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Joan Wall
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Queer Playwright based in Manchester
Volunteer Archivist at the WCML
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transliberationgroup.org.uk
TLG is launching its blog.
This is a space for members to explore their own ideas and contribute their thoughts on all things trans liberation. Kicking us off is Rosa's thoughts on how to find optimism in struggle.
Alt text: 'TLG Writes On the Need for Material Optimism by Rosa S. The fight for trans liberation feels hopeless at times but Rosa S argues giving in to this feeling creates a cycle of despair. Instead, through active involvement in the struggle, you can break this pattern and create a path to victory. Trans Liberation Group' Alt text: 'The pessimism of many unpoliticised or depoliticised trans people is perfectly valid. But it is yet to be constructive. We can complain about living on “terf island”, retreat within ourselves, withdraw from public life and ultimately submit. Or we can fight back.' Alt text: 'You can fight the battles in your head and lose them without putting in any effort - any cause can be a lost cause through rigorous enough defeatism, guaranteeing the worst outcome. Or, you can choose to fight. Alt text: 'There are ways to win and these victories will be driven by us. You can have faith in a leadership figure or an institution, you can hope they do the right thing, but the true force for change exists within ourselves.'
July 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Trans people and allies are mobilising against the new EHRC guidance. Here are some campaigns you can get involved with. Get in touch if we missed any!

www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...

www.unison.org.uk/news/article...

x.com/i/status/206...
Mass Lobby for Trans Equality
Last year we broke the record for an LGBT+ mass lobby of Parliament. Will you help us break it again? Join us on 25th June 2026 to demand better.
www.transsolidarityalliance.com
June 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
TLG statement on arson attack against Pink Punters Nightclub
Blue text on a black banner. The TLG logo (a pink, blue, and white phoenix on a pink star) is in the centre at the top. Alt text: 'Statement on arson attack against Pink Punters Nightclub' Blue text on a black banner. The TLG logo (a pink, blue, and white phoenix on a pink star) is in the centre at the top. There is a picture of the Pink Punters nightclub fire underneath the text. Alt text: 'Transgender Liberation Group stands in solidarity with the Pink Punters nightclub, including its staff and patrons and the wider queer community of Milton Keynes, following the arson attack on the venue in the early hours of Monday morning.' Blue text on a black banner. The TLG logo (a pink, blue, and white phoenix on a pink star) is in the centre at the top. Alt text: 'As an organisation rooted in the self-defence and emancipation of trans people, we will be clear on this – this was not simply a “fire”, as headlined by the BBC; nor was it merely an act of arson. This was an act of far-right terrorism, and an attempt to commit mass-murder against queer people. The manner in which the British media have reported the attack, where they have bothered to, has been typically inadequate.'
April 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
The TLG's statement on Your Party:
Blue text on a black banner over a faded photograph of a protest. The TLG logo (a pink, blue, and white phoenix on a pink star) is in the bottom left. Alt text: 'TLG Your Party Statement. The Trans Liberation Group has been disappointed with the trajectory of Your Party since the founding conference. It is clear that opportunities for working within Your Party are significantly diminished, both from what they were earlier on and from what we hoped they would be. That being said, we are not giving up on Your Party entirely.' Blue text on a black banner over a faded photograph of a protest. The TLG logo (a pink, blue, and white phoenix on a pink star) is in the bottom left. Alt text: 'TLG Your Party Statement. Instead, our members have decided that we will be establishing ourselves as an independent organisation, aiming to fill the void left by a lack of a nation-wide trans socialist organisation. The work of this organisation will involve continued interventions in Your Party where that seems productive, but will also involve working with people in other parties and no party at all, getting involved with the movement on the streets and starting to build the national trans movement we so desperately need at the moment.' Blue text on a black banner over a faded photograph of a protest. The TLG logo (a pink, blue, and white phoenix on a pink star) is in the bottom left. Alt text: 'TLG Your Party Statement. The process of TLG's refounding is ongoing, so the details of what we do are still very much up for debate! You don't have to be a member of Your Party to join TLG - so if you're interested in shaping TLG's future, please get involved!' Blue text on a black banner over a faded photograph of a LGBTQ+ flags. The TLG logo (a pink, blue, and white phoenix on a pink star) is in the bottom centre. Alt text: 'Get Involved. Sign up (Link in Bio) Follow our socials (Link in Bio)' Attend an onboarding meeting Contribute to our policy platform Share your ideas on what a nation-wide trans socialist organisation should look like'
April 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Voting is now open! We need a CEC that puts the grassroots first and is truly committed to member democracy. That's why we are calling for members to vote for the Grassroots Left Slate.
Trans Liberation Group's logo (pink white and blue phoenix on a pink star) with the text: 'Voting for the CEC Election is now open! We support the Grassroots Left Slate and calls on members to vote:' Public Office Holders. Candidates: Grace Lewis; Zarah Sultana. Endorsed: Jeremy Corbyn. West Midlands: Graham Jones; Megan Clarke East Midlands: Anjona Roy; Anwarul Khan North West of England: Chloe Braddock; Haifa Alkhanshali. North East of England: Ian Spencer; Myra Shoko.
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
lizzie4cec.bsky.social
Voting for the CEC opens today! I'd like to thank everyone who endorsed me to get onto the ballot and I'm going to ask for your support once again. For those who didn't endorse me but did endorse other independents, I'd ask that you consider which independent is best placed to win & rank your votes.
A red, white and green striped graphic reading: Lizzie4CEC. I'm asking members to vote #1 Lizzie Bailey, #2 Sue Hagerty, #3 Martin O'Neill. For an independent Welsh CEC representative! For any questions, please email: lissie4cec@gmail.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Joan Wall
lizzie4cec.bsky.social
Thank you everyone who has endorsed me to get on the final ballot! It's great to have as many independent voices on the ballot as possible so if you haven't endorsed yet, please do endorse one of the candidates who haven't yet reached 75. Thank you!
Red, white and green stripes with the text: ON THE BALLOT! 75 Endorsements reached! Thank you!
January 26, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Reposted by Joan Wall
lizzie4cec.bsky.social
Open Letter to Your Party interim leadership RE: Welsh CEC Elections

Please sign via the following link: forms.gle/pDv9jjAwpyqd...
Open Letter to Your Party interim leadership RE: Welsh CEC Elections
We are writing to the Your Party interim leadership as Welsh CEC candidates and Welsh members, to express our concerns with the lack of transparency and resources afforded to the campaign for the sole...
forms.gle
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
lizzie4cec.bsky.social
I was interviewed by The New Arab back at the Your Party Conference last year. This is what I had to say about Palestine:

Read the full article here: www.newarab.com/news/jeremy-...
A red, green and white striped image with the text LIZZIE4CEC and a quote from the linked article: "I think Palestine is sort of a cornerstone of the current political climate, not just because of the ongoing genocide, but because it represents a turning point for British imperialism," Bailey tells The New Arab. "It underlines what your actual values are. So, if people are getting backlash for speaking out against the genocide, and they choose not to speak out, clearly they’re prioritising their personal position over the Palestinian people." The activist references the Labour Party, which is "clearly taking a position which they obviously know is wrong" but politically serves their interests in British arms and diplomatic ties. How can you trust someone who says they stand up for human rights, but they don’t stand up for the Palestinians?"
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
LIZZIE BAILEY SELECTED BY TLG MEMBERS FOR YOUR PARTY’S COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP CEC WELSH SEAT

