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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰

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She/Her/Elle 🇫🇷 I will NOT have my life defined by people’s hate; not by the government, not by the NHS, and DEFINITELY not by the courts or the EHRC. Bucket list: 1. Move to a beach. 2. Have no regrets. 3. Drive a Land Rover. ✅ 4. Being ‘un-British ’. ✅

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · Jan 19

This is excellent.👇
It nails the pretence, that Rowling believes, that you can align with the worst kind of extremism, but still consider yourself to be ‘reasonable’, all because they share her single issue about trans ppl.
Rowling is very much in “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” camp.

Amy Raven, the Nightstalker --Three Eevees in a Coat @somethingamyss.bsky.social · Jan 19

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"Liberalusm as a vibe" may be the most accurate description of TERFism ever

The TERF to MAGA Pipeline (The Tale of Trump & Rowling)

YouTube video by Brigitte Empire

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 29m

Without saying The Matrix, Fav Keanu Reeves Film?

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 56m

Quite a bloody cheek, this, given the UK has the most hostile regime towards healthcare for young trans people and their families in the world (www.gov.uk/government/s...).

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 35m

This is an effrontery to every trans person and their families in the U.K.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

Oh @zackpolanski.bsky.social that last line is priceless: channeling your inner Francis Urquhart. 😁

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

a man is sitting in a chair reading a book with the words " no lies detected " behind him

ALT: a man is sitting in a chair reading a book with the words " no lies detected " behind him

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

Now THAT is worth a follow. 👍

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

I think we always were; it’s just people can be open about their bigotry now, without pushback.

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

Don’t have this problem with Spotify, and they’re now offering lossless.

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

He’s what this country needs right now.

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

Exactly.
You cannot pick n mix which bigotry you’re against; it’s all or none.

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

He doesn’t dither, or ‘both sides’ when challenged.
I’m really starting to like the guy!!! He gives me hope.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 3h

A lovely story that we can all relate to.

Glad you found your ‘tribe’, Sophie. 🩵🤍🩷

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 4h

An excellent blog on how Catalonia provides trans healthcare.
In short, it’s a million miles away from the adversarial approach of the NHS. It allows trans people to talk through the issues in their lives, without fear that saying the wrong thing will be jumped on and healthcare withdrawn.

Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 5h

New short blog: Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

growinguptransgender.com/2025/10/12/t...

Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

I’m just back from an awesome trans healthcare conference in Norway (blog on that to follow). Here I wanted to share information from a presentation by the founder of the transit trans health…

growinguptransgender.com

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 5h

My bad… that should have read Craig. 🤪

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 5h

I didn’t know that, but I do now!!

Thanks for that interesting snippet about earthworms. 👍

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 5h

We’re good, Chris. 👍
And if you need advice, there are trans legal experts on here, that will happily help you through the potential minefield that could be the EHRC, not the ECHR 😁, final guidance.
If you’re not already doing so, it’s worth following them, as there’s already a wealth of discussion.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you, Craig, for understanding.
It just sometimes feels like nails down a chalkboard, when I see an ally accidentally using these dog whistles. I know they’re stupid and don’t happen, but it does give them a kind of life.
And, at the moment, they very much believe they’ve got the upper hand.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 6h

“My comment said nothing negative about trans people”

But you innocently implied it. It raised the old transphobic trope that if cis men can enter a women’s space by claiming to be trans, inevitably transphobes cry “how can we tell the difference?”
Their next line is “we must ban all trans people”.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 6h

If someone thinks they’re being reasonable expressing views that are transphobic, regardless of whether they realise it, it’s not trans ppl’s job to educate them.
Same goes for allies innocently posting unsubstantiated transphobic ‘dog whistles’; it gives a veneer of credence to the ‘trans panic’.

Craig Horrocks
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That's precisely what I was saying. If a cis man can enter a women's space by claiming to be trans, then there is a new risk that has been created, where there wasn't one before
27 August 2025 at 16:46

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 6h

Just watched Bridget Phillipson on Laura Kuenssberg, talking about protecting Jewish students from anti- Semitic hate speech and harassment in universities.
Amazing how this is different to her views on protecting trans students from anti-trans hate speech and harassment in universities.

The Independent
Phillipson tells universities to take firm action to protect Jewish students
Story by Nina Lloyd • 11h
International Women's Day
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Bridget Phillipson has written to vice-chancellors urging them to take "practical and proportionate steps" to protect Jewish students as part of Government efforts to stamp out antisemitism following the Manchester terror attack.

The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold freedom of speech.
The OfS investigation started with the case of Prof Kathleen Stock, who left the university in 2021 after being accused of transphobia for her views on sex and gender issues.
The OfS said the university's policy statement on trans and non-binary equality, including a requirement to "positively represent trans people", could lead to staff and students preventing themselves from voicing opposing views.
The University of Sussex plans to legally challenge the OfS findings, vice-chancellor Prof Sasha Roseneil said.
Describing the judgement as an "unreasonably absolutist definition of free speech", the university said the ruling would leave institutions "powerless to prevent abusive, bullying and harassing speech".
The OfS, it added, had pursued a "vindictive and unreasonable campaign" against it.
Universities UK, which represents 141 institutions, said it would be writing to the OfS to clarify what would represent a breach of freedom of speech rules.
Chief executive Vivienne Stern said the University of Sussex ruling raised concerns about how universities can balance freedom of speech with other legal duties, like preventing harassment and hate speech.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said free speech and academic freedom were "non-negotiables" in universities.
"I have been clear that where those principles are not upheld, robust action will be taken," she said.
"If you go to university, you must be prepared to have your views challenged, hear contrary opinions and be exposed to uncomfortable truths.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 7h

Your Party must also be pro trans. If not, then there’s nothing more to discuss.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 7h

So what was your point?

Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 7h

And just look at where ‘debating’ has got us. In the last eight years, we’ve gone from ‘We’ve just got legitimate concerns” to “We must legislate trans people out of existence”

So, no, there is nothing to be had arguing with these people.
You do it if you want, but we’re done with being reasonable.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 7h

Loving ‘The Way You Want’ 🩵🤍🩷

“you cut off your nose
to stick it underneath my clothes”

That really sums them up.

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Powderpaint @powderpaint.bsky.social · 9d

and if youre new to us, hi, we're powderpaint! transgenders making hi-NRG synthpop (apart from the single we just dropped which is like goth and post-punk but it still goes hard)

pls check us out!! 🙏✨

powderpaint.bandcamp.com/music

Powderpaint

playing fast n' loose with chords and gender

powderpaint.bandcamp.com

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