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Lisa Coombes

@cutscore.bsky.social
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- Associate Professor - Assessment Psychometrician - Medical Educator - Chartered Psychologist ‪- @notaloneplymouth.co.uk‬ - Moshpit Mademoiselle🤘 - She/Her. Views are my own.

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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 11h
Absolutely devastated to find out my dear friend Samara passed away at the weekend. She found friends wherever she went, and it breaks my heart that there were ever times where she couldn't see just how much she was loved. Thoughts are very much with all of her chosen family x
Lisa and SamaraSamara and Lisa
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The wisdom of toilet graffiti
Toilet graffiti that says "use AI? No thanks, I'd rather make things slowly and badly"
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 24/09/2026
"If medical schools and universities don't want the literature to be overwhelmed with garbage," Oransky said, "then they should probably stop giving every applicant ... an incentive to publish a lot of crap."
medpagetoday.com
Is AI Flooding Medical Journals With 'Meaningless' Research?
'It's not fraudulent, and it's not really slop,' one expert says
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Esse House UK @essehouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We have a relatively dry weekend coming up if anyone has some time to give? Get in touch!
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey AI, do I enjoy music? Does buying tickets for a live music event suit me?
A box that says 'Ask AI if this event suits you' with options to ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Google AI
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If we had safe routes into the country for those seeking asylum I bet that would 'stop the boats'
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just been sent a document from a colleague from their personal AOL email address, so I feel it's only right I reply from my Hotmail.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I really struggle with is the fact I still get adverts that use my deadname. No matter how many times I get reassurances from customer services that its been updated, a few days later and bam there's another one. A jarring reminder that there will always be those who just can't accept me
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just looked at this and realised that wait was when I got the email. From referral to walking through the door was 8 years, 11 months and 17 days. Two weeks off 9 years.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
8 years, 8 months, 11 days. That's how long it took from my referral to my first appointment with an NHS gender clinic, though won't get any care or support until at least my next appointment which could be another year or two away. Looking forward to finally finding out if I'm trans 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️🤞😏
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A wonderful event full of fabulous people, please do come along and meet our team if you're nearby. (also there's wrestling)
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Playing DnD and needed a character profile - sure I could have used AI but why create soulless slop when my art skills are perfectly adequate. I think we can all agree I've captured the essence of a halfling druid with stunning detail.
A stunningly detailed picture of a halfling druid.  It's so good, AI couldn't possibly recreate it.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Great to see Hemp doing well 😏
A BBC story with the headline: A legacy at 26.  How Hemp has grown at Man City. 

They mean Lauren Hemp.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Delay Repay is the dumbest bit of bureaucracy. Train journey with two carriers was an hour late getting in, but the one responsible rejected my claim and told me I should claim off the one that was on time. Required a different account. There really should be a single unified system for it.
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Jess.jpg @surtic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today's my last day in my current role. If anyone wants to help out while I get a new job, please consider commissioning me for some art! <3
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spent the weekend at Burn It Down in Torquay - Amazing festival that constantly delivers. So many highlights, but ending three days with Heriot, Locked Shut and Speed doing no barrier shows back to back in The Foundry is going to stay with me for a long time.
Heriot on stage at The FoundryLocked Shut on stage at The FoundrySpeed on stage at The FoundryLisa wearing a lot of fishnet sitting with a coffee in the merch hall
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Excellent paper that captures the bleak reality of trying to find work when you're trans+. I will never pass & published before name change so my CV outs me. Finding work was tough, but I'm lucky to be somewhere I'm valued. Being visible is a very powerful statement papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com
The Cost of Being Seen: Identity, Non-Passing Appearance, and Hiring Discrimination Against Transgender Women
This paper examines whether hiring discrimination against transgender women arises from gender identity, non-cisnormative appearance, or their interaction. In a
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I am everything
Lisa stood underneath a road sign with a sticker on it that says Jesus Over Everything.  Nice one, Jesus.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
👇open for commisions
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The decision taken by the Welsh Gender Service to pause all gender affirming surgery is just so cruel. The rationale behind it, that they get more referrals than England, doesn't hold up to scrutiny. It just implies England should be doing more affirmative care cavuhb.nhs.wales/news/latest-...
cavuhb.nhs.wales
Welsh Gender Service update – 28 August 2026
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Fuck ICE, but this is objectively very funny www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I grew up here and could tell you about all the people who lived in the pubs, shops and houses shown in the top left picture. Now I can't afford to live there because of the second homes and airbnb. More property, more demand, fewer people, less community.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Sad news about Tim Curry. It reminded me about this from back when the other place was actually good.
A twitter in the name of DrFNFurter who tweeted
So, come up to the lab
and seen what's on the slab!
I see you shiver with antici ...

