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- Sorry judge, it appears I have lost my shirt Collar by @ivyandnormanton.bsky.social #barrister #clothing #law
- The Hampstead Heath ponds remain trans-inclusive! Yay 🥳 Well done @goodlawproject.org and team. The law backed consultation, not exclusion. The challenge was brought too early and by a group with no standing. Thoughts? #equalitylaw #transrights #womensrights #feminism #humanrights
- COUNCIL OF EUROPE BANS CONVERSION THERAPY 🍾 The Council of Europe has just voted to ban conversion practices for sexuality and gender identity. Anti trans groups tried to stop it. They failed. #TransRights #ConversionTherapyBan #HumanRights #NonBinaryBarrister #LGBTQRights Europe Progress
- People keep talking about “the trans debate”. But exactly is up for debate? Interested to hear your thoughts below. #transrights #transdebate #media #government #humanrights
- DISCOMFORT < SAFETY. You’re allowed to feel uncomfortable. You’re not entitled to automatically exclude someone because of it. Feelings are human. Rights are legal. Thoughts? 👀⬇️ ⚖️✨ #EqualityExplained #UKLaw #NonBinaryBarrister #QueerRights #LegalEducation
- The full interview with Ivy & Normanton is now live. We discussed professionalism at the Bar, the role of tradition, and why comfort and authenticity are not at odds with credibility — they often support it. What does professionalism mean to you in practice? #LegalProfession #TheBar #Inclusion
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- TBT to Soft Origin Story! In ES Magazine, May 2024. From being cast as Elizabeth I at six years old, to standing in court decades later fighting discrimination cases. Life is strange and beautiful like that. #TBT #humanrights #queerjoy #beyourself ⸻ @esmagazine 30 May 2024
- The Darlington nurses judgment is out. In Part 1, I explain: • what the case was actually about • which claims succeeded and which failed • and why this is the first time indirect sex discrimination has succeeded in this type of case ➡️ Part 2 follows. ⚖️ #EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #Darlington
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- “Sex can’t change…or can it?” From intersex bodies, to hormones, to history, the idea that sex is fixed and simple just doesn’t hold up. #MythBuster #ItsJustBiology #TransRights #QueerLaw #nonbinary
- So grateful to have spoken on the Proud Futures / Leading with Pride panel on ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’. Huge credit to Ellis and Lou for hosting with care and clarity, and for organising the whole day so thoughtfully. It really showed. 💛 #leadership #lgbtq #queerleaders
- “So I can just decide to be trans today if I want, right?” No. That misunderstands both lived reality and the law. Understanding matters. Misinformation causes harm. #TransRights #KnowYourRights #MythBusting #EqualityAct2010 #NonBinary
- “If gender is a construct, why does it matter?” Something being constructed does not mean it is not real. It means humans built it and humans can change it. #MythBuster #GenderMyths #NonBinary #TransRights #EqualityLaw
- After my last video, a lot of you asked to see the full BBC email. So here it is. I’m z #journalism #transparency #bbc
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- YOU ARE NOT ALONE For me, community is not perfection or constant joy. It is checking in. It is sharing food, sharing space, sharing a laugh or a silence. It is knowing someone is there, even if you do not have the words. You belong. And you are not alone. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #community #solidarity #humanrights
- EXCLUSIVE The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”. Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
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- “Trans people are ruining sports, right?” No. That is fear, not facts. There is no evidence that trans inclusion destroys sport. That is why rules are sport specific, not blanket bans. #MythBuster #TransRights #Sport #EqualityLaw
- “Self-ID would destroy women’s spaces, right?” No. Self-ID doesn’t override the Equality Act. Single-sex services already exist in law, and decisions are made case-by-case, based on evidence — not fear. The #MythBuster #EqualityAct #TransRights #WomensSpaces
- “Why is everyone trans now?” Gender diversity is not new. The panic around it is. #MythBuster #EqualityLaw #Inclusion #TransRights #HumanRights
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- Men say they’re trans to get into women’s spaces…right? Funny how the loudest fears rarely match the facts. #transrights #womensrights #humanrights #nonbinaryrights #equalitylaw
- Inclusion is lawful. Exclusion is not mandatory. Kelly v Leonardo is one of the first post-FWS workplace-facility cases - and Tribunal held that allowing toilet access based on asserted gender identity can be a proportionate, lawful policy. #equalityact #transrights #workplacerights
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- Talking to kids about gender doesn’t make them trans — and moments like the Girlguiding decision to exclude trans people show exactly why this myth is so dangerous. Myth buster series research assisted by Naomi Hunter-Epson #TransInclusion #Girlguiding #LGBTQRights #transrights #InclusionMatters
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- THE PEGGIE JUDGMENT IS OUT + THE RESULT IS NOT HOW MEDIA IS PRESENTING IT This case doesn’t say employers can’t allow trans women to use women’s changing rooms. Quite the opposite: FWS doesn’t make that inherently unlawful. It all depends on context. #EmploymentLaw #EqualityAct #WorkplaceInclusion
- Here I consider whether with trans claimants we can use ‘intolerance’ as something that sits next to hatred/violence, as a way of making speech or belief against trans people fall into Article 17 Convention. The ECtHR case of Ibragimov would support this. #lecture #humarights #echr #convention
- I spoke at the Thrive Summit on Friday about ‘dignity as a design principle’. Also ran four roundtables on everyone’s favourite topic: toilets. Grateful to everyone who showed up with curiosity and care. 💛 #Inclusion #DesignMatters #WorkplaceCulture #Accessibility #employment
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- I am honoured to be named as one of the Top 50 Diversity Power List for the Inclusive Awards this year! Here is a weird video of me falling on the floor as proof. #inclusion #diversity #fallingwithstyle
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- ARE JUDGES HEARING THE DOG WHISTLE? Here I discuss how due to linguistic ‘slippage’, in many instances judges seem to be oblivious to the hidden meanings in dog whistles. Eg gender ideology = gender identity. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinary #intersex #law #lecture #humarights
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- IS THE UK CONVENTION (ECHR) COMPLIANT? Here I consider the case of Goodwin and why the GRA was enacted in the first place. Have we again relegated trans people into an intermediate zone of rights? #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
- 📢 NEW EHRC GUIDANCE: FROM EXCLUSION TO APPEARANCE POLICING If you are concerned about this direction of travel: 👉 Write to your MP and ask them to support clear, lawful, non-discriminatory guidance. #EHRC #EqualityAct #transrights #nonbinaryrights #intersex #InclusionMatters #law
- Here I explain why non-binary is protected under ‘gender reassignment’ discrimination, though the Supreme Court did not clarify this protection. NB: still no intersex protection in UK law which is unforgivable. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinaryrights #law #lecture
- MINI LECTURE SERIES 5/10 DO TRANS RIGHTS REMAIN? Here I note that trans people are still protected under ‘gender reassignment’ which remains largely unaffected by the FWS judgment. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
- Excited to be speaking about ‘Creating Change in Challenging Times’ for Proud Futures in Glasgow today.
- MINI LECTURE SERIES 4/10 Here I consider the more exclusionary position adopted by certain organisations, including the EHRC, which mandates exclusion of trans people from certain spaces. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
- MINI LECTURE SERIES 3/10 Here I consider the scope of the Supreme Court’s decision, effectively stating that in some (rare) circumstances, trans people may be excluded if justified, but are not automatically excluded. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture
- MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10 Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
- MINI LECTURE SERIES 2/10 Here I discuss what the actual question was for the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, and what they decided. #humanrights #womensrights #transrights #nonbinarybarrister #law #lecture #linguistics
- Mini-Lecture Series 1/10 Where is the dignity in ostracisation? Opening section from my GendJus talk in Trieste, exploring how the FWS decision reshapes legal recognition - and how language becomes the frontline where trans lives are negotiated. #Law #Gender #TransJustice #FWS #LegalTheory
- Should empathy be a radical act? How can we use our voices more creatively? This was part of my speech earlier this year when I won the @kingsartshums.bsky.social Distinguished Alumni ‘Changemaker of the Year’ Award 2025 #diversity #usingyourvoice #equality #inclusion #kcl #changemaker
- Law Society: “Stop saying ‘Dear Sirs’.” Me: Gladly. Inclusive language isn’t radical — it’s just accurate. #lawsociety #inclusivelanguage #inclusion
- Intersex Awareness Day Europe just said: stop performing surgeries on intersex babies. ⚖️💜 It’s about bodily autonomy — not ‘fixing’ people who were never broken. #IntersexRights #BodilyAutonomy #CouncilOfEurope #intersexawarenessday
- Digital IDs aren’t neutral tech. They shift power. When identity becomes an app, privacy becomes a privilege. #PrivacyMatters #HumanRights #UKPolitics
- The EHRC pulled its single-sex guidance - but your role isn’t over! They’ve deleted the page, not the plan. Now’s the time to act: write to your MP and tell Bridget Phillipson to send the code back. Link tinyurl.com/4j7efzp7 #transrights #equalitylaw #EHRC #uklaw #lgbtqrights #inclusion
- The Council of Europe just told the UK to stop treating women’s rights and trans rights as opposites — and they’re right. Human rights aren’t a zero-sum game. They’re a framework for coexistence. #humanrights #councilofeurope #transrights #womensrights
- I am now ranked (for the first time) as a Tier 1 Rising Star in Education law, and (for the third time) in Employment Law. Thanks to all my referees and colleagues, and here’s to being ‘devastatingly effective when required’ whatever that means! #legal500
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- The Equality Act and its exceptions are set up to be permissive rather than exclusionary, imo. See below my interview with @pinknews.bsky.social by Amelia Hansford for more.
