🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

British Medical Association: gender affirming care is best for trans people and exclusion of trans people is harmful Some random children’s author: I disagree UK government: WHICH OF THESE TWO DO WE LISTEN TO

Why are politicians talking about nonsense like toilets and who should play Glastonbury. Please just build some affordable homes and nationalise water, we are so tired

Today the King called his cancer diagnosis “frightening” and “daunting” with sympathy flooding the front pages. But I also want to see this headline: 23,000 people with cancer face losing PIP daily living support under new rules. That’s 33% of claimants. Where’s their compassion?

DWP contacts you: “You have 2 weeks to reply with this mountain of info or you lose everything” You contact DWP: “Sorry it’ll be 9 months”

I’m not going to reshare the video of the woman filmed in the train station without her consent but I can categorically say that I would be much happier sharing a space with a trans woman than a t*rf who is going to film me if I don’t meet their femininity standards.

What’s one piece of chronic illness advice that actually made a difference for you? Something real, not just ‘drink more water’?

Semi-regular update on how many jobs there actually are for disabled people in the UK, according to DWP Find a Job All Jobs: 102,887 Fully Remote: 807 Of which are disability confident: 127 Of which are part time: 10 TEN JOBS IN THE WHOLE OF THE UK

I'm the only trans person working in the MSP block as far as I know. There can't be more than a few others working in the entire building. Wow guys, you really secured women's rights here! See you in the women's toilets I guess.

Question for anyone who made an active effort to regulate their (very dysregulated) nervous system over a long period of time and was successful: Looking back, what’s something you did or didn’t do that slowed down or hindered your progress to regulate?

Your password must contain two characters who talk to each other about something other than a man

One month ago, the Supreme Court made a ruling that rolled back trans rights in the UK. It made this decision without listening to a single trans voice. Today, we’re bringing those voices somewhere they can't miss them 🏳️‍⚧️

The autistic experience of being wrongly accused of doing something wrong, when in fact you were just logically applying the same rules to yourself that others were applying. But you didn't know were not equal to others, so you weren't allowed to apply the same rules.

one time i texted my (now deceased) best friend of 8 years and asked her to show me her handwriting because i’d never seen it and i’m so lucky i did because i have it on my arm 🩷

We've published our full response to the proposed changes to sickness and disability benefits: 1. This is the biggest cut to sickness and disability benefits in a generation. It will push 50,000 children into poverty, and reduce living standards for many more.

i recently quit my job, & for my time in between jobs i really want to prioritize ~healing from burnout~. i've been working multiple jobs for the last 7 years & have basically forgotten how to relax. if you've successfully reset from this kind of burnout, how did you do it?

I moved to Ireland. All the stop signs in my town have these stickers. Half of my neighbors fly Palestine flags. It's nice. What's new with you?

Folks… I’m so sorry, but I’ve decided to give up my legal case against my former employer, the one who harassed me and illegally fired me for being disabled, effectively destroying my academic career in the process. Why? Because it’s been almost four years. Because this system

Chronic illness forces you to become fluent in disappointment. Disappointed in our bodies Disappointed in the medical system. But worst of all, disappointed with the people you thought would always be there for you, especially family.

Catharsis culture thrives on the idea that expression equals resolution. It valorises rawness and vulnerability, rewarding those willing to expose their wounds with likes, follows, publishing deals, and speaking gigs. But this culture does not always concern itself with the

What actually happens at a PIP assessment? I had mine 2 days ago, and I'm going to talk you through the experience (with gifs!). A thread.🧵