Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The only proof text I'm glad to see ... #poetry #amediting #trans 121
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 06/06/2026💥 Anti-trans backlash may be louder than ever - but history suggests that could mean change is already happening wearequeeraf.comBehavioural science has a practical lesson for us to fight back against transphobiaThe behavioural science concept of ‘extinction bursts’ might be useful for the Trans+ community 0297
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 06/06/2026Can MPs overturn the EHRC Code of Practice? Nearly 100 MPs sign a motion calling for it to be disapproved 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/can-mps-over... wearequeeraf.comCan MPs overturn the EHRC Code of Practice? Nearly 100 MPs sign a motion calling for it to be disapproved93 MPs have signed a motion calling for the EHRC Code of Practice to be disapproved - what could happen next to stop it from being approved? 212543
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipEmily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Re: Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia I spoke with a trademark attorney and two scholars of Indigenous Patagonian history to understand both the legal and ethical question everyone is asking. The answers are way more complex than social media is making them out to be.heated.worldCan Patagonia© own Patagonia?And more importantly, should it? 1917857
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Still pinching myself about this but, on Saturday, I won the #ProudScotlandAwards volunteer of the year! 141
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The #ScottishParliament has its first #trans MSPs. Q Manivannan, a non-binary candidate,was elected on the Edinburgh and Lothians East list vote and Iris Duane, a trans woman, on the Glasgow list, both for the #Greens. Both are also people of colour. 040
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 23/04/2026Sex Matters are demanding biological sex on Digital ID. Below are suggestions for when one should have to use their ID to "verify" their sex. For the avoidance of doubt – this is a call for the effective repeal of the Gender Recognition Act, in breach of our human rights obligations & EU Law. 701035333
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Happy #SapphicVisibilityDay to all who celebrate from a pair of visibly happy sapphics! 000
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipTweetLD @tweetld.art · 27/02/2026Justice sure took a long while… apnews.com/article/henr...apnews.comNovartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicineNovartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and... 16150681440
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14/02/2026In this story, there is a lot of support for trans people that you rarely see covered in the media unless they're being attacked. Businesses and individuals all standing up and saying 'I will not be a part of this' and I think that needs to be highlighted because it can feel lonely out there. 41016373
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Excited to be reading at this on Thursday at bijoubistro.co.uk! 030
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 14/01/2026UKIP say they aim to put #Christianity back in the heart of Govt. I look forward to a manifesto that lays out how they'll welcome the stranger, care for the vulnerable, release the prisoners, love their neighbours and enemies & all that woke nonsense --sorry, I mean Gospel lifestyle.share.googleNew Ukip logo slammed over 'similarities to Nazi symbol'A NEW party logo proposed by the UK Independence Party (Ukip) has been slammed for being strikingly similar to a Nazi symbol. 321
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 23/11/2025So much excellent work at the @quill.scot #TDoR reading tonight at @argonautbooks.bsky.social but the standout performance for me was @alysdragon.bsky.social's *phenomenal* set. 240
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 23/11/2025AOCB - almost off to commence barding. Join me and a host of others at @argonautbooks.bsky.social in Leith in just under an hour! 000
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 15/11/2025Our host for our Trans Day of Remembrance event next Sunday @argonautbooks.bsky.social is JJ Fadaka! 023
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 16/11/2025Returning for a second QUILL event this year it's Sol Vardi! Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social next week - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres... 043
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 20/11/2025Welcome to the incredible Titilayo Farukuoye! We are so excited to hear them and their wonderful words this Sunday 💖 Get your tickets before they go! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres... 082
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 21/11/2025Welcoming back the fantastic to our line up of readers on Sunday! Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social on Sunday evening for our commemoration of #tdor www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres... 032
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 22/11/2025AW Earl joins us for their QUILL debut this Sunday. Join us tomorrow - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres... 022
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 22/11/2025Our final reader introduction! Sarah Heitler joins us tomorrow for #tdor. Join us to commemorate - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres... 002
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 17/11/2025Welcoming back @ambulancebox.bsky.social for our #tdor readings evening @argonautbooks.bsky.social this Sunday! 031
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 21/10/2025NEW: 200+ Chicago-area clergy — Protestants, Catholics, and evangelicals — have signed a letter decrying ICE's efforts and voicing a willingness to put their "bodies on the line" for migrants. "What Kristi Noem and her ICE agents are doing is immoral," they write. religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a... 442485879
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipTransiness @transiness.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I'm just posting this again, because we all need to be completely clear that despite sex differentiation starting at 10 wks gestation, every cell in anyones body is very unlikely to be 100% "male" or 100% "female". Maleeessss and feeemaaalles ❌ We're all a vibrant mix ✔️ phys.org/news/2025-09...phys.orgWhy our organs cannot simply be classified as male or femaleBiological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. 07430
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipThe Church of England @churchofengland.org · 03/10/2025A prayer for the next Archbishop of Canterbury. 🙏 210639
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 01/10/2025I have a notification from the Costa app telling me it's international coffee day. That's a day I can get behind. I'm off to celebrate it before saying morning prayer ... 110
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 27/09/2025It's been some week! Started with an individual retreat at Whitchester house near Hawick & midweek Eucharist at St Cuthbert's Hawick, then on Thurs my licensing as part-time transitional priest-in-charge of Grangemouth and Bo'ness. Now I'm off to the the Edinburgh diocese electoral synod. 130
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 21/09/2025It was a real joy to give the reflection at this service for #StirlingPride tonight. #Pride #FaithfullyLGBTQ 020
