🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Nick Coveney🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@nmjcoveney
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All things Digital | Gay Ancient 🌈💀 | husband of @patrick_ness 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️| Author |❤️ books, tech & 🎮| All opinions own & RTs others'| @LondonOttersRC 🦦
London / Elsewhere (he/him)
Joined March 2010
As @thebookseller seem determined to ignore the very genuine and justified outrage delighted to see @guardian coverage of this solidarity with all HBG/Hachette UK employees especially the queer and minority groups impacted directly by hiring that bigot.
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I’m a cis gay man, I’ve been openly gay since I got outted at 15. I’ve been hurt by homophobic & misdirected transphobic abuse from cis-het individuals more times than I can count…BUT I have never felt erased, threatened or harmed by my Trans or NB siblings #JKDoesntSpeakForMe.
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Apparently whenever I shave (like earlier this morning) I briefly look like the Dad from Inside Out
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Right. EVERY single person I know in the U.K. fill this in *IMMEDIATELY* please “conversion therapy” is abuse, it is not recognised by any medical bodies as anything other than a moral torture system. The very fact that we have to answer this is exhausting but please do.
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Nearly got into a row with a mother on the train who was lying to her child by correcting her - if I hear your offspring being misinformed that my rainbow #pride mask “Is for the NHS” I’m well within my rights to correct you. “They didn’t need to know that!” Apparently they did…
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Always be yourself, unless you can be a Unicorn 🦄, .then always be a Unicorn!
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.@jk_rowling repeatedly claims that she is not transphobic & “does not hate Trans people” then RTs hateful misinformation intended to scare monger and incite violence. YOU ARE TRANSPHOBIC JK and a huge disappointment to my entire generation. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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RIP Todd Coveney you were the bestest boy in the whole world 💔
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Can someone .@thedailybeast please explain why on Earth's @NicoHines dangerous & homophobic article was commissioned let alone published?.
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Just reached Level 37 🎂🎈🎈hoping that you all have a great New Year
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I loathed PE at all my schools. Especially the one where my *teacher* started a petition for me to get changed in isolation after I was outted because “I made the normal boys uncomfortable” when that failed they encouraged ⚽️s thrown at my face every lesson while we were changing.
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I am a very sleepy Otter on their way to the docks for an early morning row with @OttersRowing
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Do people still do #throwbackthursday? Probably not? Do I care/will that stop me?! Definitely not! Remembering the wonderful night out I had with my dear friend @onlynoley at @eagletoronto and the slightly subtle, understated @andrewchristian @HomoLondon ensemble I wore for it!
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Also a radical thought but if you can’t handle being corrected perhaps don’t loudly discuss strangers’ appearance and attire in front of them? It’s f*cking rude.
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Apparently my most liked tweet to date, can’t think why.
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And what is the actual point of @LGBTLabour right now? Their silence as this government rush to attack the LGBTQ+ community and then gaslight us about it is staggering.
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I will make this exceptionally clear any #conversiontherapy ban which does not include the protection of Trans and NB people **especially** Trans and NB Youth is NOT a real ban nor acceptable #TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #TransRightsAreHumanRights #NoLGBWithoutTheT #GWithTheT.
I'm told that the Prime Minister was shifted by the strength of reaction from Conservative MPs and ministers when they saw the story break. But he has removed trans conversion therapy from the equation and is insisting any bill must not have 'unintended consequences'.
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A reminder, that PARENTS are not necessarily safe to be informed of a child's struggles, they can sadly often be the LEAST safe person to be informed of those things. It is NOT wrong that Kids' Gender and Queerness be kept from parents, GOOD parents will be told by their Kids. .
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Apologies twitter and #gaytwitter, I usually reserve my gym #progresspics for instagram but I’m feel quite pleased with my fitness results at the moment compared to where I was eight years ago (aren’t those automated memory features eye-opening sometimes?)
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Dragged myself for a swim before work today. Baby steps towards getting a bit more in shape again
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This Otter is off for a festive row with @OttersRowing getting some fun looks and jingling whenever I move like an Elf on a shelf 😅
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This is what many of us were afraid of @UKLabour’s willingness to continue culture wars and allow misinformation & malice dressed up as “concern” to override medical science & peer reviewed journals which prove the need for some Trans youth to access puberty blockers @LGBTLabour.
🚨 BREAKING: Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he intends to ban puberty blockers for trans children. Jo Maugham, Director of the Good Law Project, reported today that "subject to the outcome of the court proceedings and consultation" Streeting will ban puberty blockers.
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So the brilliant @tomtillustrated turned me into one of his sexy cartoon hunks and I am not remotely mad about it 😍
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As someone whose school years were heavily marred by Section 28 (often abused by homophobic teachers to do harm to their LGBTQ+ students) this incredible piece by @jamesliammcd from @polaripress feels like true reclamation. Every child has an inalienable right to be themselves 🏳️🌈
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I am sick to the back teeth of so many cis gay men back flipping over themselves to use “both sides”ism to defend vitriolic Transphobic bigots. BE ACTIVE ALLIES take responsibility for supporting our Trans/NB siblings not only do we owe them but it’s just the RIGHT thing to do….
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Extremely grateful to be looked after by my wonderful husband @patrick_ness while I wait for surgery, we both agree I have never looked sexier
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So @Luke_NStuff and I have some very sad news in that after ten and half years we have decided to split up. We are staying close friends and talking and working through everything together as we begin separating. We’d appreciate your love & support during this difficult time X.
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Right see you all on the other side thanks for all the love and support. La! 🤗
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Well @sacha_coward and I might have accidentally dressed for a #Barbenheimer double feature but life in plastic, it’s fantastic
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We had another incredible night courtesy of .@wearespinder spin tonight serving up @dragraceukbbc #FrockDestroyers realness in our dance break @Divinadecampo @ChipShopBird @BluHydrangea_
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It’s #WorldNakedGardeningDay apparently so here’s a peachy pic from @worldwideroar’s brilliant 2022 calendar taken in @frejac19’s gorgeous garden. Hope you all enjoy being natural in nature soon #NakedGardeningDay
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Awake and very sore but all good I think 🤕🤗
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Biscuit does this adorable thing when we’re on walks of turning her head to establish that I am in fact, *still* attached to her lead and it actually melts my heart 💗
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Our baby girl is very sick and it is stressing me out beyond belief. I am not religious but would appreciate any well wishes for Biscuit to make a full and speedy recovery, I can’t bear the thought of anything else.
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Such a mixed bag of emotions on losing you Gran but I know it was time and you were ready. We’ll all miss you so much but thank you for bringing so much love, light and joy to world for 99 years #RIP
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@Labour_Insider @stonewalluk This is a total fabrication pushed by right wing bad actors there is no “transing” of gay bi and lesbian people, also gender identity and sexuality are wholly separate things so you can be trans and gay, get over it.
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Right finally looks like this is about to happen! Thanks for all the lovely messages of support over the last couple of days. Looking forward to getting home to @Luke_NStuff and the girls later on
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@questionwhynot @stonewalluk I think that’s a massive red flag 🚩 on your part for adopting the rhetoric of right wing bigots. Bore off.
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2018 me vs me now & I’d much rather be me on the right (doesn’t mean that I don’t still have body image issues or am completely satisfied with where I am) BUT I do want to change the narrative a bit on what happy/healthy looks like which isn’t the same for everyone. #bodypositive
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A rancid tweet in which @francesbarber13 reveals they are a totally unhinged bigot. I’m reporting this grossly offensive tweet which attempts to accuse Trans people of being rapists with zero evidence or reason just outright hatred and I’d encourage everyone else to report it too.
If my dear old mum was in a hospital ward & god forbid raped by a self ID , I would happily go to prison for murder for the rest of my life.
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#LGBTHM21 I find it STAGGERING that so many young LGBQT people and the less young ones in my own generation are unaware of Section 28 and the enormous cultural damage it. That 21 years ago our dear PM got *paid* money to spew this in a column while voting against removing S.28 1/
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.@Luke_NStuff and I would like to introduce you all to someone very special ☺️, this is Biscuit Coveney-Entwistle our gorgeous Irish Doodle who‘ll be joining our family at the end of May! . I’d promise not to tweet about her too much when she arrives home but I’d be lying 😅🙈
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Also gay for men but mainly gay for books 📚❤️🏳️🌈❤️📚
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I’d love to know why the .@BBCNews decided to run with *this* pic for an article on “conversion therapy” ban? . Don’t get me wrong I’m a lover of rainbow coloured speedos as much as the next gay guy but this feels like a Daily Mail tactic
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I’ll always be incredibly proud to be a part of @OttersRowing family, I was very chuffed to speak to @AttitudeMag about my experience of the club & how we had such a fabulous time last year @paris2018 @GayGames #inclusivesport #rowingforeveryone .🚣🏼♀️🚣🏻♂️🚣🏼♀️🚣🏻♂️🚣🏼♀️🚣🏻♂️🚣🏻♂️🚣🏻♂️🏳️🌈.❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤.
