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🧵1/2 "A Brussels court has ruled in favor of a 51-year-old transgender woman in her dispute with the UCI, Le Soir reports. The transgender woman was previously banned from women's races but is now allowed to compete again. The judge ruled that the exclusion was unjustified.
The UCI had refused to renew her license in the "Women's Elite" category because she did not meet specific requirements for transgender participants. According to the court, these rules are discriminatory, as cisgender women are not required to meet these requirements
While protecting women's competitions is a legitimate goal in itself, the judge finds the UCI's measures disproportionate. According to the ruling, there is a lack of convincing scientific evidence that the current rules are necessary."
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Belgische rechtbank steunt transgendervrouw tegen UCI-uitsluiting
De rechtbank van Brussel oordeelt dat UCI-transgenderregels discriminerend zijn. Lees hoe deze uitspraak vrouwenwedstrijden kan veranderen. Meer weten? Klik hier!Jeen de Jong (Wielerflits)
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Wow, what a weird take! You mean courts can look at...actual science? And make decisions based on that, rather than fearmongering and bullshit?
Huh. Will wonders never cease?
Belgium is extremely trans friendly from memory. Eventually the cracks or lack of due diligence (or both) will emerge in the pseudo science used to ban trans folk from sport, it's just time.
At some point in the last 4 months since starting ADHD meds the state I regard as normal has swapped over.
I’m currently in the post medicated state and I feel like some confused scared shadow of a person terrified of her own emotions which she doesn’t understand and bemused by the world.
This used to be who I was all the time.
That’s a lot to come to terms with.
If you’re a UK resident and/or a UK citizen, please make sure you sign this petition. It’s at almost 80k signatures and it’s got 3 weeks left to get to 100k.
‘Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services’
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Petition: Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services
Introduce a law to legally protect the right of those aged 18 and over to transition using NHS services.Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
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Racing Thoughts In ADHD & How To Calm Them
Imagine your mind is like a web browser with dozens of tabs open, all playing videos or music at the same time. For many people with ADHD, this is what everyday thinking feels like.Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc (Simply Psychology)
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Me? I don't know how up you are on things ooop North.... I could talk about my wonderful partner @psotle , our travels and adventures, finding a job that feels *right*, we had a second cat for a few months...
I'll settle for life is good, I'm in a good place and really exciting adventure to come later this year ☺️
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If you're a non-trans woman in UK, who doesn't think banning trans ppl from toilets helps with *any* of the issues currently facing women (e.g. attempts to prosecute women who have had miscarriages for suspected illegal abortions) you might want to read and sign this petition:
Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?NION Women (Change.org)
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I honestly did not expect starting ADHD meds to result in me seriously considering almost completely giving up alcohol.
Almost seems a shame. Whatever. Gotta move on.
@Alexa Devreux-Swift I was mostly using it to relax.
But it’s kinda crap at that compared to amphetamine.
So, bit of a problem and it’s a nice problem to have, but still a problem.
The ADHD meds are working better than I’d dared hope.
I’m almost functionally neurotypical on them.
I have no neurotypical socialisation though. I’m a neurodiverse person cosplaying but not masking. Ok. Bit odd. Whatever.
Pretty much all of my friends are neurodiverse.
This appears to be fine amongst the ones who are ADHD and medicated.
The ones who aren’t though; I really need to stop making eye contact because I think I’m freaking them out.
Sorry everyone x
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I honestly never dreamed my life would go in the direction of having to manage the duality of being a functional adult who can do adult things in the daytime and is sensible and all that stuff, and a chaos goblin by the evening.
The transition I saw coming from a long time before, if I’m being honest. But while neurodivergence was always obvious to anyone who met me, finally getting the actual answer and following it through to Planet Amphetamine and all that implies has blindsided me a bit.
These drugs are very very weird to be on.
But they may have saved my life.
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Lola Young - Messy (Official Video)
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Having my first day off Elvanse.
Plan is all about self care. Avoid stressful stuff. If there is ANY hint of pushback against anything that needs doing, then I will make it a problem for future Sarah.
I feel like there’s a lot of reverse ableism with people telling me that the REAL problem with ADHD is that I am “traumatised” by a world that isn’t adapted to my needs and that were it not for this “trauma”, I would be able to function just fine.
If it’s trauma, why does a single pill that raises my dopamine levels switch it off like a light switch and turn me into an emotionally stable adult with executive function?
I had a shower and thought more (as you do) and maybe it's just the usual problem of people projecting their own problems. Also medication only works for about 70% of people with ADHD and not everyone has the glorious epiphany you have (congrats tho!)
Also I wonder, like in my case, my DMN is rather strong and annoying... Combined with high empathy (confirmed medically kinda now due to the stupid ASD screening) it's a rather hard-mode life for me.
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One thing I did NOT expect from ADHD meds: much easier to put my contact lenses in.
I guess my eyes are no longer darting about all over the place.
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That's more than a third of the E in that picture.
And none of that bottle came from a pharmacy of any kind 😉
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