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Akua Reindorf KC
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Calling all lawyers! FREE CPD! Inaugural event of SaGLA the brand new Sex and Gender Law Association Save the date: 4 June (other details TBC) Civil discussion of any and all views welcome & encouraged
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The Guardian
23 days ago
The IOCâs decision to protect the female category is a victory for fairness | Tanya Aldred
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The IOCâs decision to protect the female category is a victory for fairness | Tanya Aldred
Trans and DSD athletes must be treated with respect, and the new testing regime must be run with sensitivity. But this is a step forward, says Guardian sports writer Tanya Aldred
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/21/ioc-decision-female-category-olympics-trans-athletes?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1776813135
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Katie Alcock
about 1 month ago
Gender "medicine" increases psychiatric morbidity and doesn't decrease suicide risk.
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Read some Piaget please! on X: "What the Finnish data on gender affirmative care shows and why it matters The Kaltiala study https://t.co/eCaECmJiWs in Acta Paediatrica this month is among the most methodologically serious pieces of research to emerge from the paediatric gender medicine debate. It draws on" / X
What the Finnish data on gender affirmative care shows and why it matters The Kaltiala study https://t.co/eCaECmJiWs in Acta Paediatrica this month is among the most methodologically serious pieces of research to emerge from the paediatric gender medicine debate. It draws on
https://x.com/i/status/2041386260116144207
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Please do take a look at the âanti-trans hate speechâ. See if you see what it meansâŠ
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Cathy Devine
about 1 month ago
Wow. Research every single country including the UK should have been doing. 'psychiatric morbidity increased markedly during follow-upârising from 9.8% to 60.7% in feminising gender reassignment and from 21.6% to 54.5% in masculinising gender reassignment'
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<em>Acta Paediatrica</em> | Paediatrics Journal | Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the prevalence of severe psychiatric morbidity among gender-referred adolescents, focusing on gender differences and outcomes related to medical gender reassignment. Methods Finnish...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apa.70533
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For Women Scotland
about 1 month ago
'A militant transgender activist group has issued a âdirect actionâ guide to members, urging them to arm themselves and carry out repeated illegal attacks on MPs and organisations.' And they wonder why women don't want them in our spaces!
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Trans activist group issues guide to ârarely legalâ direct action
Bash Back, which was set up after the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex, told supporters to steal equipment in order to âsmash transphobiaâ
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/trans-activist-rarely-legal-attacks-j2hps6zp6
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Mr. Herbert Garrison
about 1 month ago
A study of 2,083 young people (under the age of 23) seen for gender dysphoria in Finland showed that medical gender reassignment is strongly correlated with increased psychiatric illness compared to patients that did not have their gender reassigned.
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<em>Acta Paediatrica</em> | Paediatrics Journal | Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the prevalence of severe psychiatric morbidity among gender-referred adolescents, focusing on gender differences and outcomes related to medical gender reassignment. Methods Finnish...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apa.70533
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Straight up racism from
@theguardian.com
The only person who would say this is someone who thinks Black women look like men. A racist, in other words.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
about 2 months ago
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Breaking: Men banned from women's sports.
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Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events
The International Olympic Committee is banning transgender women from competing in all female events.
https://news.sky.com/story/transgender-women-athletes-banned-from-female-olympic-events-13524510
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And I stand by girls and women, who are invariably female. And by not telling men and boys convenient lies about the world just because other people do that.
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about 2 months ago
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Brap
about 2 months ago
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Girlguiding remembers their charitable objectives and how to safeguard girls.
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Transgender girls told to leave Girlguiding groups by September
It follows an announcement in December that transgender members would be banned from joining.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2rn250ddjo
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Gudule Martens
about 2 months ago
They told us there was only a 1% regret rate for gender affirming care. This seemed unbelievable. The clinics didn't want to give out the stats. Didn't do follow-ups. Finally, Germany did. 72,7%!!!! How many of these girls are irreversibly harmed? Biggest medical scandal of the century!
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Dr Rachel Broady
about 2 months ago
"Itâs still very difficult for some women â and increasingly men who are understanding this problem â to join in political events because of a noisy minority who think defending womenâs sex-based rights is âbigotryâ." Stand up to Racism needs to stand up to misogyny.
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Stand up to misogyny
This morning, I asked Shereen Benjamin if I could reproduce a post from her social media for a blog article. Here it is⊠Edinburgh Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) said this: Yesterdayâs demo would âŠ
https://kaygreen.blog/2026/03/23/stand-up-to-misogyny/
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Labour Women's Declaration
about 2 months ago
Concern has been raised following a recent Equalities roundtable hosted by Olivia Bailey MP. The inclusion of Mridul Wadhwa â given his role in the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre case â is not a neutral choice for many women, particularly those relying on single-sex services. 1/2
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AudreySuffolk MBE
about 2 months ago
@harrietharman.bsky.social
hasnât the emotional intelligence to understand she wasnât the right woman to comment about Jenni Murray on the BBC. It needed someone like Suzanne Moore who understands the great courage and integrity needed to sacrifice her job for womenâs sex based rights
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I do hope the people who came here after quitting X because of its 'toxicity' are paying attention to the replies to any post on this site lamenting the premature death of Dame Jenni Murray...
about 2 months ago
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For Women Scotland
about 2 months ago
I hope the replies to this are giving you a taste of the vile mind-set of trans activists. We - & women like Jenni - have endured this for years, simply for being feminists. Time was, you would have recognised these people as the misogynists they are. RIP Jenni
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The STAR Centre
2 months ago
Being feminist isnât a trend, itâs a commitment to justice, equality, and ending sexual violence. đȘ Weâre proud to be a feminist rape crisis centre.
#Feminist
#EndSexualViolence
#RapeCrisisSupport
#InclusiveFeminism
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For Women Scotland
3 months ago
We have written about the cognitive dissonance of certain MSPs, Epstein, grooming gangs, the Nordic Model survivors, and AshRegan's
#unbuyable
bill.
forwomen.scot/16/02/2026/t...
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The Epstein shaped elephant in the room - For Women Scotland
When does the grooming, trafficking, and sexual exploitation of young women and girls become an issue for society? When is a woman making a liberated, empowered choice and when does she become a victi...
https://forwomen.scot/16/02/2026/the-epstein-shaped-elephant-in-the-room/
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Holyrood
4 months ago
First minister questioned over âsecretâ attempt to challenge Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender
www.holyrood.com/news/view,fi...
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First minister questioned over âsecretâ attempt to challenge Supreme Court ruling on sex
Michelle Thomson asked about a report in The Times that in November the Scottish Government wrote to the Advocate Genera...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,first-minister-questioned-over-secret-attempt-to-challenge-supreme-court-ruling-on-sex
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Unlawful discrimination is unlawful even if you've successfully bullied everyone into not complaining about it.
#GirlsAreAllowedTheirOwnThings
5 months ago
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Brap
6 months ago
pca.st/episode/6240...
The marvellous Naomi Cunningham.
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âWhy I'm defending Sandie Peggieâ
https://pca.st/episode/6240e616-9480-407f-a573-31fec788eabe
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Thoroughly well deserved
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6 months ago
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@katie_pinns
6 months ago
BREAKING: Olympics to BAN transgender athletes from all female events after review
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Olympics to ban transgender athletes from all female events after review
An in-depth review into transgender women taking part in female events at the Olympic Games has taken place ahead of the next edition being held in Los Angeles in 2028
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/breaking-olympics-ban-transgender-athletes-36220688
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Medusa Rising | World Building Women
6 months ago
What is the mission of Medusa Rising? To build a new world centered on women through more powerful feminist coalitions.
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Mission
We welcome young rad fems into a deep sisterhood where we reclaim and reimagine women's social and spiritual history.
https://www.medusarising.org/mission/
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Brap
7 months ago
www.legalfeminist.org.uk/2025/10/31/c...
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Cracking the Code -
The Times has reported that âit has emergedâ that ministers have demanded a regulatory impact assessment of the EHRCâs draft Code of Practice before it can be laid before parliament and brought into f...
https://www.legalfeminist.org.uk/2025/10/31/cracking-the-code/
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Biologists who say this are not doing biology at the time.
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Reem Alsalem
7 months ago
Ahead of the presentation of my report on surrogacy and
#vawg
next week, i thank you for the support for my reportâs findings and recommendations. đ
declaration-surrogacy-casablanca.org/joint-statem...
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Joint statement in support of UN report recommending the abolition of surrogacy - Declaration of Casablanca for the universal abolition of surrogacy - Home / Accueil
[French and Spanish translations below] Joint statement in support of UN report recommending the abolition of surrogacy (download HERE) New York, 3 October 2025 The undersigned organizations, represen...
https://declaration-surrogacy-casablanca.org/joint-statement-in-support-of-un-report-recommending-the-abolition-of-surrogacy/
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Edinburgh Live
7 months ago
Maria Kelly also said the suggestion she would leak the name of trans colleagues as part of a crowdfunder for her legal action was "shocking" and something she would never do.
