Laura Hughes (she/her)
@lauralhughes.bsky.social
Passionate about LGBTQIA+ (particularly trans & ace) suicide prevention. Lived experience. Rescue dog mom. Whovian. Pianist. Ace. Not the most active on here. Views my own. 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
BREAKING 🧨 I'm now in possession of evidence confirming a second trans youth suicide, where the patient's data was NOT sent to NHS England, for inclusion in Appleby's flawed DHSC report "Review of suicides and gender dysphoria at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: independent report"
Review of suicides and gender dysphoria at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: independent report
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With 38 hrs to go to the EHRC consultation deadline I'm seeing posts from people feeling bad they're too stressed to engage. The GLP⬇️has removed all but the last step, a general comment box. This is a far easier task. I hope it helps those who want to, to get their voice heard without too much pain.
How to respond to the EHRC consultation
Good Law Project has taken advice from a leading public law King’s Counsel on how to respond to the EHRC’s consultation. What follows is a form which, after you complete it, will automatically be sent...
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Guidance on responding to the EHRC consultation is now available on our website, made in partnership with others in the LGBTQ+ sector. You'll find it at: transactual.org.uk/equality-act...
An update on the withholding of suicide data🧵 Remember how in Dec 2024, after 5 months of chasing NHS England and the DHSC as to whether Alice's data was sent to the DHSC for a report into trans youth suicide by Prof Appleby, I made a FOI of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust to ask them...
Charlotte Fosgate deserved to grow up. 🏳️⚧️ #transkidsdeservetogrowup
To mark the 1st day of my 4th year without Alice I have an announcement: I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings. Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️
Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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MASS LOBBY AGAINST EHRC GUIDANCE Trans+ people and allies - join us in Parliament on the 25th June Register and find more information on our website: transsolidarityalliance.com
Have you written to your MP about the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act? Our wonderful pals at Scottish Trans have created a resource that you can use to write to your MP and your MSP too. You'll find it at www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour... #Trans #Nonbinary #TransRights
🚨 Important Action 🚨 Here is a brand new draft letter to your MP, which you should absolutely be sending, based on yesterday's statement from UN experts. Please send and share!
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance@transsolidarity.bsky.social · last yr.UN experts are calling on politicians and lawmakers to protect the human rights of trans+ people in the UK, let’s make them listen! WRITE TO YOUR MP. Find a tempate here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... @nancymk.bsky.social @jessothomson.co.uk
Listening to my new Bells Larsen CD this morning. All the songs sound like duets, but they’re actually the same person singing at different stages of their life: one before the vocal changes from taking testosterone, one after. Such magical trans music. Queerness is beautiful. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
I have been actively following this FOI request and am so grateful for @reactiveashley.bsky.social for pursuing this. We know Alice's data was not sent to the DHSC for Appleby to review. So it's particularly galling to read the Information Commissioner's Office quote Appleby at length stating:
ash (ᯟ︿ᯏ) ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁@reactiveashley.cat · last yr.1/🧵 Today, I am suing the Information Commissioner (and potentially Wes Streeting’s Department of Health and Social Care, if they choose to participate) over the secrecy surrounding the Louis Appleby Report and the suicide statistics related to the Tavistock GIDS.
1/🧵 Today, I am suing the Information Commissioner (and potentially Wes Streeting’s Department of Health and Social Care, if they choose to participate) over the secrecy surrounding the Louis Appleby Report and the suicide statistics related to the Tavistock GIDS.
The UK’s ILGA Europe ranking for 2025 is so frightening. It’s unsafe to be Queer here. Just a note though. ILGA exclude asexuality from all of their work. It’s nowhere on their website or glossary. It really hurts to be erased. Their work is important but we must hold them accountable.
It’s been an even busier than usual few weeks, but what have TransActual been doing? In short: it’s mostly been to do with the Equality Act. Read the thread to find out more.
Now more than ever, help us stand against Reform and the far-right in the UK 👇
We’re suing Farage’s Reform in the High Court | Good Law Project
Update (25 March 2025): We’ve just filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK at the High Court.
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Practical things you can do as a Cis ally: - Write to your MP - Protest - Give funds to Trans led advocacy groups - Use whatever social capital you have to support your workplace, your kids schools, your communities to resist the erasure of Trans people from public life.
As an asexual person living in the UK, my sexuality has never been protected by the Equality Act. Thankfully, I get by okay day-to-day simply by not disclosing it. I’m lucky. Many trans people don’t have the same privilege. I will fight for trans rights before my own.
There’s a LOT of anger out there about the EHRC and government overreach into lgbtq lives this morning. Hold on to it and use it; don’t mourn, organise. We can beat them.
🏳️⚧️ NEW 🏳️⚧️ We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act. So we’re readying a challenge – join us: goodlaw.social/xpme
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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If your business or organisation is remaining silent about the UK Supreme Court’s decision, you are not welcome at Pride this summer. Pride is first and foremost a protest. It isn’t something to attend in order to tick ‘LGBTQIA+’ off your outreach list.
Following last week's decision in the UK Supreme Court, our Service Lead Laura offers a message of support and solidarity for trans people and their rights. We will always stand with you. harmless.org.uk/solidarity-w...
Solidarity with Trans Communities - Harmless
Last week, a decision was made by the UK Supreme Court which directly impacts the safety, dignity, and wellbeing of trans, non-binary, intersex, and genderqueer people in the UK. This weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered in nearly 30 cities across the UK, coming together in anger, hope, and solidarity for trans people and […]
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🚨Over 1,000 have signed our Letter on #DisabilityBenefits cuts! "Decades of research tells us poverty does not motivate — it crushes hope and erodes both physical and mental health." Together, we’re building pressure — in Parliament, in the press, and beyond. Pls sign+share✍️ tinyurl.com/2tvfvzft
It took me a grand total of 2 minutes to sign all these petitions, thanks to Autofill. Then another 2 minutes to confirm my signatures by clicking the links in the subsequent emails. So unbelievably easy. Sign sign sign. Then share share share. Numbers and engagement are vital. 🏳️⚧️
Kaylee 🏴🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 🔜 BLFC@littlemacha.bsky.social · last yr.Megathread of pro-trans petitions on Parliament’s petition website. If Labour suddenly gets hit with debates for a bunch of pro-trans petitions, maybe they’ll realise this issue isn’t going away and they’ve fucked up. I’ll add more as I find them. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
I was honoured to speak on behalf of @harmlessuk.bsky.social at Nottingham’s trans rights protest today. My speech can be read below. (Alt. text available) Over 500 people all coming together in anger, hope, and solidarity for our trans community. Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
Today’s protest in London against the Supreme Court ruling was staggering in size. Huge respect to those who made this happen in just a matter of days. Imagine the size of the crowd Sex Matters would have mustered to protest, if the ruling had been different. Take heart. The tide will turn.
Preparing for Nottingham’s protest on Sunday. Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️ @nottspastelproject.bsky.social @transpridenotts.bsky.social @harmlessuk.bsky.social
