A Christmas message from @drjogrady.bsky.social.

Amazing work, as always, from TACC.

Civil servants need to stop wearing poppies then

I find this baffling. Everyone involved in the case wants the applicant to be listed as father on the birth certificate. But apparently that's not sufficient for it to be possible.

Ah thank goodness, marking done.

If there's one thing I enjoy about the festive period, it's Only Connect and University Challenge every evening!

🏆 NEW: Kerstin Casparij is a Hero winner at the @outsports.com Awards 2025, in light of her authenticity and her allyship towards all #LGBTQ people. A sharp cookie both on and off the field, we love her puns, her cats Mango and Kiwi, and her sense of Pride.

Informed consent now!

The letter before action sent to Bristol is hilarious. That's the best they can do?! It'll be laughed out of town.

All I want for Christmas is someone to make this pile of marking magically disappear.

I surveyed 12 UK national trans groups about whether they were consulted by the Sullivan Review. All responded that they were not. Whose free speech is being threatened and by whom.

All the coolest people are modelling them! #ElectTheDolls

Across the country, women are dying of sepsis, losing organs, being arrested for miscarriages, and used as brain-dead incubators. Corpses have more rights than women living under abortion bans. What better moment to run a full court cultural press about how freedom isn’t that great anyway?

This is straight out of the Yes, Minister play book!

the two genders: melee and ranged

Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t think we should be lauding homophobic racists who, as indicated by the tribunal, harass their colleagues in changing rooms. #IStandWithBeth

Have experimented with a new hair colour for Christmas!

We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a

This is the bit I find most disconcerting, both with the Times and former newspaper the Telegraph. If the GLP win their case, it essentially shows that both papers have been lying and lying and lying for nearly a year. Is this what they are scared of? The ETs have already said this in any case.

Instead of asking questions about how it came to lie to its readers it is lashing out at those who took the time to try and understand, and must apply, the incoherent and troubling Supreme Court decision. The Times is, as I say, Britain's most dishonest newspaper.

UK Key economic sectors face post-BREXIT challenge in 2026: the Gender Critical Data Chickens come home to roost. Today, Trans Exile Network, which helps trans+ people, their families and anyone perceived as trans to flee the UK in the present climate released the following update.

Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language

Allison Bailey: hello jk rowling it's me, your lawyer Bailey: bad news! i just lost that court case that i won Rowling: Bailey: and you know when i appealed the case that i won? Rowling: Bailey: well, i won that too Bailey: but in a different, more accurate way i actually lost

Here, for @historyworkshop.org.uk I discuss the history of a refuge for trans women. I show women’s shared experiences of violence across the spectrum of cis and trans. I highlight histories of solidarity against male violence by feminists and trans women. academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

We’ve exceeded 72k signatures. As some of our media and politicians push a more harmful narrative, others are pushing back. This is a groundswell of compassion from everyday women for the trans, intersex and nonbinary community. Please keep sharing with friends and family 🙏 🔗 notinourname.org.uk/

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

It is very much pro-trans

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...

#Rome has two new metro stations! This week, Line C opened the Porta Metronia and Colosseo-Fori Imperiali stations, which double as museums of Imperial Rome. #Roma #transit Here's an eye-opening plunge into Colosseo-Fori:

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...

Too many politicians only ever care about VAWG when they can use it in their agenda of targeting minorities. If you could take even a tenth of the political zeal and energy they put into that targeting and dedicate it to tackling VAWG, you could make significant headway.

A nicely-timed Christmas present to round off a rather challenging year. Our latest foray into evaporating droplets and the coffee ring effect with @awwray.bsky.social and the amazing Hannah-May D'Ambrosio. Featuring cool asymptotics, numerics and experimental comparisons! doi.org/10.1017/jfm....

How do we solve these mega waiting lists for the gender clinics??? Just dont do the gender clinics and just have GPs prescribe hormones and refer for surgeries Gender clinics exist to soothe scared cis people not to help trans people transition

If the Levy review has you stressed and on edge, just remember that somewhere in the UK, Allison Bailey is stewing over yet another defeat in court. Something to savour.

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Forstater: "and remember kids, you have to wear gendered uniforms so the teacher can tell what genitals you have." Student: "miss, I think I spotted some misogyny" Teacher: "where?" Student: "the genital obsessed moron from Sex Matters"

Appears it my have just been a mess up on the system when my new dosage went in. Hopefully getting it sorted today 😮‍💨

It’s happening in plain sight. For goodness’ sake stop wringing your damn hands. www.erininthemorning.com/p/breaking-m...

My GP refusing my estradiol prescription the day before Levy is due hasn’t got me worried at all. Absolutely not. 😬

The ban on puberty blockers is devastating for many young trans people. Currently the only way to access them is through a government trial - I am asking govt to ensure that the trial can be accessed by as many young people as need it.

If I achieved nothing else in this course, I have successfully convinced the students to comment their codes. 🎉

Thank you @munroebergdorf.bsky.social @goodlawproject.org @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social @philippaeast.bsky.social @kateosbornemp.bsky.social for the fab quotes for the paperback Her Name Is Alice out March 26 Pre-order or Xmas gift the hardback to the person in your life with ‘reasonable concerns’

Love this diva, she’s also a massive ally

Edition 6 of our newsletter has dropped! Including BDM report, news from UCU, the UK HE sector and the Australian HE sector feat @markpendleton.bsky.social ! We're taking a break for the holidays but we will be back with our first newsletter of 2026 on 14th January. ucucommons.org/ucu-commons-...

Trans women and girls are being excluded from services across the UK that they've used for decades because of legal pressure and targeted campaigns. We explain what just happened, and why blanket exclusion is a choice, not a necessity. 📖 notinourname.org.uk/banning-trans-people-what-just-happened

Today is the day to finally confront my denial about this pile of coursework assignments that need to be marked. Send thoughts and prayers.

Please can folks help me with this? My petition being discussed in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 parliament 14th Jan. this is the second time I’ve petitioned on this. STILL no action on providing abortion care to legal limit in Scotland petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

Read my @novaramedia.com report on the Peggie affair, and the stumbling block the gender-critical movement appears to have hit, here: novaramedia.com/2025/12/16/a...

🏳️‍⚧️ An important response from @scottishtrans.bsky.social and LGBT Youth Scotland to Scottish Government consultation on updating school buildings regulations. (Link in comments)

Maybe if you hadn't interfered into stuff you don't understand, Hannah, they wouldn't have to.