Natacha

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Dr Natacha Kennedy 🏳️‍⚧️ Sociologist/Agnotologist, anti-Brexit. She/her. Opinions expressed here are my own. Block Early Block Often 🇵🇸 Publications: https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/NatachaKennedy Thomas Mann: “Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”

Gina @ginamartinuk I brought the "upskirting law" into affect in 2019. Jul 20 Le'ts talk about that image JK Rowling shared. She did this to humiliate artist Freda Wallace. That is a specific motivation we included in the Voyeurism Act. We fought for, and included it "specifically* because... Jul 20, 2026 • 6:44 AM UTC • 248 - 1,041 * 8,308 l 244,604 Gina @ginamartinuk Jul 20 men often upskirt women (it is overwhelmingly men) to "punish" them for their bodies, clothing and for being a woman, by humiliating them. That's called misogyny and it's what we're witnessing Joanne do here: transmisogyny. It goes like this: • 17 7 71 ° 2,602 ml 42,220 Gina @ginamartinuk Jul 20 1. Target someone you dehumanise 2. Assert power with demand (Joanne wanted to debate Freda, for me a man wanted a "yes to his advances) 3. If they refuse, punish them by capturing a "humiliating" image of their body 4. Share it to exert power and humiliate Exact same logic. • 10 c) 73 V2,306 hi 39,341
Electricity bills will be reduced by an average of £45 a year from October, after Andy Burnham announced the government would remove VAT from them.
The Code says so. The EHRC itself states: 'The Code does not impose legal obligations. Nor is it an authoritative statement of the law: only the courts and tribunals can provide such authority' (EHRC, 2026, para. 1.6). The Code is guidance. It is not primary legislation.
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Are you having fanatical thoughts about other people's crotches? Has hating a minority group become your entire personality? Do you obsess over other people's toilet use? If so, you could be a danger to others - it's time to seek help. Contact our team: youneedhelp@leavetranspeoplealone.com
The Code says so. The EHRC itself states: 'The Code does not impose legal obligations. Nor is it an authoritative statement of the law: only the courts and tribunals can provide such authority' (EHRC, 2026, para. 1.6). The Code is guidance. It is not primary legislation.
Burnham unveils his first cabinet team After entering No 10, the new PM has picked his top team - here are the key appointments JOHN HEALEY ED MILIBAND SHABANA MAHMOOD WES STREETING ANGELA RAYNER Chancellor Foreign Secretary Home Secretary Defence Secretary Housing Secretary LUCY POWELL Education Secretary YVETTE COOPER Health Secretary ©jean.poet ECHO* PAT JONATHAN MCFADDEN REYNOLDS ce Pensions Business Secretary LOUISE HAIGH Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster GO00000* TEAM ISRAEL! *AWAY
Open Message to The Socialist Workers Party We, the team at London Trans+ Pride, are sharing this open statement as The Socialist Workers Party have failed to respond to our direct messages. We have contacted them many times, over many months and in several ways, to communicate the following message, however we've had no response. After many years of being on the receiving end of a very difficult and ostile organising style, we are asking The Socialist Workers Party to not attend London's Trans+ Pride 2026 or have any presence at our march. Last year, the SWP interacted with our team members in a way that was disruptive, disrespectful and LONDON dehumanising. TRANS+
Gina @ginamartinuk I brought the "upskirting law" into affect in 2019. ... Le'ts talk about that image JK Rowling shared. She did this to humiliate artist Freda Wallace. That is a specific motivation we included in the Voyeurism Act. We fought for, and included it *specifically* because... 6:44 • 20 Jul 2026 • 229.6k Views
REVISED AND UPDATED SHE SPEAKS WOMEN'S SPEECHES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, FROM PANKHURST TO THUNBERG YVETTE COOPER
1. Undo the transphobic Supreme Court misjudgement, 2. Remove the transphobic schools guidance, 3. End the puberty-blocker & gender-affirming care ban for young people.
