Ashleigh Talbot 🏳️‍⚧️

@ashleigh.whatthetrans.com

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Trans, femme, co-founder of @whatthetrans.com, fighter of MS, wheelchair user, player of TTRPG's, Lego enthusiast, solarpunk, bassist, theremin player and Green. 💚 she/her.

A photograph of Pluto, taken from orbit. It is a snapshot of an article from the Independent and the text reads "Mystery molecule found on both Pluto and Saturn's moon leaves astronomers stumped"
A snippet of a document from the Conservative UK government in 2020 about reforms to the 2003 Gender Recognition Act that were then being considered. The subheading is "Everyone's rights must be protected." The text then reads: We know that people have concerns about the reforms of the GRA leading to the removal of single-sex services or women-only spaces. The following text is highlighted: "There is no reason why simplifying the process for obtaining a GRC should have an effect on these protected spaces and services which are covered separately under the Equality Act 2010"
A headshot selfie taken of a trans woman, she wears a black vest top and a trinity knot necklace. She is white with brown hair. Her glasses have thin black frames with a purple horn-rim on the outer edge of each lens.
A picture of a blue beer can. The top has been blown open from the inside.
Asked about new guidance on single sex spaces, Andy Burnham said: “I think the time has come to take the Supreme Court ruling and the guidance and implement it, but to do it in a way that protects those spaces but does not marginalise already marginalised communities, that's my view. "My mum and dad brought me up to live and let live. I think Britain needs to get back to a more 'live and let live' approach to life, not where we're constantly arguing with each other, being judgmental about each other. "Lets implement the guidance, but to do it in the fairest and most compassionate way possible." He said he thought Britain had done too much of rerunning arguments. "We've got to stop arguing with each other. We've got to start by finding some common ground and start pulling together," he added. Share
An image showing a successful rocket launch, that of Artemis II on April 1st 2026.
Two small printed zines on a white surface. One is titled 'the new avant-garde' and the second is 'We Resist', which is printed with a three-pointed symbol popular in the trans community on the cover. On top are two smaller stickers, both saying 'We Resist', one showing that same symbol and the second with the pink, blue and white of the trans flag.
A photo of Shabana Mahmood with the caption "Shabana Mahmood proposes AI 'Panopticon' system of state surveillance.'
A screenshot of the website of Sex Matters, a UK anti-trans group. It is the start of an article titled "The Levy review of adult gender services", under which is written "A wasted opportunity to rethink a failed treatment model." The overall joke being if an anti-trans group don't like it, then it's probably a good thing.
Text that reads: What should the party be called? We asked you to give us your ideas and now you can vote for your favourite from the shortlist: A) Your Party B) Our Party C) Popular Alliance D) For The Many
A black and white photograph of a blonde woman with shoulder-length hair, wearing a black dress with both shoulders exposed and a circular section over the chest with a pentagram made from black ribbon.
A text post, with a small image of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana towards the bottom. The text at the top reads: Mark Serwotka, at the heart of the creation of Your Party, makes a heartfelt plea for transphobia in the party. 'Everything should be on the table for discussion as we move forward, but a plea, this must be open, fraternal and comradely - no heresy hunting, no deplatforming, none of that intolerance that has driven so many people, particularly women campaigning for their sex-based rights, away from the existing left.' Then below the photo is a link to a Morning Star Online article titled "The stakes are too high to allow Your Party to fail through bad-faith politics"
Photo shows a woman in a black dress and dark makeup sat at a table. On the table are various trappings of witchcraft including candles, a dark cloth on which crystals are placed, a tarot deck, a dagger and a small circular wooden wheel showing the 8 sabbats of the year.
A list of 5 BBC articles from subsequent days about the Durham nurses. Each article is framed from the nurses point of view and seems to frame trans people's existence in the workplace as a problem. The articles have titles like "Nurse says trans colleague put her in 'panic mode'" and "Hospital 'prioritised' rights of transgender staff" and, most recently, "Hospital's trans policy inquiry 'failed' nurses." It demonstrates how the BBC has spent a whole week talking about the case from one point of view, keeping it in the public mind that trans people are unreasonable and scary.
Important Fact-Check on the BMA Image Going Around There's an image being shared claiming that the British Medical Association (BMA) condemned the recent UK Supreme Court ruling and the new EHRC guidance as "biologically nonsensical" and "scientifically illiterate." X At the moment, this statement is not real - the BMA has not officially published anything like it. (1/3) ami_foxx_ 1h (2/3) The image seems to have been shared out of hope for solidarity, but sadly it's too good to be true for now. However, real organisations have spoken out: The Good Law Project called the EHRC guidance "a political attack on trans people." Liberty said it "undermines" the Equality Act and increases harm. Stonewall described it as "a devastating rollback of rights." Christine Burns warned of a deliberate political erasure of trans people.
A trans woman sits facing the camera, her asymmetrical hair is short & brown on one side and long & pink on the other. She is wearing a purple cardigan over a black top, with a skirt full of stars, planets and nebulae. She has a microphone stand pointing to her mouth and she is making the classic bisexual finger guns pose.
A trans woman with an asymmetrical haircut. The right-hand side is short, the left hand side is chin-length and dyed pink.
A four-piece band onstage at Band on the Wall, Manchester. They are lit with purple lights and some of the crowd are between the camera and the stage.
A number of people are placing candles all around 'The Beacon of Hope' in Manchester, UK. The monument is a silver cylinder atop a three-sided base adorned with colored tiles. It is night time but the base is lit by the dozens of candles that have been left already.
A close up photo of inside a book, showing yellow text on a red background, which reads "A heart-warming journey brimming with peril, magic and a love of tea.
A rendition of Vincent van Gogh's painting The Starry Night done in Lego. It shows a sky of light blue and dark blue spiraling together with streaks of yellow and small spots for the stars. The moon is yellow on the upper right, above a small village which is dwarfed by a large cypress tree on the left.