Dannii Minogue, pop princess and host of #IKissedABoy, has unveiled her latest act as a fierce ally and full-time ‘mother’ to the gays after announcing a new single – with all profits going to queer charity @switchboardLGBT... 🌈🧵 (1/4)
‘We Could Be The One’, which also happens to be the theme song to I Kissed a Boy, will be released on 2 June.
The gay dating show features a group of queer men in a villa in Italy on a quest to find love – and they have to snog their partner before anything else. (2/4)
“I have had the privilege of being involved with the LGBTQ+ community for many years,” Dannii Minogue told the BBC. “I am a staunch ally, and in return I have always been welcomed with support that feels like a huge hug.” (3/4)
Switchboard LGBT+ is a telephone helpline that has provided support for queer people since 1974, offering an ear to listen to everything from worries about coming out to sexual-health resources.
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In an exclusive interview, Rep. Zooey Zephyr 🏳️⚧️ (@ZoAndBehold) tells PinkNews that Republicans are using "transgender boogeyman" as a smokescreen to hide real problems in the US 🧵(1/6)
She became the subject of controversy in April after she was censored and banned from the Montana House for the remainder of the 2023 legislative session after speaking out against the anti-trans Senate Bill 99. (2/6)
The bill, which was signed into law by governor Greg Gianforte on 28 April, halted gender-affirming care for under-18s by preventing access to physically reversible puberty blockers. (3/6)
Support for same-sex marriage is at an all-time high in Hong Kong, with 60% of people now thinking the law should be changed… 🇭🇰🌈🧵 (1/5) thepinknews.com/2023/05/18/hon…
A study of 1,551 people found that just 17% of those surveyed disagree with same-sex marriage, while 23% said they were neutral on the topic. That represents a radical shift from a similar survey a decade ago. (2/5)
In 2013, researchers found that just 38% of the public in Hong Kong supported same-sex marriage. That number jumped to 50.4% in a 2017 survey, but the latest research will give renewed hope to the region’s LGBTQ+ community. (3/5)
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)
In 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, and has now approved an amendment to an existing law after years of fierce campaigning by LGBTQ+ activists. (2/5)
Previously, if a same-sex couple wanted to adopt a child, only one of them could register as the child’s legal parent.
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)
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.
The Black trans activist grew up in the 1950s and 60s when LGBTQ+ people face immense discrimination for living their truth. Police frequently raided queer spaces, which served as places of refuge for LGBTQ+ folks where they could express themselves openly, amid a US-wide… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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)
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)