Marty Davies
@smartypantsmarty.com
Writer, artist, campaigner & creative cultural strategist.
Founder of @transhistoryweek.com
Founder of smartypantsmarty.com
Columnist for Campaign.
Big sister to Rae ♥️🦦
Requests [email protected]
www.patreon.com/martydavies
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Founder of @transhistoryweek.com
Founder of smartypantsmarty.com
Columnist for Campaign.
Big sister to Rae ♥️🦦
Requests [email protected]
www.patreon.com/martydavies
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🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
You know the energy we all give those doom posts?
I get that we share that stuff to keep each other informed, for an emotional outlet, to find community and to attempt to sense-make.
But it’s also very draining.
Let’s bring some of that same energy to positive actions and community creativity.
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I get that we share that stuff to keep each other informed, for an emotional outlet, to find community and to attempt to sense-make.
But it’s also very draining.
Let’s bring some of that same energy to positive actions and community creativity.
👇
From a media organisation that leans on the crackpot science that is the ‘Cass Review’ - this is quite a bold opinion piece 😵💫
BREAKING:
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
From a media organisation that leans on the crackpot science that is the ‘Cass Review’ - this is quite a bold opinion piece 😵💫
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In all the years I've been campaigning, this is the first where I've feared retaliation - but even X is not above the law. That's why we've referred X to Ofcom for horrific posts that, having taken legal advice, we believe are illegal under the Online Safety Act. goodlaw.social/wk2q
X is not above the law
goodlaw.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In all the years I've been campaigning, this is the first where I've feared retaliation - but even X is not above the law. That's why we've referred X to Ofcom for horrific posts that, having taken legal advice, we believe are illegal under the Online Safety Act. goodlaw.social/wk2q
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We’ve had a lot of illustrators applying which is fantastic.
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We’ve had a lot of illustrators applying which is fantastic.
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
But we’d like to see more pitches from writers and podcasters.
Get your pitches in by the end of the week 👇
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This Christmas, give a gift that can change lives. ✨
Across the UK, thousands of trans+ people face years-long waitlists and barriers to the care they need.
We’re asking you to donate to our Christmas fundraiser. Even £5 can make a difference. anne.health/christmas/ #CareForXmas
Across the UK, thousands of trans+ people face years-long waitlists and barriers to the care they need.
We’re asking you to donate to our Christmas fundraiser. Even £5 can make a difference. anne.health/christmas/ #CareForXmas
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This Christmas, give a gift that can change lives. ✨
Across the UK, thousands of trans+ people face years-long waitlists and barriers to the care they need.
We’re asking you to donate to our Christmas fundraiser. Even £5 can make a difference. anne.health/christmas/ #CareForXmas
Across the UK, thousands of trans+ people face years-long waitlists and barriers to the care they need.
We’re asking you to donate to our Christmas fundraiser. Even £5 can make a difference. anne.health/christmas/ #CareForXmas
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Reminiscent of the story of James Barry.
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reminiscent of the story of James Barry.
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
I think it’s no more complicated than Trump just likes people who have good ratings.
His view of the world is winners and losers.
His view of the world is winners and losers.
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I think it’s no more complicated than Trump just likes people who have good ratings.
His view of the world is winners and losers.
His view of the world is winners and losers.
Reminiscent of the story of James Barry.
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reminiscent of the story of James Barry.
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
“Against his explicit wishes to be buried quickly without being undressed, his clothes were removed by an unknown woman who attended to his body. Barry’s servant Sophia Bishop confirmed the body was ‘female’, with stretchmarks suggestive of childbearing.”
Stop Funding Fascism
"X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executions" - this is what X advertisers are funding. 💰Are the #NationalLottery, #FloPeriodTracker and #Dell happy to support this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Stop Funding Fascism
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Meanwhile the UK's National Lottery is *actively advertising* on Twitter - more info here: stopfundinghate.info/whos-still-a...
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Meanwhile the UK's National Lottery is *actively advertising* on Twitter - more info here: stopfundinghate.info/whos-still-a...
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While an MP, Lloyd attended briefings we held for Trans+ Solidarity Alliance in Parliament on healthcare and other issues. This was back when I was involved in the origins of this org.
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
Welcome to the Green Party, former Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown, @russell-moyle.co.uk 💚
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
While an MP, Lloyd attended briefings we held for Trans+ Solidarity Alliance in Parliament on healthcare and other issues. This was back when I was involved in the origins of this org.
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
While an MP, Lloyd attended briefings we held for Trans+ Solidarity Alliance in Parliament on healthcare and other issues. This was back when I was involved in the origins of this org.
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
Welcome to the Green Party, former Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown, @russell-moyle.co.uk 💚
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
While an MP, Lloyd attended briefings we held for Trans+ Solidarity Alliance in Parliament on healthcare and other issues. This was back when I was involved in the origins of this org.
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
He asked questions with vulnerability and sought to understand better and find ways he could support Trans+ people
I really don’t understand the popularity of animal abuse packaged up as entertainment.
It should be banned.
I’m talking about ‘I’m a Celeb’ of course
It should be banned.
I’m talking about ‘I’m a Celeb’ of course
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I really don’t understand the popularity of animal abuse packaged up as entertainment.
It should be banned.
I’m talking about ‘I’m a Celeb’ of course
It should be banned.
I’m talking about ‘I’m a Celeb’ of course
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Whoever came up with this ad, I hope she found estrogen
When I was watching XPlay, this Mountain Dew ad came on where this guy forcefemmes transgenderizes his homie.
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Whoever came up with this ad, I hope she found estrogen
If you’re in London on Thursday and want to attend a vigil that centres those who we’ve lost, you can attend Soho Square. Regularly facilitated by Not A Phase.
18.30-20.00
Wrap up warm
18.30-20.00
Wrap up warm
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If you’re in London on Thursday and want to attend a vigil that centres those who we’ve lost, you can attend Soho Square. Regularly facilitated by Not A Phase.
18.30-20.00
Wrap up warm
18.30-20.00
Wrap up warm
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How can we use history stories as a tool for liberation? Three Trans+ creatives share their insights 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-do-we-tell-trans-history-so-we-can-all-learn-from-it/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-do-we-tell-trans-history-so-we-can-all-learn-from-it/
How do we tell Trans+ history, so we can all learn from it?
How can we use history stories as a tool for liberation? Three Trans+ creatives share their insights
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
How can we use history stories as a tool for liberation? Three Trans+ creatives share their insights 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-do-we-tell-trans-history-so-we-can-all-learn-from-it/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-do-we-tell-trans-history-so-we-can-all-learn-from-it/
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Anti-Trans+ ideology thrives on the false claim that Trans+ people have no past, no present, and no future
But Trans+ folk do exist - always have and always will
By uplifting and celebrating Trans+ history, we shatter that narrative
#TransHistoryWeek
4th - 10th May 2026
But Trans+ folk do exist - always have and always will
By uplifting and celebrating Trans+ history, we shatter that narrative
#TransHistoryWeek
4th - 10th May 2026
Owen’s latest piece articulates why I believe that amplifying our gender diverse history through cultural production will give us a greater foundation, rooted in our common humanity, on which to advocate for our rights.
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Anti-Trans+ ideology thrives on the false claim that Trans+ people have no past, no present, and no future
But Trans+ folk do exist - always have and always will
By uplifting and celebrating Trans+ history, we shatter that narrative
#TransHistoryWeek
4th - 10th May 2026
But Trans+ folk do exist - always have and always will
By uplifting and celebrating Trans+ history, we shatter that narrative
#TransHistoryWeek
4th - 10th May 2026
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🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality
This paper uses Cal Horton’s theory of Cis-Supremacy to demonstrate the interplay of trans exclusionist histories and contemporary cis power structures. The paper, through this preliminary discussion,...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Who would like to read a ten tweet (skeet?) summary of my latest article "Towards a Theory of Cis-Supremacy".
For those too tired to read a whole academic article, here's a very short summary thread on cis-supremacy. 1/12
For those too tired to read a whole academic article, here's a very short summary thread on cis-supremacy. 1/12
Thank goodness I can say cis on Bluesky!
My new article is just out: "Towards a Theory of Cis-Supremacy: Conceptualising Ongoing Barriers to Trans Equality".
It examines forces of cis power over trans communities, building on scholarship on white supremacy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
My new article is just out: "Towards a Theory of Cis-Supremacy: Conceptualising Ongoing Barriers to Trans Equality".
It examines forces of cis power over trans communities, building on scholarship on white supremacy
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Towards a Theory of Cis-Supremacy: Conceptualising Ongoing Barriers to Trans Equality - Cal Horton, 2024
Trans scholarship and trans perspectives have historically been marginalised from mainstream academia. There is value in ongoing theoretical exchange between so...
journals.sagepub.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Who would like to read a ten tweet (skeet?) summary of my latest article "Towards a Theory of Cis-Supremacy".
