Interesting Links for 18-04-2025

[andrewducker]

1. How do we combat Reform and outmanoeuvre the insurgent right-wing revolters?

(tags:politics uk viaFrancescaElston)

2. Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss

(tags:weight fat epigenetics )

3. Reminder that the head of the UK equalities watchdog is a transphobe who bullied 40% of her LGBT staff out.

(tags:lgbt bullying equality uk OhForFucksSake transgender bigotry )

4. Employment lawyer answers questions about Supreme Court ruling on trans women and single-sex spaces

(tags:gender UK law transgender LGBT )

Comments

[mountainkiss]

Oy. Where is the viafrancescaelston tag?

[andrewducker]

Apologies! I blame my lack of sleep!

[mountainkiss]

Seems reasonable.

[andrewducker]

Fixed now!

[mountainkiss]

Splendid!

[channelpenguin]

"If they exclude trans women from a female space, that would currently be permissible under the law. If they exclude trans males, then potentially that would not be permissible."

Peak bonkers. The whole thing is.

I think mixed changing and toilet facilities as the norm is he only sensible answer, but I'm aware it's not the most popular opinion.

But then I live in a part of Germany where naturist beaches and mixed naked saunas have been the tradition for a long time. Though sadly, the influence of the West after unification means it seems that fewer younger people are carrying this on. :-(

[bens_dad]

Our new (in 2000) office had pairs of single toilets dotted around the buildings. Initially these were all unisex, After a while some pairs became a male and a female, probably because British men don't have the German habit of sitting down to pee.

[channelpenguin]

Ah yes. Germany is very civilised that way.

2 Adipose epigenetic memory

[agoodwinsmith]

Oh geez - is anybody really surprised?

That was an excruciatingly detailed report of the study, and I haven't made it through all of it yet. One of the things I wondered was whether any cells arrive fresh out of the womb primed for obesity.

Re: 2 Adipose epigenetic memory

[andrewducker]

A fascinating thought!