POLITICS EXCLUSIVE Liz Truss: I'm not ruling out a UK comeback Britain's shortest serving PM helped bring US-style right-wing conference to London July 17, 2026 5:34 pm (Updated 6:03 pm) • 5 min read REH Liz Tru
Staying within the law, he said, teachers should still be prepared to push back. "It's going to be important to rebel. It's going to be important to speak out and say what's unworkable in your school. Unworkable is one thing. More important than unworkable is the dignity of trans and non-binary students. As a teacher or a head teacher, it is your first duty to make sure you're protecting the safety and security of the people you're looking after."
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Elon Musk @elonmusk Follow ... The obvious reality is that giving rage-inducing hormones to mentally unstable people will cause a major increase in murder. Statistically, trans and trans-driven (eg Charlie Kirk's killer) homicide rates are more than triple that of the general population. 4:24 PM • Jul 19, 2026 • 75.6K Views
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J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling The gay rights movement is currently host to a cannibalising ideology that blames and shames homosexuals for not sleeping with members of the opposite sex. Amnesty International is on the side of the persecutors. Gethin Chamberlain @newsandpics Amnesty International is accusing lesbians and gay men of transphobia' in its LGBTQI+ Rights teaching materials available for use in schools. LGBTQI+ RIGHTS 21h 23h HUMAN RIGHT I AM WHO I SAY I AM An activity pack for teachers for children and young people AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 争 448 172,181 13,670 Il 723,493
"All people and all places, public and private sectors, in a new sense of unity and common cause. That's my mission as your new leader, to bring back hope.
THE BOOKSELLER Out 8th Oct! nosy crow Home > Spotlight › Features LGBTQ+ authors see school visits cancelled after 'complaints from parents' FEATURES JUL 16, 2026 BY MATILDA BATTERSBY Kristina Rahim © Jo Mieszkowski
Reform UK faced criticism after their Greater Manchester mayoral candidate, Sian Astley, falsely claimed Andy Burnham had not built any social housing during his nine years as mayor. Official government data contradicted the claim, revealing that 18,433 affordable and social homes were completed across Greater Manchester between 2017 and 2025, including 2,368 homes designated specifically for social rent. The Independent +1
Antoniazzi, Tonia Labour 14 July 2026 Gower * Primary > Gilbert, Tracy Labour 14 July 2026 Edinburgh North and Leith Smith, David Labour 14 July 2026 North Northumberland ＞ Sullivan, Kirsteen Labour 14 July 2026 Bathgate and Linlithgow ＞ Glindon, Mary Labour 15 July 2026 Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Shannon, Jim Democratic Unionist Party 16 July 2026 Strangford
BRITISH PASS. BRITISH PASSPORT BRITISH PA Home Office British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy Lisa O'Carroll Thu 16 Jul 2026 07.00 BST < Share G Prefer the Guardian on Google A British girl was prevented from returning to her school in the UK for six weeks after a trip to see her grandmother in Italy because of the Home Office's new rule requiring dual British nationals to have a British passport to get back into the country.
09.59 BST Making Shabana Mahmood chancellor shows Burnham 'subservient to City' bankers, Green leader Zack Polanski says Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, says reports saying Shabana Mahmood is now set to be Andy Burnham's chancellor have shown he would be "subservient to the City". Polanski posted this on social media this morning. 11 We don't know what the cabinet will be yet, but the mood music is ominous. A Labour Party subservient to the City of London and harking back to the Blair years would be catastrophic for this country. People simply won't stand for Rip Off Britain any more. And he posted this on a tweet that also included a picture of today's Financial Times splash. 14 "City relieved" = Burnham's government won't challenge the power of the bankers, or tax their wealth. Who is choosing our politicians - the people or the banking sector?
