Today you are getting a very random selection of videos! :D

Via Kerk, Vintage Lesbians (sfw, but skirting along the line towards the end):

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If you are not familiar with Ashens, allow me to introduce you. Also, proof positive that Playmobil is German:

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ETA: OMG I forgot to link to this Twitter thread, which is a treat for the ages:

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Via... several people I think. How to not cause kerfuffles online:

Nowadays, it's difficult to post anything online without someone dropping by your mentions to let you know that you royally fucked it up. To help, I've made this handy disclaimer that you can attach to anything you post! pic.twitter.com/dvGRiaDMU3
- Sara Schaefer (@saraschaefer1) June ( Read more... )

Via Kerk, for Pride Month:

‘We’ve never seen anything quite like this’: Bakery sells out after homophobic backlash to rainbow cookies

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In UK covid news:

Government acted unlawfully over firm's £560,000 Covid contract

Covid: Record one million coronavirus vaccine appointments made in single day

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Daily Dimash 17: RIVER OF LOVE - ft. Renat Gaissin( ( Read more... )

Pride month LGBT+ stuff, both historical & current...

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It’s #PrideMonth and you’re gonna see a lot of rainbows. You might even see some queer people annoyed at seeing rainbows. It’s complex.

But here is a little thread: there were no rainbows in my Sainsbury’s growing up pic.twitter.com/bfXYJR4SJW
- Dr Jamie Gallagher (@JamieBGall) June 3, 2021

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I came across a rather good video on the Faroes, one that ( Read more... )

Happy Pride Month!

Happy #Pride! Today, Pride is treated as a celebration but it began as a rebellion, as resistance!

In that spirit, please consider signing the letter to #RenameJWST, the next gen Hubble telescope that is currently named for a homophobe! https://t.co/vTu4Y6mXPp #PrideMonth2021
- The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (@ ( Read more... )

Petition: Make non-binary a legally recognised gender identity in the UK

Also a fascinating thread:

True fact.

Also, interestingly, this fact enabled probably the first major trans-friendly modern Jewish legal ruling. Kind of a story, so: thread. https://t.co/iYiBTbZbX5
- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (@TheRaDR) November 28, 2017
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Keep tissues on hand:

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Many of the recent political debates about transgender rights are filled with misunderstandings about what it means to be a trans kid today. So I decided to write an FAQ, informed by doctors and experts on trans youth. https://t.co/FyCeSkDdaH
- Samantha Schmidt (@schmidtsam7) April 22, 2021
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OMG!

today, april 6, is the first EVER international asexuality day. as a queer ace person, i want to make a thread about asexual history and help educate people. i’m tired of acephobia. allies and non-aces, read through and rt. #IAD
- keira ☃️ happy IAD !! (@keira0P) April 6, 2021

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Today, 31 March, is trans day of visibility! So have a bunch of links & stuff. :)

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Robina Asti, Trans World War II Pilot and Noted Activist, Dies at 99

And in (Doctor Who) fannish news:

Gender Who: A Trans / Nonbinary / Gender-Nonconforming Celebration of the Whoniverse

(Tumblr post about the book)

Meanwhile, on TERF island... a tiny glimmer of hope.

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