Is this true, @ElonMusk?

This evening I glued my hand to the floor of the Oxford Union debating chamber, wearing a t-shirt which said “NO MORE DEAD TRANS KIDS”, in front of Kathleen Stock during her talk at the Union. Here’s why I felt I had to take this action:

The Oxford Trans+ Pride protest today was, besides hugely important, a hell of a lot of fun. We advocated for and celebrated trans lives! The creeps that despise us clearly just don't like people dancing and having a good time. Weird!

I’m ready to disclose the details of the prior restraint of my research. The culprit is University College London, whose lawyers instructed the executive editor of their online journal THINK PIECES to pull my essay. The essay is linked here. gracelavery.org/undermining-ac…

Lucy van Pelt has finally gone too far. But she will be brought to justice

Sorry to keep pointing out the obvious, but *this* is gender ideology. This is the state enforcing gender norms - what clothes you wear, what name and pronouns you go by. The fact that the proponents of this policy call themselves "gender critical" is risible

This is not Section 28. It's worse. Section 28 didn't mandate that parents be informed if a 16 year old said they were gay. It didn't say that straight students' well-being had to be considered in a school's decision to 'allow' students to be LGB. It didn't outlaw my trousers

Twitter is now Mumsnet for tech bros and bitter divorcees

Well worth a read. independent.co.uk/voices/transge…

More platforming of TERFs on Woman's Hour. The post is also, unsurprisingly, swarmed with comments thanking R4 for "giving space to this conversation", as if the hosting of transphobic splurging isn't a weekly occurrence - and the default position - for Woman's Hour.

The privatisation experiment has clearly failed, time to nationalise Thames Water forever

Adoptive mothers can be mothers. I know some who are Mothers with children through IVF or surrogacy are mothers. I know some who are. Trans women can be mothers. I know some who are. Rosie Duffield does not get to define 'mothers' just to satisfy her own hateful beliefs.

ACTIVELY CONCEALING YOUR POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND AGENDA IS A RESEARCH INTEGRITY VIOLATION taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.…

oh no! how will i see all of ricky gervais' funny jokes now? - me when stephen merchant blocks me

"We're speechless" Exclusive: A leaked government document has exposed transphobic draft policies for UK civil servants. The new rules will block most trans staff from using single-sex spaces such as toilets, and force staff to accept anti-trans views. vice.com/en/article/3ak…

I think everyone who considers themselves an ally to trans people should take a look at this, it's... not an easy watch, not by a long shot, but it's as good a look at the animus driving the anti-trans movement as you can probably get. youtu.be/JBy93QX7ysE

July 14 1912 - Birth of folk singer Woody Guthrie. US folk singer whose songs & recordings inspired politically and musically for decades. youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrv…