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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Featuring my favourite (and most overlooked outside of niche queer literary studies) horny gay poet 😁

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Essential reading for anyone trying to understand German queer politics right now.

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I wrote about @rebeccajanemorgan.bsky.social's essential new book, and the importance of strategic pluralism, dealing with defeat, and talking to our elders, for @redpeppermag.bsky.social: www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

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Deviants and trailblazers - review - Red Pepper

Rebecca Jane Morgan’s account of trans peoples' fight for recognition is a valuable resource for activists, writes historian Kit Heyam

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

1/3 If you've read about the University of Sussex penalising Kathleen Stock for speaking out about biological sex, and being fined for it, this was disinformation. Now that the High Court has decided please read this corrective: www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

A total pleasure to celebrate this excellent book with Justin and Matt! ☺️

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Justin Bengry @justinbengry.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Join me in Leeds for A Queer Scrapbook: Book Launch, Conversation and Scrapbooking Workshop with Matt Cook hosted by @krheyam.bsky.social . See you soon! Date: Wed 22nd April 2026 Time: 7-9pm Venue: @thebookishtype.bsky.social 77a Great George Street, LS1 3BR thebookishtype.co.uk/products/a-q...

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A Queer Scrapbook: Book Launch, Conversation and Scrapbooking Workshop

As part of Queer History Club we are very excited to bring you a book talk, conversation and scrapbooking workshop with the editors of A Queer Scrapbook! New book A Queer Scrapbook: Britain and Irelan...

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

(no, I can't pronounce most places in the US...this post comes from a place of love I promise 😅💜)

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This is brilliant, but also I am especially delighted to have my first @michaelhobbes.bsky.social mispronunciation to complain about...WHY-GAN?! As in Orwell's The Road to Why-Gan Pier? I know I'm supposed to hate Wigan as a Boltonian but it doesn't deserve this 😆

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

(And sorry that I'm not on social media very much - it tends to slip to the bottom of the list behind parenting, life and work! But I do appreciate being tagged, and I wish you luck with this 💜)

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I'm afraid I don't know the answer to this! It's a good question, although it seems plausible several people might have come up with the idea of using it independently...

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It's very much an academically priced book, but if you have a university library, do encourage them to preorder it as it's going to be so useful for teaching across history! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cultural-...

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A Cultural History of Gender

How has 'gender' been created, understood and experienced in different cultures over the centuries? How have differently gendered people interacted with communi…

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Editing this one has been a looooong process but the finished product contains essays by an absolute dream team of scholars, and I can't wait to dive into the other volumes too.

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Happy new year to all of you *and* to this gorgeous set of forthcoming books! I am beyond excited to finally share A Cultural History of Gender (and especially the volume I've edited, The Early Modern World) with you all.

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Christyn Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Pleased to be interviewed for this much needed piece on the rising transphobia in higher education. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/trans-s... (Archive link: archive.is/oYqXS)

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Trans scholars being ‘pushed out of academia’, researchers warn

Universities ‘afraid to be trans inclusive’ after Supreme Court ruling and OfS Sussex fine, leaving staff fearing ‘hostile environment’

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I am terrible at promoting my own stuff, but I was recently on a very cool podcast with absolute delights @krheyam.bsky.social and Ann of @vulgarhistory.bsky.social talking all things Anne Lister! It really does get rather vulgar...

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Migrants' Rights Network @migrantsrights.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Where are we at with trans+ migrants rights? 🏳️‍⚧️ In our latest Substack blog, we reflect on what the Supreme Court ruling means for trans+ migrants, unpack interim changes to how trans+ people in #detention are treated, and how the Government is erasing gender non-conforming people🗞️ buff.ly/eLRKMrA

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Hello Bluesky, just to let you know I have a mailing list now! If you (like me) are trying to be on social media less, and would like to get infrequent emails with my book/event news, you can sign up at kitheyam.com/contact

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Contact

Contact Kit Heyam via webform.

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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

⚧️ Edited by @krheyam.bsky.social and Jon Ward, "New and Decolonial Approaches to Gender Nonconformity" features a diverse collective of researchers sharing their experiences of approaching gender nonconformity from a decolonial perspective. Read now 👉 bit.ly/4qqROJB #OpenAccess #GenderStudies

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It begins with chipping off Art 3 (freedom from torture) and Art 8 (right to privacy and family life) for foreign criminals to assist deportation, then it will be extended to all asylum seekers, after that - who knows? It's the thin end of the wedge. Human rights should always belong to all humans.

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Starmer to rethink human rights law to tackle ‘Farage boats’

Prime minister blames Brexit for surge in numbers of small boat crossings but defends UK’s membership of ECHR

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 23/09/2025

The summer has seen anti-trans campaigns across the UK and US, alongside a crisis in healthcare. But what use could trans history have in these time, beyond proving 'we have always been here'? Sam Rutherford @echomikeromeo reflects on Imagining Trans Futures: www.historyworkshop....

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Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

UK medical establishment consulting with 8 anti-trans groups on medical policy on puberty blockers: Bayswater Support Group, Clinical Advisory Network on Sex & Gender, Genspect, LGB Alliance, Sex Matters, The Integrated Psychology Clinic, Thoughtful Therapists, Transgender Trend

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The speed with which Labour came to the, at least implied, defence of Linehan, despite a track record of abuse and threats from him, exemplifies just how embedded the dehumanisation of trans and non-binary individuals has become as government policy. They really don't care who gets hurt.

Streeting says Government could look at legislation after Linehan arrest

The Government wants to keep people safe by 'policing streets, not just policing tweets', Health Secretary Wes Streeting said.

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Graham Linehan

If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls.

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Trans Safety Network @transsafety.network · 03/09/2025

We encourage our supporters to write to the BBC to complain about the use of a slur against trans women in this article www.bbc.com/news/article... This is directly written in text and is not a quotation.

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Free speech laws need to be reviewed after Linehan arrest, says Streeting

The health secretary says ministers wanted police to focus on street crime rather than posts on social media.

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Honoured to speak to Jake Hall for their fantastic piece here, about something that leaves me frightened and furious.

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

That's super helpful, thank you! 💜

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Fellow freelancers, a boring tax question: do you use any accounting software, and would you recommend it? I currently, & happily, use an Excel spreadsheet - but I see this whole ~making tax digital!~ thing looming, so am reluctantly in the market for recommendations of more complicated things 🙏

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

This is so lovely Marty - thank you ☺️ it was wonderful to talk with you, I'm so in awe of everything you've done with Trans History Week!

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

It's✨publication day✨! You can order a copy, or get the open access ebook, at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-and-d.... And I've got 5 spare hardback copies to give away to anyone who runs a book-sharing scheme or would struggle to access the ebook - hmu if that's you 🏳️‍⚧️📚

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New and Decolonial Approaches to Gender Nonconformity

This open access book features a diverse collective of arts and humanities researchers, educators and creative practitioners, sharing their thoughts and experie…

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Ahh thank you so much for reviewing! ☺️

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Emily Hamilton @emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Note also how France 24 refers to ‘trans people and their supporters’. In contrast to ‘trans activists’ when uk media reports. The uk has chewed on the shitty tablet of culture wars for far too long now

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Thank you! ☺️ It'll be at www.bloomsburycollections.com/home, but not until the physical version is released I think

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Bloomsbury Collections - Home

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

So proud of the incredible list of contributors, at the cutting edge of decolonial work on gender in the arts & humanities, that Jon and I have managed to pull together! Feat. @evacyli.bsky.social @slgrange.bsky.social @onnigust.bsky.social @zeus-japonicus.bsky.social @rebeccajanemorgan.bsky.social

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It's HERE!!! I'm ridiculously excited to finally be holding NEW AND DECOLONIAL APPROACHES TO GENDER NONCONFORMITY: FORGING A HOME FOR OURSELVES in my hands. You can preorder, or find where to get the OPEN ACCESS ebook, at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-and-d...

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 25/06/2025

We will be at parliament today reporting on the mass lobbying day. And we will try to keep you updated on the events as they unfold.

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Ann Foster @vulgarhistory.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Today’s bonus Pride episode is about ancient Rome’s short-lived trans Emperor, horny teenage Elagabalus. I’m joined by @krheyam.bsky.social to discuss this teenage wild child’s short, weird reign. episodes.fm/aHR0cHM6Ly9m...

Elagabalus as painted by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

"Could I be a single-issue ideologue with no medical expertise? No, it is the doctors who are wrong"

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Katy Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · 16/06/2025

They are literally attempting to re-write history. "You may have had rights in the past, but now we are changing it so you never did"

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Barbican Renewal has a consultation which closes tonight which gives more toilets accessible to women and more toilets for everyone as a whole, including building in protections for trans visitors if the EHRC start to police toilets. Could you respond positively? www.barbican.org.uk/barbican-ren...

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Barbican Renewal Consultation: May 2025 | Barbican

Have your say on updated proposals for the Foyers, Lakeside and Conservatory

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Also big fan of them using a rainbow gradient cause they know using an actual pride flag would upset their target audience of bigots lmao

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

As an alumnus of the University of Warwick, I have written to ask for more information on their new trans segregation policy, which was uploaded and then removed from their website. Thanks to @whatthetrans.com and @katymontgomerie.com for raising awareness of this.

To whom it may concern,

I am writing today to ask for a comment on the university’s updated trans code of practice, which I downloaded a copy of before its removal from the University of Warwick website today.

I note that the document stated that “trans people may not use single sex spaces identified as being for the gender that is not their sex assigned at birth”. This strikes me as a surprising change, as I, along with hundreds of other trans women and non-binary people, used the women’s toilets across the University of Warwick campus without any trouble between 2005 and 2017, during my studies and employment at the university. I did the same while visiting the campus as an invited guest lecturer in 2018 and 2019, and in more recent years while visiting the campus with my partner’s parents, who live in Kenilworth.

My questions for you are therefore as follows:

- What was the rationale behind the updated code of practice?
- Were trans staff and students consulted for the updated code of conduct?
- Why was the updated code of practice removed from the university website?
- Through mandating discrimination through the segregation of single-sex spaces, the updated code of conduct appears to conflict with the University of Warwick dignity principles, especially principles one (“We treat everyone with respect”) and principle two (“We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying, or harassment”). Do you have any comments on this apparent discrepancy?
- If I am to visit the campus as an invited speaker or member of the public, am I now expected to use segregated facilities?
- What response can be expected from the University of Warwick if women such as myself refuse to comply with the institution’s pro-segregation policy?
- What response can be expected from the University of Warwick if a cis woman is harassed in a toilet or changing room by somebody who wrongly believes she is trans?

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Kit Heyam (they/he) @krheyam.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Just wanted to shout out NOTCHES, the history of sexuality blog I help to edit, which is feeling a little lonely on Bluesky at the moment! If you'd like to have more history of sexuality (including looooots of queer stuff) pop up on your feed, why not give us a follow? @notchesblog.bsky.social

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