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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 12h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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trasgernder @gemma.transwrites.world · 14h

Time to update the scoreboards so everyone knows what's up before JK Rowling drops another few hundred grand on being a bigot loser

Money wasted on being a dick to trans people: literally millions upon millions.

Women saved from harm or even vaguely supported by being a dick to trans people: 0

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 14h

When politicians like Trump, or Starmer, say & do transphobic things, parents talk about it in front of kids & then the kids bring it to school.

It’s horrific that these kids are being taught to hate & at such an early age.

It is critical we do not import this into Irish politics:

11-year-old trans child allegedly assaulted by fellow student

An 11-year-old trans child was allegedly assaulted by a fellow student over their gender identity, the student's father has claimed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14h

They have made it clear that they believe if they make it awful enough to be trans, people will stop being trans. In service of that, the assault of children is a welcome outcome for them.

Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 14h

When politicians like Trump, or Starmer, say & do transphobic things, parents talk about it in front of kids & then the kids bring it to school.

It’s horrific that these kids are being taught to hate & at such an early age.

It is critical we do not import this into Irish politics:

11-year-old trans child allegedly assaulted by fellow student

An 11-year-old trans child was allegedly assaulted by a fellow student over their gender identity, the student's father has claimed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Bodie A. Ashton @manwithoutatan.bsky.social · 21h

“Transgender issues are not the hill to die on” is an easy thing to say if you’re a person apparently happy for trans people to die, on a hill or otherwise.

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Just Being Human ❄️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @woke66.bsky.social · 14h

She couldn’t give one jot about women and children and is only driven by her hatred of trans people and particularly trans women.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 15h

How many women and children is she hurting by forcing the Scottish government to waste so much money on these ridiculous law suits?

When your hate is the only thing that matters...

SEEN Police Official Open Public Network @seenpoliceuk.bsky.social · 15h

Her hubris is the ugliest part of her diseased mind.

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Dom @dommgoss.bsky.social · 15h

This is your tax money btw

SEEN Police Official Open Public Network @seenpoliceuk.bsky.social · 15h

Her hubris is the ugliest part of her diseased mind.

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 18h

On a national stage, Kate Barker, CEO of the LGB Alliance, called Trans+ healthcare “grotesque”

When a charity leader uses such extreme and hostile language about life-saving care and Trans+ people, it raises serious questions about the group’s charity status and it's influence on government

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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 1d

Permitting the Conservative Party conference to be used for the demonisation of trans people shows the Conservatives will be unfit for government for a generation.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Gender critical activists accused of ‘hateful’ remarks about trans women

Labour MP Richard Quigley said he was ‘appalled by the comments, but not surprised’

www.independent.co.uk

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 20h

Because of the unforgivably appalling decisions of the Charity Commission, these hate groups, Sex Matters and LGB Alliance, are funded from your taxes.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 1d

“It wasn’t really a debate; it was curated hatred. There were no voices from trans people on stage”

“It’s not just trans people, it’s immigrants, it’s asylum seekers, it looks like they’re going through a list of the most vulnerable people and blaming them for the problems of the world.” 😖

Conservative conference gender session ‘curated hatred’ – Tory politician

Andrew Boff claimed the gender identity session featuring former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies was ‘one sided’ and said it was ‘not a…

www.edp24.co.uk

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Just Being Human ❄️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @woke66.bsky.social · 1d

Cis women in the UK have only a 1 in 70,000 chance of sharing a space with a trans woman but they have been made out to be a far greater threat than any cis man. It’s insane.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 1d

"Gender critical campaigners have been accused of making “hateful” and “extremist” remarks at an event at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester after suggesting those who support trans rights have “broken brains” and that so-called gender ideology is “an evil”."

Pretty tame for them tbf.

Gender critical activists accused of ‘hateful’ remarks about trans women

Labour MP Richard Quigley said he was ‘appalled by the comments, but not surprised’

www.independent.co.uk

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The TransAdvocate @transadvocate.com · 1d

Notice “transgender” doesn’t appear once. The first Nazi book burning was a Berlin trans Clinics holdings. Look at almost any modern “center” turned right bro and you’ll find transphobia was the gateway drug. I mean, p
Peterson is only a thing due to transphobia. That made him famous.

Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 8d

It is Book Launch day for @amaramarasingam.bsky.social and My edited volume "Contemporary Far-Right Culture The Art, Music, and Everyday Practices of Violent Extremism"

www.routledge.com/Contemporary...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Libs of Tiktok, Elon Musk, and Robbie Starbuck put everything they had into trying to push a boycott of Netflix over LGBTQ characters in their shows.

Netflix ignored them and the stock is back up. Turns out bots don't actually cancel accounts.

Screenshot of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock summary on October 7. The closing price is $1,191.06 USD, up +27.75 (2.39%) for the day. The day’s trading range shows a low of $1,177.46 and a high of $1,201.36. Previous close was $1,163.31. Market cap is $506.11B, P/E ratio is 50.75, with no dividend yield. The 52-week high is $1,341.15 and the 52-week low is $677.88. A line graph shows intraday stock price movement, peaking above $1,190 before settling at the closing price.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Just Being Human ❄️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @woke66.bsky.social · 1d

It’s really good that the people who really matter in your life support you.

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Just Being Human ❄️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @woke66.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats and all the best.

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Just Being Human ❄️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @woke66.bsky.social · 1d

I transitioned going on for twenty years ago and I agree with this because I’m not sure I’d have found the courage in the current climate.

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 1d

Any trans person who begins their transition today is exhibiting more courage than most people will in their entire lives.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 1d

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – it's time to fight back.

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive - add your name 👇
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive

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Just Being Human ❄️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @woke66.bsky.social · 1d

a man and a woman are standing outside of a house

ALT: a man and a woman are standing outside of a house

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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 1d

Even the Guardian thinks that the Guardian makes things up: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why we take issue with the Guardian’s stance on trans rights in the UK | Sam Levin, Mona Chalabi and Sabrina Siddiqui

A recent editorial on the Gender Recognition Act in the UK was met with dismay by Guardian US journalists who believe it advanced transphobic viewpoints that are driving attacks on trans rights in Ame...

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom "deceived" the Supreme Court + "profoundly misrepresented" LGBTQ+ research, according to scholars cited by ADF.

Quoted experts speak out about ADF's "distortions" + "false evidence" in major case, on deck tomorrow, to revive "conversion therapy"

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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