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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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May 17
We are bringing you some positive LGBTQ+ news this #IDAHOBIT 🏳️‍🌈:

Taiwan has passed ground-breaking legislation to grant same-sex couples full adoption rights - in a massive win for equality 🙌🧵(1/5) A pride parade in Taiwan wh...
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The extension to the Same-Sex Marriage Act, approved on 16th May, allows same-sex couples to jointly adopt a child to whom neither of them is related (3/5)
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May 17
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy has fought for the queer community for more than 50 years – from participating at Stonewall to battling the modern pushback on trans rights.

For this #IDAHOBIT Miss Major tells PinkNews all about her decades-long fight for equality. 🧵 (1/6)… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Miss Major was there when gay, queer and trans folks led an uprising against such oppression in June 1969 after New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn. The riots catalysed the LGBTQ+ movement in the US and worldwide. (3/6)
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May 16
The 2023 National Conservatism conference was just as problematic and anti-LGBTQ+ as you might expect. The event was filled with fringe, far-right and homophobic speeches from deeply controversial talking heads and members of parliament… 🧵 (1/6) Speakers Miriam Cates, Jaco...
The annual right-wing conference platforms far-right speakers who, according to its website: “Understand that the past and future of conservatism are inextricably tied to the idea of the nation.” (2/6)
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Mar 22
St John Ambulance Ireland (SJAI) has issued an apology to victim-survivors of sexual abuse after an independent review revealed it “incorporated homophobic myths” into its early training – and “facilitated grooming and predatory behaviour”. 🧵(1/8)
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John Nicolson, one of the UK’s most prominent gay politicians has passionately called for an end to conversion therapy and explains why ‘abusive’ conversion therapy can never be a ‘choice’ 🧵(1/7)
The SNP MP said that banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people is the “kind and just” thing to do, speaking about a time he met an “abusive” pastor who performed conversion therapy on his own child. (2/7)
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“He explained his own son had been gay. He practised conversion therapy on his own son, and his own son died by suicide.” (3/7)
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The Uganda government has approved a bill that would make it illegal to identify as LGBTQ+, and anyone found guilty of doing so could face up to 20 years in jail. 🧵 (1/7)
The new legislation was passed by lawmakers Today (21 March) and also seeks to impose punishment of up to five years in jail for being an LGBTQ+ ally. (2/7)
Friends, family and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same-sex relationships to the authorities. (3/7)
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