Venezuelan authorities are trying to prevent recognition of Maduro's apparent electoral loss by "committing widespread human rights violations against protesters, bystanders, opposition leaders, and critics." Hardly the sign of a victorious candidate. hrw.org/news/2024/09/0…

Don't forget that Grenfell Tower was only fitted with cladding in the first place because it was considered an eyesore for the wealthier residents of Kensington & Chelsea, Britain's richest borough

#OtD 5 Sep 1939 African-American nurse and civil rights activist Claudette Colvin was born in Montgomery, AL. At 15, she was arrested and convicted for refusing to give up her seat on a bus for white passengers, several months before Rosa Parks stories.workingclasshistory.com/tag/11435/clau…

Scotland: First Minister John Swinney reportedly set to U-turn on Nicola Sturgeon’s conversion therapy ban. SHAME! If true, the SNP's once progressive credentials will be in tatters. It's set to be deservedly wiped out at next Scottish election thepinknews.com/2024/09/04/joh…

Nuclear power is no solution It's costly to build & decommission, risk of life-threatening accidents/leaks from plants & waste. It takes too long to scale up (20+ years) Nuclear creates fewer jobs than renewables that are also cheaper, cleaner & faster theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Homophobes are losing their marbles because a lesbian woman has replaced a fired male US Navy warship commander who was dismissed for weapons infractions. PATHETIC prejudice! A smear 'transvestigation' conspiracy falsely claimed she was trans thepinknews.com/2024/09/04/us-…

The #PTFweekly newsletter is out. The BBC capitulates to homophobes!!! Subscribe free at mailchi.mp/38fa0824a1b7/b…

Seven of 10 most deprived areas in England witnessed riots this summer - this is no coincidence Hate is stoked by racists but also by the anxiety, hopelessness & deprivation of the 'left behinds' Read Compass report on how to defeat far right > compassonline.org.uk/publications/a…

Adolf Brand was a pioneering German gay activist 1890s to 1930s Jailed several times, especially after he outed leading politicians, accusing them of hypocrisy for not supporting the repeal of anti-gay laws Founded world's 1st gay mag in 1896, aged 22 glbtqarchive.com/ssh/brand_a_S.…

Labour introduces plans to remove all hereditary peers from House of Lords Good but it does not go far enough We need a democratically elected House of Nations & Regions, based on PR & with 50% women's representation. And bishops should removed too! theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Excluding LGBT+ questions in Australian census would make populations ‘invisible’ & undermine health planning, researchers say Govt orders census to cancel questions on sexuality, gender & diverse sex characteristics, saying they “weren’t appropriate” thepinknews.com/2024/09/05/202…

Leaders of The Green Party promise to hold to account a “timid” Labour government Starmer's policies are not “the scale of change necessary to fix the problems in this country” Green MPs will press Labour for MAJOR action on NHS, poverty, sewage, climate theguardian.com/politics/artic…

.India Willoughby condemns Labour ban on puberty blockers Labour says they are “dangerous & life-changing” for trans youth but it approves their use for non-trans kids with precocious (early onset) puberty. Exact same med & dosage! Double standards! attitude.co.uk/life/india-wil…

Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses & even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat pollution - but only in exceptional circumstances Omits to mention banning share dividends for polluting companies. MUST include! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

LGBT+ asylum seekers in the US have shared their experience of sex abuse in immigration custody Almost one in three were sexually assaulted & almost all were harassed because of their sexuality. SHAME! thepinknews.com/2024/09/05/ice…

Boris Johnson's cuts to the fire service while he was Mayor endangered the lives of Londoners Some say these cuts contributed to the #Grenfell tragedy. Boris has questions to answer Cladding company bosses & those who OKed the cladding should be prosecuted #GrenfellReport

Homophobic South Pacific nation of Tonga gets a gay chief justice. BRAVO! But Tonga’s king rejects UN women’s rights treaty for fear of it permitting same-sex marriage. Tonga still criminalises homosexuality. SHAME! 76crimes.com/2024/09/05/hom…

59% of Israelis believe that no one should be allowed to express sympathy for Palestinian civilians on social media They demand censorship! Prosecution too? Sad decline of respect for free expression in Israel

Christian homophobia rampant in Cameroon, where LGBTs get jail time Church choir member suspended for a simple same-sex embrace A second choir member was suspended for proposing forgiveness. SHAME! 76crimes.com/2024/09/03/cam…

Join Sat 7 Sept march for Palestine. 12.30pm Lower Regent Street/Pall Mall Demand ceasefire & prisoner exchange. End Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza/West Bank & settlers seizing Palestinian homes/land Halt arms sales to Israel until these demands are met FOLLOW PSC