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Lily Savage was onstage for a residency at the time, and notoriously quipped: ‘Well, well, looks like we have help with the washing up’.
Thank you @UkNatArchives.
#OTD in 1987 the iconic LGBTQ+ bar and drag venue, @thervt , was raided by police.
The AIDS pandemic was at its height. The RVT was a haven in the midst of this, a space for jovial escapism, political organising, and many charity events.
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This is why EastEnders' new HIV storyline is so important.
Millions will learn about how much medical progress has been made in the fight against HIV. Including that people living with HIV can and do have children who are HIV-negative (even when diagnosed during pregnancy).
So Zack might be HIV positive.If he is then the baby growing inside Tiffany could also be HIV. If Zack gets tested and he is positive, he will have to tell Tiffany, she will have to decide if to terminate the pregnancy @bbceastenders
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Culturally, the UK has always *loved* drag. Dame Edna was all over the media when I was growing up. Lily Savage was a mainstream darling.
Drag’s deeply ingrained in British culture. Terfs imported their fearmongering from American fascism, and it’s such an obvious fabrication.
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“This was our only safe space in Colorado Springs. Where are we going to go?”
Take two minutes and watch this.
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"Transgender women's rights are women's rights."
Angela Rayner's passionate response as this trans caller asks if a Labour Government would "fix" transphobia in the UK.
@AngelaRayner
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Missing in action. Skipping COBRA meetings again. Where’s the plan to keep people safe?
As the disgraced PM prepares to party while Britain boils, the public will have no confidence in this zombie government’s emergency response. #heatwave #metoffice
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Kate Bush gives a rare radio interview with BBC Radio 4’s Emma Barnett following the recent success of her single, “Running Up That Hill” in #StrangerThings.
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This is a very worrying development. LGB Alliance, an organisation that compared the LGBTQ+ community to bestiality and claims openly that "there is no LGBT+ community", has been given lottery funding to set up a phone line to talk to vulnerable young people. A shocking decision.
ALT Text reads: LGB Alliance - We are delighted to share our happy news with you first. And to have the chance to say that our work simply wouldn't be possible without your strength and support. So THANK YOU! From all of us. And please join us in celebrating another significant step forward for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. LGB Alliance has been successful in its application for a grant fromt he National Lottery Community Fund ... more text follows.
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Boris Johnson:
"I built more than 100,000 affordable homes in London in my time as mayor"
94,001 affordable London homes were built 2008 - 2016.
63,222 of these were built under the National Affordable Homes Programme - a Labour govt scheme which Johnson had no influence over.
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For today's @ObsFood cover story I spent a day, from very first to last, with the very lovely Sue and Chris Anayiotou, at The Hope Worker's Cafe on London's Holloway Road. All hail the Greasy Spoon. (With terrific photography from @AmitLennon). theguardian.com/food/2022/ma…
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This moment between Paris and Nicole at Paris’ wedding is everything to me. #ParisInLove
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23 years ago Buffy Summers caught a god damned sword with her hands and sent her evil vampire ex-boyfriend to hell
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23 years ago Sarah Michelle Gellar and Cynthia Bergstrom invented the slow motion run with this scene/jacket
