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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah, I'm realising a lot in hindsight. In the past, I thought some judges were relying on EU law to circumvent limitations on their ability to be supportive of trans people. Sadly, it seems that most of them were begrudgingly deferring and pounced on the chance to return to historical viciousness

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 17h

Oh I absolutely agree about the vast majority of judgments. In my teens, I naively hoped that A v CC of West Yorkshire (2004) might signal a trend towards improvement, but they've continued to be absolutely vile and seem to have become even worse now that EU law isn't shielding us

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 17h

It's so vile. I've always been of the opinion that active deception should obviously matter in cases that have serious physical consequence (e.g. pregnancy) or when it involves abuse of State power (e.g. undercover cops), among others. The British judiciary has found ways to permit both of those :/

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 17h

The judiciary has created such a mess that enables abusive men and criminalises Other-ness. I can't begin to comprehend how actively lying about a vasectomy (and causing pregnancy) isn't proximate enough to the sex act to vitiate consent while giving a blowjob as a trans woman ~is~ sufficient

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 18h

People will try to differentiate today's conviction by pointing to the fact that the trans woman actively claimed to be on her period. But if you look at the language used by the judge, CPS, and police, I think it's clear that they have haven't constrained their definition of 'deception' to that act

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 18h

In the early 2010s, I worried that R v McNally would eventually lead to trans people being prosecuted for sexual assault based on the idea that our presentation is inherently 'deceptive'. I let myself be convinced otherwise by people that had criminal law expertise. I think I was wrong to listen

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 18h

Predictably, the UK judiciary finds ways to enable the abuse of men (e.g. lying to women as an undercover cop) while ruining the lives of people that deviate from cishet expectations

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 18h

Our courts also allowed the appeal of a man that lied about a non-existent vasectomy to deceive multiple victims, including causing one to need a termination. One of the most obvious forms of sexual abuse was just a 'quality' that didn't vitiate consent (R v Lawrance (2020))

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 3d

Their former director was parachuted into my constituency and he's so insufferable. The most soulless, grasping attempts to seem local and appeal to Reform voters. Pictures of pints, standing sternly in front of police cars, and inserting himself into every PR opportunity

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 8d

Using recorded rain to get to sleep, only to take my headphones off and realise it's actually been raining the entire time

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 10d

Starmer gave the example of an elderly, rural person seeing an eye specialist for an online follow-up. How is that not an example of something that needs physical examination?

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 14d

I had to explain Tony Blair's obsession with ID cards to a 22 year old today and I've never felt more ancient.

I'm jealous that they have no memory of him as well

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Ser!n Void✨️ @serinvoid.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you Seifer

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 15d

It really is so great. The cynical, vigilant worrier in me is always a little concerned that it might fade like other feelings but this one never does. It does the opposite and that's so magical to me, as basic and obvious as I'm sure it is to other people

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 15d

Struggling to do housework through sobbing for the last 15 minutes because I thought about how much I love my partner. I know it's twee but I still haven't adapted to it after 8 years and I'm happy that I never will

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 18d

He's trying to get his polling low enough to cause an integer underflow. The first Prime Minister to be 2 billion percent ahead.

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 21d

My memory can be pretty bad, but I don't remember a lot of Allison's around then? The A-name I remember most from ~7 years ago is Alice, but that's a pretty timeless choice anyway

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 21d

I love that details like this let you know (roughly) when somebody transitioned. 'Oh you're Jessica era? I'm Zoë era!'

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the only verified Shawn Connolly accept no substitutions @divinecoffeebinge.bsky.social · 22d

every kid that grew up in the closet learned this young

every trans kid learned this young

Stick with your queer community; we've been through this shit, we know how to cope, we'll teach you

Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 22d

It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 22d

"sorry but i really dont see a way to create a pro-equality pro-worker party without giving bigots and landlords deciding power" well in the business thats what we call 'unsubtle foreshadowing for how things will go'

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 22d

Unlike a lot of people, I don't think the Greens should accept any attempt at defection from Sultana.

The YP factionalism and sexism is awful (and predictable) but everyone involved has consistently been incompetent, egotistical, tactically useless, and Labour-brained. Bluntly, she's a liability

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22d

Absolutely astounded to hear that the party that hired known transphobes is "being run as a “sexist boys’ club”."

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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 22d

Not even slightly surprised that Corbyn is harder on Sultana than he is on rabid transphobes he pals up with

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 22d

They changed the headline which originally said Corbyn was threatening to sue Sultana

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Your Party co-leaders in row as Sultana accuses Corbyn of running ‘sexist boys’ club’

Jeremy Corbyn warned an email inviting Your Party supporters to sign up for paid memberships was ‘unauthorised’

www.independent.co.uk

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Sylvia @silbheuig.bsky.social · 22d

Send your £55 to trans women instead.

You'll see better results in political development and organising tbh.

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Eve Stradiol @eveocation.bsky.social · 22d

I can't stop giggling while I'm in the middle of doing other things because this was predictable but I had no idea it'd be this funny as well

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