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Sam Morgan
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PhD candidate researching space, affect and human rights | Lecturer in law @ MMU
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Huge congratulations to @sammorgn97.bsky.social who successfully passed her PhD viva last week! 🎉👏

The title of Sam's thesis is ‘The Production of Law Through Space and Affect: Examining LGBTQI+ Rights Strategic Litigation and Activist Practice in the Caribbean’
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I’m SO PROUD of my PhD student @sammorgn97.bsky.social who successfully defended her thesis yesterday. Sam wrote a brilliant thesis examining how we can use emotion and space to navigate the legal politics of LGBTQ+ rights advocacy in the Caribbean.

Now to celebrate! 🥂

@mmulawresearch.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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At the end of the day, if the “concern” you have about your country or neighbourhood is that there are too many Black or Brown people living there, then that is racism. Yearning to make the place you live more white is, in fact, white supremacy. Just saying.
September 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Fascism is thriving. Every politician, journalist, and influencer that talks about migrants as threats, Black folks as criminals, trans people as social contagions, etc is directly facilitating the social resentments that shape fascism. We need them to stop their destructive disinformation politics.
September 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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It's physically unsafe for people like me to go into the centre of our home city this Saturday on account of the colour of our skin.

Most politicians are either failing to stand up to this or actively contributing to the situation.

We don't owe any of those politicians our votes. Not one of them.
September 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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One of the things I talk about in my work is how we erroneously believe that the passage of time is what brings about change. In actual fact, it is our action to change things that brings about the passage of time. Otherwise, we are trapped in repeating and expanding fascisitic/colonising patterns.
August 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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This is all becoming very dangerous and the Government's failure to show any kind of resistance to it is a disgrace www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Family in fear after Tommy Robinson shares video of black man with white granddaughters
Exclusive: Olajuwon Ayeni racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile as far right weaponises clip of family in park
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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The largest number of perpetrators of sexual violence in the UK are white men. Any attempt to place blame squarely on racialised groups is not only racist, but it also obscures the systemic problem of men’s violence against women (within homes, which is the most dangerous place for women).
“The majority of child sexual abuse gangs are made up of white men under the age of 30 … there was not enough evidence to conclude that child sexual abuse gangs were disproportionately made up of Asian offenders.”

Sexual violence isn’t a “migration issue” — it’s a systemic issue across communities.
Most child sexual abuse gangs made up of white men, Home Office report says
Study of England, Scotland and Wales dispels myth of ‘Asian grooming gangs’ popularised by far right
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Organisers say 100,000 people attended London Trans+ Pride yesterday 🏳️‍⚧️

The theme this year was existence and resistance.

Team QueerAF were there and witnessed a strong, empowered community that was turning its rage, into a powerful fight back 👇
July 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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“Under the Trump administration, families are being pushed to the brink, forced to navigate impossible barriers to care, while the federal government intensifies its assault on transgender rights.”

Governments in the US and elsewhere are legislating erasure of trans youth. It’s shameful and cruel.
NEW: Laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the United States are inflicting severe harm on young people and their families as well as health care systems and civil society. 🧵⬇️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
June 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just got a copy of Ocean Voungs The Emperor of Gladness, and it’s my first read of Pride Month. Few voices hold queerness, grief and beauty with such care. Cant wait to begin reading. 🏳️‍🌈
June 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ocean on Sufjan’s anniversary edition = perfection
May 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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In a rare interview, Sufjan Stevens talks to Paste about the transformations of grief, his pivot away from scholarship in songwriting, the consciousness of art, and Americana as a mythology. www.pastemagazine.com/music/sufjan...
COVER STORY | Sufjan Stevens Communicates With Ghosts
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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This morning's panel on 'Reimagining rights and identities: Critical perspectives on social justice' at the Faculty of Business and Law Research Conference 2025

Dr Jen Neller @jenneller.bsky.social
Dr Caroline Redhead
Dr Hasret Cetinkaya
Sam Morgan, PhD Candidate @sammorgn97.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
An inspiring evening at Professor Kehinde Andrews’ book launch and documentary screening.

The film was both enlightening and powerful, a vital portrayal of the real Malcolm X that resonates deeply with our current moment. I can’t wait to get stuck into the book!
May 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Huge congratulations to @senthorun.bsky.social on the publication of his new book! We’re so proud and can’t wait to celebrate the launch at Manchester Law School!
📗 #academicbook #LGBTrights #law&emotions
My book is published! It’s a critical take on how emotions shape conflicts about LGBT rights and repair in equality law, gender recognition, bans on conversion practices, and sex education in schools. You can download it free via @edinburghup.bsky.social: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
May 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A relaxing weekend of cycling around Copenhagen, reading in the sun and visiting bookshops before the final stretch of PhD work 📚 ✍️
May 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Trying to edit a paper but I keep getting distracted by my little companion basking in the sun 🌈
April 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Today is Stephen Lawrence Day - a day to reflect, honour and celebrate the legacy of his life.

Let us support the Stephen Lawrence Foundation @sldayfdn and all the wonderful work they do to improve the lives of young people.

#Wewillneveforgetstephenlawrence
April 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Here is an excellent letter template for contacting your MP. Reach out, edit it to make it personal, and ask for a meeting in person!
Want to contact your MP about the Supreme Court ruling? @transsolidarity.bsky.social has created an MP letter template to help get you started docs.google.com/document/d/1... 🙂💪
April 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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‘My childhood and future were stolen by a racist system – I won’t stay silent’

Noel Gordon was placed in an educationally subnormal (ESN) school. He endured racism and educational neglect. Now, after a lifetime of betrayal, he is demanding justice

www.voice-online.co.uk/opinion/comm...
‘My childhood and future were stolen by a racist system – I won’t stay silent’ - Voice Online
ESN schools had a soul-destroying impact on Noel Gordon’s early education. His attendance there left lasting scars on his later life
www.voice-online.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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In response to today's supreme court ruling, we want to urge any researcher in Trans Histories to consider a proposal to our new Queer & Trans Histories series - because research into Trans histories will help to shape Trans futures: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

#TransRights
April 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM