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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 1d

Our members have received a form to vote for our next Secretary! There is time until 20 October - don't forget to vote!

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 9d

Deadline tomorrow!

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 6

For info on how to become the BAAL SIG new secretary see here ⤵️

#BAAL2025

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 20d

12 more days to apply!
Let us know if you have questions!

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 6

For info on how to become the BAAL SIG new secretary see here ⤵️

#BAAL2025

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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks to the #BAAL2025 audience today - and please join us in the @lgas-baal.bsky.social SIG!

Front page of the SIG website https://baalgensex.wordpress.com/

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 6

For info on how to become the BAAL SIG new secretary see here ⤵️

#BAAL2025

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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · Sep 6

Next up, Jiaqi Tian shares her research into Chinese EFL teachers' views on teaching gender/sexuality. Here we see a mind map used in her research with novice teachers! #BAAL2025 @lgas-baal.bsky.social

Jiaqi in front of a ppt showing a mind map

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 6

Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · Sep 6

We're off! @louisstrange.bsky.social now presenting on the sexism underlying negative stances towards women football commentators: shrill voices are annoying, apparently! #BAAL2025

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 6

Happening NOW!
Thank you @lucyjones.bsky.social for chairing the language, gender and sexuality session! Lots of interesting papers and insights! #BAAL2025!
And don't forget to put your name forward for the NEW secretary!

Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · Sep 6

Looking forward to the Language, Gender and Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social session today at #BAAL2025!

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BAAL Language, Gender and Sexuality SIG

The British Association of Applied Linguistics’ Special Interest Group for Language, Gender and Sexuality

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 4

We want to expand our mailing list!
Do email/DM us if you want to be added!
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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · Sep 3

Being the secretary for @lgas-baal.bsky.social was a wonderful experience. If you’re interested in applying and have questions, please do feel free to DM!

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are looking for a new secretary!

our huge thanks go to @nounfraze.bsky.social who has been a wonderful secretary for many years!

Info here⤵️

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Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 we are excited to launch the Call for Papers for the Corpora and Discourse International Conference 2026. Deadline 16 November 2025. Submit your abstracts here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/cal.... Please share widely! #CADS2026

Call for Papers – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are looking for a new secretary!

our huge thanks go to @nounfraze.bsky.social who has been a wonderful secretary for many years!

Info here⤵️

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jul 4

We'll keep in touch soon with some winter events! if you want to be added to the mailinglist please contact us (see here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/community/)

Community

Join us: it’s free to join the BAAL Language, Gender and Sexuality SIG, all you need to do is subscribe to our mailing list. Send your name and email address to us via the contact form below. Faceb…

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎙️3.Han Shutong, University of Edinburgh, Covert Subversion in Conservative Spaces: The case of a gay doctor in Beijing and

🎙️4. Ashley Xing, University of Edinburgh
Linguistic Landscape of Transnational Queer Activism: A Nexus Analysis of Protest Signs by Chinese LGBTQ+ Community at UK Pride

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jul 4

1. 🎙️Paige Johnson, University of Liverpool
Revisiting herstory: From trailblazers and herstory makers to the pitfalls of popular postfeminism

2. 🎙️Ryan Shaw-Hawkins, University of Glasgow, Contextual effects of perceived cis-normativity: An intraspeaker investigation of /l/ in Nonbinary Speech

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jul 4

A huge "thank you" to those who participated in our event on Wed! @aimeebailey.bsky.social did a wonderful job to put everything together and chair it beautifully! We all made a lot of notes and we look forward to getting to know more about the research of our 4 invited speakers (see post below).

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jul 1

#LavLang31 is only a couple of months away - Some of us from the BAAL LGaS SIG will be there! Will you join?
Links for registration and info here: lavlang2025.wordpress.com?fbclid=IwY2x...

@lavlang.bsky.social.

Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference, 20th-22nd August, 2025

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jul 1

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 25

50 attendees registered already! Join us next week. All info in the link below.

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 20

Don't forget to sign up for our upcoming event on 2-July
All info here! 🥳

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Forthcoming events

Online seminar, Wednesday 2nd July 2025, 1-3pm To register fill in this form: Abstracts Paige Johnson, University of Liverpool Revisiting herstory: From trailblazers and herstory makers to the pitf…

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 20

Don't forget to sign up for our upcoming event on 2-July
All info here! 🥳

baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...

Forthcoming events

Online seminar, Wednesday 2nd July 2025, 1-3pm To register fill in this form: Abstracts Paige Johnson, University of Liverpool Revisiting herstory: From trailblazers and herstory makers to the pitf…

baalgensex.wordpress.com

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thank you to those who already signed up! there is still time, if you are interested scan the QR code and tell everyone.

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our online seminars are back!
Join us on Wed 2 July 1-3pm to hear four talks showcasing some of the excellent & innovative work being done by our PGR/ECR community (see thread)
Abstracts here: baalgensex.wordpress.com/events/forth...
For the Teams link here: forms.gle/nSr2RqaZebqv.... All welcome!

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 9

😍 We look forward to attending their presentations on such valuable topics - the "new" generation of scholars in our field is wonderful!

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 9

✨ Han Shutong - Covert subversion in conservative spaces: The case of a gay doctor in Beijing

✨ Ashley Xing - Linguistic landscapes of transnational queer activism: A nexus analysis of protest signs by the Chinese LGBTQ+ community at UK Pride

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · Jun 9

Speakers:

✨ Paige Johnson - Revisiting herstory: From trailblazers and herstory makers to the pitfalls of popular postfeminism

✨ Ryan Shaw-Hawkins - Contextual effects of perceived cis-normativity: An intraspeaker investigation of /l/ in nonbinary speech

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