9/ Because "the public thinks" is doing enormous load-bearing work in every law currently being aimed at us, and any group with ten grand can manufacture a sentence that starts that way. Reform just accidentally showed you the receipt. But they are all doing it.

with Bandcamp Friday in less than two days, quick reminder that BC waives their cut of each sale, so if you haven't already picked up this incredible compilation album of trans metal musicians fundraising for mutual aid, it'll be a great time to do so! transientvoltage.bandcamp.com/album/transi...

Transient Voltage 1: A Compilation of Trans Metal Discharge, by Transient Voltage Productions

93 track album

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Petition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients. Please sign and share

ANYWAY donate to the #greens if you can. Because they don't take huge filthy Daddy money from little posho shits. Just normal tenners from lovely people like us! 💚

chiller@chiller.eurosky.social · 2d ago

*WILD CHEERING* They have a donations page, let's make this happen! #ZackPolanski #Holborn #GreenParty 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

Mermaids have seen a huge spike in young people contacting their support line this week. This is Labour wilfully harming children out of ideological hatred.

LGBTIQA+ Greens@lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · yesterday

As LGBTIQA+ Greens many of us know first hand the damage the original section 28 caused and we cannot be silent while a new generation of children is subjected to the same damaging policies as we were. 4/4

i did not expect a response. Maybe we're changing some hearts and minds here idk.

There was a time many years ago when I occasionally worked on a current affairs show. I’ve heard more than one runner complain that Nigel drank all the red wine in the green room. I’ve never heard that he drank any of the beer. I don’t know why the guests are all getting pissed either.

Parody Nigel Farage@parodypm.bsky.social · 5d ago

Another day, another photo with an untouched pint, to fool the plebs into thinking I'm just like them.

For those of us outside Wales - now is the time to be following Wales trans organisations and activists, and keeping an eye on how we might act in solidarity. Also potentially writing to our own local representatives and expressing our concern.

I write sad songs to make you feel better, and share my creative journey to help you along yours. This is for you: linktr.ee/penfriendrocks

Hi, I'm Penfriend Official: TikTok, Instagram | Linktree

View penfriendrocks’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify, Bandcamp here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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There will be no widespread outrage at the prohibition of trans affirming surgeries in Wales beyond the trans community because banning affirming surgeries on the NHS is now the majority opinion (as shown in a 2023 YouGov survey) in the UK. Each day consent for our eradication is manufactured...

My friends and I have done a thing over the last 18 months in an attempt to make a difference to the community, and make life a little easier. Please support it if you can. It's been a lot of hard work!

Esse House UK@essehouse.bsky.social · last wk.

We are committed to doing all we feasibly can, bringing together the community to provide its own solutions, infrastructure, and mutual aid. See a full range of our services, schemes and provisions here: www.essehouse.co.uk

Tell someone you love their art today. You will make their day.

Have you been questioned or stopped while using a gendered space? Let us know using our Report-A-Loo tool transactual.org.uk/equality-act...

The government has responded to a petition about strengthening LGBTQ+ protections with a lengthy bit of gaslighting. It hails the new Code of Practice, Section 29 3/4, and the conversion therapy “ban” as somehow protecting LGBTQ+ people. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

So pleased with all the love this clip has had! The film itself is *achingly* close to breaking 100k views on YT and while reaching this number will achieve absolutely nothing (tangible) it will make me, a buffoon, very happy... www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8vZ...

DUCKS | Award Winning Animated Short Film

YouTube video by AJ Jefferies

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AJ Jefferies@moonjam.com · 3w ago

100% normal ducks

These strongly worded letters sometimes work in democratic countries as the press picks them up shares the message and then the people demand change. This however is the UK and no mainstream newspaper will mention it. Though it absolutely would get a million articles if it said the opposite.

TACC@tacc.org.uk · 3w 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...

Roses are red Violets ain’t grey Did you know that it’s National Bad Poetry Day?

We are tired of asking for respect, compassion, and rights from a society that isn't willing to act on our behalf. Our aim is to reduce the reliance on society for our well-being so that we are able to insulate the community from undue hardship.

Esse House UK@essehouse.bsky.social · 3w ago

We need your support to continue our amazing progress - please follow and share our posts, donate your time, or even your spare pennies to protect the UK trans community from harm, provide opportunities, and increase well-being. www.essehouse.co.uk/donate

Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/

Please sign. Enough is enough. We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1

Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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I hate that we have let the nastiest racists on earth define and redefine our language. From "woke" to "DEI." Trump's policies are not anti-DEI. They are racist. US firms did not abandon DEI policies. They fired competent black women in droves on the basis of race and sex.

Ian Johnson@mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 3w ago

DEI means recruiting the best candidates and appealing to the widest possible customer base - which results show is good for people, and for business www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

@genderedintelligence.co.uk have released a guide for maximising trans inclusion. It can be downloaded here: genderedintelligence.co.uk/page/how-to-...

Maximising trans inclusion after the Supreme Court Judgment

How to maximise your trans and non-binary inclusion in light of the For Women Scotland v Scottish Government Supreme Court Judgment

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Please sign and share, we need to tell MSPs in Scotland to stand up to the far right before things get out of control actionnetwork.org/petitions/ms...

MSPs - show courage and stand up to the far-right

Dear MSPs, Over the Scottish Parliament’s summer recess period, we have seen: A hijab wearing woman of colour attacked in Glasgow Black and Asian taxi drivers and food delivery workers attacked...

actionnetwork.org

I primarily make music because the songs help me get through these times. I also make art that I want to listen to! 

The Haunting of Emily AF 👩‍🎤✨@rockstarelise.com · 3w ago

The best way to support trans or queer artists is to consume our content! I really want to grow my audience, and I absolutely don’t care if I make any money from this! Also, If you’re in the Madison Wisconsin area, I’m also very interested in you coming to my shows! linktr.ee/RockstarElise 

I updated my total eclipse webcam viewer for today's eclipse! Once totality begins you'll see a live-updating umbra, so you can race to the next webcam and see the eclipse happen over and over again. jonty.github.io/2026_eclipse...

Via @moryan.bsky.social via @runwithskizzers.bsky.social, a friendly reminder: JK Rowling is a transphobic bigot.

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

theverge.com

Just to put on my lawyer hat: Lawsuits are a lot. Just responding to claims, even if all the evidence is on your side, BEFORE A COURT HEARING costs a helluva lot. I've seen what it does to clients even when we know we're going to win. But if you have a bottomless JKR warchest behind you...

Sam Adams@samadams.bsky.social · 3w ago

Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.

Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.

Nicholas Hoult In 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart - Excl.

Nicholas Hoult has joined Season 2 of HBO Max's 'Harry Potter. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh.

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The Netherlands are launching a bid to have Pride protected as cultural heritage by UNESCO. You can support them by signing here: a.allout.org/s/PE2E4/

UNESCO: Recognize Pride as cultural heritage

Pride could join UNESCO's list of the world's living cultural heritage – but none of the 800+ traditions on it are LGBT+ yet. Add your name to change that.

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