Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have: - no one to see on Christmas Day, - no presents, or - no contactable relatives. Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.

The secret to proper Mogwai care is to force feed them during the day so that they've zero appetite at night. Some think it cruel but they have a natural expansion kink and will eventually grow into a Big Foot.

I made my gender from Lego after I got bored of the original spaceship and took it apart again.

BREAKING: Greta Thunberg has been arrested in central London at a demonstration in support of the Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike

@ampwall.com only goes from strength to strength, and has FAR outstripped Bandcamp in useability and features. This is what independent platforming is all about. Let’s make 2026 about building an Ampwall habit, shall we? 💪🤘

Some thoughts on the Levy Review: - it's mostly but not entirely okay - if you're in England, opt out of data collection - it avoids confronting the biggest problems - it ignores 15 years of health research - there are clear examples of better practice - move trans health to primary care already!

Sadly we’ve managed to return to a time where the biases, beliefs and phobias of a few people can dictate life and death of others. Whether it’s gender a person identities with or their reproductive choices or even their religion beliefs……everyone else needs to just sit down and shut the f*ck up!

Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.

Hey it's Christmas this week, which means we've made it through another year. Being alive is the most punk rock thing we can do rn, so good job, I'm proud of you. You're good exactly as you are and I'm glad you're here. The world is better with you in it. I love you and hope you have a good holidays

I’ve seen musicians debating things like who owns the rights if they use GenAI to make music. I prefer to ask, “what’s more fun: playing instruments and crafting parts, or typing text into a bot?” I enjoy the journey. Every journey has an end, but I want to enjoy getting there.

Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there. Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.

Trans people and disabled people are in the same fight, we stand in this together ❤️✊

The BMA has published an updated policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings. www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

#TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #BenefitsNotBombs via Gino Vece

Cycling UK have recently stated that their annual 100 Women in Cycling award won’t include any trans women or non-binary Over 50 current nominees and previous winners have rejected or returned their awards. I know many of them personally I’m proud of my cycling sisters. All of them

"You made a fuss of cooking But something won't compute You seem to like my brother And I think your sister's cute It's our last Christmas Our last Christmas" youtu.be/XajVEHJJ-iQ?...

Draft Guidance on Toilets and Changing Rooms OUT for consultation. No, not THAT guidance - but mine. I got fed up with waiting for this government to get on with the guidance that’s really needed especially after the Kelly and Peggy cases. translucent.org.uk/toilets-chan...

The shirt reads, "Does all lives matter include trans lives?" The back is "Black Lives Matter."

The falsehood that trans people’s human rights are somehow in conflict with cis-women’s rights is central to transphobia. That transphobes repeat it so often shows how their case falls apart without dishonesty. REALITY: Transphobia is vacuous hatred supported by lies and the abuse of power.

Can I just check: are we sure the USA is a real place?

Asylum seekers, refugees, immigrants, trans people, disabled people None of these people are why society is the mess it is Thats squarely on the 1%, the elon musks, the jk rowlings, the mark zuckerbergs etc etc They have sucked the well dry and are currently telling us to keep looking over there👉

Ever since there have been wealthy elite, they have been trying to control creativity. They've managed to control the product, they do it well; but they've never been able to control the process. That's why they want AI--to cut out humans. That's what you're allowing when you use and normalize it.

Dr Stephenson told the BBC: "Nobody is expecting there to be a toilet police.” Poof! “Nobody expects the toilet police! Our chief weapon is surprise! Surprise and fear! Our two chief weapons are fear, surprise and ruthless efficiency! Our three weapons are fear, surprise and ruthless efficiency!…”

Perhaps the press shouldn’t have been so keen to pretend Peggie had won before checking if she was willing to play along. How are they going to explain why she is appealing her own victory? Or will they just not bother?

A trans person will not sue you for no reason. But a TERF will. Yes, they'll do it if a trans person uses the toilet. But they'll also embroil you in years long lawfare for not extending their contracts (Forstater) or if you investigate them for publicly denouncing company partners (Morrison)

A: Farage was younger with Hitler? And with whom did he have a relationship? B: he won’t speak to the BBC again until it apologises for platforming him incessantly and not challenging his views? We can hope!

Literally everyone know og nazis burnt books. But nobody seems to know what those books were about! I mean didn’t know until I was well into my adulthood & only because I realised I was queer myself & found out about it on my own. The state doesn’t want ppl to know so they can keep on attacking us.

The Cass Review is the worst kind of pseudoscience & has at least 13 peer-reviewed critiques of it (all ignored by mainstream media). Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc. I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber) 1/2

Every time you speak up for the marginalised trans community, and help defend their rights, you not only brighten someone’s day, but you might also be the hope that helps keep them going, and may even save a life. 💕

A systematic literature review ~ identified 55 studies, of which 51 (93%) found that gender transition improves the overall well-being, while 4 (7%) report mixed or null findings. No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm. whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...

For the many women I meet who support trans rights , in case you don’t know it, there is @nionwomen.bsky.social here and on instagram

And here are those steps. Where do you think multiple minority groups are on this journey and what would it take to hop from this stage to the next? In the UK, a Reform win would certainly accelerate things for many. And let's be clear, increased rates of suicide are included in their aims.

i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...

think of what the little gay people in your luminant rectangle of despair would say

I’ll be doing an online (Zoom) version of my tour show this Sunday 7th December at 7pm (GMT). Tickets are limited and my mailing list will have first access so if you’re not on there already please add yourself here: bit.ly/MattGreenMai... Thanks!

Just sent an email to my local health Trust and Wes Streeting to tell them I don’t want Palantir to take control of our healthcare system. It was quick and easy. Will you do the same? notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...

Oh dear. The value-generating meat sacks are getting uppity.

I don’t work for the BBC, but it seems that if you do, but you’re not a journalist, then you are free to repost this as much as you want.

The myths of how billionaires get rich are perpetrated by the mass media, which is owned by ... wait for it ... billionaires! meme via Martyn Shrewsbury #SocialistSunday

Sultana and Corbyn act like they were put together in a competition by Simon Cowell and now they're contractually obliged to go on tour

I’ve set my alarm clock!

Googly eyes should be a reward, not a punishment!

An extraordinary thing, this. A line up of stars performing at Wembley Arena to show their love and solidarity with the trans community and in aid of Good Law Project and Not A Phase. Register now for tickets. www.transmissionlive.uk

If you think that the current state of trans healthcare in the UK is because of concern or caution, I'd encourage you to think again. It's not medically informed, it's a reactionary response to transphobic bigotry whipped up into a frenzy over the past few years. And it costs lives.

1/🧵 He did something similar after the murder of Brianna Ghey, using the mention of a hate crime as a kind of prop. He never talks about hate crimes themselves; he only talks about how virtuous it supposedly is for him to acknowledge that they exist.

"AIMEE WALSH: If respect is the goal, why are we debating where trans people can exist?" www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...