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Jess Austin

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Jess Austin @jessaustin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
'I have huge admiration for her – both as a friend and a talent. What has galvanised (and enraged) me to write this piece is the climate of homophobia that was swirling around her untimely death.'
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The homophobia The Vivienne faced days before her death breaks my heart
The level of vitriol Viv received has compounded the tragedy of her passing.
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Metro UK @metro.co.uk · 10/12/2024
'I want you to think twice before saying "violence against women,"' writes Chloe Laws for Metro Opinion 'It doesn’t say the quiet part out loud: that male violence is at the centre of this emergency' metro.co.uk/2024/12/10/w...
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I want you to think twice before saying 'violence against women'
It doesn’t say the quiet part out loud: that male violence is at the centre of this emergency.
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Metro UK @metro.co.uk · 27/11/2024
In the time it takes you to read this article, roughly four women will be the victims of domestic abuse If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone. And whether you are currently coping with or have made the decision to leave, you do have options
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What to do if you're experiencing domestic abuse
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone.
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Metro UK @metro.co.uk · 27/11/2024
To mark the launch of Metro's Campaign This Is Not Right, this week's political newsletter 'Alright, Gov?' features a letter from our Editor-in-Chief about why we want to address the epidemic of violence against women. Sign up to the newsletter here to read it tonight 📩 metro.co.uk/newsletters/...
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Metro UK @metro.co.uk · 28/11/2024
ONS data reveals that women are more likely than men to have experienced violent crime, and these violent crimes against women and girls increased 37% between 2018 and 2023 Here are some of the most ubiquitous scenarios where women feel unsafe, and what men can do to help
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Small things you can do to make a woman feel safer
Here are some scenarios where women feel unsafe, and what men can do to help.
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Metro UK @metro.co.uk · 29/11/2024
‘All women have likely experienced sexual assault, they may just not realise it’ Metro spoke to Lou Sanders before our This Is Not Right campaign to highlight the epidemic of violence against women in the UK, and she had some insightful thoughts, as usual
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‘All women have likely experienced sexual assault, they may just not realise it’
Lou Sanders, ladies and gentlemen.
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Sharan Dhaliwal 🍉🏳️‍🌈 @sharandhaliwal.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
all of you admonishing those singing during Wicked - i say stop being grumpy, you're not watching Civil War, it's Wicked. relax. me for @metrouk.bsky.social metro.co.uk/2024/11/26/c...
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My controversial cinema etiquette has people saying they'd risk jail
Going to the cinema and watching films – musical films especially – is supposed to be joyful.
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Jess Austin @jessaustin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Today, @metrouk.bsky.social has launched This Is Not Right, a year-long Metro campaign to address the relentless epidemic of violence against women that aims to also educate, engage and empower our readers on the issue. In an editor's letter, Deborah Arthurs explains why
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Introducing This Is Not Right: Metro's year-long violence against women campaign
The epidemic of violence against women was called a national emergency earlier this year by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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Woman's Trust @womanstrust.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Congratulations to @jessaustin.bsky.social and colleagues at @metrouk.bsky.social on the launch of their new #ItsNotRight campaign, dedicated to shining a light on #vawg. It's a much-needed campaign highlighting how the many stories we all read each week are connected... 1/3
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Jeremy Ullmann @jeremyullmann.com · 20/11/2024
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance 🏳️‍⚧️. As we remember those who have lost their lives due to transphobia, I wanted to share this moving article by Gabe Gabriel, which shows what can happen when we treat our trans siblings with kindness and acceptance. metro.co.uk/2024/09/27/t...
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I told Dad I'm trans and he handed me a sheet of paper
He disappeared to his desk.
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Jess Austin @jessaustin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
'Karen, for what reason I still don’t know, read Samuel’s suicide note. I know this because she took it upon herself to tell us what his last words were.' For @metro.co.uk.web.brid.gy's estrangement series, one woman shares her heartbreak at being told her brother's death was her fault
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My sister-in-law blames me for my brother's death
‘You treated him so horribly. Now you have to live with it being your fault'
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Jess Austin @jessaustin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Chloe was asleep on the sofa when her partner put their baby to sleep in a V-shaped pregnancy pillow - something she'd never done before 'I just want to share my story as a warning to all other mummies and daddies,' she says Chloe writes for @metro.co.uk.web.brid.gy on the dangers of co-sleeping
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My baby never woke up after his first time co-sleeping
I woke to the sound of Gary screaming: ‘He’s not breathing, he’s not breathing!’
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