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A new study has found high levels of intolerance and ignorance towards the asexual community among young people, and conclude that the community is facing prejudice at greater levels than most other groups in society. ๐Ÿ‘‡

I hope you, too will find visibility and community - whether past or present in the intersectional icons of queer history ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-learning-about-disabled-trans-figures-from-history-made-me-feel-less-alone/

QueerAF Impact Report 2025: Everything we've done to invest in our community this year. ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/queeraf-impact-report-2025-everything-weve-done-to-invest-in-our-community-this-year-2/

Christian teacher wrongfully dismissed for posts about "madness" of "LBGT [sic] crowd", Court of Appeal ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/christian-teacher-wrongfully-dismissed-for-posts-about-madness-of-lgbt-crowd-court-of-appeal/

Actually they're inherently queer, with lessons for Trans+ liberation now. Your next Trans+ History Week article is here ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/weve-always-been-here-as-the-history-of-the-mahu-shows-us/

The 2025 Trans+ history workbook has taken 80+ hours of research by a team of researchers ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/queeraf-and-trans-history-week-launch-2025-workbook-to-champion-hidden-trans-stories/

We can't be erased, as modern ballroom culture shows us ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/we-cant-be-erased-as-modern-ballroom-culture-shows-us/

"No indication" murder of trans man Sam Nordquist was a hate crime, say Police ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/no-indication-murder-of-trans-man-sam-nordquist-was-a-hate-crime-say-police/

โ™ฟ๏ธ "By considering the challenges faced by disabled LGBTQIA+ people in rural areas, we can begin to create more accessible and varied venues for us to meet - maybe a local community hub, a coffee shop, or forming a team at a quiz night." www.wearequeeraf.com/what-the-lgb...

Transgender parents are smashing damaging perceptions of gender roles in the family ๐Ÿ‘‡ www.wearequeeraf.com/transgender-...

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๐Ÿ˜ฎ Trans+ History Week has been shortlisted for a DIVA Award and we need your votes! ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ "At this time, nonbinary adults are still waiting for their identity to be legally recognised, meaning we will be misgendered in death as we are in life." www.wearequeeraf.com/will-i-be-le...

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ "No matter what is thrown our way, we have our community, and we will always survive." This article was produced with our launchpad project @transhistoryweek.bsky.social, which just announced it's 2025 dates as 05-11 May. www.wearequeeraf.com/last-time-th...

๐Ÿ’œ "With further representation and understanding of asexuality, I have been able to understand this more about myself." - Sarah Kenchington www.wearequeeraf.com/asexuality-i...

โ™ฅ๏ธ "These activists wore their outrage and refused to be silenced." - El Fraley www.wearequeeraf.com/the-power-of...

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๐Ÿ’œ "To move forward, we must understand that the most fundamental component of the anti-trans movement is not feminism. Rather, it is a fear of change and self-determination - reproducing a core tenant of patriarchy itself." - Alice Bethell www.wearequeeraf.com/self-determi...

๐ŸคŽ "We also need to address racism within our own community. As a community that understands the power of movement building and how, when we put our minds to it, we can achieve humongous change - that work is long overdue." - Jason Jones www.wearequeeraf.com/black-queer-...

Iโ€™m so pleased to be involved in a @wearequeeraf.com prize draw! I have written several pieces over the years on sex education for QueerAF, so to include my LGBTQIA+ inclusive sex Ed book in a prize draw to raise funds for QA to continue to thrive feels very full circle! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿฉท Donations start at ยฃ3

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Weโ€™ve always been here.

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๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ "We are finally starting to fill the picture that is LGBTQIA+ representation in journalism, but there is a long way to go until all the shades of the rainbow are visible." www.wearequeeraf.com/queer-journa...

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Always were. Always will be. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ We believe thereโ€™s a better way for our LGBTQIA+ community to be seen, heard and celebrated in the media. Letโ€™s rewrite the narrative and change media for good. ๐Ÿ‘‡ Support our crowdfunder to help us stay strong and keep fighting for you! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/queeraf202...

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ "Many gender identities are inherently linked to culture. Before colonisation, mฤhลซ were thriving and celebrated. Their history shows the endurance of genderdiverse communities because, despite colonisation, mฤhลซ identity endures to this day." www.wearequeeraf.com/weve-always-...

๐ŸคŽ "I am proud of where I have gotten to in my life, and I feel content. But happiness isnโ€™t something that has come easily to me as a pansexual, genderqueer person of colour who has experienced mental health conditions." - Kenya Jay Scarlett www.wearequeeraf.com/as-a-black-g...

One of the reasons we need our own media outlets is that it is currently (and most unimaginatively) considered more profitable by the mainstream media to kick up moral panics based on lies about us, than to simply pay talented queer and trans journalists. There's a solution, and it's this: