Aida
@aidap.bsky.social
Your local angry transmom and a proud Bristolian
Sometimes AoS and BA player. Stats suspended until trans people get their human rights.
https://www.instagram.com/aidaa.paul/
Sometimes AoS and BA player. Stats suspended until trans people get their human rights.
https://www.instagram.com/aidaa.paul/
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Aida
@aidap.bsky.social
· Jun 6
Palette cleanser time, a romantic moment of two happily in love lesbians kissing.
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I have requested that EHRC investigate the BBC under their regulatory obligations.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I have requested that EHRC investigate the BBC under their regulatory obligations.
Milo wanted to say "hi, why are you interrupting my nap mom?"
January 21, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Milo wanted to say "hi, why are you interrupting my nap mom?"
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Entirely typical of the BBC's treatment of trans people that it presents Michael Foran, who is literally on the advisory Board of the Sex Matters hate group, as an independent expert.
How the NHS became the battleground in the trans debate at work
What's next for employers and their staff in the aftermath of the Darlington nurses ruling?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Entirely typical of the BBC's treatment of trans people that it presents Michael Foran, who is literally on the advisory Board of the Sex Matters hate group, as an independent expert.
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Hard agree with this statement.
My lifeline was my husband and our children who accepted Alice’s transition without hesitation and came out fighting for her anytime I voiced one of my ‘reasonable concerns’ - it was so sudden, where’d it come from, she’s always online, what if she changes her mind?
My lifeline was my husband and our children who accepted Alice’s transition without hesitation and came out fighting for her anytime I voiced one of my ‘reasonable concerns’ - it was so sudden, where’d it come from, she’s always online, what if she changes her mind?
I do have to point out that even with a more-accepting society, there is a gulf between "I am okay with queers" and "I am okay with my kid being a queer". People can support LGBT rights in the abstract and then get spooked when their own precious cinnamon roll makes them a "non-traditional family".
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Hard agree with this statement.
My lifeline was my husband and our children who accepted Alice’s transition without hesitation and came out fighting for her anytime I voiced one of my ‘reasonable concerns’ - it was so sudden, where’d it come from, she’s always online, what if she changes her mind?
My lifeline was my husband and our children who accepted Alice’s transition without hesitation and came out fighting for her anytime I voiced one of my ‘reasonable concerns’ - it was so sudden, where’d it come from, she’s always online, what if she changes her mind?
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My kid was subject to lesbophobic abuse in primary school because of having two mums. The school wouldn't even educate the kids at the school doing the bullying that it's okay to have two mums or that lesbian isn't a bad word.
They told the kids off for saying lesbian implying it *was* a bad thing.
They told the kids off for saying lesbian implying it *was* a bad thing.
I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
January 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
My kid was subject to lesbophobic abuse in primary school because of having two mums. The school wouldn't even educate the kids at the school doing the bullying that it's okay to have two mums or that lesbian isn't a bad word.
They told the kids off for saying lesbian implying it *was* a bad thing.
They told the kids off for saying lesbian implying it *was* a bad thing.
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I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
January 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
As I posted the comic the obvious dawned on me.
With all the wide implementations AI, how do we still not have automatic alt-text? This is something AI models are excellent at, but I guess as it help a minority, no one cares to solve "that" problem.
With all the wide implementations AI, how do we still not have automatic alt-text? This is something AI models are excellent at, but I guess as it help a minority, no one cares to solve "that" problem.
January 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM
As I posted the comic the obvious dawned on me.
With all the wide implementations AI, how do we still not have automatic alt-text? This is something AI models are excellent at, but I guess as it help a minority, no one cares to solve "that" problem.
With all the wide implementations AI, how do we still not have automatic alt-text? This is something AI models are excellent at, but I guess as it help a minority, no one cares to solve "that" problem.
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Palette cleanser time, a romantic moment of two happily in love lesbians kissing.
June 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Palette cleanser time, a romantic moment of two happily in love lesbians kissing.
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If anyone has a line to Rose Henderson please lmk
January 20, 2026 at 9:46 AM
If anyone has a line to Rose Henderson please lmk
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Transphobia really does rot your brain.
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Transphobia really does rot your brain.
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
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What's that? While I was updating our media tracking spreadsheet we already had 3 NEW MEMBERS come in to start our fundraiser off with a bang? That's AMAZING!!
Thanks to the three new folks, we love you, we adore you, we couldn't do what we do without you. Let's keep em coming!
<3!!!
Thanks to the three new folks, we love you, we adore you, we couldn't do what we do without you. Let's keep em coming!
<3!!!
Everybody's calling Assigned Media "the best little news site on the internet," but how will this scrappy team of journalists survive a new year of untold horrors?
With YOUR HELP, of course! That's right, get hype everyone for the 2026 start-of-year fundraising drive!
With YOUR HELP, of course! That's right, get hype everyone for the 2026 start-of-year fundraising drive!
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
What's that? While I was updating our media tracking spreadsheet we already had 3 NEW MEMBERS come in to start our fundraiser off with a bang? That's AMAZING!!
Thanks to the three new folks, we love you, we adore you, we couldn't do what we do without you. Let's keep em coming!
<3!!!
Thanks to the three new folks, we love you, we adore you, we couldn't do what we do without you. Let's keep em coming!
<3!!!
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Great to see Bristol's Green councillors making case for a trial Universal Basic Income - a guaranteed payment that would have huge benefits for groups like care leavers, and give a massive boost to culture and the arts. bristolgreenparty.org.uk/greens-call-...
Greens Call for Universal Basic Income Trial for Bristol - Bristol Green Party
Bristol Green councillors have put forward a motion to Bristol City Council calling for the Government to fund a trial of universal basic income (UBI) in the city. A universal...
bristolgreenparty.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Great to see Bristol's Green councillors making case for a trial Universal Basic Income - a guaranteed payment that would have huge benefits for groups like care leavers, and give a massive boost to culture and the arts. bristolgreenparty.org.uk/greens-call-...
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‘consider lack of access to *gender affirming care*. When children died, their families demanded action to protect others…we did not tell grieving parents we needed more data…’
oh, hang on, you did, and called us ‘shroud wavers’ for demanding action.
Wrong kind of parent to wrong kind of child.
oh, hang on, you did, and called us ‘shroud wavers’ for demanding action.
Wrong kind of parent to wrong kind of child.
surely this is some other baroness doctor cass? the baroness doctor cass i know and love would be horrified at such a reckless approach to intervention
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
‘consider lack of access to *gender affirming care*. When children died, their families demanded action to protect others…we did not tell grieving parents we needed more data…’
oh, hang on, you did, and called us ‘shroud wavers’ for demanding action.
Wrong kind of parent to wrong kind of child.
oh, hang on, you did, and called us ‘shroud wavers’ for demanding action.
Wrong kind of parent to wrong kind of child.
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“Beyond privacy concerns, being forced to disclose sex assigned at birth may also significantly increase people’s vulnerability to harassment, abuse and even violence…”
The British government has pursued the erosion of trans rights. Letting people use spaces that align to their identity is basic.
The British government has pursued the erosion of trans rights. Letting people use spaces that align to their identity is basic.
Trans people at risk of exclusion from many UK public spaces, rights expert says
European Council commissioner voices concerns after April’s supreme court ruling on legal definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“Beyond privacy concerns, being forced to disclose sex assigned at birth may also significantly increase people’s vulnerability to harassment, abuse and even violence…”
The British government has pursued the erosion of trans rights. Letting people use spaces that align to their identity is basic.
The British government has pursued the erosion of trans rights. Letting people use spaces that align to their identity is basic.
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Yesterday at a Guilty Feminist event I had a discussion with a mother who asked: Why would a parent not support their trans child?
I gave an answer I’ve never given before. Just a thought.
I said these parents were like the parent who pushed their child to learn the violin instead of the cello…
I gave an answer I’ve never given before. Just a thought.
I said these parents were like the parent who pushed their child to learn the violin instead of the cello…
January 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Yesterday at a Guilty Feminist event I had a discussion with a mother who asked: Why would a parent not support their trans child?
I gave an answer I’ve never given before. Just a thought.
I said these parents were like the parent who pushed their child to learn the violin instead of the cello…
I gave an answer I’ve never given before. Just a thought.
I said these parents were like the parent who pushed their child to learn the violin instead of the cello…
Amen
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Amen
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"Trans zealots" - it was one trans woman who'd worked without issue for 4 years until this lot came along
January 18, 2026 at 8:29 AM
"Trans zealots" - it was one trans woman who'd worked without issue for 4 years until this lot came along
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Please share this widely…
The EHRC is an anti-rights group.
An Independent EHRC is one way we can fight back.
The EHRC is an anti-rights group.
An Independent EHRC is one way we can fight back.
This is an account set up by @natacha.bsky.social to facilitate setting up a new group.
I regard the existing EHRC as not independent and consequently not legitimate. So I am looking to recruit members of an independent EHRC who can fulfill its functions with genuine integrity and…
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I regard the existing EHRC as not independent and consequently not legitimate. So I am looking to recruit members of an independent EHRC who can fulfill its functions with genuine integrity and…
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January 17, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Please share this widely…
The EHRC is an anti-rights group.
An Independent EHRC is one way we can fight back.
The EHRC is an anti-rights group.
An Independent EHRC is one way we can fight back.
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Trans people in the UK can still use the toilets that match their gender. Yes, even after the Supreme Court ruling. Here's why:
tacc.org.uk/2025/04/23/t...
tacc.org.uk/2025/04/23/t...
Toilet Hysteria Isn’t Law: Why Trans People in the UK Can Still Pee in Peace - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
(Yes, Even After the Supreme Court Ruling) Let’s clear something up before another MP starts frothing at the mouth on GB News: in the UK, there is still no law that stops transgender people from…
tacc.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM