As soon as I outed myself as trans my parents disowned me. My mother wouldn’t even allow me at my father’s funeral.
I can look after myself, trans kids can’t.
This guidance is harmful and has one place only - the bin.
Our gender questioning guidance:
🔹 Protects single-sex spaces
🔹 Ensures parents are involved in decisions affecting their children
🔹 Makes it clear that safety and safeguarding for all children must always be schools’ primary concern
Details here 👇
I ran a trans pride, I am trans, I had a younger relative who transitioned before puberty & I’ve spoken extensively with trans people.
This will harm trans kids & this man will be responsible.
More reason to nominate me for NEC at your CLP meeting - a trans voice at the table
Puberty blockers have been used to delay puberty in children and young people who start puberty much too early.
Use in those cases has been extensively tested (a very different indication from use in gender dysphoria) and has met strict safety requirements.
5/9
Perhaps
@RachelReevesMP
and
@Keir_Starmer
can ask J K Rowling why she thought it necessary to post this tweet about an elected Labour politician to ~14 million followers.
Some people might think it’s because she’s a bully and a bigot.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
I am not a gender ideology, nor am I a concept. I am a skilled engineer, a former charity worker and an elected politician.
To ensure a trans voice is at the same table as Keir Starmer, nominate me for the NEC at your July CLP meeting.
👏 to
@stellacreasy
When I say to people at a trans awareness session ‘Be an ally and don’t be a bystander’, this is exactly what I mean ⬇️
Stella Creasy: ‘JK Rowling is wrong – a woman can have a penis’
What should have been a joyous event took a disturbing turn this afternoon. I was hit by at least 4 pellets from a BB gun, several others came under fire.
I seriously have to consider whether it’s safe to put this on again.
I condemn all death threats.
And because you won’t read about this in the UK media, nearly 1 in 10 trans pupils are subject to death threats at school.
Something for transphobic, narcissistic, billionaire authors to think about.
Delighted to see two of my favourite MP’s speaking up for the trans community.
Our feminism is inclusive, not divisive. Our Labour Party stands for equalities.
Division and distraction is all the Tories have.
It’s time for change.
And time for Labour.
#LabourConference23
Apparently I got a mention
@glastonbury
yesterday by a punk band 🥰💕
So hey
@DUALIPA
@coldplay
, if you think that JKR needs to shut up and stop bullying trans women like me to her 14M ‘X’ followers, give me a shoutout!
If Transgender Trend, Liz Truss, Suella Braverman, Labour Women’s Dec, Sex Matters, the Daily Mail, Maya Forstater, the LGB alliance, JKR and Rosie Duffield are on your side, you’re not on mine.
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
#CassReport
#PickaSide
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
I would rather have not been here. But to all those who came out to the vigil in Bristol this evening, thank you.
To Brianna’s family and friends I pass on my condolences. 🕯️
#RIPBrianna
#DignityForBrianna
@nicdovee
@DouglasDaniel
Family friend in her 60s—recovering from breast cancer, short hair growing in post-chemo, and a double mastectomy—also challenged for being in a supermarket women’s bathroom. This shit is indeed totally fucking unacceptable.
@LBC
@AndrewMarr9
Millions of British LGBTQ+ people who attended prides last year would disagree.
Disappointed in you Andrew, interviewing an obnoxious transphobe, who always claims to be silenced.
I’ve helped run a Trans Pride for 4 years - when do I get a space on your show or on
@lbc
?
An unacceptable retweet from a Labour MP. Blatant scaremongering and transphobia, an image of somebody holding a knife.
I'll be submitting an official complaint to
@UKLabour
and expect nothing less than
@Keir_Starmer
to remove the whip.
Hope the members
@Labour4C
note this.
There seems to be a lot of ‘X’ discourse about trans women trying to become MP’s at the moment. Most of it vile.
Take this as confirmation that I’ll be applying for my birth city of Bath. The city I looked down on in my youth. The city that educated me.
I can win Bath for 🌹
There’s a lot of nonsense being posted on ‘X’ about Labour and trans people. Well let me remind you Labour were behind the GRA and the EA.
And I have the ear of a front bench MP, 🤞in Govt. by Friday
Oh, and the EHRC will potentially be in good hands:-
😲😲😳😥
This on the same day Katy Montgomerie was subject to a transphobic attack and a Labour NEC member a homophobic attack.
I don’t know what to say. Shocked.
This candidate is campaigning to repeal the GRA (2004)
And she despises the Equality Act (2010)
Both important legislation, introduced by Labour
She is also being disrespectful to women candidates online - my solidarity with all those women.
Hate has no place in Bristol.
@wesstreeting
I (and many others) have submitted complaints about Duffield, no action taken and never got a response. The party is either with trans people or not, its current stance suggests not. 1/
🔴 JK Rowling has agreed to meet with Labour on the condition that Angela Rayner apologises for endorsing a charter that described two organisations, Woman’s Place and the LGB Alliance, as “hate groups”.
Read the full story here ⬇️
@campervanliving
Nearly 20 years ago I was in the oncology ward of the then new hospital with my 10 month old. I’ll never forget the kids in there battling against cancer. I applaud all the staff that work / have worked there. Seeing a +ve outcome for you and your daughter has warmed my heart.
The Cass report is a key step forward in taking on the gender ideology that has been harming our children.
I urge the Government to legislate to ban puberty blockers for under-18s and protect single sex spaces as laid out in my Bill.👇
Delighted to be elected as a councillor for Southmead.
Thanks to all who have helped in my campaign, couldn’t have done it without you.
A special thank you to outgoing Cllr Brenda Massey, who’s been a great advocate for this ward.
Commiserations to all other candidates.
Second question for KS at PMQ’s and it’s the wonderful
@NadiaWhittomeMP
speaking up for the trans community. 😍
Keir Starmer agrees to a meeting between the relevant minister and trans kids. Good to see some compassion from a PM, this is a small step in the right direction.
@SamCoatesSky
Reference Gillick competency.
I was 15 when I made a decision to have my spleen removed (at 16). It transformed my life for the better.
Trans youth cannot have surgery
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
Puberty blockers are reversible.
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
A
@bbcrb
journo to me this evening:-
‘However the judges were impressed with the way in which you told your story and talked about the issues you raised – so we’d like to keep you in mind as a potential contributor to BBC Radio Bristol…’
Me:-
No thanks
#IStandWithStonewall
Coming to
#Lab24
conference and interested or curious about policy on sex and gender?
Call by our
#LWDLiverpool24
stall in the Exhibition Hall any time.
Or to ask about a specific topic area - see our pop-up
Q & A schedule (and the expert biogs) here:
@lborouniversity
Looks fantastic 👏
But here in Bristol we hold the (unofficial) world record for the most trans women on a crossing at the same time ⬇️
(Risk assessment completed - there is a high risk that transphobes and bigots will be upset by this)
TW Blood, violence
When M*sk is saying cis is a slur and right wing commentators are fabricating ‘child identifies as cat’ stories, real life queer people are getting their heads kicked in.
@KemiBadenoch
- your Tory culture war has consequences
@GEOgovuk
And the lowlights:-
* ~70% of respondents to GRA consultation ignored
* ~2/3 🏳️⚧️people say ⬇️fee makes no difference
* 100’s of 🏳️⚧️scare stories in Tory media
* co-ordinated attack on UK’s biggest LGBT charity
* right to be noisy at a protest curtailed
* 5+ yr wait at Laurels GIC
This performance genuinely disgusts me.
I played a key part in getting a big business recognised as an inclusive employer. I am a 🌹party LGBT+ rep for my CLP.
Will he speak to a 🏳️⚧️ woman? No
Will he let a 🏳️⚧️woman run as an MP? No
Will Starmer stop transphobia in the LP? No
This week I spoke to LGBT+ business leaders about Labour’s plan for inclusive workplaces.
Workplaces that are free of harassment.
