I did say I had a work blue sky and IG, though admittedly my usage of this is low enough it took me a bit to figure out how to reply to this 😂

A small section of some of our wonderful community @bsasocrel.bsky.social, proud to be running this most important confernce that facilitates these connections!

A lovely evening celebrating @bsasocrel.bsky.social's 50th anniversary with my better half, and by that I do mean @jen-studies-death.bsky.social

I had a truly lovely time presenting at @interdiscwitchysj.bsky.social (hopefully annual) conference! Brilliant keynotes, fascinating panels and I took no photos the entire day, which to me is always an indication of a day spent in good company!

Wow!!! What a brilliant day! Thank you to all our speakers and attendees - we could not have done it without you all. Watch out for more photos of individual speakers over the next few weeks. @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

Discrimination, harassment and violence will increase if trans people lose access to toilets and other spaces.

Many will feel driven from public life. That's what's at stake here.

There's no benefit to women. Just harm to trans people and anyone who doesn’t fit gendered stereotypes.

All of us, whether we’re trans or not, deserve dignity and respect, and the freedom to go about our daily lives without fear of abuse or harassment. Govt has urgent Qs to answer about how it will ensure those rights for trans people - sadly I didn't get those answers yesterday.

Please share this everywhere

Today's Daily Telegraph advertisers include HSBC, Quooker, Noble Caledonia and the National Lottery
www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/09/t...

An open letter for UK writers to sign.

Includes names like Russel T Davies in the list!

bsky.app/profile/sara...

Is the government’s “dignity and respect” for trans people in the room with us right now?

Keir Starmer is extremely clear, it is wrong to make transphobic statements if they might upset a cis person

Trans communities are devastated by today’s ruling. Instead of bringing clarity, the Supreme Court has made a ruling which appears to contain a number of contradictions. The intent seems clear: to exclude trans people from society.

Full statement: transactual.org.uk/blog/2025/04...

Emergency demo. Come out for trans liberation!

Come together with trans organisations, unions, and more to for a community-focused protest against the Supreme Court ruling this Saturday! Bring food and a raincoat.

Saturday 19th April, 1pm Parliament Square

Happy International Women's Day everyone.

Some morning reading: a piece that outlines how the attack on trans people's bodily autonomy is an attack on cis women's bodily autonomy too.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-lgb...

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #LGBTQIA #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #Queer

Unsurprisingly, this petition is racing at pace. 👇👇

👏 Yesterday, Minister for Women & Equalities Bridget Phillipson, confirmed the Govt will publish a draft Bill for a trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices.

LGBTQ+ people deserve to live free from this abuse.

Find out more about the campaign to #BanConversionPractices ▶️ bit.ly/42P7Pjd

Are you a postgraduate researcher interested in publishing your sociological research? Join us for ‘Publishing from your PhD: Crafting Articles and Reviews with Sociological Research Online’, a free online event by the BSA Postgraduate Forum, 21 February tinyurl.com/mrx5ca2j

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

Our LGBT+ Futures Faith Fund closes in just six days, so if you haven't applied yet, make sure to get your application in ASAP!

The fund will close to applications on Thursday 16th January 2025 at 12pm.

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1000 curses on whoever thought it was a good idea to theorise about homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny as entirely separate concepts, rather than all relating to the enforcement of patriarchal violence.

Delighted that the @bsasocrel.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference will be held at @durham-university.bsky.social on 14th-16th July 2025. Promises to be a major celebration of the past, forum for addressing the challenges of the present, and an opportunity to look to the future.