Alana
@alanamullen.bsky.social
Alt/gothy and very geeky lesbian trans woman who likes Doctor Who and most things sci-fi/fantasy. App developer and painter of abstracts (profile banner is one of mine).
40s, She/her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Lancashire, UK
40s, She/her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Lancashire, UK
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Alana
@alanamullen.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Happy New Year. I've had this account for a while but keep forgetting to use it. I'm a sapphic trans woman living in Lancashire, UK. I'm an app developer and like sci-fi/fantasy, especially Doctor Who. I like to do abstract painting in my spare time.
Photo is from Blackpool Pride 2024.
Photo is from Blackpool Pride 2024.
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Looking at the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights and pondering how many of them the UK is now violating in its treatment of trans people.
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Looking at the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights and pondering how many of them the UK is now violating in its treatment of trans people.
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"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty"
Often attributed to George Washington (disputed).
#TRANSAPARTHEID #TRANSERASURE #TRANSRIGHTS
Often attributed to George Washington (disputed).
#TRANSAPARTHEID #TRANSERASURE #TRANSRIGHTS
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty"
Often attributed to George Washington (disputed).
#TRANSAPARTHEID #TRANSERASURE #TRANSRIGHTS
Often attributed to George Washington (disputed).
#TRANSAPARTHEID #TRANSERASURE #TRANSRIGHTS
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Wouldn't be illegal for someone to call the venue and give descriptions of "men infiltrating the venue dressed as women", but describe cis attendees, and just let them lose their minds working out which of them is a man?
Mischievous, sure. But illegal? Nah.
Mischievous, sure. But illegal? Nah.
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wouldn't be illegal for someone to call the venue and give descriptions of "men infiltrating the venue dressed as women", but describe cis attendees, and just let them lose their minds working out which of them is a man?
Mischievous, sure. But illegal? Nah.
Mischievous, sure. But illegal? Nah.
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objectively there are hundreds of different diagnosis of physical conditions where the leading causing factor is stress. from heart problems to skin conditions to IBS.
And that's before we even get to the mental health side of things.
each and everyone of these GPs should eat a dick.
And that's before we even get to the mental health side of things.
each and everyone of these GPs should eat a dick.
But, life being stressful can make you ill. This is well known. You can argue about diagnostic criteria if you must, but you can't over diagnose anything. Either the patient in front of you meets the criteria for a diagnosis or not. There's not a guaranteed 50,000 new cases of depression a year!
December 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
objectively there are hundreds of different diagnosis of physical conditions where the leading causing factor is stress. from heart problems to skin conditions to IBS.
And that's before we even get to the mental health side of things.
each and everyone of these GPs should eat a dick.
And that's before we even get to the mental health side of things.
each and everyone of these GPs should eat a dick.
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In the 80s scanning under hedges for porn mags was known as privet browsing mode.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In the 80s scanning under hedges for porn mags was known as privet browsing mode.
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Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
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This quote from the judge sums up transphobia. It's about "moral propriety". No scientific argument will ever satisfy a bigot. You could transition at a DNA or molecular level and they'd still be coming up with reasons they have an ick about trans people and why we should be excluded from society.
Judge Sutherland also said the statutory requirement to provide separate male and female toilets was concerned with “moral propriety”, which “does not necessarily depend upon a biological interpretation”, adding that “moral propriety is a social construct and standards of decency change over time.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This quote from the judge sums up transphobia. It's about "moral propriety". No scientific argument will ever satisfy a bigot. You could transition at a DNA or molecular level and they'd still be coming up with reasons they have an ick about trans people and why we should be excluded from society.
The judge said that applying a biological-sex-only rule to control access to toilets would be “unworkable”, noting that “the biological sex of another toilet user is likely to be unknown and may be unknowable”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567046...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567046...
Tribunal rejects engineer’s complaint over trans women’s access to workplace toilets
A female engineer who objected to trans women using female toilets has lost her discrimination case against Leonardo UK after a tribunal dismissed…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The judge said that applying a biological-sex-only rule to control access to toilets would be “unworkable”, noting that “the biological sex of another toilet user is likely to be unknown and may be unknowable”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567046...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567046...
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just for anyone who lost track;
The inch bigots were given a decade ago has turned into several miles and my friends are suffering for it.
The inch bigots were given a decade ago has turned into several miles and my friends are suffering for it.
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
just for anyone who lost track;
The inch bigots were given a decade ago has turned into several miles and my friends are suffering for it.
The inch bigots were given a decade ago has turned into several miles and my friends are suffering for it.
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
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The transgender experience in the UK right now is basically just waking up to discover what else you've been banned from.
