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Dr. Molly Harrabin @mharrabin.bsky.social · Jun 9

CfP: Queer Lives & Trans* Formations: Reimagining Weimar Germany’s LGBTQ+ Histories and Cultures, an online conference that I have co-organized with Cedar Lensing-Sharp! Deadline for submissions: 30 August 2025! Keynotes from @manwithoutatan.bsky.social @jonahgarde.bsky.social & Camilla Smith!

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naoise murphy @naoisemurphy.bsky.social · May 8

Looking forward to hosting some absolutely brilliant thinkers next week in Oxford, on a topic that only seems to get more and more urgent. All welcome - please share with comrades and friends!
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/why-cr...

Why Critiques of Gay Imperialism Still Matter

www.torch.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · May 15

We are SO excited for this

Jamey Jesperson @jameyj.bsky.social · May 14

Does writing a long history of trans women really take a "delirious imperialist" (Gill-Peterson, 2024)? Or is the insistent refusal to give such womanhood a name instead consistent w/ the colonial project of trans misogyny?

Last call to join my Friday talk @ Oxford & online! 🏳️‍⚧️ bit.ly/3GmoBgw

What is a “Trans Woman”?: Towards a Useful Category of Historical Analysis

Join scholar Jamey Jesperson as she tests the oft-doubted utility of “trans woman” as a category of historical analysis.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Apr 29

Tomorrow! A special meeting of our reading group, please join us #Hungary #History #queerhistory #lgbtright #pride

Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Apr 23

📚 Special Reading Group: Hungarian LGBTQ+ History

In response to the recent ban on #Pride events by the Hungarian government, we're hosting a special session to explore queer activism and community in Hungary.
All welcome—come learn, reflect, and resist 💬🏳️‍🌈
#LGBTQrights #queerhistory #Hungary

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Apr 23

📚 Special Reading Group: Hungarian LGBTQ+ History

In response to the recent ban on #Pride events by the Hungarian government, we're hosting a special session to explore queer activism and community in Hungary.
All welcome—come learn, reflect, and resist 💬🏳️‍🌈
#LGBTQrights #queerhistory #Hungary

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Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · Apr 23

And mark your diaries for 5 June, when I will be talking about the last century of Scottish queer and trans history at @natlibscot.bsky.social, in honour of Pride month and the NLS's centenary: www.nls.uk/whats-on/100...

100 years of Scottish queer history

An exploration of the last century of Scottish queer history, delivered by historian Dr Sam Rutherford, as part of our Pride Month celebrations.

www.nls.uk

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Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · Apr 23

This last week has been A Lot but the day job continues!

This Friday I am talking about my book in Glasgow, in conversation with the inimitable William Whyte: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sam-ruther...

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Jan 21

Join us for a screening and post watch discussion of Derek Jarman’s seminal and final film, ‘Blue’.

Monday 27th January, 5pm-7pm
St Johns College, 21 St Giles Seminar Room
#queerhistory #queermedia #lgbtqhistory #skystorians

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Jan 13

Check out our Hilary term program! It's a particularly exciting one, if we do say so ourselves, with a film screening, a roundtable on new approaches to Shakespeare and much more. Everyone is welcome 💗 🌟🏳️‍🌈
#queerhistory #oxford #lgbtqhistory #queerstudies #skystorians

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Nov 16

Thank you!

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Nov 16

Thank you @iholowaty.bsky.social yes, we would like to be added please!

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Nov 16

SO excited for this!!

Isabel Holowaty @iholowaty.bsky.social · Oct 14

Interested in #LGBTQ #History ? Do you want to be part of an informal collective research effort?

Join us at a Hackathon on Fri 29 November to help locate historical resources for an online research guide.

libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/history/lgbt...

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Oxford History Faculty LGBTQ+ Network @hflgbtq.bsky.social · Nov 14

We're excited to join Bluesky! Email us if you're interested in the reading for out next reading group at [email protected]

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