In the wake of president Trump’s dismantling of USAID funding, I sat down with Kaleidoscope Trust CEO @alexfarrow.bsky.social to discuss what this means for LGBTQ+ people across the world. vadamagazine.com/features/ale...

Such a powerful article 👇 It’s a privilege to work alongside Glenroy & Dane - both featured in the article - as we fight for #LGBTI rights across the Commonwealth.

Hugely looking forward to #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LVW25!

The news from the USA is overwhelming, but we must hold onto what *is* happening vs what’s being said and what we fear. Here’s a good primer on Trump’s gender-related executive order: www.them.us/story/trump-...

Nigeria is one of the few counties that has the death penalty for gay men & some of the harshest anti-LGBTI+ laws. I’m no tourism expert, but that’s a strong reason why me & my #LGBTI friends can’t/won’t visit Nigeria. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d... @theguardian.com

This is brilliant! Congrats @locality.bsky.social & @right-here.org.bsky.social 👏 This was a key recommendation in our NCVO 2021 levelling up report too: www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-ins...

This is a truly horrifying report on the scale of sexual violence & the depravity of M23 men in DRC. I read this yesterday and can’t stop thinking about it. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... #Congo #Rwanda

The Anti-LGBTQ law of Ghana can proceed through parliament. The proposed law is insidious & one of the harshest of any country. It criminalise *identifying* as #LGBTI+, for expressing that, for advocating for rights, and denies gender affirming care.

Across all the #LGBTI+ policy discussions at ERC, there’s a fundamental problem: our opposition has more money than us. We’re grateful for the govts supporting us, but our movement needs more - and we need it now 👇 t.co/YxvmM8AfGW

Kicking off the Equal Rights Coalition conference in Berlin with a chance to meet global #LGBTI+ civil society orgs. The ERC is a coalition of the willing - bringing together govts & NGOs in partnership for progress on LGBTI+ rights.

Thank you both so much! We hugely appreciate your support 🙏

The brutal truth is that we’re losing so many hard-won rights for #LGBTI+ people because our opposition has more money. We can change that this week as we DOUBLE your donation. Join our fight back: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

@markrusselluk.bsky.social hello! 👋

Congratulations to @alexfarrow.bsky.social and the team at Kaleidoscope Trust for the fantastic "Year of Impact" event this evening. So much to celebrate, but a powerful reminder of how much more work is needed to ensure a world that is free, safe and equal for all LGBT+ people. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Love actually can win. But we’re at real risk of losing hard-won #LGBTI+ rights & freedoms. The reality is we’re being outspent. Let’s change that this week by doubling donations for Kaleidoscope Trust: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

@fcdoinclusion.bsky.social Hello FCDO! 👋

🇳🇦 Namibia is going to the polls this week, and two young queer men are making history as the country’s first out LGBTQ+ candidates running for parliament - only a few months after it decriminalised gay relations. I interviewed them for Context:

Huge thanks to the High Commission of Malta for hosting our roundtable on #LGBTI+ rights in the Commonwealth & how we sustain momentum after #CHOGM2024. We need to broaden our govt allies, coordinate across civil society, & focus on intersectional issues.

I’ve created a starter pack for #LGBTI sector folk in the UK. It’s certainly incomplete, so shout and I’ll you in 🙌 go.bsky.app/83E4uRC

@viclanger.bsky.social Congrats on your new role! 🙌

Hugely looking forward to this tomorrow! After #CHOGM2024 and straight from #ILGA2024, we'll be talking about where LGBTI+ rights go next across the Commonwealth.

@iamrobf.bsky.social 👋

🇳🇦 Two young queer men are making history as Namibia's first out LGBTQ+ candidates running for parliament - only a few months after their country decriminalised male same-sex relations. I interviewed them for Context 👇

Such a special evening at #ILGA2024 - thank you to everyone who came to our Kaleidoscope & Open for Business reception. Our fight is for love & our movement is about relationships. It’s these bonds that see us through challenging times & give me hope.

Thank you David Lammy for inviting me to last night’s Commonwealth reception. I got to speak about #LGBTI+ issues with some of the Commonwealth’s most senior diplomats. Alongside activists & movements, we see this a vital part of how change will happen.

I’ve joined other health & #LGBTI leaders in writing to David Lammy to support global #mpox efforts. The UK can lead action in 3 areas: 🧪 testing is critical 💉 vaccine production, delivery & sharing 💷 funding for global health bodies. stopaids.org.uk/2024/08/23/o...

A whole population of women are dehumanised and abandoned in #Afghanistan. The only pressure possible is from the international community - political & economic. We cannot accept that a country does this to its people. www.moretoherstory.org/reporting/th...

UK school librarians told to remove LGBTQ books, including titles like Heartstopper. This is Section 28 by the back door. You can’t teach children to be gay but you can teach them that it’s ok if they are. www.attitude.co.uk/culture/hear...

#Valencia is stunningly beautiful!

Bluesky has its flaws but unlike Twitter you can post about your life here without provoking death threats from strangers

“…removing barriers to opportunities…adds up, rather than zeroing down.” Interrupted my fiction-based holiday reading to read this 👇 by our new minister for women & equalities. Main thrust is that pro-equality policies and action benefit everyone. fabians.org.uk/publication/...

Insightful piece on the social justice movement in #Kenya 👇 Particularly interesting is the need to get organised (not just mobilise) and the misogyny & homophobia that is latent in civil society. intersectionally-by-wevyn-muganda.ck.page/posts/mobili...

What a great role! #charityjobs

At night one of #DNC2024, there was a lot of talk about Project 2025 - the Republican playbook for dismantling rights & freedoms if they win the Presidency. Here’s what it will mean for #LGBTI rights: accountable.us/wp-content/u...

Super useful starter list 👇

What’s so strange about BlueSky is the lack of panic when I’ve got a bunch of notifications. The low level of anxiety about the abuse that’s being hurled linger but isn’t found!

This is wild. I’m genuinely quite shocked by this. It’s 2024 and #LGBTI+ books are being taken out of libraries for children. t.co/6ZmEFOzJxp

Yes, leaving thousands of followers behind is tough… But I’m loving the thrill of getting individual new follower notifications! So 2009.

@kieranran.bsky.social well, here we are! Let’s start all over again :)

This is an important piece by @katie0martin.bsky.social - one that resonated for me and I'm sure will with many others too. Well worth a read www.ft.com/content/3edd...