For those too tired to read a whole academic article, here's a very short summary thread on cis-supremacy. 1/12
For those too tired to read a whole academic article, here's a very short summary thread on cis-supremacy. 1/12
Reposted by Marty Davies
Owen’s latest piece articulates why I believe that amplifying our gender diverse history through cultural production will give us a greater foundation, rooted in our common humanity, on which to advocate for our rights.
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality
This paper uses Cal Horton’s theory of Cis-Supremacy to demonstrate the interplay of trans exclusionist histories and contemporary cis power structures. The paper, through this preliminary discussion,...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Owen’s latest piece articulates why I believe that amplifying our gender diverse history through cultural production will give us a greater foundation, rooted in our common humanity, on which to advocate for our rights.
Complicated feelings about TDoR this year.
We’ve just had Armistice Day - 11 Nov. And will have Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) - 20 Nov. These are ritualised moments of public remembering focusing on loss and contribution. But they don’t focus on my sister. And my sister died a year ago on Nov 12
We’ve just had Armistice Day - 11 Nov. And will have Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) - 20 Nov. These are ritualised moments of public remembering focusing on loss and contribution. But they don’t focus on my sister. And my sister died a year ago on Nov 12
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Complicated feelings about TDoR this year.
We’ve just had Armistice Day - 11 Nov. And will have Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) - 20 Nov. These are ritualised moments of public remembering focusing on loss and contribution. But they don’t focus on my sister. And my sister died a year ago on Nov 12
We’ve just had Armistice Day - 11 Nov. And will have Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) - 20 Nov. These are ritualised moments of public remembering focusing on loss and contribution. But they don’t focus on my sister. And my sister died a year ago on Nov 12
Owen’s latest piece articulates why I believe that amplifying our gender diverse history through cultural production will give us a greater foundation, rooted in our common humanity, on which to advocate for our rights.
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access!
Check it out here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality
This paper uses Cal Horton’s theory of Cis-Supremacy to demonstrate the interplay of trans exclusionist histories and contemporary cis power structures. The paper, through this preliminary discussion,...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Owen’s latest piece articulates why I believe that amplifying our gender diverse history through cultural production will give us a greater foundation, rooted in our common humanity, on which to advocate for our rights.
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Green MP Carla Denyer accuses Shabana Mahmood of trying to "out Reform Reform" and says "toxic racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants" are to blame for "tearing our country apart" not migrants.
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Green MP Carla Denyer accuses Shabana Mahmood of trying to "out Reform Reform" and says "toxic racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants" are to blame for "tearing our country apart" not migrants.
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
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So, Mike Graham was fired by Talk for failing to comply with an internal racism inquiry.
Here's what they happily allow on their platform. Not much between Graham's comments and many of these anti-migrant ideologues, arguably...
Via @stopfundinghate.bsky.social
Here's what they happily allow on their platform. Not much between Graham's comments and many of these anti-migrant ideologues, arguably...
Via @stopfundinghate.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Sex as a disabled trans person helped me forget gendered expectations
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/sex-as-a-disabled-trans-person-helped-me-forget-gendered-expectations/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/sex-as-a-disabled-trans-person-helped-me-forget-gendered-expectations/
Sex as a disabled trans person helped me forget gendered expectations
The celebration of queer, trans, disabled, neurodivergent sexuality can help anyone learn more about themselves
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sex as a disabled trans person helped me forget gendered expectations
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/sex-as-a-disabled-trans-person-helped-me-forget-gendered-expectations/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/sex-as-a-disabled-trans-person-helped-me-forget-gendered-expectations/
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This is a fascinating read for anyone interested in movement building and communications.
A potted history of how the Green Party got to where they are now in 2025 with all this momentum.
A potted history of how the Green Party got to where they are now in 2025 with all this momentum.
The Inside Story of How the Green Party Turned Red | Novara Media
Zack Polanski’s smash-hit eco-populism might seem like a sudden gear-change for the Green party. In fact it’s part of a tectonic shift some of its members have been driving for more than a decade. Ada...
novaramedia.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This is a fascinating read for anyone interested in movement building and communications.
A potted history of how the Green Party got to where they are now in 2025 with all this momentum.
A potted history of how the Green Party got to where they are now in 2025 with all this momentum.