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sietsevliegen.bsky.social
September 27, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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christinepvdd.bsky.social
De oproep die je van de NS NIET mag zien. Nederland hangt vol met vleesreclames, maar een oproep om op dierendag geen dieren te eten, is opeens controversieel.

Dan maar zo: Eet geen dieren(dag), lieve mensen. En deel deze poster vooral zodat 'ie alsnog veel gezien wordt.

Én Kamervragen van ons.
September 23, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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esqueer.net
A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom.
A screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/LegalAdviceUK subreddit by user Dijstraanon, titled "FtM transgender facing two different issues at work? England." The post text reads: "Brother in law is trans FtM and presents fully as a man. He's now facing an impossible situation at work with his employer telling him that due to recent legislation he must use the toilet of his birth gender. BUT several female colleagues have raised a grievance about him using their gendered toilet. His employer has told him that he cannot use the toilet while he is at work until they sort it out and cannot give him a timeframe to do so. They do [cut off] have disabled separate toilets. In the mean time one of his female colleagues has accused him of sexual harassment because he was used their gendered toilet. His menstrual cycle meant he needed to use the toilet. He's been with the employer for just over 5 years but only in this location for 18 months. The location is mainly male with just a handful of females, and his workshop only has male toilets. I do not know how to support him and as he's not in a union there is no one to turn too right now." The post has an orange "Comments Moderated" tag, 169 upvotes, and 134 comments.
September 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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joop.nl
Dolle Mina: Geen cent naar transhaat, boycot daarom J.K. Rowling
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
Geen cent naar transhaat, boycot daarom J.K. Rowling - Joop - BNNVARA
Het kan bij Rowling echt niet meer om de kunst van de kunstenaar te scheiden.
www.bnnvara.nl
September 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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ultralaser.bsky.social
i guess i dont know a simpler way to explain this than that people who are willing to throw trans people to the wolves to stop fascism arent actually stopping fascism

like that IS fascism dipshits
August 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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debroervanroos.bsky.social
met het verdwijnen van ON verdwijnt het probleem niet.

ON is niet de wortel, maar een vrucht die kon groeien op een vruchtbare bodem van andere media en politici, die al jarenlang steeds extremere zondebok-politiek normaliseren, nepnieuws verspreiden en onderbuik belangrijker maken dan feiten.
September 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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nadimmansour.bsky.social
We moeten af van ‘laat fascisten maar regeren, ze gaan toch snel op hun bek’. Niet iedereen verkeert in de luxepositie om een regeerperiode van fascisten ongeschonden door te komen en daarnaast is het electoraat hardleers: fascisten krijgen altijd een derde en vierde en vijfde kans.
maartenpodcast.bsky.social Maarten van Rossem @maartenpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 7
Laat de AfD maar regeren. Binnen de kortste keren implodeert de partij door ruzie en onhaalbare beloften. De AfD is niets meer dan de wraak van de DDR op West-Duitsland. Een protestpartij. Gevoed door het eeuwige slachtoffergevoel van ''tweederangsburgers".
September 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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zoewithasword.bsky.social
Absolutely the hell not. It is so exhausting seeing these cis liberal folks with huge platforms go OH I LOVE TRANS RIGHTS SO HERE'S A WAY YOU CAN STILL CONSUME HARRY POTTER AND IT'S OKAY.