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipFoz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 15/06/2025I keep seeing reports of non-AI users being told that an AI detector has dubbed their work AI generated, and it makes me insane because: 1) AI detection tools *are themselves AI* and thus entirely bullshit; and 2) if an AI was trained on your works, of COURSE it’ll flag you as sounding “like” AI! 141735461
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 15/06/2025My first appearance on *live* radio for about 25 years: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... We start at about 1 hope and 10 minutes in. Happy listening!bbc.co.ukBBC Radio Scotland - Sunday Morning, with Zara JanjuaTwo hours of music and stimulating conversation from a faith and ethical perspective. 010
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 10/06/2025So, here's how I spent my Saturday. www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202... 160
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipJay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 06/05/2025This auction ends on June 7th at 1am BST. Jsyk. 15922
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Me in my Proud Corner Come and hear me read as part of Queer Breakfast Club – Grangemouth's first ever pride celebration, Proud Corners! The event is free but you are welcome to give a donation on the day. QBC is a fantastic local group that, despite only having started in January, is up for two…amyjophilip.comMe in my Proud CornerCome and hear me read as part of Queer Breakfast Club – Grangemouth's first ever pride celebration, Proud Corners! The event is free but you are welcome to give a donation on the day. QBC is a fantastic local group that, despite only having started in January, is up for two awards: organisation of the year in the CVS Falkirk and District volunteering awards and the charity/group initiative award in this year's Proud Scotland Awards, alongside far more established and better-known groups! 022
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 14/05/2025House! I invite to unlock the door to The Interpreter's House no. 83. In one corner of this mansion, you will find two short poems of mine, "Of the Wounds" and "The Changes". I have a particular affection for these two wee pieces. They do something I really needed them to do at the time I wrote…amyjophilip.comHouse!I invite to unlock the door to The Interpreter's House no. 83. In one corner of this mansion, you will find two short poems of mine, "Of the Wounds" and "The Changes". I have a particular affection for these two wee pieces. They do something I really needed them to do at the time I wrote them and still need to them to do. 000
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 09/05/2025What would the world look like if we all nurtured joybait instead of indulging in ragebait? 010
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 16/04/2025It seems a good day to repost this: www.badlilies.uk/amy-jo-philipbadlilies.ukAmy Jo Philip — Bad LiliesA poem by Amy Jo Philip 051
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipScottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 16/04/2025We'd urge people not to panic - there will be lots of commentary coming out quickly that is likely to deliberately overstate the impact that this decision is going to have on all trans people's lives. We'll say more as soon as we're able to. Please look out for yourselves and each other today 💗🏳️⚧️ 15949370
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipScottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 16/04/2025FWS have won their case against the Scottish Government. We will be reading the judgement as quickly as possible so we can properly understand what the Court has decided today. 622349
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Yesterday was my 1,000th day on HRT so it seems a good time to post this prom, written to mark the 1yr milestone youtu.be/5itO2_PtScQ?...youtu.beAmy Jo Philip - 14.6 || Live Poetry ||YouTube video by I Am Loud Productions 181
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipBad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · 04/03/2025'Knackered, Babes' by @ambulancebox.bsky.social badlilies.uk/amy-jo-philip 083
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 03/03/2025We’re delighted to have @ambulancebox.bsky.social join us to read at our #TDOV Readings Evening event in Edinburgh on Sunday 30th March! 🦋 Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres... Amy Jo is the first out transgender priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Learn more amyjophilip.com 053
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Gripping my Loss Two publications in two days! That must be a record for me, though I'm not sure my record keeping is stringent enough to confirm or contradict that. Still, it's a great way end one month and begin another as, following yesterday's publication in Bad Lilies, my poem “Everything is…amyjophilip.comGripping my LossTwo publications in two days! That must be a record for me, though I'm not sure my record keeping is stringent enough to confirm or contradict that. Still, it's a great way end one month and begin another as, following yesterday's publication in Bad Lilies, my poem “Everything is running out at once:” is published today in… 000
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipAdam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 01/03/2025A German word for being embarrassed by the actions of someone else is Fremdscham, or “foreign shame.” A similar word from Icelandic is aulahrollur, which is quite tricky to translate but basically means something along the lines of “cringe quake” or “douchebag chills” 853318793
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipMslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 13/02/2025The inaugural Launceston Poetry Festival takes place 30 May – 1 June 2025. Poets and performers include Pascale Petit, Ella Frears, Isabelle Baafi, Nina Mingya Powles, Alycia Pirmohamed, Rachael Mann, Katrina Naomi, Judy O’Kane, Susie Campell and Rose Ferraby.causleytrust.orgHome - The Charles Causley TrustThe Charles Causley Trust keeps alive the memory of the late Charles Causley and aims to raise the profile and... 1186
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Delighted to have added "Knackered, Babes" to this delinquent spray. Thanks so much to Kath and Andrew for choosing it. 092
Amy Jo Philip @ambulancebox.bsky.social · 01/03/2025A Delinquent Spray “Knackered, Babes”, a poem in four sections, was been published yesterday in issue 20 of the excellent Bad Lilies, edited by Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson. This piece is full of allusions and references to, and puns on, 80s and 90s music, hymns, praise songs and liturgy,…amyjophilip.comA Delinquent Spray“Knackered, Babes”, a poem in four sections, was been published yesterday in issue 20 of the excellent Bad Lilies, edited by Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson. This piece is full of allusions and references to, and puns on, 80s and 90s music, hymns, praise songs and liturgy, sci-fi, literture and politics, as well as the natural world near my home. 131
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 21/02/2025Readers include: Harry Josephine Giles @ambulancebox.bsky.social Éadaoín Lynch Spencer Mason ... and more to come! 🌈 031
Reposted by Amy Jo PhilipQuill Scotland @quill.scot · 21/02/2025Join us at our first event on 30th March for a cosy evening of powerful readings celebrating Trans Day of Visibility! Get tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres... The event will showcase talented trans and non-binary writers and poets sharing their work in a welcoming and inclusive space. 11310