Then waiting five years before adding 

... pation
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yes it is a complete mystery who is responsible for whipping up anti-pride, anti LGBT, and anti-trans sentiments. If only there were clues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
The backlash Pride faces from inside and outside the LGBT community
Big companies used to go out of their way to support Pride. Now, there's a nervousness in the air, Darren Milby writes
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Jess.jpg @surtic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Quasit :3
Quasit the Bengal x Russian Blue kitten
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Esse House UK @essehouse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hello! We are a community organisation dedicated to improving the well-being of the trans people in the UK with provisions that materially improve their lived experience. Any excess profits fund our community socials and grant schemes, from wildcamping adventure weekends to passports. 1/
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sadness in his eyes
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Heather Herbert is Baking Bread. @heatherherbert.uk · 24/08/2026
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Jake Gyllenhaal Burn Boomer Meme
Alt: Jake Gyllenhaal Burn Boomer Meme
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The last paragraph of this correspondence The Lancet published following the Supreme Court's judgement is 'Chef's Kiss' perfection www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Why should genitals supersede brains? This is the argument one would have liked to read. The Court’s discussion is poorly informed and simplistic. No doubt the clarity of its conclusion will be welcomed by some, but reducing a complex subject to an overly simple one is not what is needed. Their Lordships would have benefited from a refresher course on sex and gender differentiation.
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Valerie.vg @valerie.vg · 24/08/2026
Last week The Lancet, arguably the most trusted journal in medicine, published an editiorial condemning attacks on LGBTQ+ healthcare and vigorously reaffirmed the necessity of gender-affirming care for both adults and minors. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Attacks on LGBTQ+ health are a threat to all “The rollback of LGBTQ+ rights is a warning: movements that seek to undermine LGBTQ+ people are those that seek to control all of us—our freedom of expression, our personal medical decisions, and our privacy. “ 👉🏻 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Serious questions should be asked about any academic who signs this. Freedom of speech doesn't make racism acceptable.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
hey babe, how do you rate yourself on a scale of zero to spiderman punching a nazi?
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Not only the 'Beat Girl', she had a Mirror front page in '66 with the headline 'SIN AND MINI SKIRTS' by protesting Billy Graham's views on mini skirts on his car in Soho, & if ever I have a trans dream its to be front page news with a story that has paragraph headings that say 'Angry' and 'Artistry'
A newspaper story that describes Brigitte jumping onto Billy Graham's car to protest his views that miniskirts were sinfulBrigitte sat on the bonnet of Billy Graham's car
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Awarding an honorary doctorate to Toyah is honestly pretty based, but Helen Lewis? Really? I feel so sorry for the trans+ staff and students at Worcester Uni watching them reward someone who has routinely used their platform to delegitimise trans+ lives www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/2648347...
worcesternews.co.uk
Meet the famous faces being awarded doctorates by the University of Worcester
Toyah Wilcox and Professor Dame Linda Colley are among the famous faces set to be awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Worcester.
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Getting tied up in terminology. I like trans+ as its a community driven term, but the WPATH SOC8 uses TGD (transgender and gender diverse) as an umbrella term which seems a better choice academically. What I really want to say is "Do you identify as 'Not Cis'? Then this paper has you covered 😌"
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Some more details of my involvement at Safety Through Solidarity which takes place this coming Sunday
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Jess.jpg @surtic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hi friends, There's a fairly high chance I'm going to be made redundant in the not too distant future which will have a serious impact on my finances, so I'm going to need a little mutual aid. That said I don't love asking for help, so instead please commission my #art! forms.gle/1nvBcok3GpE6...
finished half body commission of a man with scaggly hair and scarred features holding a tablet and wearing a togawork in progress grey scale art of a woman in a big flowy dress work in progress headshot greyscale art of a scarred womanwork in progress greyscale art of a muscly woman firing lightning from her fingers dramatically
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Received a critical hit in the post this morning 😔
A letter from the NHS Blood and Transplant dept, addressed to Lisa, but including 'important information for male AB+ donors'
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Absolute banger of an album, no-skip play-through every time
The cover of L7's 1992 Album 'Bricks Are Heavy'
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Just the chair of the EHRC posing for the photo in the full knowledge of how it would be used
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Someone stopped me today to thank me for a trans+ healthcare workshop I delivered earlier this year, & it's really made my day. I love teaching, even though it can be difficult and emotional to talk about personal experiences of dysphoria and care. I'm so happy to know it's worthwhile ❤️🏳️‍⚧️
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Jess.jpg @surtic.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Good thread of non alcoholic drink stuff from the GF if anyone's interested. :)
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 08/08/2026
Save yourself several hours of basic animation watching
Garfield but it’s Ricky gervais saying some of the “taboo” subjects he hates, starting with Mondays
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The smug look of someone who swam around all the boundary bouys, and also has correct opinions
Lisa looking a bit bedraggled after a swim, with the sea behind her and a towel wrapped around her, but also showing a bit of cleavage
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In practice this is going to get very messy. When I changed my gender marker, my medical record was scrubbed of all mentions of my previous gender. I would therefore be expected to be treated like any other woman in a hospital.
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Carrie plays guitar 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @carriem.co.uk · 21/07/2026
I'd like to introduce you to our new record, Don't Know How To Human. Its 14 songs are about goths, witches, gender non-conformance, mental health, metoo and more. It's an album about trying to survive and maybe even thrive in a world that feeds on outrage and anger.
unquietmind.bandcamp.com
Don't know how to human, by Unquiet Mind
14 track album
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Lisa Coombes @cutscore.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
More of our media should be challenging the EHRC of their nonsense
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