#ITV70 On this, the 70th birthday of ITV, get lost and get addicted to the regional Idents that made ITV what it was...until the British equivalent of the Telecom Act of 1996 made it into what it is now:

Lovely. #ITV70 www.tvhome.co.uk/itv1/2025/09...

USA free speech is dead. The final nail in the coffin of democracy, and the establishment of fascism.

THIS. Yes, it'll be crap for four years, but Trump will be gone in 2028/29, and his entire movement is the cult of personality of one man. Many of his ideologies are shared with others, but his power base will shrink when he leaves, and then it'll be about the rebuilding.

If you're not watching Channel 4 tonight, I suggest you do. They've got a Trump impersonator doing the continuity announcements, and at 10 pm there is a two hour special programme of all the lies that Trump has told, verified and fact checked. It's a full on assault, and I'm here for it.

Of course one of the twisted parts of all this is that businesses are more likely to be listened to than trans people, whose lives it directly affects, rather than companies having to sort their toilets out.

In the shadow of Elon Musk's video message to the far right rally in London, asking them to overthrow the government by force, if you stay on Twitter, you will be judged. Be happier: Get Twitter out of your life.

Probably worth mentioning that "We got him" was the phrase the Republicans used at a press conference after they captured notorious war criminal Saddam Hussein. Using it, knowingly, to describe the arrest of a young person who has yet to be charged, let alone stand trial, is obscene and prejudicial.

Reminder: He got a plea bargain (Look up Acosta NPA), and got an 18 month sentence. Mandelson must go.

I don't get the controversy… Mandelson has been a toxic, manipulative schemer since the Blair governments. This isn't some closely guarded secret.

This is truly dystopian. Hidden behind a steel barrie, a black clad, helmeted, masked agent is scrubbing the Banksy mural off the courts of justice, guarded by two police officers. You couldn't get a better visual metaphor for the state of the country than this.

Restrictive social rules imposed, or laws amended that affect trans people WITHOUT trans people's involvement are fluff in the wind. Our cisgendered oligarchs have another think coming if they think we'll slink away, heads hung low. We fought for DECADES to achieve our legal rights. We're tenacious

Countries that have trans self-ID enshrined in law: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Uruguay. 1/

Today's court decision is nonsensical. Spotlight is seen as a REQUIRED service for actors, and in many ways acts as a "jobcentre". Its exclusive status is unfair and out of date. Matt Hood, with 17 years of Equity service, should know better than to attack Equity for trying to support its members.

My opinion? The cops handled L1nehan badly. A tweet requires a knock on the door, and advice given, or warnings issued. Arresting him in Heathrow airport by five police officers was a gift, to him. The police should have had the sense to know that. Now look what we have. Bloody insanity.

Here's the other thing about virulant transphobia - it not only loses you trans votes, it loses you LGBT+ votes, and more than 80% of LGBT+ people and groups actively support the trans community. It also loses you ally votes too, and that's significant. Learn a lesson, will you?

Transphobia doesn’t sell. Generally. But especially to left wing electorates. Example number so fucking many:

@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zarahsultana.bsky.social I cannot in good conscience support a party which counts Adnan Hussain and Mark Serwotka in their number. Transphobia is a toxic, hysterical cult, which must be driven out of politics. You will not succeed until you do.

Delighted to see Zack Polanski winning leadership of the Green Party, defeating arch-transphobe Chowns. Transphobia is a vote-loser. Transphobia has been amplified to become a hysterical cult with no basis in fact nor medicine. Jeremy Corbyn needs to address this problem in his party, ASAP.

This

Keir Starmer’s new director of communications isn’t just the founder of Portland Communications – which represented Qatar, Russia and Kazakhstan – he’s also come straight from the board of the anti-trans charity Sex Matters. The government is heading in a dark direction.

If the Third Sister, and Darth Maul survived lightsaber attacks, Han did too. That's the only way I can cope.

Maybe closing gay village access from Chorlton Street and Sackville Street wasn't such a great idea. Big queues to get in.

