The European Central bank just answered to my letter about adding Georgia 🇬🇪 to the map of Europe 🇪🇺 on the new euro banknotes. And guess what!! ☺️ @ecb.europa.eu Thank you!

@reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org Please help me bring this to @ecb.europa.eu

Giorgi Ninos@giorgininos.com · 2mo ago

I sent a letter to @ecb.europa.eu asking to include Georgia on the map of Europe on new Euro banknotes. 🇬🇪🇪🇺 “Georgia will take its full and rightful place in the European Union, and one day, the euro will be the currency in your wallets and ours,”. @president.ecb.europa.eu @lagarde.ecb.europa.eu

I sent a letter to @ecb.europa.eu asking to include Georgia on the map of Europe on new Euro banknotes. 🇬🇪🇪🇺 “Georgia will take its full and rightful place in the European Union, and one day, the euro will be the currency in your wallets and ours,”. @president.ecb.europa.eu @lagarde.ecb.europa.eu

“Like many of you, I no longer feel that social media is a safe or enjoyable space to inhabit,”.

How collage became a feminist and queer undertaking

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“Before entering, viewers encounter queer identity already aestheticised, branded, and made available for circulation”

How Queer Art in Asia Blossomed

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Happy Pride Month to those celebrating openly, those celebrating quietly, and those who haven't had the chance to celebrate at all yet. 🏳️‍🌈 Sad for those who tend to have tradition of acting personally inconvenienced by rainbows every year. :) Happy Pride. 🌈

“They made jewellery out of bullets”: Lukas Dhont on his triumphant queer war film Coward

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Happy birthday to the one and only Adele 🎉 Not only does the British singer set fire to the rain, but she's also a huge LGBTQ+ ally. In 2016, while speaking on stage in Belgium, she dedicated her show to the people of Orlando following the events at the Pulse nightclub. 📷 Getty

Mom, the woman who defeated cancer! ❤️

First home in Belgium. 🇧🇪 Nu alleen nog leren hoe ik mijn belastingen moet betalen. 😄

The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy unlawfully regulated the speech of a therapist who wanted to counsel patients against being transgender, marking the court’s latest major decision against LGBTQ advocates.

Supreme Court Rules Against Ban On LGBTQ Conversion Therapy

The court ruled Colorado’s conversion therapy ban unlawfully regulates speech.

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Referee Pascal Kaiser went viral after proposing to his boyfriend during a Bundesliga game. Then, the 27-year-old was attacked, though the motive is still unclear.

Germany: Queer referee attacked after viral proposal

Referee Pascal Kaiser went viral after proposing to his boyfriend during a Bundesliga game. Then, the 27-year-old was attacked, though the motive is still unclear.

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#Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex relations to 10 years, intensifying a crackdown on the LGBTQ community.

Senegal passes law doubling penalty for same-sex relations to 10 years in prison

Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex relations to 10 years, intensifying a crackdown on the LGBTQ community. The bill, which also criminalizes…

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Double exclusion. How is it to be a #queer migrant from Eastern Europe in #Poland today?

Double exclusion. How is it to be a queer migrant from Eastern Europe in Poland today?

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Bad Bunny has broken yet another record after his Super Bowl Halftime Show became the most watched in history.

Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show is the most viewed in history

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I genuinely believe @bsky.app has already proved there’s a better way. So whether it’s A, B, C, W, or X, I choose Bluesky. 💙

Bye, X: Europeans are launching their own social media platform, W

European organizations may soon launch their own social media platform, W, requiring user identification and photo verification to prevent bots.

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“When I go to the grocery store now, it’s like, this all feels so weird to be doing normal things when we feel like we’re under attack,” Ann Cary said as she handed out doughnuts Sunday to people around the site of Alex Pretti’s killing. #Minneapolis #ICE #US #AlexPretti

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The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents and a sweeping federal operation have transformed the city.

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A year ago I wrote about a ballerina fighting for European Georgia. Today, Georgians are still protesting and young people are still in prison, held as political hostages by a regime desperate for legitimacy. 🇬🇪

A ballerina battles for European Georgia

Not only did Natia Bunturi have to abandon her comfort to protect her values but she was also punished for standing up for her rights.

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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

Georgia’s French-born fifth president, Salomé Zourabichvili, says Europe's inability to preserve a country that was "almost at the door" of the EU "is a concern for us, but should be a concern for Europe also”.

My country was overwhelmed by Russia — Europe must act to stop it happening here

My country was overwhelmed by Russia — Europe must act to stop it happening here

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Three Lions Pride, an #LGBTQ group for #England supporters, says it will not travel to the #US for this year’s #FIFA World Cup, citing concerns over fan safety, human rights, and FIFA's ticketing and accessibility policies.

England's official LGBTQ fans group will not attend FIFA World Cup games in 'unsafe' USA

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So, it’s not just snow. Deep freezes, ice storms, and dangerous wind chills are hitting places that aren’t used to this scale of cold. #IceStorm

Winter storm, sub-freezing cold descend on US, from Rockies to Atlantic Coast

"This is a mean storm," said meteorologist Jacob Asherman.

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Erfan Soltani is set to be executed this Wednesday by the Islamic Republic of #Iran after being arrested for protesting. Authorities say the sentence is final and have denied him access to a lawyer. #Tehran #ErfanSoltani

Such a shame! And we already know what comes next: nothing. This is #Trump’s America, where deadly force gets excuses and accountability never shows up. #ICE #Minneapolis

US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis - BBC News

Trump says the woman was attempting to run over ICE agents. Local leaders disagree.

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For centuries, survival required a profound understanding of nature, which was transformed into knowledge, myths, rituals, and artistic forms. #Greenland 🇬🇱

Greenland's history: a civilization that values ​​art as its identity, beyond economic logic.

Greenland is often interpreted through a reductive lens that views it primarily as an object of economic, political, or strategic interests. This paper proposes an alternative reading, recognizing Gre...

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Tierney knew Williams and Storrie were the right actors to play Hollander and Rozanov when, after agreeing to take on the sexually explicit material, they did a chemistry read together via Zoom. #HeatedRivalry

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It's fair to say that if 2025 was bad, we're in for a rough ride in 2026 not just in the UK, but worldwide.

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Throughout 2025, we have seen a series of political, legal and cultural developments shape the experiences of queer people across the UK. From the Supreme Court ruling in April, to financial struggles...

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Thank you @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org for the book! 🇪🇺 I just received it, and it made me feel European again. “Again” because, as Reinier also writes in his book, “we are living through a period marked by uncertainty and confusion.” I had almost forgotten what it feels like to be European.

#LGBTQ+ kids shows and films will be celebrated by the archives (Netflix/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Odd Nations Cartoons/Laika Studios/HBO Max)

LGBTQ+ children's TV and film archive launched by the Rainbow Project

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