Alan Turing was born on this day in 1912. His innovations during WW2 saved up to 14 million lives. His country repaid him with forced chemical castration simply because he was gay. Alan then took his own life
His story is a tragic reminder that law is not morality.
#PrideMonth
If you voted Tory today. You own this. You own the misery and suffering of millions. You own the rise in hate crime. You own the turmoil of Brexit and you own the end of our NHS as we know it.
If a single one of you moans when you see what happens, you can get to fuck.
Matt Hancock found guilty of corruption. Boris Johnson using public money to fund an affair. Priti Patel spending expensing 77k on eyebrows
All met with media silence
But Diane Abbott drank a mojito on a train once and it was front page news for a week.
4 years ago at a str8 mate's 30th his pal called me an 'aberration' & said 'gays are unnatural'. I chose not to cause a scene so I didn't ruin my pals bday
After, my 'pal' wouldn't 'take sides' & I got rejected by the group for being 'difficult'. So my advice: *cause the scene*
So day 5 & Johnson has:
- rolled back on his Nurses pledge
- rolled back on climate change
- plans to ban strikes on trains
- plans to ban protest against Israel
- appointed 2 non MPs to cabinet
Plus, there's been a reported surge in hate crime.
If only we were warned ๐๐
Holly Willoughby literally just said "at least Johnson didn't say these words publicly" about him being ready to see our loved ones dead and "piled high in the streets" ๐ณ
Is there any Tory act her and Phil won't defend?
"Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson can can save their apologies" says Joanne K Rowling, which is real handy given they haven't offered any ๐ญ
Narcissistic melt.
Did...did Laura K really just retweet Piers fucking Morgan saying 'journalists should pummel Jeremy Corbyn...' then delete it? ๐ณ๐ณ
This is the BBC political editor, we pay her salary. I dunno about you but I want a refund
S*nak? Silent of course. Starmer? Silent too. Corbyn however? Full of love, respect and humanity as ever. This could've been our leader but you idiots chose to believe billionaire media moguls instead.
In her panic today, Nadine Dorries has:
- Let slip that the Tories knew they were unprepared for a pandemic
- Accidentally confirmed what we all expect by stating the donors wield the real power in the Tory party
- Declared 'we are at war with Ukraine'
Absolutely brilliant!
Oh ok
@Keir_Starmer
. So 16 year olds are old enough to have sex, marry, have kids, work, pay tax, and die fighting in the armed forces...but not old enough to know and declare their own gender?
Well it's official. An unelected Prime Minister is going to ask an unelected Monarch for permission to shut down our elected, sovreign, Parliament to force through a disastrous No Deal
#Brexit
that has no mandate.
Time to hit the streets.
#StopTheCoup
Never ever forget the Tory Party voted to starve millions of kids in the midst of the world health crisis in a century, weeks after their leader complained he can't live on 150,000 quid.
#ToryScum
I swear down, if people under 35 don't ALL VOTE next Thursday, older Tory voters are going to condemn this country to dust & who'll suffer the longest? us.
If I hear **anyone** make an excuse not to vote, I will go all Liam Neeson on your ass. Try me.
#BBCLeadersDebate
Unsatisfied with having got Trans women banned from countless professional sports, the TERFs are now (inevitably) turning their aim at LGB players. Who saw this coming? Ah yes, all of us. ๐
Reminder: Diane Abbott is a fierce politician who fought against prejudice to become our parliament's first black female MP
Despite being the most abused woman in Britain she goes to work every day fighting for social justice for each & every one of us. Have some respect.
#BBCQT
I was left feeling totally alone by people i'd called friends for 14 years, after they essentially blamed me for being homophobically abused.
I dared tweet 'cishet mates will never get how hard it is being the only gay', and they collectively decided that was 'outrageous'. ๐ฅด
Rather than focussing on the TERFs who continue to act like homophobes did in the 1980s, let's focus on this simple act of solidarity from the England cricket team.
JK Rowling is a privileged mega rich white woman who has used her power to worsen hate at the one of the world's most stigmatised minorities. She is no victim.
#ICantStandJKRowling
Anyway today is that guy's stag do & it made me reflect how I'm the only one not there. My crime? I refused to apologise for tweeting my 'pals let me down' after they gave no support after I was homophobically abused.
Boggles my mind that they think I miss them. Good Riddance.
CNN analyst just said "Britain has lower real terms wages than 2007, and before Brexit it's economy was 90% the size of Germany's now its 70%. That shows how badly the Tories have managed their economy"
You will not hear that fact on the BBC.
Well said Brianna Ghey's father. ๐๐๐๐๐ Both Sunak and Starmer should be ashamed of themselves for adding fuel to the fire of ignorant and hate.
Meanwhile in Indonesia -Krakatoa, the infamous giant volcano that caused climate changes as far away as Europe when it erupted in 1883, just erupted again
How very 2020 of it
Unpopular opinion: The next ITV show to cancel now Jeremy Kyle's gone, should be "Love Island"
1. It sets unrealistic body image expectations
2. It reinforces negative self esteem by suggesting only the prettiest deserve love
3. 2 contestants have committed suicide
It is toxic.
Irony of this bullshit cartoon is that we as LGBTQ+ kids grew up having nothing but heterosexuality shoved down our throats in sex ed classes in school, with teachers fired if they even acknowledged our existence.
We're finally being mentioned & included, that's all.
Anyway now I have more queer pals than I've ever had, and my 2 cishet besties who stuck up for me during that shit, who I have such a strong bond with. Sometimes shit things have to happen for you to end up happier.
- Gays = tanktop bumboys
- Muslims = letterboxes
- Blacks = piccaninnies with watermelon smiles
- The North = should've been left to rot
- Colonialism = a good thing
- Women = 'pat her on the bottom and send her away'
But REMEMBER all, Boris is harmless & fit to be PM ๐๐
Imagine growing up straight with the entire world designed for you, society by default accepting you, never knowing what it's like to judged for your sexuality .... only to then absolutely lose your tiny mind every June just because you're not centre of attention for ONCE. ๐๐
Brunei is introducing whipping and death by stoning as punishment for homosexuality. This is absolutely barbaric and I ask anyone who agrees to sign, and share, this petition.
Brunei is a commonwealth nation, they *must* do more on the issue of LGBT rights. ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐
To all decent people: as you read and are horrified by the details of the shocking murder of trans girl Brianna Ghey, please do remember that transphobes celebrated her death online, and mocked her family.
Know that is who these people are.
Reality of being gay in Britain right now, in just 3 days I've seen mutuals who have been:
- Spat at on the tube
- Pushed to the floor
- Surrounded & asked if he 'takes up the bum'
- Punched in the face at Paddington
The rise in hate crime is absolutely APPALLING.
What's that out my window? The beautiful sound of **silence**
I don't want the guy to die, but on no level does a man of his morals deserve a round of fucking applause.
#ClapForBoris
This meme is tired, out of date, self-loating bullshit and isn't correct in any form. Gay people do not have to look or behave a certain way to be valid.
What a load of shiteeeee.
Dear
@AliceOseman
, my admiration for your show is sincere, but I was unpleasantly surprised to discover Kit Connor, one of the actors, in a deplorable state โ drunk and drugged โ in a video my younger daughter was watching. (1/5)
Boris Johnson has refused to face scrutiny, still won't be interviewed & defended his racism/homophobia. Our media said little
Jeremy Corbyn didn't watch the Queen's speech on Christmas day (did you?) & it's being treated like he admitted to drowning puppies
I detest our media.
Nah fuck the govt trying to plant this idea in our heads. China was taken off guard by this new virus, and had to work it all out from scratch with no warning, and around 3,000 died
The UK had MONTHS to prepare, and endless warning. Reckless neglect is not "doing well"
If you can't see that Brown, Miliband and Corbyn were all smeared out of existence by the media, despite having different politics, I cannot help you
Blair made a deal with the devil (Murdoch). The others did not. Stop blaming politicians with integrity, start blaming the 1%
I think we all need to channel our inner Stormzy right now: FUCK the government, FUCK Boris.
He shuts down parliament, we shut down the country.
#GeneralStrike
#StopTheCoup
#Brexit
There is no such thing as a 'pingdemic', it is just a cute word coined to distract from the fact so many are going into isolation because the actual pandemic is out of control.
Richard Branson can - and I cannot stress this enough - get to FUCK.
He is a multi billionaire who is going cap in hand to the government to save his fortune, but he won't even give his staff fully paid leave to go off sick in a pandemic? Vile sociopathic stuff.
#covid
ใผ19uk
@LauraPowellEsq
Two (blindingly obvious reasons)
1. Older people are already deep into their lives and carry the stigma they grew up with, many of them will never come out.
2. Nearly an entire generation was lost to HIV.
Ps why are you trying to 'control' our numbers? Are you that fascist?
When challenged in court recently as to what they actually do for LGB people, the 'LGB alliance' answered that they'll get around to LGB rights 'eventually'
Almost like a hate group filled almost entirely with heterosexual transphobes doesn't actually care for LGB people either.
This was 2 weeks ago. 1000s had already died all around the world, the WHO was already begging government's to enforce distancing & to "test test test." This gross negligence by the Johnson's gov should never be forgotten nor forgiven.
#UKlockdown
Why does it feel like the Met police put more effort into stopping this vigil on Clapham Common than they did preventing anti-maskers taking over trafalgar square every weekend??
Julie Burchill mocked a murdered black man to get one over a newborn baby. Yet people like her think they're on the right of side history.
The British media is a swamp of embittered, cruel, ignorant, bigots.
Joanna Cherry's reaction to a trans person even being heard is so telling. She is not a person with 'valid concerns', she is a bargain basement fascist.
FFS White chicks is not a problem because it did not strengthen social or systemic racism against white people. Why? BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T EXIST. Learn about power dynamics and log off, Karen.
England are still the only team in
#EURO2020
to take a knee every single game in support of black lives matter. And one of only 3 teams to wear a ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ armband in support of LGBTQ people. These are good lads, with good spirit, and they deserve this.
#UKRENG
Labour's 2019 spending plans:
Abolish tuition fees = ยฃ13.6bn
Universal basic income = ยฃ4.5bn
4 day working week = ยฃ85bn
NHS spend = ยฃ6.9bn
National social care service = ยฃ10.8bn
Tories compared it to"flying unicorns"
Today the chancellor found ยฃ330bn in his back pocket
Oh so apparently the officers injured in Bristol did not in fact suffer broken bones as presented by all major media outlets at the weekend. It's like it was propaganda.
If you're one of the people who decides to put your life in the hands of govt advice that so far has gotten absolutely everything wrong, I wish you well, I will be staying locked down. ๐
#BorisHasFailed
Do the transphobes celebrating Laurel Hubbard going out of the weightlifting at the first stage not realise this totally demolishes their 'unfair advantage' argument...?
Does anyone remember when Gavin Williamson said Jeremy Corbyn was a "national security threat," then got fired for being a threat to national security?
Sometimes Karma's a Socialist. โ๐ค
My parents, who have traditionally voted Conservative (not because they're horrible, but because they don't track politics much) have told me they have listened to me, are 'proud' of me standing up for others - & will never vote Tory again as long as they live
I'll take that! ๐
Richard Okorogheye's mother was told "if you can't find him, how do you expect us to?"... this is the same police force that flew officers to Portugal to help in the search for Madeline McCann.
But you believe institutional racism isn't a problem in this country?
Except that it is. If you are gay living in an oppressive state in which you face persecution you have a right to claim asylum.
This woman is pure evil.
I don't normally go quite so unprofessional, but I fucking HATE every single Boris Johnson stands for, and I FUCKING DETEST the Tory party and what they have done to this country.
Disagree? FUCK you.
When James Dyson says "the UK wall fall behind if workers aren't forced to return to offices"; what he actually means is that working from home is harming his commercial property portfolio.
Most people in the UK either won't know about this new law - or they won't get how serious it is. Why? Because our media won't give it the same coverage or analysis they would if it had passed in another country.
This stuff is really simple: If you believe it's ok for kids to know that straight couples/relationships exist but you don't think it's ok for them to know LGBTQ+ people/relationships exist - you are an ignorant bigot
There is no justification or logic that changes that.