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SUCCESS! Bell v Tavistock has been overturned in the Court of Appeal. This is a huge win for trans people, trans youth and their families in particular
We have a shorter 'quick read' blog piece here on the Court of Appeal's decision here (396 words)
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Solidarity with JK Rowling as a national newspaper cruelly gives voice to her abuser. We are united in condemning this - we won't be played off as enemies in this fight. Trans people fall victim to the same systems of oppression and stand against all violence against all women.
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This is beautiful.
We're welcoming Elliot Page to the big trans family and to whoever it was who immediately changed the Wikipedia page to say "he", you're a good one.
💗💗💗💗💗
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If the current intake of patients holds at its current rate, the waiting time for a first appointment at an NHS adults' gender identity clinic in London will be 26 years. This is not a typo.
Trans healthcare is in a prolonged crisis, and is in freefall. We need more services now
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We are delighted to tell our young people that we have been granted an application to appeal in the Tavistock v Bell case.
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We have it on good standing that we have until TOMORROW to urge the Prime Minister to not give the greenlight to damaging plans around trans equality and dignity - please write to him using our tool here
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For
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#MothersDay
@AllAboutTrans
have commissioned a beautiful series of portraits of trans children and their mums 🥰 Don't miss it
@BFIFlare
if you're in London. It is so powerful to see children being supported and loved unconditionally by their parents.
We’re so proud of this! Head to
@BFI
on Belvedere Road this week to see
#TransparentLove
, an exhibition we commissioned. Created by style photographer Amanda Searle, it captures the lives of and love between trans children & their mums for
#TDOV
and
#MothersDay
. Ends 31st March.
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Happy Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility day to all pan people 💙💛💙
There are still so many misconceptions about what this identity means, so here are some reminders:
#PanVisibilityDay
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yes yes, trans rights are human rights, but let's move the conversation on. trans people are also very cool x
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"A university has found ‘robust evidence’ that bisexual men exist"
We all... know? Now do research into the axes of biphobia, not whether bisexual people exist.
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Happy International Non-Binary People's Day! Today we celebrate the beautiful complexity and diversity of non-binary experiences 💛🤍💜🖤
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It is not 'being cancelled' to no longer hold near-unanimous respect and plaudit from communities you insist on maligning.
It is cause and effect.
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Just the Government asking if torture against gender minorities should be made illegal or if it should just continue as is, nothing to see here
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Burying the lede is when an article saying "teachers will no longer teach tomboyish girls they are boys" doesn't mention that this has never happened, or certainly hasn't been a facet of anything we as individuals or organisations have witnessed happening in schools.
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@EmmaWatson
Thanks for this Emma. Please send some love our way. We're a trans-led charity working with young trans people in the UK x
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We are devastated to hear of the death of our much loved friend, colleague, volunteer, and young person, Shay. As a youth work community, we are working on a space to come together today and grieve and celebrate Shay.
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"Men who identify as women" and other similar phrasings aren't 'dog whistles' because they miss out on the key factor of being subtle or covert.
They're clear messages meant to tell a tale of transness as fabricated, inherently quashable, dealing in emotionality and not reality
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What can a feminism even achieve if it serves only to reinforce the "biological differences between men and women"? This is not liberation from the patriarchy but supplication to it.
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If you're perpetuating the myth that young trans people transition to become heterosexual, you're either unaware that a large percentage of trans and non-binary people identify as LGB or queer, or actively ignore their existence because it's inconvenient. 🤔🏳️🌈
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NHS England has announced it will be winding down the GIDS service in favour of new regional youth gender identity services.
The regionalisation of services is a good thing. The current system is no longer fit for purpose and cannot handle patient demand.
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We will not be attending the Goverenment's "Safe to Be Me" conference later this year
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Happy Non-Binary Awareness Week to all the amazing non-binary people out there! We love and support you 💛🤍💜🖤
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There is footage going round of a woman abusing marchers at Waltham Forest Pride yesterday. Please do not perpetuate Islamophobia if you criticise her behaviour online. Stand up for LGBTQI Muslims - both elements of their identity are important to them.
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In the wake of last week's backtracking on conversion practices, we're joining other LGBTQ+ orgs across the UK in a collective boycott of the 'Safe to be Me' conference.
No sponsors. No attendees. No pinkwashing.
#UnSafeToBeMe
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Hilariously bad timing, lads.
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These are the same slurs and insinuations that have been made against all LGBT people for decades, reheated and served up. We stay strong, we get on with things, we show love and solidarity. It's what we have to do now. We move.
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We're supposed to be worn down now, to just give up and go away.
But we're stronger than that. Trans people are amazing - we're proof that resilience and community are stronger than anything.
We're not going anywhere.
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That's *Doctor* Madeleine.
Our wonderful Comms Officer, Cleo, has just passed her PhD viva and needless to say, we're very proud of her!
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The recent speech from the Attorney-General for England and Wales is cruel and senseless.
2 in 3 young trans people are bullied at school.
The AG is punching down on children for what would appear solely to be political point-scoring.
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We'll never break down gender stereotypes if we continue to say that only things we associate with masculinity can be gender neutral.
We need a create a culture where everyone can be free to choose what they wear, without fear.
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Section 28 - the cruel law which effectively outlawed discussion of all things LGBT in schools - was enacted 33 years ago today. It was repealed in 2003 but its legacy still casts a dark shadow over LGBT people in the UK to this day.
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Trying to divide our LGBT community is such a cheap move.
It's beyond patronising to suggest that lesbian culture is about to disappear when it has survived decades of homophobia, sexism and invisibility in mainstream media.
Some trans women are lesbians. Get over it. 💅🔨
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Seeing the sheer scale of Trans Pride London yesterday and it's enough to bring a tear to world-weary eyes. Just absolutely beautiful ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
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Waiting times for Gender Identity Clinics in the UK are so atrociously long that many have to somehow find enough money to 'go private'. Following a large effort by anti-trans bigots, the largest private provider of hormone replacement therapy can no longer work with its pharmacy
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The quote "this reshapes our entire understanding" had me cackling though, because just whose understanding is reshaped?
Genuinely unreal levels of nonsense
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Whatever's happening with Billionaire Wizard Lady may be qwhite interesting but at the heart of this whole thing we're forgetting the main news: there is now case law showing that transphobia as a system of vile half-cooked beliefs is not worthy of legal protection 🚫
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Here's the situation - you've never heard anyone use "they/them" pronouns before, you're not fully sure what non-binary means.
Just breathe. Instead of being overwhelmed by fear of getting in wrong, think about what it might mean to someone if you get it right.
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We're still calling on people to write to the PM urgently to let him know any rollbacks to trans dignity and protections are unacceptable
#TRUSSTME
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Trans people - and trans young people in particular - you are respected, you are loved and valued. You have a community in us now and always.
But if you're in the UK, it's time to go to sleep so we can wake up tomorrow and get on with our lives! We'll all still be here for you
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We’re reflecting on today's letter from the EHRC - more updates and actions soon.
Right now, what’s most important is to hold firm to our rights and to the truth. This letter has no statutory weight - that is, it doesn’t change the law.
Full statement:
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Enjoying the Government's official response to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 consultation, which took part almost two years ago and is due "over the summer" 😌😋
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So a non-trans (i.e. cis) female athlete either has to take drugs she has no want nor need for with a view of it worsening her performance to placate her competitors, or be excluded from her job, at which she is a world-leader.
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You literally insinuated we were groomers a few weeks ago lol
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Today is
#TransDayOfVisibility
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Here's the NHS page on who can consent to treatment.
The recent attacks on the concept of Gillick competence don't seek to affect only trans young people - if undermined, young people will lose access to contraceptives, abortion & all other healthcare even where they consent.
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And we have a longer blog here which goes into a bit more detail (1004 words), depending on how much time you have!
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For anyone at risk of being shut off from their medications, please make an appointment with your GP ASAP. They have a duty to continue your prescription until you're seen by a GIC, including monitoring with blood tests.
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At some point soon (probably too late), we're all going to have to stop engaging in the trans-hate clickbait and reaction cycle. If we're going to be ignored and spoken over anyway, we have nothing to gain from expending our energies on reading bile or calling it out.
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Idea for a new viral trend: the transphobes shut up forever challenge
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We can't keep telling our stories over and over to try to humanise ourselves to people who see us as natural lesser-thans.
It is monotonous, traumatising emotional work that ends in the same way: them saying "hrmm I hear you but my disgust is stronger than your humanity"
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Hard to see how any LGBTQIA+ organisation can stand by the EHRC after this - discrimination, plain and simple.
We've cut ties - and we urge those who haven't to join us. Let's show them what solidarity looks like <3
Exclusive: Senior leaders at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have worked to erase trans rights via the courts and held private meetings with anti-trans groups, leaked emails and documents obtained by VICE World News reveal.
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
To mark today, we have collected a list of actions we can take together to celebrate being trans, whether you choose to be out or visible as trans or not 🏳️⚧️
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We got several requests for interviews yesterday on TV and radio. Not unusual but as soon as we asked if they would be set up in an adversarial, 'debate' style as that's something we're keen to de-escalate, we were met with radio silence.
