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LGBT+ History Month UK @lgbthm.bsky.social · 7d

King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT armed forces veterans

Monument honours those whose careers were cut short by the ‘gay ban’ in place from 1967 to 2000

www.theguardian.com

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LGBT+ History Month UK @lgbthm.bsky.social · 8d

King to attend dedication of UK’s first memorial for LGBT armed forces personnel

The memorial depicts a crumpled letter made of bronze, formed of words from evidence of people impacted by the military’s former ‘gay ban’.

www.independent.co.uk

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 12d

The report reveals a troubling link between offline attacks and online erasure. Read 👉 buff.ly/qTWOkKN #GCNnews

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junkopoole.bsky.social @junkopoole.bsky.social · 16d

It is Gender-Fluid Visibility Week!
image credit: @lgbthm.bsky.social

Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender and it is by definition a spectrum. It is natural for some people to be gender-fluid.

#LGBTQI+

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Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.social · 13d

Watching The Sorrow and the Pity with my class and once again I am astonished that no-one has made a biopic about the extraordinary Denis Rake MC, the very openly gay SOE radio-operator who worked in drag as a cabaret singer in occupied Belgium while conducting an affair with a German officer.

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 17d

“To build a future where every Black queer young person can thrive and belong, we must recognise Black queer history as foundational, not peripheral, to Black British history.”

Queer stories and histories are part of all communities. We must acknowledge and make room for them.

@wearequeeraf.com 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Why Black queer history belongs in Britain's classrooms

Our landmark scheme for underrepresented or emerging creatives to share their perspective and get journalism and strategic communication skills sessions. This week, for our Black History Month series,...

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Gendered Intelligence @genderedintelligence.co.uk · 18d

Over 50,000 cis women have signed the @nionwomen.bsky.social open letter rejecting the narrative that trans women are a danger to women.

The real threat to women has never been trans women. The real threat to women is male violence.

Add your name today: notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Background with cream, blue and yellow curved shapes with purple text over it, reading "Not in Our Name

Over fifty thousand cis women have signed an open letter rejecting the false narrative that trans women are a danger to women.

Add your name"

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Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 20d

BREAKING:

CofE bishops won't give their green light for 'standalone' blessing services for gay couples, or for gay priests to have civil same-sex marriages, @thetimes.com understands

Will say both would need formal rewrite of church law

Trial of blessing ceremonies can't go ahead

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · Sep 23

it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like

"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."

fuck yeah

Kenya transgender rights victory hailed as African first

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

qnews.com.au

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a grassland chase 🌾🌾🌾🌾 @chasesolidago.bsky.social · Sep 23

Sharing natgeo stories after they erased an entire goddamn documentary about a queer climate scientist is jusf… ugh

I know plenty of good people work there, I know some of them, but like, we’re just pretending this never happened?

defector.com/why-did-nati...

Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector

If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...

defector.com

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · Sep 13

Are you in #London? I will be there Oct 16 in conversation with @cnlester.bsky.social about #trans #history and the Weimar era Institute built by Hirschfeld—we have always been, we will remain, we shall overcome 🏳️‍⚧️

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brandy-sch...

Brandy Schillace in conversation with C.N. Lester - Gower St

Join us to hear about the history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Brendan Hughes @brendanhughes64.bsky.social · Sep 10

Research on LGBT pupils removed from Stormont's education department website

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

LGBT pupils: Research removed from Department of Education website

The Department of Education commissioned the research on the experience of LGBT pupils, which was published in September 2017.

www.bbc.co.uk

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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossb-brighton.bsky.social · Sep 4

Anthony Delaney isn't on here, so here's a shout-out for his new book, Queer Georgians - published today! It looks fabulous . . . 🌈📚🗃️

www.penguin.co.uk/books/460692... @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

There's an online event with AD and @thegozfather.bsky.social (The National Archives) on 17 Sept . . .

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LGBT+ History Month UK @lgbthm.bsky.social · Sep 2

Burkina Faso's junta passes law banning homosexuality

Burkina Faso's ruling junta on Monday unanimously passed a law banning homosexuality as part of a wider reform of family and citizenship legislation. The new law, which aligns with a broadening crackd...

www.france24.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 1

Pope Leo XIV met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church. The Rev. James Martin said Leo told him that he intended to continue Pope Francis’ policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church and encouraged him to keep up his advocacy.

Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy of welcome

Pope Leo XIV has met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church. The Rev.

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Aug 31

"The world is burning. Fascism is rising. Countries are falling. And we’re on the brink of incredible technological change, which will either be the end of everything or a new beginning. So, who needs artists?"

I've written about what it takes to make art & live bravely.

tinyurl.com/bdfjszbu

‘They had everything, then nothing’: the prodigies the art world forgot

Robert Colquhoun and Bobby MacBryde were once the golden boys of London’s art scene – photographed in Vogue, filmed by Ken Russell and lauded by Francis Bacon. So why did they vanish into obscurity?

tinyurl.com

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LGBT+ History Month UK @lgbthm.bsky.social · Aug 28

Gloria Gaynor revealed as MAGA donor after Trump picks her for Kennedy Center Honor

‘I Will Survive’ singer has reportedly donated nearly $22,000 to right-wing politicians and organizations since 2023

www.independent.co.uk

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LGBT+ History Month UK @lgbthm.bsky.social · Aug 27

BBC World Service - Outlook, Amazing Love Stories: Falling in love on the battlefield

US Army interpreter Nayyef Hrebid met Iraqi soldier Btoo Allami during the Iraq War

www.bbc.co.uk

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NOTCHES Blog @notchesblog.bsky.social · Aug 26

Brand new NOTCHES post out now!

Read Urning: Queer Identity in the German Nineteenth Century by Douglas Pretsell here: wp.me/p6JJ6S-4Px

#historyofsexuality #Germanhistory #queerhistory

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godofindifference.bsky.social @godofindifference.bsky.social · Aug 22

“Florida Locals Defy Ron DeSantis By Restoring Pulse Rainbow Crosswalk”

Well done, Florida locals, well done!

Florida locals defy Ron DeSantis by restoring Pulse rainbow crosswalk

People took matters into their own hands after the commemorative crosswalk was removed, and drew it back onto the ground.

www.newsweek.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Aug 21

A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was painted over by the state last night at the order of Ron DeSantis.

The memorial honored the 49 people fatally shot by a gunman at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in 2016 — the largest mass shooting in the country at the time.

Pulse Memorial's rainbow crosswalk removed overnight in Orlando

A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando, Florida, that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was removed by the state overnight.

www.aol.com

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Aug 14

"Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor" www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...

Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor

Robby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke."

www.advocate.com

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · Aug 13

Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2)

By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org

‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests

Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg

www.science.org

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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Irish author has described himself as a "terf".
👉 buff.ly/g1v2cQU #GCNnews

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · Aug 13

Stephen Fry to narrate documentary on iconic UK gay neighbourhood

Stephen Fry is narrating a documentary about the Soho, the iconic gay neighbourhood in the heart of London.

www.thepinknews.com

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