Write to Stonewall.
• Tell them you supported them in the past.
• Tell them why you won’t be supporting transphobia.
Cut direct debts.
Don’t by the merch.
Tell your direct contacts.
The aim of the organised transphobic movement is to mandate trans people out of existence, they won't be happy until their targets are dead, it's a movement motivated by genocidal mania, and the cruel, vindictive, hateful bigotry extends from there.
That looks great!
Text: "To standardscommissioner@parliament.uk <standardscommissioner@parliament.uk> Dear Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, We are writing to make a formal complaint about remarks made by Suella Braverman MP concerning Steph Richards, a trans woman and Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) holder, in relation to her role with Endometriosis South Coast. In public statements and on social media, Ms Braverman repeatedly referred to Ms Richards as “a man”, described her appointment as “regressive”, and claimed it “erases women” and is “insulting and inappropriate” for her to speak on endometriosis. These comments were not incidental; they involved the deliberate and repeated mischaracterisation of Ms Richards’ legal sex and identity in a manner that was hostile and demeaning.... Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004, a person who holds a full GRC is, 'for all purposes', recognised in their acquired gender. In Ms Richards’ case, she is legally recognised as a woman, and her sex is female in law. The repeated public description of her as “a man” is therefore not simply a matter of opinion or debate, but a denial of her legal status.... In addition, Ms Richards is protected under the Equality Act 2010 by the characteristic of gender reassignment. The Act protects from discrimination and harassment, including conduct that has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. Public statements by a senior MP that single out a named trans woman, deny her legal status, and frame her participation as inherently inappropriate are reasonably understood to meet that threshold."
Text: "...The House of Commons Code of Conduct states that “Members have a duty to uphold the law, including the general law against discrimination”, it also requires Members to treat others with “dignity, courtesy and respect”, and that they “shall never undertake any action which would cause significant damage to the reputation and integrity of the House of Commons as a whole, or of its Members generally”. Publicly singling out a legally recognised woman and subjecting her to this form of treatment falls well below those standards, particularly given the wider impact such comments have in legitimising hostility towards trans people. The inconsistency of Ms Braverman’s position further underlines the discriminatory nature of the remarks. Men hold roles within organisations such as Breast Cancer UK, and Endometriosis UK itself includes male staff, without comparable objection. Similarly, a woman serves as Chief Executive of Prostate Cancer UK without controversy, despite not sharing the relevant anatomy. If Ms Braverman holds the belief that Ms Richards is a “man”, then the fact that she has singled her out while overlooking other cisgender men in comparable roles demonstrates that this criticism is not applied consistently, but is instead directed specifically at a trans woman, solely because she is transgender. Taken together, these remarks appear to constitute a misuse of Ms Braverman’s public platform to promote discriminatory and demeaning treatment of a protected group and to undermine the dignity of a named individual. We therefore ask that you investigate whether Ms Braverman’s conduct breaches the House of Commons Code of Conduct, including its requirements to uphold the law, treat individuals with respect, and maintain the reputation of the House. Please confirm receipt of this complaint and advise if any further information is required. Yours faithfully, Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective"
We have raised a formal complaint with the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards regarding discriminatory remarks by Suella Braverman MP, about Steph Richards stepping down from Endometriosis South Coast.
By the time we see the Code of Practice, it will be too late to make sure it's trans inclusive. We have very little time. Reach out to your MP now 👇
Equal rights for all
A tsunami of anti-trans hate to be published in the UK legacy press tomorrow. All designed to put maximum pressure on the government to cave to the obscenely hateful demands of those calling for trans folk to be excluded from public life.
Remember you're loved and only you define your identity.
18mago 1517 8ST Polanksi says cost of living crisis totally avoidable’ and due to government decisions, as he sets out Greens' plan to tackle it Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, has said that the cost of living crisis is “totally avoidable” and down to decisions made by governments. Highlighting figures which he said illustrated the “normalisation” of food back use, Polanski said: 44 The affordability crisis is something affecting nearly everyone, from the most vulnerable to people in work and comfortable, where any change in circumstance can push people over the edge into requiring a food bank. This crisis is totally avoidable and down to choices made by this Labour government and previous Tory governments. The Greens have a plan which would make different choices, taking on corporate power and vested interests to give ordinary people a way out of this crisis. The Greens highlighted five measures that they said they would use to deal with the affordability crisis. They are: 44 -universal support with energy bills this winter the extension of free school meals to all primary and secondary pupils -the introduction of rent controls - because housing costs are one of the greatest impacts on household poverty -the UK to join a customs union with the EU to reduce costs to businesses -the introduction of a 10:1 pay ratio which would help increase wages for those on lower incomes while limiting the salaries of high-paid executives.
Now this is some 'Common Sense'
#UKPol #UKPolitics #Greens #GPEW #GreenParty #LocalElections26 #Affordability #FreeSchoolMeals #RentControl
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC’s) former chairwoman, Kishwer Falkner, has joined ‘gender-critical’ House of Lords peers in calling for an abortion scheme to be scrapped in the UK. The 71-year-old life peer was among several to support an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which would scrap the ‘pills by post’ scheme. Implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, the postal scheme allows those who are less than 10 weeks pregnant to have abortion medication delivered to their homes. It was praised for improving access to medical abortions by alleviating the fears and social stigma of being spotted in a sexual health clinic. However, House of Lords Conservative peer, Baroness Philippa Stroud, has requested the service be scrapped completely in amendments that members will vote on this week.
Well, this is going on, and they're happily contributing to it.
im so angry that @darrenpjones.bsky.social and co have hijacked our country and are busy turning it into a far right shithole.
these ppl are fucking traitors to our country. they're not politicians with policies i disagree with. they are dismantling our civil rights and our democracy.
traitors.
We're a stepping stone in the battle to remove bodily autonomy (of women).
Once the writing is on the wall, I expect to see them do as much damage as possible with the time they have left.
Expect abortion rights to be targeted.
They really aren't, however even though it's a low attendance session, this is still parliament, and many of those talking are members of the party that is currently in government.
Graphic saying: UK Government Statement THIS IS A WARNING Guidance to exclude trans people is coming in May
Today's government statement is a warning shot.
They’re reframing the Equality Act around “biological sex” as if that’s the default, which it isn’t.
The law is about proportionality and inclusion, not blanket exclusion of a minority group. 1/5
Labour very clearly has a policy of excluding trans people as far as possible. See the trans girls’ exclusion from Rainbows.
My advice is to donate as much as you can afford to @goodlawproject.org to revoke its transphobic policies asap.
Oh and today parliament debated our right to exist.
“Complying with the law is not a culture war”
It is when you're the ones setting the law in the first place because you're the government!
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
Worth noting here is the "in May - after the elections".
1) This is purposeful to try to avoid a "chilling effect" during the elections.
2) The Whitsun recess will mean that the majority of the required 40 working days to debate a negative procedure will not be upheld.
Exactly this - it's providing all of the "Oh we engage with trans people" cover they need to pretend they're doing some kind of balancing act in good faith.
This is them laying the groundwork for issuing guidance that makes it easier to exclude trans people from public life, while pretending that nothing has changed.
They’re not saying it yet, but they’re about to do so, in May - after the elections. 5/5
They'll say trans protections remain, but they don’t say how those protections will actually work in real life.
No mention of trans people being involved in consultation (spoiler - we weren't).
No attempt to understand the impact on us, and that isn’t an oversight. 4/5
bsky.app/profile/tacc...
The key line is about the EHRC updating its Code of Practice.
That’s how this works - they don’t change the law, they change how it’s applied, and suddenly services feel “safe” excluding trans people while still claiming they’re compliant. 3/5
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
They're making a political choice here - they claim the Supreme Court brought “clarity”. What they mean is, they’ve decided which interpretation they want, and they’re going to run with it. 2/5
Graphic saying: UK Government Statement THIS IS A WARNING Guidance to exclude trans people is coming in May
Today's government statement is a warning shot.
They’re reframing the Equality Act around “biological sex” as if that’s the default, which it isn’t.
The law is about proportionality and inclusion, not blanket exclusion of a minority group. 1/5
I am convinced that events like this exist to allow Phillipson and others to say that the government has also met with trans groups.
bsky.app/profile/labo...
I'm a big fan of building power values into game design from the start.
100% agree.
As soon as the article mentions "biological sex" I know it's a transmisic piece.
There's no legal definition of biological sex. All sex is biological.
I'm the person that gets left alone with the group wooden shack and a few boxes, then everyone comes back to a pretty farmhouse with seperate bedrooms and an optimised workshop & storage solution.
This is a movement whose entire existence rests on the argument that the (voluminous) evidence of gender-affirming care's efficacy doesn't count because its methodology is weak. Yet their own side accepts the most embarrassingly janky studies you've ever seen.
if you get rid of 'sex matters' then transphobia in the uk would essentially evaporate.
that group has been given its power by @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and wes streeting.
never forget that.
the anti-lgbt+ wave in this country was caused by a couple of christian extremists in the labour party.
My article in NW Bylines about the Starmer government’s deployment of the misleading term “gender questioning” for trans kids.
Trans kids need help resisting this loaded term. IMO it is being used to open the door to what I characterize as a government policy of “wraparound conversion therapy”