Lizzie Bailey (she/they) has been chosen by TLG members to run for the Welsh seat of Your Party’s Collective Leadership.
@lizzie4cec.bsky.social
LIZZIE BAILEY SELECTED BY TLG MEMBERS FOR YOUR PARTY’S COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP CEC WELSH SEAT Lizzie Bailey (she/they) has been chosen by TLG members to run for the Welsh seat of Your Party’s Collective Leadership. As part of her union and TLG, Lizzie assisted in the passing of two motions at the Founding Conference, requiring Your Party to commit to trans liberation, and liberation for one is liberation for all. Lizzie is committed to representing Welsh voices in Your Party, and supporting mass member-led democracy and a party republic. For media enquiries, please email: lizzie4cec@gmail.com “My name is Lizzie and I am committed to fighting for socialist change, both within Your Party and beyond it. I've been involved in a variety of political groups and have taken on roles such as LGBT+ officer, Women's officer and co-chair of UNISON's national young members group. I've also been involved in local community organising including Palestinian liberation groups, anti-fascist groups, and educational workshops. I've been learning about politics and social injustice since I was a child, as I wanted to understand why hard working people still faced significant financial issues. I went on to study politics at university for my undergraduate degree and completed a masters in sociology in 2020. I believe our society has more than enough wealth for us all to live long, healthy and fulfilling lives, but in our current political system all this wealth has been concentrated to a small number of individuals and this needs to change. Your Party can help drive this change, but we need to build a party that is accountable and speaks for ordinary people. I am committed to building Your Party from the ground up and have taken an active role to help build our local protobranch in Cardiff. As the CEC representative for Welsh members, I will ensure I represent the grassroots membership and continue working to help build a party that delivers change for the ordinary people that make up our communities and Your Party.”
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
lizzie4cec.bsky.social
Hi, I’m Lizzie. I’m the co-chair of the Cardiff proto-branch of Your Party and I am standing to be the representative for Welsh voices on the CEC.
Lizzie Bailey has been chosen by grassroots members to run for the Welsh seat of Your Party’s Collective Leadership on the CEC. As part of the TLG, Lizzie assisted in the passing of two motions at the Founding Conference, requiring Your Party to commit to trans liberation. Lizzie is committed to representing Welsh voices in Your Party, and supporting mass member led democracy, and strongly believes that liberation for one is liberation for all. Lizzie said: “My name is Lizzie and I am committed to fighting for socialist change, both within Your Party and beyond it. I've been involved in a variety of political groups and have taken on roles such as LGBT+ officer, Women's officer and co-chair of UNISON's national young members group. I've also been involved in local community organising including Palestinian liberation groups, anti-fascist groups, and educational workshops. I've been learning about politics and social injustice since I was a child, as I wanted to understand why hard working people still faced significant financial issues. I went on to study politics at university for my undergraduate degree and completed a masters in sociology in 2020. I believe our society has more than enough wealth for us all to live long, healthy and fulfilling lives, but in our current political system all this wealth has been concentrated to a small number of individuals and this needs to change. Your Party can help drive this change, but we need to build a party that is accountable and speaks for ordinary people. I am committed to building Your Party from the ground up and have taken an active role to help build our local protobranch in Cardiff. As the CEC representative for Welsh members, I will ensure I represent the grassroots membership and continue working to help build a party that delivers change for the ordinary people that make up our communities and Your Party.” TLG calls on Welsh members to endorse Lizzie once endorsements open on 21st January.
January 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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transliberationgroup.org.uk
Join TLG now for our next batch of onboarding sessions. Come along to meet people and learn how to get involved.

Sign up at transliberationgroup.org.uk/join/
TLG onboarding schedule: Sunday 11th January at 3pm, Wednesday 14th January at 6pm, Sunday 18th January at 3pm and Thursday 22nd January at 6pm. Sign up at transliberationgroup.org.uk/join
January 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
TLG recommends that the 📃 Organisational Strategy founding document 📃 for Your Party is ✅️ APPROVED ✅️ by members.

The document now contains our amendments 🏳️‍⚧️✊️ which were passed with ‼️ super majorities ‼️ earlier today.
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Our motion to add anti oppression as a principle alongside socialist and anti imperialist to Your Party’s first year organising strategy can now be voted on!

You have until 8am tomorrow to vote for it!
Your Party Members Area - Your Party
It’s time to build a new kind of political party. One that belongs to you.
in.yourparty.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Our motion to explicitly include trans liberation - not just trans rights - was just debated in Conference to overwhelming support from the floor.

Voting is already open and closes at 4 so please vote in favour of this amendment:
in.yourparty.uk/en/vote/dash...
Your Party Members Area - Your Party
It’s time to build a new kind of political party. One that belongs to you.
in.yourparty.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Against Sections: For Democratic Liberation

TLG believes in empowering groups to organise democratically, develop their own consciousness and elevate their membership. No individual can speak for us!
TLG logo (pink white and blue phoenix on a pink star). Text: Many of the traditional political parties operate by having reserved sections. This is when a group claiming to represent a section of people (LGBTQ+, Disability etc) becomes officially recognised by the party as the organ of that identity group. Often, these groups have special access to the party leadership, reserved seats on the executive or nominating powers. Text: This causes many issues. It creates another layer of bureaucracy for minority peoples to navigate to get their voice heard. In many parties, these sections are factionally aligned to the leadership to maintain their access and privileges, which makes them ineffective at speaking up or providing criticism. In reserved seats, token anointed individuals are treated as a way of signing off on decisions affecting groups, without having to consult them. Text: There is a better way of doing politics, a way that centres democracy and member led liberation. The aim is not to have a single trans person signing off on decisions; it is to build strong, democratic structures that encourage people to take the lead in their own political development and their liberation. We can build strong, diverse organisers, we can debate strategy, refine our policy and be an exemplar of democracy. Text: We do not need to attach ourselves to specific leaders - allies or not. We instead show everyone that the power lies with the members and anyone can support us. Through our empowerment and building each other up within our interrelated struggles, we then become impossible to sideline. Our influence becomes permanent and reliant on no one but ourselves.
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Demand 3 - Healthcare that works
Demand number 3: Healthcare that works - Trans Liberation Group End the discriminatory puberty blocker ban - a young trans person should not have to undergo the misery of the wrong puberty. Make HRT a right for all adult people with no legal restrictions, available over the counter on an informed consent basis. Abolish the GIC system and desegregate trans healthcare - monitoring and referral for specialist treatment should be done by primary care providers. - Trans Liberation Group Expand the range of gender affirming surgeries accessible on the NHS. Legally enshrine the right to transition - where a person has Gillick competence there should be no interference with their transition. This includes trans children, who should not require parental consent to transition. Legally guarantee bodily autonomy for all. A human being should have the ultimate say over what goes on in their own body. This includes a complete decriminalisation of abortion based on the principle “as early as possible, as late as necessary”. - Trans Liberation Group End all “corrective” surgery on intersex children. Nobody should be subject to medically unnecessary surgery without the capacity to consent. Fund fertility treatment for all who need it, it should be a legal right and not restricted by a lack of money. Expand mental health provision, provide support on demand and for as long as needed, given how disproportionately trans people are affected by poor mental health due to the discrimination we face. - Trans Liberation Group
October 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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transliberationgroup.org.uk
Demand 2 - Reform the broken system.
Demand number 2: Reform the broken system. - Trans Liberation Group Completely overhaul the Relationship and Sex Education guidance for schools. Children should be aware of all different types of people and their own options. Sex education should be queer and trans inclusive. Gender-critical perspectives should not be taught and trans people should not be framed as a “debate”. Institute a complete ban on all types of conversion therapy, including trans conversion therapy. Support for people questioning their gender should be affirmative of their desires while giving space for people to explore their feelings. - Trans Liberation Group Enshrine in UK Law the right to privacy over your assigned gender at birth and trans status, and oppose all attempts to leave the ECHR, which guarantees the right to respect for your private and family life, including confidentiality around your assigned gender at birth under Article 8. Introduce a new law abolishing all kinds of “trans panic” legal defences. Legally enshrine the right to not have to disclose your assigned gender at birth or trans status to potential sexual partners and reverse all convictions made of trans people on the basis of “deception” for not disclosing their trans status. - Trans Liberation Group Decriminalise all sex work (which trans people are disproportionately involved in), reversing all criminal and administrative penalties on sex workers. Regulate sex workers’ workplaces through employment law, allowing them to self-organise and form trade unions. Reverse the cuts to PIP and overhaul the system through a process which puts disabled people at the heart of decision making. - Trans Liberation Group
