Saturn and Jupiter (and Callisto) - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2keRcHj

“Speaking across generations is vital. Those of us engaged in revolutionary political work have to unite all different kinds of people, including people of different ages.” Feminist scholar-activist Barbara Smith shares crucial advice on political organising and building solidarity across borders.

#NollaignamBan The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives

If someone has come out to you over the holiday season, know that your response matters more than you may realise. We have a range of resources designed specifically for families and friends of LGBT+ people. Head to fflag.org.uk. #FamilySupport #FriendsAndFamily #ComingOut #FFLAG #LGBT

Our next monthly Zoom call for UK parents is on Wednesday 14th January at 7.30pm. If you’re a parent/carer of an LGBT+ young person and would like some support from others on this journey, we’d love for you to join us. Please email [email protected] for more information. #fflag #lgbt

We’re calling on the Prime Minister to make 2026 the year the Government publishes a draft Bill to #BanConversionPractices. We can’t accept another year of inaction. Join the campaign 👉 bit.ly/3LdEsQZpp #BanConversionTherapy #LGBT

Who knows the backstory to Happy Smiles Training? 🙋‍♂️ Hear it straight from our co-founders, Alex and Haydn. 💬 Sound like an organisation you want to work for? Apply today! www.happysmilestraining.co.uk/support-us/w... #NowRecruiting #Vacancies #ApplyNow #DisabledLed #DisabilityInclusion

Disability inclusion is a journey. Purple’s Disability Inclusion Framework guides organisations from awareness to meaningful involvement of disabled people. Real inclusion takes commitment and action. #DisabilityInclusion #Accessibility #InclusiveLeadership #PurpleTuesday

Ode to beautiful Lapwings by David Bentley! 📸 Alan Price

Useful reporting from Translucent. When we’ve suggested that trans women don’t pose a risk, people have argued that’s because of under reporting. These FOI requests suggest that might not be the case www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...

Today is International Day to End Conversion Therapy (aka #IDECT). Conversion practices are ineffective, unscientific and cause actual harm. Governments since 2017 have promised to bring forward a ban - but we’re still waiting. Keep the pressure on. Get all LGBTQ conversion practices banned in 2026.

#TodayInQueerHistory December 31 (1969) Acting troupe The Cockettes make a splash with a debut show at San Francisco's Palace Theatre. Combining drag, fashion, performance, glitter and rhinestones the group gained a huge fan base. Notable alum include the divine Divine and disco diva Sylvester.

Planning on seeing in 2026 in with Champagne? Here's the science behind the celebratory bubbles! www.compoundchem.com/2014/12/30/c... #ChemSky 🧪

Venus in Pink (NASA, Hubble, 01/24/95) - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/8Lrhpg

"2025 was overwhelming and exhausting, but it also clarified who we are when the world feels against us: a community that is stronger together.” www.wearequeeraf.com/what-2025-wa...

'Celebration in the Forrest' hand stitched embroidery by Irem Yazici, Turkish born textile artist #WomensArt #NewYearsEve

Test your knowledge of winter wildlife with our festive quiz! Perfect for some fun with family and friends – and a great way to learn more about wildlife around us. https://f.mtr.cool/fradjklsae

Jamaican artist Ebony G. Patterson's art tells the untold stories of her homeland in her mixed media artworks #WomensArt

Whenever media say “end trans ideology,” they mean end the rights of trans people. Remember “gay ideology” referred to gay people marrying, having kids, not getting fired from work, showing affection in public without harassment (aka basic human rights). Transphobic rhetoric is recycled homophobia.

Activists in Cyprus are turning division into solidarity. In the latest episode of The Frontline pocast, LGBTI leaders share how they confront hate, build bridges, and create change across the Green Line. Lessons for activists everywhere.

Lewes to Brighton walk today. Approx ten miles. Great contrast between sleepy villages, the majestic downs and the old fishing village of Rotting Dean. Then onto the raffish and bohemian lanes and finishing at the station in Brighton.

On the fifth day of Christmas... Five gold rings? Try thirty-five. The Snettisham hoard, strongly linked to the Iceni tribe, rewrites the scale of ancient wealth in East Anglia, and puts later treasures in the shade. 📢 Find out more ⤵️

On the 6th day of Christmas... Wise prophet or foolish coward – the goose has been both. Revered at Michaelmas, mocked by Shakespeare, feared on the battlefield and loved for feathers, fat and flight – here's how this bird shaped medieval life. ⤵️

“About one-third of people (36%) thought a person must be born in Britain to be truly British, up from one in five (19%) in 2023, a YouGov poll carried out this month for the thinktank found.” White supremacy thrives in the UK while politicians attack migrants. We need to refuse racist politics.

Be yourself, authentically. Be nice. Be someone that the world wants spend time with. Own your trans joy. Refute allegations and submit complaints. Don't get aggressive. You are better than them. NEVER 'debate' with them. Remember, transphobia is a USA/British obsession, not a global one.

How queer people find creative ways to communicate and protect each other when mainstream systems ignore us www.wearequeeraf.com/real-time-ar...

Christmas is already a special time of year for many of us, so how can you make it even more magical?  With stargazing of course! Who needs fireworks when our night sky offers a truly dazzling display. Follow our guide for the perfect winter’s night star spotting #12DaysWild

The Clothworkers’ are mesmerised by this beautiful Yemeni zanna made of shimmering, mallet-burnished indigo-dyed fabric with exquisite embroidery. Herb-filled pouches, mother-of-pearl shards, brass sequins and protective motifs cluster around the neckline, cuffs and seams to ward off the evil eye.

We are now at 75k signatures, with many messages of support on Instagram, Facebook and here. This is a genuine groundswell of love over hate, and a call to focus on the real harms faced by women and girls. Thank you all who’ve signed and shared. Let’s keep it going 💜 notinourname.org.uk

Christmas can bring a lot up for LGBTQIA+ folk. Alice on how to have yourself a merry, queer Christmas ✨ www.wearequeeraf.com/how-to-have-...

'The Running of the Deer' by contemporary UK artist Catherine Hyde #womensart

The supper club serving up trans solidarity

The lovely people at Escapegoats Anonymous have kindly offered to donate any funds they raise tomorrow to NION women and @goodlawproject.bsky.social, to help further our message next year. If this looks like the kind of thing that might help you or others you know over the holidays, sign up here 👇🏻

I'll be looking out for Rudolph and her friends tonight! 🔴🦌🦌🛷🎁🎅 Same-sex sexual behaviours are well documented for reindeer, female and male. Read about it in Bruce Bagemihl's Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity (1999). #queer #lgbtq #science #nature #Christmas 🌈

#TodayInQueerHistory December 24 (2013) Code-breaker Alan Turing is granted a posthumous pardon for his 1952 conviction for Gross Indecency (code: being gay). Pardoning Alan led to the UK's Turing Law (2017) which pardoned around 50k men historically convicted of Gross Indecency.

Moving with the vibrant energy of the long-day sun, the running hare calls us to honour our wild selves, honour the wild places. Give space to all, to plants and animals, to live and be wild. Give space to ourselves to live and be wild. lindawiebeart.ca/products/cel...

As the solstice hare-alds the return of light, we're sending love to our beautiful LGBTQ+ community however you're celebrating this season. 🌟 Whether you're with blood family, chosen family, or carving out precious time for yourself—you deserve joy, warmth, and safety.

The legal challenge to the NHS’s clinical trial of puberty blockers is funded by a pressure group backed by Russian oligarchs and linked to the far right. goodlaw.social/1jop

🐵 #queer 🌈 #science 🦋 #nature 🏳️‍⚧️ #PrideInSTEM 🐍 #Christmas2025 🎁

There have been some wonderful queer-themed books published this year which would make *FABULOUS* Christmas presents. Here are my top picks (history first, then science below) . . . 📚 #booksky 🌈🗃️ #lgbtqhistory 🏳️‍⚧️🎄 #queerhistory 🎁

Today we are launching a new series of articles and podcasts to mark the 100th issue of History Workshop Journal 🎉✊🗃️ In this introductory article, Barbara Taylor reflects on a picnic she shared with other editors in 1984, and what it meant to be part of the HWJ collective.

Nocturnal London - call for papers.

Do you remember the Candy Bar in #Brighton? Our Community Champion Kate Wildblood, one half of legendary DJ duo Wildblood & Queenie has created a deep-dive into the story behind this much-loved club and venue over on the Queer Heritage South website: www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...

The Queer Heritage South Live Archive is a pioneering digital community archive celebrating & preserving LGBTQIA+ life and culture in Brighton & Hove - and we want you to help shape it! Join our Archive Advisory Group today, visit www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...

Most households currently subject to the two-child limit already have at least one adult in work. Of the minority non-working households, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.

Read the article here (open access): doi.org/10.1093/hisr... @academic.oup.com

Thank you to every single person who supported Trans Secret Santa UK ⛄ We have broken our previous records, sending festive gifts to the nearly 900 young trans+ people who signed up for 2025 🎁 It's been a horrible year, and it's a privilege to bring some joy 🎄 www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-secret...

11% of Britons say they feel 'very negatively' about trans people which just highlights how much this is a top-down hate project with around 95% of the media hating trans people and a high percentage of MPs.

I've had a fun morning of multiple Canadian queer history rabbit holes. Here's some photos I loved, taken by Charlie Dobie, representing Gay Pride and Gay Wrath in 1983 and 81 respectively.