Seems to be a pattern of cis judges failing to consider practical implications for trans people or consider whether cis people's discomfort is a result of prejudice

If I swap "member of the opposite sex" for "person who is sexually attracted to women" (which seems to be the focus of the complaint) and present an expert with a couple of studies showing women are more anxious about this, does having to share changing rooms with lesbians become a sex disadvantage?

Yeah this guy was the real fuckin deal

Handful of cis transphobes complain about he word cis being used BBC: Puts in style guide not to say cis, notes it is offensive to some Huge chunk of trans people + allies object to sudden introduction of a slur for trans people being seen as default BBC: sorry you were offended but fuck off

Me: hi why has there been a delay in responding to my complaint about transphobia from my GP? Icb: silence Icb the day after levy drops: hi complaint response all finished, your GP can refuse you basic medical care but has to say sorry for saying "gender disorder"

My concern with this is any GP who doesn't want to prescribe to trans people is now able to say they aren't one of the special trans GPs and can't touch us.

The levy report is not as bad as it could have been but there is some very alarming stuff in there

We're going to be unethically inbred to produce colour patterns that owners want but are bad for our health. Adopt don't shop your transgender

So, I'm technically a dual national. My dad was born in a country which grants citizenship by descent for 1 generation. His family was working out there for a few years. He left age 3. I've never visited, and i have to fill out a form to get proof of citizenship. No passport. Could they deport me?

Me, in The Guardian today: "This is a moment that requires bravery in standing up for what is right. Organisations that value trans people should know not just that the law is on their side – but so, also, are many people who will step up to defend them if they have the courage to take a stand."

Is this going to be on the basis of biological sex because genital inspections to decide how many chips people get is not the restaurant experience I want I also think if you pay the same money you should get the same amount of chips, as a basic principle of equality, who asked for this?

What does "divisive" even mean these days? Is a "divisive" view just when people disagree with you? "I realise now that many people disagree with me" is a really pointless title.

Unclear how they thought they were going to enforce this on businesses based outside the UK? The plan is apparently just to email them and ask them nicely to pay their fines. We're going to spend a lot of money employing people to send pointless begging emails

Trans woman facing bullshit charges following arrest at a protest. Please chip in if you can. chuffed.org/project/1587...

Absolutely terrified by the number of parents here who think it's fine/normal to be able to tell if your 20 something child is staying the night with someone they're fucking

If that is from the BBC piece then it was the mum of the autistic lad which really creeped me out.

This seems like a straightforward human rights disaster. A pregnant asylum seeker can't access maternity care because the hospital is a two hour walk away, and loses her baby because issues weren't identified. Or when she goes into labour instead of calling a taxi she has to wait for an ambulance!

This is a very weird question to ask of a trial where there has been a conviction. This is the question you ask when someone has been found innocent, not convicted of criminal damage.

If disease is caused by unresolved emotional conflicts is it possible you could raise a child so badly that they spontaneously bring back smallpox?

NHS leaking trial protocols to anti trans writers pre publication

If a service doesn't have a gender neutral option and is unable to clearly establish someone's sex at birth are they forced to ban them from both? This guidance has finally noticed that there is no record which clearly establishes someone's sex at birth.

"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."

My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings

Ok since the worst people in the world are accusing the BBC of pro-trans bias, I guess it's time to talk about how this summer the BBC completely dishonestly edited me to cape for transphobic bullies 🧵

www.ticketsource.co.uk/arcadia-roll... Great news: Manchester's 3 roller derby teams are getting together to have a massive fundraiser event for Trans rights. Please get your tickets at this link and come support trans inclusive sport

BBC clearly demonstrating that the complaints process is worthless. You can get a complaint upheld and they will do the exact same thing again just reporting on it. None of the endless circle of submitting complaints will make them stop.

This appears to skip right from two ships being in the same port straight to two groups of men facing each other in, and one of them already has his dick out? What is the process of arranging this kind of event? Is this just happening in the street?

it's important to call things what they are "mass deportations of legal residents for cultural homogeneity" is an ethnic cleansing policy

Melissa, chief operating officer at Loving Me, writes about the dangers of blocking trans survivors of abuse out of safe spaces.

We have jointly applied to the Council of Europe formally to seek re-opening of enforcement of the case of Goodwin v UK under rule 9 of the Rules for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, in the European Court of Human Rights. T

So I take from this that if I'm treated in any way that is different from cis women while using a women's toilet (like being asked to provide evidence of birth sex or ID) that this is direct gender reassignment discrimination? In the view of the EHRC?

Excellent critiques of fws by legal people, feeling genuinely hearted to see so many different people willing to put their name to critiques of the ruling journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/fe...

hahaha “there is something quite surprising, and quite jarring, about the way in which this judicial language seeks to diminish the significance of a legal document” journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/fe...

I think what people replying to this are missing is that Dean Street is home to both a gender clinic and a sexual health clinic. I've been to both many times over the years, they're a vital lifeline for many people. This is intimidation of staff and patients.

Kelly Vs Santa? Do any other employers have a "naughty list"?

Making cool stuff from star wars is the one thing tech guys should be encouraged in doing Today the vibro blade, tomorrow the lightsaber

Landlord trying to assert that they own your nudes because they were taken in your own home that you rent from them. They also claim to own work you do from home for your boss (including as a team), any creative project you have input in, your ao3 erotica and your child's drawings

I think fundamentally, the ability to care about the rights of a small and vulnerable minority (of whom you might know no members) is an important sign of whether you are committed to human rights out of principle, or out of mere convenience.

So much of opposition to "self ID" is people imagining a deeply repressive situation for trans people, like not being able to change documents without a diagnosis, or not being able to "call yourself a man/woman" without official permission, and then crying that "self ID" will take this away.

The first time I went in after I grew a beard the receptionist made me verbally confirm that the info on my records about genitals, sex assigned at birth and gender was correct. In a public reception area. Then when I got in to the appointment the nurse asked me if I had any testicular pain.

Supreme court judge here basically saying that yes he knows this wasn't what parliament meant, but the supreme court can decide that it's what the law says, even if it has to torture phrases like "physiological or other characteristics of sex" to do it

There’s a real generational divide between Labour MPs leaking to the Guardian and Labour MPs leaking to the Huffington Post

If the far-right misogynist with a bad haircut wants to villainize independent women, Jezebel is more than happy to be the hag of his nightmares. www.jezebel.com/we-paid-some...

Strong argument for completely removing sex marker from the records identification process. It's something you share with 50% of the population. If you share the same name, you probably have the same sex marker! Postcode/DOB are much more useful. All this does is cause issues for trans people

Feeling exhausted and beaten down by the overwhelming number of ways things are getting worse for trans people in this country

Oh okay it's okay to call for mass executions of minority groups on TV now? What would the regulator actually regulate? Do they have to be reading out names of targets live on air before ofcom will intervene?

Need a trans screaming circle. Need to go to a park with a bunch other trans people and just scream until I feel less despair and terror