Really don't think people outside the UK really understand how culturally and politically mainstreamed transphobia has become here.
elizabeth says ‘Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor’@thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 2h agoOh fuck off
Jess O'Thomson
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elizabeth says ‘Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor’@thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 2h agoStill knackered. Still cannot really stand up. Not really sleeping properly.
Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 2d agoVery poorly. Less coughing – lots of lemsip. Brain fog & complete exhaustion. Cannot stand for long enough to reliably shower (wish I still had my shower chair in this flat).
Removing the automatic right to appeal is I think the most dangerous part of these proposals. The power of the state to imprison someone for two years is a very serious one, and it demands substantial checks and limits.
Joanna Hardy-Susskind@joannahs.bsky.social · 4h agoAnd what about that safeguard? That automatic right to a rehearing if you think the Magistrates just, you know, got things wrong? That you got 2 years and it was just wrong. They’re taking that away. They’re introducing transcripts and a permission stage for any appeal.
Actor. Do really miss acting, but don't have the time.
Uncredited Narrator 🇹🇹 🇬🇩@alstonf87.bsky.social · 4d agoI would have been an astronaut
I can’t stop laughing at this example the government used to justify what they’re doing in the Magistrates’ Courts 😂 Don’t worry. If the Magistrates REVERSE THE ACTUAL BURDEN OF PROOF then you’ll likely have an appeal. Fear not. All is well. Nothing to worry about.
You will notice I am quite particular about getting the legal detail right, even when my corrections make the situation worse, not better, for trans people. This is because I am serious about developing a proper understanding of this complex area of law. I won't peddle misinformation.
No, they couldn't. Even if it wasn't direct sex discrimination, it would be indirect sex discrimination – unlawful unless it was a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. This is because most people who have a female gender/live as women are also "biologically female" under the EA.
This is the kind of stuff Katie Hopkins used to say as outrage bait. Now it's being seriously touted by politicians.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 21h agoRobert Jenrick for Reform says that Royal Marines using "lethal force" on small boats could end it in days. "Deploy the Royal Marines into the Channel. If they need to use lethal force then they'll be able to do so. I think the problem would come to an end within a matter of days."
Also I shouldn’t have to say this but it is unacceptable to target Carla Lockhart’s body or looks. It’s never ok to target a woman’s looks even if she is in public life. There are plenty of things to criticise, even hate, about her party’s politics. It wasn’t ok when it was Arlene Foster either.
Very poorly. Less coughing – lots of lemsip. Brain fog & complete exhaustion. Cannot stand for long enough to reliably shower (wish I still had my shower chair in this flat).
Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 6d agoHave covid. As someone who ended up in a wheelchair because of long covid, always particularly scary for me.
I converted to Catholicism two weeks ago. Here’s why I think Jesus would’ve supported live streaming executions.
The Telegraph is about as sophisticated as the "Toxic" magazine I used to read as a small child, which came with things like free packets of slime on the front.
Sam Whyte@samwhyte.bsky.social · 4d agoThere are more Ketchup sachets than nurses. More operational Furbies than professors of human geography. More dogs named "Digger" than people licensed to operate a JCB. And you ask why people are turning to Reform?
There are more Ketchup sachets than nurses. More operational Furbies than professors of human geography. More dogs named "Digger" than people licensed to operate a JCB. And you ask why people are turning to Reform?
Finally managed to get some food down me in the form of soda bread + broth
Fwiw - this isn't true. Not that biological sex isn't a fiction - it is. But this isn't how it's defined in law. It's just true in most cases.
Weird Alex@jackalpants.bsky.social · 4d agoReminder that "biological sex" is not a thing that exists. It is a legal fiction in every place that refers to it. In the UK, in the equality act, it means "the sex that was written on your original birth certificate." Incidentally, it doesn't matter if that's due to a clerical error.
A fascinating editorial decision from the BBC, to make the headline a scaremongering “AUTISM AND ADHD ARE BEING OVERDIAGNOSED”, and then, four bullet points later, have the author of the report quoted as essentially saying “nah, that’s bullshit, actually”.
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Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 2w ago🚨 We need to hear from YOU Have you had a problem accessing gendered services since April last year, outside of school and the workplace? Are you a service provider worried about remaining inclusive? PLEASE let us know through this form - and share widely goodlaw.social/mzb3
Look how talented my friend is! And buy her pots! (I have always wanted to learn how to do this, but I have no money nor time haha)
Rose Schmits@roseschmits.bsky.social · 6d agoSome nice throwing on a rainy day. These gourd neck vases are maybe my favourite shape to throw, it’s a nice technical challenge 💕
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Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 2w ago🚨 We need to hear from YOU Have you had a problem accessing gendered services since April last year, outside of school and the workplace? Are you a service provider worried about remaining inclusive? PLEASE let us know through this form - and share widely goodlaw.social/mzb3
Have covid. As someone who ended up in a wheelchair because of long covid, always particularly scary for me.
Have covid. As someone who ended up in a wheelchair because of long covid, always particularly scary for me.
Please don't forget about us trans people. Facing the worst attack on our rights in this country due to Labour's current transphobia. Don't forget my community. That's all I ask. Please.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The thorough cleansing that we are carrying out now in southern Lebanon is unprecedented. “They have nowhere to return to. Look at how it looks. “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.”