Thousands of children unsure of gender identity ‘let down by NHS’, report finds theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Absolutely adorable figurine from Skara Brae, c. 2700 BC.

Found in the 1850s, donated in the 1930s to Stromness Museum, lost, & then rediscovered in 2016.

Born #OTD in 1921, Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde (Dirk Bogarde).

Here he is, centre back, when he attended Glasgow's Allan Glen's Technical School, in Townhead.

Pic: Bogarde Estate

The Old Gods did not die, they just withdrew, they sleep amongst the silvery olive trees, in green groves heavy with ancient life. Listen at dawn and you'll hear the sound of a pipe fluting through the turning leaves. He is dancing.

#OtD 19 Mar 1933 anti-fascist photographer Gerda Taro was arrested in Germany as part of a supposed communist plot to overthrow Hitler. Released after 2 weeks, she was able to escape the country. We've made available one of her iconic photos: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/al…

“Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots.”

—Umberto Eco

George Galloway stands accused of profiting from the pain of Gaza – and rightly so. But he is not the only one | Jonathan Freedland theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Rethinking Science: Spring issue of New Humanist is out now

This magazine opens your mind, with discussions about how culture wars are damaging science & how imagination is the key to decoding the universe

Plus meet the feminists opposing Putin!

INFO newhumanist.org.uk

🚙 New cars have grown 1cm wider every two years - a trend driven (literally!) by increased sales of SUVs.

🅿️ Whether petrol, diesel or electric - #SUVs take up too much space.

⚠️ Bigger cars also have higher emissions and are more dangerous for other road users.

LGBT+ rights is the frontline of the global battle between autocracy & democracy

Authoritarian regimes are weaponising LGBT+ rights & scapegoating LGBTs as the 'enemy within' - for political gain & to distract from their economic & other failings

journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-g…

What's terrifying about this isn't only that 2023 was the warmest year ever, it's how close we're coming to 1.5C - the limit signed up to in the Paris Agreement

Yet still Govt want to expand drilling for fossil fuels. How many more warnings do they need?
bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

“Is it any surprise so many students graduate lacking a moral compass?” wsj.com/articles/claud…

Delighted so many cross party MPs signed our The Climate APPG letter urging Energy Minister to withdraw Govt’s reckless plans to award yet more fossil fuel licenses.The science is clear - there can be no new oil & gas if we’re to avoid worst of #climate crisis theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

So Pope Francis has deigned to ‘bless’ gay marriages? That’s not a blessing, it’s an insult says @mattcainwriter

Pope says blessing gay couples 'does not signify approval.' Queer love is still a 'sin'

These blessings are a fig leaf, a Vatican PR stunt

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#Cop28 officials & UN fail to clarify if climate protests will be allowed in #Dubai

Protests are normally prohibited

#UAE organisers have already declined permission for some protests, including one singling out the airline #Emirates as a major polluter theguardian.com/environment/20…

Forests are our shields against the climate crisis. They are unique, irreplaceable ecosystems that are home to millions of people and billions of species.

Nature is vital to survival. Protect it.

#ActOnClimate #climate #biodiversity #rewilding #conservation #SDGs

Plastic pollution damages human health

It pollutes food & water supplies

All stages of the “plastics cycle” are harmful to people’s right to a safe, healthy environment.

We cannot recycle our way out of this mess!

It's time to eradicate plastic waste!

news.un.org/en/story/2023/…

Nearly half of English neighbourhoods ‘have less than 10% tree cover’ theguardian.com/environment/20…

New study reveals 7.2.% of US adults identify as LGBTQ+ people. Yep, the number is slowly growing with every poll.

But don’t worry, straights won’t eventually become extinct.

There will always be a place for everyone x

thepinknews.com/2023/02/22/lgb… thepinknews.com/2023/02/22/lgb…

From Elton John & David Furnish: HATING PETER TATCHELL is on #Netflix . Stars Ian McKellen & Stephen Fry. About Peter Tatchell whose protests rocked the Establishment, revolutionised attitudes to homosexuality & exposed tyrants in the fight for justice