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Leg day?.It’s only forever, not long at all…
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I’d never engaged with or heard of .@QuestionLGBTedu before but having seen some of their disgusting hateful content quote tweeted I’m not surprised. This is a warped homophobic agenda deliberately attempting to use a gay man’s private social media to harm his career. PLS REPORT
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Earlier on the gym. TSWM (threatened straight white male): Oi mate after your work out you took a creepy pic of that young girl who happens to be my GF. Me: I think you’ve misunder-.TSWM: I KNOW what I saw. Me: I think you saw a gay man taking photos of their on point vest.
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If you’re upset over the concept of two men sharing a chocolate treat. Block me now and save us both time XxX.
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@leahcuerden1 @stonewalluk Bore off you ignorant bigot, Stonewall has done an enormous amount for the LGBTQ+ community historically including contributing to the repeal of Section 28, enshrining non-discrimination employment policies in law & equal marriage. Your hate lobby is the one harming young people.
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Slightly too tired for a #MyJourneyToPride back again video but I’m on a train with lots of smiley people. My French skills are now very rusty but I’m 90% sure the French family opposite just told their grandmother how “magnifique” London Pride was and the girl wants my shoes✨
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Twitter is already an unsafe space for LGBTQ+ people, I have several people blocked who still harass me & orchestrate abusive pile ons whenever they get bored enough in their sad little lives. This completely wrong headed move is driven by ego will make millions unsafe. So wrong
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Update I’m awake again. Sore but being very well looked after and liberally supplied with morphine so all is good.
Right finally looks like this is about to happen! Thanks for all the lovely messages of support over the last couple of days. Looking forward to getting home to @Luke_NStuff and the girls later on
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I don’t have many talents but pleasing more mature ladies on the dance floor might be one of them these two were a delight. Just before we left one of them grabbed me said “Lockdown took the joy from our lives, and tonight dancing with you brought it back” ❤️🥺
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#Pride is a protest…It’s many other things, a celebration, festivals, marches a chance increasingly for many corporations and orgs to try and leverage their inclusive credentials or commercialise them to make us *feel* like they support us. It’s often cynical and performative.
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Just took Biscuit for her first extended walk in her puppy pack, safe to say she wasn’t very impressed with her Dad’s enthusiasm for this #puppiesoftwitter
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@Katyeatssweets @stonewalluk No it wasn’t they’ve always been an LGBTQ charity for the whole community, back under your rock bigot.
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Before that nastiness I got back on my #progresspic bullsh*t for #TransformationTuesday. These photos are nearly 9 years apart - that’s 24 year old Nick vs the current version (33😅😜). Fitness & health are personal unique to each individual but I’m happier now #gayuk #gaylondon
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Managed to get back to my subtle wallflower gym and swim lifestyle @FFcottons today and it felt amazing (and yes this this a #thirsttrap on a Thursday, groundbreaking, I know)
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I’m not entirely sure how our “little girl” Biscuit grew up so quickly! She’s only six months old 😅
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I managed to go for a swim after my post workout last night and it was utterly brilliant almost felt like a religious experience. Also temporarily very soothing for chronic pain. You wouldn’t know it from this photo but I was beaming with big smiles inside 🌈🦄
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Reminder, Transphobia isn’t exercising “free speech” it is weaponising prejudice to harm a real marginalised community. You can think whatever toxic nonsense you like in the privacy of your own head but wanting to harm others like the GC movement does is wholly wrong.
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Yesterday I got a new haircut and I really like it
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I have officially been working near here for three days and it’s already exponentially more fabulous 💖. 👁️👄👁️
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It is really too hot to move much at the moment
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Straight privilege is a couple “walking” arm-in-arm through peak rush hour traffic (at a glacial pace) and then shouting at the queer person who doesn’t move out of your way to make room for happy couple to squeeze through a non-existent gap 🤬.
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Queer wrath year continues.
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Some more Oreo content to make your heart swell on a Friday afternoon
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Let’s be clear, there is no #BanConversionTherapy while U.K. govt proposes exemptions for religious communities who have been most common promoters of this particular kind of torture for CENTURIES. I know @BorisJohnson doesn’t like “bum boys” but @LGBTCons should recognise this.
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Okay 🪡 so I’m aware that this will sound trivial but it’s really not, also it’s far too common which is why I feel compelled to write about it. While we were on our @VirginVoyages some of the staff repeatedly asked me why I was only ordering soft drinks and made jokes… 1/?.
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My assistant chose to sit on my lap for a bit while I did emails
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