In 1994/5 I came out as a result of @stonewalluk, knew many amazing people in its early incarnation, am friends with a couple of them now. That charity now & its founders over time are more responsible than anyone else for LGB equality over the 27 years since. Make no mistake 1/ the attacks on them now are 100% the result of their commitment to trans equality now. The anti trans sentiment that the country is drowning in is legitimising the attack on Britain’s premier LGBT rights group & LGB people in turn. That the BBC is joining in 2/

Equally hilarious: the radicalised far right's screams of 'HOW DARE YOU PUT 'SEX' IN 'OUR' COMICS? THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!!' a) Seriously? Reed/Sue, Peter/MJ, Dick/Kory, Scott/Jean (on a butte as well), Franklin Richards, Damian Wayne, Nathan Summers came from... /1 where exactly? b) Jon Kent's been shown kissing a boy in one panel. Kissing. Jon's parents kiss every other panel they're in, but that's not 'sex'. Apparently two boys kissing is 'sex'. What is wrong with these morons? c) This attitude kept Billy & Teddy asexual on the.../2

One thing these reactions to the DofE’s death reminds me of is how polarising these big 20th century male characters were. They were forged by unique circumstances, worlds that no longer exist, were capable of incredible things but paradoxically often caught between creating...1/ ...seismic change & worshipping the status quo. Their failures got overlooked because their characters were (are) fetishised but were often integral to the greatest stability the world has ever seen. My Dad had some terrible racist, misogynistic attitudes whilst (bizarrely)...2/

I just read @DExEUgov's response to the petition for a #PeoplesVote. Of course they trashed the idea: 'The British people must be able to trust in its Government both to effect their will, and to deliver the best outcome for them. As the Prime Minister has said: “This is about 1/ more than the decision to leave the EU; it is about whether the public can trust their politicians to put in place the decision they took.” Erm hang on that makes no sense. What decision was that exactly? Just 'leave' with no further meaning? 2/