LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS shock therapy

I was just seduced into buying a ginger shot for the first time and they're horrible?? Wellness culture is lying to everyone, it feels like I just ate a cactus

But at least the Women’s Institute will be safe now!!!!!!!!!

absolutely disgusted by this news after the Women's Institute said in 2023 that it was "proud" to welcome trans members (www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/18/w...) - this government and country has absolutely betrayed trans women and it's so horrible to watch

At today’s autumn budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves scrapped the two-child benefit limit, which was first introduced in 2017 by the then Conservative government. Our senior reporter Isabella McRae and campaigns manager Rhianon Steeds explain what scrapping this measure actually means. 💻

Last week I talked to such a brilliant business owner about her experience of PTSD after her premature baby was in the NICU and how she's using her experience to help parents in her position - thanks so much Lorna and Super Dinky ✨

Kate Nash has once again shown her support for the trans community. The singer spoke at a trans vigil held by Trans Legal Clinic for Transgender Day of Visibility on November 20.

🏳️‍⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives! Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you. With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026. Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️ 🧵 Details 👇

my wife's colleague has a gerbil named John and I can't stop laughing about it, her young children named their gerbil John

really fucking heartbroken about teen vogue and solidarity to all my colleagues there

horrible news and a huge loss, teen vogue was amazing on politics

Melissa, chief operating officer at Loving Me, writes about the dangers of blocking trans survivors of abuse out of safe spaces.

my wife was sketching during #MAFSUK

Hello hello! still searching for marginalized sims creators who are down to talk about what's going on in the sims community! please boost and share amongst your discords/reddits/whatnot!

all i ever do is gab about the sims

Yknow i think they shouldnt be allowed to revoke his titles cause the fact a prince can be a horrible person is why you shouldnt have a monarchy innit. What you mean “punishment“? He shouldnt have had a title to begin with this is about protecting the crown

Wikipedia vs Elon Musk In a world of algorithms and AI slop, the simple joy of aimlessly wandering through a website of ideas is worth preserving. ✍️ www.linestotake.com/p/wikipedia-... My newsletter, out now.

it's so cold in london i'm thinking about firing up the sims 2 for a couple of hours just to use my knackered laptop fan as a heat source

The child poverty strategy is expected to be published around the time of the chancellor's autumn budget. Here's what you need to know.

She came. She served cunt. She died. #CelebrityTraitors

British freelance journalists everywhere - even those living in France! :-) Your deadline for responding to the UK Government's consultation on late payment legislation is THURSDAY this week! That's 23 OCTOBER. Do it now! @nujparis.bsky.social @nujlfb.bsky.social

so much of this is so fucked up but the "never paid a penny in tax" part is just nonsensical, especially when you factor in the fact that a person on ILR has usually paid *thousands* in visa fees to get to that point

The Sims community is fighting back against the $55B acquisition of EA. This move threatens the safe space and queer inclusivity of their favorite game. Find out why players are boycotting by clicking here: buff.ly/ZWSloKZ 🌈 #TheSims #LGBTQIA #GamingNews #TheSims4 #Boycott

all i ever do is gab about the sims

This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside: 🇫🇮 Be more Finland 🚆 Will new train stations save Britain? 🤖 The rise of the machines Pick up a copy today, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...

I've spent a few months working on a series of articles on abortion rights in the UK. The first piece is out today. Abortion is a step closer to decriminalisation in England and Wales, but with the rise of right-wing rhetoric, are rights still at risk? www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

happy international lesbian day, i'm personally celebrating by eating my wife's homemade soup and listening to clairo

🆕️🚨 After painstaking research, dozens of FOIs and months of analysis we release the Gender Clinic Files which reveal waiting times for every GIC in the country. They lay bare, how far off the mark the Health Secretary's estimation of the average wait is 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

It’s easy to say that this is the last desperate hurrah of a dying party, but can we be clear: Trump’s ICE agents are literally kidnapping people, detaining them without due process in concentration camps (yes, this is the right term) and 1000s have disappeared. These are fascist practices.

Sex Matters are trying to force the ponds to operate on a trans-exclusive basis, despite users of the ponds having voted against such an approach.

it's 2025 and LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy is still legal in the UK Labour has promised to abolish conversion therapy, but after seven years of promises, it's crucial that they act quicker - every day conversion therapy remains legal is dangerous for LGBTQIA+ people please sign and share

✊🏿 Paid opportunities for Black LGBTQIA+ writers and journalists! The @thelovetankcic.bsky.social Phil Samba @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social is joining @WeAreQueerAF.com as our Black History Month UK guest editor Details in 🧵 or apply now 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/black-histor...

I wrote a really cool piece recently about LGBTQIA+ run clubs and how they're encouraging queer people into exercise in a safe and affirming environment - and it's now available to order! Get your copy of RUNHER here: simplecirc.com/runher-magaz... - it's the very first issue which is exciting ✨

dog looking particularly cute today

Exclusive - Spending by so-called 'conversion therapy' groups has increased by 165% since the government first promised to ban the ‘cruel and abusive’ practice

ICYMI I’m running a half-marathon next month to raise money for UNICEF’s Gaza Appeal. Thank you so much to everyone who’s donated so far ❤️ Donations will fund food, water, vaccines and nutrition treatments in Gaza, where every infant is at risk of malnutrition: www.justgiving.com/page/eve-liv...

No-fault evictions are still incredibly high in England despite Labour promising to ban them, and campaigners have claimed the Renter's Rights Bill may not go far enough to protect renters (Also, among the 30,729 given no-fault eviction notices this year are two of my best friends and my sister 🙃)

I hate TERFS. F*ck JK Rowling. Her name is JK because she’s a joke.

Loved this feature on the lesbian renaissance in this month’s Cosmo UK 💕

“While the film didn’t explicitly stipulate Jess’ sexuality, her rejection of over-sexualisation of teenage girls and disinterest in boys made her the blueprint for a baby queer like me, and many others, to help understand ourselves.” metro.co.uk/2025/07/28/b...

‘There is nothing to buy’: Gaza’s descent into mass starvation www.ft.com/content/e5d7...

This picture from Gaza. My god.

🆕🚨 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 🧵

Devastated to hear that Andrea Gibson died yesterday - like so many other people, their poems really helped me during a tough time ♥️ "When I left my body, I did not go away. That portal of light was not a portal to elsewhere, but a portal to here. I am more here than I ever was before"

happy pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A GFM has been set up for her here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-jayli...

Send a message to Kent County Council that you believe Trans+ books are not a danger to children and should be available in public libraries. Sign the open letter ✍️ 👇

No book in the history of the world has made a child gay or straight or trans or cis. But they have provided hope and a future for those that already are. But of course, under Reform, all hope must be crushed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

pink pony club came on at the blood donation centre and i told the nurse i love this song, he literally looked at me with the stoniest face and was like “i’ve heard this song five times a day for the last year”