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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them)

@kenglish.bsky.social
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Quantitative Methods Lecturer & researcher in survey representation of LGBTI+ populations kenglish95.github.io

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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
3rd year attending the @sserc.bsky.social Summer Research Placement celebration event! Great seeing all the students’ hard work! This year due to having Dr Niccole Pamphils on board we were able to take on 4 placement participants to introduce them to quantitative social sciences.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Got some lovely post from @rainbowr.org as a thank you for the workshop I ran with @nrennie.bsky.social on visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population. Really enjoyed contributing to rainbowR’s conference being a big fan of their work. Hope to engage in more rainbowR activities in the future!
Kirstie Ken a white person with short brown hair and glasses wearing a navy t shirt with the rainbow R logo on it 
A laptop with stickers on it one of which being the hexagonal rainbow R logo
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is the most fucked up and immediately harmful policy decision I think I've ever seen in adult trans healthcare in the UK, and that's saying something. The Welsh Gender Service is one of the best in the country. It is widely praised by the patients it helps. That is why it is being targeted.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I’m so angry about this & worried for everyone down in Wales. The impact this is going to have is horrific. The notion that the (relatively good) Welsh system has to refer at the same rate as the broken English system is simply cruel.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just as well I already booked a long weekend of annual leave since I need it for queer mourning now for all the icons we are losing. RIP Dolly Parton & Tim Curry 😭
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Lizzie Reed @lizziereed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's really, REALLY annoying when Google scholar takes you to a piece of work which misrepresents your work so egregiously. Our work did NOT show that access to lesbian space is declining, nor does it support the claim that access to lesbian space stops people "mistaking" themselves for trans men.
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Addy Berry, PhD @addyberry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This was part of the anti-trans playbook, “big pharma is banking it”. Bad faith shit. Zero interest in what happens to intersex kids, no interest in what the effects of diethylstilbestrol. Just endless persecution & scapegoating of those who disrupt hegemonic norms. Nazi shit.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Never mind co working, anyone want to co scream?
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Struggling with Arday's death because of (a) proximity to issues with plagiarism and hate in academia, (b) how much his work impacted and moved me on the two occasions I had the opportunity to see him speak. While also knowing I probably cannot comprehend the pain of my Black colleagues right now.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I feel nothing but rage at this racist island with our racist press & racist academia. It’s taken Jason Arday’s life.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Just finished my third year facilitating a @sserc.bsky.social Summer Research Placement. The immensely impressive participants got me this lovely card. Introducing young people to social research is one of the highlights of my job.
Kirstie Ken a white person with short brown hair is holding a card that says “a big thank you”
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Obviously I teach social research but think I will include one of the chapters from this in my Understanding Data course as @chanda.blacksky.app provides a great account of why thinking reflexively about methodologies & challenging oppressive assumptions within them is important for STEM as well.
The audiobook cover of the disordered cosmos book
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Ended the week by updating some of my teaching materials. Made me smile that my past self had time & energy to not only design all the slides but also illustrate some of them…doubt there will be space for that this coming academic year 🙃
A power point slide titled things you should understand by the end of this course. It features an illustration of Ken saying if you are struggling with any of this please talk to me.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is horrific and what’s particularly appalling is while deliberating over the theoretical threat of trans women the real violations of all incarcerated women’s rights are being ignored.
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Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Court of Session has ruled today that the Scottish Prison Service’s policy of conducting a risk assessment for each trans prisoner and then deciding whether to place them on the men’s or women’s prison estate, is unlawful. Read our initial thoughts here: www.scottishtrans.org/statement-on...
Graphic which reads "Statement on Scottish Prisons Ruling" above the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Trans-exclusionary data activism has, over the past decade, gained considerable ground. Its impacts are deeply consequential - yet often unrecognised. transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06...
A picture of a person partially erased sits above a headline: The Hidden Battle to Erase Trans People. How trans exclusionary data activism worked its way to the very core of the UK Government
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Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I'm currently trying to assemble as comprehensive as possible an account of extant academic research in post-1700 British & British imperial trans history! I'd welcome suggestions of citeable work that might have escaped my notice - e.g. unpublished PhD theses, recorded talks, ephemeral print/zines.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I’m dyslexic, I live in fear of someone giving me a words task meant for Harvey 😱 The most complex thoughts I have about poetry are “ I like/dislike this one” & I can count on one hand the plays I’ve seen, one of which being Harvey’s outstanding ethnodrama “As Is”
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Bit sad how excited I was to get this in the post. Perked me up after being ill the last few days😅 Thank you @messagetgi.bsky.social !
Tote that says have you thought about disaggregating your data by sex and/or gender?