The Labour Party O 12h • COME ON ENGLAND!!! - ... We've won 22 out of 29 matches since I've been Prime Minister. We've got to get that to 24 over 31, which means we will win on Sunday. And of course ... it's only under Labour Governments that we win at the World Cup. noted by Hollie Ridley on behalf of the la SET OSS
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J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling X.com Should any of the women's organisations targeted by @AmnestyUK's recent'anti-rights' blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women's Fund. jkrwf.org VOICES Trans Widows' Voices. @transwidows • 3h Whilst I understand the detriment to Beira's Place is real, and focussing on @jk_rowling get clicks it's a shame that mainstream press coverage of the Amnesty debacle is not also focussing on us smaller groups listed who do not have the same power or influence to defend ourselves 21:03 • 13/07/2026 • 30K Views 40 L\ 214 884 10
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling X.com Should any of the women's organisations targeted by @AmnestyUK's recent'anti-rights' blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women's Fund. jkrwf.org VOICES Trans Widows' Voices. @transwidows • 3h Whilst I understand the detriment to Beira's Place is real, and focussing on @jk_rowling get clicks it's a shame that mainstream press coverage of the Amnesty debacle is not also focussing on us smaller groups listed who do not have the same power or influence to defend ourselves 21:03 • 13/07/2026 • 30K Views 40 L\ 214 884 10
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling X.com Should any of the women's organisations targeted by @AmnestyUK's recent'anti-rights' blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women's Fund. jkrwf.org VOICES Trans Widows' Voices. @transwidows • 3h Whilst I understand the detriment to Beira's Place is real, and focussing on @jk_rowling get clicks it's a shame that mainstream press coverage of the Amnesty debacle is not also focussing on us smaller groups listed who do not have the same power or influence to defend ourselves 21:03 • 13/07/2026 • 30K Views 40 L\ 214 884 10
Georgia After months of public pressure, protests and legal action, the Georgian Ministry of Justice announced it would end the humiliating practice of fully stripping detainees during body searches. The decision followed a lawsuit from the Public Defender in February, a report from Amnesty International condemning the practice as degrading and unlawful, as well as a video featuring Georgian artist and activist Kristina Botkoveli, who was subjected to a forced strip search, harassment, and threats after participating in protests.
MASTiA $ PONISTÍA ADIÓS © Tomas Ramirez Labrousse / Amnistía Internacional Argentina Girls and women support the right to abortion in Argentina. Argentina An Argentine private health insurer was fined over $4,000 USD for denying a legal abortion to a woman whose pregnancy posed serious health risks — a clear violation of the country's reproductive rights law. Amnesty International Argentina provided legal advice and stressed that rulings like this reinforce the need to guarantee access to legal abortion as a right, not an exception subject to individual or institutional discretion.
Sierra Leone Hawa Hunt, a reality TV star, was freed from detention on 4 March and cleared of all the cybercrime related charges against her. She was arrested on live television in December 2024 and charged with insulting the President and First Lady in a social media video. Amnesty International called on authorities to release her and to ensure her rights were upheld. Her daughter Alicia said: "In one of the very few phone calls I was able to have with my mother as she was in jail, I told her how Amnesty International spoke up for her. She and our whole family were very touched by the support. We believe it played a very key role in her being released."
Latin America In a landmark ruling for women's rights in Latin America, a Brazilian court convicted actor Juan Darthés of sexual violence against Argentine actress Thelma Fardin, who accused him in 2018 of abusing her when she was 16. Amnesty provided support for transport related costs, and psychosocial support for Thelma throughout her case. The sentence sets an important precedent for sexual violence cases in the region. After a five-year legal battle across three countries, Thelma stated: "Today I can look my 16-year-old self in the eye and say we did it."
Algeria Thanks to sustained advocacy work from Amnesty International Algeria and several national women's rights organizations, Algeria's president Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced a series of concrete measures to combat violence against women - moving from commitment to action. The Ministry of Solidarity has since launched a national toll-free helpline, available 24/7 across the country, enabling victims to report abuse, be referred to appropriate support services, and receive emergency assistance when in danger. It is already proving effective. A Guide for Women Victims of Violence has been published in Arabic and English and is currently being distributed nationwide. New legal measures, including the possibility of issuing an immediate restraining order against perpetrators of violence, have also been announced.
