This visual comic of Murtaza’s words details his experiences of claiming asylum in the UK on the basis of his sexuality. For Pride 2026, we have commissioned this illustrated representation of Murtaza‘s story by Aleesha Nandhra: buff.ly/aCvX0a1

TW: Suicide The death of David Panther is the latest tragedy linked with universal credit. Almost nobody appears to be paying attention to these deaths and the growing evidence of harm, particularly to those with mental distress: #UniversalCredit #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/universal-cr...

The racist violence that N. Ireland is experiencing right now include paramilitary 'shows of strength', designed to ethnically cleanse communities via the use of pogrom, and exert paramilitary control over territory, resources & people. Radio silence from UK Gov, police & NI Justice Minister.

It's like pointing at all the machinery in the factory that makes factory parts and going "woah this factory could make factories and then they could build a factory master race that outcompetes with humanity for resources"

Remembering the revolutionaries killed in the June 3rd massacre in Khartoum in 2019. May their legacy live on within us. #KeepEyesOnSudan

The SNP were happy to 'ride the rainbow' but failed to be a true ally to trans people, Mhairi Black tells The National Podcast

The EHRC Guidance on single-sex spaces is unjust and unworkable. That's why UNISON are demanding MPs stand with trans and non-binary workers and oppose the guidance.

It's why TERFs are so keen to colonize and impose themselves into feminist discourse. It's why MAGA is keen to help them in their public mutilation of radical feminist theory. And to be clear, nothing I'm saying here is different than what radical feminists have been saying since the 1940s:

Transphobia is a murderous grift funded by billionaires

Over one in five of those arrested and detained during the August 2024 racist violence across the UK went on to be reported for domestic abuse post August 2024. This is on top of staggering numbers of arrestees who were reported prior to the August 2024 violence, which was two in five. [1/n]

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out: www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

"Poverty is the leading cause of all ill health.. so austerity had a major role to play in spiralling mental illness since 2010" Natasha Devon on the hypocrisy of the Tory leader blaming social media for a surging mental health crisis.

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.

"These changes have been presented as necessary for women’s safety. Yet they do nothing to address the actual violence and inequality women face every day." Not In Our Name Women. notinourname.org.uk/targeting-tr...

What is going on right now in Northern Ireland / the North is border violence pure and simple, assisted at every turn by state institutions. From Coleraine to Castlewellan - democracy, oversight and accountability is so hollowed out, the far-right are actively being privileged. [1/2]

The far-right are inciting and carrying out acts of racism, intimidation and violence. On May 1 there was a white mob attack on a POC male in Coleraine, police arrested only the victim. The Council chief met with white supremacist neo-Nazi's behind a surge in violence and race hate. [2/2]

The North has become 'one big border', a six county buffer zone between Britain and the EU. What is going on here in terms of racist policing and extraordinary levels of immigration and border enforcement is repression and state violence which is elevating violent loyalist neo-nazis.

Last September I resigned my lay union positions & membership at Prospect / BECTU Union. I was their rep for 8 years on the TUC LGBT+ Committee, member of the Equal Opportunities Advisory Committee, former BT Branch Secretary etc. I did this because of how the union was treating trans members. [1/n]

Today’s the anniversary of the passing into law of Section 28 in 1988, the first homophobic legislation in a century. Politicians and media said it was our own fault, told us to shut up and give up. We didn’t. Dont you dare give up now on trans people.

THREAD 🧵 An Al Jazeera investigation has found that military goods from at least 51 countries were sent to Israel, even after the ICJ warned in January 2024 of a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza and ordered states to help prevent it. 🔗: aje.news/2f90pn | #Infograph

The government’s reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities system will violate disabled people’s rights and worsen inequality, according to a leading disabled people’s organisation. #SEND www.disabilitynewsservice.com/send-reforms...

Well, it seems that in order to justify their trans segregation policies the EHRC has determined that "doing gay things is sinful" isn't homophobic. Fantastic They've issued guidance that discrimination shielded in the justifications of faith isn't discrimination as long as it's not openly vicious

“A rapidly expanding network of organisations campaigning against trans rights is shaping media coverage and political debate across the UK, while trans people are increasingly excluded from reporting about their own lives.” Powerful conservative groups orchestrate much of our transphobic politics.

The updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations has been laid before Parliament. The guidance tells organisations how they should approach trans inclusion. Here’s what that means.

We have had 10 separate key orders, and donations totalling £180 off the back of bigger trans accounts sharing the pee in peace program link. This *is* helping people negotiate a hostile world. There is demand and need. Your reposts make a massive difference cos we have no marketing budget.

BCU is under fire for blindsiding staff with plan to close Black Studies and Global Justice MA, and devaluing 'Black knowledge and education'

folx, I’ve been working on AI "ethics" for almost a decade now & hate to tell you there’s no such thing as "ethical AI" the only "ethical principle" that works is regulating the shit out of the industry & to take back control of our autonomy, fundamental rights, freedoms & right to exist w/out AI

So many people are willing to question everything capitalism tries to sell them, right up until it comes to body size, and they're all "but being fat is unhealthy!" instead of analyzing where that idea comes from and who profits from it.

I wish more leftists would understand that the idea that fatness is unhealthy isn't some kind of objective truth, but a myth created to make profit for the weight cycling industry, using a racialized, gendered, classed body ideal.

I'm actually really nervous for the first time since maybe 2017? Not been this uncertain of a result since. I don't need to remind you all to vote. But I can say remember to vote to block the most toxic hate campaign that plagues our country - endconversiontherapy.scot#/holyrood26/...

Reminder that you don't need your ID or polling card to vote in Scotland tomorrow, and if you had a postal vote that you haven't posted yet, you can take it to your polling station tomorrow instead. And watch out for the fascist "independent green voice" fake party!

People like David Campbell, the suited and booted unrepentant character reference for a notorious paedophile and representative of loyalist paramilitaries, elevated by figures in UK Government - with zero elected mandate, only the threat of violence - deserves as much attention as Mandleson. [1/n]

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

Living with Long COVID means your body stops playing by the rules you’ve known your whole life. Weakness, instability, and sudden loss of strength aren’t “just fatigue” or something you can push through, they’re the result of real, measurable damage happening at a physiological level.

Listening to @profmarkfaghy.bsky.social present findings - "Simply pushing through or doing more might not be a good idea" #COVIDrehab #LongCovid #MicroClots #Exercise #CPET

On this third year anniversary of the war in Sudan we woke up to the devastating news that our friend and comrade Muzan Al Neel has passed away. She was a brilliant revolutionary thinker, writer and organizer and a wonderful human. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

I’ve just checked… 99,563!!! Wouldn’t it be great to get to 100,000 on the first anniversary of the illegal Supreme Court ruling. So, sign it here👇if you haven’t already done so. Notinourname.org.uk Then repost. Tell your family and friends. Every signature makes a difference!!!

Today's quick update [Apr 12]: - Sudan Doctors Network: 4 civilians killed and others injured in RSF/SPLM-N (Alhilu) shelling on the city of Dilling, South Kordofan. #KeepEyesOnSudan

We want to learn from the past to show that these laws don't protect children, they harm them. I was one of them. 100s of people I have interviewed agree. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

The protests against Section 28 lasted for 15 years We’re now witnessing the censorship of LGBTQ+ lives happening again, we must fight back The director of Don't Say Gay @rufflemuffin.bsky.social and co-chair at our coalition said: "Fear is a dangerous weapon"

Today outside the Glasgow trial for the Nakba day arrestees (Mothers Against Genocide)

Darren Parkinson (@greendarrenshipley.bsky.social) says #LongCovid has “completely devastated” his life. His body feels “poisoned”, the fatigue is 24-7 and overwhelming. He spends most of his time lying down and can only shower once a week.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Oh are attacks on trans women hurting all women? Is it because trans women are women and attacks on women hurt women? Every time cis ppl say this shit we hear you saying "real" women, although your desire to maintain us as non-subjects against all evidence is ironically deep proof of our womanhood

Just used this site to email the #SNP candidate for my constituency about supporting this.

A toddler is rescued from the rubble following an airstrike on her home in Tehran. (via IranNuances)

"“It was quickly clear the Starmer government did not want to piss off the Emiratis,” said a US source." "UN investigators concluded the attack carried the “hallmarks of genocide”. Responding, the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, avoided using the word genocide."