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Belfast writer. Media critic. Feminist. He/him. Trans. NUJ. I mostly moan about the media, politics & Arsenal. Owner DailyCannon.com Co-founder transwrites.world. Subscribe to The Trans Agenda hleehurley.com Tips: Signal hleehurley.75
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The Trans Agenda: A heartbreaking but positive piece among a sea of media hate hleehurley.substack.com/p/the-trans-...

We’re going to stop this. A First Minister has no place meeting a hate-group that engages in criminal acts against a section of the public.

A children’s nurse convicted of having pictures and footage of children being raped has avoided jail.

The first time i ever heard about Lia Thomas was in a Sean Ingle Guardian article where he claimed she was just on the precipice of smashing Katie Ledecky's world record. She never got close. They lie to you to make you mad.

Mail on Sunday

evergreen

Important that people recognise this was published nearly a year ago. You're only just noticing it now because the media completely buried it because it's not convenient to their narrative. Tell people about it.

UK Labour voters: "Look at how evil Trump is. He just went against the courts to put trans women into men's prison!" Me: You know our own gov is already doing that, right? UKLV: "..." Me: "Any chance of some support at all?" UKLV: "... I'm glad we're so much better than America right now"

So it goes without saying, but let's say it anyway: the concentration of attacks on trans people isn't because trans people are the only people fascists hate (although they absolutely do hate them). It's because they're the people they think non-fascists are least likely to defend.

PIP is an allowance for the extra living costs that arise from permanent disability and long-term debilitating health conditions that restrict mobility. These cuts apply in NI as well as GB. The most vulnerable are being hit to avoid the unacceptable measure of adding 2p to the higher rate of tax.

It sure does take a lot of cops to protect Elon's feelings.

Thanks for sharing @hleehurley.com and for the kind comments and reposts. Here's my take: overall the piece is engaging and fairly accurate. I see mistakes that other readers won't. For example, I've moved since Alice first left the GP letter by the kettle, my kitchen is not the same kitchen. 🧵

“I didn’t want a transgender child. I’m so ashamed of myself now” Nothing but love for @alicemydaughter.bsky.social for this interview with the Sunday Times magazine for her book, "Her name is Alice"

ok, gotta go do the work that pays the bills now

The Trans Agenda: A heartbreaking but positive piece among a sea of media hate hleehurley.substack.com/p/the-trans-...

Honestly. Almost died reading this.

“I didn’t want a transgender child. I’m so ashamed of myself now” Nothing but love for @alicemydaughter.bsky.social for this interview with the Sunday Times magazine for her book, "Her name is Alice"

Our Duty also cited: transsafety.network/tags/our-duty/ They’re all hate groups into conversion therapy, but Keith Jordan from Our Duty openly has violent fantasies about trans healthcare professionals. Journalist Michael Searles is an ideologist who misleads readers by excluding this context

"There’s one thing that Ukraine really needs more than American weapons: babies" [Sunday Times]

they’re gunning for Streeting for only giving them 95% of what they want

Mail on Sunday

So close...

Bayswater quoted. Again.

Ad in the Sunday Telegraph today

Seb Coe did an interview with the Sunday Telegraph and didn't mention trans women. Did mention he'd be happy to have the Olympics in Saudi, though.

Boop www.forbes.com/sites/lindse...

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As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”. The man is a fraud.

There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.

If you’re drawn to a politician because they promise to be cruel to Muslims or Jews or immigrants or gays or transgender people etc, the least you should do - the absolute, bare bones, still morally vacuous least - is ask yourself whether they’re likely to stop at the group you want to see targeted.

Really disappointed to learn that John Swinney has spoken with For Women Scotland today. They are not an organisation that represents most women in Scotland, who are moderate, inclusive and kind. For Women Scotland are none of the above.

The next email should be 'how are you checking'

The following emails are not mine personally, but I do have permission from the person who simply enquired about a gym’s policy for LGBT/ Trans inclusion. This is with Formula one gym, in Nottingham city centre, oh, and this is totally illegal.