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I'm a mammie

@imamammie.bsky.social

She/her Proud mum, fierce advocate of the trans community. LOVE WINS, TRANS JOY Anti fascist mams4transni@gmail.com (NI mammies contact)

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Causeway Pride @causewaypride.bsky.social · 2d ago

We are proud to have signed this alongside @mams4transni.bsky.social and @nestparentsgroup.bsky.social

To the residents of Garvaghy Road,

We, members of the LGBTQ+ community across this island and beyond, send our solidarity, respect, and support to you at this time.

Your community has carried decades of strain, resilience, and determination in the face of pressure that no area should have to endure.

You have lost loved ones and we recognise the trauma and fear this march has reignited.

We want you to know that your experiences are seen, your courage is recognised, and your right to safety, dignity, and peaceful living is shared by us wholeheartedly.

Our communities understand what it means to be targeted, to be spoken about rather than spoken with, and to have our lives shaped by forces outside our control.

We recognise the strength it takes to stand together, to protect one another, and to insist on fairness even when the spotlight feels heavy.
Your commitment to community wellbeing, mutual care, and the protection of your homes echoes the values that LGBTQ+ people have relied on for generations.

We stand with you because solidarity is not symbolic — it is practical, lived, and necessary.

When one community is pressured, all communities who have known discrimination feel that weight.

When one community insists on its right to live without intimidation, all of us benefit from that example.

Your stance strengthens the wider fabric of equality and justice across the North.

Please know that you are not alone.
We in the LGBTQ+community, and allies are with you — in voice, in principle, and in shared hope for a future where every community can live without fear, without disruption, and without being made a battleground for political or sectarian agendas.
We honour your resilience.
We support your right to peace.
And we stand beside you in solidarity.

With respect and solidarity,

Mary Ellen Campbell

Belfast
Padraig O Donnaghaile

Ballymacarret
Claire Hackett

Belfast
Orlaith O’Connor

Also signed by
Causeway Pride
NEST Parents Group
MAMS4TRANSNI

& Many other members of the LGBTQIA+ Community

I'm a mammie @imamammie.bsky.social · last wk.

No going back

Claire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · last wk.

Add your support here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road

An open letter to the Rt Hon Chris Bryant MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Helen McEntee TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, was sent at 8pm Thursday 1 October 2026. We will co...

docs.google.com

alt-DUP @duponline.eurosky.social · last wk.

Nobody is being prevented from walking. The march has walked a route back into Portadown every year, including the last 28 years. Truth matters.

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · last wk.

More like this bsky.app/profile/madg...

MadGreek 🧿@madgreek2024.bsky.social · last wk.

"The problem is... Men!" A word from Tyler. "This is why women choose the bear, and I don't blame them." A word from Jonathan.

Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween.@brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 2w ago

A crowdfunder has begun to support the people of Garvaghy Road in their resistance against the Orange Order's bullying shite.

Help raise £5000 to Support the residents, local community centre and the people on the Garvaghy Road – JustGiving Crowdfunding

Iʼm raising money to Support the residents, local community centre and the people on the Garvaghy Road. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

justgiving.com

Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween.@brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 2w ago

I guess they'll just have to apply again for another march with fresh police intelligence that it will in fact cause major disorder ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 2w ago

Heartbreaking VIDEO for all my cis followers on here (please share with any other cis people you may know) It’s about Andy Burnham’s new Transphobic Section 28 in schools and the harm caused to one trans child as a result. I never say this but I will now; Please watch don’t scroll.

Trans kids are no longer safe in UK schools

YouTube video by Cool2BTrans

youtu.be

JesALady @jesalady.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026 is being introduced in the Dáil tomorrow by Ruth Coppinger at 1312. Definitely a coincidence.

A screenshot from oireachtas.ie:

13:12 Bills for Introduction: Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026 — First Stage

Mams4TransNI @mams4transni.bsky.social · 3w ago

Anyone had surgery with Juan Tinajero Arias? Have a friend having surgery with him in two weeks and we can't find any details of him anywhere. Please and thank you 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 4w ago

N. Ireland - the testing ground for inhumanity used today against black & migrant communities in Britain. Internment ships: HMS Argenta & HMS Maidstone. Argenta docked in Belfast 1922-1925 & Maidstone in 1971 was used as an internment ship in Operation Demetrius. Bibby Stockholm 2023 - 2024. [1/n]

M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧@marcusjdl.bsky.social · 4w ago

Must be nice not to be political. My face is political. Turning up with my husband is political

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · last mo.

I can't help but feel if incels had framed it as them being on a sex strike from the start, we wouldn't be here.

