There are at least 175 LGBTQ athletes at the Paris Olympics with just 20 of them gay, bi and queer men. Here's a thread 🧵 of all the competing 🏳️🌈male athletes.
Conservatives: “That blue man at the opening ceremony was in his underwear and children are watching! This is inappropriate at the Olympics!”
The Olympics:
This was the Eurovision lip sync performance I did on the weekend (as you do). Despite a mid-performance mistake
I somehow managed to take the crown. Up there with my life achievements 😂🕺
@Big3Tennis
I can’t believe anyone is debating it. Absolutely clear in replay. Live though it would be tricky, so I don’t blame umpire. Technology needs to assist and IMHO Draper should have fessed.
Watching a Murder She Wrote episode set in Australia and the only thing more ridiculous than the terrible Aussie accents is this Kangaroo wine bottle holder. I’m obsessed.
My sister still doesn't have her home fixed after Cyclone Debbie FOUR years ago.
But sure George Christensen, spend your time and platform spouting American conspiracy theories.
#auspol
I don’t see difference between a wedding and normal life. I can buy him flowers, get a hotel room or book an anniv dinner - but potentially adding in civil marriage and all that gets denied?
Last night at the footy there was a group of fans that we were having a bit of banter with. At the end they asked "Settle a bet for us, are the wives & kids at home or are you both single guys?"
Their faces when we said we were together and kissed each other was priceless! 😂
There was something really nice about the global gay community coming together around the world at the same time to listen to, and worship, our lord and saviour Kylie Minogue.
#KylieMinogue
#kylie
Had my first date with
@mikeyjj
three years ago to the day. This was our first pic together. We had met via twitter almost five years earlier, so good things can come from this platform! Happy anniversary fella 😍🍻
O Holy Night is the Eurovision of carols. You need an amazing voice, you need drama and you need to nail that vocal moment. Carrie Underwood smashed it tonight!
#carolsinthedomain
I'm from North Queensland originally, I've lived in the inner-burbs of Melbourne the last 8 years and I'm now in Brisbane. It's been an interesting few days since the election result. I have a few thoughts I'll attempt to get down now the emotion has passed...
@GNQ__
See LGBTQ is an acronym. That means I don't have to type out "lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer" athletes. Because that's what it is. It isn't 175 gay and bi athletes.
I feel really uncomfortable with
#AustraliaUnites
Musicians and artists doing their bit (again) after being shunted by government during the pandemic. Small government approach relying on individuals and charity to do something they should be doing more on.
Before you post your hot take on anything to do with suicide, just think.... do I need to, do I feel I have enough knowledge and expertise in this area. Public words and news coverage does impact vulnerable people, particularly young people. Please be careful.
A completely inaccurate summation of the boxing situation on
#offsiders
by Jacquelin Magnay this AM.
She also said: "These poor boxers have been thrown to the wolves!" after earlier publishing this week that Imane Khelif "was a man masquerading as a female."
Vile.
@AgentTinsley
They all got a code violation. The reason they didn’t get a point or game penalty was because it was their first violation. Serena had three today.
Middle Australia: people need to take personal responsibility to get out of poverty, find a job and buy a home.
Also middle Australia: HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ME TO REMEMBER SHOPPING BAGS !!1!1!!
#coles
@tomryanauthor
When people just get up and leave town. What about your lease or mortgage? What have you done with all your stuff? How did you do it so quickly? Did you give notice on your job? Oh no don’t worry about that just get in a car or get a taxi and drive off.
This is the worst call I've ever seen made on a tennis court. Ball is clearly in, umpire checks it and calls it out. Zhang complains, asked for supervisor, her opponent Toth wipes it away, Zhang retires from the match. Both Toth and
@wta
reputation in tatters.
@wta
must act.
When I was growing up and imagining what my adult life would be like... I didn’t expect it would be ordering in McDonalds breakfast on my 38th birthday. But here we are.
George Christensen has updated his Facebook page 44 times since January 1. Only 3 have been to do with anything his electorate, 93% have been on his pet projects/passions around conspiracy theories and facebook censorship. People of Dawson deserve a better representative.
Thank you to
@PatsKarvelas
for standing up for the gay community. There was a lot of mud thrown at us for an obvious distraction and conflating the issue with our community.
#insiders
This. Is. So. Damn. Important.
Important for Dan, important for young LGBTIQ+ kids, important for the sport.
Former Rugby player and Wallaby Dan Palmer comes out:
Seven years since I travelled to my hometown in North Queensland to leaflet and campaign for marriage equality. Three days of walking every street of multiple towns with my 69yo mum helping. We covered almost 70km, she is an absolute legend!
It would be incredibly hard to have a close relative at your wedding who you knew to be against it. I can't imagine what it was like for Christine Forster having a public figure sibling actively campaign against her, but then rise above that to have him there.
#AustralianStory
@TurnbullMalcolm
It was unnecessary
It was demeaning
It was a waste of money
It broke people’s relationships with family and friends
It emboldened hatred and gave it a platform
You will never own this legacy.
Every now and then, I go back and watch this performance and just think fucking hell, wow,
@kmillerheidke
and Australia did THAT. It's gone down in Eurovision history, will be watched for decades.
So as everyone looks back at 2019 and the decade, I have to share what was easily one of my best moments ever - winning a Eurovision lip sync contest by
@OGAE_Australia
. I’ve shown it before but here’s my side by side with
@sergeylazarev
’s ‘You Are the Only One’