Ruth Pearce
@notrightruth.bsky.social
Activist, punk musician, event promoter, feminist academic. Illegal lesbian. http://ruthpearce.net
Amazing, inspirational article from Ruth. My beautiful friends have come so far, and together, we'll go further and we will win.
Ruth Pearce@notrightruth.bsky.social · 7h agoA new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
I was there. As proof, that's me standing behind the woman on the left with a home made placard. Too chickenshit to appear at all other than in drab, but that's me, alright. I was proud to be there and, as Ruth says, it was a defining moment. Read the article - this isn't over yet.
Ruth Pearce@notrightruth.bsky.social · 7h agoA new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
“Yet, young trans people continue to come out, to seek support and support one another, in numbers that would have been inconceivable to the protesters gathered in London on that cold night in November 2008.”
Ruth Pearce@notrightruth.bsky.social · 7h agoA new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
What we have won
It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who re…
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It's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.
Am I the kind of person who would have used my postgraduate staff card to break the security cordon on a student occupation? Who can say.
Anti-fascist, Pro-Tortoise.@mcneany-matthew.bsky.social · 15h agoIn order to protect your professional reputation I'm going to say that 15 years later it's entirely possible that it might not have been you that was with me breaking into the occupation, but in order to protect your punk-rock street cred I'm almost certain it was.
I sometimes remember the occupation of the executive suite at Warwick (the one we broke into after it started, which I want to say was 2011?) and one thing the security seemingly got really mad about was the fact we'd decided the two toilets should be gender neutral.
Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 17h agoOur code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx
I am using the goodweeplace.com scripts & have them printed off
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Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 19h agoEHRC Code of Practice comes into effect today so remember to be an absolute pain in the arse to any service provider who is trying to actively enforce it.
Sandie Peggie is a classic example. She has made a new career for herself as a White Woman Tears bigot on the GC grift circuit persecuting an entirely innocent trans woman doctor. Its zero surprise to anyone that she is a horrendous racist too.
When the in group are told they can Other someone based on their feelings, this is what you get. "I dont want to be near the trans woman/i dont want a brown nurse/i have the right not to see queers/ban the book" etc etc Policing toilets is part of the same bigotry as demanding white doctors.
right, ok, enough self-pity, I need to turn my shit pub around. it's in Stratford, it's got a (small) stage, there has to be someone who has something cool they want a space for queer-run, extremely diverse venue (we even let mumbling old white geezers in) what I'd call 'mostly accessible'
GLASGOW SUMMER! Free bank holiday weekend matinee, Sunday 30 August, The Cooperage. I am fully back my nonsense, once again co-organising a gig and playing a set with wormboys. Because why not. Also I made a ridiculous poster, for which I am sure you will observe precisely zero genAI was employed.
A message to trans + people in the UK. Carry on using the facilities you feel most comfortable in from tomorrow. Your comfort matters. Your right to exist in public life matters. The guidance is completely unworkable and it will fail!!
And before anyone comes in with "what's wrong with being anti-Zionism?" or "Anti-Zionism isn't antisemitism!", Miller is not just some generic anti-Zionist who supports a one-state solution and/or full right of return. Miller is a guy who says shit like this:
Here's a piece from me about the decision against Sex Matters on Friday, and its wider implications 👇
Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 2d agoAnti-trans activists lost twice in one day, after the High Court rejected a challenge to police guidance. @jessothomson.co.uk argues that the ruling raises important questions for trans human rights: https://goodlaw.social/0kp3
I have committed the potential error of informing an autistic 12 year old about the existence of Warhammer
We very much enjoyed @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social infographic explaining the rather convoluted efforts that the state has gone to to supress juries and persecute Rajiv Menon KC.
“Stop this slide into authoritarianism before it’s too late.” 💯
Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 6d agoJust sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com
One of the things that's frustrating about this is that the association vendors are building between shipping unconsented privacy invading AI features and patching is going to hurt resilience to vulnerability exposure generally.
Dr Neil & Mr Price@drneil.bsky.social · 7d agoIt’s really starting to grind me down
The French platform Trans Youth Trajectories has published a thorough summary of the research case at Oslo University Hospital. English: trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr/en/news/with... French: trajectoiresjeunestrans.fr/actualites/s... Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DbascKzjYQH/
Without consent: the scientific misconduct scandal at Norway’s national centre for trans youth - Trans Youth Trajectories
Illegitimate research on trans minors
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The Supreme Court is to decide on the lawfulness of the Palestine Action ban The court has granted the group's co-founder permission to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling, which was in the government's favour It says the hearing will take place sometime between 1 October and 21 December
The fact this continues while the police do nice little photo ops with suspected Loyalist murderers is really the thing that underlines how hypocritical it is
flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · 6d agoHealthy democracies under good governance do not see things like e.g. a 1,000% increase in terrorism-related arrests in the course of one year, most of them non-violent pensioners.
Just seen @brisunipress.bsky.social have a mega sale on until the end of July - i.e. tomorrow(!) Which means you still have time to get 50% off my 2018 book Understanding Trans Health!
Understanding Trans Health
Understanding Trans Health - Discourse, Power and Possibility; Addressing urgent challenges and debates in trans health, this book interweaves patient voices with social theory and autobiography, offe...
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