It isn't. She isn't dead. She is actively harming lives, constantly. She is her work. They cannot be separated.
Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.soci... 3d I've said it before, and I've said it again: the Harry Potter books are terrific, especially when read aloud. They appeal to any child who is told they are special and great things are expected of them, and yet they have no idea how to live up to that. I heard the author died. Not sure. Too bad. 86 57 363 Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.soci.. 3d Also, there are complete sets of the books available at most garage sales, every library sale and a lot of antique/ junk shops. Failing that, I recommend your local public library.
September 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
sophiefranken.bsky.social
Nope. "Glad you're happy" terwijl je alles in je macht doet om het af te pakken
August 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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esqueer.net
One thing I wish people would realize is just how central JK Rowling is to the entire anti-trans ecosystem. Looking at a network node analysis of the top 200 anti-trans X accounts, she is the most central figure spanning both sides of the Atlantic from Republicans to Labour.
A network graph visualization on a dark background showing connections between various accounts. The central, highly connected node is labeled "J.K. Rowling," with lines radiating out to many other nodes color-coded by region (UK, US, etc.). A detail panel on the right displays stats for her account, including her role as "Author & commentator," an in-degree of 153, an out-degree of 84, and 14 million followers. A scatter plot graph on a dark background comparing accounts based on "followers (log)" on the x-axis and "in-degree" on the y-axis. The data points are color-coded by region. J.K. Rowling is highlighted as a major outlier in the top right corner, possessing the highest number of followers and the highest in-degree. Other labeled points lower on the graph include various politicians, individuals, and campaign organizations.
August 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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kirstimiller30.bsky.social
Anti trans outrage is based not on evidence, not on science, not on medicine.

It is based on income very often. Trans hate is marketable, more clicks means more income.

We are not a product to sell, we are humans just wanting to be left alone.

www.starobserver.com.au/news/the-man...
The Manufacturing of Trans Outrage: The Price Is Our Lives, Not Your Dollars
When you read a headline about a trans person, what is it asking you to believe? Not what it says on the surface; what it implies underneath?
www.starobserver.com.au
August 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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assignedmale.bsky.social
A dark day for human rights.
four frame comic. first frame shows the logo of amnesty international. second frame shows jk rowling, smiling in the dark. third frame shows an empty classroom, with a pride poster almost falling from the wall. fourth frame shows a trans flag flying in the wind. text above all the images reads : on july 8th, amnesty Inter- national uk published a report titled “A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK.” it listed 117 orgs, including anti- trans and anti-queer ones backed by jk rowling. the backlash was immediate and brutal : rowling pledged to cover the fees of anyone who wished to sue amnesty. the report was taken down within 48 hours. this morning (july 31st), amnesty fully capitulated and released an apology to anti-trans orgs, which, it said, should not have been "collectively labelled as anti-rights". rowling celebrated. an organisation that bravely faced fascist regimes and reported human rights violations for 65 years has caved to rowling's power and bigotry. it's a dark day for human rights.
July 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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the-lori.bsky.social
Veel van die dingen zijn gewoon doodnormaal op Pride omdat wij de samenhang begrijpen tussen verschillende vormen van onrecht, en omdat we nergens zijn zonder solidariteit

Beetje raar om dat belachelijk te gaan maken
July 31, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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assignedmale.bsky.social
It's already the non-permanent solution.
four frame comic. An older man says to Stephie : Kids shouldn't make permanent decisions about their bodies. we must ban puberty blockers! She replies, through three panels : puberty blockers are meant to be non-permanent. They are used as a compromise because people won't trust trans teens to start hormones at the same time as their non-trans peers. Banning access to blockers not only takes that pause away from trans people, it forces them to watch their body change in a direction that we know will cause them pain and distress. It's pure cruelty. The only thing that is a permanent decision here is forcing trans teens to go through a puberty they don't wwant and might regret for the rest of their life. the man looks horrified.
July 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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assignedmale.bsky.social
I wish it worked
4 frame comic. an adult in a brown sweater tells Stephie : you're calling people transphobic to silence them! She replies, over three frames : It's funny you say that because in my experience, literally no transphobe in existence has-- EVER -- shut up.
July 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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bornmiserable.bsky.social
just so we’re clear, America banned transgender people from sports before they banned guns from schools
July 22, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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veramoreijn.bsky.social
Delen wordt wederom enorm gewaardeerd. Ook via LinkedIn:

www.linkedin.com/posts/vaness...
Opinie | Krijgen critici van transgenderzorg niet het gehoopte antwoord? Dan volgt wantrouwen | Vanessa Romeijn
Mijn opiniestuk in NRC over het advies van de Gezondheidsraad, het wantrouwen waarmee Rosanne Hertzberger daar direct op reageerde, en de redeloosheid van mensen die zorg willen verbieden.
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July 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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taliabhatt.itch.io
Under a regime where trans women have been made the sin-eaters for men's violence, where our rights and dignity and healthcare have been stripped from us due to fearmongering about the supposed threat we pose to women, our allies call bog-standard straight men secret gays and trannies.

