We were there for collective liberation. We were there to resist hateful attempts to legislate trans people out of public life. We were there to resist the far-right’s misogynist attempts to control women’s and trans people’s bodies. #transrightsarehumanrights rtie.org/2025/11/02/w...

Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh (RTiE) lead a demonstration in Edinburgh today to support and protect Scotland’s transgender community in the face of rising persecution and discrimination. Today we are standing strong and together and saying no to the idea that segregation can ever be liberation.

A demonstration has been scheduled to coincide with & counteract a protest from Women Won’t Wheesht over the Supreme Court’s ruling for single-sex spaces. They demand that this be implemented across all government departments, a policy that we believe is demeaning & dehumanising for trans people.

The EHRC claims the 2011 Code is “legally incorrect” after the For Women Scotland Supreme Court ruling, which said “sex” means biological sex. But that case didn’t remove trans protections or require rewriting the Code. This is a political move, not a legal necessity.

Read my two letters to the #UK: 1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly. 2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches 👇#HumanRights www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

Very proud to have curated this Special Issue in the @mja.com.au on #gender & health. Amid growing backlash against #genderequity & diversity, we sought to elevate work informed by evidence & respect for the rights, dignity and perspectives of affected populations. www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

“The Cass Review's contradictions are striking. It acknowledged some trans young people benefit from [blockers], but its recommendations have made this currently inaccessible to all. It found no evidence psychological treatments improve gender dysphoria, yet recommended expanding their provision.”

The ongoing moral manic about trans people did not just arise organically. Well-funded propaganda organisations associated with the so-called Christian right have deliberately stoked it as part of their broader campaign attacking the rights of women, gay people and others. rtie.org/2025/08/03/f...

A timeline of the actions of the extemist anti-trans hate movement in the UK

New on the RTiE website. The Tommy Robinson rally and the moral panic over Charlie Kirk have shocked some gender critical people. But why are so many silent? rtie.org/2025/09/19/d...

The Trans Agenda - UK media desperate to tie Charlie Kirk killer to trans people www.patreon.com/posts/uk-med...

the UK's new anti-trans rules are indefensible & will make global fascism stronger my latest with @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...

Trade unions support trans people. Motion passed.

We’re hearing that EHRC’s updated Code is now with the Minister for Equalities. Now, more than ever, it’s critical to write to your MP to get them to pressure her for a debate & vote in Parliament, not for this Code to become statutory automatically. Please do write; template letter linked below 🙏

Allow me a moment to be a bit of a mother… Please look after yourself today. Sure, do the things that help like emailing your MP, but balance this with being present and doing things that bring you joy. Close this app. Speak to friends and plan something fun to do this weekend and focus on that.

The Edinburgh Council Bathroom ban. The day began well. But then we found out that the councillors were simply required to be there to rubber stamp a decision that had already been made by Council officials. The officials have forgotten that: #transrightsarehumanrights rtie.org/2025/09/03/a...

RTiE to Edinburgh Council in opposition to the proposed ban on trans kids’ bathroom use. The ban was also opposed by deputations from the Friends of Abbeyhill, Scottish Trans, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, and LGBT Youth Scotland. rtie.org/2025/09/02/e...

Our latest website article: rtie.org/2025/08/23/o...

www.reddit.com/r/transgende... Guess what? The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions. Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her? Read her own account here.

Victoria McCloud has launched a case against the UK in the ECtHR challenging the process that led to the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex. 💪🏻🙌🏻 McCloud is arguing that the supreme court undermined her article 6 rights to a fair trial when it refused to hear representation from her 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Virgin Gyms adopts Gender Critical Ideology claiming sex specific spaces are "the law", despite the clear guidance from the EHRC that there's no legal obligation.

We've launched a page of upcoming events in Edinburgh, including trans+ fringe events! rtie.org/2025/08/10/u...

Disinformation fomented by the radical right is behind the administration’s attacks on all of our healthcare. Mainstream media led by the nyt and Weiss, parroted this pseudoscience and put us all in danger. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

It has been six years since the Gender Autonomy Act was passed in Iceland. In those six years, none of the usual fears that anti-trans advocates warn against have manifested - and trans people, non-binary people and intersex people have enjoyed increased rights and protections.

trans rights isn't a single issue, it's an indexing issue a politician willing to dump all evidence & get behind anti-trans rhetoric for votes, they're showing you something important. they're showing they'll give up any principle at all for political expediency are you so sure you won't be next?

