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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>They banned Palestine Action within weeks, yet it takes decades to end the torture of Queer people with 'Conversion therapy'</p><p>I have every belief that Labour will punt this into their next term, which isn't going to happen (and they know it) </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a></p>
Antisap' 🖤 🏴 🎶<p><a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VtrfMp8BQ-I" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yewtu.be/watch?v=VtrfMp8BQ-I</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a> = <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PsychologicalTorture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PsychologicalTorture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> is battling dangerous evangelical christofascists who are gaining ground. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NiDieuNiMa%C3%AEtre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NiDieuNiMaître</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a></p>
penwing (they/them)UKPol Trans Conversion Therapy Ban
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220126-france-passes-law-banning-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-people" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">france24.com/en/europe/2022012</span><span class="invisible">6-france-passes-law-banning-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-people</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>🇫🇷 banned <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/conversiontherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversiontherapy</span></a> in2022 </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/LGBTQIAplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIAplus</span></a> :pride:</p>
Grant Denkinson<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> man subjected to ‘exorcism’ at <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Sheffield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sheffield</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> has complaint upheld <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a> <a href="https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/5-july/news/uk/gay-man-subjected-to-exorcism-at-sheffield-church-has-complaint-upheld" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202</span><span class="invisible">4/5-july/news/uk/gay-man-subjected-to-exorcism-at-sheffield-church-has-complaint-upheld</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>Amnesty: A Powerful and Coordinated Movement Against <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> is Growing in the UK</p><p>Our ground breaking analysis has uncovered a rapidly expanding network of organisations working to undermine human rights protections, targeting reproductive freedoms, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> rights and promoting dangerous practices such as so-called "<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a>"</p><p><a href="https://www.amnesty.org.uk/anti-rights?utm_content=163797" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amnesty.org.uk/anti-rights?utm</span><span class="invisible">_content=163797</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>Wisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Huge Win for LGBTQ People</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/197704/wisconsin-supreme-court-huge-win-conversion-therapy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/197704/wi</span><span class="invisible">sconsin-supreme-court-huge-win-conversion-therapy</span></a></p><p>The state Supreme Court has cleared the path for Wisconsin to ban conversion therapy…</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Wisconsic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsic</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/MentalTorture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalTorture</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>The more I think about it, the more concerning I find the lack of action on banning conversion therapy.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-conversion-therapy-ban-is-the-minimum-governments-can-offer-queer-people-3b715d0fa826?sk=815ee6474e3d5f6c8564ae266d288ef9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/a-convers</span><span class="invisible">ion-therapy-ban-is-the-minimum-governments-can-offer-queer-people-3b715d0fa826?sk=815ee6474e3d5f6c8564ae266d288ef9</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>According to Stonewall’s research, nearly a third (31%) of LGBTQ+ people in Great Britain have been subjected to conversion practices, while almost two in five (38%) trans and non-binary people have experienced physical assault to change or alter their sexual orientation or gender identity.<br><a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/lgbtq-people-in-the-uk-deserve-action-on-conversion-therapy-d76d45d21ead?sk=f66c6fb00a334877dfbcb1fdad72f209" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/prismnpen/lgbtq-peo</span><span class="invisible">ple-in-the-uk-deserve-action-on-conversion-therapy-d76d45d21ead?sk=f66c6fb00a334877dfbcb1fdad72f209</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a></p>
🌴 Seph 💭 👾<p><strong>Virginia agrees not to fully enforce state law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors</strong></p> <p><a href="https://blog.taursnd.haus/display/1a041b09-1568-65c5-0de4-f88501481678" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.taursnd.haus/display/1a04</span><span class="invisible">1b09-1568-65c5-0de4-f88501481678</span></a></p>
Douglas Edwards :neurodiv:re: conversion practices, transphobia, --
Miia Mustang<p>ty everyone for signing and signal boosting the conversion ban initiative! :3</p><p>Today is the deadline, but it got the 1mil signatures needed and met the minimum threshold of at least seven member states!</p><p>Now it's kinda off our hands and it's up to the EU Commission to make it happen, but thanks to everyone for making it in time! :3333</p><p><a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/</span><span class="invisible">screen/home</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/lgbtqa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqa</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/bi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bi</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/pan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pan</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/transrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transrights</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/conversiontherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversiontherapy</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/conversiontherapyban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversiontherapyban</span></a> <a href="https://eliitin-some.fi/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>A call for an EU ban on anti-LGBTQ 'conversion' gets 1 million signatures.</p><p>More than one million Europeans have called on the EU to ban "conversion"' practices targeting LGBTQ people, the results of a European Citizens' Initiative petition showed Friday.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250517-a-call-for-an-eu-ban-on-anti-lgbtq-conversion-gets-1-million-signatures?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250517</span><span class="invisible">-a-call-for-an-eu-ban-on-anti-lgbtq-conversion-gets-1-million-signatures?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Conversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conversion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EuropeanCitizensInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCitizensInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/ECI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Pekka Kurki<p>EU-aloite eheytyshoitojen kieltämiseksi, auki vielä tänään. Vaikka tämä on jo yli vaaditun miljoonan rajan, kannattaa silti allekirjoittaa jos et vielä ole sitä tehnyt. Allekirjoitukset todennetaan vasta jälkikäteen ja siksi on hyvä olla ylimääräistä mahdollisimman paljon.</p><p>EU initiative to ban conversion practices. Please sign if not already. Validation of signatures happens afterwards so it is good to have as much extra signatures as possible. </p><p><a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/banconversiontherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banconversiontherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/conversiontherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversiontherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/eheytyshoidot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eheytyshoidot</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kiellet%C3%A4%C3%A4neheytyshoidot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kielletääneheytyshoidot</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Eurooppa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eurooppa</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/euroopanunioni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>euroopanunioni</span></a></p>
Jeri Dansky<p>Regarding the European Union petition to ban conversion practices: Hovering over the countries in the map brings up info on each country.</p><p>France is notable. As of the time I'm typing this: <br>Statements of support collected online: 625,810<br>Threshold: 55,695<br>Percentage: 1123.64%</p><p><a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/</span><span class="invisible">screen/home</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
Jeri Dansky<p>I'm looking at the list of trending posts that my instance knows about — something I can see as a moderator. </p><p>The top two are about the European Citizens' Initiative on banning conversion therapy (which gained the necessary number of signatures a couple hours ago but is still gathering more to deal with any disputed signatures and to show overwhelming support). 🎉 </p><p>And two more of the top ten also deal with the petition. Way to go Mastodon people!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a></p>
Denny<p><a href="https://boing.world/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a> is less than 10 signatures short of their national target on this EU petition against <a href="https://boing.world/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://boing.world/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> is less than 3,000 signatures short (5% of their population).</p><p><a href="https://boing.world/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a> is just over 2,000 signatures short (22%).</p><p><a href="https://boing.world/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> is needs another 5,200 signatures (38%).</p><p>The petition closes tomorrow, so the other EU countries seem unlikely to make it at this point, but those ones aren't completely out of reach. Please consider sharing the link if you have followers in the EU.</p><p><a href="https://boing.world/tags/EUPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUPol</span></a> <a href="https://boing.world/tags/SePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SePol</span></a> <a href="https://boing.world/tags/DkPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DkPol</span></a> <a href="https://boing.world/tags/ItPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ItPol</span></a> <a href="https://boing.world/tags/AtPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/</span><span class="invisible">screen/home</span></a></p>
JBrickelt963 (φ)<p>🏳️‍🌈 On l’a fait 👊 1️⃣ million de votes pour la dignité, et interdire les <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Th%C3%A9rapiesDeConversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThérapiesDeConversion</span></a> en <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>.</p><p>Et la <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> en tête, avec +450 000 signatures. Politiques, Artistes, Militants, Anonymes… Preuve que quand les citoyens•nes s’unissent, ils peuvent faire avancer la cause !</p><p>Mais ce n’est qu'un début.</p><p>La Commission européenne doit transformer cette mobilisation en loi. Continuons le combat. </p><p> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/conversiontherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversiontherapy</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lgbtqi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqi</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lgbtiq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtiq</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lgbti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbti</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lgbtqrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqrights</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lgbtqiaplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqiaplus</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europa</span></a></p>
Douglas Edwards :neurodiv:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> As an American I am not eligible to sign this European petition to ban (anti)gay <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ConversionTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConversionTherapy</span></a> — but if you are, please do! Autistics: please recall that the inventor of this criminal practice, Ivar Lovaas, is THE SAME PERSON who invented <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ABA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABA</span></a>, the equally criminal scourge of our community. Also recall that autistics are much more likely to be <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ than are neurotypicals, and that gays are a lightning rod for prejudices of many kinds. Even if you personally are cishet (as I am), the enemies of <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ are your enemies too.</p><p>The petition is reportedly now within 20,000 votes of the 1,000,000 needed to require the European Commission to consider the ban, but voting ends in less than 48 hours. Please help this important proposal to make it over the top!</p><p><a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/</span><span class="invisible">screen/home</span></a></p>