Esme Houston
@houstinium.bsky.social
Queer Activist, Scottish Green, Esperantist, Musician (she/her)
Living the hopeful trans girl's dream in this, the glorious City of Aberdeen 💚💚💚💚💚
Living the hopeful trans girl's dream in this, the glorious City of Aberdeen 💚💚💚💚💚
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![Comic. [Two people walking together as inverted catenary curves fall around them.] PERSON: Oh wow, the first inverted catenary fall of the year! Time to swap out my all-season tires for square ones.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiatr2ciyeqboikl6ohjuiscmlmkigixmvfutnhnvduecemtcqjri4@jpeg)
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Every new member is another voice for our climate, and for ordinary people and families who are being hammered by a rigged system.
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Every new member is another voice for our climate, and for ordinary people and families who are being hammered by a rigged system.
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Some good news from our northern neighbours.
This is a welcome step for women’s rights, the right to bodily autonomy and safe, secure abortions in the Faroe Islands.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is a welcome step for women’s rights, the right to bodily autonomy and safe, secure abortions in the Faroe Islands.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws
Politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have voted to overturn legislation which banned abortion in most cases.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Some good news from our northern neighbours.
This is a welcome step for women’s rights, the right to bodily autonomy and safe, secure abortions in the Faroe Islands.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is a welcome step for women’s rights, the right to bodily autonomy and safe, secure abortions in the Faroe Islands.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Once a symbol of unity and hope across Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest has been turned into a pink-washing front for war criminals in Israel.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
After today's decision, there must be a global boycott of Eurovision.
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The Granite Gays is at the Activist Fair! Come say hi!
We're in Dunbar Hall in Old Aberdeen!
Join us!
We're in Dunbar Hall in Old Aberdeen!
Join us!
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Granite Gays is at the Activist Fair! Come say hi!
We're in Dunbar Hall in Old Aberdeen!
Join us!
We're in Dunbar Hall in Old Aberdeen!
Join us!
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Today we remember all those who have lost their lives for being who they are.
Today and every day we stand with trans people as we work to build a more inclusive, welcoming Scotland. 🏳️⚧️
Today and every day we stand with trans people as we work to build a more inclusive, welcoming Scotland. 🏳️⚧️
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today we remember all those who have lost their lives for being who they are.
Today and every day we stand with trans people as we work to build a more inclusive, welcoming Scotland. 🏳️⚧️
Today and every day we stand with trans people as we work to build a more inclusive, welcoming Scotland. 🏳️⚧️
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Friendly reminder about this (yes it's still happening despite the weather)
If you are planning on going, remember to travel safe and wrap up warm. Snow and ice are no joke.
If you are planning on going, remember to travel safe and wrap up warm. Snow and ice are no joke.
If you're in or near #Aberdeen on Thursday evening (Nov 20th), Trans Kids Deserve Better is hosting an event and vigil at Fittie Community Hall from 5pm-8pm for #TransDayOfRemembrance
Join us in solidarity with our fallen siblings who lost their lives at the hands of transphobia
Join us in solidarity with our fallen siblings who lost their lives at the hands of transphobia
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Friendly reminder about this (yes it's still happening despite the weather)
If you are planning on going, remember to travel safe and wrap up warm. Snow and ice are no joke.
If you are planning on going, remember to travel safe and wrap up warm. Snow and ice are no joke.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Right lads if we're chucking tradition and doing a Next Day Count what's the scope for also doing a "tally up the votes on a polling district basis and publish that alongside the constituency wide result" count like a normal bloody country in the 21st century
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Right lads if we're chucking tradition and doing a Next Day Count what's the scope for also doing a "tally up the votes on a polling district basis and publish that alongside the constituency wide result" count like a normal bloody country in the 21st century
Gonna be honest, feels like the voting system used in our national legislature really shouldn't be vulnerable to outages caused by international corporations - that is rather worrying...
www.thenational.scot/news/2558230...
www.thenational.scot/news/2558230...
Scottish Parliament voting suspended amid 'significant Microsoft outage'
VOTING was suspended at the Scottish Parliament following a “significant Microsoft outage”
www.thenational.scot
October 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Gonna be honest, feels like the voting system used in our national legislature really shouldn't be vulnerable to outages caused by international corporations - that is rather worrying...
www.thenational.scot/news/2558230...
www.thenational.scot/news/2558230...
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Right now, 1,816 council homes lie empty across Aberdeen.
Approx 6,654 households are on Aberdeen’s housing list. ACC could reduce this by up to 27%, reducing homelessness.
Thats why @houstinium.bsky.social and I joined other Living Rent members in calling for action.
news.stv.tv/north/aberde...
Approx 6,654 households are on Aberdeen’s housing list. ACC could reduce this by up to 27%, reducing homelessness.
Thats why @houstinium.bsky.social and I joined other Living Rent members in calling for action.
news.stv.tv/north/aberde...
Council urged to fill more than 1,800 empty homes amid housing emergency
Aberdeen has significantly more empty properties than the rest of Scotland.
news.stv.tv
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Right now, 1,816 council homes lie empty across Aberdeen.
Approx 6,654 households are on Aberdeen’s housing list. ACC could reduce this by up to 27%, reducing homelessness.
Thats why @houstinium.bsky.social and I joined other Living Rent members in calling for action.
news.stv.tv/north/aberde...
Approx 6,654 households are on Aberdeen’s housing list. ACC could reduce this by up to 27%, reducing homelessness.
Thats why @houstinium.bsky.social and I joined other Living Rent members in calling for action.
news.stv.tv/north/aberde...
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Aberdeen audiences are among the absolute best. It does take a long time to get there, yes. But you know what they say: sometimes, you should go to Aberdeen.
October 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Aberdeen audiences are among the absolute best. It does take a long time to get there, yes. But you know what they say: sometimes, you should go to Aberdeen.
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In Glasgow, there is a 224-year waiting list for gender clinic appointments.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In Glasgow, there is a 224-year waiting list for gender clinic appointments.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
224 YEARS.
This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.
We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.
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Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
This amazing article from @vic-parsons.bsky.social via @wearequeeraf.com shows the absolute criminal state of trans healthcare in the UK.
Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK
Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care
www.wearequeeraf.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.
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Cultural boycotts have been vital in telling oppressive regimes they will not be normalised.
Israel must not be allowed to use Eurovision as a platform to launder its reputation while committing atrocities.
The UK should join the growing boycott of Eurovision if Israel takes part.
Israel must not be allowed to use Eurovision as a platform to launder its reputation while committing atrocities.
The UK should join the growing boycott of Eurovision if Israel takes part.
September 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cultural boycotts have been vital in telling oppressive regimes they will not be normalised.
Israel must not be allowed to use Eurovision as a platform to launder its reputation while committing atrocities.
The UK should join the growing boycott of Eurovision if Israel takes part.
Israel must not be allowed to use Eurovision as a platform to launder its reputation while committing atrocities.
The UK should join the growing boycott of Eurovision if Israel takes part.
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Keir Starmer welcoming the President of a genocidal apartheid regime. This should haunt him for the rest of his tenure.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has welcomed Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Downing Street 📸
September 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Keir Starmer welcoming the President of a genocidal apartheid regime. This should haunt him for the rest of his tenure.
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A new generation of leadership is taking our party and movement forward. Congratulations to both @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social and @ross-greer.bsky.social!
I look forward to working with both of you as we campaign to get more Scottish Green MSPs elected.
I look forward to working with both of you as we campaign to get more Scottish Green MSPs elected.
A new era. 💚
Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer elected as Scottish Greens Co-Leaders.
Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer elected as Scottish Greens Co-Leaders.
August 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A new generation of leadership is taking our party and movement forward. Congratulations to both @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social and @ross-greer.bsky.social!
I look forward to working with both of you as we campaign to get more Scottish Green MSPs elected.
I look forward to working with both of you as we campaign to get more Scottish Green MSPs elected.
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We're now at a point where MSPs are lodging complete and utter bollocks at Holyrood as part of the wider campaign against trans people. The report this MSP wants to welcome is complete pish, rooted in the so-called "LGB Alliance" *asking their own supporters* views. It represents nobody but them.
August 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We're now at a point where MSPs are lodging complete and utter bollocks at Holyrood as part of the wider campaign against trans people. The report this MSP wants to welcome is complete pish, rooted in the so-called "LGB Alliance" *asking their own supporters* views. It represents nobody but them.
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Hate groups are planning to gather outside the Links Road Hotel again this Saturday at noon.
A counter-protest is being organised to stand in solidarity with the city’s asylum seekers.
Share and help spread the word.
A counter-protest is being organised to stand in solidarity with the city’s asylum seekers.
Share and help spread the word.
August 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Hate groups are planning to gather outside the Links Road Hotel again this Saturday at noon.
A counter-protest is being organised to stand in solidarity with the city’s asylum seekers.
Share and help spread the word.
A counter-protest is being organised to stand in solidarity with the city’s asylum seekers.
Share and help spread the word.
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The views held by Ms Peggie are utterly abhorrent. Those backing her in our politics and media should be ashamed of themselves.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie mocked victims of Pakistan floods in series of racist posts
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie mocked victims of Pakistan floods in series of racist posts
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Fife nurse Sandie Peggie mocked victims of Pakistan floods in series of racist posts
The offensive messages, detailed below, emerged in an evidence bundle seen by The Courier at the tribunal in Dundee.
www.thecourier.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The views held by Ms Peggie are utterly abhorrent. Those backing her in our politics and media should be ashamed of themselves.
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Every UK petition is like this
July 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Every UK petition is like this
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💚In the North East your candidate for the Scottish Greens is @guyingerson.bsky.social!
➡️With your support, we can continue our fight for a just transition in the North East: members.greens.scot/donate/2026-...
➡️With your support, we can continue our fight for a just transition in the North East: members.greens.scot/donate/2026-...
July 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
💚In the North East your candidate for the Scottish Greens is @guyingerson.bsky.social!
➡️With your support, we can continue our fight for a just transition in the North East: members.greens.scot/donate/2026-...
➡️With your support, we can continue our fight for a just transition in the North East: members.greens.scot/donate/2026-...
Huge congratulations to Guy on becoming our lead candidate here in the North East! He will make an amazing candidate as we look forward to next year's election! 💚🎉💚🎉💚🎉💚
I’d like to thank all of the @scottishgreens.org members who voted for me to be their lead candidate in next year's Holyrood election.
It is a great honour, and I am overwhelmed by the support I have received.
My focus will be on delivering for people and communities across the North East.
It is a great honour, and I am overwhelmed by the support I have received.
My focus will be on delivering for people and communities across the North East.
July 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Huge congratulations to Guy on becoming our lead candidate here in the North East! He will make an amazing candidate as we look forward to next year's election! 💚🎉💚🎉💚🎉💚
If you're a Scottish Greens member, voting for selections for Holyrood opens tomorrow! Please vote if you can, this matters!
Unrelated - here is a photo of me next to a giant fish.
Unrelated - here is a photo of me next to a giant fish.
June 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If you're a Scottish Greens member, voting for selections for Holyrood opens tomorrow! Please vote if you can, this matters!
Unrelated - here is a photo of me next to a giant fish.
Unrelated - here is a photo of me next to a giant fish.