𝓓𝓲𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀? Spotted hyenas are the only known female mammal to "copulate, urinate, and give birth through a penile-like canal. It's even possible for females to achieve erections." Another reminder that nature is not binary!

Before 2015, LGBTQ+ couples couldn't adopt in all 50 states. Before the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, laws varied wildly by state.

THREAD: This #PrideMonth, don't forget that the fight for queer liberation didn't start or end with marriage equality. We need to keep fighting for our rights. Here's are a few examples:

This #MenstrualHygieneDay, a reminder that period products are a human right, not a luxury. No one should be forced to choose between food and period products, yet so many in our communities have or will. Everyone deserves to menstruate with comfort and dignity.

Happy International Asexuality Day! Asexuality is valid Asexuality is an umbrella term and exists on a spectrum.

TRANS PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED (& always will)

In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer who fires or otherwise discriminates against an individual simply for being gay or transgender is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

This #WorldWaterDay, it's important to talk about the many communities, majority being on Indigenous reservations, that do not have clean water or proper water filtration infrastructure set up. Clean water is a human right.

In 2022, Congress created a federal civil cause of action for victims of explicit revenge materials. The action was a part of the reauthorization of VAWA.

Before 1993, women weren't allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor. That changed when Sen. Moseley Braun (D-IL), & Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) wore trousers - shocking the male-dominated Senate. Their fashion statement ultimately led to the dress code being changed.

Before 1965, married women had no right to birth control. In Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Supreme Court ruled that banning the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy.