June Thomas
@junethomas.bsky.social
Author, A PLACE OF OUR OWN: SIX SPACES THAT SHAPED QUEER WOMEN'S CULTURE (May 2024). Longtime Slatester, podcaster. Free newsletter: http://buttondown.email/WhereAre Back in UK after 40 years in US
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June Thomas
@junethomas.bsky.social
· Apr 24
A Place of Our Own
A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second half of the twentieth century'An inspiring celebration of lesbian camaraderie, activism and fun' SARAH WATERS'A cracking read, a...
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The paperback edition of my book A PLACE OF OUR OWN: SIX SPACES THAT SHAPED QUEER WOMEN'S CULTURE will be available in the UK, Australia, etc., on June 5. Order now and get 25% off at the Virago store. Good through 11:59 on June 4! store.virago.co.uk/discount/PLA...
A queer quiz from 1979 in my latest (free!) newsletter! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...
A Queer Quiz From 1979
It’s the height of summer—that’s right, it’s 65 degrees Fahrenheit here in Edinburgh, officially “phew, what a scorcher” territory for the Scottish...
buttondown.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A queer quiz from 1979 in my latest (free!) newsletter! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...
Really looking forward to chatting with Lighthouse's Mairi tonight and celebrating Jane Cholmeley's amazing book--and the history of Silver Moon Bookshop. lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...
June 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Really looking forward to chatting with Lighthouse's Mairi tonight and celebrating Jane Cholmeley's amazing book--and the history of Silver Moon Bookshop. lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...
New newsletter, on how the experience of publishing a book was different from my expectations! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...
May 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New newsletter, on how the experience of publishing a book was different from my expectations! buttondown.com/WhereAre/arc...
If you're in Edinburgh on the evening of Wednesday, June 4, this event with Silver Moon's Jane Cholmeley and me, in the @Lighthousebks garden, will be a BLAST! lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...
Lighthouse | Queer Women / Queer Spaces: An evening with JUNE THOMAS & JANE CHOLMELEY
lighthousebookshop.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
If you're in Edinburgh on the evening of Wednesday, June 4, this event with Silver Moon's Jane Cholmeley and me, in the @Lighthousebks garden, will be a BLAST! lighthousebookshop.com/events/queer...
I reviewed James Miller's great new book "The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar" for the Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Review | A fresh perspective on the life and films of Pedro Almodóvar
In “The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar,” James Miller offers an eclectic survey of the career of one of Spain’s greatest filmmakers.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I reviewed James Miller's great new book "The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar" for the Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
You know you're still connected to your old place of work when you see a story on the ToC, and you think, "Ooh, who has a pilot boyfriend?"
April 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You know you're still connected to your old place of work when you see a story on the ToC, and you think, "Ooh, who has a pilot boyfriend?"
The paperback edition of my book A PLACE OF OUR OWN: SIX SPACES THAT SHAPED QUEER WOMEN'S CULTURE will be available in the UK, Australia, etc., on June 5. Order now and get 25% off at the Virago store. Good through 11:59 on June 4! store.virago.co.uk/discount/PLA...
A Place of Our Own
A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second half of the twentieth century'An inspiring celebration of lesbian camaraderie, activism and fun' SARAH WATERS'A cracking read, a...
store.virago.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The paperback edition of my book A PLACE OF OUR OWN: SIX SPACES THAT SHAPED QUEER WOMEN'S CULTURE will be available in the UK, Australia, etc., on June 5. Order now and get 25% off at the Virago store. Good through 11:59 on June 4! store.virago.co.uk/discount/PLA...
It's such an honor to be nominated for a Publishing Triangle award, especially this one, since Judy Grahn is a hero of mine! Thank you, @publishingtriangle.bsky.social!
March 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's such an honor to be nominated for a Publishing Triangle award, especially this one, since Judy Grahn is a hero of mine! Thank you, @publishingtriangle.bsky.social!
For @glasgowbell.bsky.social, I wrote about Glasgow's @playpiepint.bsky.social, which produces more new plays than anywhere in Europe or North America--and serves a hell of a Scotch pie: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-most...
The most prolific theatre company in Europe? It’s on Byres Road
A play (and a pie, and a pint) is the thing
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
For @glasgowbell.bsky.social, I wrote about Glasgow's @playpiepint.bsky.social, which produces more new plays than anywhere in Europe or North America--and serves a hell of a Scotch pie: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-most...
More proof that Becca Rothfeld is America's best nonfiction book critic: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
Review | A 40-year-old critique of conservative women that’s as relevant as ever
In “Right-Wing Women,” Andrea Dworkin offered provocative arguments about the “sexual, sociological, and spiritual adaptation” of her subjects
www.washingtonpost.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
More proof that Becca Rothfeld is America's best nonfiction book critic: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...
I really enjoyed talking to Cassidy Hunt about my book, A PLACE OF OUR OWN. Check out the interview at Sinister Wisdom: sinisterwisdom.org/node/909
Cassidy Hunt Interviews June Thomas | Sinister Wisdom
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February 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I really enjoyed talking to Cassidy Hunt about my book, A PLACE OF OUR OWN. Check out the interview at Sinister Wisdom: sinisterwisdom.org/node/909
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You may not be shocked to learn that Elon Musk has egregiously misled the world about the Oldham grooming story. I've been reporting on it for years and so much of the noise traces back to one bad faith rabble rouser called Raja Miah. This is the real story.
manchestermill.co.uk/p/elon-musk-...
manchestermill.co.uk/p/elon-musk-...
Elon Musk thinks there is a hidden grooming scandal in Oldham. Why can’t the police find it?
This week’s controversy can be traced back to a vicious online campaign that has terrified politicians – but struggled to substantiate its claims
manchestermill.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
You may not be shocked to learn that Elon Musk has egregiously misled the world about the Oldham grooming story. I've been reporting on it for years and so much of the noise traces back to one bad faith rabble rouser called Raja Miah. This is the real story.
manchestermill.co.uk/p/elon-musk-...
manchestermill.co.uk/p/elon-musk-...
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Loved this book! “A Place of Our Own” by June Thomas is a must read! Really appreciated her effort to be inclusive and discuss trans and non binary issues along with the problems lesbians had finding our own places to exist in.
December 14, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Loved this book! “A Place of Our Own” by June Thomas is a must read! Really appreciated her effort to be inclusive and discuss trans and non binary issues along with the problems lesbians had finding our own places to exist in.
I had a lovely time chatting with Steve Metcalf and
Dan Kois about Blitz, Get Millie Black, and influencer wars on this week's Culture Gabfest: slate.com/podcasts/cul...
Dan Kois about Blitz, Get Millie Black, and influencer wars on this week's Culture Gabfest: slate.com/podcasts/cul...
In Steve McQueen’s Blitz, We’re Going Underground, Going Underground
Debating McQueen’s latest.
slate.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:43 AM
I had a lovely time chatting with Steve Metcalf and
Dan Kois about Blitz, Get Millie Black, and influencer wars on this week's Culture Gabfest: slate.com/podcasts/cul...
Dan Kois about Blitz, Get Millie Black, and influencer wars on this week's Culture Gabfest: slate.com/podcasts/cul...
Really lovely piece from @danigaravelli.bsky.social in the @glasgowbell.bsky.social about the tricky financial and emotional consequences of living on the edges of Glasgow's city limits: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/should-glasg...
Should Glasgow's suburbs subsidise the city?
Play in Pollok Park, work in town; pay tax in East Ren.
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Really lovely piece from @danigaravelli.bsky.social in the @glasgowbell.bsky.social about the tricky financial and emotional consequences of living on the edges of Glasgow's city limits: www.glasgowbell.co.uk/should-glasg...
Reposted by June Thomas
With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
November 29, 2024 at 4:36 PM
With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
I swear, a product that seems to be exactly like this one is heavily advertised on UK television, and every viewing takes me one step closely to vegetarianism.
Oscar Mayer Sack o' Sauce in a Can o' Meat (1948-circa 1955): A novel innovation, in which a meat product was sealed in a can, along with a separate bag of sauce to accompany it. The idea was to package both together for convenience, but separate to retain flavor and texture
November 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM
I swear, a product that seems to be exactly like this one is heavily advertised on UK television, and every viewing takes me one step closely to vegetarianism.
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A book lover’s paradise opens in Edinburgh, this Thursday, and you’re invited!
The Radical Book Fair transforms Assembly Roxy into a flea market of ideas both on stage & off: book stalls share the space with community groups, cosy nooks to read & sofas for conversations with pals.
The Radical Book Fair transforms Assembly Roxy into a flea market of ideas both on stage & off: book stalls share the space with community groups, cosy nooks to read & sofas for conversations with pals.
November 19, 2024 at 1:15 PM
A book lover’s paradise opens in Edinburgh, this Thursday, and you’re invited!
The Radical Book Fair transforms Assembly Roxy into a flea market of ideas both on stage & off: book stalls share the space with community groups, cosy nooks to read & sofas for conversations with pals.
The Radical Book Fair transforms Assembly Roxy into a flea market of ideas both on stage & off: book stalls share the space with community groups, cosy nooks to read & sofas for conversations with pals.
Reposted by June Thomas
Matt Gaetz was recently investigated by the Department of Justice for the sex trafficking of a minor. Now Trump has nominated him to lead the agency, transforming it into a weapon of vengeance against his opponents.
However bad you think this is—it's worse. slate.com/news-and-pol...
However bad you think this is—it's worse. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Matt Gaetz Would Destroy the Justice Department as Attorney General. That’s Just the Beginning.
The congressman’s main experience with the DOJ comes from being investigated for the sex trafficking of a minor.
slate.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Matt Gaetz was recently investigated by the Department of Justice for the sex trafficking of a minor. Now Trump has nominated him to lead the agency, transforming it into a weapon of vengeance against his opponents.
However bad you think this is—it's worse. slate.com/news-and-pol...
However bad you think this is—it's worse. slate.com/news-and-pol...