The 76th edition of the #BAFTAs took place last night in London. From emotional speeches to hilarious blunders, these are the moments everyone’s talking about from the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards: 🧵(1/6)
Warm, witty and elegant, Richard E. Grant was always guaranteed to be a charming BAFTAs host. Forget sharp-tongued jibes: the actor kicked things off with a humorous skit with Steve Martin, not to mention rocking up to the red carpet in the Batmobile. Legend. (2/6)
After the recent earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, many stars – including Colin Farrell, Paul Mescal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett and Angela Bassett – showed their solidarity with displaced people around the world by wearing the blue #WithRefugees ribbon. (3/6)
When Star Trek legend Sir Patrick Stewart took to the stage to present the award for outstanding British film, the actor started prematurely opening the envelope to announce the winner before the nominees had been announced. Luckily, he caught himself just in time. (4/6)
There was barely a dry eye in the house when Aftersun writer-director Charlotte Wells accepted the award for best outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer. (5/6)
The rising star also dedicated the award to her late father, and joked that she was gifting her BAFTA award to her mother because she had no room in her suitcase to take it home. (6/6)
It’s time for a good news round-up! Here’s a thread of all the feel-good stories from this week’s LGBTQ+ happenings… 🏳️🌈🗞️☀️
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The Latvian parliament voted to allow same-sex couples to establish civil unions in a historic first for the Baltic nation 🇱🇻 (2/13) thepinknews.com/2023/11/10/lat…
Our very own reporter Sophie Perry was honoured on an Outstanding 100 Future Leaders Role Model list (go, Sophie!) 👏 (3/13) thepinknews.com/2023/11/09/pin…
A queer children’s education company is giving hundreds of LGBTQ+ books to Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman’s constituencies following the politicians’ anti-LGBTQ+ remarks at the Conservative party conference last week 🏳️🌈👏📚
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Olly Pike, CEO and founder of Pop’n’Olly, said that he hopes the gesture will “combat negativity and pain with joy”. He added: “It’s a bit cheeky, but I love it.”
Since 2019, Pop’n’Olly has donated more than 10,000 LGBTQ+ books to primary schools across the UK. (2/4)
The company often chooses to make donations to areas impacted by devastating events, such as Warrington, following the death of transgender student Brianna Ghey in February. Recent books will be heading to Richmond, North Yorkshire and Fareham, Hampshire. (3/4)
A cisgender sportswoman who takes part in competitive powerlifting is using her TikTok to reveal the constant attacks she faces from anti-trans trolls on her gender identity 🏋️🏳️⚧️
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TikTok user burritos_and_adhd, whose real name is Laura, is constantly criticised by trolls who have accused her of being a man. One user recently asked her: “Are you really proud of cheating the system?” (2/6)
She hit back in a video with the caption: “This idea that trans women are ‘cheating’ is based on the belief that people born as men are automatically stronger 100 per cent of the time. Y’all aren’t. Sit down.” (3/6)
Some positive LGBTQ+ news from Thailand: Pita Limjaroenrat, the man expected to become the country’s next prime minister, has vowed to pass same-sex marriage legislation within 100 days of taking office 🇹🇭❤️🏳️🌈
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The general election in the country last month saw the Move Forward Party win the most seats, a result that could challenge the status quo of former army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha, who has ruled Thailand since staging a military coup in 2014. (2/7)
And on Sunday 4 June, Move Forward Party leader Limjaroenrat took part in the second annual Bangkok Pride parade, which returned to the city last year for the first time since 2006. (3/7)
On 6 June, violence erupted outside a school board meeting in the city of Glendale, California as LGBTQ+ activists and right-wing groups clashed over LGBTQ+ inclusion during Pride Month. (1/8)
The confrontation happened as board members for the Glendale Unified School District, which represents 25,000 students, met to discuss recognising June as Pride Month, an agenda item they unanimously approved later in the evening. (2/8)
The public comment section of the meeting was cut short by police due to the violent situation outside the building, with officers giving attendees instructions not to leave for a short period for their own safety. (3/8)
Today marks the death of Alan Turing, 69 years ago.
We have put together this thread where you can learn more about Turing’s extraordinary life and why it’s still so important we continue to remember and celebrate him. #PrideMonth 🧵(1/8)
Who was Alan Turing? (2/8)
He was hailed as the 'father of computer science' (3/8)