Today we're celebrating #HarveyMilkDay as we remember his incredible efforts to fight for LGBTQ+ equality. The same fight for equality in which Harvey Milk's life was sacrificed remains as relevant today as it was in 1978: #HarveyMilk#LGBTQActivist#LGBTQNews#LGBTQ 🧵
Harvey Milk made some incredible strides forward towards equality with his vital work, but, even in 2023, there are still many more miles still to go when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights across the world...
The many death threats that Harvey Milk received didn't stop him from advancing the concept of equal rights. His bold and outspoken message was an incredible show of bravery.
Harvey Milk's speeches and statements were nothing short of iconic – and so powerful that they've continued to reverberate down the ages. His 'Hope' speech is almost as relevant today as it was in 1978.
After his death, his nephew Stuart and campaign manager Anne founded the Harvey Milk Foundation (@HMilkFoundation), to continue his work.
@HMilkFoundation We remember Harvey Milk's legacy today, but as LGBTQ+ people, we feel it every day. We are incredibly grateful to him for his tireless and incredibly brave activism. Rest in peace, Harvey.
Tory MP Nick Fletcher has said that pronouns are a “problem” and should be removed from schools completely to “protect children”. “██’re confusing people,” ██ said. (1/8) 🧵
███ comments were made during an interview with Times Radio, where ██ was asked whether education secretary Gillian Keegan should get involved in the case of Joshua Sutcliffe. (2/8)
Sutcliffe is a former teacher banned from the classroom by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) after several misconduct allegations, including misgendering a trans student, putting pupils at risk by talking about ████ on daytime TV and posting Islamophobic videos. (3/8)
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)
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)
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)