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Tide Turns Against Anti-LGBTQIA School Reps

Posted on 19 Dec 2024 in Opinion

LGBTQIA+ blogger Erin Reed, whose blog we recommend you subscribe to for latest incisive news and comment, reports some victories to celebrate in Florida. On Tuesday, several anti-queer and anti-transgender candidates backed by Governor Ron DeSantis lost their school board races.... The defeats included suburban districts like Sarasota, an early focal point of DeSantis’ anti-LGBTQ+ culture wars, and Pinellas County, a swing district that supported Donald Trump in 2016. Many of these candidates were associated with Moms For Liberty and campaigned on anti-LGBTQ+ platforms.

Dangers of School Book Silencing

Posted on 16 Dec 2024 in Opinion

Ellie Creamer for the Guardian newspaper reports that more than two dozen school librarians in the UK have been asked to remove books – many of which are LGBTQ+ titles – from school library shelves, according to new survey data. The Index on Censorship survey found that 28 of 53

LGBTQIA+ People Welcome Freethinking

Posted on 7 Dec 2024 in Opinion

Way back in the 1950's it was remarked on how gay and trans people were natural freethinkers, that every idea, every subject, could be up for civilised debate in their bars and cafes and people would make their views known. Unpopular and minority viewpoints were always welcome and people would b

A View from the North and Fighting Fascism

Posted on 6 Dec 2024 in Opinion

Declan Muholland, a Labour Party councillor in Burnopfield and Dipton, warns anti-fascists that racism is thriving in the dark and damp of deindustrialised and neglected northern towns, and says that just building on anti-racism in wealthier liberal towns will not work unless the

Musk Told to Butt Out of Britain Commentary

Posted on 16 Nov 2024 in Opinion

Billionaire right wing extremist Elon Musk, who is considered by many mental health and neurological experts to be a sociopath if not a psychopath, has been sharply rebuked by the British government after he tried to wind people up over far right violence in a small number of Bri

Nov

Remembrance Day on ShoutOut Partner Station

One of the partner community stations which works with "ShoutOut" - South Bristol's BASE Radio, is at Dundry Church south of Bristol on Sunday 10th November, to

Oct

Groovy Intergenerational Relationships

The Pack Underwear maintains a blog of articles of interest to gay, bi, pan and gay trans men. This week, they offer for summer sizzling adventures, the advantages of dating an ol

Oct

Population is a Problem as UN Marks Day

Population Matters, which campaigns on issues of sustainability on a finite planet and the link with the number of humans, addresses its supporters for World Population Day

Sep

Gay Comic Hero Gets Ethical with T Shirts

Gay comedian and campaigner Joe Lycett has launched a new t-shirt to raise funds for the environmental pressure group Greenpeace. Joe explains " I’ve teamed up with Greenp

Aug

LGBTQIA+ Celebrities Advocate for Gaza Peace

LGBTQIA+ magazine Out.com reports that "Now more than ever, high-profile figures in the LGBTQ+ community are using their platforms to show support for Palestine and react to the la