Of course it is. Proud. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
San Francisco named the world’s best city for LGBTQ+ life, but US cities are sliding https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/08/05/san-francisco-named-the-worlds-best-city-for-lgbtq-life/?utm_content=1785936001&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Until we overthrow the shackles of capitalism, mankind is doomed to continue to remake Spiderman movies until the sun at last envelops the earth and ends our suffering.
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Groups such as For Women Scotland, which are associated with JK Rowling, also comment on the image to open the door to further abuse.
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I am what I am. Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon reveals her sexuality ‘isn’t binary’
Scotland's ex-first minister Nicola Sturgeon reveals her sexuality ‘isn’t binary’
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about her sexuality in her new memoir, in which she says it is not binary.
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Culling pigeons? Why? More than 600 pigeons shot and killed across London Underground in organised cullings. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
More than 600 pigeons shot and killed across London Underground
Shocking images show one bleeding bird being stepped on by a worker at a north London station
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Scotland has the worst drug and alcohol death rate in Europe, and we're closing Glasgow’s only Drug and Alcohol Crisis Centre. Maryam Tariq reports: bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/07/01/c...
Closing Glasgow’s only Drug and Alcohol Crisis Centre
In Europe’s Drug Death Capital We’re Closing the Only Crisis Centre And Calling It a ‘National Mission.’ Scotland has the worst drug and alcohol death rate in Europe. 1,172 people died from drug-re…
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Trainspotting stars are set to reunite in Edinburgh to mark 30 years since the release of the film. Ewen Bremner, best known for playing Spud in the cult classic, will join a special anniversary screening at Leith Theatre as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) 2026.
Spud and Renton to reunite as Trainspotting marks 30 years in Edinburgh this August
Ewen Bremner, Ewan McGregor and Trainspotting creatives will reunite at Leith Theatre for a special 30th anniversary screening at the Edinburgh…
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To Russia with 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ love
Moscow municipal deputy candidate Daniil Neonov has been sentenced to 10 days’ administrative arrest after a court ruled a rainbow “LOVE” T-shirt shown in a Telegram video amounted to displaying an “extremist” symbol, amid the crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community 🏳️🌈❤️ www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/31/r...
I’m in love 🐠
Dr. Matthew Niemiller discovered a bizarre-looking fish in Alabama that resembles the stuff of sci-fi dramas – and, fittingly, it has been dubbed Demogorgonichthys arcanus, a name derived from the monster Demogorgon in the Netflix TV series “Stranger Things.” https://cnn.it/3RG3UlE
This got delayed due to a chengeover in the editing team, but here at last is my piece on the EHRC guidance on trans people and how women's organisations have condemned it. bylines.scot/society/femi... 🏳️⚧️
Feminists speak out as new code defining sex creates chaos - Bylines Scotland
EHRC interpretation of Equality Act becomes statutory, but uncertainty remains about application, and many trans people intend to ignore it
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“Meanwhile the Scottish government has given up and abandoned trans Scots to face right-wing lawfare and hatred alone. Not even a word of disgust at Westminster for fear of the billionaire right-wing press.”
This got delayed due to a chengeover in the editing team, but here at last is my piece on the EHRC guidance on trans people and how women's organisations have condemned it. bylines.scot/society/femi... 🏳️⚧️
Daily reminder that Gavin Newsom is a monster and he is still hero worshipped by reactionary liberals.
This fucking guy.
Moscow municipal deputy candidate Daniil Neonov has been sentenced to 10 days’ administrative arrest after a court ruled a rainbow “LOVE” T-shirt shown in a Telegram video amounted to displaying an “extremist” symbol, amid the crackdown on the LGBTQ+ community 🏳️🌈❤️ www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/31/r...
Femboy Russian politician sentenced for wearing rainbow shirt
A femboy Russian political candidate was sentenced to 10 days of arrest after wearing a rainbow T-shirt deemed 'extremist' in the crackdown on LGBTQ+.
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Some guid news! High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected 🏳️⚧️ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children
Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected
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Needed this news. 🏳️⚧️ www.theguardian.com/society/2026 High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected
High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children
Legal challenge to King’s College London research study claimed it could harm participants but was rejected
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Have you seen Safdar? Sixteen-year-old Safdar Hanif was last seen around 4am on Saturday, 25 July, 2026 on Jamaica Mews, Edinburgh. nen.press/have-you-see...
Have you seen Safdar?
MISSING TEENAGER POLICE are seeking the assistance of the public in trying to locate a teenager missing from Edinburgh. Sixteen-year-old Safdar Hanif was last seen around 4am on Saturday, 25 July, …
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(Knack music plays) Don’t let Bobby Kennedy Sit next to me Don’t you know he’s transmitting Cy-clo-spora Iceberg Lettuce or fresh peas Mystery What’d you eat that carried that Cy-clo-spora
Bill Oddie was a much loved wildlife presenter and birder. A passionate conservationist, he spoke out against grouse shooting, the badger cull and other cruelties. He campaigned for the red grouse to be made Britain's national bird, to protect the bird from the 'wealthy, dishonest, cruel' people.
The shooting is one of at least 271 mass shootings in the US this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more victims are shot.