“I’m Melbourne Grammar’s school captain and I’m gay. The Presbyterian Church would have me sacked.”

We cannot be sanctimonious about what’s happening in #Uganda and elsewhere
https://amp.smh.com.au/national/i-m-melbourne-grammar-s-school-captain-and-i-m-gay-the-presbyterian-church-would-have-me-sacked-20230418-p5d1b8.html

#gayrights #humanrights #LGBTQIrights

Uganda's president sends anti-LGBTQ bill back to parliament for 'strengthening
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-president-consult-lawmakers-about-anti-lgbtq-bill-2023-04-20/ #Uganda #antigay #gayrights #humanrights #LGBTQIrights

**#FIFA: IT’S TIME YOU LIVE UP TO YOUR OWN STANDARDS**

> FIFA broke its own standards and rules when selecting #Qatar as the 2022 #WorldCup host nation.

🙏Please, ✍️sign this petition and help press FIFA back in the right direction, that of #HumansRights #LGBTQIrights!

https://allout.actionkit.com/go/71135?t=5&akid=73442%2E1076191%2ENlkWwN

It’s been 3 months since I joined the #fediverse and I’ve had a lot of new followers lately (welcome all!), so time for an updated #introduction — I write books about #goddesses, grow things from seeds, am a besotted #dachshund person & tread the bee-led, gynocentric path of earthen animistic spirituality. Interested in #gardening #books #shamanism #bees #greekmythology #writing #bookstodon #knitting #photography #feminism #cooking #reading #kindness #trees #sff #LGBTQIRights #witches #mythology

I've been here for a little while now but haven't posted an #introduction yet. Here goes!

I'm an American living permanently in Australia. I moved here 10 years ago. I have 3 kids, although 2 are now adults, and 2 step kids. My wife and I live on the #SunshineCoast in Queensland. It's beautiful here. We have a dog named Lola. Here's a picture of her on the beach. #DogsOfMastaodon

I'm for progressive causes, #LGBTQIrights, #feminism and yes I usually list my pronouns. I'm always fascinated by people who get worked up by this. I have a name that could be typically used by a man or woman so I think it's just common courtesy. I also think it's good to normalize asking someone's pronouns.

I dislike guns and believe the US should get rid of the #secondamendment. I believe in socialized healthcare and #medicareforall. I think there's a slippery slope here in Australia where we walk back some of our awesome #guncontrol policies or give too much leeway to for-profit healthcare.

Looking for like-minded friends. Happy to have completely deleted my presence on the birdsite. #twittermigration.

But also incidentally just saw this.
“It's like stating you're going to go green and then funding the petrol industry.”
Exclusive: Millions in Western aid flowed to churches in Ghana despite years of campaigning against LGBTQI+ rights#
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/13/africa/us-europe-aid-lgbtqi-ghana-churches-investigation-as-equals-intl-cmd-dg/index.html #LGBTQIrights