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Find Your Tribe: Join the Queer Spirit online community!

In an era where mainstream social platforms are becoming increasingly hostile, algorithm-driven, and commercially exploitative, many LGBTQIA+ individuals are finding themselves pushed to the margins once again. What's more troubling is the growing number of governments and institutions rolling back protections, eroding rights, and attempting to erase queer and trans identities altogether.

Take the UK’s recent legal ruling narrowing the scope of gender recognition: it’s left many in the trans and non-binary communities feeling invalidated and unsupported by the very systems meant to protect them. These aren’t isolated incidents - they're part of a worrying trend. Across the world, we're witnessing a chilling shift away from inclusion and visibility toward silence, suppression, and surveillance.

But we are not powerless. In times like these, our communities become more vital than ever. We need spaces that honour us, that see us, and that let us show up as our full, authentic selves. That’s why we created the Queer Spirit online community — a platform by us, for us.

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Thank you to everyone for creating a wonderful space for all! 

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I had an amazing time at queer spirit. Would definitely return! 

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There is not a moment I would not relive..it was such a wonderful time... thank you all

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Thank you to everyone for creating a wonderful space for all! 

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I had an amazing time at queer spirit. Would definitely return! 

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There is not a moment I would not relive..it was such a wonderful time... thank you all

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