A short thread explaining trans exclusion in the law, and the Code of Practice, in response to a load of questions 🧵 Obviously this is necessarily simplified. I cannot write a legal textbook on Bluesky.
Achintya Rao
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Dr Rao / Bass Lass. #SciComm and Engagement Manager, COALESCE (at UWE Bristol). Previously at CERN. Immigrant. ♀️/⚧️ https://a-ch.in/ty-a • https://now.achintyarao.in • https://cv.achintyarao.in • https://blog.achintyarao.in • https://wiki.achintyarao.in
So very grateful to have the love and support of my partner. youtu.be/S3InGcUC8ys It was an honour to have been interviewed for this video. CC: @bristolpride.bsky.social, @thebristolcable.bsky.social, @raoofphysics.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy #TransRights #TransgenderUK #LGBTQ #Pride
Love in Protest - Jenni & Achintya
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If #Pride is a protest, and protests are getting increasingly criminalised in the UK, and the smallest criminal conviction can rule out immigrants from attaining indefinite leave to remain in the UK, why would any immigrants be at Pride? https://youtu.be/S3InGcUC8ys #BristolPride #Bristol […]
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Episode One: out now!
Achintya Rao@achintyarao.in · last mo.What a treat to attend the premiere of @cosmicshambles.com’s “For The Record: An Incomplete History of #Music”! You can watch the first episode in around 20 hours on the Shambles YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Familiar faces include @astrokatie.com and @helenczerski.bsky.social!
What a treat to attend the premiere of @cosmicshambles.com’s “For The Record: An Incomplete History of #Music”! You can watch the first episode in around 20 hours on the Shambles YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Familiar faces include @astrokatie.com and @helenczerski.bsky.social!
For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music - YouTube
A nine part epic docuseries on the entire history of music, presented by Charlotte Ritchie
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Looking forward to the premiere of the first episode tonight! A beautiful excuse to visit #London again.
The Cosmic Shambles Network@cosmicshambles.com · 2mo agoHere's the second and final trailer for our upcoming epic docuseries For the Record: An Incomplete History of Music. First episode out June 25th, free on our YouTube channel. Check out the full release schedule on our Substack.
A few days ago, I signed up for @thunderbird Pro and promptly bought three domains to use with it: - https://achintya.fyi - https://basslass.fyi - https://theatrical.fyi (All domains redirect to https://a-ch.in/ty-a of course.) Because life needs whimsy. #Thunderbird #Email
Today, @commonswec.parliament.uk will be questioning the EHRC on the new code of practice. It's important we remind ourselves that trans people across the country are simply trying to exist freely. I am very grateful to those in Luton North who have been kind enough to share their stories with me.
May 2026 reading round-up: brief reviews of the nine books I read last month. Top read of May was Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince - a brilliant exploration of how brains work differently. noseinabook.co.uk/2026/06/01/m... 📚 #BookSky
May 2026 reading round-up | Nose in a book
Short reviews of the nine books I read in May
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Not sure if it was a good idea for my mental health to start listening to “Her Name Is Alice” by @alicemydaughter.bsky.social this morning, but I am so thrilled to hear a mother speak with such joy about her daughter. Thank you for writing about her, Caroline. #TransgenderUK #TransRights #Pride
Today is – if I am not mistaken – the first time I am wearing the dress that I was wearing when I got abused by a transphobe¹ shortly after the UK supreme court’s decision in April ’25 to sanction the othering #transgender people. I tell myself I am wearing it as an act of defiance in the face […]
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Our investigation verified 50 suicides of trans people in the UK over the past decade, and clearly, this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Trans people are dying of suicide more than the general UK population, new investigation reveals
Despite warning signs that trans people are dying of suicide more than the general UK population, official data remains inadequate – while rights and healthcare rollbacks continue
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Transphobic slurs already appearing in Bristol centre. One day after that fucking EHRC guidance. Anyone surprised?
