Francesca
@ThelmaBettyy
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‘Trade unions, like employers, must comply with their duties under the Equality Act. That means they must not discriminate against members who hold gender critical or sex realists beliefs.’ #UnionsForWomen
“Trade unions who are... disassociating themselves with this lawful protected belief by... criticising the Supreme Court’s decision... may find it difficult to defend litigations raised by members claiming they have been harassed or refused assistance" 1/ heraldscotland.com/news/25342759.…
A weekend with nowhere I need to go or do. Bliss. Spent the affy making pizzas with lad#2 and playing tunes in turn. Dead Kennedys to John Denver, Carter USM to Ben E King. Bloody loved it
Original headline ‘IT expert says trans doctor's phone claims 'not possible' New headline ‘Trans tribunal phone notes were not checked in person’ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Know what’s viler? When Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws is talking about her ‘nice friend who needs a wee’ There are 40,000+ male Reddit users with a lactation fetish banging on about their rights to breastfeeding support
Another note from the bundle. This transcribed by my friend Bryndis Blackadder Sandie Peggie response to disciplinary allegations in A Glancey’s letter 19th July 2024. Re: Dr Upton complaining that an elderly female patient called him "son" and a student student doctor had…
Day 8 | AM Session | Peggie v NHS Fife & Dr Upton 🧨"The Notes That Weren’t There: Forensic Impossibilities at the Heart of the Peggie Case" At the centre of today’s testimony was a simple, disquieting question: could the notes that formed the basis of allegations against…
A quite insane and revealing day in the tribunal
'Your evidence as an expert makes my client look like he's lying so you must be biased' may not go down in legal history as the best ever line of attack.
By Ruwaida Amer, July 21, 25, 972 Magazine I am so hungry. I’ve never meant those words in the way I do now. They carry a kind of humiliation that I can’t fully describe. rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/we-are-starvin… #GazaStarving
3 Rape Crisis centres have already closed this year. Over a quarter more fear they’ll be next. With more than 14,000 survivors on waiting lists and over half of centres expecting to cut counselling, this is a national emergency.
Three Rape Crisis centres have closed in the past year. Of the remaining centres, a third risk closure – and half are worried they may have to cut counselling services. This is a funding crisis – we urgently need more government funding 📢 Read the report rapecrisis.org.uk/news/more-than…
Hang on a minute @cabinetofficeuk and @jessphillips - I can’t see the reminder to turn off government alerts if you have a silent phone as protection? Please please mention this…
SAVE THE DATE ⏰ We're testing the Emergency Alerts system on mobile phones across the UK at 3PM on 7th September 2025. We want everyone to know. If you or anyone you know uses BSL, please watch and share. Welsh version ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=Y-MyET…
Said goodbye to my mate Marc today. 28 years of knowing the madman and mythmaker. Acid house forever baby 😊
Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray was a famous 18th century French midwife who designed various teaching aids to train midwives about anatomy and obstetrics. Her work saved many lives in the age #WomensArt
#Oliverscampaign A dying mother called 999 pleading for help yet no ambulance came Her body went unnoticed for months alongside the body of her disabled daughter who had been left alone & helpless This is what happens when systems fail the most vulnerable bbc.com/news/articles/…
This is on you @YvetteCooperMP and all of the idiot MPs who voted for this obnoxious piece of legislation. It may be ok in North Korea, but not here. You need to rescind it quickly. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
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I was born in Fife. Now wracked with doubt; I may need to get my chromosomes checked. Perhaps I could ask next time I go for a chat about my menopause?
Are you feeling in urgent need of a counterpoint to doctors who think they personally assign sex to babies? Period education in Eswatini, banner sewing in Scotland, wartime women forestry workers. Find some women grounded in reality on The Frontline.
The Frontline Issue 4 - out now. With @nomcebo_mkhali on tackling the stigma related to periods in Eswatini, @crit_gen on the power of banner-making in a world that's lost touch with reality, and @TheAttagirls on the LumberJills of WW2. Link below.
Day 5 | PM Session | Peggie v NHS Fife & Dr Upton How to Bury an Email (and a Woman’s Rights) The fifth day of Peggie v Fife NHS Board & Dr. Upton closed with two afternoon sessions that drilled straight into the case’s procedural and moral core. Dr. Kate Searle - A&E…
Update and good news:- Finally, we were able to reach all the women we are in contact with — more than a thousand — and they are all safe. We also reached out to all the students, teachers, and WDI Afghanistan members — a total of 113 people — and thankfully, they are all safe…
Breaking news:- The Taliban have begun arresting women in Afghanistan and taking them to unknown locations. One of our teachers has gone missing—her phone is off, and she never arrived to teach her scheduled class. All her students waited, but she never came. We fear for her…