The test of being an #LGBTQI ally isn’t whether you’ll add rainbow colours to your logo in June.
The test is, will you stand up for us when we are attacked?
Will you distance yourself from those who demean us?
Will you still be our ally when it’s no longer convenient?
If you think the struggle for #LGBT rights is done, be wary.
The current cabinet has a patchy record on voting in favour of LGBT equality.
Some in positions of power would remove our rights if they could. https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/what-has-boris-johnson-new-look-cabinet-said-on-lgbtq-rights/">https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/what...
What has Boris Johnson's new look cabinet said on LGBTQ rights?

Boris Johnson's cabinet has no LGBTQ people in it, but plenty who have opposed LGBTQ equality, some at every opportunity.

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/what-has-boris-johnson-new-look-cabinet-said-on-lgbtq-rights/
The tweet at the top of this thread prompted @Northern_Homo to write a piece about what being an LGBTQI ally means. https://www.thegayuk.com/comment-are-you-really-an-ally-its-become-clear-that-passive-acceptance-of-the-lgbt-community-is-very-different-from-being-an-active-ally-who-fights-to-support-lgbt-inclusion/">https://www.thegayuk.com/comment-a...
COMMENT | Are you really an ally?; “It’s become clear that passive acceptance of the LGBT+ commun...

I think I’ve been rather lucky in my 28 years on this planet, that I have surrounded myself by decent people and I’ve been lucky to know a lot of people that consider themselves to be “allies” of the…

https://www.thegayuk.com/comment-are-you-really-an-ally-its-become-clear-that-passive-acceptance-of-the-lgbt-community-is-very-different-from-being-an-active-ally-who-fights-to-support-lgbt-inclusion/
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