#GoodLawProject : need info

The #SupremeCourt 's inexplicable decision to embrace social policy making and to tear up decades of #equality law denies the reality of #trans existence and doesn’t make anyone safer, cis or trans.

We’re already seeing the impact on day to day life in the trans community – a community that has been hung out to dry by a Labour government. So we want to make sure that the thousands of people whose lives have been upended are not silenced.
#TransRights

Philippa East has prepared a letter to demand the #EHRC engage with ALL relevant stakeholders in their consultation and Q&As.
It's to get this on record, cc MPs, to put pressure on & hold the EHRC to account.

You can find the letter here:
https://bsky.app/profile/philippaeast.bsky.social/post/3lp7qivqxsc23

#TransRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#SupremeCourt
#LGBTQrights

Another weekend, another #transrights protest to go on. Come join them, I've now been on two and its honestly been one the most life affirming experiences for me. Don't feel afraid, protest! https://whatthetrans.com/compilation-of-protests-against-the-supreme-court/ #lgbtq #lgbtqia

Do you remember in the movie Jurassic Park they used frog DNA to fill in missing links, thinking the dinosaurs couldn’t reproduce, but the frog DNA flipped?

w00t! We did it! Thank you so very much to every one of you who signed this. You’re legends!

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

#EU #Europe #trans #transRights #humanRights #citizensInitiative #democracy https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/114504918756221911

Attention Cambridge Residents

Glass House has not yet cancelled the transphobic fundraiser event they are hosting in Cambridge.

Please join the picket on Sunday, 5/18, at 5pm at 450 Kendall St. Bring signs, flags, and your voice to condemn attacks on the trans community!

Important, trans peeps and allies:

https://goodlawproject.org/were-bringing-a-legal-challenge-to-the-ehrcs-interim-update/

"Trans people are just trying to live our lives and be comfortable in our own bodies. We are simply trying to exist in a world that tries so hard to erase our identities." James

Sinn Féin banned from trans Pride march following last-minute meeting with Mary Lou McDonald

"It’s understood part of what has concerned LGBT+ groups and some members of Sinn Féin is a belief that the party is maintaining a purposefully “grey” position on the issue (the UK SC ruling), without offering clear public support"

https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-trans-2-6706549-May2025/

“Being trans comes with hardships but is also a beautifully affirming journey predicated on getting to know yourself better. Being trans is not inherently sad or dangerous, it's our societies that make it this way.” Robyn

@lgbtqia
The EU and UK are negotiating a youth mobility
A UK EU summit coming up. The idea of a youth mobility scheme is on the table. It will be life saving for many young trans people fleeing a UK gone full TERF.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20x395pvvjo

We recently published about this:
https://transrescue.org/dont-bet-the-farm-on-it-but-a-uk-europe-youth-mobility-scheme-might-help-you

Pride in #Cheltenham

Saturday 17th may 2025

#March at 10:45 outside John lewis, High Street

#Pride festival at 12:00 to 18:00 in Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham

Inspiring Talks, Community Meet-ups, and Engaging Activities in our "Village Hall"

2025's Pride in Cheltenham #DogShow with all new classes

Trans in Gloucestershire's Trans Information Zone

https://www.prideinglos.org.uk/cheltenham

#LGBTQ
#TransRights
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#Gloucestershire

Hi #fediverse, I'm stuck.media and happy to be here - the place for knowledgeable malcontents, people of action & passion who thrive without the corporate teat.

I'm an indie #printmaker on the east coast of #TurtleIsland, so-called #canada. I make #stickers #posters #decals and more. I wish it weren't so, but the times call for drastic measures, thus my output focuses primarily on #antiCapitalism #antiColonialism #community #solidarity #resistance #transRights and #climateCrisis.

It's time to fight back. I'm glad to be here. We are not alone.

Feel free to say hi, I'm #friendly.

by high school freshman #AneliseFeldman in the #PortlandPressHerald:

"Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

"One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

"Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

"We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are."

https://www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/rep-libbys-rhetoric-spoils-high-school-running-letter/

While picking my lunch up at the local food-truck pod/event center in my little town today, noticed a sign that the upcoming drag show there is already sold out. Thought occurred to me that drag performances might be serving as a rallying point for the LGBTQ+ communities, especially in smaller places without gay bars or other gathering spots. Anybody have any thoughts or experiences here? My thought is based on no information at all, but it would be cool. #drag #lgbtq #TransRights

NEW: The Cass Review into UK trans healthcare is 'deeply flawed', containing biased research, outdated data, and manipulated evidence, an international team of experts has said.

The National:
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25166820.international-study-tears-cass-review-trans-healthcare-uk/

Archive:
https://archive.ph/T7IFp

Have you written to the PM this week? If you haven't, make sure you do.

If you haven't written to the PM at all yet, read our guide and then write your first letter to him today: https://transactual.org.uk/write-to-the-pm/

You could ask your elected representative(s) for a meeting or write them a letter as well. Our friends at Scottish Trans have a great tool you can use to contact your MP or MSP: https://www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-court-ruling-on-sex-in-the-equality-act/email-your-representatives/

by the way, if you are a citizen of the EU and support trans rights, consider signing the citizens initiative for the banning of conversion therapy (an abusive practice employed to "fix" trans people by forcing them to identify as their assigned gender at birth (AGAB), that is often classified as literal torture by activism groups.)

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home
#trans #TransRights #transrightsarehumanrights #banconversiontherapy

UK folks, please contact your MP (ideally by post, but https://www.writetothem.com is also good) inviting them to support Early Day Motion 1251, "Support for the trans community":

https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/63628/support-for-the-trans-community