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On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia. (#IDAHOBIT), we're looking back at some pieces we're very proud to have published on Platform at @MetroUK. A THREAD.

1. LGBT+ role models are needed more than ever, writes @SarahGarrettSPM metro.co.uk/2019/02/01/lgb…
2. I was bullied at school for being gay, so I returned as a teacher to give LGBT students a voice, writes Chris Woodley metro.co.uk/2019/02/05/bul…
3. Finally you can watch TV and see we – as black gay men – are worthy of love, write @Dom_and_Nick metro.co.uk/2019/04/29/fin…
4. As a cisgender lesbian at Pride, I was ashamed to see such blatant transphobia within my own community, writes @Lottie_Lamour metro.co.uk/2018/07/10/as-…
5. My Label and Me: I wear my bisexuality as a badge of honour, writes @lewyoaks metro.co.uk/2019/01/03/my-…
6. Bisexuality is a building block of my identity but it’s too often fetishised, writes @aceandboogie metro.co.uk/2018/09/23/bis…
7. The lack of support for bisexuals leaves us feeling caught between a gay and a straight place, writes @Miditun metro.co.uk/2018/09/23/the…
8. Racism exists in the LGBT community and must be confronted – starting with the Pride flag, writes @441_Man metro.co.uk/2019/01/18/rac…
9. I am so incredibly proud to be the mother of my trans son, writes @MulreadyMolly metro.co.uk/2019/03/31/i-a…
10. LGBT lessons are just as important for teachers as students, writes @UglaStefania metro.co.uk/2019/04/24/lgb…
11. Trans people are being left out of conversations that debate our right to exist, writes @fabjamiefab metro.co.uk/2019/02/01/tra…
12. I’m a short, transgender man who modelled at London Fashion Week to show that fashion can be diverse, writes @IamKEJ metro.co.uk/2019/03/10/im-…
13. As a transgender captain in the US army, I worry for my future in the forces, writes Captain Alivia Stehlik metro.co.uk/2019/04/12/tra…
14. Telling Caster Semenya her body is not normal damns the future of sport, writes @Anickians metro.co.uk/2019/05/01/cas…
15. Telling someone they don’t ‘seem gay’ is not a compliment, writes @sacha_coward
metro.co.uk/2018/09/28/tel…
Super proud to work alongside the brilliant @AimeePaige, @jessaustin111, @almaraabgarian, @charleyross92 and @sirenabergman, striving to give a platform to the people who are actually living the headlines so they can tell their stories on their own terms. #LoveIsLove 🌈
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