can't hear all allegations against them when we are supposed to have habeas corpus?
(I'm coincidentally reading Tom Bingham's Rule of Law, only at Ch6 so far tho).
(I'm coincidentally reading Tom Bingham's Rule of Law, only at Ch6 so far tho).
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To put that these Motability cuts into perspective...
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
To put that these Motability cuts into perspective...
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
It will save around £300 million.
Latest figures show the DWP has spent over £400 million fighting people on PIP appeals.
Scrap policies that punish Disabled people & stop pretending it's about economic efficiency! #Budget
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A reminder: there is no such thing as “too many” kids being trans. We should nurture young trans people with the social, medical, and legal resources to flourish.
It’s simple.
🏳️⚧️
It’s simple.
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A reminder: there is no such thing as “too many” kids being trans. We should nurture young trans people with the social, medical, and legal resources to flourish.
It’s simple.
🏳️⚧️
It’s simple.
🏳️⚧️
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Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
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🚨Our statement on #Budget2026
Yet more Government actions that place the burden on Disabled people instead of taking responsibility for an unequal and inaccessible society that the Government has the power to change.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
Yet more Government actions that place the burden on Disabled people instead of taking responsibility for an unequal and inaccessible society that the Government has the power to change.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🚨Our statement on #Budget2026
Yet more Government actions that place the burden on Disabled people instead of taking responsibility for an unequal and inaccessible society that the Government has the power to change.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
Yet more Government actions that place the burden on Disabled people instead of taking responsibility for an unequal and inaccessible society that the Government has the power to change.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
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Btw if you have EDS thats the guidance that works ( Least until anything goes dead or blue)
www.ehlers-danlos.com/dislocation-...
www.ehlers-danlos.com/dislocation-...
Dislocation/Subluxation Management - The Ehlers Danlos Society
www.ehlers-danlos.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Btw if you have EDS thats the guidance that works ( Least until anything goes dead or blue)
www.ehlers-danlos.com/dislocation-...
www.ehlers-danlos.com/dislocation-...
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The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
"they are simply not thinking about you" - burn!
I have never heard a polyamorous person say "the succession of faces rivals the exclusive union", the same way I have never heard a queer couple say "wow I wonder what straight couples are having for dinner right now", buddy they are simply not thinking about you
Vatican warns against rise in polyamory, saying ‘succession of faces’ does not rival exclusive union
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"they are simply not thinking about you" - burn!
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“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland
Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
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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 government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
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Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
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Wheels for Wellbeing are concerned by reports that the Chancellor is considering putting a maximum price for cycles allowed through the Cycle to Work scheme.
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Wheels for Wellbeing are concerned by reports that the Chancellor is considering putting a maximum price for cycles allowed through the Cycle to Work scheme.
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
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"Getting a robot to use the treadmill for you at the gym doesn't make you any fitter"
You don't say?
You don't say?
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Getting a robot to use the treadmill for you at the gym doesn't make you any fitter"
You don't say?
You don't say?
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The tendency of Coroners to ignore guidance from the Chief Coroner, the reality of trans existence, and the wishes of bereaved parents, and express their own views in the death certificate, is both contemptible and unlawful.
We have a legal team ready to go; we will challenge it in the High Court.
We have a legal team ready to go; we will challenge it in the High Court.
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The tendency of Coroners to ignore guidance from the Chief Coroner, the reality of trans existence, and the wishes of bereaved parents, and express their own views in the death certificate, is both contemptible and unlawful.
We have a legal team ready to go; we will challenge it in the High Court.
We have a legal team ready to go; we will challenge it in the High Court.
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1/🧵 The good people of the Cabinet Office has found a copy of the Department for Education and Employment’s drafting instructions* for the Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999.
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
Sex Discrimination Gender Reassignment Regulations 1999 Drafting Instructions - a Freedom of Information request to Government Equalities Office
Please send me copies of the Sex Discrimination Gender Reassignment Regulations 1999’s Drafting Instructions given to the Parliamentary Counsel. If you can’t locate all versions, send me any one of th...
www.whatdotheyknow.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1/🧵 The good people of the Cabinet Office has found a copy of the Department for Education and Employment’s drafting instructions* for the Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999.
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
* the Parly Counsel does vetting only in this case, so the instructions is to DfEE’s in-house lawyers
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I feel like an absolute Cassandra. I definitely remember having a conversation in supervision 2 and a half years ago about how they'll come for Gillick competence, and later it'll be contraceptives and a persons right to abortion.
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I feel like an absolute Cassandra. I definitely remember having a conversation in supervision 2 and a half years ago about how they'll come for Gillick competence, and later it'll be contraceptives and a persons right to abortion.
Please share this excellent article by @novicsara.bsky.social widely.
The 2nd half about the marketisatiom, language misappropriation of British Sign Language (BSL) and attempts by MakatonHQ to do the same with other sign languages which are unintelligible to local deaf signers is important!
The 2nd half about the marketisatiom, language misappropriation of British Sign Language (BSL) and attempts by MakatonHQ to do the same with other sign languages which are unintelligible to local deaf signers is important!
I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not fight with people on Threads about Makaton. I will not thebaffler.com/outbursts/si...
Signed Away | Sara Nović
The hearing world continues to pillage and caricature the deaf community—most recently with the proprietary, sign-based system Makaton.
thebaffler.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Please share this excellent article by @novicsara.bsky.social widely.
The 2nd half about the marketisatiom, language misappropriation of British Sign Language (BSL) and attempts by MakatonHQ to do the same with other sign languages which are unintelligible to local deaf signers is important!
The 2nd half about the marketisatiom, language misappropriation of British Sign Language (BSL) and attempts by MakatonHQ to do the same with other sign languages which are unintelligible to local deaf signers is important!