Foliage & Fiction
@foliageandfiction.bsky.social
Gay man, came out in the mid-80s. Live and let live. Love is love and the world is only better for it. LGBT+ inclusive. Love nature, trees, fungi, birds, plants, mountains and books 📚. British/Irish.
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I met my partner nearly 15 years ago on a gay dating website. We fell in love and have been like two peas in a pod ever since. Here he is in our little garden 'nook' last spring, which we created from a corner full of weeds.
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This is evil and awful and trans people everywhere deserve better than what's happening right now.
And I think it's impossible to overtstate the pivotal role that JK Rowling played in mainstreaming hateful and false ideas about trans people. Every dollar you give her goes toward efforts like this.
And I think it's impossible to overtstate the pivotal role that JK Rowling played in mainstreaming hateful and false ideas about trans people. Every dollar you give her goes toward efforts like this.
The U.K. Supreme Court rules that Britain's equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female. The ruling means a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female should not be considered a woman for equality purposes.
UK Supreme Court rules that equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female
The Supreme Court has ruled that the U.K. equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female.
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April 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is evil and awful and trans people everywhere deserve better than what's happening right now.
And I think it's impossible to overtstate the pivotal role that JK Rowling played in mainstreaming hateful and false ideas about trans people. Every dollar you give her goes toward efforts like this.
And I think it's impossible to overtstate the pivotal role that JK Rowling played in mainstreaming hateful and false ideas about trans people. Every dollar you give her goes toward efforts like this.
Bravo, Jo. All that cash funnelled into Women for Scotland just to make life that bit more unbearable for trans people—what a triumph!! Must feel soooo good knowing you've made trans people's lives even harder. You must be so proud. Truly, what a legacy, big slap on the back, well done you. 🥇 🙌
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Bravo, Jo. All that cash funnelled into Women for Scotland just to make life that bit more unbearable for trans people—what a triumph!! Must feel soooo good knowing you've made trans people's lives even harder. You must be so proud. Truly, what a legacy, big slap on the back, well done you. 🥇 🙌
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regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.
April 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.
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JK Rowling is a raging cunt, and it’s fun to know she just hates everyone who isn’t her miserable shriveled bitch self.
April 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
JK Rowling is a raging cunt, and it’s fun to know she just hates everyone who isn’t her miserable shriveled bitch self.
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Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
February 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990.
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS.
#LGBTplusHistoryMonth
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It's always nice to be surprised by one of these things on the walk into town. LMS 'Black 5' No. 45212 waits for the off at York having brought a charter in from London King's Cross, as a Grand Central Class 180 lays in wait, poised to photobomb a hundred videos of its departure.
February 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It's always nice to be surprised by one of these things on the walk into town. LMS 'Black 5' No. 45212 waits for the off at York having brought a charter in from London King's Cross, as a Grand Central Class 180 lays in wait, poised to photobomb a hundred videos of its departure.
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A week ago I was being told to apologize for saying Trump would be worse for Gaza because he faked a temporary pause/pretend ceasefire to coincide with his inauguration.
Now he’s just openly endorsing/encouraging ethnic cleansing.
Now he’s just openly endorsing/encouraging ethnic cleansing.
On Air Force One from Las Vegas to Miami, President Trump says Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated.
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
January 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A week ago I was being told to apologize for saying Trump would be worse for Gaza because he faked a temporary pause/pretend ceasefire to coincide with his inauguration.
Now he’s just openly endorsing/encouraging ethnic cleansing.
Now he’s just openly endorsing/encouraging ethnic cleansing.
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Trump was never going to be better on Gaza.
On Air Force One from Las Vegas to Miami, President Trump says Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated.
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
January 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Trump was never going to be better on Gaza.
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Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
January 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
How gay people commute to work 🩷
January 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
How gay people commute to work 🩷
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True statement that often makes me feel terribly sad ashamed of the world we live in. 😪🙏
December 29, 2024 at 2:15 PM
True statement that often makes me feel terribly sad ashamed of the world we live in. 😪🙏
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Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚
December 29, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Just a reminder that your local library has more than books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚
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UK's regressive tax system.
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
equalitytrust.org.uk
December 29, 2024 at 10:56 AM
UK's regressive tax system.
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
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Merry Christmas from us to you 🎄🎁💙 We launched Trending Topics today, and you can find it by tapping the search icon on the bottom bar of the app or the right sidebar on desktop.
December 26, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Merry Christmas from us to you 🎄🎁💙 We launched Trending Topics today, and you can find it by tapping the search icon on the bottom bar of the app or the right sidebar on desktop.
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#RecipeOfTheDay is this Bûche de Noël, aka Yule Log. It’s deeply chocolatey, with a soft melting texture. And, being flourless, it’s naturally #glutenfree. I’m not good at fiddly things, but this is surprisingly easy to make, I promise you! www.nigella.com/recipes/yule...
Yule Log
I know the recipe looks finicky, and I can’t promise it’s a doddle, but it works easily and you will soon find you are rolling chocolate logs without a care. In fact, if you have a lot of people comin...
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December 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay is this Bûche de Noël, aka Yule Log. It’s deeply chocolatey, with a soft melting texture. And, being flourless, it’s naturally #glutenfree. I’m not good at fiddly things, but this is surprisingly easy to make, I promise you! www.nigella.com/recipes/yule...
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Here’s S R Badmin’s illustration for the month of August, from his commissioned series of 12 for the Shell Guide to Trees and Shrubs (1958)
December 16, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Here’s S R Badmin’s illustration for the month of August, from his commissioned series of 12 for the Shell Guide to Trees and Shrubs (1958)
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Open Letter to the Health Secretary. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Open Letter to the Health Secretary
We're appalled that Wes Streeting plans to continue the Tories' ideological ban on puberty blockers. This move is not in the best interests of young trans people, and we will need the full unity of th...
actionnetwork.org
December 11, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Open Letter to the Health Secretary. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
My partner and I have been together for almost 15 years now. Our relationship is complex, I am out to my family, he is in the closet with his. I am white British, he is black British. But we are so happy together because we prioritise the happiness of each other, we support each other....
December 11, 2024 at 5:35 PM
My partner and I have been together for almost 15 years now. Our relationship is complex, I am out to my family, he is in the closet with his. I am white British, he is black British. But we are so happy together because we prioritise the happiness of each other, we support each other....
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Qatar flags all over central london, a state where homosexuality is punishable with prison or death, no doubt some of the entourage will be cruising for cock here.
December 4, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Qatar flags all over central london, a state where homosexuality is punishable with prison or death, no doubt some of the entourage will be cruising for cock here.