Where everyone feels able to be themselves and harness their ambitions, allowing businesses to unlock talent and growth.
@JaneyGodley
I got some advice from a former teacher at the weekend. At the end of term there would be one parent that would say very loudly she was terrible at her job. There would also be dozens whispering a thank you and giving her a gift.
Ignore the hate, feel the love.
If you agree with me that the Labour selection process is broken and that slum landlords should not be MP’s, then think carefully about where you place your vote in the NEC elections.
7 days of trans visibility - Day 7 (and
#TDOV2023
)
Caught up with future PM 🤞
@Keir_Starmer
yesterday and made it clear I objected to his comments on the
#GRRBill
Whilst some will disagree, my mantra is that it’s better to be at the table than on the menu.
🏳️⚧️
#TDOV
🏳️⚧️
This is despicable by Rosie Duffield. Particularly as she is liking a vile post from an obnoxious transphobe directed towards a Labour Party member.
What more will she get away with before the whip is removed
@UKLabour
?
My
#dickoftheyearnominee
is Graham Linehan.
A tired, old former comedy writer who now has nothing better to do than tweet constant vitriol and hatred towards the trans community.
@guardian
‘Can a child consent to life-altering and irreversible medical treatment...’
Yes! I consented to having my spleen removed at age 15.
And what about unfortunate kids with cancer who need medical treatment to save their lives? Can they consent? Or do they have to ask a judge?
Maiden speech over. And I managed to get ‘cacophony of woke’ into it 😊.
Like most new councillors you learn from the experience, in my case a page went ‘missing’ - must do an improvisation course!
Of course I mentioned the pride flag 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. Bristol is a Suella free zone!
@guardian
My existence isn’t up for debate.
Transphobia is not welcome in the Labour Party
But here’s a story for you:- I’m aiming to become the first trans person openly elected as an MP
To the possible disappointment of Rosie Duffield and LWD.
(No AWS’s involved).
Imagine reading a book that ends ‘Our existence enriches this world’. And that you are one of those that this sentence refers to.
A truly awesome book by Shon Faye 👏🏳️⚧️
Get it and read it.
Bristol:-
✅ organised the first trans pride march
✅ the first openly elected trans woman to council
Campaigned to:-
* Improve 🏳️⚧️ healthcare
* Ban conversion therapy
* Stop HIV by 2030
I am the *only* Bristol LGBT+ politician who has the ear of Government
🌹Proud Labour🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
I’m sat right next to these two beautiful and wonderful people right now.
I’ll support trans young people every single day. 🏳️⚧️
#IStandWithTrans
#IStandWithMermaids
@KatyMontgomerie
I walked into a bar this evening just behind a man. At the bar he said ‘serve this lady first’.
Bristolian men know what a woman is.
Bristolian women have the freedom to go in a bar.
@JodieEndoPhD
if that was you on
@BBCWomansHour
just now, huge respect to you & your colleague for withstanding the appalling presenter bullying & defending inclusive language & services. 🙌🙌🙌
OFCOM gave its Executive Board and Senior Management Team £3,274,445 in the last financial year.
Stonewall’s Diversity Champions scheme starts from £2500p.a.
That’s less than 0.1% of the ‘fat cats’ pay.
We’ve recently reviewed our relationship with Stonewall and have decided to withdraw from its Diversity Champions scheme. Our commitment to supporting the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ people is as strong as ever. Full details in our statement:
@MumsnetTowers
I am a parent. 10 yrs ago I used to drop in to see how your mum's were concerned about what school their own wee Janet or John went to.
Then the women's chat became a pile of transphobic dogshite. Free speech - I didn't last 30s on your site.
This is my NHS.
Where everybody is treated with dignity and respect.
Where fear mongering and lies perpetuated by leading Tory politicians and right wing media are ignored.
This is our NHS. Protect it.
A thread ⬇️
So
@SuellaBraverman
made an outright bigoted statement this week about how "trans women have no place in women's wards". Let me tell you what happened to me and my partner (a gorgeous trans woman) in an NHS hospital last night and how we were treated.