Gem✨

she/her | contemporary poet | FE Teacher | expect dreamy musings 🥀🌙✨| based in Bristol, U.K. | MA in Creative Writing 🍃

[Gem✨ @GemBaskerville]

There’s something so heart-achingly endearing about teenage girls putting little hearts in their words instead of dots

[la lesbian fight club @unloversciub]

“all eyes on rafah” but here’s an ai generated photo so your eyes actually don’t have to be on it and you can protect your privileged peace 🥰🥰💐🎉💌💌🤍🤍

[Gem✨ @GemBaskerville]

@undercoveragxnt Real

[Latest in space @latestinspace]

15. Gaza (2023 - 2024) 🇵🇸

[Chappell Roan @ChappellRoan]

your #1 draft pick

[Kayla Johnson-White @kaylajohnsonatl]

I need people to understand what the word "elope" actually means and how it is used in a sentence, because if I see "we are going to be getting eloped next year" one more time I might lose my marbles. that's just called GETTING MARRIED.

[Vagina Museum @vagina_museum]

In May 1988, legislation passed in the UK "prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality" by local authorities. It was in effect for a decade and a half, with massive impact on the LGBT+ community. This is a brief history of Section 28.

[Richard Sefton @richardosefton]

So kids won’t be given ANY sex education.

Presumably, this means that a teacher won’t be able to talk to children about consent, or about their private areas staying private.
No mention of trans people until they are at least 13.

#section28 anybody?

And all of this just because a few idiots don’t want their children being made aware that some of us are slightly different to ‘the norm’.

Absolute tw@s.

[erin @vanillaspitt]

in Scotland as many as 1 in 6 girls are victims of sexual assault before the age of 16. sex education under 9 teaches children the correct names of body parts to aid early identification of abuse.
abolishing this teaching is a stupid stupid decision.

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

me, a billionaire: did you know transgender people are actually more privileged than me

[Gem✨ @GemBaskerville]

@WhistleblowingT Teachers are not obligated to provide cover work for time off!!! Abuse is not acceptable in the workplace and swearing at a member of staff you have power over is deeply concerning, definitely report it. Do it anonymously though if you can. Speak to your Union maybe?

[Gem✨ @GemBaskerville]

@Carrie_Etter @SerenBooks Oh Carrie this is such a beautiful thing!

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

“Can you call the philosophy department and tell them I’ve been arrested?” is an all-time quote.

[Gem✨ @GemBaskerville]

@le0nardpoetry Oh my gosh looks like a beautiful day, congratulations!

[The Dyke Project @theDykeProject]

Today, we dropped a 30ft banner to say fuck the Cass Review. Trans youth know what they want and need. It’s not being pathologized or patronised. It's accessing the support they deserve, whether safe housing, education or puberty blockers.

[Paul Powlesland @paulpowlesland]

Destruction of a precious ancient bluebell woodland in the Kent countryside under a deluge of illegal landfill waste shows the utter failure of environmental law, complete inaction by the authorities & increasing lawlessness in the UK. Let me tell you the story of Hoads Wood 🧵

[mollie simpson @molssimp]

🚨 Artists are removing their artwork from @HOME_mcr in protest of the venue’s decision to cancel an event celebrating Palestinian stories.

One artist accuses the venue of having “contributed to the silencing of Palestinian voices at a time when they most need to be heard”

[Danielle @DLVermeer]

“Sheinification” refers to the enshittification of clothing quality, driven by fast fashion

Here's WTF is happening in the fashion industry & why the quality of clothes has 📉...

[Gem✨ @GemBaskerville]

Oh fuck off, people are dying in our country for preventable reasons and they unite over this bullshit? Come to the college and speak tor the kids I work with about the impact of the cost of living crisis and the mental health crisis. Do your fucking jobs.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The Tories, Labour and Lib Dems have all united to condemn Nike's new St George cross design on the England Euro shirt as they demand a return to the original