I mentioned free clothes swaps on my stream recently! We held one locally and it was a big hit! Love the idea of pay what you can haircuts too :) hope more areas do this instead of donating to goodwill, just give your unwanted clothing back to the community that needs it!

The same influencers that Amnesty identify here have been driving the anti-trans narrative in the UK for the past few years.

FREE Clothes Swap event - no entry fee, no need to bring anything, just yourselves! Accessibility info + Covid policy in the thread. When: Sunday 20th July, 3:30 - 7:30 pm. Where: Augustine United Church, The Sanctuary. 41-43 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL.

The EHRC FOI release reveals a disturbing pattern: trans people — especially trans women — are repeatedly framed as inherently dangerous, deceptive, or a safeguarding risk. The EHRC didn’t challenge this once. tacc.org.uk/2025/07/13/t...

An important note to @theguardian.com @richada.bsky.social about Sullivan’s ‘report’.

Note, according the EHRC's new Code, sports can still only exclude trans people from M/F activities if it's justified due to safety/fairness. Otherwise, it's unlawful. www.equalityhumanrights.com/equality/equ... This is the *exact same* as the 2011 Code: www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/defaul...

I think it is worth writing to the committee chair about Duffield's tweet and arguing it brings the committee into disrepute

Admitting you're flouncing out of a meeting *you're paid to be in* because it's too intersectional. Girl Power✌️

I hope both committees will tell the government that she would be an inappropriate choice for chair of the EHRC. Committee members spoke a lot about the letters they’re receiving from the public on this, so keep writing!

Stephenson really showed her true colours here. She was visibly flustered when asked to explain her anti-trans campaigning and asked to condemn anti-trans activism.

Thread of questions the Women & Equalities Committee at Westminster asked of Labour's proposed new head of the EHRC yesterday, and her answers (and non-answers).

I’ll be liveposting this so you don’t have to watch it. Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson has a history of involvement in the anti-trans movement in the UK, from signing the Let Women Speak letter, to attending A Woman’s Place conferences. Let’s see if the committee ask her about any of that 👇

I just cannot believe that you are going to pick another "Gender Critical" person after years of horrific attacks on trans people from the current one. Falkner has completely destroyed the EHRC and you want more of that?! What is going on in this country. It's a disgrace

Spent the entire evening writing up the EHRC response for @rtie.org And that’s with members’ feedback already collated. That guidance and the consultation are trash - lengthy, confusing, mired in bigotry - and I feel like my eyes are bleeding.

Twelve and a half hours left to respond!

The UK Parliament has declared its own trans bathroom ban, caving to activists who accosted a trans barrister. Originally said they were awaiting EHRC code of practice, but have now capitulated to bullying. Looks targeted given the trans Mass Lobby this week. goodlawproject.org/parliament-s...

Parliament is making trans people queue outside in the heat with no shade or water to see our MPs as part of the mass lobby with @transsolidarity.bsky.social - there are people here with canes and older people who need to come inside, @ukparliament.parliament.uk this is dangerous!

Hearing secondhand accounts from staffers saying this is the largest mass lobby they have seen in parliament

Calling for submissions for SUPREME INJUSTICE! We are accepting essays, poetry, visual art, comics,and more! Submissions are welcome from any trans person in the UK, regardless of age or nationality! (SUBMISSION LINK BELOW) #zine #zineapplications #transgender #lgbtqia #queer #trans

Anyone planning to attend the mass lobby tomorrow in the House of Parliament, you need to read this thread. Do not allow them to provoke you, try your best to ignore them when they try, and most importantly, stay safe!

For anyone in range of the Westminster parliament, the mass lobby on trans rights is this afternoon. Get your MPs listening!

If you are lobbying your MP you can ask them to submit a question to the commission asking about the toilet guidance and how it will be enforced, the commission has to answer questions like any govt department

Open letter calling for an inquiry into the EHRC. I’ve just signed. organise.network/actions/peti...

In celebration of Edinburgh Pride (where my publisher @edinburghup.bsky.social is based), I thought I'd share this short Q&A about my upcoming book, Debating Authenticity: Authorship, Aesthetics and Embodiment in Trans Media 🎓🌈 euppublishingblog.com/2025/06/19/t...