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Demand 1 - Legalise trans existence existence
Demand number 1: Legalise Trans Existence Amend the Equality Act 2010 to undo the damage caused by the Supreme Court ruling of 16th April 2025 by making it clear “sex” refers to a person's current lived sex and adding gender identity as a protected characteristic. Ensure that “gender-critical” beliefs cannot be treated as protected beliefs. Enshrine the right to self-identification of gender, including non-binary gender, for all purposes. Abolish gender markers from official documentation such as passports. Reject plans for the introduction of ID cards as an authoritarian imposition that will be disproportionately used to police and harass trans people, migrants, and people of colour. Scrap the Equality and Human Rights Commission - it is broken and not fit for purpose and should be replaced with an equalities body that actually protects human rights.
October 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
transliberationgroup.org.uk
Over the next few days we will be posting our demands into 4 overarching demands/group
Today Demand 0 - A party for everyone
Demand Number zero: A Party For Everyone. Require all elected party representatives to be bound by the programme democratically agreed by the membership, which will have trans liberation at its core. Ensure that elected representatives are held accountable to the membership and censure and remove any representatives who break from this programme (including promoting transphobic bigotry or discrimination). Create a transparent disciplinary process for all members to prevent bigotry and discrimination, overseen by a democratically-elected committee including representation for trans people. This should be guided by the principles of transformative justice, with efforts to resolve issues through mediation and education where possible.
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
joanwall.bsky.social
Big things happening!
transliberationgroup.org.uk Trans Liberation Group @transliberationgroup.org.uk · Oct 7
We are the Trans Liberation Group and we are fighting for a foundation of trans liberation in Your Party, in its current and future iterations.
Founding Statement: The situation for trans people in Britain is critical. We face a barrage of billionaire bankrolled abuse in the media. We endure decades long waiting lists to access limited healthcare, with dehumanisation and pathologisation built in to the system. In the job market, we are met with discrimination, lack of opportunity and stagnating pay. We are excluded from housing, healthcare, employment, leisure - now even our use of bathrooms is policed. - Trans Liberation Group Something must change. - Trans Liberation Group Founding Statement: For trans people, today’s politics is exhausting. The major political parties have used and discarded us time and time again. Too often, exclusionary figures are embedded in leadership capacities, and even in progressive parties, those on the fringes can spew hatred unchallenged. We say no more. This cannot happen in Your Party. The liberation of all marginalised people can only be achieved through their active and equal participation in class struggle; there can only be a precarious freedom for some under current conditions. - Trans Liberation Group ounding Statement: We are the Trans Liberation Group and we are fighting to ensure Your Party, in its current and future iterations, explicitly advocates for trans liberation, and encourages the political participation of trans people. We know there are prominent figures who have been platformed under the banner of Your Party who hold regressive, misinformed and dangerous views on trans people. We are here to show them that this is our party, and we will fight tooth and nail to prevent this oppressive politics from taking root. - Trans Liberation Group
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Joan Wall
fbombtheatre.bsky.social
Trans people have always existed, and will always exist.

A court ruling cannot change this fact.

However, it will impact the safety and legal protections for trans women - a marginalised community facing disproportionate levels of discrimination, harassment and violence.
Trans people have always existed, and will always exist. A court ruling cannot change this fact. However, it will impact the safety and legal protections for trans women - a marginalised community facing disproportionate levels of discrimination, harassment and violence. F-Bomb Theatre stands with our trans sisters against this dangerous ruling, and aims to always be a safe, inclusive space for trans people.
April 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
joanwall.bsky.social
Thomas is deep in prayer thanking Mother Gaga for gifting us #Mayhem and he strongly suggests you do the same
March 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reposted by Joan Wall
sexabolition.blog
By the way, ironically one way you can pave the way for building community is DEPEND ON YOUR FRIENDS. Don't just pay your own way everywhere. Ask people to share stuff. And make them feel okay about asking you for favours in return (and make sure that you are there for them if you can be).
March 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
joanwall.bsky.social
it's actually embarrassing how much better i feel when the sun is out
March 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM