Good Morning Sussex! If (like me) you continue to be frustrated by FWS and trans+ exclusion in jurisprudence, then join me in the GSL stream at 2pm in Jubilee 115 where I give a cathartic paper on how last year's judgment is evidence of a history of trans+ mistreatment #SLSA2026

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive

‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive

Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Thirty-five years ago, when Jack Karlson was hauled into a police car outside a Chinese restaurant in Queensland, he couldn’t have known his bombastic speech would be watched by millions around the world, become a meme and now, be preserved for ever in Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive. Karlson’s declaration – “Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest! … What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?” – is one of nine pieces of audio that have been added to the NFSA’s Sounds of Australia collection this year, along with a pedestrian crossing signal and Missy Higgins’ 2004 hit Scar. Continue reading...

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I'm going to be in the Culture Wars stream this afternoon with the amazing @apowelllaw.bsky.social @maxmorris.bsky.social @sandraduffy.bsky.social and @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social discussing the current state of legal affairs. Join us and have a chat in Fulton 111 at 14:45! #SLSA2026

I'm super excited to be running the DLSJ stream with @clarew.bsky.social @emilykakoullis.bsky.social and @alisontarrant.bsky.social! We have a dedicated Bluesky account, so pls go give us a follow! #SLSA2026

Disability Law & Social Justice@dlsj-slsa.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Good Morning from the University of Sussex! We are looking forward to welcoming you all to the Disability Law and Social Justice stream at the #SLSA2026 over the next few days.

Made it to Sussex and have bunkered down in Fulton to finish my slides for the #SLSA2026 conference! If any of my mutuals are here and want to catch up, come and say hi! ☺️

The effective conclusion of the ET is that trans people have to use third spaces. I think based on very poor legal analysis and uncritical adoption of "gender critical" talking points. But as I say, not binding, and all the relevant issues hopefully to be decided shortly by the High Court.

Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 9mo ago

Judgment here www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

1/ I've skimmed the judgment, and it's actually quite disheartening. A lot of the evidence and assertions about Rose's conduct in the changing rooms is based on conjecture and heightened distress, which the tribunal acknowledges. But then that is used to justify Rose's use of the room as a problem

Ashleeee 🌊🪭@reactiveashley.cat · 9mo ago

From the media summary, the outcome appears similar to NHS Fife, with the additional finding that the claim of indirect sex discrimination succeeded. That is extremely troubling.

It is degrading to cis people to have to share a changing room with trans people. Good to know.

Even in conversations about saving the planet from catastrophic destruction, regressive anti-trans voices are trying to derail things by demanding climate agencies collect data about 'biological sex' rather than gender 📊🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women

Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN

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We're in the "raping young teenage girls isn't pedophilia" part of the cope from MAGA. These people are evil.

BBC complaints unit upholds 20 complaints about newsreader Martine Croxall's mid-air altering of a scripted news story. Their reason? It "indicated a particular viewpoint" and so broke impartiality rules www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Martine Croxall broke rules over 'pregnant people' facial expression, BBC says

The BBC newsreader was reading out a news bulletin about research on groups most at risk during UK heatwaves.

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I’m so proud of all of my Equity, Care Law, and GSL students graduating today! I’m sorry I couldn’t be with you to celebrate, but I hope you all have a wonderful day! This is your moment, be proud of what you have achieved!!

University of Leicester | Leicester Law School@leicesterlawschool.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to our Leicester Law School graduates! It was wonderful to see you today. #leicestergrad

A Labour MP calling for trans women to be banned from parkrun, which, as the name suggests, is people non-competitively running around a park. There are no winners in this event. There are no losers in this event - bar Jonathan Hinder MP, should he ever take part.

'Gender critical' arguments do not hold up to academic critique and rigour. They are also not compassionate or inclusive. True feminist academics reject anti-trans rhetoric as a facet of misogyny. These beliefs shouldn't have a place at any HE institution.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, report finds

Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...

Call for Papers | Centre for European Law and Internationalisation - CELI

Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR  PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th ...

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My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...

I see there is another govt debate petition doing the rounds and I am asking you not to sign or share these things. I explain my reasoning here but, in short, it just gives platform to people who hate us, and does nothing to help www.patreon.com/posts/128665...

The Trans Agenda: The storm calms, but for how long? | The Trans Agenda

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Political parties banned from Manchester, London, Birmingham and Brighton Prides this year. Statements in the images.

Universities didn't want to go down this road, we were forced to. And now we're being made the villain for doing what we were told. The least Govt could do is make changes to help HE financially alongside these ridiculous and sudden shifts in direction. 🧵

James Ball@jamesrball.com · last yr.

There is something bordering on abusive in the way ministers today are talking about public services – Jacqui Smith on universities, and Yvette Cooper on care homes. They are blaming institutions for decisions forced on them by government, without admitting they or changing anything.

🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Louder for the Labour MPs in the back. Reform voters will never swing to Labour, but progressive former Labour voters *have* and *will* swing more to Lib Dems or Greens.

Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · last yr.

Toughening migration rules doesn’t challenge Reform. It validates them.

New Blog Post - Why Is It Always Bathrooms? This week, I wanted to look at why politicians are so obsessed with trans- people in bathrooms. The sad reality is that we've been here before, and society continues to legislate on queer toilet access open.substack.com/pub/danielle...

Why Is It Always Bathrooms?

The obsession to regulate private spaces is obvious, because we've been here before.

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“Instead of being wrapped up in a toxic debate about less than 1% of the population like in the UK, and spending valuable energy, resources and time fighting each other for no real reason, we need to wake up and identify the real problem – which is male violence, perpetrated by cisgender men.” ✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️

Tackling violence against women means standing with trans people too

The fight against gender-based violence must be intersectional.

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A comment to those in the back saying this was "bound to fail" for political reasons. That was never certain (look at the "common sense" rhetoric from Labour), and the current political climate suggested this was another stone to pave the way towards full trans- exclusion

Katy Montgomerie 🦗@katymontgomerie.com · last yr.

The horrific amendment to the Data Bill that would have decimated trans people's privacy was debated today... and was dropped. The government confirmed they have no intention of trying to pass something similar in the future. What a fucking relief. We keep some core rights

A group of us law academics put together a letter on FWS v Scottish Ministers UK Supreme Court ruling & we are asking other *UK based law folk* (academic activist practitioner etc) to sign More details 👇 #transrights #trans #transgender #lawsky #academicsky #UKlaw docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A Law Letter on FWS v Scottish Ministers

A coalition of legal academics have drafted a letter setting out our support for trans rights and our concerns about the FWS v Scottish Ministers UKSC ruling. We are opening it up for signature to ev...

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