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Content Producer at Gay Star News ( @JOE_co_uk ) | Freelance Journalist & Producer | Prev: @LBC & @GAYTIMES | @CityUniLondon & @Northeastern | 🏳️‍🌈 | He/Him

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Conor Clark
6 months
Have you heard of PrEP? 🤔 According to research from @YouGov and @THTorguk published last year, only 20% of people in the UK know it exists. To mark #PrEPAwarenessWeek , we took to the streets of Soho to find out what the public knows about the HIV prevention drug 👇 @GAYTIMES
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2 years
Truly can’t get over Jinkx Monsoon using an obscure moment from season five as a Snatch Game joke a decade later. Legend shit. #AllStars7
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4 years
Theresa May right now #DailyBriefings
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7 months
As we usher in a new era of Big Brother, let’s take a second to remember the best to ever do it. Queen. #BBUK
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3 years
I think about Keisha from the Sugababes throwing shade at Prince Charles at least twice a day
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1 year
"If you’re a trans person growing up in the UK today, it might feel like the whole world is against you. I assure you, there are MPs in here who are on your side ... Together we will beat this wave of transphobia and consign oppressive laws to the past." - @NadiaWhittomeMP
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1 year
Cherry Valentine’s booth at #DragCon ❤️
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2 years
Crying and screaming at Avril Lavigne dropping a special edition of Let Go in honour of its 20th anniversary, this was the first album I ever bought on CD 😭
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2 years
🪧 This video shows the scale of the #BanConversionTherapy protest across from Downing Street 🏳️‍⚧️ Hundreds of people are here to oppose the government’s decision to exclude transgender people from a ban of the practice
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2 years
Avril Lavigne really is feeding us with this TikTok content
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🏳️‍🌈 Hundreds have assembled at the #BanConversionTherapy protest opposite Downing Street 🏳️‍⚧️ “LGB with the T” and “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” are the main slogans being chanted
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Hundreds of people have gathered outside the iconic Admiral Duncan bar in Soho to recognise the 25th anniversary of a nail bombing that killed three and injured 79 on 30 April 1999 🏳️‍🌈
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2 years
EXCLUSIVE: 9 in 10 people believe UK media’s reporting on so-called ‘trans debate’ is harmful @GAYTIMES ran a survey of almost 1,000 LGBTQ+ people which found an overwhelming amount of concern for how trans issues are reported on in the press THREAD ⬇️
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1 year
"Let me say it clearly, our community will never be divided. There is no LGB without the T. Throughout history, we suffered together, we struggled together, and as we win together, we’ll win for all of us." - @NadiaWhittomeMP speaking in the House of Commons
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8 years
I'm finally catching up with season seven of #PLL and I am screaming at them all covering up a murder together Desperate Housewives style
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1 year
River by Miley Cyrus needs to be a lip-sync song on Drag Race NOW!!!
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3 years
I read *that* BBC article in its entirety so you don't have to - here's my piece for GAY TIMES. ⬇️
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The BBC is facing backlash for publishing an article about lesbian women allegedly “being pressured into sex by some trans women”.
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8 months
Christina Aguilera just delivered the performance of a lifetime at EuroPride and I am FLOORED!!! MOTHER!!!
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2 years
“Transgender women’s rights are women’s rights.” @AngelaRayner shows her support for trans people after debates about their rights have dominated parts of the Tory leadership contest - despite them only making up an estimated 1% of the population
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3 years
Me whenever another set of adverts come on #MeghanandHarryonOprah
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1 year
“If you want to continue seeing people like me on this stage…you’re going to have to get involved in the political process.” @itsSHANGELA speaks at #MiamiBeachPride last night 🏳️‍🌈
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2 years
Love Sux has been stuck in my head the entire time I’ve been in San Francisco. Avril Lavigne is the blueprint sis.
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2 months
NEW: @aliciakearns explains why we cannot separate the ‘T’ from ‘LGB’ during the second reading of @lloyd_rm ’s ‘conversion therapy’ bill today 👇
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2 years
The majority of the UK public are pro-LGBTQ+, according to research commissioned by @stonewalluk : 🔸 One in three felt active respect for the community 🔸 One in five expressed admiration 🔸 Less than one in 10 had negative feelings like disgust
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1 year
The two new Kesha songs… 10/10, no notes whatsoever. Lyrically this is gearing up to be her best record to date if the other tracks are on par with Fine Line and Eat the Acid.
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2 months
"It worries me deeply that we have allowed into our politics attacks on trans people to be a legitimate part of how we win votes - it is never acceptable to attack a minority" @LukePollard speaks during the second reading of the ‘conversion therapy’ ban bill this morning 👇
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2 years
EXCL: @wesstreeting has written to Health Secretary and Deputy PM @theresecoffey urging her to “reassure the public” about the monkeypox outbreak after it was reported that she rejected advice to buy extra vaccine doses due to value-for-money concerns
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2 years
🇬🇧 NEW: A parliamentary debate on a trans ‘conversion therapy’ ban has been scheduled for 20 June ✍️ It comes after a viral petition on the topic got more than 140,000 signatures in the wake of the government’s U-turns on its original commitments
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2 years
BREAKING: Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law “This is another stain on Florida’s history, and history will hold every last one of them accountable," says State Sen. @ShevrinJones
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7 months
Huge turnout outside the gates of Downing Street today as hundreds protest the anti-trans comments made by Rishi Sunak and his government last week 🏳️‍⚧️ @GAYTIMES
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7 months
First time seeing Kesha live since 2011 and mother did not disappoint 🩷🏳️‍🌈 @KeshaRose #OnlyLoveTour
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5 years
This is one of her best performances, y’all need to stop sleeping on Avril Lavigne and go and buy/stream the Head Above Water album immediately
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And @AvrilLavigne performs new music!
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2 years
Jennifer Lopez is a living legend. PERIODT!
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2 years
I feel like every part of my career has been leading up to this moment. Ahead of the release of #LoveSux this Friday, I ranked every Avril Lavigne album from worst to best for @GAYTIMES - and no, Let Go isn't at number one. 🤪
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Some news! After three years at GAY TIMES, my role was sadly made redundant this week due to ongoing changes at the company and yesterday was therefore my last day. I’m so grateful for all that I’ve done and achieved and I’m so excited for the next phase of my career. 💖🏳️‍🌈
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BREAKING: Heartstopper has been renewed for TWO more seasons by Netflix The series has received widespread critical acclaim for its LGBTQ+ storytelling and has already developed a cult following More on @GAYTIMES :
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@SianThymes 10/10 tweet, no notes whatsoever
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6 months
We couldn’t save ar Trish but the audience outside the house were all stans just like us x #BBUK
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7 months
This edit feels so rushed and messy, let this be the first and last time Big Brother pre-records a launch #BBUK
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1 year
Tennessee’s drag community is breathing a sigh of relief today after a federal judge temporarily halted the state’s drag ban. But what could SB003 mean if it does take effect? We explored this on the @GAYTIMES TikTok 👇 @bendelacreme @vag4short
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"We are appalled to hear that the Home Secretary is questioning the legitimacy of LGBTQI+ people claiming asylum in the UK" @rainbowmigrants responds to the Home Secretary's remark that being gay is not reason enough to seek asylum 👇
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2 years
“They twist. They sensationalise. They are more than happy to lead with stories that are simply untrue, even where these stories can have significant negative consequences for trans people," @TransMediaWatch 's jane fae said of the UK media
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7 months
I don’t even have the words for how incredible Kesha was in Orlando tonight. That was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. 😭👏🏻 @KeshaRose #OnlyLoveTour
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1 year
Opening night of The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show in London was absolutely unreal. Hilarious, witty and pure camp from start to finish - this show is a must-see. 👏🏻 @JinkxMonsoon @bendelacreme
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11 months
@trixiemattel or the pandemi lovato
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7 months
Huge turnout at the ‘Stand Against Suella’ protest organised by @PrideInLondon and @AfricanRainbow1 in London today after the Home Secretary questioned the legitimacy of gay people seeking asylum this week 🏳️‍🌈
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10 years
So today @MTV adopted me on television. When will your fave?
