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This International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we've put together this thread, to create awareness about micro-aggressions against the LGBTQIA+ community - which people don't realise are harmful #IDAHOBIT (1/7) International Day Against H...
What are microaggressions? (2/7) What are microaggressions? ...
What types of microaggressions are there? (3/7) What types of microaggressi...
Examples of microaggressions against LGBTQ+ people (4/7) Examples of microaggression...
How do you avoid committing microaggressions? (5/7) How do you avoid committing...
What do you do if someone commits a microaggression? (6/7) What do you do if someone c...
This year has especially been a difficult year for the LGBTQ+ community around the world.

We hope this thread helps everyone recognise ways to make sure the members of the community feel more belonging, love and support than prejudice ❤️ (7/7)

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Nov 10, 2023
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…
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Oct 9, 2023
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)
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Jul 27, 2023
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 🏋️🏳️‍⚧️
🧵(1/6) A cis woman powerlifter competing next to a shot of her face smiling
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)
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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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Jun 7, 2023
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