Just a reminder that I'm going to be appearing on the street stage outside The Church (formerly Churchill's) on Canal Street tomorrow afternoon, after the Manchester Pride parade. Laughs, entertainment, and banter with the wonderful Viva La Diva. Do pop by and say hello. 😀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

In my ongoing quest for quality work, I've updated my website with new voice reels and my showreel, so all you lovely casting people can see me AND hear me :) anniewallace.com

Nine years on Hollyoaks, over 500 episodes, Scottish BAFTA nomination... do feel free to give me a shout if you're doing panels about trans people on TV.

Remember folks, most of the anti-trans stuff in the press is lies. In lieu of democratic means, it's one of their few unchallenged methods of attack towards a demonised minority who, until very recently, had a 70% support from the ACTUAL public (now diminished thanks to the aforesaid lies)

I empathise with any theatre group putting on shows in small non-airconditioned venues over the past few weeks. That's where I've been and it's been HARD. 🥵

Remember 2010 when the Tories moved at the speed of light to raise VAT from 17.5% to 20% in order to "help reduce the deficit" Ahahahahaha!

I started to read that problematic author's ridiculous response to the Polari walk out, and then I realised the cat's litter box needed cleaning out, which was a far more valuable use of my time.

Ten years as party leader, a record three terms as First minister, but all the shitty journalists are asking Nicola Sturgeon "tell us about the transes!" It's pathetic.

No, Nicola Sturgeon, you shouldn't have "paused" the GRR bill. There were TWO public consultations, in 2017 and 2019, both in favour of reform, followed by a legislative process in 2022, which again had the majority in favour of the reform, followed by a successful conclusion in the 1/

Kemi is now boasting about grassing on an exam cheat at school. Trying her best to be as hateful as she can.

The topic of bullying and abuse of young people has come up again, as it does from time to time, but never enough. I went to school from 1970 to 1982 . 12 years. Much of the latter half of those years I was bullied, relentlessly. Day after day of verbal and physical abuse, with very little help 1/

Why does every interaction with authority feel like an unbalanced stitch up? Because it is, by design.

Getting strong 'Laura Louise from Rosemary's Baby' vibes from this one. They're not even trying to hide their agenda now, are they?

What really gives me pause is that fact that these anti-trans cultists really think they're going to have some kind of effect on our lives. That we're just going to slink away into the closet. The rest of us, who live in the real world, know that's never going to happen, regardless of court cases 1/

Evidentially, Sandie Peggie is a contemptible bigot. When supposedly educated people throw their support behind such as her, it's obviously that this is a cult in action. The terfism cult will excuse any gross misconduct and antisocial behaviour if it'll take the transes down a peg.

Notice the uptick in "xxx leaving xxx streaming servers soon" posts on social media? "Last chance to see xxx"? Just one of the curses of streaming ... the others, of course, being line speed, bitrate and encoding format (and ads on some services). BUY DISCS.

Because of course she is. These nutjobs never rein in their other prejudices very well. Thankfully, the receipts are in, and her victim persona drops away. She'll still win though, because that's where we are in 2025.

Glad to see that Trans+ Pride London was so well attended, and by so many allies too. I couldn't go, I'm afraid, as, although I was in London, I was too tired after yesterday's transwhatyouwill.org.uk performance of the all-trans Twelfth Night, attended by Sir Ian McKellen, to a live audience, 1/

It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk.

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When people are talking in glowing terms about Barry Humphries, and his legacy, don't forget this "rat-baggery" either. Awful person. www.starobserver.com.au/news/nationa...

If any gender-critical people object to the statement "transphobes are swivel eyed", then they're definitively categorising themselves as transphobes, not "gender-critical" and should be referred to as such from now on. It's called a "gotcha".

Why is ANYONE surprised when someone, with power, percieved or otherwise, within a company or organisation, is caught abusing that power, whether culturally, industrially or sexually? The entire structure of power with regard to employment in our country is based upon fear and compliance. 1/

This game, Death Stranding 2... I was in my delivery truck, reversing backwards to get out of a location, and I accidentally reversed into another porter and hit him. I was horrified, so I got out of the truck to see him covering in fear and whimpering. Proper upset me, even though it's just a game

If I was Jeff Lynne, I would get myself well, let my guitar hand heal, and then plan a final concert at the Royal Albert Hall, maybe over 5 dates. I'd have it filmed professionally, and released on Blu-ray. That would be a proper, and fitting end to one of this country's best bands ever