If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

And can we please add “massive homophobe” and “retrogressive traditionalist” whenever Bindel’s name is brought up? This is not a well-adjusted person.

While we have your attention about the safety of journalists in harm’s way… Say her name: Amal Khalii. She was killed by US-Israel this week. She is one of 14 Lebanese journalists killed, and among nearly 300 killed in the Middle East since 2024.

It's a nice day for a little run around London for the @booktrust.org.uk. London Marathon, let's go! www.justgiving.com/page/helen-t...

Aside from the controversy surrounding the Lords’ intervention tanking the flawed Assisted Dying Bill against the will of the House of Commons. Can someone explain why BBC News is framing landmark HUMAN RIGHTS legislation as matters of conscience?! This is dangerous www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Can we talk about how harassment and borderline stalking of trans women by gender critical activists has become entirely normalised? Why can’t a trans woman do a bloody Parkrun without having her privacy violated and her data amassed on a website?!

This is horrific. I feel physically ill. (Reposted with ALT text)

To correct the record: The gay rights movement I was a part of in the 1980s and 90s was not aiming for ‘toleration’. Mere acceptance was not enough. How would that help the isolated queer kid? No. We wanted that child to know they would be loved and celebrated just as they were.

Amazing that it’s always the same three transphobic columnists, over and over and over again. Here, we have the lesbian JD Vance rewriting a history she was never part of.

While anti-trans narratives continue to be pushed by a vocal minority, that’s not the full story. From our archives, Polly Shute looks back at the long history of lesbian support for Trans+ people 🏳️‍⚧️ #LVW26 🧡🤍🩷 www.wearequeeraf.com/lesbians-sup...

I got into a rather heated debate at a friend’s housewarming a few weeks ago with someone who argued with me that the Guardian doesn’t have a right wing bias like the rest of UK media, its publishing of crap like this to harm the LGBTQ+ rights movement and damage our community proves that it does…

And once and for all, why must the disintegrating rights of a minority in this country always be filtered through the bigotry of one woman outside that community? “Are Black people being failed by the justice system? The Guardian asks a racist…”

We all know that the threat to women is not coming from the trans community – by me for The Independent www.independent.co.uk/voices/women...

It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen

Also literally how we got the Church of England, btw.

“My life has become a rollercoaster,” she says in reference to the death threats and sanctions. “I never imagined living without a bank card, but I do. People help me. My freedom is stronger than my fear. You are defeated the moment you stop fighting.” www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

The news is out! When I started this mad, bad, dangerous prize a decade ago, I never thought it would grow to three awards. But here we are: still shouting about future classics and current #mustreads #jhalakprizeat10

'I vigorously dispute that I asked the so-called Equality and Human Rights Commission not to totally do trans people over' is quite the message from a Labour Party that has completely lost the plot.

Norwich tomorrow, Birmingham Wednesday and Oxford Thursday as the tour continues! Tix available on waterstones site for the first two and Blackwells for Oxford. See you ther!

Could be direct quotes from Putin, Trump, Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage… Wtf happened to you, Labour Party? #VoteGreen

It’s like a (really shit) game where you can’t imagine him stooping to new depths of atrocious behaviour and then he goes and finds a new barrel of awful to scrape the bottom of…

It’s a great moment to remember that in the leadup to this popular uprising, the first major gut-punch was delivered by Budapest Pride. Poetic justice. 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈

My Kickstarter copy of @nmjcoveney.bsky.social’s book arrived yesterday along with the awesome pin badge and playing cards and it’s signed 😍 can’t wait to start reading! Thank you Nick ❤️

The only president stupid enough to do it.

We’re proud to include voices like @natashadevon.bsky.social MBE - journalist, campaigner, and long-time advocate for women and young people - in our growing movement of women speaking out in support of the trans+ community

Gaza, trans people, Iran He clearly wants to add disabled people too.

