Gaudete Sunday! Joyful Sunday. Be included as we celebrate the joy of Jesus' birth. Come and share the joy. Come as you are. All welcome. Drop in, log on, dial up. You're welcome at St John's. www.facebook.com/stjohnthebap... www.youtube.com/channel/UCOr...

Thank you Simon Jenkins. I do not need to agree with every word, idea or phrase in order to say that this is one of the few articles to avoid to heat and anger and to recognise the human and interactive elements necessary for a way forward.

@theguardian.com And also see the BBC who are normally willing to humiliate trans people. . . 'On Monday, an employment tribunal outlined four ways in which NHS Fife harassed Sandie Peggie, but dismissed all her other claims.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It was not a ‘narrow win’ for Ms Peggie. She list on all counts in relation to Dr Upton and ‘trans issues’. The judgments in her favour related to the way her employer handled some aspects of her complaint. What is wrong with you Guardian?

When are we to expect newspaper front-page interview features with Dr. Beth Upton about her two-year ordeal of having her right to anonymity removed and her name dragged through the mud and being decried as a sexual predator only for a tribunal to clear her and find SHE was discriminated against?

Dreadfully inaccurate headlines 🙁

Joey Barton gets convicted. I am sure that people have made similar or worse posts aimed at trans people. Maybe they too can be convicted rather than being told that it is free speech. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mini thread on the ET decision in Peggie Top line: It says exactly what we have been saying for months. The decision of the Supreme Court was not to turn the Equality Act 2010 into a nationwide bathroom ban - regardless of how anti-trans organisations have sought to misrepresent the law. 🧵👇

Largely hanging fire on saying anything about this till have had a chance to fully digest legal folks' analysis of it, but reminder that the press often spins this stuff as a big win for GCs because they want to intimidate employers into discriminating against us, not because it's necessarily true.

Maya getting hammered by the Sandy Peggie losing judgement. A great day t be trans in the UK❤️🏳️‍⚧️

All the claims against Dr. Beth Upton failed. She’s entirely vindicated and her evidence was found more reliable. Let’s see if a single paper actually represents that fairly…

This is the second decision - both first instance - since the appalling For (Some) Women Scotland decision to find that there is no trans bathroom ban. www.gov.uk/employment-t...

Decision in the Sandie Peggie case. She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...

Oh dear God (literally) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Join us as we explore the teaching of John the Baptist as we prepare for Christmas. Drop down, log on or dial up! Everyone is welcome at St John's. www.facebook.com/stjohnthebap... www.youtube.com/channel/UCOr...

At first sight it looks like a magnificent number of deacons being ordained by the Scottish Episcopal Church! Actually the Gabba as Australia reply to England's first Innings. #clergycricket

This is a super article on the negative effect of banning trans girls from Girl Guiding www.independent.co.uk/edition/arti...

“I question the energy that is being dedicated to harming vulnerable people and children rather than tackling the much bigger and very real risks facing women and girls.” 100% this.

🚩🚩🚩Everything about this judgement raises bright red flags and should ABSOLUTELY be taken to appeal!!! 😳😳😳 @goodlawproject.org @goodlawproject.bsky.social

Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️‍⚧️

Here's a very good post by the Anglican Church of Canada on the subject of Christian Nationalism www.anglican.ca/news/stateme...

A rare bit of sense. In his ruling, Judge Mark Sutherland said the toilet policy was a "proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim" to create an inclusive workplace environment for trans staff. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Girl Guides yesterday. WI today. You are watching the erasure of anyone who does not confirm to a gender binary. There is worse to come. It is time to show solidarity and to challenge this regressive set of science denying ideas. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"We won't let transgender children in Aotearoa be subjected to harm just to 'win a war on woke'. We're taking this to court because we know what's right, and we believe the law is on our side." @jennifilm.nz

Days before the presidential election in Honduras, President Trump not only pledged his support for the conservative candidate, he also plans to pardon a former Honduran president, who was convicted of smuggling hundreds of tons of cocaine to the U.S.

Democracy is fragile. Power can be taken and the people can be suppressed. Some regimes will stop at nothing to reduce resistance. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If free speech means anything worth fighting for, it means the ability to punch up at power. So if you’re taking on powerful interests and you get a legal letter, get in touch 👇 https://goodlaw.social/el2g

This Sunday is Advent Sunday! We'll be thinking of beginnings and endings, changes and stability. Advent Hymns ✅ Genuine Welcome ✅ Food for Thought ✅ A surprisingly good experience ✅ Drop down, log in or dial up! www.facebook.com/stjohnthebap... www.youtube.com/channel/UCOr...

Here’s an informative and helpful post about the reality of care for trans children. It’s well worth reading and you won’t regret the 2 minutes it takes!

Guardian writers campaigned against puberty-blockers because they were prescribed "off label". Now the Guardian is celebrating Ozempic, a drug being used off label for obesity. The difference...? Puberty-blockers have been used for trans kids for 30+ years, Ozempic for obesity only for 4 years.

This contains a superb article by Taya Mwah on the Welsh Ballroom Scene. It’s well worth a read 👏👏👏

Sharron Davies & Co all advocated and made rules for sports that banned trans girls that experienced a male puberty Now they want to force these trans girls to experience a male puberty So in essence they can’t win, as it’s a catch 22 www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06...

OBR report on Budget published early in error. Entire budget available ahead of delivery at 12.30hrs. D’oh!

"Coronation": the latest thinking on how to overcome the fact the Labour membership would never choose Wesley.

Meanwhile, back in the real world . . . The average US retail gas price is currently $3.19, up from last week. It was a penny cheaper last Thanksgiving when Biden was president.

President Donald Trump's administration will not permit supporters from Haiti to enter the United States next summer after the nation qualified for the World Cup.

This Sunday we celebrate the Festival of Christ The King. We also get a little subversive. Come and celebrate with us. All welcome.

The #ChurchinWales will vote in 2027 on allowing #samesexmarriage in church, after a decision taken by the Bench of Bishops. In 2026, they will vote on making permanent the blessings for same-sex couples which it has permitted in church since 2021 #welshbishops #samesexblessings #churchnews

This was recorded at the Trans, Intersex and Non-Binary Theology Conference at Luther King House in October. www.facebook.com/reel/7299171...

On TDOR, we share the names of just a number of the 281 trans people murdered in the past year. Most were Black and Brown trans women. Activists are being targeted too. We come together in grief and care, and keep pushing for a world where trans lives are safe and full of joy. @tgeuorg.bsky.social

This #TransgenderDayOfRememberance, we remember the over 280 trans people killed globally this year and the many more lost to suicide. They deserved to live safely, without fear, and to be fully who they are. May their memories move us to keep fighting for a world where all trans people are free.

Well done the Bench of Bishops and The Church in Wales. I like that they have stated clearly that diversity of opinion and differences in understanding are part of life. www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...

Oh my word Wales! Da iawn 👏👏👏 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Here's Carole Cadwalladr on a potentially important move in the AI/Tech market open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

I have 28 things in my diary today, many of which will take more than an hour to do. How's *your* day going?

'Drag Queens in Limosines' Mary Gauthier. Wow! What a gem. Every line. 💚

This Sunday we'll be considering Baptism and Baptising Henry. All welcome! 🚿🕊️ www.facebook.com/stjohnthebap... www.youtube.com/channel/UCOr...

1. The Trump administration has just quietly updated the State Department website to indicate that it may invalidate transgender people's passports. This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them. Subscribe to support our journalism.

This is a good point.

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