I read the comments on Ian Dunt's excellent Substack post about the EHRC guidance and what struck me hard about both the contrarian men and the 'feminist' women is the sheer level of malice towards trans people and especially towards trans women on display and the delight in untruths.

I think it's cute when people post "Brexit divided the nation" like Brexit sprung up from brand new evildoers rather than being born out of almost four decades of neoliberalism making sure the rich got perpetually richer and the poor stayed where they were and knew it was their fault.

Anthony Stewart Head will always be a real one for this. RIP www.thepinknews.com/2019/12/20/a...

"Don't upset the Nazis" stuff like this, from Wes Streeting, really isn't going to cut it. We need legislation banning X, criminal prosecutions for inciting violence, new legislation to tackle the Far Right threat (as exists in Austria and Germany) and (most of all) we need wealth taxes.

I think we are in danger of underestimating quite how evil Elon Musk is. 🧵

Graeme Hart, 57, believes autism is a horrific scourge on humanity – but that there’s no reason for you, an autistic person, to be so uncivil about it.

1/3 We’re accustomed to a right wing press making editorial selections to spotlight immigrant criminality. But the @BBCNews now gives it resolutely disproportionate attention too. The effect is to distort reality and legitimise far right narratives.

I'm really struggling with the brazen level of injustice about this ban on trans people in public the government is pushing through. I used to have faith that science and love always eventually won out but I just can't see that light at the end of the tunnel at all

Absolutely horrifying

Let's hope - for I would wish this on no-one - Seema Malhotra does not become one of the women, like my wife featured in this piece, who are confronted by vigilantes in her changing room for the crime of having suffered breast cancer.

Seema Malhotra: "Most people have the common sense to step in when necessary, for example when a person of the opposite biological sex enters a single sex facility in error - and when to alert a member of staff." Labour now in the 'lets encourage vigilantes' stage of screwing trans people.

There are no “legitimate concerns” about trans people. There aren’t any about women’s safety or fairness in sports or kids being kids or fucking toilets. If there were you’d have heard of them before 2018. I am a cis white woman so you have to listen to me or I’ll cry.

"The Code will lead to cruel and inhumane assessments and outcomes not only for trans people who may be outed without their consent but also for all gender non-conforming people, including gender non-conforming women."

Not sure how this one got part the censors at the Guardian but good to see another article about the negative and exclusionary effects of Labour's Bathroom Ban (for them to ignore). www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Black people get lower grades for the same work. They’re less likely to get job offers and are offered less pay for the same types of work, even with exactly the same skills and qualifications. They’re less likely to receive painkillers because of the myth that Black people experience less pain."

We're complaining to the Charity Commission about Sex Matters describing women who are trans using women's spaces as "deviants". The language is unacceptable (and the statement is wrong in law). We're looking for other examples of it (staff or Trustees) using inflammatory language. Share below?

#RainbowMap 2026 is live! Spain breaks Malta's decade-long hold on top spot. As the rules-based international order fractures and democracy is under pressure, Spain's No’1 ranking stands as proof that political courage remains the most powerful answer. Find out more at rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org!

Even violence, state or otherwise, will not stop me living my life. I will not change a single thing about how I've been living for over a decade regardless of what some new garbage "guidance" might say. If they made it illegal to breathe I'd still do it. Fuck you

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia #IDAHOBIT We should be ashamed that this year, the UK has fallen again in the rankings for LGBT+ equality on the ILGA Rainbow map. 🧵

For my latest column in @thenation.com, I wrote about the symbiotic relationship between the neo-Nazi right and the Jewish institutions that insist on equating Zionism and Judaism.

When institutions want to follow the preferences of their members, to remain trans inclusive, they can and should. Why should the self appointed toilet police at Sex Matters get to overrule the wishes of users?

245 major cultural figures have signed a letter in support of Misan Harriman after a disgraceful and dishonest smear campaign by the Telegraph. Thanks to the Guardian for covering the letter, and for linking to the open letter where you can add your own name.

Actually it’s a disaster for Farage and the BBC’s hopes.

Redheaded woodpecker Virginia♥️

The rich, non-domiciled, fascistic elite want to turn Great Britain into the most unregulated, corrupt country in the world. Brexit was their first step.

Well done Hungary 🇭🇺❤️

Right then, Bristol - Did you know you have a Folk Fest? Well you do and we're playing at it. Sat 2nd May. We'll be doing some of L's May stuff too no doubt + our 5**** (Guardian, Mojo, Songlines) album HINTERLAND. BUY TICKETS!!! bristolfolkfestival.org/lisa-knapp-g... @concertedartists.bsky.social

Hi Bluesky, been a bit quiet here as I’ve been trying to promote my book on Insta with reels like this ⬇️ It’s another grim insight into Helen Joyce’s hate filled brain which perfectly illustrates her contempt for trans people and those that love them. www.instagram.com/reel/DXCwJOH...

If you return unwanted Reform local election leaflets to their party headquarters using their free post address, then it will cost the party £2.50 per envelope. Please don’t share this information; it could cost Nigel Farage a fortune.

Nigel and his nasty authoritarian pals want us, and the EU, weaker out. But as the world becomes more uncertain, and our traditional alliances crumble, the UK is clearly stronger in.

Thank you for making my heart lift as I open the blinds.

War, what is it good for? 🙌🏽 Absolutely nothing‼️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Springsteen aka The Boss still knows how to shake the ground & remind us what really matters. 💃🏽🤘🏽🎸🕺🏼

CNN panel flips out when Emma mentions the genocide in Gaza youtu.be/cP2KNTWu5aA

Many of my colleagues spoke today in favor of a bill to fight sex trafficking as their blind, proud, fervent support of that pedo creep Donald Trump undermines the credibility their every word. Their president is the sex trafficker in chief.

Senator Chris Murphy, "The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war began" "We are now seeking to solve a problem that we created" "This is insanity"

Really significant, I think, that the leaders of the Greens and Lib Dems were very visible at Transmission, very happy to publicly demonstrate a commitment to the dignity of trans people. But the Labour frontbench, which still likes to cosplay respect for human rights, was nowhere to be seen.

On a walk around #Conwy yesterday, I spotted something I hadn't noticed before. This magnificent #Gothic railway arch, built in 1840, through the #Medieval walls. It even continues the castellated parapet! Zoom in, and you can see where bits were chipped away as trains got bigger! #photograph #photo

Feeling childishly happy that Maya Forstater and Julie Bindel were in the crowd when I ad libbed both my TERF comment and @transparentaction plug for affirming parents. Full speech here with subtitles. There was a palpable shift in the room. A kind of hushed roar for Alice. It was very special.

🚨URGENT: Trump's UNHINGED DHS pick—Markwayne Mullin—confirmation hearing tentatively set for next week! He defends ICE fatally shooting citizens, backs expelling US-born kids, objected to 2020 election results. Tell your Senators: BLOCK this nomination!

I generally assume that political parties know what their constituencies think better than the rest of us do: they spend so much money on polling and focus groups. But I would be *amazed* if they understood how viscerally they are loathed by young progressives for pushing trans people under a bus.

Tomorrow Wes Streeting will remove trans minors ability to access, and doctors to prescribe, cross-sex hormones. Try as it might Labour will never eradicate trans people. They cannot, and should not, change who they are. All Labour will do is make trans lives harder - with more harm and more death.

Let's hope this opens up space for change within the Labour Party. There is not a fascist, or misogynist, political leader in the world whose position on trans rights differs from Labour's.

"Politicians must stop prioritising 'socially and ecologically destructive growth' that only increases the profits – and serves the consumption demands – of the world’s richest individuals and corporations." I expect Starmer would call him an extremist.

This is terrifying www.advocate.com/news/crime/b...

We had an absolute blast last week playing a wonderful sold out gig in Belper, thanks to @bdrandy.bsky.social and then at the lovely. @trinityartscentre.bsky.social. Thanks to aaaaall of you who came and made our weekend! xx

Tomorrow we are in the High Court suing Reform for breaching data processing rules. We think it's really quite important. 👇

Might we tactfully point out that to obsess negatively with trans people when the richest and most powerful men in the world are trying to reverse centuries of humane progress and equality to acquire impunity for rape and murder shows a weird sense of priorities?

On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...