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www.queerdiary.org.uk www.bechdeltheatre.com www.bethwatson.co.uk
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Paul Fairie
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Pals in the NORTH EAST this is for youuuu ๐
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
2 months ago
This week we're in OXFORD ๐ Zine-making on Sept 7th, Queer Diary readings on the 11th at the Old Fire Station! Come & join us ๐๐
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QueerAF
2 months ago
Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
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Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
The Overton window on what is acceptable to say has shifted dramatically in recent years, especially when it pertains to Trans+ rights
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
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jamelle
3 months ago
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Last photos taken by Gaza journalists before they were killed in Israeli strikes
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Bechdel Theatre
3 months ago
ICYMI: 20+ shows to see at
#EdFringe
this year ๐
www.bechdeltheatre.com/blog/shows-t...
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Shows to See: Fringe 2025 โ Bechdel Theatre
Shows we think look good at Edinburgh Fringe 2025! Donโt forget, if youโre at the festival, youโre welcome to join our Dykes To Watch Shows With WhatsApp group, for finding friendly folks to watch...
https://www.bechdeltheatre.com/blog/shows-to-see-fringe-2025
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Another plea from my ((currently unfunded)) tour prep: I'm seeking free London rehearsal space for me + 1 other person on w/c Sept 8th. Can u help?? Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
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Another plea from my ((currently unfunded)) tour prep: I'm seeking free London rehearsal space for me + 1 other person on w/c Sept 8th. Can u help?? Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
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Going on tour! We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word ๐๐ป
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Mochyn ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
3 months ago
I love the constant media protestations about the massive rise in shoplifting like "what could be causing this!?" Meanwhile rent takes 3/4 of the average wage, energy and water bills take the remaining quarter and people are starving. Truly, what COULD be causing this spike?
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Abigail Thorn
3 months ago
The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it โmanaged withdrawal.โ Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, donโt want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
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Marcus ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ง๐ง
3 months ago
I donโt need graphs about what jolly good citizens migrants are to justify why they shouldnโt be attacked. They shouldnโt be attacked because racism is bad and racists are cunts
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Going on tour! We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word ๐๐ป
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
4 months ago
Opinion: Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-recognition-palestinian-state-should-not-be-pawn-diplomatic-game
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Opinion: Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game
<article data-history-node-id="426570" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-recognition-palestinian-state-should-not-be-pawn-diplomatic-game" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-recognition-palestinian-state-should-not-be-pawn-diplomatic-game" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Opinion: Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>On 29 July, <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/uk" target="_blank">UK</a> Prime Minister Keir Starmer <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-words-on-gaza-29-july-2025" target="_blank">announced</a> that Britain would recognise a <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/palestine-state" target="_blank">Palestinian state</a> at the UN General Assembly in September, "unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza and commits to a long-term sustainable peace".</p> <p>Of course, any British recognition of the state of <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a>, if and when it happens, would mark a historic moment. Britain bears a unique responsibility as the author of the <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/balfour-declaration-study-british-duplicity" target="_blank">Balfour Declaration</a> and the mandatory power in Palestine.</p> <p>If <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/why-is-britain-recognising-palestinian-state-what-does-it-mean-2025-07-29" target="_blank">recognition</a> does take place, it would reinforce the British government's stated support for a two-state solution, after decades of recognising only one state, <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, while denying the other.</p> <p>It would chart a trajectory that rejects Israel's attempt to impose a one-state apartheid reality across the whole of historic Palestine.</p> <p>It would set the terms for any future peace process, in which the end goal must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the British government's stated commitment to a two-state solution, as outlined in its announcement.</p> <p>So why were Palestinians and others not out on the streets celebrating the British government's announcement that emerged from an emergency recall of the cabinet?</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-starmer-should-have-imposed-sanctions-israel">Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game</a> Opinion by <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/chris-doyle">Chris Doyle </a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A protester displays a satirical sign targeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a demonstration in support of Gaza in London, 4 June 2025 (Adrian Dennis/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="6eb86022-ecf5-47d0-9892-684bb5cbebcb" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/protester-starmer-sign-london-4-june-2025-afp.jpg" width="1400" height="788" alt="A protester displays a satirical sign targeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a demonstration in support of Gaza in London, 4 June 2025 (Adrian Dennis/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A protester displays a satirical sign targeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a demonstration in support of Gaza in London, 4 June 2025 (Adrian Dennis/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-recognition-palestinian-state-should-not-be-pawn-diplomatic-game
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Athena Kugblenu
4 months ago
Do you see what is happening here? This isn't news. They are laying the foundations.
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First year in a while that neither of my companies are running any events at EdFringe (for reasons too long to go into). As a result, I find myself with a huge gap in my calendar for 3 weeks in August.
4 months ago
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
4 months ago
See u TONIGHT Basingstoke!
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
4 months ago
This Friday at Proteus Creation Space in Basingstoke: LGBTQIA+ folks read REAL teenage diaries, angsty poetry & thirsty fanfic live on stage ๐๐ Tix are PWYC or FREE if you sign up in advance as a reader ๐
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diar...
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Queer Diary
The night where LGBTQIA+ folks read REAL teenage diaries. Expect angsty poetry, thirsty fanfic, old tumblr posts + a throwback playlist
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diary-tickets-1447664626869
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First year in a while that neither of my companies are running any events at EdFringe (for reasons too long to go into). As a result, I find myself with a huge gap in my calendar for 3 weeks in August.
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QueerAF
4 months ago
๐๐จ New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will: - Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender" - Teaches children the laws about "biological sex" - Removes all references to the word transgender What we know so far ๐งต
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Peter Geoghegan
4 months ago
Something dark is happening on the British right I spoke with Harry Shukman, who spent a year undercover with the far-right, for the latest Democracy for Sale live discussion Story and interview here:
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Britainโs Far Right is going mainstream
Harry Shukman went undercover inside Britainโs far right. What he found is terrifyingโand increasingly part of our politics
https://open.substack.com/pub/democracyforsale/p/britains-far-right-is-going-mainstream?r=4vze6&utm_medium=ios
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
4 months ago
Brighton! Queer Diary is back tomorrowwwww Still time for last min sign-ups to share something from yr coming-of-age era on out mic ๐
www.queerdiary.org.uk/take-part
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Queer Diary - Take Part
Take Part
https://www.queerdiary.org.uk/take-part
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เธฃโฯฮฑษณฮต โแงเธฃษฮตฦญษฆ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
4 months ago
wes streeting wants to power the nhs with this.
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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.
4 months ago
They finally made the milk from that hotel
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4 months ago
insane how Israel public messaging has flipped the narrative on this: any bit of food aid that gets through is billed as a special gift that proves how moral the IDF is
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Protik Islam-Jakobsson
4 months ago
Play this video in every legislative chamber in every country still providing material support to these war criminals
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TransActual
4 months ago
The Supreme Court ruling and the draft EHRC Statutory Code has left trans people in the UK feeling scared and confused. To help you navigate this nightmare, we've created a Know Your Rights resource. Find it at
transactual.org.uk/know-your-rights
#Trans
#Transgender
#Nonbinary
#Queer
#TransAlly
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
5 months ago
MANCHESTER! Get in touch ASAP to secure a spot on our mic ๐๐ We're seeking a couple more readers to read something REAL from your teens, childhood, or coming-of-age era on Friday ๐ No performing experience necessary: just tell us what u got & we'll be in touch to confirm ur spot
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Never listened to fletcher b4 but now I'm puttin Boy on all my pride playlists to anger the biphobes ๐
5 months ago
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Runnymede Trust
5 months ago
Yesterdayโs announcements have ignored the institutional failures in the
#ChildQ
case, and so dramatically fail to deliver the justice that is so urgently needed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tanita Tikaram
5 months ago
I donโt understand Yvette Cooperโs moral universe where we are supposed to feel more threatened by protesters spray painting war planes than our own governmentโs steadfast support of a regime who everyday find more horrendous ways to murder people .
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Come cut n paste with me this week ๐
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
5 months ago
This week we have TWO zine-making sessions in SE LDN ๐๐โ๏ธ ๐ Tue 24 @ Kingswood Arts (SE21) ๐ Thu 26 @ artfix (SE10) Cut up a stack of old teen mags & reclaim them to make a zine for your younger-self โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
www.outsavvy.com/organiser/qu...
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Dana El Kurd
5 months ago
This an urgent appeal. Donate to support the Institute for Palestine Studies and help maintain Palestinian knowledge production
palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/254...
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Help Sustain the Institute for Palestine StudiesโA Vital Pillar of Palestinian Knowledge Production
An Urgent Appeal from Rashid Khalidi Dear friends, Since October 2023, the dozens of scholars, editors, and researchers of the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) in Beirut , Ramallah , and Was...
https://palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/254143-an-urgent-appeal-from-the-institute-for-palestine-studies
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Amnesty International UK
5 months ago
From the US to the UK, our protest rights are under attack. MPs are debating the anti-protest Crime and Policing Bill RIGHT NOW. We canโt let them forget: no protest, no progress. Many were hated for protesting. But they changed history. Share if you agree โ๐ฝ
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Working Class History
5 months ago
#OtD
16 Jun 1836 Black trans US sex worker and army veteran Mary Jones was put on trial for pickpocketing a client who solicited her for sex. Found guilty, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Learn more in our new book, Be Gay Do Crime:
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
5 months ago
SOUTH EAST LDN ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Fancy coming to a night of social collaging with local queer folks? Cut up our stack of old teen magazines & reclaim them to make a zine for yr younger self โ๏ธ Starting Tuesday eve 6-8 ๐ Kingswood Arts, SE21
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Libby from Biscuit
5 months ago
#LGBWithTheT
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#BWithTheT
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Freelancers Make Theatre Work
5 months ago
Planning a show for
#EdFringe
2025? Join Theatre Green Book for a free 1-hour webinar on how to make your production more sustainable. Tools, tips, inspiration, and space for questions. Thurs 19 June, 10โ11am ๐
theatregreenbook.com/events1/edin..
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#GreenBook
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Have you even really experienced London transport, if you've never heard a Canadian pronounce Wapping like it rhymes with napping?
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TONIGHT! Queer Diary BTN๐๐ Pay What You Can Doors 7pm Readings from 7:30 Don't forget to send us your throwback song for our playlist: between readings we play all songs from your coming-of-age era ๐ฟ๐ถ
www.outsavvy.com/event/22042/...
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Brighton tomorrow! Pls tell any local pals ๐
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Any queer zine-makers wanna trade? We've now published 3 issues of
@queerdiary.bsky.social
zine & we always bring a box of other people's zines to our workshops for inspiration, so yours will be shared widely!
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Queer Diary / Hasbian
5 months ago
PSA ๐ฃ Tomorrow's zine-making session at the LGBTQ+ Community Centre is FULL with a waiting list (if you can't make it pls release your ticket for someone else to use) Tix still available for our other zine-making eves this month: June 17 & 24 @ Kingswood Arts June 26 @ Artfix Greenwich
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Any queer zine-makers wanna trade? We've now published 3 issues of
@queerdiary.bsky.social
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Amplify Palestine
6 months ago
380+ writers from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. "The term 'genocide' is not a slogan. It carries legal, political, and moral responsibilities."
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Writers including Zadie Smith sign open letter calling for Gaza ceasefire
Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan are among 380 writers and groups to call the war a "genocide".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0qgpve3qzgo
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jane fae #facciamorete #antifa
6 months ago
Basic guidance from
@transactualuk.bsky.social
on EHRC response now up. Bookmark the page, as it will expand as new information and content appears:
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EHRC consultation guidance โ TransActualAccessibility ToolsIncrease TextDecrease TextGrayscaleHigh ContrastNegative ContrastLight BackgroundLinks UnderlineReadable FontReset
https://transactual.org.uk/equality-act-campaign/ehrc-consultation-guidance/
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Disability Arts Online
6 months ago
We are holding four sector support meetings for self-employed creatives/workers or employers in the arts and culture sector about the current Access to Work situation. All meetings will be live captioned and BSL interpreted. More info and tickets โโ
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Touretteshero
6 months ago
Iโm profoundly sad to say that as of today, Iโll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of
#Touretteshero
because of a recent decision by
#AccessToWork
to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write:
www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a...
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