Matthieu 🌳🏳️‍🌈🚲💅🏻May 16
Emelia 👸🏻

Fantastic news! We've reached 1 million votes! But please keep sharing and voting in case some votes are invalid!

EU citizens, please sign this petition to ban so-called "conversion therapy" in the EU. It's a practice that's extremely harmful towards LGBTQ+ people.

The site is a little slow, but keep trying!

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

It's already banned in some countries but we need a EU wide ban!

We now have eight countries past their thresholds, and we have at least 1,000,000 total votes.

So keep signing & voting!

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

#lgbtqia #europe

May 13 at 5:26pmWeb
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻May 13
cc'ing the above post to @lisamelton
Show threadHyperSoop ‮May 13

@thisismissem Ain't no way this is reaching 1,000,000 signatures within what is like, the next week.

EDIT: I KNOW IT'S BEEN DONE STOP REPLYING ABOUT IT !!!!!! ok i'm muting the thread lmao

Show threadAdMay 13

@soop @thisismissem
Well actually i was surprised to know that the initiative gained 200k supports since april. Looks like it has doubled in the last month of the campain. And 1/4 of the current total seems to have been registered those last 10 days. That is very unfortunate that the initiative only starts to be wildely shared at the very end of the campain.

Thoughts of one of the organizer can be found here, for those who'd like to know more :
https://citizens-initiative-forum.europa.eu/citizens-experiences/blogs/learning-experience-why-doing-your-best-may-not-be-enough-succeed-your_en

Learning from experience: why doing your best may not be enough to succeed with your European citizens’ initiative

Matteo Garguilo is the representative of the European citizens’ initiative Ban on Conversion Practices in the EU. He is co-president of ACT, the European Association Against Conversion Therapy and studies at Sciences Po University in Lyon, following a specialisation in International and European Affairs with a focus on Human Rights promotion. 

European Citizens´ Initiative Forum
Show threadGunChleocMay 16

@adrien01 Thanks for sharing this article!

I have dropped them an e-mail so that they will know to post things this to the Fediverse in the future.

@soop @thisismissem

Show threadthinkbeforecodingMay 16
@soop @thisismissem
There are currently almost 9 new signatures per second, to the million could be reached before 15:30 (Paris time)
Show threadthinkbeforecodingMay 16
@soop @thisismissem it was reached finally around 16:05, a slight slowdown during the lunch break.
Keep signing, more is better !
Show threadCattz   May 16
@soop @thisismissem wow, this does not stand the test of time well 😅
And is making me so happy.
Show threadS Callisto BurwitzMay 16
@soop @thisismissem its possible.
Show threadBodhipaksaMay 16

@soop @thisismissem It's 97.96% of the way there, with one day left to go. The pace of signatures has been increasing as the deadline approaches.

I'd suggest you unboost the original post and then boost it again. Preferably several times over the day.

Show threadBodhipaksaMay 16
@soop @thisismissem It just passed a million!
Show threadDeborah Hartmann Preuss, pccMay 16
@soop @thisismissem surprise: 982k today. And counting.
Show threadRadical Resilience FilmMay 16
@soop @thisismissem well this take didn't age well 😂
Show threadBaumMay 16
@soop @thisismissem you might want to check the website again and reconsider your statement
Show threadRenartMay 16
@soop @thisismissem It is done.
Show threadmaybeanerdMay 16
@soop @thisismissem wellllll...
Show threadChasalinMay 16
@soop @thisismissem 😎
Show threadSarah Peper 🏳️‍⚧️May 16
@soop I'm happy to report there absolutely is way to reach 1.000.000 signatures within the week.
Show threadThe Great Llama May 16
@soop @thisismissem
😆 A half million people just signed to spite you...
Show threademilwethMay 16
@soop no way indeed
Show threadJay 🇺🇦May 16
@soop @thisismissem
Mute the thread if you want but it has been done. Learn from that and stop sabotaging activism with lethargy (I'm not claiming that was your intention but that's what it does).
Show threadFeikeMay 16
@soop @thisismissem there are a lot of people in this place called Europa, so, 1 000 000 is peanuts.
Show threadFelix 🇺🇦🚴‍♂️🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇲🇽🇵🇦 🇪🇺May 16
@soop @thisismissem Well, naysayers, it was done 😉
Show threadTrebachMay 16
@leobm @soop @thisismissem And then some. 1.11 million signatures, 10 countries meeting thresholds so far, and there's still time to spare
Show threadFelix 🇺🇦🚴‍♂️🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇲🇽🇵🇦 🇪🇺May 16

@trebach @soop @thisismissem

Go #austria go 📣📣📣📣📣 #osterreich

Show threadMira pronouned non-binarily down the stairsMay 16
@soop @thisismissem Now's the time to be happy that you were wrong :)
Show threadCley FayeMay 16
@soop @thisismissem
Show threadEveryday.Human DerekMay 13
@thisismissem Wait wtf Netherlands doing? 😱
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻May 13
@EVDHmn Like they're sooooo close! Don't stop now!
Show threadBugsprietMay 13
@thisismissem I only heard about that a few years ago. It is always a good thing to spread - even if people just get the information that is exists and is a bad thing. @EVDHmn
Show threadmmbyMay 13

@thisismissem also this website is an official governmental site of the EU

usually I'm a bit reluctant with giving petition sites data but they have my data anyways

Show threadnicolaottomanoMay 13

@mmby

Technically speaking you are giving them your eID, which contains the bare minimum information to sign the petition.

@thisismissem

Show threadPetra van CronenburgMay 14
@nicolaottomano 👍 @mmby @thisismissem
Show threadtigerpunkMay 13
@thisismissem Found a problem with the form: the last nlln is not part of the id number. Never been asked for that specific code before, even when negotiating with an isp over the phone. I bet most people get an error when they type their id number and just give up...
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻May 13
@tigerpunk oh? That sounds like an error that should be reported to that website? I don't really know, I'm not an EU citizen yet, so can't vote at all :(
Show threadJoão Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121)May 13
@thisismissem the number requested by the website is the full document number (part is the same as your national civil ID, the other part is exclusive to that document). For example, see my country's (Portugal) Identity Card specimen,
https://asset.skoiy.com/tsfiqogiwkcugyug/mflwhvnbtgvv.png , the website expects us to record the "9 ZZ9" part because the "0077777" is just the (Portuguese) civil ID number.
@tigerpunk
Show threadtigerpunkMay 13
@jt_rebelo @thisismissem @tigerpunk Some senior citizens still have the old Bilhete de Identidade (BI) with lifetime validity, that didn't have the 9ZZ9 part (my father had his until he died in 2020; my mother only got the new version after her purse was stolen), and are unable to sign. I've memorized the civil id but had to get the card to see the rest.
Show threadJoão Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121)May 13
@tigerpunk I understand, although that isn't the problem (nor the main reason) Portugal is so much behind the % needed to validate this initiative. Let's call out everyone that could have voted already and hasn't!
@thisismissem
Show threadGunChleocMay 14

@jt_rebelo @tigerpunk @thisismissem I have signed without eID by filling out their form. You'll have to provide your address.

Even if Portugal is far behind, it will still count towards the overall numbers needed.

Show threadJoão Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121)May 14
@gunchleoc the OP problem was that the system wanted the full ID card number, something they aren't used to using anywhere. The EU system requires it when not using the eID option.
Yes, we need to pitch in and ask people IRL and online to sign this ASAP.
@tigerpunk @thisismissem
Show threadJoão Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121)May 16
@tigerpunk sorry to get back on the thread, but the system is allowing the old ID card (Bilhete de Identidade) to be used if you fill the form by hand. At least it did (slowly) with two people I helped today. There must be at least 7500 people in Portugal that can't stand these acts and haven't signed yet. Let's find them and help them do it.
@thisismissem
Show threadCatarina May 16
@jt_rebelo 😍 @tigerpunk @thisismissem
Show threadJohnsMay 13
@thisismissem So I'm guessing Spain is covered? Should I continue to spam people and ensure they voted?
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻May 13
@Johns_priv spain is at 131% of the threshold
Show threadSuzanne she/herMay 13
@thisismissem @Johns_priv the form says they need seven countries past the threshold AND 1,000,000 votes. So keep voting!
Show threadJoão Tiago Rebelo (NAFO J-121)May 13
@Johns_priv yes, keep going, make EU officials understand that EU citizens don't want conversion therapy in EU member states and that there is massive support in several countries even if this petition doesn't go anywhere. Thank you!
@thisismissem
Show threadUva🍉🇵🇸🍉May 13
@jt_rebelo @Johns_priv @thisismissem
Also, the partition needs to exceed 1 mio. total signatures.
Show threadVieil OgreMay 13
@Johns_priv @thisismissem Yes, we still need a million people in total. 👍
Show threadEscapistesMay 13
@Johns_priv @thisismissem yes, we also need to cross a global threshold of 1.000.000 votes
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻May 13
@escapistes @Johns_priv yeah, that's perhaps much harder, but not impossible! We've got this!
Show threadPare  🚲 🌞May 13

@thisismissem
Nonché #Italia (34,02%)

Il tempo rimasto è poco, ma qualche voto in piú non può che far bene, oltre al fatto che fa bene parlarne e riconoscersi nelle molte persone europee che già hanno dato il proprio sostegno.

#ICE
@lasiepedimore

Show threadLonMMay 13
@thisismissem Worth pointing out you only need to be a citizen, you don't need to currently reside there. So if you're in the UK, Switzerland, etc right now but hold a passport for an EU country, you can sign anyway.
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻May 13
@LonM yeah, that. It's still shitty that all this is locked to citizens only and not inclusive of the people who actually reside in the EU too.
Show threadmacoMay 15
@LonM @thisismissem I texted a link to every EU/US dual citizen I could think of
Show threadMega “Byte” Matt May 13
@thisismissem sharing this on bsky as well. Thanks for putting this on the radar!
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻May 13
@megamatt this account is bridged so you can totally boost it from the bridged account
Show threadCorinna BalkowMay 13

@thisismissem these numbers look already better than when I posted about it this morning.

so keep going people. We have a couple of days left to do this!

Show threadAletheMay 13
@thisismissem My country has the lowest voting percentage 😑
Show threadJarulfMay 13
@thisismissem done, in Sweden