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The Greens here with the only drugs policy based in evidence and harm reduction. Polanski rightly points out the disingenuous position of many politicians, pushing counterproductive crack downs in spite of many senior politicians stating on the record that they have taken illegal drugs.
Zack Polanski: 'I've never taken drugs or drunk alcohol'
The Green Party leader reiterates his backing for
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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IT'S RELEASE DAY!

"Brown/Trans/Les", my second book of transfeminist essays, is out now---and so is the audiobook of "Trans/Rad/Fem", if you want to re-experience the original in a new format!

Itch: taliabhatt.itch.io/transradfem
Audible: www.audible.com/pd/Trans-Rad...
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Big news, the Years and Years timeline has been called off
January 22, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Excellent piece on that in the paper recently:
Europe’s second-class citizens
Countries that looked down on the Gulf’s ‘kafala’ system are edging closer to creating their own
www.ft.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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I spoke to Novara about the campaign by anti-trans groups to pretend the law now requires a bathroom ban

novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...
Anti-Trans Groups Want a Bathroom Ban. Judges Aren’t Giving Them One | Novara Media
Gender-critical campaigners had hoped that this year’s Supreme Court ruling would tee up US-style bathroom bills across the UK, throwing hundreds of thousands of pounds at lawsuits to exclude trans wo...
novaramedia.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The Organised Dehumanisation of Dr Upton
How Rowling Weaponised a Simple Employment Tribunal.
medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM