I share concerns of experts at @coe that removing access to #PubertyBlockers except through clinical trials may breach “fundamental ethical principles governing research”, amounting to coercion and a breach of young people's human rights. I asked @wesstreeting about this today... I asked Streeting about the size of #PubertyBlocker clinical trials, and he replied [see above] the trials would be uncapped. And in response to another Q he said there will be continuity of care, ie. those already on puberty blockers will be able to continue their prescription.

Do non-binary people belong in women’s organisations? I think yes -- if they want to be. This is a thread about why… 🧵

#TransAwarenessWeek 1/ Many non-binary people were assigned female at birth (afab) and in many cases lived as a woman for 20, 30 or more years before realising they were non-binary. They have usually experienced all of the same challenges as women. Some have had children...

Why @TheGreenParty surge is more than a protest vote
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“We've broken onto 21* council this year - councils often dominated by Labour or the Tories. A single seat breakthrough is usually followed by multiple seat gains in future elections"

*now 23! In Bristol, for example, @TheGreenParty now has 24 councillors, an equal number to Labour. This was how we paved the way for our first parliamentary seat in Brighton Pavilion, and it’s how we will do so again and send more MPs to Westminster.
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