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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1h

Plane forced to land after anti-LGBT+ cancer rant by a passenger wearing 15 face masks.

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 14h

'Being gay in men's football is a very toxic place' Since coming out in 2021 Josh Cavallo has received daily death threats

It's not a surprise that footballers don’t want to come out. Bravo Josh!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgn0411vlvo

Josh Cavallo: 'Football still has an issue with homophobia'

Australian Josh Cavallo, who moved to England in July to join non-league Peterborough Sports, says football has got "mountains to do" to tackle homophobia.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 16h

Plane forced to land after anti-LGBT+ cancer rant by a passenger wearing 15 face masks.

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 20h

Labour ‘copies’ Putin's anti-protest laws

The Home Secretary plans to enact repressive new laws, similar to those in Russia. You will only be allowed to protest on a designated date, for a limited time, at a specific location & ONLY with permission.

Police to get new powers in crackdown on repeat protests

Announcement comes hours after nearly 500 people were arrested in London

www.independent.co.uk

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 23h

Tories will refuse LGBT+ asylum claimsKemi Badenoch declares war on LGBT+ refugees

People who flee persecution on the grounds of sexuality will no longer qualify for UK asylum

Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice

Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1d

Is North Korea really a strategic cyber threat to Europe? 🖥️⚠️ Pyongyang’s hacking is no longer peripheral, it’s a core part of its global strategy.

Cybersecurity is survival 🌍💻

https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/is-north-korea-a-strategic-cyber-threat-to-europe/

Is North Korea a Strategic Cyber Threat to Europe?

Pyongyang’s cyber activities are no longer a peripheral concern but a central component of its broader geopolitical strategy.

thediplomat.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1d

Green Party leader Zack Polanski went viral after BBC Question Time 🌿🔥

From grilling Zia Yusuf to nailing several crucial points, he reminded the nation what bold, fearless politics looks like.

Standing ovation! 👏📢

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/zack-polanski-question-time/

Zack Polanski labelled 'breath of fresh air' after electric Question Time performance

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been praised for his electric performance on BBC Question Time on Thursday night: here are the highlights.

www.thepinknews.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1d

So much for “protecting the NHS” 🙄

To stop a fight with Big Pharma & keep Trump happy, the UK may let drug companies hike medicine prices by 25%.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/08/nhs-could-pay-25-more-for-medicines-under-plan-to-end-row-with-drugmakers-and-trump

NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump

UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1d

Plane forced to land after anti-LGBT+ cancer rant by a passenger wearing 15 face masks.

The latest #PTFweekly newsletter is out now. Read & subscribe for FREE at https://mailchi.mp/45063ca1b483/plane-forced-to-land-after-anti-lgbt-cancer-rant-13381111

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1d

The hypocrisy is staggering 😤📚

The same people who call a picture book about two male penguins “grooming” now want unlicensed, anti-science zealots telling kids what God wants them to do with their genitals 🏳️‍🌈🔥

The conversion therapy case shows the right wants to talk to kids about sex but only to shame them - LGBTQ Nation

The right has said for years that talking about LGBTQ+ with kids "sexualizes" them. Now they're begging the Supreme Court to shame kids about sex.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1d

In Bangladesh, hope flickers at last 🌍💫

Charges have been filed against 28 individuals accused of enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture

For families who’ve waited years for answers, it’s not the end, but maybe, finally, a beginning. ⚖️

In Bangladesh a Step toward Justice

On October 9, the Bangladesh authorities filed charges against 28 people for enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture. It was a long time coming.

www.hrw.org

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 2d

Learn the latest about HIV prevention 💉✨

From PrEP to long-acting injectables, there are now more ways than ever to stop the spread of HIV

Knowledge saves lives

Stay informed, stay protected ❤️🏳️‍🌈

https://www.advocate.com/health/mistr-national-prep-day-2025

It’s National PrEP Day! Learn the latest about HIV prevention

There are now more ways than ever — including long-acting injectables — to prevent the spread of HIV.

www.advocate.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 2d

After so much loss, the path to a durable peace might finally be emerging 🌿🕊️

Peace built on justice, not silence. On truth, not denial.✊💫

The war in Ukraine has repeatedly defied expectations, yielding nearly four years of inspiring Ukrainian resistance

Dispatch from Ukraine: The path to a durable peace is emerging

A recent trip to Kyiv reinforced that, as momentum shifts in Ukraine’s favor, a just and durable peace could be within reach.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 2d

This is disgraceful 💔🌈

In 2025, a group calling itself the King’s Army marched through Soho, chanting homophobic slurs and blocking traffic 😳🏳️‍🌈

How is this real?

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/kings-army-soho-lgbtq-homophobia-london-uk/

Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district

A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.

www.thepinknews.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 2d

Plane forced to land after anti-LGBT+ cancer rant by a passenger wearing 15 face masks.

The latest #PTFweekly newsletter is out now. Read & subscribe for FREE at https://mailchi.mp/45063ca1b483/plane-forced-to-land-after-anti-lgbt-cancer-rant-13381111

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 2d

So, human rights abuses are fine as long as the books balance? 🤦‍♂️💰

England’s new football regulator says he can’t stop owners accused of torture or repression because his job is just “financial stability.”

The moral goalposts have vanished ⚽🔥

#NoSportsWashing

England football regulator David Kogan says blocking club owners over human rights concerns 'not in our remit'

"What we're absolutely focused on is financial stability and solidity and that's my remit and that is the remit I have to stick to," says David Kogan.

news.sky.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 3d

Queer Syrians have survived war, exile, and erasure 💔🏳️‍🌈 Now, activists are reviving Mawaleh, a queer magazine, defiant glitterbomb of resistance 💥

Their voices belong at the heart of recovery, not on the margins 🌈✊

Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh, 'a defiant glitterbomb of resistance'

Queer Syrians have survived war, persecution, and exile. Yet their voices remain almost entirely absent from recovery efforts and public dialogue, say

76crimes.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 3d

The Peter Tatchell Foundation punches well above its weight — now you can be part of the team. 🌈

Join Friends of the Foundation by donating £6+ a month & help power our LGBT+ & human rights work.

💖 https://www.petertatchellfoundation.org/donate-monthly-to-the-ptf/

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 3d

A 17-year-old girl died waiting for care 💔🏳️‍⚧️

The coroner says she could have been saved if NHS gender clinic wait times weren’t years long

Bureaucracy should never cost a young life. This was preventable😢⚖️

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/09/nhs-wait-times-trans-girl-suicide/

17-year-old trans girl's suicide over NHS wait times was preventable says coroner

A 17-year-old trans girl's death by suicide over NHS wait times could have been prevented with swift intervention, a coroner has ruled.

www.thepinknews.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Anti-LGBT+ lobbyists have deceived the US Supreme Court into attacking conversion therapy bans 😡

Alliance Defending Freedom twisted expert research to defend abuse disguised as “healing,” it’s fraud 💔🏳️‍🌈

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 3d

West Papua bleeds while Britain looks away 💔 New findings reveal UK ties to Indonesia’s violent occupation and environmental destruction

No more denial, no more profit from pain 🌏✊

https://newint.org/indigenous-peoples/2025/britains-complicity-tragedy-west-papua

#FreeWestPapua

Britain's complicity in the tragedy of West Papua

Climate researchers reveal the scale of British involvement in Indonesia’s brutal occupation – and call for an end to impunity.

newint.org

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 3d

Plane forced to land after anti-LGBT+ cancer rant by a passenger wearing 15 face masks.

The latest #PTFweekly newsletter is out now. Read & subscribe for FREE at https://mailchi.mp/45063ca1b483/plane-forced-to-land-after-anti-lgbt-cancer-rant-13381111

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 4d

Dame Kelly Holmes recalls growing up with no lesbian role models 💔

“You had to be really careful with your exposure.”

Her story reminds us why visibility matters

Every role model changes lives 🏳️‍🌈✨

Dame Kelly Holmes remembers growing up without a role model in a time where 'you have to be really careful with your exposure' (EXCLUSIVE)

Dame Kelly Holmes opened up about not having a queer role model growing up, now fuelling her fire to become one for the next generation.

www.attitude.co.uk

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 4d

When universities become surveillance arms for weapons firms, freedom dies quietly 🎓🕶️

Emails show top UK institutions offering to monitor student posts for defence contractors

Academic spaces are turning into surveillance spaces⚠️💔

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 4d

Paul O’Grady’s widower has shared his headstone, a moving tribute to a man who gave so much love and laughter 🌹💖

Paul stood with those demanding an apology from the Police and supported our #ApologiseNow campaign.

Paul O'Grady's widower shares star's headstone with emotional tribute

Paul O’Grady’s widower, André Portasio, has shared a photo of his headstone along with an emotional tribute to his late partner.

www.thepinknews.com

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