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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase

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#humanrights are not a zero-sum game, #equality , #equity , and #justice for all. Through IDIC a better future is still possible. 🖖 (anything/but/it) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️+♀️+✊🏽+♿️ rights = human rights. Stop erasing intersex & nonbinary folk.

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · Jun 16

Violence against women and girls is gendered not sexed, full women's liberation cannot happen without acceptance of trans, intersex, and nonbinary people. Sexists hate "gender ideology" which is just code for "feminism" because feminism calls-out how natalist gender roles are policed onto genitalia.

text: a dog asks "did compulsory heterosexuality create the gender binary or did the gender binary create compulsory heterosexuality?" Renowned feminist Judith Butler says: Yes.

text: It starts when the doctor says "it's a girl". They dote you with pink, and read you fairytales about prince charming. They define your role, and assign your goal; a heterosexual marriage. They teach you how to pull through pretend tea parties, and push a pretend baby carriage. They tell you the boy who hits you secretly likes you, and as soon you hit puberty they begin to infantilize you; hide your period, shave your pubes, don't talk back, don't walk alone, don't have sex, your place is at home. How backwards is it to be assigned as a girl at @farida.d.author birth? As a girl they teach you how to become a woman, and then when you become a woman they teach you how to stay a girl. -Farida D.

text: WHY TRANSPHOBIA HURTS ALL WOMEN It reinforces sexist ideas about what a "real" woman looks like It targets women who don't fit gender norms - trans or not It divides feminist movements and weakens solidarity It puts everyone's bodily autonomy at risk It distracts from real issues like violence, healthcare and rights It often goes hand in hand with racism, ableism and VES homophobia

Text: Person 1 says: "We shouldn't assume how someone will live their live just because of their genitals." Person 2 who is a right-wing neck-beard shouts angrily at person 1: "Don't force your gender ideology on children!" Person 2 later creeps on a young kid whose hair is tied in pigtails by saying: "You'll be a pretty woman when you're older! Your future husband will be lucky!"

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 1d

No no, Big Bubble doesn't want you to know you can refill the damn thing endlessly with diluted dish soap!

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KISSman @kissman.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't know about this Signal For Help hand gesture until today. I'm quite sure that a lot of other people don't know it either (as demonstrated in this video). If you just learned it now too then it was worth posting.

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_...

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 3d

*(roy) = the "royal" "you" generally at anyone and everyone.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 7d

Transgender parents are smashing damaging perceptions of gender roles in the family

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/transgender-parents-are-smashing-damaging-perceptions-of-gender-roles-in-the-family/

Transgender parents are smashing damaging perceptions of gender roles in the family

Queer and trans households are steadfastly raising children to live without gender bias

www.wearequeeraf.com

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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 21d

Truly exceptional article from @polphilpod.bsky.social on the political meanings and impacts of Labour's transphobia and how it strengthens fascism worldwide: www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat... Even if you're not a capital-L Liberal, this is very much worth your time

Britain’s Bathroom Ban

The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing an extraordinarily authoritarian one—without a vote.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 3d

This. If your(roy) choice is to be complicit in your own subjugation through sexist normativity made policy to the degree that others are then denied the same choice that is no more feminism than a snake eating its own tail is sustainable. I've never known a transphobe who didn't serve a misogynist.

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 3d

It shouldn't be considered "radical" to believe you should also be able to take the time to actually rest, relax, and enjoy your life without the world falling apart.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4d

THE TIDES ARE TURNING

61 percent saying Israel has committed war crimes and about 39 percent saying the country is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians

You’re gonna say this isn’t enough. You’re right. But these numbers were almost unthinkable a year ago.

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 4d

As a feminist, it’s just SO EXHAUSTING that I have to investigate EVERYTHING that seems remotely supportive of women, to make sure that it’s not a Trojan horse being used by ‘gender critical’ transphobes to sneak in anti-trans hate under the guise of “protecting women”! 😫

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 4d

🚨Beware of how this petition is going to be misused by ‘gender critical’ transphobes!

On the face of it, it seems innocuous - but it’s clear transphobes are going to conflate trans women with cis men in order to EXCLUDE them from women’s hospital wards! 😖

It’s insidious malicious transphobia! 😤

Petitions
UK Government and Parliament
Petition
Inquiry into sexual violence in
NHS hospitals
I want the Government to have an inquiry into sexual violence being reported in NHS hospitals, to come up with a plan to reduce incidents.
• More details
Sign this petition
17,337 signatures
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TWITTER SCREENSHOT…

Giles Rocholl (the MAN who started the petition)
Could you all please sign and share the petition I launched last month to help protect people going in to hospital. It has just started getting traction with support from Sharron Davies MBE and Rosie Duffield MP. These terrible and sadly numerous crimes mostly affect woman and the most vulnerable in society. There is huge concern that the NHS is suppressing enquiries and not tackling the terrible situation effectively.

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 4d

Either this is satire or I'd love to see that one's face when they hear what I called my washing machine when it didn't drain last week.

Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 8d

It's so grossly normalised too, like you can just say women. 🤦

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Atleast I’m Enjoying The Ride @guyforgetghost.bsky.social · 8d

Truly not afraid to spew their hate. 🤬

When a man uses the word “female” in their diatribe—you know they hate women.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "I don't want me son serving alongside troops who are out of shape or in combat units with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men"

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 8d

Glad for the support but you can just say women, "females" gives Ferengi flavor ick.

Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 8d

Unfortunately you can't love bigots, as survivors of abusive can attest you may want to love a person and hope there's still potential for a healthy relationship with them in the future but because they wont reciprocate that is just a huge act of self hurt like trying to hug a venomous snake.

Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 8d

You can lose 5 yrs in your 20s just by blinking too long in today's rat race world, so they're in for a nasty shock in 3, 2, 1...

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 8d

Amtrak police seem to be using "a hostile arrest campaign reminiscent of anti-LGBTQ policing from the Stonewall era," says a letter from Congressman Jerrold Nadler and others.

Legislators object to possibly 'discriminatory arrests' of men allegedly cruising at Penn Station

Amtrak police seem to be using "a hostile arrest campaign reminiscent of anti-LGBTQ policing from the Stonewall era," says a letter from Congressman Jerrold Nadler and others.

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 8d

Correlation =/= cause.
"being frequently stressed, anxious or moody could be linked to a shorter lifespan."
Things that cause people to be frequently stressed, anxious or moody also often cause shorter lifespans. Beware toxic positivity framing because you can't fix poverty with "CBT". #health

Prof Sam Illingworth
‪@samillingworth.com‬
🧠 Personality and longevity

A study of 22,000 adults found that people who describe themselves as active, organised and helpful live longer. Those who feel anxious or moody face higher risks.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

#SciComm 🧪
Being organised and active may be predictor of longer life, study finds
Researchers find specific self-descriptions predict mortality risks better than broader categories such as extraversion
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 9d

GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. He just pled guilty to child porn charges. - buff.ly/qhtgf9Y

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 9d

The far-right think tank claims half of school shootings are by trans people. That's not true.

Heritage Foundation uses false data to smear trans people as school shooters

The far-right think tank claims half of school shootings are by trans people. That's not true.

bit.ly

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 9d

"Most violence happens in the home, not on the streets. [We had] a strategy to address it around four pillars: prevention, engagement, the victim’s journey, and rehabilitation.

That serious, practical work has now been pushed aside in favour of fearmongering and scapegoating." goodlaw.social/hudg

In Kent, Reform’s talk of protecting women is a dangerous illusion | Good Law Project

Dodgy stats and questionable allies. It’s time to push back against Reform’s dangerous agenda on women’s safety, says Sara Fox.

goodlaw.social

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 9d

Putting voluntary work in there is bonkers, nobody in a low income household can do voluntary work without benefits to support them. Unless you have enough support by other means then voluntary work and not receiving benefits are mutually exclusive. It's just another double-standard for the poor.

Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 9d

A poetic irony has sparked a wave of bullshit depicting bullshit. This phenomenon highlights how liars love to lie as much as water is wet, which wasn't so much of a problem when the internet used to demand "proof or stfu", a sane person with a working memory explains.

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 10d

The death of Charlie Kirk has sparked a wave of AI-generated images depicting him as a martyr. This phenomenon highlights how digital culture transforms public figures into modern-day saints, a sociologist explains.

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Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 10d

That's the thing about reactionaries, they don't think they just react, and before they know it they've exposed how dire their lack of thinking is.

Cassandra 🌈 #notaphase @iforetolditso.bsky.social · 10d

"to help curb [bigotry] in the UK [Hope not Hate] recommendations included policies that allow migrants to ''be part of Britain'', including pathways to citizenship and the right to vote."

www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/18/u...

Hence why "Labour" is rushing to self-destruction by doing the opposite.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 11d

Re: the male loneliness epidemic, there is *still* not enough emphasis on how many heterosexual girls and women are staying single out of self-preservation, because the sexual norms that many heterosexual boys and men have adopted are exceptionally dangerous.

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