Jess O'Thomson
@jessothomson.co.uk
Legal researcher, writer, journalist | Trans Rights Lead @ Good Law Project | PhD student @ University of Leeds
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So. 2025 has been the most significant year of my life so far. And it's not even particularly close.
Trans rights came under attack this year in the UK. I have been trying my best to help fight back.
I've been a little busy. Here's a thread of some of what I have been up to 🧵
Trans rights came under attack this year in the UK. I have been trying my best to help fight back.
I've been a little busy. Here's a thread of some of what I have been up to 🧵
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So, when are we going to talk about the fact that all of the anti-trans supposed "women's rights" activists do the vast majority of their political organising on the CSAM and nudification app?
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
So, when are we going to talk about the fact that all of the anti-trans supposed "women's rights" activists do the vast majority of their political organising on the CSAM and nudification app?
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A small announcement from me:
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
January 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A small announcement from me:
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
obligatory seconding of Omelas. It's a short story and I would say mandatory for our times.
January 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
obligatory seconding of Omelas. It's a short story and I would say mandatory for our times.
So, when are we going to talk about the fact that all of the anti-trans supposed "women's rights" activists do the vast majority of their political organising on the CSAM and nudification app?
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
So, when are we going to talk about the fact that all of the anti-trans supposed "women's rights" activists do the vast majority of their political organising on the CSAM and nudification app?
This country. Absolutely brazen.
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
This country. Absolutely brazen.
I don't plan to do less!
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I don't plan to do less!
The work continues! Just under different hats haha!
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The work continues! Just under different hats haha!
I think the new year has helped me realise that you can only sprint for so long during a marathon
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I think the new year has helped me realise that you can only sprint for so long during a marathon
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Juries aren't a 'bottleneck' in a trial, they are the fair trial
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/11/slashing-jury-trials-could-clear-courts-backlog-within-a-decade-says-lammy
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/11/slashing-jury-trials-could-clear-courts-backlog-within-a-decade-says-lammy
Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy
Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Juries aren't a 'bottleneck' in a trial, they are the fair trial
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/11/slashing-jury-trials-could-clear-courts-backlog-within-a-decade-says-lammy
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/11/slashing-jury-trials-could-clear-courts-backlog-within-a-decade-says-lammy
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We’re sorry to lose Jess from our team, but want to thank them for everything we’ve done together ❤️
Our volunteers continue to fight, together with all of our friends and allies, and look forward to continuing to work together with you and everyone to secure a better future for our community 🏳️⚧️
Our volunteers continue to fight, together with all of our friends and allies, and look forward to continuing to work together with you and everyone to secure a better future for our community 🏳️⚧️
A small announcement from me:
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
January 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM
We’re sorry to lose Jess from our team, but want to thank them for everything we’ve done together ❤️
Our volunteers continue to fight, together with all of our friends and allies, and look forward to continuing to work together with you and everyone to secure a better future for our community 🏳️⚧️
Our volunteers continue to fight, together with all of our friends and allies, and look forward to continuing to work together with you and everyone to secure a better future for our community 🏳️⚧️
If you want to keep up with TSA's excellent work you should follow them here on Bluesky:
2025, it’s been a year.
Our small volunteer team is immensely proud of everything we’ve been able to do. We couldn’t have done any of it without your help.
We will keep fighting, together 🏳️⚧️
Our small volunteer team is immensely proud of everything we’ve been able to do. We couldn’t have done any of it without your help.
We will keep fighting, together 🏳️⚧️
January 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
If you want to keep up with TSA's excellent work you should follow them here on Bluesky:
With all my work at GLP and restarting my PhD, it’s been tough to manage both. I am juggling hats a little too much.
But I will still be maintaining a close and productive relationship with the TSA team as trans rights lead at GLP, as we all work to protect trans human rights in the UK.
But I will still be maintaining a close and productive relationship with the TSA team as trans rights lead at GLP, as we all work to protect trans human rights in the UK.
January 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
With all my work at GLP and restarting my PhD, it’s been tough to manage both. I am juggling hats a little too much.
But I will still be maintaining a close and productive relationship with the TSA team as trans rights lead at GLP, as we all work to protect trans human rights in the UK.
But I will still be maintaining a close and productive relationship with the TSA team as trans rights lead at GLP, as we all work to protect trans human rights in the UK.
A small announcement from me:
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
January 12, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A small announcement from me:
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
It is with sadness - but also joy at what we‘ve achieved over the last couple years - that I’ve decided to step back from my work at Trans+ Solidarity Alliance as Head of Policy.
I am so grateful to everyone in the team for the amazing time I've had volunteering.
No smoke without fire
January 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
No smoke without fire
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We could clear the courts backlog even quicker if we were to remove the right to a trial altogether, and simply convict people by fiat.
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 AM
We could clear the courts backlog even quicker if we were to remove the right to a trial altogether, and simply convict people by fiat.
I am back at work today! Please bear with me whilst I go through an inbox which looks like it has exploded. If you messaged me on whatsapp/signal etc. in the last few weeks I almost certainly didn't see it.
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I am back at work today! Please bear with me whilst I go through an inbox which looks like it has exploded. If you messaged me on whatsapp/signal etc. in the last few weeks I almost certainly didn't see it.
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Absolutely.
Perhaps a very good reason to oppose the attempted watering down of Art 3 by this govt?
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Absolutely.
This is only a slight jest
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 AM
This is only a slight jest
In fairness this is basically how the mags work already
We could clear the courts backlog even quicker if we were to remove the right to a trial altogether, and simply convict people by fiat.
Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 AM
In fairness this is basically how the mags work already
Perhaps a very good reason to oppose the attempted watering down of Art 3 by this govt?
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Perhaps a very good reason to oppose the attempted watering down of Art 3 by this govt?
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Amongst all the other news and noise today, this is significant news about complicity of the United Kingdom state’s complicity in torture.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee
Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Amongst all the other news and noise today, this is significant news about complicity of the United Kingdom state’s complicity in torture.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Seems less efficient than just convicting everyone. The time spent looking at people is just unnecessary friction.
January 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Seems less efficient than just convicting everyone. The time spent looking at people is just unnecessary friction.
This mood is when you should do something wacky to your hair.
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
This mood is when you should do something wacky to your hair.
There is a degree to which 'efficiency' actually ought to be resisted in a system which allows the State to strip people of their liberty.
January 12, 2026 at 7:16 AM
There is a degree to which 'efficiency' actually ought to be resisted in a system which allows the State to strip people of their liberty.