Starry clover from Shoreham beach, West Sussex this week #wildflowerhour

Happy Sussex Summer Solstice! #southdownsnationalpark #landscapephotography

‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters

The International Protection Act 2026 comes into force today in Ireland. Read 👉️ buff.ly/nWYNcka #GCNnews

#PrideInSTEM Day 18 Dr. Frank Kameny was an astrophysicist and one of 5000-10,000 people fired during the Lavender Scare. Largely barred from work in his field, he continued to be a fierce advocate for queer rights. His death date, Oct 11, is National Coming Out Day. Learn more 👇🏽 🧪 🗃️ #HistSci

#PrideInSTEM Day 19 Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a gay physician-scientist from South Africa, opened a clinic in Greenwich Village, mostly treating gay men. As AIDS was wrecking the community, he was a beacon of hope and non-judgement, even using his own money to fund research. Learn more 👇🏽 #HistMed 🗃️ 🧪

#PrideInSTEM Day 20 Dr. Ben Barres was a physician-scientist and first openly trans member of the National Academy of Sciences. His work in neuroscience put the spotlight on glia and their critical roles in the brain. Learn more 👇🏼 #Neuroskyence 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#PrideInSTEM Day 21 Rochelle Diamond was a member of the team that cloned the human insulin gene. Fired a few years later for coming out as a lesbian, she became an LGBTQ+ advocate (still is! In addition to her work as a facility director and lab manager at Caltech) 🧪 Learn more 👇🏼

Resting in the winter sun, Brighton, 1973, by Charlie Verrall.

This Bee Orchid was found in Bevendean, Brighton, by the Communities Team, after Brighton Permaculture Trust took action to plant fruit trees & stop mowing in the area.  It's possible to support incredible wildlife in urban spaces 📸 Katie Bell

ALERTA! ALERTA! BRIGHTON ANTIFASCISTA! Saturday!

If you want to know who and what is behind the attack on vulnerable children and families in Brighton that Labour is shamefully assisting with... 👇

Today is #WorldSaltmarshDay. Saltmarshes create an important transition zone between sea & land. This rare & important habitat is found at only a few places in Sussex: mainly at the harbours of Rye, Chichester & Pagham & along the tidal reaches of the Rivers Rother, Cuckmere & Adur 📸 Barry Yates

My interview with Scene Magazine released yesterday....😍 www.scenemag.co.uk/love-has-no-... Let’s push LOVE HAS NO GENDER into the Top 10! 👉 Go to the LGBTQ Music Chart (link in interview) ❤️ Click the heart 🔁 Share with your friends We can do this together 🌈🔥 Thank you....xxx

🚨Last chance to book!🚨 Registration for our amazing summer meeting closes TOMORROW. So don't miss the chance to celebrate @zslofficial.bsky.social's 200th anniversary as we explore the history and science of the zoo, at the zoo! 🐒🐠🐻‍❄️🐘 Book your ticket NOW 👇 shnh.org.uk/the-zoologic...

A reminder as the far right tries to spread hate and division: they're not even that popular, they're just loud https://goodlawproject.org/aurelien-mondon-the-far-right-isnt-populist-theyre-not-even-popular/

WHAT’S THE STORY HERE? This relief is from the Egyptian tomb of Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep who shared the prestigious position of royal manicurists to the king. The two men are in a pose typically reserved for married couples, making their bond one of history's most intriguing relationships. #gaypride

Astronomer Frank Kameny earned his PhD at Harvard in 1956 after studying under Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. A year later, he was fired by the US government for being gay during the Lavender Scare. He fought back & became a major LGBTQ+ rights activist. https://bit.ly/4jNmMqR #FrankKameny #PrideInSTEM

#PrideInSTEM Day 1 Chrysolina cerealis, AKA the rainbow leaf beetle, can be found throughout Europe and Asia, often munching away on wild thyme flowers. 🧪

#PrideInSTEM Day 3 The adult male Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) can be found in Australia, displaying a beautiful range of colors in such a small, feathered body 🌈 🧪

#PrideInSTEM Day 4 This is the Ambilobe panther chameleon from the East Idaho Aquarium! They are incredibly territorial and live in solitude, except for mating. 🧪

#PrideInSTEM Day 10 The peacock mantis shrimp is one of the coolest things ever, and nothing I can say will do it justice, so read this by @theoatmeal.bsky.social instead! theoatmeal.com/comics/manti... 🧪 📸 @georgiaaquarium.bsky.social

West Pier, Brighton Leica M10 Monochrom, 50mm Summilux f1.4, 2023 From ‘Monochrom Moments’. Photos made made with Leica Monochrom cameras. A selection here: www.flickr.com/gp/nickdemar... #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #leica #leicamonochrom #brighton

Cascade is a new ceramic sculpture of mine in Brighton, at Hove Central. Photo by @gardnergareth.bsky.social

You'll need to go for a long walk to calm down after you read how the UK got to here on trans rights. If you're only ever going to read one piece on trans people, this would be the one.

