Revisionism is just one of the reasons I buy physical digital media, then rip and transcode for portable device usage.

Imagine the joy of being in a taxi, tuned to LBC while a terfism journo and a For Women terrorist chat to each other telling us to "obey the law" , deal with it and shut up, effectively. Erm... how about no.

Last year's Supreme Court ruling has not affected my life in real terms, because I'm carrying on with my life as I have for 37 years , but it is a layer of stress in my head that I don't need.

Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people exist.
Just repeating it for clarity, as this won't change.

It's not that surprising. For Women Scotland are the main antagonists in this whole mess, funded by Scotland resident, JKR.
To go from a pro-trans, self-ID supporting stance to actual exclusion and direct discrimination in such a short space of time is a highly suspect and disgusting situation.

Three and half years ago, 21 Labour MSPs (including Anas Sarwar) voted to pass the Gender Recognition Reform Bill which would have granted self-ID rights (but the UK Tory government blocked it). Now, the anti-trans Scottish Labour want to eliminate trans integration, safety and privacy altogether.

I think I lived there once 🤣

Terfism is the prime example of a minority obsession given hugely undeserved publicity and clout due to deep pockets and a managed social media hysteria. They're more like TERF Village. Verifiably, the majority of the public are on our side, or just don't care.

Apart from the all-too-short "Stray", game manufacturers really haven't got into the market for video games where you interact with a cat yet. Surely a vast untapped goldmine! Maybe just me.
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Orban is out. A chink of light in a dark, dark world.

This is my mate Julie Hesmondhalgh winning Best Supporting Actress at the Olivier awards. Long overdue and hugely deserved! ❤️❤️

... which of course falls to pieces when the OP digs deeper. :)

Googlemanship: the act of researching the subject matter of somebody's social media post on Google before replying to it, thus appearing to be more knowledgeable than they are.
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"Methinks the lady doth protest too much" has never been a more apposite phrase.

Imagine killing your festival stone dead because you were so out of touch with current political sentiment. Imagine thinking that somebody who has emphatically and persistently stated Nazi and antisemitic abuse deserves "forgiveness". This isn't like nicking the petty cash.

West's controversial behaviour goes WAY back. His most recent obscenities are just the latest in a long line of obnoxious incidents and statements. The notion of him entering this country as a result is beyond acceptable. Melvin Benn's suggestion of 'forgiveness' is also unacceptable at this time.

The managing director of Wireless Festival has defended the decision to choose Kanye West as a headliner, encouraging people to offer the rapper "forgiveness". It follows backlash over West's scheduled appearance in July, which has seen sponsors such as Pepsi pull out of the event and criticism from politicians. The star released a song called Heil Hitler and sold swastika T-shirts last year. He later apologised and blamed his bipolar disorder. Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, said: "Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world." The government is reviewing whether West should be allowed to enter the UK. Benn said he is a "deeply committed anti-fascist" and lived on a kibbutz for many months in the 1970s.

Sorry but "forgiveness" is earned, not deserved. If he wants forgiveness, do more than a couple apologies and no longer being outwardly pro-Nazi

Fucking hell

Melvin Benn of Festival Republic calls Kanye West’s past comments “abhorrent” but urges “forgiveness” and “a second chance” Being willing to forgive. The post Melvin Benn of Festival Republic calls Kanye West’s past comments “abhorrent” but urges “forgiveness” and “a second chance” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Melvin Benn of Festival Republic calls Kanye West’s past comments “abhorrent” but urges “forgiveness” and “a second chance”

Melvin Benn should be removed from the board of any music festival from now on. To be so absolutely blind to the concern of a huge number of people and communities should disqualify him from his position. Doubling down just makes him look an ass.

This was completely obvious to everybody except the government and the courts, and they have been bought and paid for by this tiny minority of hate-based bigots. Trans inclusion is normal, socially acceptable, and has been been for decades. 3/

Why wasn't there an endless stream of gender critical articles in the newspapers and in social media before 2016? Why wasn't the exclusion of trans people a regular occurrence? Because it was never an issue. It's a totally invented, totally baseless and totally disgusting cult 2/

Trans exclusion is a recent fad, driven by the fomented trans hatred in this country which is not reflected across the water. If transgender people were a problem in an integrated society, why wasn't there a slew of exclusionist court cases before 2020? 1/

Tidying garden... stepped in rabbit hole... arse over tit, pulled muscles. Great. Limpy limp for the rest of the tidying then.

Also how does the delivery universe know to ring my bell just after I've gone to the loo. There's something going on, I tell you.

Glad to see Pepsi removing sponsorship from the Wireless festival. There needs to be an investigation into how the organisers thought that inviting a self-confessed antisemite, swastika-promoter was a good idea. A lifetime ban from the UK would be appropriate action from the UK government.

Don't. It was too far and too expensive for me at the time. :(

The "trans debate" is literally being reported on, and stoked, by Pink News, because clicks are what matter, not our lives. Comments on news articles, web-wide, are literally the pits, but they generate engagement, and that's the only goal nowadays. I'm done with it now. 3/

Of course it got worse, to the place we are today, where not only are comments fully open on social media and their website again, we have this odious article WRITTEN by the MP who is busy shutting down healthcare for trans people and at the same time, saying we deserve "safety and respect" 2/

Back in about 2016, at the beginning of the trans panic, I remember when Pink News were running stories on their website under a "Trans" heading (long gone now), and all the stories were being spammed in the comments. So much so, that Pink News had to disable commenting on trans stories. 1/

Although we had precious few legal protections at the time, it was easier, and more efficient, to seek trans NHS healthcare in 1988 than it is today. Boggles the mind.

Designed the light and sound for six fringe theatre productions, helped to open the new Birmingham LGBTQ+ Centre, co-narrated an audiobook, recorded an audio drama which will come out in July, was a judge at the Gaydio awards and I'm standing for the Equity council this year. Yes, visible :) 2/