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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · Nov 11
🏳️‍🌈 We started @WeAreQueerAF.com as a response to the bad practices we saw while working in gay media and mainstream media newsrooms.

This is how we're modelling the change we want to see, changing the media and helping thousands understand the LGBTQIA+ news 🧵👇
We started QueerAF in response to bad practises we saw in gay and mainstream media newsrooms. This is what we're doing differently.
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We look at campaigners’ warnings that a social media ban could do more harm than good, and disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ youth. 

Catch up on the full analysis in this week’s @wearequeeraf.com newsletter 👇
Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Social media bans are blunt instruments that harm and censor LGBTQIA+ people
What it would take to reduce the 48,000 people wait list for transgender healthcare in the UK?
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January 30, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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Trans+ History Week this year takes place May 4 - 10 2026 anchored by Trans+ History Day on May 6th.

Grab your ultimate guide to shut down the lies about Trans+ people. Produced with @wearequeeraf.com.

You can secure your copy of the @transhistoryweek.com workbook guidance for free at:
The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people
Free resource with lessons and ideas for how you can make our history better known to drown out pernicious lies
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January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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The more time we spend making the millennia-old history of Trans+ people well known - the quicker we can drown out their lies about us. 

Our workbook with @transhistoryweek.com is packed full of ideas to help make that history visible 🏳️‍⚧️
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/
Graphic advertising a free Trans+ History Workbook, featuring the workbook cover, open pages, and a tablet screen with lesson content. Text reads “Free Trans+ History Workbook.” Logos for QueerAF and Diva Charitable Trust appear at the bottom.
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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The spotlight usually stays on parents, schools and institutions, but they are not the only places where values are shaped

www.wearequeeraf.com/dont-underes...
Don't underestimate our grandparents' generation in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights
The spotlight usually stays on parents, schools and institutions, but they are not the only places where values are shaped
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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A community project is building a shared list of Trans+ inclusive GPs.
QueerAF newsletter screenshot that reads: A new community-led initiative is crowd-sourcing information about GPs who are inclusive and supportive of Trans+ patients. My Trans GP has now gathered over 900 reviews for the over 9000 GPs listed in the UK. The platform allows users to share reviews of doctors, nurses, and event reception staff, as well as to log important details, such as whether the GP supports shared care, prescribing, monitoring, referrals, and record updates.
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Is a social media ban a 'get out of jail' free card for tech giants?

Understand what campaigners say about the impact on LGBTQIA+ lives 🌈👇
Social media ban is "reactionary measure" that will harm LGBTQIA+ youth, campaigners warn
It would disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ young people, who rely more heavily on the platforms to connect with other queer people
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January 29, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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stopfundinghate.bsky.social
A brilliant resource to become a better ally 🩷🤍💙

Download it now! www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/
wearequeeraf.com QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 1d
🏳️‍⚧️ One of the strongest ways to challenge lies that being trans is a ‘trend’ is to lead with the truth.

Our free workbook with @transhistoryweek.com will teach you how to drown out the lies with stories of Trans+ History.

Download it now 🧵👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/
Promotional graphic reading “The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people – free to download.” Shows the Trans+ History Week workbook, lesson pages, and a phone displaying content.
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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"Employment tribunals usually attract little media attention, but cases involving Trans+ rights receive far more coverage than any other form of workplace discrimination."

Read our full analysis 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-23/<a href="/hashtag/%25F0%259F%258F%25A5-nhs-employment-tribunals" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#%F0%9F%8F%A5-nhs-employment-tribunals
There is a growing focus on gender-critical employment tribunals in the NHS, with another case set to focus media attention on the institution again. A nurse who was suspended over an alleged breach of a transgender patient's confidentiality has been reinstated. Jennifer Melle made public statements about receiving a warning for misgendering a patient and using the wrong pronouns. It has also been reported that the patient racially abused her. The trust suspended her at the time.
January 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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🚨 There's still time!

Help us decide what initiatives we run this year to improve access to LGBTQIA+ journalism ⬇️
wearequeeraf.com QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 8d
We’re operating in an increasingly hostile environment, where it’s increasingly hard to fund and publish balanced, nuanced LGBTQIA+ journalism.

That’s why @wearequeeraf.com is working to improve access to queer journalism - and we want you to decide how.

Have your say 👇
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QueerAF is going to improve access to queer journalism in an increasingly hostile environment - where it is increasingly difficult to fund, publish and get hold of balanced, nuanced journalism about L...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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“In my own family, my Grandma was the first person I came out to. 

“She did not need reassurance; instead, she drew on the sense of self she had instilled in me my whole life.” 🌈
Don't underestimate our grandparents' generation in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights
The spotlight usually stays on parents, schools and institutions, but they are not the only places where values are shaped
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January 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces

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Darlington Nurses not harassed by trans colleague but trans women in single-sex spaces "violates dignity", court rules
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
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January 29, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Dykes, protesters, bikers, butchers, punks - today is for you.

Today marks the first ever International Rebel Dykes Day ⛓️💜

Why this matters👇🧵
Black-and-white portrait of a dyke wearing a leather cap, sunglasses and jacket, leaning against a wall covered in graffiti.
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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🏳️‍⚧️ Learning that Trans+ people have always existed dismantles the myth that we’re a “trend” or “social contagion”.