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The transgender experience in the UK right now is basically just waking up to discover what else you've been banned from.
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Just a reminder: had the Women's Institute and Girlguiding decided to stand with women and threaten to close instead of embrace segregation, right now the anti-trans hystericals would be on the back foot as angry members came to their defence. Instead, they've chosen to support transphobia.
December 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just a reminder: had the Women's Institute and Girlguiding decided to stand with women and threaten to close instead of embrace segregation, right now the anti-trans hystericals would be on the back foot as angry members came to their defence. Instead, they've chosen to support transphobia.
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Of course there’s a fucking point to getting angry at organisations dropping trans people out of fear. It should be shameful and they should be confronted with our feelings of anger and betrayal. To pretend we do this instead of targeting the court government sex matters etc is disingenuous bullshit
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Of course there’s a fucking point to getting angry at organisations dropping trans people out of fear. It should be shameful and they should be confronted with our feelings of anger and betrayal. To pretend we do this instead of targeting the court government sex matters etc is disingenuous bullshit
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The answer, in terms of 'what the Average Joe do to combat the attempts to oust trans people from society' is to just start new clubs that are renamed the inclusive womens institute, and let their crusty old clubs die with their members.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The answer, in terms of 'what the Average Joe do to combat the attempts to oust trans people from society' is to just start new clubs that are renamed the inclusive womens institute, and let their crusty old clubs die with their members.
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we are straight up where we are now because in 2014 those with the power to fight and push back didn't every year for the last decade, so bigots gained huge footholds.
Trans people have had to diy our own healthcare, journalism, media, sports and everything in between lmao.
Trans people have had to diy our own healthcare, journalism, media, sports and everything in between lmao.
It's cowardice. It's straight up fucking cowardice because their fucking jobs and org are more important than our lives. Our people are already fucking dying and it's gonna get worse. No fucking tolerance for anyone prepared to fucking accept that as a reasonable cost of doing business.
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
we are straight up where we are now because in 2014 those with the power to fight and push back didn't every year for the last decade, so bigots gained huge footholds.
Trans people have had to diy our own healthcare, journalism, media, sports and everything in between lmao.
Trans people have had to diy our own healthcare, journalism, media, sports and everything in between lmao.
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it's bcos none of these groups to afford the cost of the legal threats.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social could fix this very, very, easily but she won't.
remember that. remember that labour could have fixed this legal loophole that bigots are taking advantage of to bully organisations in to submission.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social could fix this very, very, easily but she won't.
remember that. remember that labour could have fixed this legal loophole that bigots are taking advantage of to bully organisations in to submission.
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
The Women’s Institute will no longer accept transgender women as members from April following the UK supreme court ruling on the legal definition of a woman, the Guardian can reveal.
Melissa Green, the chief executive of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, said the organisation had taken the decision with the “utmost regret and sadness”, adding it had “no choice” but to exclude trans women from its membership. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
it's bcos none of these groups to afford the cost of the legal threats.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social could fix this very, very, easily but she won't.
remember that. remember that labour could have fixed this legal loophole that bigots are taking advantage of to bully organisations in to submission.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social could fix this very, very, easily but she won't.
remember that. remember that labour could have fixed this legal loophole that bigots are taking advantage of to bully organisations in to submission.
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Because, let me be clear, every organisation changing its policy to exclude trans people in this way is complicit in our extermination.
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Because, let me be clear, every organisation changing its policy to exclude trans people in this way is complicit in our extermination.
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Jam and Jerusalem. Except the jam is now made of the blood washed from their hands.
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Jam and Jerusalem. Except the jam is now made of the blood washed from their hands.
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You have the choice to sacrifice trans people. Perhaps it will save you.
But you don't get to ask trans people to accept the role as sacrifice. You cannot expect understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, or respect.
You made your choice.
But you don't get to ask trans people to accept the role as sacrifice. You cannot expect understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, or respect.
You made your choice.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
You have the choice to sacrifice trans people. Perhaps it will save you.
But you don't get to ask trans people to accept the role as sacrifice. You cannot expect understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, or respect.
You made your choice.
But you don't get to ask trans people to accept the role as sacrifice. You cannot expect understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, or respect.
You made your choice.
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The truth is that there are many good people in good institutions regretfully making the choice to sacrifice trans people because they fear for their own survival and their institution's survival...
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The truth is that there are many good people in good institutions regretfully making the choice to sacrifice trans people because they fear for their own survival and their institution's survival...
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
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Feminist institutions going “yeah no actually women are just walking wombs please dont hit us billionaire“
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Feminist institutions going “yeah no actually women are just walking wombs please dont hit us billionaire“
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."