Wow, great news: the CDC has a study proving COVID vaccines slashed hospitalizations by 55%. Bad news: RFK Jr.’s team killed it before publication because facts were inconvenient. They are literally hiding data that could save your life. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/208886/...

Fuck this. As an industry, we are in an existential crisis of book banning because of homophobia and transphobia weaponized by racist authoritarians. “Dirty books” are not the problem. Censorship is. Make whatever books you like, but don’t you dare call other books dirty in your shitty marketing.

I like Sadiq, but Green is not a protest vote. When Labour turned Tory, it left me. I did not leave it.

New interview out today on @scifinow.bsky.social ! I look very Scandinavian in this photo. Which makes sense. I'm Scandinavian. www.scifinow.co.uk/books/patric...

To impeach and remove this tyrant in the White House for his multiple abuses of power, including his war crimes and this illegal and unconstitutional war against Iran. www.impeachtrumpagain.org @fsfp.bsky.social 2/

Rep. Ansari: "Donald Trump is trying to normalize language that essentially threatening genocide, threatening the potential use of nuclear weapons ... how is nobody trying to restrain this madman who is trying to get all of us killed. This is a nightmare scenario. It's apocalyptic."

Wishing my incredibly talented husband @patricknessbooks.bsky.social a very happy publication day today for PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK the first title in the New World trilogy. The amazing universe of Chaos Walking is officially back! Available at all good bookstores

Hey hey hey!!! PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK got a 5-star review in the Telegraph! I only have a press reader link, but they say super cool things: "[Ness] he has pulled off a tri­umph by return­ing to a famil­iar land­scape, and cre­at­ing something new." www.pressreader.com/uk/features/...

The New York Times rolling up its sleeves to do the hard work of normalizing the idea that women should not have the right to vote.

The time has come for us, as an organisation, to boycott @pinknews.bsky.social. Despite reservations about the company, we have sometimes worked with queer and trans reporters there to tell stories we thought were important for our community - the same as other outlets. That ends today. Why?

Once again Labour destroying vulnerable people's lives based on cruelty and hostility. Labour wonders why they are so unpopular, it's largely because they spend so much time focused on making life worse for already marginalised groups instead of better for all. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why has he written this piece for Pink News? Its readership will know it plumbs new depths of dishonesty and will be enraged. Is he writing it to try and pretend to a cis audience that he cares? Totally bizarre.

As someone who has been interviewed by PinkNews before, get absolutely to fuck. This is not only a journalist-free but also ethics-free newsroom. Wes Streeting is an amoral quisling as is any queer outlet that platforms him.

PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK has been picked by @parademag.bsky.social as one of the six books to read in April! Whoop! parade.com/books/6-nove...

Ah the famous “bookless library” this narcissist shows again what happens when we outsource humanity to AI.

I really enjoyed Project Hail Mary especially as the character of ‘Rocky’ had big Oreo energy (our youngest puppy)

And about people trusting science. And how diversity helps you solve problems and maybe your planet. But sure. Wokeness isn’t a mind virus, but anti-wokeness sure works like one.

Interesting how right wingers in America are falling “Project Hail Mary” an “anti woke” hit. When, aside from Ryan Gosling, not one single other line of dialogue is spoken by a white male character. True.

Ministers are reportedly exploring how to cancel dangerous spy-tech firm Palantir's contract to handle NHS data after over 150k people joined me in calling on them to break the contract. Join us - together we can kick out Palantir out of our NHS: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Since writing about myths and monsters I've been wrestling with the dark side of the stories I love: Whilst we joyfully reclaim our monsters... are the pitchforks being sharpened? Thanks to @bearlypolitics.co.uk for the space to write something on this. www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/queer-be-d...

AUDIOBOOKS STRETCH-GOAL UNLOCKED! VALENZIAGA will now exist in audio form as well! Many tiers on the Kickstarter will include this new item, but not all! If you don’t already have one, you can add-on each title for £7! (Prices will increase on Wed!) Check here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Yikes

If you’re wondering about how last night’s D&D session went