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Wife of @lucyclark.bsky.social, co-founder Trans Radio UK/TRUK Listens/TRUK United FC, vocal Trans Ally, owner @distinctionsupport.org, proud mum, nan & intersectional feminist. She/Her, Cis

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Stunning victory in Stroud last night.

Look at that majority! πŸ’šπŸ˜

Huge congratulations to @helenelliott-boult.bsky.social and the entire team!

Join our movement:

Join.greenparty.org.uk

06.03.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 1937 πŸ” 430 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 16
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How Travelodge in Maidenhead gave sex attacker key to woman's room The woman, who woke to find Kyran Smith sexually assaulting her, branded a Β£30 reward offer

"Travelodge, which offered the victim an "insulting" Β£30 refund, has apologised how the refund offer was handled but insisted staff followed security procedures correctly."
Those security procedures in full were: asking him what the woman's name was
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Leading to them using the bad faith argument of β€œthey’re not trans they’re autistic and must be protected”.

Well now they seem to now pivot to β€œthey’re autistic so are trans in waiting. We must attack them”

06.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd be very interested to see the numbers on this, but have no idea where to find the data.
How many women athletes must now take this test x Β£185 = How much money drained from women's sport funding? In order to stigmatise and exclude how many on ideological grounds?

06.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm so sorry you have had to experience this on here.

We get used to it on all platforms but we have seen it creeping in here over the past year

28.02.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a facebook comment to me from a Joe Morgan.


You groomed your son. You're the abuser who drove your son to suicide. You are a sick and deeply disgusting. Your son deserved better.

Screenshot of a facebook comment to me from a Joe Morgan. You groomed your son. You're the abuser who drove your son to suicide. You are a sick and deeply disgusting. Your son deserved better.

Screenshot of a facebook comment to me  from a Todd Piatt


β€œLies... Died because it's a mental disease.
Died because pumping someone full of nasty drugs changes the chemical makeup of the brain. Then when you do this to a developing child, YOU set them up to suicidal thoughts.
We who do not believe in mentally ill people making up their gender, do not have to be ok with this.
I have a trans child and I would not let her transition until she was an adult and moved out of my home on her own free will, I did this because I love her.”

Screenshot of a facebook comment to me from a Todd Piatt β€œLies... Died because it's a mental disease. Died because pumping someone full of nasty drugs changes the chemical makeup of the brain. Then when you do this to a developing child, YOU set them up to suicidal thoughts. We who do not believe in mentally ill people making up their gender, do not have to be ok with this. I have a trans child and I would not let her transition until she was an adult and moved out of my home on her own free will, I did this because I love her.”

Screenshot of a still from a reel I posted to Instagram and Facebook showing me in a pale aqua hoody talking to camera with the caption β€œ I had my reasonable concerns and I had to…”


a Peter Mannino responds
β€œIt's a mental illness lady”

Screenshot of a still from a reel I posted to Instagram and Facebook showing me in a pale aqua hoody talking to camera with the caption β€œ I had my reasonable concerns and I had to…” a Peter Mannino responds β€œIt's a mental illness lady”

TW vile transphobia

in response to an instagram/ FB post celebrating Hannah Spencer’s win, highlighting the transphobia of other parties and talking about Alice.
β€œYou groomed your son. You're the abuser who drove your son to suicide. You are a sick and deeply disgusting. Your son deserved better.”

28.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 0

Cathy Newman
@cathynewman
BREAKING on 
@TimesRadio
 : we’ve unearthed social media posts by a senior officer at the MHRA, the regulator overseeing the puberty blockers trial.
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Replying to @cathynewman and @TimesRadio

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Posts expressing gender critical views and mocking trans supporters appeared on the X account of Prof Jacob George, MHRA’s chief medical and scientific officer, who was only appointed last month
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His account has now been deleted and the MHRA told us the Prof had been recused from the trial. Stay tuned…

Cathy Newman @cathynewman BREAKING on @TimesRadio : we’ve unearthed social media posts by a senior officer at the MHRA, the regulator overseeing the puberty blockers trial. 4:49 PM Β· Feb 27, 2026 Β· 39.2K Views Relevant View quotes Replying to @cathynewman and @TimesRadio No file chosen Cathy Newman @cathynewman Β· 1h Posts expressing gender critical views and mocking trans supporters appeared on the X account of Prof Jacob George, MHRA’s chief medical and scientific officer, who was only appointed last month Cathy Newman @cathynewman Β· 1h His account has now been deleted and the MHRA told us the Prof had been recused from the trial. Stay tuned…

No one will be shocked that overtly anti-trans officials have been appointed to the MHRA puberty blockers trial.

