I can’t count the number of people who told me that it was just a “phase” that I was gay as a teenager in the 1990s Section 28 Britain. History doesn’t always repeat but it most certainly rhymes👇
To the transphobes commenting, I don’t have the time to reply, so please watch @OwenJones84’s speech to #pinknewsawards instead
Only reply I’m actually going to make is to those making antisemitic comments and quote tweets- all you are doing is further proving the point that transphobia, antisemitism, homophobia and racism all seem to share the same proponents those who hate people for who they are
Also I did forget to make this observation- does The Telegraph understand that psychiatrists are “medical doctors”?

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Oct 25
Kemi Badenoch who described trans women as “men”, banned gender neutral toilets at her failed leadership bid launch and abstained on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is the new cabinet Minister for Women & Equalities. This is the appointment many LGBTQ+ campaigners feared🧵
Badenoch’s views on trans people are in complete contrast to new Education Secretary Gillian Keegan. It is though Badenoch wanted to be Educations Secretary + Equalities instead of Trade Secretary + Equalities
This was the stunt that Badenoch pulled at her leadership bid launch- changing single occupancy gender neutral toilets into gendered ones. I guess planes will have gendered ones under her plans? pinknews.co.uk/2022/07/12/kem…
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Oct 24
As a child for my birthday, my parents took me to the National Theatre and I saw Frances Barber (below) strip off in a scene of Pygmalion. I think it was the first time that I’d ever seen a woman other than my mum or sisters undressed. Nudity is sometimes used in the arts. Image
In more friendly days, I’d joke with Frances when we met a few times at opening night parties that seeing that scene sealed the deal on me realising I was gay but in truth I knew I was gay, I just didn’t know the word back then.
Just to say, apologies for not warning, there is misgendering in the tweet screenshot above
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Oct 4
As a charity trustee for over a decade, it is clear to me that Mermaids must review its governance procedures following this disturbing revelation. (1/3) pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/04/jac…
Mermaids told @PinkNews that the conference Breslow spoke at “is completely at odds with our values”. Adding: “Safeguarding is of the utmost importance to Mermaids and the safety of the young people we support is our highest priority” (2/3)
Trans youth and their families face significant challenges at the moment and I hope that they will continue to receive the support that they deserve (3/3)
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Oct 1
The Times does its absolute best to imply that inappropriate sexual images were shared to children on @Mermaids_Gender forums before admitting 7 paragraphs down that these were on the unrelated US multi-billion dollar platform Discord. Is this actionable?
The paragraph that admits that the inappropriate sexual image was posted on the unrelated Discord, is behind The Times paywall. This means that the ‘ordinary reader’ shared a link would not have necessarily known the facts.
People who see this tweet from @thetimes and are unable to read the full article because it’s behind a paywall wouldn’t know the “dick pic” referred to had nothing to do with Mermaids and was from an unconnected US platform Discord
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Sep 6
If you didn’t know, Therese Coffey, the new Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary voted against same-sex marriage and continues to say that she opposes equality for gay couples. How will this impact how she will handle the monkey pox outbreak among gay + bisexual men?
Appointment number two by Liz Truss is Kwasi Kwarteng, as Chancellor. He also voted against gay couples like me and my husband @DrAnthonyJames getting married.
In a complete contrast to the previous two appointments, James Cleverly, the new Foreign Secretary supports same-sex marriage (wasn’t an MP at time) and spoke out against attacking the rights of trans people to use the relevant toilets etc in 2018 pinknews.co.uk/2018/10/19/que…
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Sep 5
Sending love to all the newsrooms currently finishing ‘Rishi Sunak becomes PM in shock result’ pieces. The @PinkNews draft vault is an alternate reality where Jeremy Corbyn is Prime Minister, Hilary Clinton is US President and Scotland has left the UK etc
By the way, @IainDale has an excellent series of books on alternate political realities
An interesting further book could consider what would have happened had Penny Mourdant not seemingly contradicted past statements when giving an interview to @IainDale himself although that maybe a bit meta!
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