David Allsopp
@doublehelix.bsky.social
Scientist turned software engineer. He/him
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@[email protected]
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David Allsopp
@doublehelix.bsky.social
· Nov 17
“Sex-based rights” are contradictory nonsense
The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense.
medium.com
A short thread of my essays on Medium - mostly debunking anti-trans disinformation and other bigotry
1) "Sex-based rights" are contradictory nonsense
The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense
medium.com/@davidallsop...
1) "Sex-based rights" are contradictory nonsense
The term is a dog-whistle slogan, coined just to exclude trans people, with multiple meanings — none of which make sense
medium.com/@davidallsop...
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Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
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This is the link to the consultation on the changes to KCSIE. Let's flood the consultation with responses pointing out why it's so problematic and will make children and young people less safe. I started teaching when section 28 was still in place. Not again!
consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...
consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...
Keeping children safe in education: 2026 proposed revisions
- Department for Education
- Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education
consult.education.gov.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This is the link to the consultation on the changes to KCSIE. Let's flood the consultation with responses pointing out why it's so problematic and will make children and young people less safe. I started teaching when section 28 was still in place. Not again!
consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...
consult.education.gov.uk/independent-...
This, from Starmer's speech, doesn't even make sense, does it? Never mind whether you agree with him or not, it's not even coherent?
Who would surrender what? What won't he let happen? What is he even proposing here?
Who would surrender what? What won't he let happen? What is he even proposing here?
‘He will say: “We are not the Britain of the Brexit years anymore. Because we know that, in dangerous times, we would not take control by turning inward - we would surrender it. And I won’t let that happen.’ 3/
February 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
This, from Starmer's speech, doesn't even make sense, does it? Never mind whether you agree with him or not, it's not even coherent?
Who would surrender what? What won't he let happen? What is he even proposing here?
Who would surrender what? What won't he let happen? What is he even proposing here?
February 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
February 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Helen Lewis is back in The Atlantic with "Youth Gender Medicine Is Indeed Up for Debate". It is a masterclass in manufacturing consent, framing the capitulation of medical bodies to political terror as a calm "return to reason."
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Helen Lewis is back in The Atlantic with "Youth Gender Medicine Is Indeed Up for Debate". It is a masterclass in manufacturing consent, framing the capitulation of medical bodies to political terror as a calm "return to reason."
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I don't know how anyone can honestly sit there and see this campaign by Trump and his allies to eliminate the existence of trans people and be like "yes, these medical orgs retreating is based on science and not the coercion of the federal government and a billion dollars in anti-trans campaigning."
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I don't know how anyone can honestly sit there and see this campaign by Trump and his allies to eliminate the existence of trans people and be like "yes, these medical orgs retreating is based on science and not the coercion of the federal government and a billion dollars in anti-trans campaigning."
February 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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The Conservative candidate for Gorton and Denton declared herself "not a fan of trans issues" at the hustings on Thursday. No attempt at the "complex issues/reasonable concerns" argument. Just disdain.
Of course not - she's a trustee of Sex Matters (not a fact she chose to share with us).
Of course not - she's a trustee of Sex Matters (not a fact she chose to share with us).
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
The Conservative candidate for Gorton and Denton declared herself "not a fan of trans issues" at the hustings on Thursday. No attempt at the "complex issues/reasonable concerns" argument. Just disdain.
Of course not - she's a trustee of Sex Matters (not a fact she chose to share with us).
Of course not - she's a trustee of Sex Matters (not a fact she chose to share with us).
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The default assumption should be that they’re lying
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The default assumption should be that they’re lying
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February 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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the use of performance enhancing drugs by olympic athletes is getting out of hand
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
the use of performance enhancing drugs by olympic athletes is getting out of hand
I think this is a close competition... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmn...
Battle of the Planets Theme Music
YouTube video by Aeolus 13 Umbra
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February 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I think this is a close competition... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmn...
Post an image you can hear
February 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Post an image you can hear
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
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We know the Code of Practice is wrong in law. But we need your help to make sure it gets sent back. Write to your MP with our quick and easy tool, here 👇
The High Court’s ruling confirms what we already knew: the EHRC’s code of practice is wrong.
Write to your MP and tell them it’s time to send it back 🏳️⚧️✉️
goodlaw.social/5e045f
Write to your MP and tell them it’s time to send it back 🏳️⚧️✉️
goodlaw.social/5e045f
Tell MPs: the EHRC’s guidance is wrong – it’s time to send it back
The High Court has confirmed what we already knew was true: it is entirely lawful for service providers to allow trans women to use the women’s toilets – without having to admit cis men. Put simply, t...
goodlaw.social
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
We know the Code of Practice is wrong in law. But we need your help to make sure it gets sent back. Write to your MP with our quick and easy tool, here 👇
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Heath Robinson was ahead of his time 😂
the only way to ensure ~dignity privacy and safety~ is everyone constantly walking around in their own lockable toilet
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Heath Robinson was ahead of his time 😂
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greatest headline of my adult life
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
greatest headline of my adult life
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I know, I know... another letter to your MP.
But this only takes a couple of minutes, and it's a really critical time for MPs to hear from *everyone* who wants trans people to be able to just go about their lives.
🙏🏻
But this only takes a couple of minutes, and it's a really critical time for MPs to hear from *everyone* who wants trans people to be able to just go about their lives.
🙏🏻
The High Court’s ruling confirms what we already knew: the EHRC’s code of practice is wrong.
Write to your MP and tell them it’s time to send it back 🏳️⚧️✉️
goodlaw.social/5e045f
Write to your MP and tell them it’s time to send it back 🏳️⚧️✉️
goodlaw.social/5e045f
Tell MPs: the EHRC’s guidance is wrong – it’s time to send it back
The High Court has confirmed what we already knew was true: it is entirely lawful for service providers to allow trans women to use the women’s toilets – without having to admit cis men. Put simply, t...
goodlaw.social
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I know, I know... another letter to your MP.
But this only takes a couple of minutes, and it's a really critical time for MPs to hear from *everyone* who wants trans people to be able to just go about their lives.
🙏🏻
But this only takes a couple of minutes, and it's a really critical time for MPs to hear from *everyone* who wants trans people to be able to just go about their lives.
🙏🏻
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I gave a quote to a Metro news article:
"This new government guidance will cause extreme harm to trans children of all ages. Study after study have shown that trans children need policies that are the exact opposite of what this Government is enforcing... 1/
"This new government guidance will cause extreme harm to trans children of all ages. Study after study have shown that trans children need policies that are the exact opposite of what this Government is enforcing... 1/
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I gave a quote to a Metro news article:
"This new government guidance will cause extreme harm to trans children of all ages. Study after study have shown that trans children need policies that are the exact opposite of what this Government is enforcing... 1/
"This new government guidance will cause extreme harm to trans children of all ages. Study after study have shown that trans children need policies that are the exact opposite of what this Government is enforcing... 1/
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Hi everyone. As you know, I am our trans rights lead at Good Law Project. I have been working alongside a fantastic team on our challenge since May last year. But whilst what we have achieved is significant - there is still a lot further to go.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hi everyone. As you know, I am our trans rights lead at Good Law Project. I have been working alongside a fantastic team on our challenge since May last year. But whilst what we have achieved is significant - there is still a lot further to go.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.
If you can, please donate and help us keep fighting.