"Don't say gay"-Gesetz: Schulbezirk in Florida zensiert Shakespeare
In Florida dürfen sexuelle Orientierung und Geschlechtsidentität bis zur zwölften Klassenstufe nicht mehr Teil des Unterrichts sein. Dem Gesetz fallen in einem Schulbezirk nun sogar Shakespeare-Werke zum Opfer.
This is quite the interview! Specifically the part about how British colonialism was the driving force behind homophobia in the global south so much so that all the laws are with the same penal code: 377
(Accessibility: We're stronger together. TransActual July 2023 newsletter out now. Illustration of people putting their hands into the middle of a circle)
There are a lot of urban myths about changing names...
Did you know you do not actually NEED a deed poll to change name?
Check out the new section just published by TransActual for everything you'll ever need to know on name change (including why some organisations insist on seeing an enrolled deed poll before they update your records).
Hey @running A quick #running#introduction from me. I'm a proud member of the Sydney chapter of the #frontrunners group for the #lgbtqi+ community and will post some shots from time to time. Join us in Centennial Park if you're ever in #Sydney 🏃♂️👟🏃♂️👟🏃♂️
#elephpant are cute. Need to build an LGBTQI+ collection.
Where to purchase in Australia?
Or is anyone willing to assist?
The modern flag has the colours:
Red - Life
Orange - Healing
Yellow - New ideas
Green - Prosperity
Blue - Serenity
Violet - Spirit
Black/Brown - People of Color
White/pale Blue/pale Pink - Trans People
Yellow/Purple Circle - Intersex
Far right extremists organising on Telegram to oppose #Cork#library staff protest. Library staff are asking their employer for protection against right wing protesters targeting #LGBTQI books. If you will be in Cork tomorrow, please support the library staff!
It was heartening to see the support for trans led organisations as we marched at the front of Pride in London. Showing trans people that there are organisations working for them and they’re not alone.
@dgoldsmith All we're trying to do, is exist. I suppose "thrive" might be just too preposterously OTT an ask, but really, is "exist" truly such a bridge too far? I shall never ever understand why peeps live to hate others.
Over the next few days we'll be sharing some ways you can take action to support change for trans people. You can find all of these and more in our Community Action Pack on our website: https://www.transactual.org.uk/change-actions
If you see that a company isn't offering Mx as an option on their forms, post about it on social media and tag them in.
"When cis people try to understand what it is to be trans, I think they often try to imagine what it would feel like to want to be 'the opposite sex'. What they should be trying to imagine, instead, is how it would feel to wake up and find that the whole world insists they are the opposite sex. That would be a much closer scenario to how it feels to be trans." Sage
(Alt Text: Picture of Sage's feet in the water. Text as above)
State Department will develop mechanisms to support the rights of #LGBTQI+ individuals in #Uganda and “promote accountability for Ugandan officials and other individuals responsible for, or complicit in, abusing their human rights,” announces Secretary Blinken.