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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · 4h

Having the conference in a heritage venue gave it so much character! Kudos to all the staff at St Fagans for the extra logistical effort required to pull this off!

Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 5h

That’s a wrap on sessions at St Fagans for #Museums2025! 🎬

We’ve had a wonderful two days on-site with you, discussing how community, solidarity and friendship can bring people together at a time of uncertainty and division.

Sain Ffagan sign at the entrance to St Fagans National Museum of History

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · 1d

The queer tour of St Fagans was my personal highlight of the MA Conference so far! Lovely to see a PERMANENT queer display in such a prominent spot in the gallery 🩷 #Museums2025

Museum gallery called "Cymru... / Wales is..." with a display of LGBTQ+-themed objects around the theme "Wales is... proud"

Ladies of Llangollen teapot
The most famous lesbian couple in Welsh history. They often feature on Welsh costume souvenirs.

Rainbow Football v Homophobia football, signed by the Cymru Women's team, 2023

Framed photographs (most of them black-and-white) depicting Welsh everyday life. Two of them include a gay couple.

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Queer Heritage and Collections Network @queerhcn.org · 6d

📢 REGISTRATIONS OPEN! 📢

Registrations are open for the upcoming QHCN Symposium, exploring the innovative queer heritage work being developed by cultural organisations across the UK and beyond

📆 Date: 25-26 November 2025
📍 Location: National Trust - Heelis

Registration links below ⬇

Decorative Banner: QHCN Symposium 2025 - Registrations Open
Logos included: National Trust, Historic Royal Palaces, English Heritage, Historic England, RCMG, University of Leicester, Arts Council England

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · 11d

Von Dutch for a bottom two lip sync of a season premiere was certainly a choice for #DragRaceUK

Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · Aug 23

Another day, another prayer that the AI tech bubble finally bursts

Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · Aug 23

Yes that looks like the correct order for a ribbon menu

Google search ribbon menu with the "All" tab coming AFTER "AI Mode"

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Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · Aug 15

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 14

John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’

Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors. Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...

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Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · Aug 9

I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · Aug 9

We're now at a total of a quarter of the longlisted authors choosing to withdraw from the Polari Prize this year.

Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · Aug 9

New update on author withdrawals from the Polari Prize in protest of the inclusion of a proud transphobe

From the First Book longlist: Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire

From the main award longlist: Rhian Elizabeth

the Polari Prize First Book longlist, with Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu and Ciara Maguire crossed out as they've withdrawn

The Polari Prize Longlist with Rhian Elizabeth crossed out as she's withdrawn

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · Jul 22

"This book is surprisingly easy to read," I think to myself, lying on a sunbed at the beach, enjoying quite possibly the best reading conditions known to humankind

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · May 19

The next phase of the Trans-Inclusive Culture project has officially been announced.

It’s been in development for some time, and the demand for clarity and support within the sector has only grown.

Read more below ⬇️ and at transinclusiveculture.le.ac.uk

University of Leicester announces partnership supported by Art Fund with leading UK museums, galleries and heritage organisations to advance trans inclusion. | News | University of Leicester

The University of Leicester's Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) has established a partnership supported by Art Fund – the...

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · May 13

Why are you not still living in the place where you went to primary school? Perhaps because you wanted to find opportunities that suited you and people who were interested in the things you are interested in, rather the strangers you happened to be plonked down next to early on?

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · May 5

The adaptation of Trans-Inclusive Culture for the Italian heritage context is out now! 🏳️‍⚧️

It's been a pleasure to work with ICOM Italia to make this happen. Thank you to all our collaborators, artists and supporters 🙏🏻

📄 Download here: www.icom-italia.org/pubblicazioni/

Cover of a document titled "Musei e Generi: Etica, metodi e approcci per promuovere una cultura trans-accessibile nelle istituzioni culturali" (Museums and Gender: Ethics, methods and approaches to promote a trans-positive and trans-inclusive culture in cultural institutions). Edited by Nicole Moolhuijsen, Dani Martiri, Cesare Cuzzola, Roberta Parigiani

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · May 2

"Separate the art from the artist," they implore, but the artist tweets an average of 15 times a day about how much she delights in opposing trans rights

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · May 2

An HBO executive has promised fans of the Harry Potter franchise that the upcoming reboot television series will not be “infused” with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs.

HBO Exec Promises 'Harry Potter' Series 'Not Secretly Being Infused' With J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Rhetoric

An HBO exec has promised fans of the Harry Potter franchise that the upcoming TV series will not be "infused" with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs.

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Margaret Middleton @magmidd.bsky.social · Apr 22

I have a photo album on my phone dedicated to museum toilets. Classy, I know.

On average I visit 50 museums a year and, as a genderqueer person, I prefer an all-gender toilet.

Bathroom mirror selfie, Margaret peeking into an orange tiled single user toilet with basin and a man/woman symbol on the door.

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andrea cleary @andreacleary.bsky.social · Apr 16

I’m reminded of a recent Judith Butler interview in which they pointed out that the history of feminism is characterised by resisting definitions of what a woman is or can be. The idea that my gametes (good lord) are what make me a woman feels as offensive as any other limitation i can imagine.

Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · Apr 16

I can’t help but think something has gone wrong in your life if you’re spending your morning off work holding a sign that says “Large Gametes”.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · Apr 16

regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · Apr 14

My visit to Catania and the Monastero dei Benedettini completely redefined my idea of what a university can look like 🤯
Absolutely chuffed to have been invited to speak in such an incredible space

Cloisters of the monastery, with trees, palms and a stone gazebo-like structure in the middle

Another view of the cloisters with chairs and study spaces for students

University library underneath the monastery, in a long corridor with the original stone ceiling

Archaeological site of a Roman domus found under the monastery

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · Mar 20

Opinion | In the Trump era, the UK sector’s commitments to equity and inclusion risk being quietly eroded

Museums must not allow the wider political context to undo progress, say Suzanne MacLeod and @richardsandellrcmg.bsky.social.

In the Trump era, the UK sector’s commitments to equity and inclusion risk being quietly eroded - Museums Association

Museums must not allow the wider political context to undo progress, say Suzanne MacLeod and Richard Sandell

www.museumsassociation.org

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · Mar 13

A morning out at Lethaby Gallery, @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social for Transcestry: 10 Years of the Museum of Transology 🏳️‍⚧️

Our Q&A with founder E-J Scott will be coming to Museums Journal soon.

A little ambient video of our wander around the exhibition 👇

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · Mar 13

Had the most magical time at the Lethaby Gallery tonight! Please go visit TRANSCESTRY: 10 years of the Museum of Transology! Happy birthday MoT 🧁🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻

Gallery space with a huge banner that reads "RESIST" displayed hanging from the ceiling vertically

Pink gallery wall covered in protests signs. The panel next to it is titled "Curate your own protest"

Trans Pride Hastings paper protests: marching miniature self portraits/figurines made by community members

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Emily Liu @emilyliu.me · Mar 10

zuck wearing a shirt that says "aut zuck aut nihil"

jay graber, bluesky ceo, wearing a shirt that says "mundus sine caesaribus"

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Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · Mar 3

Third sunny day in a row. Feeling anxious and confused

Sun shining on a quiet pedestrian area of town

Cesare Cuzzola @cesare.bsky.social · Feb 25

How do I stop rewatching Doechii’s Tiny Desk Concert

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