Jess O'Thomson
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Legal researcher, writer, journalist | Trans Rights Lead @ Good Law Project | PhD student @ University of Leeds
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Jess O'Thomson
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· Aug 5
We’re supporting a legal challenge against the code of practice | Good Law Project
The government’s transphobic statutory guidance is now up and running – we’re fighting back
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🚨 BREAKING
We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help.
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We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help.
Join us in fighting back 👇
Very normal response!
Part of me wants to tear the OP limb from limb.
Do you remember when Biden won in 2020 and he spent four years legislating to protect minorities, secured the right to abortion, and dismantled all of the detention camps?
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
September 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Very normal response!
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Do you remember when Biden won in 2020 and he spent four years legislating to protect minorities, secured the right to abortion, and dismantled all of the detention camps?
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
September 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Do you remember when Biden won in 2020 and he spent four years legislating to protect minorities, secured the right to abortion, and dismantled all of the detention camps?
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
Always nice to go back to Cambridge
September 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Always nice to go back to Cambridge
Oh man, the Lib Dems really do be like that sometimes
🚨 NEW: The Lib Dems have called for Andy Burnham to create an "emergency register" for civilians to voluntarily sign up for war
September 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Oh man, the Lib Dems really do be like that sometimes
Talking domestic politics for a sec. Tell me if I am mad. But if I were Burnham, I would announce an incredibly populist tax and spendy budget with huge incentives for the electorate – say it would require tax rises on the wealthiest – and then announce a GE off the back of it to legitimise it?
September 20, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Talking domestic politics for a sec. Tell me if I am mad. But if I were Burnham, I would announce an incredibly populist tax and spendy budget with huge incentives for the electorate – say it would require tax rises on the wealthiest – and then announce a GE off the back of it to legitimise it?
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Ben-Gvir: “If we get the Palestinians out of Gaza, that means more lives for us.
“And then Gaza can become a real-estate arena. It can become a beautiful coastal gem.
“Settlements need to be built there. A lot of things need to be done there.”
“And then Gaza can become a real-estate arena. It can become a beautiful coastal gem.
“Settlements need to be built there. A lot of things need to be done there.”
September 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Ben-Gvir: “If we get the Palestinians out of Gaza, that means more lives for us.
“And then Gaza can become a real-estate arena. It can become a beautiful coastal gem.
“Settlements need to be built there. A lot of things need to be done there.”
“And then Gaza can become a real-estate arena. It can become a beautiful coastal gem.
“Settlements need to be built there. A lot of things need to be done there.”
Do you remember when Biden won in 2020 and he spent four years legislating to protect minorities, secured the right to abortion, and dismantled all of the detention camps?
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
September 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Do you remember when Biden won in 2020 and he spent four years legislating to protect minorities, secured the right to abortion, and dismantled all of the detention camps?
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
It was such a wonderful time, cannot believe trans people specifically want to prevent the Dems from doing this tbh.
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Genuinely not taking a position in this particular debate. But this disproportionate focus on how certain trans people are telling you they feel they can vote is nothing to do with winning an election.
September 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Genuinely not taking a position in this particular debate. But this disproportionate focus on how certain trans people are telling you they feel they can vote is nothing to do with winning an election.
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When you are on the doorstep and someone tells you they are not voting for your candidate it's an absolute waste of everyone's time to stand there and debate them. You move on and focus on turning out your supporters, and persuading the genuinely undecided.
The doorstep debate is only about ego.
The doorstep debate is only about ego.
September 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
When you are on the doorstep and someone tells you they are not voting for your candidate it's an absolute waste of everyone's time to stand there and debate them. You move on and focus on turning out your supporters, and persuading the genuinely undecided.
The doorstep debate is only about ego.
The doorstep debate is only about ego.
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Anyway, the reason people shout at trans people about who they vote for – rather than candidates, or actually significant chunks of the electorate – is because we are people you can easily punch down at. It's that simple. It's purely a power exercise, and feeling like you are doing something useful.
September 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Anyway, the reason people shout at trans people about who they vote for – rather than candidates, or actually significant chunks of the electorate – is because we are people you can easily punch down at. It's that simple. It's purely a power exercise, and feeling like you are doing something useful.
Also don't think we talk enough about Gen Zers like me who are estranged from their parents but still having to negotiate the same economic conditions which have forced my peers to live at home.
Here's a chart from the post.... quite a change in a single generation.
September 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Also don't think we talk enough about Gen Zers like me who are estranged from their parents but still having to negotiate the same economic conditions which have forced my peers to live at home.
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Speaking about Good Law Project's strategic litigation to defend trans rights at the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association conference today 🏳️⚧️
September 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Speaking about Good Law Project's strategic litigation to defend trans rights at the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association conference today 🏳️⚧️
Speaking about Good Law Project's strategic litigation to defend trans rights at the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association conference today 🏳️⚧️
September 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Speaking about Good Law Project's strategic litigation to defend trans rights at the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association conference today 🏳️⚧️
Don't worry, it's not just for racism. They also use it to justify banning trans people from the loo!
A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: people’s response to the arrival of asylum seekers.
Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
September 18, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Don't worry, it's not just for racism. They also use it to justify banning trans people from the loo!
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i know this TIME cover might seem bleak but in my experience this means that AI won’t be allowed in the bathroom within 5-10 years
September 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
i know this TIME cover might seem bleak but in my experience this means that AI won’t be allowed in the bathroom within 5-10 years
Tbh, 20 year old me feels more like a character I read about in a book than a person I ever actually was. Think they would mostly be surprised that I am still here.
Would 20 y/o you be impressed or disappointed by you today?
September 18, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Tbh, 20 year old me feels more like a character I read about in a book than a person I ever actually was. Think they would mostly be surprised that I am still here.
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PS – every time a Dem makes an ad like this, it actually increases the chances of Republicans winning across the State, because it increases the salience of their batshit talking points.
So, if you don't want Republicans to win, I would probably do something about these kinds of people.
So, if you don't want Republicans to win, I would probably do something about these kinds of people.
September 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
PS – every time a Dem makes an ad like this, it actually increases the chances of Republicans winning across the State, because it increases the salience of their batshit talking points.
So, if you don't want Republicans to win, I would probably do something about these kinds of people.
So, if you don't want Republicans to win, I would probably do something about these kinds of people.
I think, like many trans people, I would just like to hear the genuine plan from US liberals to prevent this proliferating throughout the Democratic Party.
Because once you get to where things are here in the UK, it's very hard to get back.
Because once you get to where things are here in the UK, it's very hard to get back.
Holy shit.
Marcy Kaptur becomes the latest Dem to release an anti-trans ad, and its worse than all the rest combined.
"I voted WITH Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of schools, and let me be clear, boys should NOT play in girls sports."
This is getting out of control.
Marcy Kaptur becomes the latest Dem to release an anti-trans ad, and its worse than all the rest combined.
"I voted WITH Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of schools, and let me be clear, boys should NOT play in girls sports."
This is getting out of control.
September 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I think, like many trans people, I would just like to hear the genuine plan from US liberals to prevent this proliferating throughout the Democratic Party.
Because once you get to where things are here in the UK, it's very hard to get back.
Because once you get to where things are here in the UK, it's very hard to get back.
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Just want people to know. I have been really sick on and off the last few weeks. Worse than I have been in a long time. Am struggling with work – it doesn't stop because I am sick. And am struggling generally to do life things (like eat). Know I am currently a bad friend, and campaigner – sorry.
September 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Just want people to know. I have been really sick on and off the last few weeks. Worse than I have been in a long time. Am struggling with work – it doesn't stop because I am sick. And am struggling generally to do life things (like eat). Know I am currently a bad friend, and campaigner – sorry.
It's not great that I experience genuine upset and terror at the fact that it's nearly the equinox, is it?
September 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
It's not great that I experience genuine upset and terror at the fact that it's nearly the equinox, is it?
My crack habit is very manageable and healthy actually, says crack addict
Can social media be addictive?
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social says no.
“You wanting to communicate and chat with your friends every day is not an addiction,” says Lorenz. “And to frame it that way is incredibly harmful and anti-science.”
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social says no.
“You wanting to communicate and chat with your friends every day is not an addiction,” says Lorenz. “And to frame it that way is incredibly harmful and anti-science.”
September 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
My crack habit is very manageable and healthy actually, says crack addict
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More excited about the fact that my book cover artwork is my own art than I am about the book itself 🎨
September 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
More excited about the fact that my book cover artwork is my own art than I am about the book itself 🎨
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We wrote about the rights trans kids still have at school 👇
Back at school, some trans kids and their families are being threatened with discrimination. But trans kids still have rights – and schools must protect them:
https://goodlaw.social/4acv
https://goodlaw.social/4acv
It’s still unlawful to discriminate against trans kids | Good Law Project
Back at school, some trans kids and their families are being threatened with discrimination. But trans kids still have rights – and schools must protect them
goodlaw.social
September 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
We wrote about the rights trans kids still have at school 👇
A reminder that the Streisand effect is a very real thing.
September 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM
A reminder that the Streisand effect is a very real thing.
Lord of the Rings. Easy.
[discourse voice] what’s the best conservative work of art
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
September 15, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Lord of the Rings. Easy.