Carrie plays guitar π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
@carriem.co.uk
Writer, parent and guitar wrangler from Glasgow. Author of Small Town Joy and Carrie Kills A Man, singer in Unquiet Mind. Trans, she/her. https://linktr.ee/carrieplaysguitar. Pic: Omar Salam
Pinned
Closer To The End Than The Beginning, by Unquiet Mind
from the album The Nest That You Have Flown EP
unquietmind.bandcamp.com
I'd like to play you some music that my band and I have taken far too long to finish. We gigged this one over a year ago; it's about the retreat of corporate pride, and it's given me an opportunity to indulge my Talk Talk obsession a little bit.
unquietmind.bandcamp.com/track/closer...
unquietmind.bandcamp.com/track/closer...
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Iβm in awe of his work. His books are like the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Iβm a monkey throwing bones in its shadow :-D
January 18, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Iβm in awe of his work. His books are like the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Iβm a monkey throwing bones in its shadow :-D
Itβs a real doorstop :) superb though.
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Itβs a real doorstop :) superb though.
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Come watch me ruin one of martin henryβs songs tonight live at the glad cafe (for Celtic Connections.
I have fairly genuine nobel peace prizes to give out for paid customers.
Weβre on at 9.
I have fairly genuine nobel peace prizes to give out for paid customers.
Weβre on at 9.
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Come watch me ruin one of martin henryβs songs tonight live at the glad cafe (for Celtic Connections.
I have fairly genuine nobel peace prizes to give out for paid customers.
Weβre on at 9.
I have fairly genuine nobel peace prizes to give out for paid customers.
Weβre on at 9.
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It is absolutely a never-fail marker of generalised fuckery.
(And even if someone was "only" anti-trans, that's still unacceptable.)
(And even if someone was "only" anti-trans, that's still unacceptable.)
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
It is absolutely a never-fail marker of generalised fuckery.
(And even if someone was "only" anti-trans, that's still unacceptable.)
(And even if someone was "only" anti-trans, that's still unacceptable.)
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man I thought starmer was a fucking genius for agreeing to pay more for US drugs to avoid tariffs. Who could've predicted President Deals might come back with more tariffs? Nobody!
January 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
man I thought starmer was a fucking genius for agreeing to pay more for US drugs to avoid tariffs. Who could've predicted President Deals might come back with more tariffs? Nobody!
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Politicians & Journalists: "From the feedback we're getting, there would be a lot of opposition from the general public if we left X."
"Where are you hearing this?"
Politicians & Journalists: "Well, funny coincidence..."
"Where are you hearing this?"
Politicians & Journalists: "Well, funny coincidence..."
January 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Politicians & Journalists: "From the feedback we're getting, there would be a lot of opposition from the general public if we left X."
"Where are you hearing this?"
Politicians & Journalists: "Well, funny coincidence..."
"Where are you hearing this?"
Politicians & Journalists: "Well, funny coincidence..."
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To be blunt, weβre your canary. And weβre sick and tired of it. We warn you and you ignore us. Politicians use us to score βgood Christianβ points. Then yβall act surprised when your rights get stripped away. If you even hint at being anti-trans, youβre an asshole & trash.
It exposes directional alignment; you still seek to limit, not expand, who is allowed to be human. Yes, you have set your limitation more inclusively than our fascist gang of white supremacists; it doesn't mean you're not also setting limitations & they'll use your limit as long as it serves them.
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
To be blunt, weβre your canary. And weβre sick and tired of it. We warn you and you ignore us. Politicians use us to score βgood Christianβ points. Then yβall act surprised when your rights get stripped away. If you even hint at being anti-trans, youβre an asshole & trash.
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"What are the red flags of enemy feminism? For starters, fear: an emphasis on danger over pleasure; a preoccupation with purity; technophobia; congealed opinion; resistance to surprise or novelty; and the desire for strong borders.... But by far the most common feature of enemy feminism is racism."
