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“Explanatory notes are written by civil servants.” We would like to clarify that nobody on the a:gender Executive Committee was involved in the writing of these notes. clareflourish.wordpress.com/2021/10/09/a...

This is very bleak. kierkegaardslunch.blogspot.com/2024/12/endg...

1/🧵 I welcome the Equality Minister’s timely remarks on the single-sex service exceptions. It confirms what revisionists vilified as “Stonewall law” is really just the law of the UK. Inclusion is the default position, but it’s not mandatory in all situations.

A big hello to all our new followers and thanks for following us, but where on earth are you all coming from?! Are we in the newspapers again? 😂

We will be asking our colleagues at ONS to take account of our views on this important issue. blog.ons.gov.uk/2024/12/11/d...

Disappointed to confirm we were not consulted.

Hi 👋🏼 If you’re new to Bluesky and wish to mute or block accounts that are transphobic, we’ve found some blocklists that you can subscribe to: bsky.app/profile/did:... bsky.app/profile/did:... bsky.app/profile/did:...

“The social media site X has become the preferred vector for conspiracy theories, racism, far-right ideas and misogynistic rhetoric”

The absolute best thing about this, of course, is that it continues to be false. There are no such rights. Never have been. There's a right *not to be discriminated against because of your sex*, but it's the SAME right that applies to other people for other reasons.

While well-intentioned and useful for some, I don’t think blocklists will stop the flow of new accounts created specifically to harass trans people. But I think some other things cis allies can do is uplift and include trans users & combat hateful replies with supportive ones

CW: Transphobia Passed this frankly incredible door in Hammersmith and had to leave my own touch

This is becoming a real issue. One member of a ‘gender-critical’ organisation called us “noncey” for sharing a tweet from our colleagues at the Department for Education, from his anonymous account.

This is a great point. We have “gender critical” colleagues who have *on record* stated that they advocate for workplace policies that would not allow people to enter toilets based on their “identity” (gender), but that’s *exactly* what transphobic colleagues would also do.

We’ve been added to this amazing “Trans Rights Advocates” starter pack and we’re tickled pink! Make sure to follow these accounts 🏳️‍⚧️🦋

It’s Trans Day of Remembrance and we’re holding our usual online vigil to remember those we have lost this year. If you’re a civil servant and wish to attend, please email [email protected] from your work address and we’ll send you the link.

Ooh, we’ve hit three figures in followers 😂 We don’t mind being a small account on here but if you’d like to help us find more followers, please like & share? 🙏

Civil Servant? We’ve teamed up with the Civil Service LGBT+ network and we’d like to invite you to come and join us for a social event at Sparkle Weekend on 13 July in Manchester!🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 www.civilservice.lgbt/event/2024-0...

Good to see this article from the Telegraph acknowledging our survey that found up to 87% of our members feel they experience potentially unlawful harassment when ‘gender critical’ beliefs are articulated in their workplace… archive.vn/2023.09.24-0...

Thanks to the FDA union for allowing us to contribute to their trans-inclusion policy position statement 🥰

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We’re at Civil Service Live in Manchester today, promoting inclusion for trans and intersex staff across Government ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

We made it to Bluesky! Let’s start as we mean to go on…