Cameroon Dorgelesse Nguessan was released on 16 January after spending more than four years in prison for participating in a protest. The hairdresser and single mother had never been politically active yet joined a protest after growing concerned about the high cost of living. She was charged with insurrection, tried by a military court and sentenced to five years in prison on 7 December 2021. I thank those who directly or indirectly work for your organization and contributed to my release. Dorgelesse Nguessan Dorgelesse was part of Amnesty International's 2022 Write for Rights campaign, where thousands of supporters called for her release. Amnesty also provided short-term relief support to assist Dorgelesse and her family through the difficult moments of her detention. On 16 January, • Court of Appeal reduced her sentence.
In 2023, Amnesty International released a report on the Taliban's war on women. Following its findings, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor filed a request for arrest warrants against the Taliban's Supreme Leader and their Chief Justice, citing crimes against humanity. The request charged the Taliban's Supreme Leader and their Chief Justice for gender persecution against women, girls, and LGBTI people since their return to power in August 2021. These are the first public arrest warrants sought by the ICC in Afghanistan since the country became a member of the court in 2003.
Immigration and asylum Burnham expected to vote in favour of Mahmood's asylum system changes 3h ago
The Code is guidance, not law. It does not create new legal duties. It sets out the EHRC's interpretation of how the law should be applied following the ruling. Once in force, courts and tribunals must take it into account, but it is not itself the law. Organisations are not required to exclude you. The legal exceptions that may, in limited circumstances, permit exclusion are discretionary, not mandatory. The Code itself recognises that the use of exceptions is a matter of choice, not obligation. An inclusive approach is not, by that fact alone, unlawful.
MAY 2026 RIGHTS IN FOCUS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Like a snowball: the growth and impact of the gender critical movement in the UK Executive Summary At a time when human rights protections are being weakened across the board, a movement against the rights of women and LGBTI people is growing in the UK. In recent years governments have passed laws that greatly limit the right to protest and introduced draconian immigration and asylum rules. Since 2010, cuts to social security and reduced funding for public services have worsened poverty and made living conditions harder. Amnesty International UK has spoken out against repeated attempts to scrap the Human Rights Act and against calls from some politicians to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights. In July 2025, Amnesty International UK released a study of 65 anti-rights groups in the UK, 32 of which spent £106 million from 2019 to 2023, a rise of more than a third. The study showed that the biggest spenders are UK branches of US groups, like Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF UK), whose spending grew by 258% between 2019 and 20244. The ADF played a pivotal role in overturning Roe v Wade in the US 1
Speaking to QueerAF Dr Natacha Kennedy, lecturer in Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London said "The government's new schools guidance is not about protecting trans children, it institutionalises the practices that research shows causes them harm. In my view the government's schools guidance constitutes a form of 'Ambient Conversion Therapy' by embedding systemic pressures that will undermine trans children's identities and wellbeing 24/7. It will increase minority stress and make their lives much harder."
NI Authorised cess c Burnham 'Apologises' for Labour's Gaza Policy but Won't Call It a Genocide He prefers the term 'military action'. Photo: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters
(Section 13:59): "Trans people should normally be treated according to their acquired gender, unless there are strong reasons to the contrary." AND "The denial of a service to a transsexual person should only occur in exceptional circumstances" (Section 13:60).
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George Cottrell referred to Nigel Farage as 'daddy', says ex-Reform candidate 15h ago
Andy Burnham apologises for Labour's stance on Gaza and says it 'didn't get it right' 4h ago
But Mr Burnham stopped short of demands to call the attacks on Gaza a "genocide".
(Section 13:59): "Trans people should normally be treated according to their acquired gender, unless there are strong reasons to the contrary." AND "The denial of a service to a transsexual person should only occur in exceptional circumstances" (Section 13:60).
(Section 13:59): "Trans people should normally be treated according to their acquired gender, unless there are strong reasons to the contrary." AND "The denial of a service to a transsexual person should only occur in exceptional circumstances" (Section 13:60).
5.16 Figure 16 from the Norwegian national gender clinic demonstrates the divergence of the birth-registered male/female curves, and a transient fall off during the Covid-19 pandemic (Anne Waehre, personal communication, 2023). Figure 16: Referrals to the National Gender Clinic for children and young people in Norway 200,0 Biological gender -Girl — Boy 150,0 100,0 50,0 0,0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Year Source: Anne Wæhre, personal communication, 2023