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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 12h

do share when public! I’d love to read this :)

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 6d

It’s easy to respond to this consultation, and important to protect the inclusive culture of these beautiful spaces!

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 6d

Sex Matters are trying to force the ponds to operate on a trans-exclusive basis, despite users of the ponds having voted against such an approach.

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 6d

If you use, or would like to use, the Hampstead Heath Bathing Ponds, it is absolutely worth your time to respond to this consultation.

www.hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 15d

Had a fun time co-facilitating this workshop for LGBTQ+ people from rural Somerset with my friend @jamesaldridgeart.bsky.social ❤️

Grateful also to Flo Fitzgerald for extending the invitation, to Spike Island Bristol for the support, and to Hauser & Wirth Somerset for hosting!

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 16d

Have fun in the new role!

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 22d

a pic of us and a pic from our field site: we are attempting to draw attention to the many-fold (i.e. not straight-forwardly sexual) desires that seem to be marked here by the site's many visitors!

Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 22d

On a high after presenting with my friend and collaborator, Daniel, at the @esasexuality.bsky.social conference in Palermo!

We shared progress on our side project, which concerns the queer and bisexual geographies of cruising spaces in Bristol. What better way to kick off bisexual visibility week?!

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Sage Brice (she/her) @sagebrice.bsky.social · 23d

Interested in queer and trans ecologies? Critical geographies of nature and the natural? I’m so pleased this graphic format article finally published and free to read (or better yet - download) at doi.org/10.1080/0966...

Not just gay penguins: on the importance of queer/trans ecologies for critical geography

Queer/trans Ecologies names a growing and trans-disciplinary body of thought that applies perspectives and sensibilities drawn from queer/trans experience and theory to thinking critically about na...

doi.org

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 26d

adoro!

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 27d

In Sicily for the European Sociological Association‘s Gender and Sexuality group’s conference!

Daniel (R) and I will be presenting on bisexual spaces and queer futures tomorrow, where we will think the marks and ephemera in a Bristol cruising space. Colin (L) completes our mini Bristol delegation!

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · 29d

Very cool! Congratulations!!

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Sep 5

Last week saw the Royal Geographical Society's inaugural Asexual Geographies panel!

@rachelbayer.bsky.social & I were delighted to present alongside Wenmei and Zofia, following our previous article's invitation for scholars to #joinus in this new field of inquiry. Thanks to the 20+ attendees too!

Four conference delegates stand in a row facing the camera. They are smiling and wearing blue lanyards. The background is a white-painted wall and the carpet is a grey-blue. The delegate on the left wears a green dress whilst the other three wear shirts, jumpers and trousers.

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Rieke Schröder @riekeschroeder.bsky.social · Sep 8

New open access article out in Gender, Place & Culture: Particularly vulnerable. Negotiating intersections within the ‘Berlin model’ of queer refugee support.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Particularly vulnerable. Negotiating intersections within the ‘Berlin model’ of queer refugee support

Since 2015, the ‘Berlin model for support of LGBTI refugees’ organises funding and support for those individuals coming to Berlin because they are fleeing persecution due to their sexuality and/or ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Sep 5

Btw, you can read that article open access (for free) here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

"Asexual geographies promise to both respond to the identitarian richness of ace, and other, lives, as well as attend to the space around, ground below, & possibilities beyond identity alone. Join us."

New directions for asexual geographies - Joe Jukes, Rachel Bayer, 2025

Thinking geographically involves empirically contextualizing and critically contesting the situatedness of relational life. Thinking asexually, meanwhile, means...

journals.sagepub.com

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Sep 5

Last week saw the Royal Geographical Society's inaugural Asexual Geographies panel!

@rachelbayer.bsky.social & I were delighted to present alongside Wenmei and Zofia, following our previous article's invitation for scholars to #joinus in this new field of inquiry. Thanks to the 20+ attendees too!

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Zofia Holewjusz @zholewjusz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today I presented at the #RGSIBG25 conference in the very first panel on asexual geographies! Such an honour to share my work alongside brilliant (and lovely!) colleagues and contribute to making space for asexuality within geography. Really excited to see what’s coming next!!! #asexualgeographies

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Alexandra Lanes @ajlanes.bsky.social · Aug 28

This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”

www.quaker.org.uk

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Rebecca Humphreys-Lamford (they/them) @rebeccahlamford.bsky.social · Aug 28

I was really excited to attend the Asexual Geographies panel at the @rgsibg.bsky.social earlier today organised by @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social 👏 Truly wonderful to hear from four researchers about their work on asexuality, even though I'm not a geographer! Lots to reflect on!

Photo of a conference schedule listing a panel entitled 'Asexual Geographies'

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Aug 26

Bloomin’ amazing personal news: I will begin a 2+ yr Postdoctoral Fellowship at Tampere University in October!

My project ‘Queer Rural Exposures’ will work through 4 rural queers’ photo collections + use affect theory to understand how queer spaces are ‘conveyed’ through visual historic material.

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Aug 26

In short, I’M MOVING TO FINLAND 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[the photo above was taken during a research visit in April 2024 - serendipity]

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Aug 26

Bloomin’ amazing personal news: I will begin a 2+ yr Postdoctoral Fellowship at Tampere University in October!

My project ‘Queer Rural Exposures’ will work through 4 rural queers’ photo collections + use affect theory to understand how queer spaces are ‘conveyed’ through visual historic material.

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Aug 23

And that’s a wrap! My heart is very full by how caring, gentle and connected our group was able to become over 3 short days.

Thanks to everyone for co-creating this event with us! I hope that this network of collegiality, care and consideration can serve us into the future too 💛

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Rachel Bayer @rachelbayer.bsky.social · Aug 26

I can hardly believe the @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference is already upon us! I’m so excited to be heading off to Birmingham today, and even more excited to be convening the inaugural Asexual Geographies session at the RGS with @joejukes.bsky.social on Thursday!! 💜 🌍 🌈 ✨

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is a 5-year postdoc position! One for the queer STS / medical humanities and other scholars out there. What a cool opportunity

The Love Tank CIC @thelovetankcic.bsky.social · Aug 25

Exciting new post-doc fellow post just announced at University of Edinburgh - working alongside The Love Tank on the new Medicine Without Doctors collaboration.

Closing date 02 Oct 2025.

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Fellow LGBTQ

The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a 5-year postdoctoral Fellow to work on the Wellcome funded Discovery Award Medici...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Joe Jukes @joejukes.bsky.social · Aug 26

See you there! 💜

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AARE Gender, Sexualities and Cultural Studies SIG @aare-gscs.bsky.social · Aug 22

Online event: 'Embracing Queer and Trans Frameworks in Qualitative Educational Research: Showing Our Work', Dr Sam Stiegler (University of Melbourne) @samstiegler.bsky.social in conversation with Dr Barrie Shannon (UniSA) @barrieshannon.com 🌈🎓

⏰ Tue Sep 16, 4:00PM AEST, 6:00PM NZST, all welcome!

Embracing Queer and Trans Frameworks in Qualitative Educational Research with Dr Sam Stiegler

www.aare.edu.au

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