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If anyone is following this and thinks that EHRC chair Mary-Anne Stephenson hasn't met trans people - she has. A bunch of us, myself included. She knows perfectly well that you cannot tell whether or not someone is trans based on their voice. She is just a bigot who cares not a jot for our safety.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Oh some reading for later in the week 😁
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Was so happy to hear @joedsonferrie.bsky.social won the Career Excellence Award. Across her work in human rights and methods training she has had tremendous impact. At the same time Jo has helped support students and staff alike. Her mentorship helped get me to where I am now ✨
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Started the week on a high note as I found out I won a College Teaching Excellence Award! Was really grateful to be nominated for this and dead chuffed with the win. Have some exciting teaching plans for the year ahead! @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
The award letter 
Flowers
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I am now describing myself as a JEDI data expert 🤣
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Alasdair Stewart @abestew.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
There is lot that is dire with how universities have responded to genAI, but a massive issue is AI guidance that fails to make clear to students that they do not need to use AI. Another is the focus on responsible use without engaging with the irresponsible development and deployment of genAI.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Writing day…do you think I have to include this lot as co authors?😅
Two dogs sleeping next to a toy frog on a sofa
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This is easily a new favourite. Fantastic from start to finish.It's absolutely beatiful. Ella is one of my favourite characters ever. Nothing beats a wee weegie granny! Also learnt a lot about crofting communities.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Check out my talented pals work!!! They have also kindly included my Pat the Pigeon comics and the Greyhounds Against Gender Critical stickers. All money from the stickers is going to Trans Harm Reduction.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Started listening to this today. There is a wee sweary weegie granny in it. Douglas Stuart is going to have me greeting again 😭
The audiobook of cover John of John
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Remember trans folk you don’t have to read the big horrible document you can poocrastinate the long weekend away ✨
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My lovely pals at @omipalonepress.bsky.social are letting me pop some stuff on their table at zine fest over the weekend! I should be mulling about on the Saturday so give me a shout if your there 😊
Greyhounds against gender critical stickers and two pat the pigeon comics
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Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The UK Minister for Equalities has laid the EHRC’s Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations before UK Parliament. You can find it here: www.gov.uk/government/p... We will be taking time to read it thoroughly before we share our thoughts. More details in the thread below:
Graphic which reads "EHRC's Code of Practices for Services has been released" above the Equality Network and Scottish Trans logos
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Dear EHRC, You canny have a “just don’t worry about it mate” approach to the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I’ve just been reading through the Code of Practice and it’s a mess not only in terms of its transphobia but also the amount of uncertainty it gives to service providers. Also the EHRC makes some pretty wild claims about what is and is not an Article 8 violation.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Added one of my comic zines to the stuff I’ve written section of my work book shelf. If anyone wants to buy one of my zines they will be on sale at the Glasgow Zine Fair this weekend.
Book shelf with a copy of Pat the Pigeon in the hostile toon
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Veteran post-structuralist article: “ we must fight, dethrone and kill god…god being knowledge claims themself”
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Just let out an audible “OH!” noise in my office. Bit sad how excited I get about open source stuff 😅
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
‼️Southside folk: There are cops and immigration enforcement around vicky road doing "a day of partnership work with trading standards and the home office around the area". Apparently they are going shop to shop.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Just finished listening to this. Absolute must read! Never thought I would get into a book featuring so much economics. Will be particularly interesting to my fellow nerds who miss the way the internet used to be while also valuing the accessibility of the current net.
Audiobook cover of enshittification
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Mainstream media tried to big up Robinson’s rally on Sat. Less than 60,000 fash turned up. Pathetic given how much publicity it got. After months of planning & loads of billionaire money they couldn’t even fill Parliament Sq. A square trans people filled at just 4 days notice last year. Twice.
A small group of fascists in Parliament Square.
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"To some in this country, I am everything that the hateful despise, and I'm standing here as your MSP with care. They say politics is the art of the possible, a politics of care I would say expands what is possible for everyone left behind, pushed out or never invited in.”
thenational.scot
First two transgender MSPs elected to Holyrood in historic moment
The first two transgender MSPs have been elected to the Scottish Parliament ...
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Oh another supposed ally betting on the leopard not being hungry once their done with us 🙃
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The Queer in a Wee Place poster has brightened up my office a bit!
A desk with a monitor and laptop attached with three postered behind it
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Someone who deserves to big up their work!
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Finished up #britsoc26 with mine & @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social talk on how we incorporate our queer approaches in our methods teaching. Now I’ve taken myself to the Gladstone residential library for a wee solo writing retreat weekend. Have two paper deadlines coming up I hope to have a bash at
Kirstie Ken and Harvey in front of a power point slide that has a drawing of them on it Kirstie Ken in front of the Gladstone library A big old library room A desk set up with an iPad & keyboard and other writing tools
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Nicolete Burbach @nicoleteburbach.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Needless to say if the UK facilitates the US in committing genocide tonight we need to be subject to the full force of international sanction
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
it's a tiny thing we can do but it is actually something we can do tell them to tell the UK government to ban US war planes from this country immediately
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Almost 8 hours now. That’s a lot of complicity.
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Dr Kirstie Ken English (they/them) @kenglish.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Speaking at #britsoc26 this week✨ Thursday: Discussing my chapter on Scotland’s census in @yvettetaylor.bsky.social book Queer in a Wee Place. Friday: @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social & I will present how our queer approaches inform our teaching of social research methods
Cover of queer in a wee place
Power point slide with illustration of Kirstie Ken and Harvey that says identifying the local trans masc social scientists
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