Today in London gay history: the South London Gay Centre evicted, Brixton, 1976 In 1972, some transpontine activists in the Gay Liberation Front founded a South London branch, which initially met from 1972 in the Minet Library, North Brixton. Among their early actions was stre…

#OnThisDay in London gay history: the squatted South London Gay Centre evicted, Railton Road, Brixton, 1976
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Images for the last four films I watched: Museum Hours, Close, Parasite and Monster.

It's been a good week #LastFourWatched

Sad news. Knew him well when at Leeds Uni, we were both on the student union exec. RIP

Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds The BBC exposes a shadow industry charging migrants thousands of pounds to help them cheat the asylum system.

Disgusting reporting by BBC using a tiny number of cases to suggest widespread abuse of a system which routinely denies LGBTQIA+ individuals asylum and forces them back into environments of persecution. This article massively distorts the reality of the situation. 1/
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Given the current state of things, I for one will welcome our new tribble overlords.

This is absolutely mad. Any school indulging in this sort of nonsense should be thoroughly ashamed. One of the books banned is David Mitchell's autobiography for goodness sake!

Matt fucking Hancock on the phone in a red phone box on I’m a celebrity

‘Hi Donald - I hear you need some minesweepers. I have a friend who runs a pub who has never built a minesweeper before but could sort you out for the right price’

Sea of daffodils on a sunny spring morning with trees and bushes in the background.

Dulwich Park on Monday

okay, here it is, the five key takeaways from this by-election:

1. Denton Kebab House
2. The Crispy Cod, Denton
3. Reddish Tandoori, Gorton
4. Cottage Chippy, Gorton
5. The Continental Takeaway, Denton

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

Matt is a genius:

URGENT 🚨 We have just one week to stop Sex Matters infiltrating a vote to ban conversion therapy.

We must stop them. Use our tool and tell the MPs to stand up for what's right ✊
https://goodlaw.social/945cd5

The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.

Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵

I know I'll never pay mine off. It's impossible.

The angering thing is that combining my undergrad and masters I'm now having to pay a 15% additional tax. My rate is basically 50%, and my salary is not insane.

It has been a political choice to plunder the poorest generation, from taxes to housing.

Government’s housing agency fails to mention accessible homes in new five-year strategy The government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis. Homes E…

The government’s housing and regeneration agency has failed to explain why its new five-year strategy fails to mention disabled people, or the need to address the accessible housing crisis.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...

Trump in the stupid medal fifa have just given him.

There aren't many times when Trump is the least morally bankrupt man in the room.

WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1

Remember those we’ve lost and those living with #AIDS. #WorldAIDSDay 💐

Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.

A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.

"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."

It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.

www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...

[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.] JANET: Ugh... LIZ: What's up? JANET: I am so bored of cooking peas! LIZ: Have you tried... AI peas? JANET: AI peas? LIZ: They're peas with AI! [Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI]. LIZ: Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas JANET: What LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines] Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas? [Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it] LIZ: Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine [Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas] LIZ: With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas! JANET: What LIZ: Shut up LIZ: Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow From opening the bag of peas to boiling the peas to eating the peas To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means. JANET: Is it really necessary to- LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]: THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET [Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan: AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas. [Ends]

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A reminder to visit the Post Building’s free public roof garden Consider this a pleasant reminder that just a few minutes from Oxford Street is a free roof terrace with some wonderful views of the local area.

Consider this a pleasant reminder that just a few minutes from Oxford Street is a free roof terrace with some wonderful views of the local area.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-r...

50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

Photo: A single tree stands centered in a newly-harvested cornfield, ablaze in orange foliage. The sky above is an ominous dark grey, portending a storm. The edge of woods, out of focus, appears in the background, in autumn colors.

A perfectly-timed autumn thunder storm ~ Every year, I hope for a day like this, & sometimes I get very lucky. This was more spectacular in person. #stunday #orangesun #eastcoastkin #artchallenge #autumn #autumnmood #fallfoliage #treephotography #autumntrees #landscapephotography #autumnlandscape

Early splendour

Early splendour

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Gravel track leading uphill through autumnal trees.

Stream flowing through forest with autumnal shades of yellow and gold in the surrounding trees and bracken.

Lovely day for cycling through the New Forest today. Just about missed a shower at the end.
#trees #autumn #nature #woodland #forest #cycling

Yeah. Definitely nothing Nazi-ish here... 👀

Blue sky reflected in Burgess Park Lake with reeds and a small jetty in the foreground, trees on the far side of the lake.

Sun shining through a large plane tree in Kennington Park against a clear blue sky with leaves fallen onto grass below.

Glorious day for a stroll in South London today including Burgess and Kennington Parks.
#sky #trees #walking #urbanwalking #london #walworth #kennington

Autumnal shades of yellow and gold in the trees against a clear blue sky

Gloomy skies in London this morning so here's one I took last Monday in Brenchley Gardens for #BlueskyMonday