I wrote about @reproutopia.bsky.social's excellent book "Enemy Feminisms: Terfs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" for the new @nplusonemag.com
βGiven the history of intrafeminist conflict, Lewis suggests, itβs time we gave up the comforting myth that feminism is always and everywhere a force for good.β
In n+1βs Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewisβs ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
In n+1βs Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewisβs ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"What are the red flags of enemy feminism? For starters, fear: an emphasis on danger over pleasure; a preoccupation with purity; technophobia; congealed opinion; resistance to surprise or novelty; and the desire for strong borders.... But by far the most common feature of enemy feminism is racism."
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"Who was right about Trumpβs fascism a decade ago matters now because of the desperate need to listen to those who are right *today*"
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/we-were-righ...
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/we-were-righ...
We Were Right About Trump and It Doesnβt Feel Good
It feels abysmal in part because some still aren't listening
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io
January 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"Who was right about Trumpβs fascism a decade ago matters now because of the desperate need to listen to those who are right *today*"
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/we-were-righ...
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/we-were-righ...
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Maybe not coincidence the press filled up with screaming terror about ethnic minority sex offenders and transgender people, in the same decade that multiple appalling scandals broke revealing politics and business - the most powerful people in the world - are knee-deep in coercive sexual abuse.
The obsession with trans women in womenβs changing rooms seems to take up a lot of the media space that could be used to highlight cis male sexual abusers - but the concerns over them are usually only of interest when they are dead after a lifetime of praise
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Maybe not coincidence the press filled up with screaming terror about ethnic minority sex offenders and transgender people, in the same decade that multiple appalling scandals broke revealing politics and business - the most powerful people in the world - are knee-deep in coercive sexual abuse.
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Weirdly this wasn't mentioned in the article?
Sandy and James Easdale, say they want to help Sarwar βremove the SNP from powerβπ
In 1997, Sandy Easdale was jailed for a year for VAT fraud
HMRC found Β£45,000 in cash at his home, linked to inflated VAT on invoices from his scrap metal business x.com/pjwoodside/s...
#RedTories #VoteSNP
In 1997, Sandy Easdale was jailed for a year for VAT fraud
HMRC found Β£45,000 in cash at his home, linked to inflated VAT on invoices from his scrap metal business x.com/pjwoodside/s...
#RedTories #VoteSNP
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Weirdly this wasn't mentioned in the article?
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It exposes directional alignment; you still seek to limit, not expand, who is allowed to be human. Yes, you have set your limitation more inclusively than our fascist gang of white supremacists; it doesn't mean you're not also setting limitations & they'll use your limit as long as it serves them.
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
It exposes directional alignment; you still seek to limit, not expand, who is allowed to be human. Yes, you have set your limitation more inclusively than our fascist gang of white supremacists; it doesn't mean you're not also setting limitations & they'll use your limit as long as it serves them.
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I'm somewhat tired of pretending that trans women using women's changing rooms and bathrooms has ever been a problem, as entire legal systems contradict their own precedent specifically to deny trans women dignity and serve up sacrifices to gender-conservatives and bigoted religious groups.
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
Darlington Nurses not harassed by trans colleague but trans women in single-sex spaces "violates dignity", court rules
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:50 AM
I'm somewhat tired of pretending that trans women using women's changing rooms and bathrooms has ever been a problem, as entire legal systems contradict their own precedent specifically to deny trans women dignity and serve up sacrifices to gender-conservatives and bigoted religious groups.
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makes me wonder just how much of @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social's prejudice and bigotry toward us is based on fetish porn.
transphobes do this a lot. labour mp kate osbourne has spoken about how she gets flooded with it.
terfs are no different from incels who get their view of cis women from porn.
transphobes do this a lot. labour mp kate osbourne has spoken about how she gets flooded with it.
terfs are no different from incels who get their view of cis women from porn.
Iβve told this story before, but one of my turning points as a cis person, having originally followed glinner way back for his comedy credentials, was asking his followers for any actual evidence of a problem in public toilets - and I just got deluged with fetish porn.
