🧵One of the things that gets in the way of us *actually* treating all LGBTI people with respect in the UK is our absolute *conviction* that we already are. That we are already a completely progressive and rights respecting society. Reader: we are not.
https://twitter.com/ILGAEurope/status/1524630712531525635
When you have this conviction, anyone asking for further human rights protections is seen as unreasonable, even extreme. There is no problem you see? The UK is a leader in human rights across the globe surely? (we are not)
We need to start listening. Listening to the people who are pushed to the margins of our society. Listening to those who want to protect and extend human rights rather than dismantle them. Listening to global leaders who are horrified by what we are becoming.
The UK is the country that loosing ground fastest in the @ILGAEurope rankings. In 2015 we had the strongest legal and policy frameworks for LGBTQ+ people in Europe. Now? we're joint 14th. If you want to celebrate this Pride Month, start listening, and SPEAK UP.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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