Fuck off.
July 20, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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sesmith.lol
The fact that J.K. Rowling successfully bullied Amnesty International into taking down a report that accurately called out her attack on trans people, especially trans women, is so repulsive and such a display of the power of her money, and her choice to put her vast fortune behind persecution.
Amnesty removes report that called JK Rowling's centre 'anti-rights'
Amnesty International UK has removed a report which labelled JK Rowling's sexual abuse crisis centre Beira's Place as "anti-rights".
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July 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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veramoreijn.bsky.social
Amnesty heeft naar waarheid gezegd dat er veel groepen zijn in het VK die zich tegen trans mensen verzetten en Rowling pledged hier letterlijk haar hele fortuin van ruim een miljard om ze kapot te SLAPPen. Gaat het ook maar 1 headline opleveren die niet "uwu JK verzet zich tegen laster" is? Doubt it
miffythegamer.bsky.social Miffythegamer @miffythegamer.bsky.social · Jul 13
In my opinion, this is litigious thuggery.

Amnesty spoke their truth and it hurt the feelings of the anti-trans brigade.

TERFs destroy everything they touch. I mean, imagine suing Amnesty, of all organisations?
July 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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the-lori.bsky.social
Their own bloody report (the one they took down) says "gender critical organisations (…) have been remarkably successful in realising their agenda through strategic litigation"

There's no fucking way they didn't see this coming
euan.bsky.social Euan @euan.bsky.social · Jul 13
absolutely abysmal from Amnesty to not have any plan whatsoever to deal with threats of legal action btw
July 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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threnody.northsky.social
this is where your money goes when you buy harry potter stuff. rowling isn’t shy about it.

amnesty wrote an even-handed report that laid out what anti-rights groups do; rowling uses her billions & clout to suppress it.

when you give rowling money; she spends it on stealing people’s human rights.
jk rowling quotes an account called trans widows’ voices rowling says: Should any of the women's organisations targeted by @AmnestyUK's recent 'anti-rights' blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women's Fund. trans widows’ voices says: Whilst I understand the detriment to Beira's Place is real, and focussing on @jk_rowling get clicks it's a shame that mainstream press coverage of the Amnesty debacle is not also focussing on us smaller groups listed who do not have the same power or influence to defend ourselves
July 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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reactiveashley.cat
1/🧵 We do need to talk more about the illegality and lawlessness of the Cass Review. Hilary Cass cited Anne Wæhre's then-unpublished “study” via “personal communication”. It was later published at doi:10.1007/s00787-024-02508-5 and doi:10.1111/apa.17530, and the papers have now been retracted.
July 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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veramoreijn.bsky.social
Ook maar weer een LinkedIn-stukje over geschreven.

www.linkedin.com/posts/vaness...
Deze tekst schreef ik nog geen twee weken geleden. Ik anticipeerde met mijn tekst op het advies dat de Gezondheidsraad een paar dagen later zou uitbrengen over transgenderzorg voor jongeren, gezien… |...
Deze tekst schreef ik nog geen twee weken geleden. Ik anticipeerde met mijn tekst op het advies dat de Gezondheidsraad een paar dagen later zou uitbrengen over transgenderzorg voor jongeren, gezien de...
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July 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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transgenderreport.com
Urgent Travel Advisory Issued for Trans and Gender Diverse People. Stay safe, stay away from the UK.

translucent.org.uk/u...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Urgent Travel Advisory Issued for Trans and Gender Diverse People.
Urgent Travel Advisory Issued for Trans and Gender Diverse People.
translucent.org.uk
July 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM