@nonbinarybarrister.bsky.social
I am honoured to be named as one of the Top 50 Diversity Power List for the Inclusive Awards this year! Here is a weird video of me falling on the floor as proof. #inclusion #diversity #fallingwithstyle
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I am honoured to be named as one of the Top 50 Diversity Power List for the Inclusive Awards this year! Here is a weird video of me falling on the floor as proof. #inclusion #diversity #fallingwithstyle
ARE JUDGES HEARING THE DOG WHISTLE?
Here I discuss how due to linguistic ‘slippage’, in many instances judges seem to be oblivious to the hidden meanings in dog whistles. Eg gender ideology = gender identity.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinary #intersex #law #lecture #humarights
Here I discuss how due to linguistic ‘slippage’, in many instances judges seem to be oblivious to the hidden meanings in dog whistles. Eg gender ideology = gender identity.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinary #intersex #law #lecture #humarights
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
ARE JUDGES HEARING THE DOG WHISTLE?
Here I discuss how due to linguistic ‘slippage’, in many instances judges seem to be oblivious to the hidden meanings in dog whistles. Eg gender ideology = gender identity.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinary #intersex #law #lecture #humarights
Here I discuss how due to linguistic ‘slippage’, in many instances judges seem to be oblivious to the hidden meanings in dog whistles. Eg gender ideology = gender identity.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinary #intersex #law #lecture #humarights
IS THE UK CONVENTION (ECHR) COMPLIANT?
Here I consider the case of Goodwin and why the GRA was enacted in the first place. Have we again relegated trans people into an intermediate zone of rights?
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the case of Goodwin and why the GRA was enacted in the first place. Have we again relegated trans people into an intermediate zone of rights?
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
IS THE UK CONVENTION (ECHR) COMPLIANT?
Here I consider the case of Goodwin and why the GRA was enacted in the first place. Have we again relegated trans people into an intermediate zone of rights?
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the case of Goodwin and why the GRA was enacted in the first place. Have we again relegated trans people into an intermediate zone of rights?
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
📢 NEW EHRC GUIDANCE: FROM EXCLUSION TO APPEARANCE POLICING
If you are concerned about this direction of travel:
👉 Write to your MP and ask them to support clear, lawful, non-discriminatory guidance.
#EHRC #EqualityAct #transrights #nonbinaryrights #intersex #InclusionMatters #law
If you are concerned about this direction of travel:
👉 Write to your MP and ask them to support clear, lawful, non-discriminatory guidance.
#EHRC #EqualityAct #transrights #nonbinaryrights #intersex #InclusionMatters #law
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
📢 NEW EHRC GUIDANCE: FROM EXCLUSION TO APPEARANCE POLICING
If you are concerned about this direction of travel:
👉 Write to your MP and ask them to support clear, lawful, non-discriminatory guidance.
#EHRC #EqualityAct #transrights #nonbinaryrights #intersex #InclusionMatters #law
If you are concerned about this direction of travel:
👉 Write to your MP and ask them to support clear, lawful, non-discriminatory guidance.
#EHRC #EqualityAct #transrights #nonbinaryrights #intersex #InclusionMatters #law
Here I explain why non-binary is protected under ‘gender reassignment’ discrimination, though the Supreme Court did not clarify this protection.
NB: still no intersex protection in UK law which is unforgivable.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinaryrights #law #lecture
NB: still no intersex protection in UK law which is unforgivable.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinaryrights #law #lecture
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Here I explain why non-binary is protected under ‘gender reassignment’ discrimination, though the Supreme Court did not clarify this protection.
NB: still no intersex protection in UK law which is unforgivable.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinaryrights #law #lecture
NB: still no intersex protection in UK law which is unforgivable.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinaryrights #law #lecture
MINI LECTURE SERIES 5/10
DO TRANS RIGHTS REMAIN?
Here I note that trans people are still protected under ‘gender reassignment’ which remains largely unaffected by the FWS judgment.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
DO TRANS RIGHTS REMAIN?
Here I note that trans people are still protected under ‘gender reassignment’ which remains largely unaffected by the FWS judgment.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
MINI LECTURE SERIES 5/10
DO TRANS RIGHTS REMAIN?
Here I note that trans people are still protected under ‘gender reassignment’ which remains largely unaffected by the FWS judgment.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
DO TRANS RIGHTS REMAIN?
Here I note that trans people are still protected under ‘gender reassignment’ which remains largely unaffected by the FWS judgment.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Excited to be speaking about ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’ for Proud Futures in Glasgow today.
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Excited to be speaking about ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’ for Proud Futures in Glasgow today.
MINI LECTURE SERIES 4/10
Here I consider the more exclusionary position adopted by certain organisations, including the EHRC, which mandates exclusion of trans people from certain spaces.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the more exclusionary position adopted by certain organisations, including the EHRC, which mandates exclusion of trans people from certain spaces.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
MINI LECTURE SERIES 4/10
Here I consider the more exclusionary position adopted by certain organisations, including the EHRC, which mandates exclusion of trans people from certain spaces.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the more exclusionary position adopted by certain organisations, including the EHRC, which mandates exclusion of trans people from certain spaces.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
MINI LECTURE SERIES 3/10
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
MINI LECTURE SERIES 3/10
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided.
#humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
Mini-Lecture Series 1/10
Where is the dignity in ostracisation?
Opening section from my GendJus talk in Trieste, exploring how the FWS decision reshapes legal recognition - and how language becomes the frontline where trans lives are negotiated.
#Law #Gender #TransJustice #FWS #LegalTheory
Where is the dignity in ostracisation?
Opening section from my GendJus talk in Trieste, exploring how the FWS decision reshapes legal recognition - and how language becomes the frontline where trans lives are negotiated.
#Law #Gender #TransJustice #FWS #LegalTheory
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Mini-Lecture Series 1/10
Where is the dignity in ostracisation?
Opening section from my GendJus talk in Trieste, exploring how the FWS decision reshapes legal recognition - and how language becomes the frontline where trans lives are negotiated.
#Law #Gender #TransJustice #FWS #LegalTheory
Where is the dignity in ostracisation?
Opening section from my GendJus talk in Trieste, exploring how the FWS decision reshapes legal recognition - and how language becomes the frontline where trans lives are negotiated.
#Law #Gender #TransJustice #FWS #LegalTheory
Should empathy be a radical act?
How can we use our voices more creatively?
This was part of my speech earlier this year when I won the @kingsartshums.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni ‘Changemaker of the Year’ Award 2025
#diversity #usingyourvoice #equality #inclusion #kcl #changemaker
How can we use our voices more creatively?
This was part of my speech earlier this year when I won the @kingsartshums.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni ‘Changemaker of the Year’ Award 2025
#diversity #usingyourvoice #equality #inclusion #kcl #changemaker
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Should empathy be a radical act?
How can we use our voices more creatively?
This was part of my speech earlier this year when I won the @kingsartshums.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni ‘Changemaker of the Year’ Award 2025
#diversity #usingyourvoice #equality #inclusion #kcl #changemaker
How can we use our voices more creatively?
This was part of my speech earlier this year when I won the @kingsartshums.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni ‘Changemaker of the Year’ Award 2025
#diversity #usingyourvoice #equality #inclusion #kcl #changemaker
Law Society: “Stop saying ‘Dear Sirs’.”
Me: Gladly.
Inclusive language isn’t radical — it’s just accurate.
#lawsociety #inclusivelanguage #inclusion
Me: Gladly.
Inclusive language isn’t radical — it’s just accurate.
#lawsociety #inclusivelanguage #inclusion
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Law Society: “Stop saying ‘Dear Sirs’.”
Me: Gladly.
Inclusive language isn’t radical — it’s just accurate.
#lawsociety #inclusivelanguage #inclusion
Me: Gladly.
Inclusive language isn’t radical — it’s just accurate.
#lawsociety #inclusivelanguage #inclusion
Intersex Awareness Day
Europe just said: stop performing surgeries on intersex babies. ⚖️💜
It’s about bodily autonomy — not ‘fixing’ people who were never broken.
#IntersexRights #BodilyAutonomy #CouncilOfEurope #intersexawarenessday
Europe just said: stop performing surgeries on intersex babies. ⚖️💜
It’s about bodily autonomy — not ‘fixing’ people who were never broken.
#IntersexRights #BodilyAutonomy #CouncilOfEurope #intersexawarenessday
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Intersex Awareness Day
Europe just said: stop performing surgeries on intersex babies. ⚖️💜
It’s about bodily autonomy — not ‘fixing’ people who were never broken.
#IntersexRights #BodilyAutonomy #CouncilOfEurope #intersexawarenessday
Europe just said: stop performing surgeries on intersex babies. ⚖️💜
It’s about bodily autonomy — not ‘fixing’ people who were never broken.
#IntersexRights #BodilyAutonomy #CouncilOfEurope #intersexawarenessday
Digital IDs aren’t neutral tech. They shift power.
When identity becomes an app, privacy becomes a privilege.
#PrivacyMatters #HumanRights #UKPolitics
When identity becomes an app, privacy becomes a privilege.
#PrivacyMatters #HumanRights #UKPolitics
October 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Digital IDs aren’t neutral tech. They shift power.
When identity becomes an app, privacy becomes a privilege.
#PrivacyMatters #HumanRights #UKPolitics
When identity becomes an app, privacy becomes a privilege.
#PrivacyMatters #HumanRights #UKPolitics
The EHRC pulled its single-sex guidance - but your role isn’t over!
They’ve deleted the page, not the plan.
Now’s the time to act: write to your MP and tell Bridget Phillipson to send the code back.
Link tinyurl.com/4j7efzp7
#transrights #equalitylaw #EHRC #uklaw #lgbtqrights #inclusion
They’ve deleted the page, not the plan.
Now’s the time to act: write to your MP and tell Bridget Phillipson to send the code back.
Link tinyurl.com/4j7efzp7
#transrights #equalitylaw #EHRC #uklaw #lgbtqrights #inclusion
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The EHRC pulled its single-sex guidance - but your role isn’t over!
They’ve deleted the page, not the plan.
Now’s the time to act: write to your MP and tell Bridget Phillipson to send the code back.
Link tinyurl.com/4j7efzp7
#transrights #equalitylaw #EHRC #uklaw #lgbtqrights #inclusion
They’ve deleted the page, not the plan.
Now’s the time to act: write to your MP and tell Bridget Phillipson to send the code back.
Link tinyurl.com/4j7efzp7
#transrights #equalitylaw #EHRC #uklaw #lgbtqrights #inclusion
The Council of Europe just told the UK to stop treating women’s rights and trans rights as opposites — and they’re right.
Human rights aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re a framework for coexistence. #humanrights #councilofeurope #transrights #womensrights
Human rights aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re a framework for coexistence. #humanrights #councilofeurope #transrights #womensrights
October 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Council of Europe just told the UK to stop treating women’s rights and trans rights as opposites — and they’re right.
Human rights aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re a framework for coexistence. #humanrights #councilofeurope #transrights #womensrights
Human rights aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re a framework for coexistence. #humanrights #councilofeurope #transrights #womensrights
I am now ranked (for the first time) as a Tier 1 Rising Star in Education law, and (for the third time) in Employment Law. Thanks to all my referees and colleagues, and here’s to being ‘devastatingly effective when required’ whatever that means! #legal500
October 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I am now ranked (for the first time) as a Tier 1 Rising Star in Education law, and (for the third time) in Employment Law. Thanks to all my referees and colleagues, and here’s to being ‘devastatingly effective when required’ whatever that means! #legal500
🚨 Are trans people now disabled in the eyes of the law?
And is it fair on disabled people when their already limited facilities get turned into the “trans solution”?
#NonbinaryBarrister #TransRights #DisabledRights #EqualityAct #SupremeCourt
And is it fair on disabled people when their already limited facilities get turned into the “trans solution”?
#NonbinaryBarrister #TransRights #DisabledRights #EqualityAct #SupremeCourt
September 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚨 Are trans people now disabled in the eyes of the law?
And is it fair on disabled people when their already limited facilities get turned into the “trans solution”?
#NonbinaryBarrister #TransRights #DisabledRights #EqualityAct #SupremeCourt
And is it fair on disabled people when their already limited facilities get turned into the “trans solution”?
#NonbinaryBarrister #TransRights #DisabledRights #EqualityAct #SupremeCourt
🚨 The UN is considering downgrading Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
👉 If the downgrade happens, the UK would no longer have a fully recognised national human rights institution at the UN.
Who’s watching the watchdog? 👀
#humanrights #ehrc #law
👉 If the downgrade happens, the UK would no longer have a fully recognised national human rights institution at the UN.
Who’s watching the watchdog? 👀
#humanrights #ehrc #law
September 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🚨 The UN is considering downgrading Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
👉 If the downgrade happens, the UK would no longer have a fully recognised national human rights institution at the UN.
Who’s watching the watchdog? 👀
#humanrights #ehrc #law
👉 If the downgrade happens, the UK would no longer have a fully recognised national human rights institution at the UN.
Who’s watching the watchdog? 👀
#humanrights #ehrc #law
🚨 Do you need surgery to be legally recognised in your gender under EU law?
That is the fight in Shipov v Bulgaria at the European Court of Justice (ECJ, where I used to work btw!).
#Shipov #CJEU #TransRights #HumanRights #Equality
That is the fight in Shipov v Bulgaria at the European Court of Justice (ECJ, where I used to work btw!).
#Shipov #CJEU #TransRights #HumanRights #Equality
September 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🚨 Do you need surgery to be legally recognised in your gender under EU law?
That is the fight in Shipov v Bulgaria at the European Court of Justice (ECJ, where I used to work btw!).
#Shipov #CJEU #TransRights #HumanRights #Equality
That is the fight in Shipov v Bulgaria at the European Court of Justice (ECJ, where I used to work btw!).
#Shipov #CJEU #TransRights #HumanRights #Equality
The EHRC has just sent its finalised Code of Practice on single-sex spaces to the Equality Minister - without Parliamentary debate.
What you can do:
1. Email your MP today.
2. Demand a full debate and vote on EHRC Code.
3.Consultation without scrutiny is a democratic failure.
#ehrc #democracy
What you can do:
1. Email your MP today.
2. Demand a full debate and vote on EHRC Code.
3.Consultation without scrutiny is a democratic failure.
#ehrc #democracy
September 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The EHRC has just sent its finalised Code of Practice on single-sex spaces to the Equality Minister - without Parliamentary debate.
What you can do:
1. Email your MP today.
2. Demand a full debate and vote on EHRC Code.
3.Consultation without scrutiny is a democratic failure.
#ehrc #democracy
What you can do:
1. Email your MP today.
2. Demand a full debate and vote on EHRC Code.
3.Consultation without scrutiny is a democratic failure.
#ehrc #democracy
NO MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT US, WITHOUT US ✊ ⚖️ ⚧️
We have now filed a case at the ECtHR on behalf of Dr Victoria McCloud - the UK’s first trans judge - after she was shut out of the FWS Supreme Court case.
💜 Support & share: www.translegalclinic.com/mccloud
#humanrights #echr #convention #justice
We have now filed a case at the ECtHR on behalf of Dr Victoria McCloud - the UK’s first trans judge - after she was shut out of the FWS Supreme Court case.
💜 Support & share: www.translegalclinic.com/mccloud
#humanrights #echr #convention #justice
August 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
NO MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT US, WITHOUT US ✊ ⚖️ ⚧️
We have now filed a case at the ECtHR on behalf of Dr Victoria McCloud - the UK’s first trans judge - after she was shut out of the FWS Supreme Court case.
💜 Support & share: www.translegalclinic.com/mccloud
#humanrights #echr #convention #justice
We have now filed a case at the ECtHR on behalf of Dr Victoria McCloud - the UK’s first trans judge - after she was shut out of the FWS Supreme Court case.
💜 Support & share: www.translegalclinic.com/mccloud
#humanrights #echr #convention #justice
When you achieve something you never thought you could 😭
The visual rupture of the make up and barrister wig will hopefully turn a few heads and make people think about the status quo and its utility.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
#barrister #lgbtq #gardencourt
The visual rupture of the make up and barrister wig will hopefully turn a few heads and make people think about the status quo and its utility.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
#barrister #lgbtq #gardencourt
August 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
When you achieve something you never thought you could 😭
The visual rupture of the make up and barrister wig will hopefully turn a few heads and make people think about the status quo and its utility.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
#barrister #lgbtq #gardencourt
The visual rupture of the make up and barrister wig will hopefully turn a few heads and make people think about the status quo and its utility.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social
#barrister #lgbtq #gardencourt