January 17, 2026 at 11:07 AM
makes me wonder just how much of @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social's prejudice and bigotry toward us is based on fetish porn.
transphobes do this a lot. labour mp kate osbourne has spoken about how she gets flooded with it.
terfs are no different from incels who get their view of cis women from porn.
transphobes do this a lot. labour mp kate osbourne has spoken about how she gets flooded with it.
terfs are no different from incels who get their view of cis women from porn.
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This. Scratch a transphobe and you'll find under that paint will always be racism, homophobia, ableism, sexism, & authoritarianism.
All transphobes are patriarchists, conservatives, anti-progressives.
All.
All transphobes are patriarchists, conservatives, anti-progressives.
All.
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 10:17 AM
This. Scratch a transphobe and you'll find under that paint will always be racism, homophobia, ableism, sexism, & authoritarianism.
All transphobes are patriarchists, conservatives, anti-progressives.
All.
All transphobes are patriarchists, conservatives, anti-progressives.
All.
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the fact that i, a disabled trans woman, feel absolutely nothing about reform stomping labour says a fuckload about how horrific this government is.
January 17, 2026 at 10:24 AM
the fact that i, a disabled trans woman, feel absolutely nothing about reform stomping labour says a fuckload about how horrific this government is.
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The parallels with transphobia today are extraordinary, even if the good ol' Guardian can't bring itself to say so.
βNaked homophobiaβ: play revisits BBCβs first programme on gay men in 1950s
Original script from 1954 referring to βtroubles of this kindβ to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The parallels with transphobia today are extraordinary, even if the good ol' Guardian can't bring itself to say so.
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So Emma Hilton is now the interim chair of Sex Matters.
Letβs check out some of the Sex Science that sheβs famous for
Letβs check out some of the Sex Science that sheβs famous for
FOI reveals that within the first week in office, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson requested a meeting with Sex Matters to discuss "mutual priorities and ways to work together going forward"
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
So Emma Hilton is now the interim chair of Sex Matters.
Letβs check out some of the Sex Science that sheβs famous for
Letβs check out some of the Sex Science that sheβs famous for
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It's time for my Alexander O'Neal joke again, gang!
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
May 24, 2024 at 7:11 PM
It's time for my Alexander O'Neal joke again, gang!
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
*clears throat*
Alexander O'Neal once had to finish with his girlfriend because she was utterly obsessed with measuring and recording the details of various rodents.
ALL SHE DID WAS CRITTER-SIZE.
#TotP
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If you want to avoid transphobes I can strongly recommend the 'A Very British Bigotry' blocklist compiled by @hedgehogsafety.bsky.social. All those added to the list deserve to be on it. It was discovering that the @bskybeer account was included that led me to make the initial post.
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
If you want to avoid transphobes I can strongly recommend the 'A Very British Bigotry' blocklist compiled by @hedgehogsafety.bsky.social. All those added to the list deserve to be on it. It was discovering that the @bskybeer account was included that led me to make the initial post.
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Cis people, if trans people say someone is a transphobe believe us. We're actually paying attention to that because it's a matter of survival, so yes we know better than you do, for whom it's way down on the list of priorities
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Cis people, if trans people say someone is a transphobe believe us. We're actually paying attention to that because it's a matter of survival, so yes we know better than you do, for whom it's way down on the list of priorities
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Reminder that video game journalism cannot exist without functioning newsrooms that have the capacity to mentor and train new talent and the bandwidth to pursue long-form investigative pieces and break newsβall while paying writers a living wage.
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Reminder that video game journalism cannot exist without functioning newsrooms that have the capacity to mentor and train new talent and the bandwidth to pursue long-form investigative pieces and break newsβall while paying writers a living wage.
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"So where exactly can trans people change? The tribunalβs answer is essentially: not our problem" π
Full judgement can be found here - www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ms...
And this is my critique of it - ajustsociety.substack.com/p/when-disco...
And this is my critique of it - ajustsociety.substack.com/p/when-disco...
When Discomfort Becomes Law: The Dangerous Logic of the Darlington Nurses Case
How an employment tribunal turned prejudice into principle and left trans workers with nowhere to go
ajustsociety.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"So where exactly can trans people change? The tribunalβs answer is essentially: not our problem" π