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Edinburgh woman changed the 'pattern' of toilets she would use after encounter
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-woman-changed-pattern-toilets-32599044?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1759416058
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Engineer Maria Kelly has taken her employer, the aerospace and defence giant Leonardo UK, to an employment tribunal in Edinburgh
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Woman says she didn't want to be 'witnessed by male colleagues' in work toilets
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scottish-woman-tells-tribunal-didnt-36003967?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1759413820
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Edinburgh Live
7 months ago
Andrew Letton, Leonardo UK's vice-president of people shared services, said he was not aware of the incident but that it, if it occurred, it would have been "distressing" for Maria Kelly.
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Edinburgh woman's 'dignity would have been violated' by work encounter
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-womans-dignity-would-been-32607040?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1759503866
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Cathy Devine
8 months ago
âDisproportionately, these regulations ... have impacted athletes from the Global South. " Correct. Athletes with male DSDs from the Global South. So the athletes who benefit most from the DSD regulations are female athletes from the Global South. Good.
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FiLiA
8 months ago
Love the writing of
@glosswitch.bsky.social
. Can't wait to hear her with Susanna Rustin and Rachel Hewitt at
#FiLiA2025
'If protecting girls matters, it has to be wrestled from the hands of those who might be willing to say the words but only for their own ends'.
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Reclaiming âprotect girlsâ | Victoria Smith | The Critic Magazine
Earlier this year, I took part in a radio discussion about feminism, kindness and womenâs work. Iâd thought it was going quite well, then towards the end it took a slightly odd turn.
https://thecritic.co.uk/reclaiming-protect-girls/
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Cathy Devine
8 months ago
Do you only care about males with DSDs who are not white? Or do you ever spare a thought for females without DSDs who are not white and never make it to the world stage because athletes with male DSDs have taken their places/careers/medals?
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Aurora New Dawn
8 months ago
đą We're hiring! We're looking for a (female only) Children & Young Personâs Advocate to join our team and support children at risk of domestic abuse, including sexual violence and stalking within a domestic abuse context within the Thames Valley area. Apply by 27 September đ
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Gudule Martens
8 months ago
To summarise: If "trans women are women," any man can get access to the women's showers (no transition needed), any man can replace women athletes with men, and any rapist can get free access to more women, after being caught. If you tell me you don't see the problem here, you're lying. TWAM. /
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Gudule Martens
8 months ago
People here on BlueSky are still telling me: "Trans women are women." Of course, this is objectively nonsense since the requirement for being a trans woman is that you have to be male. But here are some trans women that further prove the problem with that statement. đ§”/
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Cathy Devine
8 months ago
'Imane Khelif has appealed to the court of arbitration for sport over World Boxingâs decision to bar the 26-year-old from its events without a preliminary genetic sex test.' No. Female boxers & women everywhere are completely over 'passport sex'. Female sport is for females only.
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9 months ago
The trans medic was born Theodore Upton but this information will be removed from written submissions by Sandie Peggie and her chosen witnesses and experts.
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Dr Beth Upton's birth name to be redacted in official Sandie Peggie documents
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/dr-beth-uptons-birth-name-35826321?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1756724469
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Joey is a "community safety organiser". Joey is selective about who he recognises as deserving of safety.
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Cathy Devine
9 months ago
Do you have any analysis of relations of power, value & hierarchy between different groups of people or are you just a liberal individualist? Those of us on the left have an analysis of income & wealth inequality (socioeconomic class) just as we have an analysis of sex inequality (patriarchy).
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Gudule Martens
9 months ago
Men demanding the right to ogle women and girls undressing, never was, and never will be, a matter of "human dignity". Saying "no" to these demands, however, is.
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Gudule Martens
9 months ago
Men are responsible for 99% of sexual offences against women and girls. It's common sense to keep all men out of women's spaces. That's all we ask. Since you opened the door: prison stats show that trans identifying men are, in fact, more predatory than the average men in prison.
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Like "Shut the **** up, TERF" or "The only good TERF is a d*** TERF"? Is that kind of aggressive dehumanisation you mean?
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Very pleased and proud to share a birthday with Harry Potter and his creator JK Rowling
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Cathy Devine
11 months ago
EHRC Chair: 'told trans activists that personal attacks on her and her staff have âgot to stopâ.' 'While feminist campaigners had acted in a âdignified and respectfulâ manner, trans rights activists had made it harder for her staff to come to work in safety.'
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Dr Rachel Broady
about 1 year ago
Women and girls' humanity is overlooked across the world (and has been throughout history) because of their sex.
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AudreySuffolk MBE
about 1 year ago
@quaker.org.uk
is there a place still in Quakers for those of us who consider Supreme Court ruling in ForWomen Scotland case to be legally & morally correct? I have experienced years of harassment for this. Please advise as seriously considering whether to give up my membership
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