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The phrase YWNBAW has become a tired dog whistle in anti-trans circles, but it doesn’t land the way its users think. For most transgender women, it’s not an existential threat. It’s just noise. In fact, continuing to use it says far more about the speaker than the target.

I come back to this speech once in a while..‼️

TERFs; "We protect women from all men!" Man abuses a trans supportive woman. TERFs; "Go on my son!! That bitch is asking for it!!!"

This was the pie that made television history because it was thrown in the face of Actress,Singer & Activist against Homosexuality Anita Bryant by two protesters and after this her career never was the same.

RT @keepaustinnasty: Happy PRIDE! Protect the dolls 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

An unedited podcast. Kirsti Miller of 🇦🇺 joins Karleigh & Dawn to talk about her successful athletic career before and after her transition, rejection, acceptance, finding love. Dawn & Karleigh also chat about the laws in the U.S. targeting trans Americans facebook.com/share/v/1AqdnkS…

RT @filmsbratz: — miss ajita wilson, she’s the first known afro-latina trans actress to star in european cinema in the 70s & 80s. they deem…

If all transphobic fanatics disappeared from the surface of Earth tomorrow, the world would immediately become a better place.

I was my besties videographer for her first pride parade here in the states, yesterday. So glad it was a great turn out and only one small group of religious protesters. By the way, she slayed 🏳️‍⚧️

The game has changed. We need Democrats who will fight or get out of the way for those who will. Watch the entire conversation on PoliticsGirl YouTube, or listen where you get your pods! youtu.be/5Uc7EAvmxpE

No teenage girls are “cutting off their breasts” because they saw some random trans furry. These people are stupid af.

Fonda: In the face of what’s happening, we need our industry to be unified, activated, and unwilling to engage in anticipatory obedience. We stand together in defense of our right to free expression. If they come for one of us, by God, they come for all of us.

RT @TransLucent_Org: Breaking: Following a meeting with the EHRC on Friday, we ageed to write to them on Sunday to reconfirm some of our…

The LGB Alliance is built on hostility and grift. They do not meaningfully advocate for LGB people or our rights. Their record shows repeated collaboration with homophobic, biphobic, & transphobic individuals and groups, all in pursuit of a single goal: rolling back trans rights.

Bring the Science to Court. Terfs Cannot Win It. This is a call to action for every transgender person, every intersex person, every gay man, every lesbian, every bisexual person, every non-binary person and every ally who has watched the law move in one direction while the science points firmly in another. Document everything. Date everything. Keep every record. Here is why, and here is what needs to happen. What the Supreme Court Actually Ruled The Supreme Court ruling in April 2025 determined what the word sex means within the specific language of the Equality Act 2010. It made a statutory interpretation. It did not hear expert testimony on embryological development. It did not examine the neuroscience. It did not consider the genetic research. It ruled on legislative intent and the meaning of words in a piece of legislation. The scientific argument was never tested in that court. The ruling is legally reasoned but scientifically uninformed. Those are not the same thing. Science does not change because a court ruled differently about a word in a statute. What the Science Shows That the Court Never Heard Biological sex is not a simple binary determined at birth and fixed permanently. This is not opinion. It is the documented conclusion of decades of peer reviewed research published in Nature, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nature Reviews Neuroscience and other major scientific journals. The genitals and the brain develop in separate windows in the womb on different hormonal timelines. These are distinct biological processes that can produce different outcomes in the same person. That is the documented basis for transgender identity. It happens before birth. It is influenced by genetics, hormones and developmental biology. There is no proof that social environment after birth has any effect on it. Over one million people in the United Kingdom alone are born intersex, with chromosomal, hormonal or anatomical variations that do not fit the binary the ruling assumes. Some are born with both a penis and a vagina. Some have chromosomes that are neither XX nor XY. The binary the law has now enshrined does not describe the biology. It never did. This evidence was not placed before the Supreme Court. It needs to be placed before a court that has to engage with it properly. This Does Not Only Affect Transgender People This is the part the community needs to understand clearly. The EHRC guidance does not only affect transgender women. It affects every person whose appearance does not match what a loo attendant thinks they should look like. Butch lesbians being challenged at the door of women’s bathrooms. Transgender men with beards being directed into women’s showers. Feminine gay men being questioned. Androgynous people being stopped. Anyone whose body, presentation or existence does not conform to a rigid binary being required to justify themselves to a stranger. The guidance was written for a simplified version of humanity that does not exist. The real world contains 8 billion variations of human being. The law has drawn a line through that complexity and is asking venue staff to enforce it based on visual assessment. That is not clarity. That is subjective judgment handed to whoever happens to be standing at the door. The same logic being applied to transgender people was applied to gay people in the 1980s. Predators in bathrooms. A threat to children. An unnatural lifestyle that needed to be stopped. Section 28. Military dismissals. Adoption bans. Every single one of those arguments is now being recycled word for word against transgender people. The community that fought those battles needs to recognise what is happening and understand that this affects every one of us. Where the Legal Challenge Lives A human rights challenge under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to private life, is the most viable route. The argument is that policy flowing

In this archival footage from 1953, trailblazing trans woman Christine Jorgensen is named “Woman of the Year” by the Scandinavian Societies of Greater New York. Jorgensen became one of the first trans people to achieve international fame after her gender-affirming medical transition made headlines around the world. She became a visible advocate for trans people and helped challenge public perceptions of gender. Just a few decades earlier, homosexuality was widely classified as a mental illness by medical institutions, while trans people faced intense stigma, discrimination, and a lack of access to affirming healthcare. Jorgensen's visibility helped bring conversations about gender identity into the public sphere and paved the way for future generations. The award was presented by Dr. Harry R. Berglund, and following her return to the US, Jorgensen continued receiving medical and hormone care from pioneering endocrinologist Dr. Harry Benjamin.

"Your transness, your gayness, your lesbianism, your bisexuality, these are all divine, beautiful things that should be celebrated." @lavernecox