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This is not a drill!

jane fae
9 min readFeb 8, 2022
Adapted from the Bayeux Tapestry, detail allegedly showing Harold hit by an arrow: Public Domain

Very soon, the UK trans community will find out what new viciousness the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has in store for us. We might see an announcement as early as this week.

Already this is causing real fear within the trans community, and not entirely without reason. How bad can it get? And how should you respond?

Most days i am a dedicated glass-full-person. Bad things happen. But always look on the bright side. That is my mantra and it has, for the most part, stood me in good stead. This week, however, the UK trans community is staring down the barrel of a loaded gun.

It is clear from recent press revelations that the EHRC Commissioners have been infiltrated, substituted by a government whose only interest in Equality and Human Rights is whether it can be weaponised as part of the culture war. And it has paid dividends.

“[…] the EHRC Commissioners have been infiltrated, substituted by a government whose only interest in Equality and Human Rights is whether it can be weaponised as part of the culture war.”

When the government set up a whitewash inquiry designed to question the very existence of institutional racism in the UK…

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jane fae
jane fae

Written by jane fae

Feminist, writer, campaigner on political and sexual liberty who also knows a bit about IT, the law and policing. Not entirely serious…

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