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“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