Microplastics Sommelier@leastactionhero.bsky.social · last mo.

sorry for screenshotting some twitter rando but you guys need to see this

The Hellenist @The_Hellenist . 19h
Men must go on sex strike.
Do not give women any of your love until they submit to patriarchy.
Feminist women are undeserving of love.
Men must therefore go on sex strike.

NO SEX UNTIL YOU ABANDON FEMINISM
STRONG WOMEN BUILD NOTHING.
SUBMISSIVE WOMEN BUILD CIVILIZATION.

I'm a mammie @imamammie.bsky.social · last mo.

Not going to lie, this one hurts, A LOT, do fucking better people ffs

UnicornsRockUK@unicornsrockuk.northsky.social · last mo.

Just so tired of all this.

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · last mo.

Hey @mrjamesob.bsky.social - should we be optimistic that Burnham's Labour government is bringing back Section 28, but making it even worse?

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · last mo.

New guidance - set to come into force this month - says teachers must not use materials that “encourage” pupils to question their gender.

Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween.@brendanjharkin.bsky.social · last mo.

Foyle Pride photos are up on the site now. brendanjharkin.myportfolio.com/foyle-pride-...

I'm a mammie @imamammie.bsky.social · last mo.

Not a fan of football BUT absolutely LOVE this year's Foyle Pride tees. ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween.@brendanjharkin.bsky.social · last mo.

The GOAT with a goat

รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 2mo ago

jon ronson has written a book about men who go crazy online and he's dedicated an entire chapter to graham linehan. graham is not going to like the observer review.

Ronson’s account of Graham Linehan is another harrowing tale of a man’s life ruined by the internet. Linehan was a beloved comedy writer, co-creator of Father Ted, and a prolific presence on Twitter, where he was well liked and respected. Then, in 2013, something began to shift, when an episode of his sitcom The IT Crowd, first broadcast in 2008, was repeated. In it, a man discovers his girlfriend is transgender and a brawl breaks out between the two. Viewers did not like the display of violence nor the supposed implication that the trans woman was “really” a man, underlying maleness bursting forth uncontrollably once she is angry.

Linehan responded to criticism with polite bafflement, then defensiveness, and finally overt anger. He began to research transgender issues and developed a singular obsession with the topic, which has since gone on to comprehensively destroy his career and personal life. Linehan, who believes trans activism and indeed ordinary trans existence pose an existential threat to women, talks of little else (except, these days, a fervent pro-Israel stance). He tweets near-constantly, cloaking his obsession with supposed concern for the wellbeing of cisgender women, but he does not balk at aggressively insulting those women who disagree with him.

Linehan’s self-ignited ruin stopped being satisfying for even his opponents to watch a while back, and now is only profoundly depressing. Ronson was once a good friend, but in refusing to endorse Linehan’s beliefs about transgender issues, he was added to his long list of his enemies. In The Castle, Ronson speaks to him directly, having been attacked countless times on Linehan’s social media feed. One thing that becomes clear, beyond the truly abject state of Linehan’s wellbeing, is that he is able to persevere with his campaign because he has convinced himself he is battling the greatest danger currently at play in the world. At one point he suggests that there are so many fewer serial killers nowadays because all the sociopaths have migrated to the internet in order to argue with him about trans issues instead. It reminded me of religious protesters screaming at me in Dublin once, as I walked into a reproductive-rights clinic that provided information about abortion. I was furious, but then forced myself to think about how I would feel or act if I truly, earnestly believed that every abortion is equivalent to the murder of a child. That might, indeed, drive me mad.

The Linehan chapter is brilliant: insightful, candid and moving. I’m still not convinced that any broader crisis of masculinity or male purpose had much to do with Linehan’s downfall, though. He wasn’t at a loss or empty of purpose when he began his campaign. He didn’t turn to vitriol because he didn’t have anything else to do. His case is, if anything, notable for involving a man with an enviable life and abundant success throwing it away for reasons that to many in the outside world may seem obscure or deranged.

I'm a mammie @imamammie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How much fun can be had with this, get on this!

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 2mo ago

Just going to leave this here.

invited tp participate in this study.

Are you a Detransitioner or Desister with gender dysphoria?

Researchers are conducting an online research study to learn about youth (13-25 years of age) who have gender dysphoria. This is the “Adolescent and Young Adult Gender Dysphoria Outcomes Study” (AYAGDOS). Detransitioners and Desisters are eligible if they experience gender dysphoria (discomfort with their birth sex).

You may participate if you are: 1) 13-25 years of age; 2) have gender dysphoria; 3) are English-speaking; and 4) live in one of the countries listed on our website (link below). These countries include the U.S., Canada, the EU, and several other countries. We are also recruiting parents of gender dysphoric youth. Youth who live in the US and Canada and youth outside the US and Canada who are 18-25 years of age are not required to involve their parents to participate. Youth outside of the US and Canada who are 13-17 years of age will need parental consent. Participation requires completing an online survey, is voluntary, and will not be compensated.

For more information: WWW.AYAGDOS.ORG
Questions? Contact AYAGDOS@gmail.com

Title: Adolescent and Young Adult Gender Dysphoria Outcomes Study (AYAGDOS)
Principal Investigator: Dr. J. Michael Bailey (Northwestern University)
Northwestern University IRB #: STU00215665
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lisa Littman; Co-Investigator: Dr. Kenneth J. Zucker
(The Institute for Comprehensive Gender Dysphoria Research)
BRANY IRB: 22-076-11-88

Northwestern

Please share this information with any person who may be eligible.

Are you the parent or guardian of a gender dysphoric person who has detransitioned or desisted?

Researchers are conducting an online research study to learn about youth (13-25 years of age) who have gender dysphoria. This is the “Adolescent and Young Adult Gender Dysphoria Outcomes Study” (AYAGDOS). Detransitioners and Desisters are eligible if they experience gender dysphoria (discomfort with their bir…

Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 2mo ago

Mike Nesbitt did not resign over one bad day. Despite making solid progress on waiting lists, health reform, and tackling health inequalities, he resigned because his own party leader crossed him twice. 1/7

Causeway Pride @causewaypride.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A joint statement from @causewaypride.bsky.social and @mams4transni.bsky.social

Mike Nesbitt’s resignation letter lays bare something
deeply disturbing.

Jon Burrows drew a “red line” over puberty blockers and opposition to Northern Ireland participating in the Pathways trial. Nesbitt admits that the trial was the price of securing the execs support.

Read that again...
The healthcare of trans young people became a political bargaining chip.

And when the Health Minister tried to act within his brief, he was apparently expected to fall in line with the Leader’s political agenda or fall on his sword.

This is not how healthcare should work.

Young people’s lives are not party policy. Clinical decisions should not be made to satisfy political “red lines”. And evidence-based healthcare should never be sacrificed to protect a politician’s ideological position.

Mike Nesbitt has resigned.
But the questions his letter raises remain.

Jon Burrows may have won his red line. Trans young people are the ones left standing on it.

We will not be silent while politicians turn our
healthcare into a political battlefield.

Still here. Still proud. Still fighting.

Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mike Nesbitt drafting his resignation letter

Mean Girls Fugly Burn Book Entry

ALT: Mean Girls Fugly Burn Book Entry

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I'm a mammie @imamammie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And on it goes........

I'm a mammie @imamammie.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic... What fresh hell are we in for now ?

Mike Nesbitt quits as health minister amid clash with UUP leader

Mike Nesbitt has resigned as Health Minister in a dramatic move that has shaken Stormont.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk

TACC @tacc.org.uk · 2mo ago

"GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today warned that the UK’s revised Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations, in force as of 5 August, may place transgender and gender-diverse persons at heightened risk of discrimination and exclusion." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

UK: Revised Code of Practice risks institutionalising discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse persons, warn UN experts

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today warned that the UK’s revised Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations, in force as of 5 August, may place transgender and gender-divers...

ohchr.org

Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Gender-critical” transphobia is not feminism. Transphobes do not represent women… 142 feminist organisations sign a manifesto in support of trans people’s human rights. gcn.ie/feminist-org...

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142 feminist organisations sign manifesto pledging solidarity with trans community
COMMUNITY & NEWS & TOP NEWS | 11 AUG 2026

Mams4TransNI @mams4transni.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We had a lovely weekend with Caroline and Peter @alicemydaughter.bsky.social Who traveled over to NI for our pride, this is a very generous Go Fund Me that Peter set up to help us even more. The most beautiful selfless couple, their kindness knows no bounds! Please donate/share ❤️🏳️‍🌈❤️

Causeway Pride@causewaypride.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our long term aim for pride was always to create a safe space in our area Infuse Tea Bar have stepped up to be that space. Please donate/share if you can

Causeway Pride @causewaypride.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our long term aim for pride was always to create a safe space in our area Infuse Tea Bar have stepped up to be that space. Please donate/share if you can

Donate to Safe Space, organized by Peter Litman

I spent my 60th birthday last weekend in Northern Ireland to attend Causeway Pride where I was made to feel … Peter Litman needs your support for Safe Space

gofund.me

@transmetalmum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A bottom feeding GC walked into an LGBTQIA+ event in west Belfast yesterday with hate etched on her face. She was ignorant to others from the get go. Myself and @imamammie.bsky.social clocked her straight away. She took photographs of the panel and has written a vile post on twitter, she is a liar