As Chair of Ban Conversion Practices Coalition, I'm disappointed the Government has failed its deadline to publish a draft Bill. 7 years of promises, leaving our community exposed to harm. Let me be clear: we're not giving up and will hold them to account until a trans-inclusive ban is published ✊🏽

A ban on conversion practices is long overdue and harm continues while we wait. This is abuse. It must end. We need a fully inclusive ban; no loopholes, no exceptions. Add your voice to the Ban Conversion Practices Coalition Survey bit.ly/3POIuS7 @heatherpaterson.co.uk @matthewhodson.bsky.social

The Government’s plan to prorogue Parliament in the week of 27 April risks ending this session without delivering the promised draft bill to ban conversion practices. If that happens, it is a clear failure to meet a manifesto commitment. www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal... @heatherpaterson.co.uk

As Interim Chair of Ban Conversion Practices Coalition I’m concerned a parenting book promoting “desistance” appears in 58 UK libraries. This is not evidence-based care; it draws from harmful conversion practices. Young people deserve dignity and support, not shame. We need a fully inclusive ban now

Graham Norton and Alan Cumming call for conversion therapy ban - as Interim Chair of the Ban Conversion Practices Coalition, I welcome their voices for naming a harm that too many still don’t see #BanConversionPractices #BCPCoalition www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

This is now the 8th Xmas since the UK Government committed to banning #LGBTQ+ conversion practices. I’m one of many calling on the Government to publish a draft Bill before the end of this Parliamentary session, as promised. Another year of delay is another year of preventable harm and suffering.

“Conversion practices continue to inflict profound and preventable harm, and every day without a ban leaves people at risk. "We now expect the government to uphold its promise." #BanConversionPractices www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/do-you-bel... #RSALGBTQIA #RSA #DoYouBelieveInLifeAfterLoss www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

The police will have the power to make it a criminal offence to cover your face at a public protest if Labour’s proposed policing bill becomes law, putting LGBTQIA+ people attending Pride events in danger of being outed

RSA LGBTQIA+ Network Convo with @showingwhole.bsky.social hosted by Tash KT We’ll explore: 🌈 How do we thrive, not just survive, in mid-life? 🌈 What can queer wisdom teach a world in need of compassion and courage? 🌈 Can middle-aged queers save the world? www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...?

There has been an utter and continual failure to address antisemitism in recent years. I have seen it repeatedly justified. It's vile, and it has led to this. Solidarity today on Yom Kippur with my Jewish friends, and the wider community.

Met Police Secret filming by Panorama reveals evidence of racism, misogyny and officers revelling in the use of force at one of London’s busiest police stations, Charing Cross. www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

We're getting close now! There are still a handful of guests to announce, including @sabacelebritypa.bsky.social who, along with @evaecho.bsky.social, just beat a transphobe at tribunal!

Facial Recognition Has No Place at Carnival Live facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival raises serious concerns about law, fairness, and trust. This is a cultural celebration rooted in Caribbean heritage, not a high-risk security event #NottingHillCarnival www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

Any other event claiming to be a Black Pride celebration is NOT affiliated or endorsed by UK Black Pride. We don’t fake it to make it 💅🏽 www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

Sarah Pochin is out of touch not just with women in policing, but with women full stop. Her views belong on a dusty old shelf in a forgotten wing of history where women are seen, not heard www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

It has been one year since the Government announced that they would bring forward a fully inclusive draft Bill to ban conversion practices in the King’s speech. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... #BanConversionTherapy #BanConversionPractices #NoDelays #NoLoopholes #NoExceptions

Two years of malicious communication and abuse from the anti-trans lobby group because they hate trans women. They lost - we won! ✊🏽🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

This surge is part of a wider coordinated movement aimed at undermining human rights protections, particularly targeting LGBT+ people, reproductive freedoms and access to essential healthcare. "When we defend one of us, we defend all of us." @amnestyuk.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

“This is a significant victory for the trans+ community because it shows gender critics are not invincible.” Midlands Rainbow #WeDontNeedCigars #WeDontNeedChampagne midlandsrainbow.wixsite.com/lgbtq/post/t... Tribunal judgment marks win for trans+ community

A gender-critical Metropolitan Police detective... has lost her employment tribunal case against the force. This is a huge WIN for the Trans Community! #WeDontNeedCigars #WeDontNeedChampagne www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Join us tomorrow, Friday 4th July for a Pride Month event hosted by Royal Society of Arts LGBTQIA+ Network at 1pm, featuring iconic artist-activist Daniel Lismore and trans trailblazer and changemaker Jude Guaitamacchi. www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

See you soon @prideinlondon.bsky.social Human Rights Forum 2025 www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

It was an honour to speak @amnestyuk.bsky.social Pride Reception to those who have the power to shape policy and people’s lives. True equality isn’t measured by who is welcomed into this room once a year, but by who feels safe, respected, and free every single day. www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

Say NO to racism and join the NO Movement now: www.thenomovement.org.uk/become-a-mem... www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal... #theNOmovement #AntiOppression #AntiRacist #AntiDiscrimination #SocialChange #SocialJustice

I am my ancestors' wildest dreams. www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

That Sunday feeling…

While the public is being distracted by debates about trans women and toilets, the real crisis facing women is being ignored. www.linkedin.com/posts/sabaal...

This... Because not all women look and behave like Stepford wives. #TransLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter

The world is burning and people think they can fix it by inspecting genitalia. But only women’s genitalia.

Reminder that a) the tests they want to use are not effective at measuring sporting advantage b) the tests are not actually reliable enough at testing karyotype either c) sex testing has been long understood to enable human rights abuses

Mood

We all need to paws sometimes

I’ve demanded that Sky stop buying ads and funding hate on GB News. Join me and @GoodLawProject now to increase the pressure: goodlaw.social/c9g8

Rising despite fatigue, moving forward amid doubt; endurance when desire fades is the mark of those who prevail.

On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

Calling All Queer Students! NATIONAL QUEER STUDENTS DAY – www.queerstudents.day THE POWER IN COMMUNITY – win £1,000 for your community entries open until 23:59 25 Mar www.thequeerstudentawards.co.uk 3. DON’T JUDGE ME - @stevekeith.bsky.social and @evaecho.bsky.social have invited me back!

Two more sleeps to go!!

February is #BHM in the #USA .Let’s be mindful of what this month is not and strive to the point where it’s no longer necessary because Black lives are valued 52 weeks a year 👊🏽

Ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide…

Farm life.

"We can always tell"

Purple Rain 💜

View from the Royal Opera House terrace across Covent Garden ✨

Baby Squid