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I see we're now at the 'safety features on websites are grooming' stage of the discourse.
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In case you are still under the illusion that non-binary people are a "minority" in the trans population - there were 7400 NB respondents vs 7000 trans respondents (who didn't ID as NB) to recent government LGBT survey. Non-binary inclusion is not optional.
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Anyone starting hormone therapy is warned, at least in the UK, ad nauseum about the potential risks that the medications may bring about.
People can make up their own minds about what medication is right for them, having weighed up pros and cons. Surely we all deserve autonomy?
The long-term health risks of cross-sex hormones have been now been tracked over a lengthy period. These side-effects are often minimised or denied by trans activists.
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We call on all organisations and charities to show their solidarity and join us in boycotting the ‘Safe To Be Me’ conference. So long as this government continues to wash its hands of trans and non-binary people, this event will be nothing more than an exercise in pinkwashing.
We will not be attending the Goverenment's "Safe to Be Me" conference later this year
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There’s a lot of misinformation going around at the moment about transition-related regret.
We’re not going to weigh in on the arguments, but we do think it’s important to recognise the facts and understand how we can support the people affected.
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ok now ban the rest of them so we can have a day off x
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If we as a society allow the concept of Gillick competency to be washed away for trans young people, you best believe they're coming for everyone else next.
We stand with under-18s and their access to human rights not because it's easy (it's not!) but because it's right.
“Young people are able to give informed consent.”
Dr Polly Carmichael of the Tavistock gender identity clinic says children as young as 13 are given “robust” information before deciding to take puberty blockers
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"The homosexuals have been led to believe that they are superior, healthy and normal"
It was grim then and it's still grim now when this kind of language is rolled out not just against trans people but still against our LGB siblings.
Every one of is is normal and amazing!
But yeah, do tell me how transphobia of today is nothing like the homophobia of the 80's
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The UK says "TRANS RIGHTS!"
Wonderful thing to wake up to - let's hope
@BorisJohnson
and
@trussliz
take notice
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You've written 20,000 letters to the PM in just one day.
Thank you - but let's keep the momentum going!
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This is not something which can be batted or wished away. This is an ongoing healthcare emergency.
We need and demand better and more services, decentralised healthcare hubs, and the removal of stigma on GPs to prescribe to trans adults but not to cis adults.
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We're carefully reading the judgment in the Tavistock/GIDS case (available here: ).
Whilst we try to make sense of it, we want you to know that we stand always with young trans people. We will fight for you and with you, and this will be appealed.
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Request: please stop engaging with trolls, especially in our timeline. Twitter filters out most of the openly hateful stuff for us (thanks quality filter!) but we still have to wade through a lot because people keep engaging.
It does no one any good to antagonise, so please stop
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Further good news! Bell's application to advance this to the Supreme Court has just been denied, with the Court saying the case had "no arguable point of law".
Now breathheeeeeee!!
SUCCESS! Bell v Tavistock has been overturned in the Court of Appeal. This is a huge win for trans people, trans youth and their families in particular
We have a shorter 'quick read' blog piece here on the Court of Appeal's decision here (396 words)
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"Mumsnet users boycott Co-op over strawberries ad featuring trans woman"
More for us then, I guess.
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1) MP says something considered by many to be transphobic
2) MP doubles down
3) MP is then "trolled"
4) ˜”*°•.˜”*°• mYstEry sTaGe •°*”˜.•°*”˜
5) Leader of the state religion of England comes to said MP's - not affected trans people's - aid on Twitter
I know Rosie Duffield who is a brilliant constituency MP for Canterbury as well as brave, honest, kind and passionate for justice. She does not seek to demean others. To troll her is simply cruel and wrong.
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Just 12 years ago, 45% of Brits were against equal marriage.
Sometimes you have to bring about decisive, positive change first, to then bring people more widely on the journey of acceptance with you.
Where does the British public stand on transgender rights? Here’s a summary of the findings of our new research
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Removed from the 'culture wars' where trans people are framed as other and thus derided, we are human beings with healthcare needs which are not being met. It is as simple as that.
We demand better.
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At GI we usually say 'trans' and mean all trans, non-binary, genderqueer and gender diverse people. It's important to recognise the differences in experiences between these communities though - we may all overlap, but there are key differences.
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SOPHIE held a very dear place in our hearts, and we are immensely saddened by her passing. Her presence, her art, her existing in the world without allowing barriers to stand against her.
Rest in power to our beautiful sister. Stay strong all. We must mourn and celebrate her ❤️
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Beautiful and thoughtful speech from Mhairi.
