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This might be old news now but thought it worth sharing:
Most people think like this.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXuSUjXjKn8/?igsh=MXZ3bzdhdG4yd3A4bg==

I’m hoping for a massive anticlimax today. I’m hoping the EHRCguidelines are released by the government and they are sensible.

I am hoping, but expect one of two other outcomes. 1. The guidelines are awful and SM and the GCs exaggerate them further, or 2. they are not released—again.

As I have said before, I am feeling powerless, yet compelled to action by the relentless attacks on trans people. One thing I can do is write to my MP. Here is my latest letter. Please also write to your MP with a variation of this:

Dear MP

I am writing in response to recent comments by Kemi Badenoch comparing a London antisemitic hate crime to Germany in 1933.

If such a comparison is to be made, it must be made in full. The events of 1933 did not affect only one group. Jewish people, transgender people, and other minorities were all targeted as part of a broader project to exclude, erase, and ultimately destroy those deemed undesirable.

This history is not abstract. The destruction of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft—and the burning of its library under the direction of Magnus Hirschfeld’s persecutors—stands as a stark reminder that transgender and gender-diverse people were among the earliest targets of Nazi repression. That act was not incidental; it was part of a deliberate attempt to erase knowledge, identity, and community.

Today, many people are increasingly concerned about rhetoric and policies that appear to marginalise transgender people and other minorities, excluding them from public life and legitimising hostility towards them. When parallels to 1933 are invoked, these connections cannot be ignored.

I am therefore asking you to take action by raising this with Ms Badenoch directly. Specifically, I ask that you:
• Remind her of the full historical context of 1933, including the persecution of transgender people alongside Jewish people and others;
• Encourage her to acknowledge these parallels publicly;
• Seek a response from her recognising the risks posed by current rhetoric and the importance of protecting all minorities from persecution.

This is not about diminishing the seriousness of antisemitism—quite the opposite. It is about recognising that history shows how quickly hatred can expand when it is normalised, and how vital it is to stand firmly against it in all its forms.

I would appreciate your response outlining what steps you are willing to take on this matter.

Best regards,

Context- since I disclosed my transition over a decade ago, my mum (89) has tried to be accepting, but has imposed a strict dress code on me (62) when visiting her. No dresses or skirts. You probably don’t need to imagine how that feels. I had to comply with my mother’s wishes.

So today when I visited her, she offered me one of her skirts that she says is too long for her now. That in itself was very affirming, but then when she suggested I wear it to a family barbecue at her house, I burst into tears. This was the last place where I couldn’t fully be myself. Now I can.

When I took her out to lunch, the staff at the Harvester, despite me not wearing any makeup, treated me just like any other woman. Maybe that last bit of acceptance from my mother changed something visible in my confidence? It felt amazing.

Context- since I disclosed my transition over a decade ago, my mum (89) has tried to be accepting, but has imposed a strict dress code on me (62) when visiting her. No dresses or skirts. You probably don’t need to imagine how that feels. I had to comply with my mother’s wishes.

So today when I visited her, she offered me one of her skirts that she says is too long for her now. That in itself was very affirming, but then when she suggested I wear it to a family barbecue at her house, I burst into tears. This was the last place where I couldn’t fully be myself. Now I can.

When I took her out to lunch, the staff at the Harvester, despite me not wearing any makeup, treated me just like any other woman. Maybe that last bit of acceptance from my mother changed something visible in my confidence? It felt amazing.