β¨ Here are all the #LGBTQ+ figures and films that have received a nod from @TheAcademy. π
πΊπΈ American queer icon Kristen Stewart is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in Spencer.
π Stewart has been recognised for at least 10 other awards for her performance in the film directed by Pablo LarraΓn.
π³οΈβπ Queer actress and #LGBTQ+ advocate @ArianaDeBose is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
π¬ She plays Anita in Steven Spielberg's remake of the 1961 classic @WestSideMovie.
π€@netflix's 'Tick, Tickβ¦ BOOM!' bagged a nomination for Best Actor for Andrew Garfield, who plays writer Jonathan Larson.
πΊπΈ The film takes place in 1990 in New York City when #LGBTQ+ communities were being hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
π The animated docu-film Flee, which features a same-sex couple, received nominations for Best Animated Feature, International Feature film & Documentary Feature.
π¦π«It follows protagonist Amin who is about to marry his fiance and tells us about the story of fleeing Afghanistan.
π You can now get Colin and Connie the Caterpillar in same-sex sets.
βοΈ As part of its Valentineβs Day range, the supermarket chain is also bringing back cards for same-sex couples and making its wider range of greeting cards gender-neutral to βbe more inclusiveβ.
π₯ͺ Back in 2019, M&S caused a stir online after launching an "LGBT" sandwich, a twist on the classic BLT.
π³οΈβπ The aim was to raise money for the @aktcharity, a charity dedicated to helping homeless LGBT+ youth.
π΅π± Poland has been cracking down on #LGBT+ rights.
π³οΈβπ We've seen the creation of "LGBT-free zones" - and now lawmakers are debating a proposed βStop LGBT" law that would ban Pride parades.
β οΈ Here's why communities are worried. π§΅
πͺπΊ Poland could be the worst country to be #LGBT+ in the EU, according to @ILGAEuropeβs Rainbow Map.
π΅π± The country doesnβt allow:
π Same-sex marriage
π¨βπ¨βπ§ Adoption
π Non-binary gender recognition
πͺ Trans people to serve in the military
π Intersex people have always existed, but today they often face a mixture of ignorance and discrimination.
𧡠Here are eight facts to know π
β The definition
βοΈ #Intersex is an umbrella term for people with sex characteristics β chromosome patterns, genitals, gonads β outside the binary of male and female bodies.
πΆ The traits are sometimes visible at birth, but might not appear until puberty β or not at all.
π’ The numbers
π Around 1.7% of the global population is thought to be born with an intersex condition.
π¨βπ¦° This is almost the same as those who are born with red hair
π‘ However, many don't realise they are intersex until later in life.
π£ βShe isnβt set dressing, she isnβt a box to tick, she is a fully-fledged character that is important to her community,β wrote @Steph_I_Will.