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Natacha
@natacha.bsky.social
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Trans woman 🏳️‍⚧️ Sociologist & Agnotologist, anti-Brexit. She/her. All opinions expressed here are my own. 🇵🇸

Link to academic publications: https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/NatachaKennedy

“Thomas Mann:
“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”
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tcparker.bsky.social
Woman who weaponised children to demonise trans people (*including trans kids) complains about children having been weaponised

Do TERFs do anything except complain about getting their own toxic, miserable way?
danielsohege.bsky.social Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1d
Says the woman who disregarded evidence and medical professionals to "weaponise" children to such an extent she got necessary medical support stripped from trans young people, in a manner shown to have contributed to an increase in deaths.
She needs to sit this out.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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jessothomson.co.uk
So good to see Trans+ Solidarity Alliance continue to be recognised for their amazing work!
February 16, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “It’s important to remember there’s more of us than them — every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.”
February 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
"In other words, there hasn’t been an organic shift in public opinion on trans people but rather a massive astroturfing campaign against us." www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Trans rights aren’t tanking the Democrats.
Julia Serano responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
www.bostonreview.net
February 16, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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taliabhatt.itch.io
Online queers stop rewriting "Transsexual Empire" in pseudoprogressive language challenge
androgynyfiend.bsky.social isaac ☃️ @androgynyfiend.bsky.social · 4h
saw this, immediately got pissed off, stopped myself and considered that maybe i was being unfair or misinterpreting, then looked up who posted this and saw that they're either a cis woman or non-transitioning nonbinary w/ she/her pronouns so nah fuck this transphobic bullshit holy fuck
Zine title: "Forging a Crip* Model of Transition" "In America, transphobic and ableist legislation, policy, and violence are both centered around the nationalist project of the 'good body.' Within a Christian nationalist system, a good body is one that serves the state, one that satiates (not supersedes, and especially not one that challenges) the bodily standards set by and to serve authoritarian regimes. For transgender and disabled individuals, their (our) bodies cannot and do not fit within the fascist system." "It's no coincidence that far right American leaders have advocated for the institutionalisation of both trans people and disabled people this past year. It is important historical grounding to understand how ableism and transphobia intersect - both are facets of eugenics, White supremacy, and Christian nationalism. For this reason, many trans and disabled people - and people in both communities - are understandably suspicious of the Medical Industrial Complex." "In this model, I propose we untether transition from the Medical Industrial Complex itself. While taking testosterone or estrogen, getting a mastectomy or hysterectomy, undergoing a phalloplasty or breast augmentation, or any other form of gender affirming healthcare can and is valid and lifegiving (and often lifesaving), it cannot be conflated to the act of transition, an at that for many of us who cannot and choose not to medically transition is not and cannot be tied to medical tools and treatments."
February 16, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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motherjones.com
May Mailman’s anti-trans crusade could threaten gender equality for all.
Meet the mastermind behind Trump’s definition of "woman"
May Mailman’s anti-trans crusade could threaten gender equality for all.
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
natacha.bsky.social
Anas Sarwar is a dangerous transphobe who should not be representing the people of Scotland.
afaulds.bsky.social Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 1d
Every single person involved in this hate campaign and everyone who has supported them - Anas Sarwar, for example - needs to be run out of public life the way they've run Dr Upton out the NHS. Being trans isn't a risk factor for people around you; this obsessive hate absolutely is.
jordanpfot.bsky.social Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 1d
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland is quoted in this piece saying that Dr Upton leaving the NHS will be "a relief to female patients."

The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!

www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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nteuvictoria.bsky.social
Psychosocial risks at university "twice as bad as elsewhere."
Constant restructures and productivity overdrives taking their toll of staff mental health at universities.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/psychos...
#highereducation #AcademicSky #MentalHealthMatters #HigherEd #academia #universities
Psychosocial risks at university ‘twice as bad as elsewhere’
High-pressure environments the norm, as staff shoulder pressure of constant restructures and productivity overdrives
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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steck.me.uk
I’ve been without a TV licence for about a decade now. I don’t miss live broadcast tv or iPlayer at all.
natacha.bsky.social Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 20h
To reinforce this, because of the BBC’s transphobia and racism, I canceled my TV licence in 2012, which was so long ago I struggled to carry the old-style heavy, glass cathode ray tube telly I had then out to my car to take it to the dump.

I really have never missed it, not even for one moment.
jugheadjonzz.bsky.social Jughead J'onzz @jugheadjonzz.bsky.social · 1d
The BBC are raising the licence fee after a year in which 300,000 households stopped paying it. No better time to cancel your licence fee if you haven't already done so.

Boycott the right-wing propaganda outlet and consider donating the money you save to trans charities and trans people in need.
February 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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charlierichmond.bsky.social
UK government: suspend all contracts with Palantir action.eko.org/a/uk-governm...
UK government: Suspend all Palantir contracts
Right now, thanks to Keir Starmer, Trump’s digital Trojan horse is 'hoovering up' the private medical records of millions of people.Quietly, and without a single vote in Parliament, Keir Starmer has s
action.eko.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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muellershewrote.com
Can confirm.
February 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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jaredlholt.bsky.social
My thoughts on AI and writing is simple: if you do not care enough to put time in to write and edit something, it signals to me that I should not put my time in to read it. Life is short. Why would I spend time reading something you care so little about?
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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esqueer.net
You have to be a complete sociopath devoid of a soul to say something like this about fellow human beings. This is a sickness and Brianna is rotten to her core.
A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu). She is replying to a post by Chip Douglas (@AreaMan_) which reads: "Most trans women are sympathetic to oppressed people. That’s the beginning and end of it." Brianna Wu's response states: "The problem with this thinking is the Palestinians are not oppressed. They are a fantastically dangerous death cult that will literally sacrifice their own children to hurt Jews. A rabid dog is not oppressed when you don’t invite it into your house" The post is timestamped 7:14 AM, February 14, 2026.
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
natacha.bsky.social
Fascism is always about erasing and silencing “inconvenient” populations.

Not just trans people, none of whom have been either interviewed or even quoted about Bridget Phillipson’s transphobic schools “guidance”, but also Palestinians, who are being erased from the “British” Museum.
British Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displays
British Museum Palestine Middle East displays
www.standard.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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shelleybwoke.bsky.social
"Doing something meaningful for the transgender community is nothing short of a divine blessing." - Suresh Gopi
February 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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rozkaveney.bsky.social
When I definitively transitioned in 79, I had enough backstory that I couldn't disappear unless I moved to another country. And I had tried that and it sucked.

I could not have had the moderately successful career I have had 'under the radar'.
February 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
How Hard Could Getting Voter ID Be?

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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels, each showing a different scene. In addition, there’s a small “kicker” panel under the fourth panel. PANEL 1 The panel shows a counter at a fast food restaurant. We can see a couple of customers, and a couple of workers. The workers are wearing hats that very vaguely resemble hamburger buns. A sign on the wall shows a smiling hamburger with eyes, below the caption “Soilent Green YUM.” A smaller sign says “SAFETY” in larger letters followed by tiny print, which says “is a word we use a lot so you can’t sue us.” The worker at the cash register is turning to speak directly to the reader. WORKER: To get an official photo I.D., I have to go to the nearest government office, which is 90 miles away, and I don’t have a car, and even if I did my boss won’t give me a weekday off. PANEL 2 We’re in what looks like someone’s back yard. In the foreground is a garden, with some sort of plant being grown in tidy rows. An elderly woman is kneeling on the ground in front of the garden, wearing a floppy straw hat, an apron with a floral patter, and holding a trowel. She speaks directly to the reader. WOMAN: I can’t get I.D. without a birth certificate. But when I was born home births didn’t get birth certificates. PANEL 3 A mover wearing jeans and a black tank top is carrying a sofa as he’s talking to the reader. MOVER: The state charges $60 for a driver’s license…. but first I’d need a copy of my birth certificate, which is $30. I can’t afford 90 dollars to vote! PANEL 4 This panel shows the interior of a coffee shop. A man and a woman sit together at a table. They're both looking at their devices, him annoyed, her dismissive. MAN: Why wouldn’t anyone be able to get an I.D.? Idiots! WOMAN: People like that don’t deserve to vote. SMALL KICKER PANEL UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE CARTOON The man from panel 4 yelling at Barry MAN: If it’s easy for me it must be easy for everybody! That’s just science!
February 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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smartypantsmarty.com
Can I just say…

Being transgender is also a “normal variation” if we want to go there.

The content made by transgender creators that I often see on social media can be reduced down to a simple message: “it’s ok to be yourself”

The problem is society is hardening its response to diversity.
wavesounds.bsky.social matilda jay @wavesounds.bsky.social · 17h
and then cass has the absolute nerve to go on the bbc and say shit like this
Cass said she believed that the number of children who have gender dysphoria is increasing due to social media and gender stereotypes. “I think what has kind of misled children is the belief that if you are not a typical girl, if you like playing with trucks, or boys who like dressing up or that you have same-sex attraction, that means that you’re trans and actually it’s not like that, but those are all normal variations,” she said. “I think children and young people were being given a narrative that it’s not OK to be anything but absolutely typical of the other girls on Instagram.”
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
natacha.bsky.social
Worth remembering that the bullies were able to harass Dr Upton because Shabana Mahmoud, when she was Justice minister, changed court procedures to permit it.
stephaniejane.bsky.social Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈❄️🧣 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 15h
So much for Labour’s promise of ‘dignity and respect’ for trans people.

Dr Beth Upton did no wrong. In fact, she was dragged into the ET because the bigots wanted to openly harass her in a court of law, and the judge let them.

And every Labour MP is complicit if they do not now say “Enough!”
monroetempleton.bsky.social M☿th @monroetempleton.bsky.social · 20h
Starmer's Britain is one in which an NHS Doctor is dragged through the courts and shamed in the press for no crime she has committed and is ultimately forced into self-exile due to harassment Labour on all levels of politics enthusiastically supported
February 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
We’re appealing to the High Court.

But we can’t do it without you.

Support our appeal here: https://goodlaw.social/m3oe
Graphic in the colours of the transgender pride flag reading: “We are going nowhere. We will fight until the battle is won.”
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
natacha.bsky.social
For a country to survive it needs to defeat fascism, Nazis and the abuse of power by the oppressively rich.
February 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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liamhogan.bsky.social
It’s almost verbatim Nazi propaganda at this point.
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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sjjphd.bsky.social
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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alicemydaughter.bsky.social
It’s been a grim fortnight. I’ve needed to ignore some of it.

Do we now have a situation in the uk where a trans person whose place of work is somewhere that’s open to the public will have to use one loo whilst behind the bar, let’s say, but as soon as they clock off can use the other?

Absurd.
February 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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juliaserano.bsky.social
seeing ppl post about Cass this morning (not sure why) so I figured I'd share this essay about how her report (& WPATH files, Jamie Reed, etc) are attempts to find a smoking gun that doesn't exist:
on Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/the-cass-rev...
& Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/the-cass-r...
The Cass Review, WPATH Files, and the Perpetual Debate over Gender-Affirming Care
Eleven months ago, I published Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation of…
juliaserano.medium.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM