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Octavian Starr
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I teach people to be as nice to themselves and other people.
🏳️‍⚧️Proud and peaceful.
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transsolidarity.bsky.social
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance isn't just about policy work – we also support our wider community.

We're incredibly proud of our Trans Secret Santa project, bringing festive joy to trans+ youth.

Come have a spooktacular night at our Halloween Cabaret whilst raising funds for Trans Secret Santa 🎃🦇👇
Witch, Please! Tickets - London - OutSavvy
Witch, Please. – A Halloween Spook-tacular Cabaret Hosted by the spellbinding Count Addiction 🦇Grab your broomsticks and glitter – it’s time for a night of frightful fun, killer performances, and dev...
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September 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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transsolidarity.bsky.social
The EHRC – the body which is meant to protect our human rights – is proposing guidance which would turn the Equality Act into a bathroom ban. If this becomes law, it would force trans people out of public life.

And terrifyingly - this is all happening behind closed doors 🧵
Don't let them take away our rights behind closed doors The EHRC's proposed Code of Practice would devastate trans+ lives and put everybody at risk. This trans bathroom ban is set to become law with no debate, no scrutiny and no vote in Parliament. We have to act now.
July 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
octavianstarr.bsky.social
TalkTV is airing attacks on trans people without broadcasting the views of those who support trans rights. Call on Ofcom to take action:https://goodlaw.social/66f6a3
July 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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giresuk.bsky.social
🦋 GIRES needs your help.

We’re raising £10,000 to keep GIRES going — and protect decades of trans research, resources & community knowledge.

We need your help to make sure we can continue to support the trans community

👉 Donate now: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-gires

#SaveGIRES #TransSupport
GIRES UK Logo - Help us raise £10,000 to keep the charity going, so we can preserve trans research and resources and build for the future. Image of GIRES UK team next to a pop up banner 'Telling the story of GIRES'.
July 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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transsolidarity.bsky.social
MASS LOBBY AGAINST EHRC GUIDANCE

Trans+ people and allies - join us in Parliament on the 25th June

Register and find more information on our website: transsolidarityalliance.com
Join our mass lobbying day - wednesday 25th June 1-4pm - Against the EHRC Guidance. Together we can make a difference. Register via www.transsolidarityalliance.com Trans+ Solidarity Alliance logo. Unite 4 Trans Rights logo. A picture of a trans flag being held over Westminster Palace. WHAT IS A MASS LOBBY? A mass lobby is when a group of people contact their MP or contact members of the House of Lords and arrange to meet them in parliament on the same day and at the same time. It's a great way of making it clear to parliamentarians that their constituents (or in the case of the House of Lords, UK citizens) are passionate about an issue, and is an effective way of encouraging them to take action. WE WILL BE RELEASING INFORMATION PACKS TRANS+ OR ALLY WE NEED YOU! The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has produced a draft code of guidance to the Equality Act that - if implemented - will have a devastating impact on the day to day lives of trans+ people in the UK, excluding them from settings ranging from specialist support services to gym changing rooms and toilets. We need our parliamentarians to step up and speak out NOW to prevent this draft guidance becoming law. Join us on 25th June you can register via our website www.transsolidarityalliance.com REGISTER TO COME! Let's demand better for Trans+ people in the UK!
May 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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jessothomson.co.uk
I gave an interview to Al Jazeera on the Supreme Court judgment, and the surrounding context. I think it's possibly the best thing I've ever done (?) so give it a listen.

youtu.be/dhRKIZi60NI?...
UK court defines 'woman'; trans women left in limbo | The Take
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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April 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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mimmymum.bsky.social
Last time around the Nazis burned the scientific and medical journals about trans people in a funeral pyre.

This time, they’re just hitting a delete button! 😣
jeremyfaust.bsky.social Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · Feb 1
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.

Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.

Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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mimmymum.bsky.social
Welcome to The Cass Review…
goodlawproject.org Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Jan 20
I will share some extracts from it but tl;dr it is highly critical.

It "transgresses medical law, policy and practice... deviates from pharmaceutical regulatory standards in the United Kingdom. And if it had been published in the United States... it would have violated federal law."
January 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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christopher664023.bsky.social
In 1890, the X and Y chromosomes were discovered. It was found that the men who were tested had 46 chromosomes, including an X and a Y, while women who were tested also had 46 chromosomes, including 2 X chromosomes.
So obviously the conclusion was that the Y chromosome defined masculinity.
November 8, 2024 at 11:28 PM