What is shocking is actual journalism being done to uncover them, and that when uncovered they've been removed.

An important step in the right direction.

Watch this space.

27.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 521 πŸ” 189 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 12

She'll be transvestigated before the day is out, if she hasn't been already.

28.02.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve tracked the cases Sex Matters has intervened in since the Supreme Court ruling - including the recent High Court challenge brought by @goodlawproject.bsky.social

This is what the anti-Trans+ machine looks like in practice.

Help us hold them to accountπŸ‘‡

www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/?u...

26.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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The Britain Predicts final forecast for Gorton and Denton, complete with ranges:

GRN: 31% (25-38)
REF: 30% (30-33)
LAB: 29% (22-34)

Drilldown, including what built it:
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

26.02.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 38
HOPE VS HATE 

VOTE GREEN! 

Green Party 

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

HOPE VS HATE VOTE GREEN! Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

It's a two-horse race between the Green Party and Reform and every vote counts.

People of Gorton & Denton, you have until 10pm to vote Green and make hope normal again.

26.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 366 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

James O'Brien will come on later and won't mention the election for fear of upsetting ofcom but the right-wing papers have just printed page after page after page of lies about the Greens on the day of the election and that's fine.

26.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Annual Review 2026 | ILGA-Europe The 15th edition of our Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia.

The @ilgaeurope.bsky.social Annual Review 2026 is out!

It covers the period Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 across Europe and is used to produce their LGBT Rankings later in May. (You'll need a stiff drink!)

www.ilga-europe.org/report/annua...

26.02.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Community note

24.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 265 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2

Treating the rights of children as inconvenient and disposable is facilitating an erosion of human rights fundamentals altogether

24.02.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 383 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

"Reform UK has set out plans to deny new council workers guaranteed pensions and to combine 98 local authority pension schemes into a Β£500 billion giant fund that would β€œpatriotically invest” in Britain." [Times]

25.02.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 7
Screencap of Sarah Vine tweet: "I always wondered to myself how Hitler managed to persuade the German people to turn against the Jews. If you tell enough lies and spread enough poison eventually people will start believing them. Hateful divisive of little man."

She's responding to this tweet by Zack Polanski: "For years we've seen an ongoing genocide. It's been backed by right-wing papers, the US President and this Labour government."

Screencap of Sarah Vine tweet: "I always wondered to myself how Hitler managed to persuade the German people to turn against the Jews. If you tell enough lies and spread enough poison eventually people will start believing them. Hateful divisive of little man." She's responding to this tweet by Zack Polanski: "For years we've seen an ongoing genocide. It's been backed by right-wing papers, the US President and this Labour government."

Just Daily Mail 'journalist' Sarah Vine comparing the UK's only Jewish leader of a political party to Adolf Hitler.

#politicslive

24.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 505 πŸ” 147 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 22

no, really?

25.02.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
REFORMUK
92% Funding from ex-Tories
100% MPs are ex-Tories
Party Leader is ex-Tory
Deputy Leader is ex-Tory Scottish Leader is ex-Tory
Welsh Leader is ex-Tory
100% MSPs and MS are ex-Tories
Over 80% Councillors are ex-Tories
Farage says "Never Trust a Tory"
So don't let a new logo and different shade of blue fool you...

REFORMUK 92% Funding from ex-Tories 100% MPs are ex-Tories Party Leader is ex-Tory Deputy Leader is ex-Tory Scottish Leader is ex-Tory Welsh Leader is ex-Tory 100% MSPs and MS are ex-Tories Over 80% Councillors are ex-Tories Farage says "Never Trust a Tory" So don't let a new logo and different shade of blue fool you...

PSA:

For those voting Reform because they β€œhate the Tories”…

23.02.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

This is true. But the Mail are still doing it. As is the Telegraph. And the Times. And those are the papers all our politicians and judges and civil servants read, even if most of the public don't bother any more.

