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Season's Greetings from RCREW

December 23, 2024 1 min read

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Important Announcement: Changes in EU Product Availability

December 12, 2024 1 min read

Due to recent changes under the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), we regret to inform you that RCREW will no longer be able to sell our products within the EU. 
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World AIDS Day 2023: Ending AIDS Together

December 01, 2023 1 min read 1 Comment

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1st every year to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and to remember those who have died from the disease. The theme for 2023 is "Ending AIDS Together."
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Celebrating International Coming Out Day 2023!

October 11, 2023 2 min read

International Coming Out Day (ICOD) is celebrated every year on October 11 to raise awareness of the importance of coming out as LGBTQ+. It is also a day to celebrate the courage and strength of those who have come out, and to show support for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Bisexual Awareness Week 2023: Celebrating the invisible community

September 16, 2023 1 min read

Bisexual Awareness Week is celebrated every year from September 16-22 to raise awareness of bisexuality and the challenges that bisexual people face. Bisexual people are often invisible in society, and they may experience discrimination from both straight and gay people.
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Recent homophobic attacks in Clapham and the importance of visibility

August 28, 2023 2 min read

The recent homophobic attacks in Clapham have shocked and saddened many people. These attacks are a reminder that LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance in society can be regressive, and not always progressive. In the UK, we have made great progress in recent years, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

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Celebrating Pride Month 2023

June 01, 2023 2 min read

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its many achievements. Pride Month is also a time to remember the work that still needs to be done to achieve full equality for LGBTQ+ people.
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Ace Your Understanding: The Truth About Asexuality

March 14, 2023 2 min read

If you're not familiar with the term, asexuality is a sexual orientation where a person doesn't experience sexual attraction. It's a legitimate and valid identity, and it's important to talk about because a lot of people don't even know it exists.
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2022 reflections from RCREW (and a special announcement!)

January 02, 2023 2 min read

What a year it has been, not just for us, but for the queer communities around the world. As we're approaching the festive season, we wanted to take a step back and talk about some of the highlights as well as a very exciting announcement.
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Celebrating International Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 21, 2022 2 min read

Sunday 20th November is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and we want to take a moment to remember and celebrate the lives that have been lost to transphobic violence. While this occasion is a solemn one, as an LGBTQ+ owned-business, we want to honour those we lost while talking about how we, as a community, can continue to support our trans and non-binary siblings. 
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Happy Pride! Let's talk about the history of the rainbow

June 25, 2022 2 min read

Happy Pride Month, everyone! To help you get in the spirit of this excitingly queer time of year, we've put together a guide to everything you need to know about the OG Pride flags: what they mean now, then, and today.
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Ariana DeBose makes Oscar history as the first openly queer woman of colour to win an award 

March 31, 2022 2 min read

In case you’ve been living under a Rock…the Oscars happened on Sunday, and we’re here to talk about a historical moment for the LGBTQ+ community. One of the biggest highlights of the night was Ariana DeBose winning the Best Support Actress Award, becoming the first openly queer woman of colour to win at the Oscars. 
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