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Thank you @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org for the book! 🇪🇺 I just received it, and it made me feel European again. “Again” because, as Reinier also writes in his book, “we are living through a period marked by uncertainty and confusion.” I had almost forgotten what it feels like to be European.

#LGBTQ+ kids shows and films will be celebrated by the archives (Netflix/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Odd Nations Cartoons/Laika Studios/HBO Max)

I feel so vulnerable fighting for my mom’s life, far from home, while she needs urgent cancer care. My anger is absolute. #Georgia's system failed her, forcing us to seek treatment abroad. No citizen should be forced to beg abroad for their survival. 😣

The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court recently struck down provisions that criminalized consensual same-sex conduct by officers in the country’s National Police and Armed Forces.

If #Mamdani wins, it will represent New Yorkers’ desire for a politician who leans further left than the party’s traditional values. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Someone threw rocks and smashed windows at several #LGBTQ organizations and businesses across town over the past week. #Denver

When a government targets #LGBTQ people, democracy is already in danger. That’s the warning behind the #NoKingsMarch, which brought over 7 million protestors to the streets.

At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed to make way for Trump's White House ballroom.

If it is not sadism, then please tell me what it is. Trump wants to paint the southern border black so it gets too hot to climb. But will that really stop someone running from persecution? 🥲

The first episode of my podcast. 🏳️‍🌈 Forced therapy, medical coercion, and the quiet violence #Queer youth face in Georgia.

El Salvador survival told the media that he was tortured & sexually abused. “It was an encounter with torture and death,” Hernández said, describing how he and others were beaten, shot with rubber projectiles, and confined in dark cells, before they were suddenly freed on Friday. #ElSalvador

🏳️‍🌈 Forced therapy, medical coercion, and the quiet violence #Queer youth face in Georgia. The first episode of my podcast is now live on Spotify and you can listen to it FOR FREE. If the episode resonates with you, you’re welcome to support me. ko-fi.com/giorgininos

Donald Trump’s trans fear-mongering in the 2024 presidential campaign and his return to the White House in January only catalyzed a sense of dread already growing amongst trans youth and their parents.

🏳️‍🌈 Forced therapy, medical coercion, and the quiet violence #Queer youth face in Georgia. The first episode of my podcast is now live on Spotify and you can listen to it FOR FREE. If the episode resonates with you, you’re welcome to support me. ko-fi.com/giorgininos

The bookstore, Podpisnye Izdaniya, was raided in April, and dozens of #LGBTQ+ and feminist books were seized as evidence. The prosecutor’s office said that many of the books had “signs of #LGBT ideology.”

The first episode of my podcast is now live on Ko-fi and you can get it FOR FREE. Forced therapy, medical coercion, and the quiet violence #Queer youth face in Georgia. If the episode resonates with you, you’re welcome to support me. ko-fi.com/s/7352edc49f 🖤

🎙️ The “Therapy” for Queer Youth in Georgia The first episode of my podcast is now live on Ko-fi. Forced therapy, medical coercion, and the quiet violence queer youth face in Georgia. If the episode resonates with you, you’re welcome to support me. ko-fi.com/s/7352edc49f 🖤

Having never sought to define her own sexual or gender identity in concrete terms, Björk is, nonetheless, in the public consciousness at least, a cisgender heterosexual female. She has, it seems, channelled her perceptions into her art.

Haruki Murakami was about to turn 30 when a thought occurred to him: “You know what? I could try writing a novel.” Then he realized, “If I wanted to have a long life as a novelist, I needed to find a way to stay in shape.”

Resilience is a set of skills. Here's what they are and how you can learn them.

HHS is targeting trans care again. Now saying health workers can deny gender affirming care based on religion.

The shutdown comes at a time when mental health challenges remain disproportionately high among LGBTQ youth. "The survey found that 12% attempted suicide in the past year — with even higher rates among transgender and nonbinary respondents,".

🏳️‍🌈 A bill that would criminalize conversion therapy was proposed to Spain’s Congress of Deputies, on June 13. As of now conversion therapy constitutes an administrative offense, which has financial repercussions, not a criminal offense, which would have penal repercussions.

“It’s not wise for them to leave their homes, because ICE agents have been circling and patrolling neighborhoods,” she said. Many of her patients have increased their doses of anti-anxiety medication, or have started taking it for the first time.

Conversion therapies claim to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, equating homosexuality with a disease. According to ILGA, conversion therapies are only completely banned in eight European Union countries: France, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Greece.

The people are worried about the president. In a Saturday evening address, it was President Donald Trump’s repeated mention of “God” that stood out to several of his critics. www.thedailybeast.com//donald-trum...

ICE abducted a 24-year-old undocumented transgender Mexican woman after she left her asylum hearing in a Portland, Oregon courtroom last Monday and quickly transported her to Tacoma, Washington, so that they could deport her.

Through my writing, I try to connect personal experiences with larger issues of policy and power, inviting my readers to see the real effects of decisions made far from their doorsteps.

I first wanted to call my podcast The Loud East and focus on Eastern Europe. But the state of human rights is alarming everywhere, so I decided to share stories from around the world. That’s why I changed the name to Ctrl + Release. Releasing control to make space for real, human stories. 😊

“Ending this mental health support for youth in distress would devastate a vital resource for some of our nation’s most vulnerable young people,” “These are real, vulnerable young people who urgently need access to mental health care,”

#Belgium’s heir to the throne could be forced to leave #Harvard University after #U.S. President Donald #Trump imposed a ban on foreign students at the prestigious institution.

Guys, today I want to give a shoutout to @vivaldi.com - a browser that has truly simplified my work as a journalist. It offers customizable workspaces tailored to your needs. Huge thanks to the Vivaldi team for creating such a useful product!

Over a period of two years the leader of international extremist group Maniac Murder Cult, rallied those who share his ideologies to attack racial minorities, #Jewish people, the #LGBTQ community and #journalists, according to a government detention memo.

Federal judge gives Trump administration 7 days to restore LGBTQ+ research by two Harvard doctors to website.

Secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem sent a letter to #Harvard on Thursday telling its administration that the university’s student and exchange visitor programme certification had been revoked, “effective immediately”.

“The big headline is that Americans think it’s important to be inclusive, to include LGBTQ people, and to include all people,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate in an interview.

#LGBTQ+ seniors refused to be shamed, silenced, or erased. They won rights we still fight to keep - to love, to live, to be.

Sorry if I unfollowed you! Bluesky flagged my account as spam due to my follow ratio, so I had to cut down. The label is now removed, and I’ll be following everyone back ASAP. Thanks for your understanding 💙

“That pink elephant never faded.” In exile and uncertainty, I still write stories of wonder, courage, and queer color. #KofiCreativeLetter

According to Police Department, two individuals allegedly made derogatory comments about her sexual orientation. Kady Grass, who now lives in Delavan, was visiting family for a choir concert when the incident occurred. #LGBTQ #Queer

46% closer to launching my podcast. ☺️ Your support will help me buy a microphone and finally begin podcasting. 🤍 Thank you everyone. 🙏

"We need more people to raise their voices so that this administration cannot quietly disappear more of our neighbors — and families like Soofia’s can remain together and free,".

46% closer to launching my podcast. ☺️ Your support will help me buy a microphone and finally begin podcasting. 🤍 Thank you everyone. 🙏

“F--- the people that try to make you scared,” said Pascal. “Fight back. This is the perfect way to do so, through telling stories. Don’t let them win.”

An #Ohio man borrowed 100 books on #Black, #Jewish & #LGBTQ history, saying he wanted to understand his #gay son, then burned them on video to “cleanse the library,” posting it to Gab.

My therapist (doggo) is in another country. 💔 Being away from her?? cruel and unusual punishment. 🥹

They’re calling it “exploratory therapy.” It’s conversion therapy in a new outfit—targeting trans youth as “care.” Conversion therapy is a debunked and discredited practice that aims to change the sexuality and/or gender identity of LGBTQ+ individuals. #Trump #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA+

“That pink elephant never faded.” In exile and uncertainty, I still write stories of wonder, courage, and queer color. #KofiCreativeLetter

A letter to creative self - #KofiCreativeLetter "I whispered, “I’ve never seen an elephant.” Many laughed, but I knew I had not lied. How could I confirm something I had never seen?"