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2 years
🏳️‍⚧️ Atmosphere at the #BanConversionTherapy protest is one of solidarity 🚔 The crowd is so big that police are having to divert traffic around it on Whitehall
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2 years
Who knew we'd be reaching this milestone almost two years in?
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UK reports its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since pandemic began, with 78,610 people testing positive
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The new @CupcakKe_rapper album honestly deserves to snatch that number one spot because I am LIVING for it 🙌🏻
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2 years
Trans Day of Visibility takes place on 31 March to celebrate the community and highlight the discrimination it continues to face. @GAYTIMES stands in solidarity and we’d like to make clear that the lives, experiences and rights of trans people are not up for debate here.
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2 years
🏳️‍🌈 #BanConversionTherapy is currently trending on Twitter ➡️ The petition on ensuring trans people are covered by a ban is less than 10k signatures away from the 100k it needs to be considered for debate in Parliament:
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1 year
BREAKING: The suspect accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs last month has been formally charged with 305 counts, including murder, attempted murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes
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1 year
Another day without the #ScreamVI trailer
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BREAKING: Cuba will legalise same-sex marriage after roughly two-thirds of the population supported the reforms in a national referendum
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1 year
The king carrying his queen. @ItsVanityMilan 👑 #DragCon
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1 year
What’s the secret to winning Drag Race? 🏁 @BluHydrangea_ , @thedannybeard and @thenickydoll told @GAYTIMES just that at DragCon on Friday 👇
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Happy to share that I've started working freelance as a Content Producer at Gay Star News, which is now excitingly under the ownership of JOE Media Group! The brand has a very exciting future and I'm elated to continue working directly on issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community.
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Sophie Anderson will always be remembered for her activism, humour and love. It's impossible to sum her up in one article, but I hope this does her some justice. Loved ones pay tribute to Sophie Anderson after ‘bubbly, funny and kind-hearted’ star dies
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2 years
Almost one year since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, LGBTQ+ people still in the country find themselves in an “impossible” situation. THREAD ⬇️
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3 years
Looks like I’ll be battling the general public for Lorde tickets tomorrow morning instead then
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5 years
GIVE 👏🏻 AVRIL 👏🏻 LAVIGNE 👏🏻 THE 👏🏻 RECOGNITION 👏🏻 SHE 👏🏻 DESERVES 👏🏻 AT 👏🏻 LAST 👏🏻
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1 year
I often think about that time Adele was randomly on an episode of Ugly Betty
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2 years
📸 @EllaVaday and @river_medway have arrived at the #BanConversionTherapy protest in London 🏳️‍⚧️ “The ban should cover every single type of person,” says River
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6 months
If these Girls Aloud rumours turn out to be fake…
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2 years
Asked the bartender if he could play Avril Lavigne for me last night and his exact words were, “If I did that, I’d lose my job”
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🏳️‍🌈 93% of LGBTQ+ people want so-called 'conversion therapy' banned for all, a joint survey carried out by @GAYTIMES and @Channel4News has found 🇬🇧 The practice is yet to be outlawed in the UK, despite the government first promising to do so in 2018
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3 years
Today I published my 200th article with GAY TIMES after starting there as Junior News Reporter six weeks ago, so I thought I'd share a few of my favs so far...
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“Trans voices are routinely ignored, demonised and ridiculed,” said prominent human rights campaigner @PeterTatchell . “In contrast, inflammatory, inaccurate and bigoted anti-trans views are given ceaseless coverage."
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EXCL: Equalities minister Liz Truss has been told to “get a grip” on the monkeypox outbreak by the Labour Party in a letter obtained by GAY TIMES @AnnelieseDodds said she is "gravely concerned" by news that the UK's vaccine supply is close to running out
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🪧 Some of the placards I’ve seen at the #BanConversionTherapy protest in London today
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I started working at @GAYTIMES one year ago today! I’ve written and published more than 1,000 articles since then across both our website and magazine, reported on some of the biggest issues affecting LGBTQ+ people today and met some truly incredible people in the process.
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🏳️‍🌈 The LGBTQ+ community will be celebrated on an official UK coin for the first time to mark 50 years of Pride in the country ➡️ It features the Progress flag design and comes as a result of a partnership between @PrideInLondon and @RoyalMintUK
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2 years
📖 I spoke to @NyleDiMarco about the "unique" stories that shaped his new book, Deaf Utopia: A Memoir―and a Love Letter to a Way of Life, and why it would have been "a disservice" to hold back on what made him who he is today 🔗 Live on @GAYTIMES now:
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More than three quarters of respondents have seen trans rights described as a ‘debate’ in the UK media 96.4% said they believe this framing to be harmful, a figure which rises to 96.6% when looking solely at LGBTQ+ people who took the survey
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Ariana Grande just shared my article on her Instagram story and it’s safe to say I’ve had worse Mondays x
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“Why are you so happy and entitled to speak on trans issues, but I’m not because I don’t play sports?” @TransActivismUK co-founder @Felix_F_Fern speaks to Andrew Castle about trans people’s participation in sport this morning on LBC 👇🏻
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Andrew Castle: 'So you don't play golf but you're happy to comment on it?' Felix Fern: 'Are you trans?' 'No.' 'Why are you so happy to comment on trans issues then?' @AndrewCastle63 's excruciating interview with Trans Activism UK's @Felix_F_Fern .
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📢 @JayneOzanne of @BanCTorg leads the chant at the #BanConversionTherapy protest in London
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🏳️‍⚧️ Huge turnout for this year’s #LondonTransPride in Hyde Park 🪧 Those in attendance will soon march in solidarity with the trans+ community as they call for greater support and protections for trans+ people
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@BeyondTheMask8 This scene had a lot of potential but I feel it suffered from being featured so prominently in the trailer which made it less suspenseful and scary in the wider context of the film than if we hadn’t already seen Ghostface choking Mindy
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We have some freelance news shifts going at @GAYTIMES to write for our website and social channels! If you're interested please send your CV and/or Muck Rack to conor.clark @gaytimes .co.uk with a note about yourself/availability. Feel free to DM any questions! Apps close 29/09.
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🏳️‍🌈 Well over a thousand people are here to retrace the route of the UK’s first Pride march with the Gay Liberation Front on the 50th anniversary of it taking place in 1972
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🇺🇦 @GAYTIMES attended @GiveOut_Org ’s briefing on the situation for LGBTQ+ people in Ukraine tonight with speakers from @OutRightIntl , @stonewalluk , @rainbowmigrants and @RefugeesAtHome 🏳️‍🌈 Please donate to help queer Ukrainians if you can:
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Category is: Diary Room Realness 👁️ Can’t believe I’m typing this, but today I got to visit the brand new Big Brother house and it was EVERYTHING!! Potentially my fav of any UK season - can’t wait to see how it looks on camera. Thank you for having me @BBUK @ITV @ITVX 🩷
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More than 25,000 people attended @ukblackpride in London today, @MsLadyPhyll confirmed during her closing speech this evening! 🏳️‍🌈
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After three amazing years at LBC, I’ve decided to hang up the headphones one last time 📻 When I first joined in 2021 at the age of 24, I could never have imagined the type of things I’d get to do or the incredible people I’d meet along the way. I’ll miss it so much. ❤️💙🖤
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🏳️‍⚧️ The crowd’s size grew immensely during my time at the #BanConversionTherapy protest today 📸 Took this just before leaving - safe to say attendance was in the thousands
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I spoke to @LaytonWilliams and @TheBiancaDelRio for the February issue of GAY TIMES Magazine and it was just as chaotic as you'd imagine. Read our full chat about all things Bad Education and the "fabulousness" you can expect at the link below 👇
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▫️ Worth noting that the #BanConversionTherapy crowd has tripled in size since I arrived 30 minutes ago
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Just 0.9% believe the media's depiction of trans issues to be ‘completely accurate’, with almost 9 in 10 (86.4%) believing it to be ‘somewhat’ or ‘completely’ inaccurate
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NEW: Nearly one in five LGBTQ+ people have endured so-called ‘conversion’ practices in the UK, a new study from @GalopUK has found Almost half of trans people (43%) reported experiences of others trying to change or suppress their identity
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Janelle is trending here in England where BBUSA doesn’t even air... we stan an international queen #BB22
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