Our free toolkit with @transhistoryweek.com shows us how to shut down those lies 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=workbook
Graphic promoting a Trans+ History Week workbook. Large text reads “Download the history lesson you never had” and “Free toolkit to help you shut down lies about trans+ people.” Produced by QueerAF and powered by Diva Charitable Trust.
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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‘Has the bisexual “trend” started to reverse?’ – no, any decrease just reflects how much harder it is becoming to be out as bisexual

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Biphobia is sending our community back into the closet — here’s what we can do
‘Has the bisexual “trend” started to reverse?’ – no, any decrease just reflects how much harder it is becoming to be out as bisexual
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January 29, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Grassroots project gathers helps Trans+ people find GPs known to be inclusive and supportive 👇🏳️‍⚧️

Source: https://mytransgp.org/
A new community-led initiative is crowd-sourcing information about GPs who are inclusive and supportive of Trans+ patients. My Trans GP has now gathered over 900 reviews for the over 9000 GPs listed in the UK. The platform allows users to share reviews of doctors, nurses, and event reception staff, as well as to log important details, such as whether the GP supports shared care, prescribing, monitoring, referrals, and record updates. All reviews are moderated before going public.
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Three Lions Pride @3lionspride.bsky.social - England's official LGBTQIA+ fans group - says FIFA has made “appalling decisions” around the tournament

Source: @sportsmedialgbt.com
World Cup: England's official LGBTQ+ supporters group has said it will boycott games held in the US this year, citing safety as a reason - Sports Media LGBT+
January 28, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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"We already have a vast array of laws that ban illegal content; what's lacking is regulation."

Read our analysis on how a youth social media ban could harm LGBTQIA+ young people 👇
Social media ban is "reactionary measure" that will harm LGBTQIA+ youth, campaigners warn
It would disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ young people, who rely more heavily on the platforms to connect with other queer people
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️ One of the strongest ways to challenge lies that being trans is a ‘trend’ is to lead with the truth.

Our free workbook with @transhistoryweek.com will teach you how to drown out the lies with stories of Trans+ History.

Download it now 🧵👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/
Promotional graphic reading “The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people – free to download.” Shows the Trans+ History Week workbook, lesson pages, and a phone displaying content.
January 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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"What's worse about this case is some of the upsetting details that Murley was expected to 'shrug off' as banter."

After the BBC apologised, the case shows how far the media still has to go.

Read our analysis 👇
Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Social media bans are blunt instruments that harm and censor LGBTQIA+ people
What it would take to reduce the 48,000 people wait list for transgender healthcare in the UK?
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Housing inmates based solely on their sex assigned at birth would be a breach of human rights, SNP ministers warn in Trans+ prison policy 👇
Screenshot of the QueerAF newsletter that reads: Another case brought by the organisation behind the 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act seeks to undermine Trans+ prisoner's rights. A court case brought by For Women Scotland, the same group that won a Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act last year that has undermined Trans+ rights, seeks to overturn Scottish government policy on Trans+ prisoners. Written arguments by the Scottish government argue against FWS's case and say the 2010 Equality Act "does not mandate sex segregation", and that biology is "not the sole determining factor" in which prisons people are housed in - BBC Current rules allow trans women to be held in women's prisons if there is evidence that they do not pose an “unacceptable risk of harm” to other inmates. SNP ministers have said housing inmates based solely on their sex assigned at birth, as FWS group argues, would be a breach of their human rights - Herald Scotland
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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“We’re often taught to treat our grandparents’ as people to be wary of when we come out.

“But that approach overlooks the nuances, care and love that the elder generation can have for queer family members.”

Groups like @pflag.org are taking this seriously 👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/dont-underes...
Don't underestimate our grandparents' generation in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights
The spotlight usually stays on parents, schools and institutions, but they are not the only places where values are shaped
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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tristangrayford.scot
A social media ban is a get-out-cheap approach to social media by the Government.

Actually regulate big social media firms? Actually hold them to account for their business practices? Actually expect them to moderate their platforms?

No! Let's cut off the kids from online community instead!
January 28, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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cityofdis.bsky.social
I've got local mums asking me to sign petitions in support of this nonsense. It has nothing to do with protecting kids and everything to do with control and profit.
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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transhistoryweek.com
Our workbook is out now!

Giving you all you need to shut down lies about us.

Put on your own event in your own community and wrap yourself in the wisdom and power of our history.

Get ready for Trans+ History Week 4-10 May
wearequeeraf.com QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 2d
Drown out the lies with stories of Trans+ History 🏳️‍⚧️

Simply learning that Trans+ people have always been here shuts down the pernicious lie that we're a "trend", "modern fashion", or "social contagion".

Lead with stories and truth. Get your free toolkit now 🧵👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/
The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people
Free resource with lessons and ideas for how you can make our history better known to drown out pernicious lies
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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willofwands.bsky.social
So happy to have been asked back to write for the @transhistoryweek.com workbook for a second year running 😍

I was researching away across Greek mythology, 18th century trans mascs and molly house proprietors for this. Yay historical happy places!
wearequeeraf.com QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 2d
Drown out the lies with stories of Trans+ History 🏳️‍⚧️

Simply learning that Trans+ people have always been here shuts down the pernicious lie that we're a "trend", "modern fashion", or "social contagion".

Lead with stories and truth. Get your free toolkit now 🧵👇
www.wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/
The ultimate toolkit to shut down lies about Trans+ people
Free resource with lessons and ideas for how you can make our history better known to drown out pernicious lies
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM