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My name’s Mike Farquhar. I’m a consultant paediatrician, specialising in sleep medicine
I have a couple of professional side-interests in parallel to my main job
One is the impact of shiftwork and sleep deprivation on NHS staff
The other is around advocating for LGBT+ people
I have a couple of professional side-interests in parallel to my main job
One is the impact of shiftwork and sleep deprivation on NHS staff
The other is around advocating for LGBT+ people
I’ve spoken often about what I’m about to speak about again here; much of the content comes from a plenary talk I gave @RCPCHtweets 2019 Conference
But, for reasons that’ll hopefully become clear, I think it’s important to restate some of this yet again
twitter.com/i/events/11327…
But, for reasons that’ll hopefully become clear, I think it’s important to restate some of this yet again
twitter.com/i/events/11327…
I came out late in life; I grew up in this country at a time when the idea of being gay was viewed with a huge degree of negativity and hostility
At the time that I was realising I was gay, the prevailing cultural idea was that gay men were a threat, specifically to children
At the time that I was realising I was gay, the prevailing cultural idea was that gay men were a threat, specifically to children
I have two twitter accounts: a professional one (this one), a personal one, and I run a third account for @RainbowNHSBadge
I’ve been trying to decide which account to post this thread from but I think it has to be this one really
I’ve been trying to decide which account to post this thread from but I think it has to be this one really
My name’s Mike Farquhar. I’m a consultant paediatrician, specialising in sleep medicine
I have a couple of professional side-interests in parallel to my main job
One is the impact of shiftwork and sleep deprivation on NHS staff
The other is around advocating for LGBT+ people
I have a couple of professional side-interests in parallel to my main job
One is the impact of shiftwork and sleep deprivation on NHS staff
The other is around advocating for LGBT+ people
I’ve spoken about what I’m about to speak about here before; much of the content comes from a plenary talk I gave @RCPCHtweets Conference last year
But, for reasons that will hopefully become clear, I think it’s important to restate some of this again
twitter.com/i/events/11327…
But, for reasons that will hopefully become clear, I think it’s important to restate some of this again
twitter.com/i/events/11327…
“You get to exhale now?
Growing up LGBT+ in the UK today”
This is a @TwitterUK version of the talk I gave @RCPCHtweets Conference this month
#LGBTMoment
Growing up LGBT+ in the UK today”
This is a @TwitterUK version of the talk I gave @RCPCHtweets Conference this month
#LGBTMoment
I grew up in Scotland in the 80s and early 90s.
The social and media attitude towards gay people, and LGBT+ people in general, was actively hostile and toxic.
Stories like this were the norm. The way people talked about gay people around me was generally negative
The social and media attitude towards gay people, and LGBT+ people in general, was actively hostile and toxic.
Stories like this were the norm. The way people talked about gay people around me was generally negative
In 1987, 75% of the UK population agreed with the statement:
“Homosexual activity is always or mostly wrong”
Think about that for a second
It’s only 32 years ago - 3/4 of UK population thought there was something fundamentally wrong just with being gay
“Homosexual activity is always or mostly wrong”
Think about that for a second
It’s only 32 years ago - 3/4 of UK population thought there was something fundamentally wrong just with being gay
