Heather Paterson

Today is International Non-Binary People's Day and the first day of Non-Binary Awareness Week

The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.

There are protests taking place across the country in the coming days and weeks in response to yesterday's Supreme Court ruling

Drop me a message with any I'm missing and I will add details of each to the thread below:

An absolute pleasure to have been nominated in the 2025 National Diversity awards for Positive Role Model - LGBT

You can vote for me at: www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2025/...

Voting is open until 14th May 2025

#NDA25 #LGBT #LGBwiththeT

New French guidelines show doctors overwhelmingly support gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation

www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...

New French guidelines show doctors overwhelmingly support gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation

The medical guidelines contradict numerous conclusions from the UK's infamous Cass Review.

"You Can't Spell Stonewall Without The T" is Out Now!

Listen at: ditto.fm/you-cant-spe...

All proceeds are going to GLAD Law to support the fight back against Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders
www.glad.org

Please listen / share / add to your playlists

#Trump #LGBWithTheT #TransRights #LGBTHM

Dutch parliament votes to criminalize gay conversion therapy

Dutch parliament votes to criminalize gay conversion therapy

Therapy practices meant to “cure” homosexuality are set to become punishable by law. A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, voted in favor of a bill by D66 and the VV...

In my happy place 😊

Dogs > People

Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance

#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2024 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames

*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *

Boob job, penis enlargement, face lift, pec implants, hair removal, fillers, nose job, butt lift...

Cis (non-trans) people are the main users of gender-affirming treatments

I've never seen a GC person argue against this

If you only have an issue when trans folk do it, that is a YOU problem

My column for December's Exposed Magazine 'Santa's Got a Brand New Drag!'

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#LGBTQ #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffEvents #LWithTheT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Exposed December 2024 pgs 1-80

Evolution of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag

New bathroom signage just landed

Early start this morning to head back down to that there London for the Pride Wide summit

www.pridewide.org

Today is Intersex Day of Solidarity and Remembrance.

It's an opportunity to highlight the continued struggles faced by intersex people globally, from unnecessary medical intervention or stigma.

We all deserve to be treated with dignity, and live a life free from discrimination.

Trans people must be allowed ID reflecting lived gender, EU court adviser says

Trans people must be allowed ID reflecting lived gender, EU court adviser says - Euractiv

EU countries are already obliged to recognise the legal gender a person has recognised in another member state

Today is #InternationalAsexualityDay

Apparently Castle Bastard has been shouting her ignorance over at the other place labelling it fake oppression day

So here are just a few issues and discrimination faced by Ace folk... [CW for Sexual Assault and Abuse] [1/10]

100,000 People Marched at London Trans+ Pride. The Transphobic UK Media Ignored It.

100,000 People Marched at London Trans+ Pride. The Transphobic UK Media Ignored It.

The UK’s biggest news outlets ignored a record-breaking march for trans equality, despite publishing dozens of trans stories each week.

Finished my portrait 🎨