Written by Amanda David
Coming to the Outernet screens at Tottenham Court Road this June, the ‘Hate Hurts All of Us’ animation short reveals how rising levels of anti-LGBT+ hate are detrimental to us all, but can be stopped when we come together.
Developed by the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, Galop, and London-based animation studio Chicken Fruit, the emotive campaign features cute, colourful round characters, called Squidgies, who become vulnerable to being infected with hate, as it spreads across the immense Outernet screens through spikey, angry characters.
But fear not, hate doesn’t get to win at Outernet – audiences will be able to watch the Squidgies refill the space with colour, light and hope. The animation will be free to watch at Outernet throughout Pride month.
Galop and Chicken Fruit created the animation in response to rising levels of anti-LGBT+ hate, with hate growing in digital spaces and on the streets. In the past decade, the UK has plummeted down the ILGA Rainbow Europe Index for ‘safe’ countries for LGBT+ people, from 1st place with 86% in 2015, to 22nd place with our lowest-ever score of 46% in 2025.
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