AGC

@agc1985.bsky.social

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Green, queer, socialist, widow, translator, geek (he/him). Based in Southampton, UK.

Labour failing trans people Please see comments thread for full alt-text
Labour failing trans people Please see comments thread for full alt-text
A devilishly handsome man in pride colours holding a placard that reads: Reform: shag your flags as much as you like but hate will never win.
Image of a mocked-up Labour membership card for Keir Starmer. The front side has a big Union Jack, the reverse side has the headline "Putting the country first", with "country first" in an especially large font.
Screenshot of email with LGBT+ Labour logo Dear Andrew, The polls are clear: the by-election in Makerfield is a neck-and-neck race between Labour and Reform UK, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Voters have a clear choice between a self-proclaimed 'sexist' with an alleged history of making homophobic and transphobic comments, and a Labour candidate in Andy Burnham who wants to bring our country together. LGBT+ Labour will be out campaigning against Reform's division on the weekend before polling day - and we want you to join us.
Screenshot of email from LGBT+ Labour Dear Andrew, Since we were founded in 1975, LGBT+ Labour has been campaigning to increase LGBT+ representation in parliament. In the run up to 2024, we raised a record amount - £27,500 - for our campaign fund, the Chris Smith List. With your donations, we were able to back the campaigns of LGBT+ candidates in seats across the country, and the House of Commons now has a record number of LGBT+ MPs. But that hard-won progress is under threat, with Reform UK vowing the scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR, rolling back protections for LGBT+ people. That's why we need your support to fight for LGBT+ Labour MPs at the next election.
A placard in trans flag colours reading “Streeting is a quisling”, being held by a devilishly handsome man in a Pits and Perverts T-shirt at Trans Pride London
we are carried sara rian sometimes i think i could cry you back to life. or loud enough that you'll hear me and come home.
Side by side comparison of two news articles: a recent one about Shabana Mahmood announcing that asylum seeker families will be paid up to £40k to leave the UK within 7 days, and one from 2010 about Nick Griffin announcing that the BNP would offer non-white Britons £50k to leave the UK.
Your government's policies on asylum are monstrous, reprehensible, inhumane. They are worse than anything the Tories ever did. They will cause suffering and harm to many people. You MUST know that. WHAT are you doing to oppose them? HOW can you continue to support a government that is doing such evil things? WHERE is your conscience?
Muse Absolution album cover (a man staring up to the sky/camera, surrounded by shadows on the stony ground that are apparently cast by floating figures above)
A long list of shitty things Starmer's Labour have done or said about LGBT+ people. Please see link in the comments for full text.
A greetings card with a cartoon image of Catherine O’Hara as Moira Rose and the text “I love you bébé”
Tweet from Keir Starmer dated 4 February 2020: The selections for Labour candidates needs to be more democratic and we should end NEC impositions of candidates. Local Party members should select their candidates for every election.
A list of reasons why Starmer's Labour is the most anti-LGBT+ government since Thatcher. The list is so long it won't fit into Bluesky's alt text. A link has been provided in the thread.
Google search results showing three separate AOL.com articles, each with the identical snippet "South Park made its comedy bones parodying the excesses of woke culture. But during the second Trump term it has switched firmly to ..."
Clip from a Guardian article: Comedy, more than outrage, has often proved to be a better counter to political lunacy. South Park made its comedy bones parodying the excesses of woke culture.
Protest sign reading “Fuck The Guardian, you transphobic frauds”
Screenshot of a Twitter post from LGBT+ Labour from 25 November 2025. We welcome @wesstreeting’s announcement of a clinical trial into the efficacy and safety of puberty blockers for treating children with gender dysphoria. This serves as a vital step towards providing young trans people with good, timely, and evidence-led healthcare.
Screenshot of a tweet from LGBT+ Labour, dated 25 October: Our commiserations to @bphillipsonMP after a well-fought contest. Thank you for your engagement with us throughout the campaign, and we look forward to continuing to work together going forwards.
Penny Chapman (Sophie's mum) from Peep Show, stirring a big pot of delicious jam. The caption reads: Just some Rachel Reeves resignation jam.
Keira Knightley said that she was “not aware” of demands to boycott JK Rowling prior to joining the cast of the new audiobook versions of the Harry Potter series. Knightley was speaking to Decider to promote her new Netflix movie The Woman in Cabin 10 (in which she plays a Guardian reporter), and was asked if she knew that “some fans are calling for a Harry Potter boycott”. Knightley said: “I was not aware of that, no. I’m very sorry. You know, I think we’re all living in a period of time right now where we’re all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren’t we? And we’ve all got very different opinions.” She added: “I hope that we can all find respect.”
A sign at the Green Party conference reading: Sold out of oat milk. Soya, almond and dairy milks available.
A selfie at a crowded Flirt cafe in Bournemouth with Zack Polanski in the background
A stall with a trans flag and posters, including a sign reading “Trans people will not be legislated out of existence”
Photo of LGBT+ Labour chair Joe Dharampal-Hornby and Wes Streeting standing in front of an LGBT+ Labour banner, big grins plastered on their faces (though actually Streeting's is more of a grimace).
Screenshot post from the LGBT+ Labour X account, dated 8 September 2025. The text reads: Congratulations to LGBT+ Labour patron Olivia Bailey MP on her appointment as minister with responsibility for LGBT+ policy and legislation, including a ban on conversion practices. We look forward to working with her in her new role to deliver for all LGBT+ people.
A man in a baseball cap and sunglasses (me) holding leaflets reading “Starmer’s Labour: The Most Anti-LGBT+ Govt since Thatcher”. In the background is the Southampton Pride march, with several prominent placards reading “trans rights are human rights”.
Picture of a stack of A5 leaflets. The headline reads Starmer’s Labour: The Most Anti-LGBT+ Govt since Thatcher. Followed at the bottom by: We Deserve Better. Tell Your MP to Stand with LGBT+ People. Between the headlines is a long list of shitty things Labour have said and done in a smaller font that is not quite legible. See the next comment in the thread for a skeet with the full text.
Placard reading: Keir Starmer eat 💩 Wes Streeting eat 💩 Bridget Phillipson eat 💩
Labour: Ditched its longstanding pledge to demedicalise gender recognition for trans people before the 2024 election • And then abandoned even plans for watered-down reform • Made the Tories’ temporary ban on puberty blockers for trans children indefinite • Endorsed the flawed and discredited Cass Review • Refused to pass legislation to protect trans people’s gender recognition following the recent Supreme Court ruling • Introduced a new Section 28 for trans people • Banned trans women from standing for internal Women’s Officer posts • Oversaw the UK dropping to its lowest ever place in the ILGA-Europe rankings of LGBT+ rights in European countries • Has adopted covertly transphobic language (‘sex-based rights’, ‘transmen’, ‘transwomen’) in internal documentation • Took no action against Rosie Duffield even after years of vile social media posts targeting trans (and bi) people – including sharing a post denying Nazi persecution of trans people • Re-elected Duffield Women’s PLP Chair on International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2021 • Suspended the whip from Stonewall founder Michael Cashman for (rightly) criticising Duffield • Reappointed a ‘gender-critical’ bigot, Baroness Falkner, as Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission • Then tried to appoint ANOTHER ‘gender-critical’ figure, Mary-Ann Stephenson, as Falkner’s successor! • Suspended Lloyd Russell-Moyle, a gay MP and one of the most vocal pro-trans parliamentarians, on bogus charges shortly before the last election • Oversaw the introduction of new CPS guidelines that put trans people at risk of prosecution if they do not disclose their gender identity before having sex • Multiple Labour MPs attempted to dilute a motion at the Council of Europe condemning anti-LGBT+ hatred • Labour MPs abstained on backing trans rights in Scotland • Unlike other European countries, has not issued updated travel warnings for trans travellers to the US • Hosts anti-trans groups at its conferences
Ditched its longstanding pledge to demedicalise gender recognition for trans people before the 2024 election • And then abandoned even plans for watered-down reform • Made the Tories’ temporary ban on puberty blockers for trans children indefinite • Endorsed the flawed and discredited Cass Review • Refused to pass legislation to protect trans people’s gender recognition following the recent Supreme Court ruling • Banned trans women from standing for internal Women’s Officer posts • Oversaw the UK dropping to its lowest ever place in the ILGA-Europe rankings of LGBT+ rights in European countries • Has adopted covertly transphobic language (‘sex-based rights’, ‘transmen’, ‘transwomen’) in internal documentation • Took no action against Rosie Duffield even after years of vile social media posts targeting trans (and bi) people – including sharing a post denying Nazi persecution of trans people • Re-elected Duffield Women’s PLP Chair on International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2020 • Suspended the whip from Stonewall founder Michael Cashman for (rightly) criticising Duffield • Reappointed a ‘gender-critical’ bigot, Baroness Falkner, as Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission • Then tried to appoint ANOTHER ‘gender-critical’ figure, Mary-Ann Stephenson, as Falkner’s successor! • Suspended Lloyd Russell-Moyle, a gay MP and one of the most vocal pro-trans parliamentarians, on bogus charges shortly before the last election • Oversaw the introduction of new CPS guidelines that put trans people at risk of prosecution if they do not disclose their gender identity before having sex • Multiple Labour MPs attempted to dilute a motion at the Council of Europe condemning anti-LGBT+ hatred • Labour MPs abstained on backing trans rights in Scotland • Unlike other European countries, has not issued updated travel warnings for trans travellers to the US • Hosts anti-trans groups at its conferences
A picture showing a pack of the amusingly named "Mini Dickmann’s", a German chocolate-based snack.
Tackling LGBT+ Hate Crime As you may have seen, the government recently accepted Rachel Taylor MP's amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill which will introduce tougher sentences for hate crimes against LGBT+ people and Disabled people. This will bring legislation on crimes motivated by hate against LGBT+ and Disabled people into line with current sentencing guidance on crimes motivated by racial or religious hatred. We welcome this step from the government, demonstrating a commitment to tackling anti-LGBT+ hate and its consequences for our society. It is also a testament to the incredible work that Rachel and all of our LGBT+ patrons in parliament are doing to champion LGBT+ rights.
Screenshot of skeet by Deviants of Bluesky Yes. Having a court say the bleeding obvious- that people can't change sex, is "dAnGerOus" only to those who are either nefarious political shit stirrers or mentally unwell. Cope, freak.
I passed through the city centre on Pride day last year. I thought I would miss it but caught the tail end of it was it neared the end of the route. There was hardly a gay man or Lesbian in the parade. Instead I saw mostly allies, and then leather men, drag queens, dog fetishists and trans men in it. I got roped into walking with them when people I knew passed. I felt sick.
Many Germans, she told the Foreign Press Association on Monday, were ambivalent about it. “They have two hearts beating in one breast. They recognise on the one hand the need to relax the strict debt rules, but on the other, are irritated by the sheer scale of the monies which will be unleashed as a result.
Four-panel meme of Tobias and Lindsay from Arrested Development. Panel 1: Centrists always try to stop voters moving to right-wing parties by copying right-wing policies. Panel 2: Well, did it work for those people? Panel 3: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but … Panel 4: But it might work for us.
Four-panel meme of Tobias and Lindsay from Arrested Development. Panel 1: Centrists always try to stop voters moving to right-wing parties by copying right-wing policies. Panel 2: Well, did it work for those people? Panel 3: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but … Panel 4: But it might work for us.
Screenshot of Facebook post from Jo Stevens MP: The potential job losses at Cardiff University are deeply concerning and will come as a significant blow to affected University staff and their families, many of whom are my constituents. I hope sufficient voluntary redundancies can be achieved to avoid compulsory redundancies, and that support is provided to those impacted.
The Unknown from Netflix’s Dark
The notorious Tony and Cherry Blair Christmas card sitting on my dining table
The Anakin and Padme meme. Panel 1 (Anakin): Signed by LGBT+ Greens, Lib Dems and SNP Panel 2 (smiling Padme): And LGBT+ Labour, right? Panel 3: (Anakin says nothing) Panel 4 (alarmed Padme): And LGBT+ Labour, right?
Screenshot showing text from a parody abridged script: MONKEY ZACH BRAFF You saved me! Now I owe you a life debt, so if you need an annoying CGI sidekick uh oh Phantom Menace flashback PHANTOM MENACE FLASHBACK AAAAAHHHHHHH. JAMES FRANCO Sidekick? I don't know, the last time I hung out with a CGI monkey it didn't turn out so great for the human race. What do you have to contribute? MONKEY ZACH BRAFF Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I don't do a single thing in this movie that helps you, hinders you, or has any effect whatsoever on either the story or your character arc. JAMES FRANCO Can you at least provide comic relief? MONKEY ZACH BRAFF I'm not great at it. JAMES FRANCO Whatever, if nothing else you'll be a thing for me to talk at. Let's go.
“Then we stand”
The first of five images illustrating the lines of a poem. This one shows a woman sitting holding a small, shadowy figure on her lap. She speaks: “I sit with my grief. I mother it.”