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Images from Palomar at 2 different infrared wavelengths last night - one that Saturn's methane atmosphere absorbs, and one the it reflects!

(The faint point source is the moon, Tethys!)

Taken by David Ciardi, Catherine Clark,
@lowbacca.bsky.social and Miranda Felsmann; animated by me (and ezgif!)

The multimillionaire who shaped modern Trans+ healthcare How can we use history stories as a tool for liberation? Three Trans+ creatives share their insights

The multimillionaire who shaped modern Trans+ healthcare 👇

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-multimillionaire-who-shaped-modern-trans-healthcare/

Impressionist painting of three figures, two white women and a white man in 18th century Western dress, sitting together in a garden space

The work of Marie Bracquemond (1840-1916), French Impressionist painter who struggled against attempts to suppress her work, most notably from her own husband, the painter Félix Bracquemond #WomensArt

No amount of belief makes something a fact.
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#Sussex #LGBTQ #Transrights #Queer #Brighton #Pride #lovewins #strongertogether #August #quote #quoteoftheday

Male Common Crossbill (red and black bird) in water

Crossbills are being reported in unusually high numbers across Sussex this month.

Listen for their 'chip chip' call overhead, and check your local pine trees. Or visit the @sussexornitholo.bsky.social sightings page for recent reports buff.ly/cTBw5A9

More about Crossbills: buff.ly/yEnrMu9

Protecting Kids Online in the UK – CCDH responds to Ofcom’s Children’s Codes The UK’s online safety regulator has published its “Protecting Children Online Codes of Practice”. Learn how CCDH is helping Ofcom protect kids online.

Today, the UK regulator @ofcom.bsky.social will start enforcing its Children's Codes. CCDH welcomes these new rules that force social media platforms to protect young people from harmful content.

Now, we urge Ofcom to take enforcement action to address the failings our research has identified 👇

Chart showing Number of adults aged 16-64 who flow from employment into health-related economic inactivity, and vice versa: UK

Each year, more than twice as many people move from employment to health-related inactivity compared to moving the other way.

Read 'Opening doors' now, to learn how employers can create more opportunities for disabled workers 👉 buff.ly/d9KvJpj

#OtD 25 Jul 1927 a two-day conference of about 20 anarchists from across the Iberian Peninsula began in Valencia, leading to the formation of the Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI), which played a major role alongside the CNT in the Spanish Civil War stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9749...

Not In Our Name NION Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community 2. Sign petition 38,039 Verified signatures

At Trans Pride Brighton yesterday the awesome Kate Nash mentioned the @nionwomen.bsky.social petition for cis women against state transphobia, which has now exceeded 38,000.

Please sign and share….

www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

Police face ban from marching in Pride parades after High Court ruling Judgment rules that officers were wrong to have taken part in Newcastle’s Pride parade last year

Anti-trans activists are using the courts to legitimise their opposition to trans existence by framing trans lives as “gender ideology.” They call trans lives an “ideology” to make them politically and legally easier to trash. This is just what they did to gay people not long ago. We must oppose it.

Some really exciting roles on our project and the wider @marlboroughprods.bsky.social team 👀

Taxonomic bias is upsetting the balance of the emoji animal kingdom. A representative emoji ecosystem would need roundworms, flatworms, mollusks and more. It’s about more than aesthetics– gaps in emoj... TikTok video by Scientific American

This #WorldEmojiDay, let's revisit among my favorite of @sciam.bsky.social 's tiktoks, about the STUNNING misportrayal of biodiversity in emoji 🧪 www.tiktok.com/@scientifica...

Pride in STEM logo and the text Small Grant Scheme 2025 on a colorful background.

Pride in STEM's Small Grant Scheme is officially open for 2025!

This year's theme is Strengthening Queer Community in STEM. If you have ideas for a small project in the United Kingdom that fits this, we would love to support you! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #QueerInSTEM

More info here:

prideinstem.org/2025/07/16/s...

Pride events' value go beyond activism; they recharge our batteries with community power At a time when your own rights and the rights of friends, family, and strangers across the globe are being taken away, celebrating pride and being involved within the community is acutely important

🏳️‍⚧️ "Celebrating pride and being involved within the community is acutely important."

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/pride-events-value-go-beyond-activism-they-recharge-our-batteries-with-community-power/

A pink and blue gradient background with the words "save the date, Trans Pride Brighton and Hove, 19th July 2025"

Save the date announcement! Trans Pride Brighton will be held on Saturday the 19th of July 2025! Tell all your friends, book tickets, make protest signs, come and enjoy one of the most wholesome events of the year!

And wowza, here’s the map for Sunday too!

And look, this is where things will be happening on Friday!

Visiting Brighton for Trans Pride? Live here but have a bad sense of direction? Anxious about where things will be? Have no fear! This is where everything Trans Pride related will be on Saturday July 19th. More specific details coming soon so keep an eye on our socials.

#brightonandhove #brighton

🧵 Trans Pride Brighton 2025 Accessibility Guide

1/8 We're committed to making Trans Pride accessible for everyone! Here's everything you need to know about our accessibility provisions this year

Look at all the amazing artists who will be performing on our band stage this year! The band stage is at New Steine Gardens and goes from 1pm to 6pm with our mystery guest performer going last. How exciting. Stay tuned for more performer announcements.

#transpridebrighton #transmusician

A Bayard Rustin archive aims to preserve his legacy as a queer civil rights activist The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall featuring articles, photos, videos, telegrams, speeches and more tied to Rustin's work.

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall featuring articles, photos, videos, telegrams, speeches and more tied to Rustin's work
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

Freedom of information request uncovers gender critical bias within EHRC A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups.

🚨 The evidence points to this being a clear case of campaign groups calling the shots behind closed doors.

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-information-request-uncovers-gender-critical-bias-within-ehrc/

Image of five people among sunlight wooded area. Text: Saturday 12 July 2025 Launching Deneway's Wild Future | Sussex Wildlife Trust | National Lottery Heritage Fund

This Saturday: free activities at the Deneway in #Brighton to launch this wonderful new youth-led nature project.

Book a morning or afternoon session: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deneways-w...

@bhcitynews.bsky.social @brighton-hove.gov.uk @bhwf.bsky.social @thelivingcoast.bsky.social

Smiling Eric Smith in diving gear leaning on a boat on the beach on a sunny morning

Seal head just out of the water

Cuttlefish under the sea

We caught up with free diver Eric Smith to hear exciting updates about the organisation he founded, Sussex Underwater, as well as the kelp chapter in the new David Attenborough Ocean book, featuring him & @sussexkelp.bsky.social
📷 Sussex Underwater
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🚨This isn’t history. It’s a plan for our future.

Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.

This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.

Join us in exposing them.

We were very happy to be at #Pride in central London on Saturday, supporting science with pride! #PrideInSTEM

"London’s oldest LGBTQ+ pub" to reopen after refurbishment The City of Quebec, widely recognised as "London’s oldest LGBTQ+ pub", has triumphantly reopened its doors following a substantial six-figure refurbishment, breathing new life into a venue that has be...

The City of Quebec, widely recognised as "London’s oldest LGBTQ+ pub", has triumphantly reopened its doors following a substantial six-figure refurbishment, breathing new life into a venue that has been a cornerstone of queer culture since 1946

This is how to have difficult conversations with vaccine sceptics

The trans tennis player who coached Martina Navratilova to two Wimbledon titles Tennis player Renée Richards broke new ground for trans athletes before coaching Martina Navratilova to two Wimbledon titles.

The trans tennis player who coached Martina Navratilova to two Wimbledon titles