Read about Frances Thompson, a Black, transgender woman whose testimony before Congress helped push them to ratify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This is the history that has been whitewashed - and straightwashed - in the US and that is once again in danger of being forgotten.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/us/frances-thompson-transgender-memphis-massacre/index.html

#lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s #Black #BlackHistoryMonth #trans #transgender

Someone has created a petition for the UK government to legally recognise non-binary as a gender

We're certain that the UK government will refuse to act on it, but it'd be nice if such a large number of people voted for it that they couldn't ignore it

Boosts welcome

#UKGovernment #UK #petition #NonBinary #queer #LGBTQIA+ #LGBTQIA2S+ #TransRightsAreHumanRights #NonBinaryPeopleExist