OK, I finally caved and got Slay the Spire 2. Run one and I have a pet bird. Decision immediately vindicated.

I refuse to believe that it is possible to keep a pair of leggings from getting a hole in them for more than a couple of wears. It’s one of life’s inevitabilities, alongside death and taxes.

As has been apparent for a while, if you are a parent or carer of a trans child, it is no longer safe to seek help from the NHS. Speak to a trans charity or a trans person for advice. Children should not be abused and deprived of healthcare for political ideology. This is a national scandal.

Add a food to a movie title: Space Raiders of the Lost Ark

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

It turns out that what is needed to bring about the end of some relatively nice spring weather is the dual combination of a long weekend and the start of the county cricket season.

Another four days, another 1,000 signatures! We’re now at 97,000. Next stop - 98,000. If you object to the targeting of trans women and girls, who just want to live peacefully and take part in society, please sign. Because every signature matters! Here’s where to go👇 Notinourname.org.uk

“Fires in the underground are really unlikely if you extract Kings Cross from the statistics, so no need to ban smoking on the Tube.” “Collapsing slag heaps are really rare if you exclude Aberfan, so absolutely no need to monitor or clear them.”

I have been deploying my limited art skills to finish my patch for @transunityquilt.bsky.social. Fairly pleased with the Humber Bridge in the end!

We may need to consider that bluesky culture, particularly trans bluesky culture, is in need of a course correction. Wanting him to word every post so perfectly that even an adversary couldn't find another meaning in a statement is not a standard you can reasonably hold anybody to.

Today's Trans Day of Visibility post is about the Museum of Transology! This was founded in 2014 and collects objects donated by trans, non-binary & intersex people to form a record of trans culture, activism & every day life. And they're still collecting! museumoftransology.com 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

This is my trans agenda

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay

I’m no lawyer but I find it interesting that Christian conversion therapy practitioners have the right to tell kids they aren’t trans but those kids’ teachers apparently don’t have the right to say they are trans and people on the internet may not have the right to affirm them being trans either

Today on #TransDayOfVisibility it is more important than ever to support and celebrate the trans community and raise awareness of the discrimination they face.

As a trans woman, all I want most days is to be less visible, less “political” and less of a problem to be solved. But a bright spot is knowing that when we are visible, we let others see that it is possible to survive, make it through the mire and just *be*. Happy Trans Day of Visibility. 🏳️‍⚧️

This Trans Day of Visibility, as someone who was once the only cis woman in a hospital bay, surrounded by trans women *IN 2012*, when I was at my weakest and most vulnerable, I just wanna say to trans folk: I’m sorry you’re dealing with all this scaremongering regarding sharing spaces with women 💜🏳️‍⚧️

On International Transgender Day of Visibility, I’m thinking about Wembley this month. Thousands turned up - unapologetic, joyful, and standing together. In a world that tries to erase trans lives: we see you. 🏳️‍⚧️

Trans people deserve a world in which they can live openly, joyously, in safety and with dignity. This #TransDayofVisibility, we celebrate trans people everywhere and reaffirm our commitment to building that world together. 🏳️‍⚧️

Today is Trans Day of Visibility! To mark this, we will do a series of posts boosting trans solidarity, activism and research initiatives (plus cute merch for fundraising purposes). Today: the Trans, Non-Binary & Gender-Diverse Priority Setting Partnership survey: wp.lancs.ac.uk/transadultsp... ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

We need you help this petition needs your signature ✍️ let’s show the government we’re still here and we’re not going to lay down and roll over while they and the media attack us 💚 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

For Trans Day of Visibility, we have chosen to lift up the work and voices from the trans+ community. First up, the excellent @smartypantsmarty.com Trans History Week runs 4-10th May, and there is an excellent, free workbook packed full of resources to help you www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/

This resonates so much. At my previous institution, we had similar group sizes. I knew them. They had a small common room they used on the mathematics corridor so would come and talk to us about work and beyond. It was a fantastic experience. Lecturing to 250 students? Soulless. I hate it.

Employers should cover work-related travel and other expenses directly rather than require employees to float their employer an interest-free loan while subjecting them to a byzantine reimbursement process that will take at least a month and entail multiple rounds of paperwork.

Allsorts, The Kite Trust and The Proud Trust have created a Consultation Response Guide which can be found here: www.theproudtrust.org/wp-content/u... Respond to the consultation here: consult.education.gov.uk/independent-... The consultation is open until 22nd April 2026 (at 11.59pm).

Just remembering how good Bowie was at losing his marker.

The Equality Act Is Not Symmetrical — And That Is Exactly What People Keep Getting Wrong

It started with one woman signing our letter Then another And another And before we knew it there were 95,000 of us Now we want the power of cis women to catapult us to 100,000 and beyond Because this is how it grows If every woman shares it with just three others, that’s another 285,000 signatures

TDOV coming up and I’ve lost count of the number of young people who’ve told me “it feels like it was all a trap telling us they had our backs” this year. Dozens? More? And I have nothing to say other than that I’m sorry and I’m so glad they’re here. But truly, world? You do not deserve trans kids.

Not uniformly convergent

Let's make this year's even bigger than ever!

Me: Can you settle a question? Are you in fact dressed as Eleanor of Aquitaine? Child, dressed as Eleanor of Aquitaine: yes Me: Any particular reason? Child's dad: We're going on holiday tomorrow and we've run out of normal clothes scenes

In just FOUR DAYS, @nionwomen.bsky.social gained 1,000 signatures to take them to 96,000. Guess what’s next? 97,000!! If you haven’t signed this, and are appalled by the now open hatred and lawfare towards trans women and girls, please go to notinourname.org.uk Then tell your friends and family.

Cis women in the UK: please do sign this. And it doesn't apply to you, please share. Show that the transphobes fo not speak for us 🏳️‍⚧️ #NotInOurName notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Zack Polanski being cheered to the rafters yesterday #TogetherAlliance www.instagram.com/reel/DWcJTPV...

My new essay is about the situation where there is no right way to be a woman. And how, in the end, accepting this really does set you free. open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...

We went to see Opera North’s production of The Marriage of Figaro this evening. It was incredible.

Today, NION Women are in London, marching in the Together Against the Far Right march as part of the Women Against the Far Right bloc. We’re here representing the 95,000+ cis women who have already signed our letter to say, clearly - Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community.

So delighted to be joined by these fabulous @nionwomen.bsky.social supporters at today’s #TogetherAlliance march, alongside half a million others. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Incredible www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Nail and head.

I am a citizen of Iceland and let me assure you that we are not terrified of the future because of “authoritarian gender ideology”. What scares us is transphobes, ultra right wing ideologies, the manosphere, fascism, MAGA, oligarchs, techno fascists, ecological collapse and climate change.

Not in Canada’s Name either 🙌

Today, feminist organizations across 🇨🇦 are launching a new campaign: Women for Trans Rights. This campaign rejects attacks on trans people under the guise of protecting women and putting the focus back where it belongs: patriarchy and government inaction. Add your name: www.womenfortransrights.ca

'Dignity and respect' folks. Every day, Starmer's Labour finds new ways to make life shittier for someone.

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