The ending in particular shows committed allyship looks like. Thank you 💕
Over the last five years there has been an organised and concerted campaign mobilised against the trans community. My speech on Pride in 2021. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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To all bi people: happy Bi Visibility Day! You are amazing and valid 💕
To all allies: take a moment* today to celebrate the bisexual+ community and its resilience 🤗
*a long one if you can!
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Really important not to lose sight of this - the majority of people just want trans and non-binary people to be able to live their lives in peace.
A ban on conversion practices is what the community wants, what the medical establishment wants, and what the people want.
The govt may have decided that sexual orientation / gender identity Conversion Therapy should be treated separately, but the public does not: Britons want to see both banned
Support ban on sexual orientation CT: 65%
Support ban on gender identity CT: 62%
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The attempts to remove legal identity from trans people going on across the world are frightening, and a red alert to what we must avoid happening in the UK.
We must stand with our trans siblings around the world, as they bravely stand with us.
Dozens of people arrested in Russia for rallying against a draft law that would strip trans Russians of key legal identity rights. Kremlin is pushing for the most vile attack on lives of transgender Russian in the country’s modern history
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We try not to give oxygen to misinformation by responding to it - instead focussing on the positivity of trans joy where we can - but we need to make an exception and bring this to your attention. Many people have contacted us very concerned - none of us are going anywhere ❤️❤️
For anyone worrying about a *certain* article from today - we have had reassurance from government officials that government policy is not designed to specifically target our work, nor any organisation that supports trans people🧵
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Did you know that the UK Gov's National LGBT Survey highlights just how diverse trans people's sexualities are? 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
73.1% respondents said they're gay/lesbian, bi, pan, or queer. A further 5.4% are ace, and 9.4% are straight
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“Trans people – as indeed all LGBT people – continue to need appropriate access to crisis centres, being on the receiving end of the same and higher levels of sexual violence and abuse as our peers,” English of Gendered Intelligence said.
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Absolutely thrilled (with caveat) to read this Gov response.
Recently it's felt like wave after wave of backdoor plans to restrict our healthcare & legal existence have somewhat overcome us, to the point where retaining the status quo feels like a win.
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Alongside
@BrookCharity
and
@TheEndoSociety
as well as whole raft of orgs across the LGBT+ sector not least
@stonewalluk
@Mermaids_Gender
@LGBTfdn
@TheProudTrust
@TheKiteTrust
@allsortsyouth
the voices of our trans youth will be heard
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On
#IntersexAwarenessDay
we stand with intersex people, including our trans intersex siblings, who face discrimination simply because of their identities and bodies.
Intersex folk are diverse: debunk assumptions and build your knowledge to better advocate for intersex rights
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May
@reallorraine
never pay for a drink in any queer bar ever again. Long live this queen x
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Amazing to see this open letter from feminists including Emma Thompson and
@MhairiBlack
in support of trans rights in Scotland 😍😍😍
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LGBTQ staff are having to quit their jobs because they don't feel safe. This should be a serious wakeup call for senior staff at the BBC. The time for action to fix this was yesterday.
"My trans and LGBT friends have lost confidence in the BBC – I’m losing confidence in the BBC"
"I can't keep working for the bad guys"
Exclusive: I received a leaked recording of a heated “listening session” for LGBTQ BBC staff, which reveals that several LGBTQ employees have quit - or are about to quit...
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OK, that's an unexpected surprise.
Google says "trans rights!"
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Our purpose as a charity is to increase wider understandings of gender diversity and improve the lives of trans people. We don't imagine that this work will be necessary forever, and indeed hope that a dedicated charity around our aims may eventually become redundant as trans
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Sometimes it's important that as trans people in 2020 we just say 'no social media today' and get on with all the other things we have to get on with to improve the lives of gender diverse people. See you tomorrow. Stay safe everyone.
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Today is
#TransDayofRemembrance
. We remember and mourn all those who have been taken from us by transphobic violence.
We promise our work won't stop until all trans people can live in safety.
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OK we're taking lunch now - no one do A Transphobia when we're gone thanks x
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Despite the mental health crisis faced by young trans people and children, the lack of support in schools, no legal gender recognition and a rise in hate crime, this is the contrived story that the Times keeps pushing. The press doesn't care about young people all.
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Childline has sent a harmful message to trans and non-binary young people about which trans people are worthy to be role models.
@MunroeBergdorf
has received so much negativity despite her unwavering commitment to our visibility and equality. ❤️ Young people look up to her.
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I'm one person at a small charity doing this campaign and THIS is what we've been able to achieve so far, in just a few days. It's truly breathtaking. Our power is in our desire for justice and dignity. Thank you all.
#TrusstMe
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