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goughlab.bsky.social @goughlab.bsky.social · 2d

What more could you want? Stereolab album from @waxandbeans.bsky.social and a @gailmyerscough.co.uk slipmat!

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 25d

It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already…
My 2025 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...

A pile of my 2025 Christmas card designs featuring baubles, a snowglobe, a dove, a Christmas wreath, a festive turntable and much more

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Sep 12

Spiral slipmats are back in stock.
Be quick though. I can’t keep up with demand!
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Sep 2

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business.

It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI.

Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk

A selection of illustrations and commissions including an album cover design of a vintage radio, a book cover design with an illustration of George Harrison, architecture illustrations, a Listening Party turntable design, a music pattern design and a photo of me wearing glasses.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Aug 30

New!
Needle Drop print.
I’m really happy with this design and I hope you like it too.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

Gail holding an illustration of a turntable above a cabinet of records.

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · Aug 29

This statement is one line from the NION Women letter. If this reflects how you feel, add your name and join thousands of women standing in solidarity with trans people: change.org/nion_women

🖨️ Posters here: linktr.ee/nionwomen

#NIONWomen #NotInOurName #Feminism #WomensRights #TransRights #JoinUs

Those who continue to target this minority group of trans+ people do not speak for us or represent our interests. They never have. They never will.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Jul 19

I know I keep banging on about my designs but it’s not easy being a small business at the moment.
Take a look at my wares and please retweet.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thanks!

Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester

Discover a world of bold and colourful prints, homewares and stationery by Gail Myerscough, a surface pattern designer and illustrator. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK.

gailmyerscough.co.uk

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goughlab.bsky.social @goughlab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Annual summer graduation selfie - congrats to all students! @dralisonharvey.bsky.social David Hall and Chris Blanford!

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · Jun 28

More support very much welcome.

We have, so far, 36k+ signatures to our letter from women saying ‘Not in our name’ - in response to the horrific demonisation of trans people under the guise of “protecting women”.

Help us get to 100k by signing and/or sharing… 🩷

www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

Sign the Petition

Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community

www.change.org

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Jun 21

A lot of artists and designers are struggling at the moment.
It’s been very quiet.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word.
gailmyerscough.co.uk

A collage of retro style items including art prints, a turntable slipmat, a cushion, a phone case and a mug, all in vintage colors.

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Alan Stewart @laikaalan.bsky.social · Jun 14

Andor Characters and Their Counterparts in ‘Allo ‘Allo 1.

Dedra Meero and Private Helga Geerhart.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · Jun 15

Trump parade result-

a man wearing a hat and buttons says hands up who likes me

ALT: a man wearing a hat and buttons says hands up who likes me

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · May 27

This is an opportunity for all the cis women out there to show support to our trans sisters.

Not in my name.

Not in our name.

chng.it/NvPPN4ymBf

Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

chng.it

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · May 24

We cannot compete with the vast sums JK Rowling has to spend on her war on a tiny minority and civil society organisations that want to promote inclusivity.

But @goodlawproject.bsky.social is the UK's biggest defender of trans rights. If you'd like to support our work there's a link in my bio.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · May 9

I see the EHRC, Bridget Phillipson and the Supreme Court are #MakingWomenSafe

"I said: “Would you like to see my tits?”
"I started unzipping my hoodie. He panicked: 'No no no, don’t do that!'"

Facebook post from Caz Coronel.

TRANS AGGRESSION POST
This photo of me was taken a few days ago. This is what I look like, not that it matters, but to set the scene…
I was at the Festival Hall. Toilets on either side of two lifts - men’s on one side, women’s on the other. I was in the queue for the women’s. Men were queueing across from me.
I was facing into the bathroom, so from behind, you couldn’t see my face. I was just standing there, minding my business, when I heard someone shout,
“The men’s toilets are over here!”
I ignored it at first thinking someone was letting their mate know. But he kept shouting it "The men's toilet are this side!". Then I felt a tap on my shoulder. He walked up, poked me and said:
“Do you realise this is the women’s toilet?!”
Up to that point, he hadn’t seen my face. So what was he judging me on? My haircut? My hoodie?
Also, I was surrounded by women. It was pretty obvious I knew which toilet it was.
His energy was aggressive. I was shocked. I looked him straight in the face and asked: “What sex do you think I am?” Affronted he said: “I don’t know!”
Here’s where I wish I’d said, “If you don’t know, then shut the f**k up!”
But instead, I said: “Would you like to see my tits?”
I started unzipping my hoodie. He panicked: “No no no, don’t do that!”
His wife came out of the loo and saw what was going down and said with urgency, “Let’s go now!.”
She rushed him away before all the ladies around me properly kicked off. They were horrified by what they saw. One lovely lady said to me “You are welcome here” and another was like I am so so sorry you had to experience that. I can’t believe what I just saw. Another lady said you must report him and get him kicked out! I stood there shocked and unfortunately didn’t react quickly enough.
What’s interesting is that he wasn’t a staff member. He was just a random member of the public.

Also, my attire was masculine. So if he thought I was a trans woman, why would I be dressing like a man? If he thought I was a trans man, then under the new rules, I was in the right toilet!
His policing was based on my hair? My clothes? Maybe I had cancer? Or maybe I just like my hair that way. What makes him think any of that gives him the right to behave like that?!

For the record, I’m not offended by being thought to be a man. I have a strong male energy, (female too sometimes!). However I often feel if I could press a button and turn into a man, I probably would. I don’t feel like I’ve earned the right to call myself trans, given the immense things people go through to be right in their body… but in spirit perhaps I am.
What was offensive was his assumption that this kind of behaviour is OK.
This is what these new laws and rules are doing — they’re not making it safer for everyone. They’re fuelling public entitlement and policing of gender expression.
Afterwards, I tried to find them. I thought maybe it would help to have a conversation. To understand. Did he think he was protecting his wife? What made him do that?
I’ve been meaning to speak out on this issue (and others that are super important) for a while. But I’ve had a lot going on, it’s been a difficult time and I haven’t felt I had the head space.
In a strange way, I’m grateful for this moment. It gave me the push I needed to finally say something.
I genuinely believe there’s a lot of misunderstanding from a few of the older cis community about what it means to be trans. I wish I’d got to talk to that guy… open conversations are needed to understand what fear is fuelling their prejudice. More on that in another post.

Photo of Caz Coronel.

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Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · May 2

Lots of very high profile UK biologists sign a letter saying that biological sex isn't binary or immutable and that the Supreme Court's ruling is scientifically wrong!

We really need to hammer home how the anti-trans side is anti-science

(you can add your name still if you are in a relevant field)

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · May 1

We can stop Reform

Here's how you can vote tactically to keep Reform out:

- By voting GREEN in these places: stopreformuk.vote/for/greens

- By voting LIBDEM in these places: stopreformuk.vote/for/libdems

- By voting INDEPENDENT in these places:
stopreformuk.vote/for/independ...

Stop the Tories and Reform

Where you can vote tactically for Green to stop the Tories and Reform

stopreformuk.vote

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Apr 30

A "direct inverse correlation" between fluoride exposure and low IQ" means the more fluoride you get, the higher your IQ. What he's looking for is a "direct correlation," but he doesn't know what any of these words mean or how science works.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 30

RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Mar 5

Hello!
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards.
I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing.
gailmyerscough.co.uk

Colorful art and accessories displayed in a collage.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · Mar 10

Mother's Day cards are here!
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/mothers-day

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Andy Williams @llantwit.bsky.social · Feb 21

Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic.
This is truly shocking read.
The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame.
voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University -

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy an anonymous academic. Cover image by Adwitiya Pal On the second day of classes…

voice.cymru

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Joe Forth @joeforth.bsky.social · Feb 20

We're hiring! I have a 3-year Postdoctoral Researcher position at University of Liverpool (@livuninews.bsky.social) to use Machine Learning to formulate granular microgels for accelerated wound healing.

DM / email me for details - closes on 13th March.

my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...

Job Specification

my.corehr.com

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goughlab.bsky.social @goughlab.bsky.social · Feb 10

Postdoc position available between us, Tsigkou group and Choudhury group! Gels for tumour microenvironment research:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...

Research Associate in Biomaterials:University campus and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust site, Withington, Manchester

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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goughlab.bsky.social @goughlab.bsky.social · Jan 13

the man is wearing glasses and making a funny face .

ALT: the man is wearing glasses and making a funny face .

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