23.02.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This rotten corrupt establishment & its media allies that have given us cover ups for former Princes, child trafficking & decades long support for Genocide now telling us to vote Labour or Reform because The Green Party are a threat.

How stupid do they think we are?
How stupid are we?
#VoteGreen

23.02.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

oh please grant me this wish.

22.02.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œA three‑tier blue and pink birthday cake graphic with six lit candles on top. The text β€˜Happy Birthday’ appears above the cake. A large β€˜8th’ is displayed on the middle tier. The logo β€˜TRANS RADIO UK’ is written across the lower tiers, incorporating a multicoloured radio‑wave symbol. At the bottom, the website address β€˜www.TRANSRADIOUK.com’ is shown.”

β€œA three‑tier blue and pink birthday cake graphic with six lit candles on top. The text β€˜Happy Birthday’ appears above the cake. A large β€˜8th’ is displayed on the middle tier. The logo β€˜TRANS RADIO UK’ is written across the lower tiers, incorporating a multicoloured radio‑wave symbol. At the bottom, the website address β€˜www.TRANSRADIOUK.com’ is shown.”

πŸŽ‰Trans Radio UK β€” Celebrating Our 8th Birthday!
22nd February 2026

Today, Trans Radio UK proudly celebrates its 8th birthday!

Reaching this milestone is an incredible achievement for any community radio station.

22.02.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Humiliated in the media, denied healthcare, attacked by the human rights watchdog, shut out by the Supreme Court, bullied by social services and the police, disadvantaged in the jobs market, death figures covered up by the State, harassment de facto legalised, and attackers deified by Ministers.

20.02.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 2166 πŸ” 590 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 26

Succinct, accurate summary of the situation trans people face in the UK under Labour.

20.02.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
In other words, the backsliding is real and serious. This is perhaps the most unfavorable that the public has been toward trans rights in quite some time. Republicans have successfully and effectively exploited several flashpoint issues, like sports, in order to shift public opinion in their direction, while progressives have been unable to effectively muster persuasive arguments.
Some of this may be down to an unwillingness to even entertain a debate, in an unsuccessful effort to maintain a unified front. Progressive activists and organizations have often been confrontational when challenged with dissenting views, leading critics to claim that these tactics left little room for actual debate. The net result, however, is the worst-case scenario for progressives and trans individuals alike, as a previously sympathetic public’s support of trans rights has completely unraveled over the last decade.

In other words, the backsliding is real and serious. This is perhaps the most unfavorable that the public has been toward trans rights in quite some time. Republicans have successfully and effectively exploited several flashpoint issues, like sports, in order to shift public opinion in their direction, while progressives have been unable to effectively muster persuasive arguments. Some of this may be down to an unwillingness to even entertain a debate, in an unsuccessful effort to maintain a unified front. Progressive activists and organizations have often been confrontational when challenged with dissenting views, leading critics to claim that these tactics left little room for actual debate. The net result, however, is the worst-case scenario for progressives and trans individuals alike, as a previously sympathetic public’s support of trans rights has completely unraveled over the last decade.

The anti-trans side made bomb threats to children's hospitals. They spent a billion dollars messaging this over the last 7 years while the Dems mostly stayed silent or ducked away. But somehow, they always seem to blame trans people for their own persecution.

archive.ph/E2pfS

17.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 2368 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 22

No amount of "debate" can win when the deck is stacked like that by the wealthy and powerful. And that's just one billionaire. JK Rowling has spent millions to fund lawfare and anti-trans orgs in the UK. Joseph Edelman has spent millions bankrolling Do No Harm to push anti-trans policies.

17.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 591 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Twins Who Proved Dr Cass Wrong Gender identity is not something children grow out of. Here is the evidence that has been sitting quietly in one family's living room all along.

"A parent's message arrived in my inbox that stopped me in my tracks. Two twins, raised identically, with complete freedom to be themselves. One is a heterosexual man. The other is transgender."

www.helenwebberley.com/p/the-twins-...

18.02.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Images of multiple organisations that have signed our open letter.

Images of multiple organisations that have signed our open letter.

The list of organisations continues to grow larger.

When a community deems a term offensive, this constitutes a slur.

We are calling on all organisations to sign our open letter. Please get in touch via DM or our website.

Individuals can also sign via this link:
tacc.org.uk/biological-s...

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