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Thinking of everyone in the trans community in the UK today. Two days ago the UK government announced London to host IDAHOBIT forum 2027 including these nuggets: “London set to become the global stage for progress on LGBT+ rights” “government funding will advance international LGBT+ equality”
If you haven’t been to a @robinince.bsky.social show yet, please do yourself a favour and correct this.
Achintya “Thea” Rao@raoofphysics.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 3mo agoBrilliant, brilliant, brilliant evening with @robinince last night, courtesy of @kate_in_a_book’s generosity. Poetry, activism, science, skepticism, neurodivergence, music, travel, books, society, culture, politics, podcasts… Is there any topic the man cannot talk about for hours on end with no […]
❝ One thing makes me sing Though the sea is cruel Jenn[i] waits for me In old Hartlepool ❞ What a joy it was to sing this song with my Jenni, as part of #HeartwoodChorus, at the #Bristol #Folk Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ysrzbiYTU&list=PLSKDo6E4Tvi-5WfGkl90pexFrPZOHJ3V3&index=2
I think one of the worst aspects of banning #transgender women from sports is how insulting it is to cisgender women by portraying them as weak and incapable. Yesterday at #cricket, I opened the batting for our 5th XI (a mixed-gender team) and the woman opening the bowling for the opposition […]
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The whole “gender not sex” argument being weaponised by transphobes is yet another reason monolingual English-speakers should not be allowed to influence global queer discourse.
Hey, just because the England and Wales Cricket Board has banned #transgender women from recreational women’s cricket doesn’t mean I cannot umpire for the ladies’ games at my club. Here I am umpiring last Sunday. #cricket #umpiring #Bristol #BedminsterCricketClub
I got diagnosed by Harrow Heath via Right to Choose. Took only around three weeks between my GP surgery contacting them and my assessment appointment. Speedy! #ADHD #Neurodivergent
Achintya “Thea” Rao@raoofphysics.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 4mo agoDiagnosed for a second time with #ADHD, but since this time I have been diagnosed by the NHS in the UK, I can finally get my medication in this country!!
Diagnosed for a second time with #ADHD, but since this time I have been diagnosed by the NHS in the UK, I can finally get my medication in this country!!
Cover girls, my partner and me. Interview: https://thebristolcable.org/2025/09/in-love-and-in-limbo/ #Bristol #TheBristolCable #Queer #LGBTQ #Transgender #TransgenderUK #TransJoy
India: 'Only I can decide my gender, not the state”: Transgender activists seek rollback of new bill www.tribuneindia.com... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Only I can decide my gender, not the state”: Transgender activists seek rollback of new bill - The Tribune
Transgender activists and students on Monday demanded the rollback of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 introduced in Parliament last week saying the amendment scraps the principle of self-identification of gender and could push back past protections gained after great struggles.
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Apparently, it’s #Neurodiversity Celebration Week at @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social, where I have received comments on my “poor time management” two annual reviews in a row, because the #NHS will not prescribe me the #ADHD medication I was on for several years following a diagnosis in #Switzerland.
🎧 Get your headphones! Here are five new episodes of #SciCommConversations, for your aural delectation. Listen to them below, or search for our series on your favourite #podcast catcher. ⤵️
🎙️ Last May at the conference of @pcstnetwork.bsky.social in Aberdeen, I was interviewed by @achintyarao.in about my work on personal disclosure in #scicomm and its effects on #trust. The podcast episode is now available: coalesceproject.eu/2026/03/06/s...
SciComm Conversations: “Showing the person behind the science”
Listen to "Showing the person behind the science. Guest: Marlene Altenmüller" on Spreaker. Transcript Achintya Rao : Welcome to SciComm Conversations. My name is Achintya Rao. In this episode we exp...
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BREAKING: WIN 🏳️⚧️ 💥 The High Court just refused Sex Matters' permission to ban trans women from the Hampstead ponds. We're relieved that the ponds can remain a place where trans people have always belonged. Thank you to the all the people that pushed back against division.