What can we learn about queer lives and queer history from the call logs of the UK's first LGBTQ+ helpline? @tashwalker.bsky.social and @adamzmith.bsky.social discuss their award-winning podcast The Log Books with @marybethhamilton13.bsky.social 🎙️

Absolute Units returns tomorrow! We're joined by the brilliant disability rights activist and performance artist Anahita Harding. We discuss disability in museum collections and spaces, and how we can improve representation, access, and inclusion in the future. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

#IDAHOBIT community lunch THIS SUNDAY 2:30pm @ Ledward Centre, jubilee Street from #LunchPositive #BRIGHTON, ALL WELCOME. Solidarity, Friendship & Fabulous food! #Sussex #Hove #Queer #LGBTQ #transrights #tnbi #community #lovewins #IDAHOBIT2026 #QTIPoC #Pride #Hiv #stigma

There is normally one day allocated to Beltane, but it's much more than that | Oak Bear

Gender diversity in the UK can be traced back to Roman Britain, archaeology shows 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-diver...

Cool interviews at the pond! Hampstead Heath ponds to permit trans swimmers and upgrade facilities for women's privacy - The Standard www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Physicist Marguerite Perey discovered the element francium in 1939. She was the the first woman elected to the French Académie des Sciences, 1962--an honor denied to her mentor Marie Curie. She died #OTD in 1975 & is one of the 72 women whose names to be engraved on the Eiffel Tower. #WomenInSTEM

Wilde Stages offers a programme packed full of exciting shows! Read 👉 buff.ly/KL8WOoV #GCNnews

#IDAHOBIT community lunch THIS SUNDAY 2:30pm @ Ledward Centre, jubilee Street from #LunchPositive #BRIGHTON, ALL WELCOME. Solidarity, Friendship & Fabulous food! #Sussex #Hove #Queer #LGBTQ #transrights #tnbi #community #lovewins #IDAHOBIT2026 #QTIPoC #Pride #Hiv #stigma

On Friday 15th May forum+ is hosting an online information session for International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia #IDAHOBIT At the Heart of Democracy will provide an update on LGBT rights internationally, in Europe & in the UK 🎟️Info & booking www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/idahobit-a...

"This year’s Map shows a genuine courage in courtrooms and in leaders who are choosing to stand with their communities. And it also tells real and growing danger that cannot be underestimated. Every government in Europe must now answer which story they want to be part of" @khugendubel.bsky.social

#RainbowMap 2026 is live! Spain breaks Malta's decade-long hold on top spot. As the rules-based international order fractures and democracy is under pressure, Spain's No’1 ranking stands as proof that political courage remains the most powerful answer. Find out more at rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org!

An extremely courageous person who meant a lot to so many people.

Design legend Margaret Calvert is 90 today. Look at that cake! If you've ever admired a road, rail or metro sign in Britain it's likely she had something to do with it. One of Britain's design heroes - happy birthday to her. Photo by: @oshgallerylondon (IG) Cake by: mybaker.co

🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ IDAHOBIT 2026! 🎙️ Community Panel 17 May | 14:00 UTC A conversation featuring Jack Shoulder and Lucy Hinnie. 💻 Edit-a-Thon 22 May | 16:00 UTC 🔗 Join us! w.wiki/Murf @jackshoulder.bsky.social @museumbums.bsky.social @yclepit.bsky.social @wikimediauk.bsky.social #IDAHOBIT2026 #Wikimedia

#IDAHOBIT THIS SUNDAY 1:30pm 17TH @ NEW ROAD #BRIGHTON, ALL WELCOME. #Sussex #Hove #Queer #LGBTQ #transrights #tnbi #community #lovewins #IDAHOBIT2026 #QTIPoC #Pride

Queer love has often been recorded through crime or scandal, and with so many forced into secrecy, parts of Trans+ history are lost.  @transgenderhistory.bsky.social traces the history of Trans+ romance in one of our articles released this week. Get it here: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/

Why Black queer history belongs in Britain's classrooms www.wearequeeraf.com/why-black-qu...

What a splendid event @jackinthegreen.bsky.social in Hastings is. Apologies for not posting earlier, but still getting my head around the edit.

Last week, the ONS published their 2024-based population projections. One huge shift expected to arrive this year is that the number of births is set to fall below deaths. Our latest Substack considers what this means for public services and the economy➡️ buff.ly/DZEzpbc

Come everyone it’s the last only 25 more responses need for the magic 1k to be hit. Please if you haven’t done the survey yet please do 🩷

I wrote a piece for DIVA Magazine on Welshness and Queerness (and the overlap- and sometimes lack of overlap) diva-magazine.com/2026/05/07/h...

If you want to see some of what was burned (& some glimpses of what was saved thanks to archivists), come to HOME Manchester for an extreeeeemely rare screening of Hirschfeld's beautiful nature-is-queer documentary LAWS OF LOVE Tues 26 May 5.45 pm Tix: www.homemcr.org/whats-on/sex...

Because this often gets lost, this wasn't just Nazis targeting the LGBTQ community. Hirschfeld's Jewishness cannot be untangled from why the Nazis came for his library; what separates Nazism from fascism is the belief that Jews are the corrupters of society, in this case, by promoting LGBTQ culture.

Vatican report admits conversion therapy caused LGBTQ+ Catholics’ ‘profound suffering’ www.advocate.com/new... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA