Honoured to be a BMA Students guest running a #Medstudentconf workshop on LGBTQ+ issues in health curricula

We discussed ways of advocating for inclusion acknowledging trauma and risk, but also joy, vulnerability and love

Med students must be empowered to be agents of change

Hey you, whoever you are, hi!
This internet stranger wants you to know that whilst things are really rough at the moment, you are a valuable, interesting, wonderful human.

Now, tell me about your favourite book!

Pére Lachaise really is the greatest cemetery on Earth. Nothing else compares. Have you been?

‘The queering of collection methods simultaneously presents an account of the social world while also changing the social world it claims to describe. In this account of the social world, identities - such as gay, trans, asexual or heterosexual…

Scotland’s new hate crime legislation does not mean the end of free speech. What it does is highlight the fact that with free speech comes responsibility and if free speech is used to incite hate towards minority groups then that hate will have consequences.

Eid Mubarak to all those who are celebrating Eid al-Fitr today!

We hope you have a wonderful day filled with joy and compassion ❤️

📸: Some gorgeous photos from our Queer Asian Takeover at the Gay Village Party last year 🌈

Today, we dropped a 30ft banner to say fuck the Cass Review. Trans youth know what they want and need. It’s not being pathologized or patronised. It's accessing the support they deserve, whether safe housing, education or puberty blockers.

“Until recently the UK was leading the world on LGBTQIA+ rights. We’ve become a cautionary tale about how far and fast a country can fall when it takes its eye off a human rights focus.” – Nancy Kelley GAY TIMES Lesbian Visibility Week #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LVW24 gaytimes.co.uk/life/uk-has-be…

We are delighted to welcome the passage of the German Self-Determination Act, which replaces a 40-year-old law and brings Germany in line with human rights standards for legal gender recognition. Congratulations to the activists involved in the process! bundesverband-trans.de/sbgg-verabschi…

Our electrifying performance of Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” is now available to watch on YouTube. Click below to watch! 💘🎼

Thank you to everyone who came down to Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop on Wednesday to launch Bi+ Lines! A joy to hear poems from Len Lukowski, Ilisha Thiru Purcell and our wonderful open mic-ers 🏳️‍🌈💖 See you at Category Is Books tonight and Queer Lit next month 🥳

As Ukraine aims for EU accession, its progress hinges on LGBTI rights. Our latest blog delves into the challenges and opportunities, spotlighting vital draft laws and the role of EU support. Read more: ilga-europe.org/blog/ukraine-l…

'Historic' National Trans Monument in Manchester to celebrate 'resilience' of trans people

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A new LGBTQ+ family meetup in Exeter at The Baby Room! 👶

Drop in and meet other LGBTQ+ families and parents to be 🌈

The second Saturday of every month 🗓️
10am-12pm 🕙

Ahead of Lesbian Visibility Week, we take a look at the unsettling current statistics surrounding hate crimes diva-magazine.com/2024/04/03/the…

We're thrilled to share our partnership with the new @divamagazine Film Festival!

The 1st DIVA Film Festival takes place @thegardencinema April 24-28 during Lesbian Visibility Week & includes some highlights from the Iris Prize Festival 23 programme!

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Germany: Landmark Vote for Trans Rights Law

Creates Gender Recognition Procedure, Upholds Nondiscrimination

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Stop The World I Want To Get Off Thanks! Another 5 years before it’s all over!

whoever loses, it will then head to the Privy Council in London for a final Supreme Court ruling. That judgement will assist in the permanent decriminalisation of over 55Million people around the World!
Today is #TTLGBTVisibilityDay !!
A LUTA CONTINUA!!
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#Equality

6 years ago today, I walked out of the #trinidadandtobago Hall of Justice freed from the shackles ⛓️‍💥that criminalised me simply for being Gay. The road to get there was long & difficult and it isn’t over! I am now awaiting judgement on an Appeal of my victory & then who-🧵