Transgender people who have gender-affirming surgery are less likely to need mental health treatment, according to scientists who say such interventions must be as easy as possible to access. newsweek.com/transgender-af…

Really pleased with this piece with Joe Bilsborough, and tool that Greater Manchester Housing Action put together to work out your 'freedom from rent day' - i.e. the day you stop 'working for your landlord'. Use the calculator here: rentcalculator.xyz gmhousingaction.com/rent-calculato…

Out of 4 ‘detransitioners’ featured in the Sunday Times magazine article, none of them transitioned as kids and one of them never started any sort of medical transition. I hope these individual stories won’t be weaponised against supporting trans kids! archive.is/XOz1O

Our No Police in Schools Campaign is featured in this VICE UK article! ❌👮‍♂️🏫❌ The Fight to Stop Police Being Stationed in British Schools vice.com/en_uk/article/…

Excited to be kicking this off. Last Tuesday of the month every month till December. We'll start with Engels, then move onto Manchester's gentrification, Stepney Tenant Defence League, the Kirkby Rent Strikes and more! Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-housing-…

Let's turn car parks into nature parks. Car parks into bike hire docking stations. Car parks into community farms and allotments. Cark parks into mini-forests, to let cities breathe. Let's get those maps and start planning.

Fundraising for #LGBTQIA community supported by African Rainbow Family during Covid-19. Can you donate this #PrideMonth to this Pandemic relief fund? gofundme.com/f/covid19-pand…

So many have lost jobs and income as a result of COVID-19. We will not stand by and allow people to be evicted from their homes because of a pandemic 🤢 We have power when we get organised and use our collective strength! 💪

That’s why ACORN are training up Community Protection Teams - teams of ordinary people equipped to resist evictions and protect people from homelessness! 🤝‍ Get involved! Join Zoom training 29 July. Everyone - members and non-members - welcome! 👇buff.ly/3henzRS

ACORN Manchester training up community protection teams to stand against the wave of evictions that are coming. Training call on the 29th July. Be there.

🚨 Thread! 📢 Over the course of the last 4 months since the crisis broke we've been proud to publish a range of articles and pieces on our website. ✨ Here is a run down of some of the highlights!

Just two weeks left of the evictions ban. From the 24th tenants will have no protection from losing their home How has the pandemic affected you and your home? Take our survey and help us demand new protections #NoHomeAtRisk surveygizmo.com/s3/5756701/Cov…

27 January is #HolocaustMemorialDay, when we remember all those murdered during the Holocaust and more recent genocides. Follow our simple steps to make sure you’re ready to join the nation in marking #HMD2021 and #LightTheDarkness with us. #GetReady

I need examples of community-led safety services for people who are homeless, sex workers, people with mental health issues, and drug users from anywhere in the world. Do you have some? #harmreduction #DefundThePolice #abolishthepolice #homelessness

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. We at BARAC UK remember all of those whose lives were taken and stand united against all forms of racism and xenophobia. 🕯#holocaustmemorialday #HMD21 #lightthedarkness

Be the Light in the Darkness #HMD21 by Rochdale MultiFaith Partnership Multi-Faith Rochdale Together we prioritise community cohesion & commemorate victims of the Holocaust, watch: youtu.be/TdfMpgMUWdA With support from Rochdale Safer Communities Partnership & Rochdale Borough Council #BetheLightintheDarkness

Friends, please consider donating to this fundraiser to get a trans child out of a dangerous living situation. Her and her family are suffering transphobic abuse at the hands of neighbours gofundme.com/f/rugwxk-help-…

Thread: GMHA End of Year List 🎄 ✨ Some highlights from our blog + publications this year!