Synthetic biologist Biosafety and biosecurity enthusiast She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mijtz3zuzs2qI *love* women's sport And I am forever grateful for the parts of women's sports that love me back02 Apr 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijtz3zuzs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mi2ehqhpkc2rAnyways, solidarity with the trans community in India. You all deserve so much better 💔27 Mar 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ehqhpkc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mhxtvbjhk22gI am not even all that worried about professional trans athletes with regards to the SRY-gene-based ban from the Olympics. I worry about all the many intersex/DSD women who are caught up in this. Historically, invasive sex tests based on genetics have led to suicides26 Mar 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxtvbjhk22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mhxspqabes2dWith today's IOC decision to test based on presence of SRY genes in female athletes, it's worth revisiting this article about the researcher who discovered the SRY gene. Despite claiming otherwise, this ban in unscientific and intrusive [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxspqabes2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mhxs4ktn6224Also, we are back to regular #transphobiathursdays scheduling now it seems. Last year, it was practically a new ban every thursday (including the FA ban on trans-inclussion in women's football. Note also the timing right before Trans Day of Visibility [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxs4ktn6224https://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mhxrxjy3ic24I'm not terribly surprised, yet dumbfounded by this decision to do a universal IOC ban on trans women in women's sports, especially given olympic sports as of late has included sports such as breakdancing 🤦🏻‍♀️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxrxjy3ic24https://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mhvjzdjhn22aAbsolute cowardice from Lib Dems, refusing to have banners up supporting transgender people in the event that anti-trans people will harass party members on social media. First of all, why is nothing done to curb this toxic online envious created by these transphobes? [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvjzdjhn22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mgziasbaak2oConstant companions is such a nice tool for introducing the concept of plurality to someone who is questioning... My friend has recently come to terms with the fact she might be plural, so I showed her the album, and IMMEDIATELY she was like "woah, that's me!" #plurality #jamiePaige14 Mar 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgziasbaak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mgakrwyr3c22Why must we have an HMPO that is so utterly incompetent? My friend got her change of name for her passport denied on her passport, despite using her years old unenrolled deed poll as documentation, on the grounds that the deed poll wasn't formatted right. Yet, this is HMPOs own guidance:04 Mar 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgakrwyr3c22https://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3mbqzsqxwes23I cannot believe it, Grok is being used to make real-time fake revenge porn against women on twitter as a misogynistic means to silence them, and this is the tepid response from UK regulators... [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jan 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqzsqxwes23https://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3m44kh2eidc2mThe road to hell is paved with "legitimate concerns" [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2025 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44kh2eidc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/georgiehs.bsky.social/post/3lysbp3iinc2kOur democracies rely on the idea that we all share the same reality, but the increasing disinformation in the mainstream media is a serious threat to the very concept of objective truth. In trying to gain clicks by being first on their news stories, legacy media are neglecting their responsibilities [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:o2bfmqg3dkn32szp7glph5nw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysbp3iinc2k