Legal researcher, writer, journalist | Trans Rights Lead @ Good Law Project | PhD student @ University of Leeds Views my own. Not your lawyer; not legal advice. They/them hello@jessothomson.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtxw45ojxk2tStill mostly off. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxw45ojxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtwgt6i2xs2tA legend. https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/dolly-parton-tennessee-anti-trans-laws-1235462074/25 Aug 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwgt6i2xs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtql456kuk2bWill anyone acknowledge how revealing it is about the underpinnings of "gender critical" ideology that they're all coming out to bat for the self-described "race realist"?23 Aug 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtql456kuk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtlmczgpvk2sStill off. Hopefully back next week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlmczgpvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mthdmo63gs22Anyway. I am very glad that Test cricket resuming has summoned back the rain.19 Aug 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthdmo63gs22https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtgviarfwc2bI am off sick btw, have been since Monday eve.19 Aug 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgviarfwc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtcfn5rtss22We have written about how warnings about Dr Jason Arday's mental health were not heeded by the press. Coverage continued to escalate, even after his resignation. We are calling for a public inquiry. https://goodlaw.social/j0y217 Aug 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcfn5rtss22https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtce2mkxik2217 Aug 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtce2mkxik22https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtby3khbwc2rThis letter is now at nearly 90,000 signatures. Please add your name. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtby3khbwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mtby3khbwc2rThis letter is now at nearly 90,000 signatures. Please add your name. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtby3khbwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mt4xd5nuks2jWe are writing to the Prime Minister, and the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, calling for an immediate public inquiry into the British press, following the tragic death of Jason Arday. Sign here 👇 https://goodlaw.social/lbzr15 Aug 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4xd5nuks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mt2qsglhb227So the emergency alarm going off in the whole of the Oval all at once was pretty terrifying14 Aug 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2qsglhb227https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mt2a2ipx7c2cThat'll solve it [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2a2ipx7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mt27bcyjuk27I am a rape survivor. It is with this perspective that I insist criminal justice should never put the victim first. Addressing the needs of survivors like me should be separate to how the state exercises its power against individuals. My needs are simply not what matters in that latter equation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt27bcyjuk27https://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mt24bm4acs2mLib Dems threatening Binface with death [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt24bm4acs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3mpqocfhan22x🚨 WE NEED YOU 🚨 As a new Prime Minister comes into power, we want to show that an overwhelming number of people support trans people, and want the government to take serious action to protect their rights. Will you say you stand with trans people? And share with everyone you know? https://goodlaw.social/z07303 Jul 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqocfhan22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3msxfiztqgs2vIn contrast to the usual I did badly in my A Levels and am still successful posts... I did well in my A Levels. And from that position I can tell you that all of the most interesting things I have learned in life, my greatest successes, and biggest opportunities, have happened outside exams.13 Aug 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxfiztqgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3msxfab6h322vI was pretty good at school, went to a good university, and I am strongly of the belief that exams exclusively test whether a student is good at exams. Which is not itself a desirable skill. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxfab6h322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3msxbythxdc2vWas very cool13 Aug 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxbythxdc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3msuqy5ibis2mIf you're going to burn anything make it the inside of your phone camera, which can be replaced, instead of your eyes, which cannot. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuqy5ibis2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3msuoxlltrk2mEvery time someone says nonbinary people are valid, a fairy dies.12 Aug 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuoxlltrk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3msqdkdyygs2aThousands of people, led by queer campaigners, complained to GB News about its hateful conflation of LGBTQ+ people with paedophiles. Good Law Project sent in a detailed complaint. Now Ofcom are launching an investigation 👇 https://goodlaw.social/a1f3b010 Aug 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqdkdyygs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jessothomson.co.uk/post/3msq67zcc322zSuper interesting to see this data. I have always felt odd because I found out I was intersex so late. But it's actually quite a significant number who are only diagnosed in adulthood (3 in 10). [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:ey34srw7uoex672gmwebcnav/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq67zcc322z