We’re calling on the newly elected parliament to implement a 10 point plan for LGBTIQ+ equality this term. Join me in signing on in support of @EqualityAu petition here >
https://t.co/9RAV64j1b8
TW: homophobia
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil endured years of conversion therapy when he became India's first openly gay royal in the country.
Now, he's fighting to end that practice.
Here's how. 👇
https://t.co/i0jp7vDB1b
Avoiding 1.5C with no overshoot requires cutting all global emissions in half in the next 8 years. The technology exists and the know-how exists. If political leaders act with an immediate urgency to drive a global overhaul of energy, it can still happen.
https://t.co/h4BkpvnVjE
An election involves more than just sausages on election day. There's a number of steps - most urgently, the electoral roll closes at 8pm on Monday 18 April. Enrol or update your enrolment now at https://t.co/pv99YKD0X2
It’s an election year & we’re proud to have a record 17m Aussies enrolled (96%). Today we’re reminding a further half a million potentially unenrolled ppl via text/email to take action. Go to https://t.co/pv99YKCt7u to enrol now. #auspol
Sorry, thread time. The confected debate about trans rights versus “feminism” and “free speech” is getting worse here in Australia. It’s worth looking at how this has played out in the UK over a longer period, and how the media seems intent to import the issue here 1/
The results of our survey of the election priorities of 5,600 LGBTIQ+ people show that candidates cannot afford to take LGBTIQ+ voters for granted this election. #equalityvotes 🧵 1/7 https://t.co/Dzjklt7IU1
🌏 We only have three years left to avert the worst consequences of #climate change, a sobering report from the @UN warned on Monday.
Here are the 5️⃣ solutions that scientists say can make a dent in the #ClimateCrisis right now. 👇
https://t.co/oGXPfyDQEF
I am honestly stunned on the eve of an election the government has announced a budget CUT in real terms to Aboriginal legal services and Aboriginal family violence prevention and legal services. So much for promises to close the gap and to do things differently #Budget2022
Australia was just singled out as a climate "holdout" by UN secretary General @antonioguterres . It's rare to see him single a country out like this. What does he mean? 🧵⬇️
If you haven’t participated our research, and have encountered misogyny on social media we’d be excited to hear from you!
This round we’re also interested in recruiting for the interview component of this study.
✨Pls share widely!
https://t.co/qElGtCZA6h
The myth that trans women transition to deceive others tells you a lot more about what cis people *know* about cis men than what they *think* about trans women.
🔥⚖️🆕#ClimateLitigation News: judgement last week regarding financing of #FossilFuels infrastructure by 🇬🇧UK Export Finance in Mozambique
✊@friends_earth challenged whether export credit agency can breach of #ParisAgreement obligations
🔗📄ruling: https://t.co/N5PPYo4iSQ (🧵👇)
“The Federal Court today may have accepted the minister's legal arguments over ours, but that does not change the minister's moral obligation to take action on climate change.” Arj Sharma