“Spaces for all women have been lost as inclusive women’s groups have closed rather than be bullied into excluding trans people, and trans people have been increasingly worried about what comes next.”
Defining “sex” in crude biological terms does not offer clarity — it just cultivates more anxiety.
“Deception as to sex” cases are raising serious questions about Trans+ people’s access to a fair trial.
What does this mean for Trans+ rights today?
“It infamously denied intervention applications made by two trans legal experts – the UK’s first out trans judge Victoria McCloud and retired Professor of Equalities Law Stephen Whittle.” @mimihansford.bsky.social @wearequeeraf.com
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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One year on, @mimihansford.bsky.social breaks down the history of the For Women Scotland case, the EHRC’s “transphobic” update and the chaos that followed
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“[The ruling] has enabled a dark political climate where some politicians, including from Labour, sound like they’re borrowing from Trump’s playbook on trans equality,” Alex Parmar-Yee, @transsolidarity.bsky.social tells QueerAF
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This is such a bummer. The Them crew were always my favorite work neighbors when I worked at Condé. The best people, and they spun their magic on a damn shoestring budget. I have no fear that they will all be awesome elsewhere, but damn.
The media helps frame the ‘gender critical’ movement as successful, shaping the views many decision-makers form about Trans+ lives
SECOND THOUGHT OF THE DAY…
What would happen if a trans person engages in sexual activity with a cis person, after disclosing they were trans... Only for the cis person afterwards to claim that they did not.
Your word against theirs. You don’t need to be Einstein to see what our courts would find.
12 months on from the Supreme Court ruling, there’s been a wave of fear and uncertainty. But we’ve also seen resistance and a renewed fight for Trans+ rights.
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We already know what happens here and it’s why gay/trans panic defenses were banned all over the world - the trans person (likely a woman) will disclose and the cis person (likely a man) will claim they weren’t told and the judge/jury will believe the cis person, because transphobia (& misogyny).
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"There are better ways to talk about patriarchy." --- Starting with acknowledging that patriarchy doesn't = men. I'm not going to apologize for transitioning & identifying as a man. Nor am I going to tell you I immediately got respect once I was passing. Women in positions of power ⬇️1️⃣
"Ultimately, women's empowerment and trans inclusion are not mutually exclusive. We are all fighting against the oppressive patriarchal norms that limit us all."
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Text reads: Labour Party facing legal action A trans woman is suing the party for refusing her entry to the Labour Women's conference The former CEO of Translucent, Steph Richards, has announced she is seeking legal action against the Labour Party for banning her from attending the party's upcoming Women's Conference in September this year. She is currently raising funds to support the action - Crowdjustice
It was announced at the end of last year that trans women will be barred from the main conference hall and voting rights denied, though they will be permitted to attend some fringe events
Since the Supreme Court ruling, the gender-critical movement has relied on rhetoric designed to distort the reality of Trans+ lives.
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Workplace rights for British Trans+ people were once better than people thought. Not any more
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