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lavlang.bsky.social @lavlang.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

We can't wait to be with many of you in a little over a week in Manchester at #LavLang31 ! @us with information about your talks and with the goings on of conference life so we can share with everyone here! 💜

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Are you trans and/or nonbinary (in the broadest sense of these terms)? Have you studied abroad or are you considering studying abroad in the future? Please check out my awesome advisee's dissertation study. [Please share widely with your networks 💜]

Studying abroad? Have studied abroad? Trans/NB/Gender Trans non-compliant? Research Participants needed! A queer-led dissertation on gender, language and power Takes ~15 minutes for survey! Complete the survey to enter a 50 gift card raffle! Find the Study Survey https:/ ttps://bit.ly/ALDiss /ALDiss Additional compensation for interview(s)! T Scan me Questions? Contact: leydic@arizona.edu leydic@ An Institutional Review Board responsible for research University Arizona reviewed research praject prajectand found acceptable, according applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed protect the rights and welfare of participantsi inresearch.

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BU Linguistics @bulinguistics.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

PhD candidate Liza Sulkin was accepted for a talk at @lavlang.bsky.social this summer in Manchester! She will report on how F0, CoG of /s/, and speech rate correlate with gender presentation and sexuality for a group of women and NB AFAB people. Congrats, Liza!

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

#LavLang31 is only a couple of months away - Some of us from the BAAL LGaS SIG will be there! Will you join? Links for registration and info here: lavlang2025.wordpress.com?fbclid=IwY2x... @lavlang.bsky.social.

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Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference, 20th-22nd August, 2025

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

@lavlang.bsky.social people, see you in Manchester!

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Alice Ross @alice-ross.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

V proud to say I'll be presenting our work on trans men's vocal style-shifting and metalinguistic awareness next month at LavLang 31 @lavlang.bsky.social!🪻🌈💬 If you like LGBTQ things, linguistics, or Manchester, you should come too! lavlang2025.wordpress.com

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Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference, 20th-22nd August, 2025

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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Laura Bailey @linguistlaura.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

If you're in the UK and have ever used any kind of gender-affirming voice training (coaching, youtube, whatever), my student would love to hear from you. It's anonymous! universityofkent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #linguistics

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Survey about gender-affirming voice training

Please share your anonymous experience of gender-affirming voice training, of any kind, in the UK. It will help us to understand what kind of methods help people to achieve their goals.

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 18/03/2025

#LingComm25 update: We're looking forward to a ✨plenary✨ from Prof @emilymbender.bsky.social: Lingcomm in the Face of Well-Funded Nonsense Read more: lingcomm.org/lingcomm25/s... Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-intern...

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The International Conference on Linguistics Communication 2025

The International Conference on Linguistics Communication (LingComm25) brings together lingcommers from a variety of backgrounds.

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Hi friends! I'm hoping someone who languages in Arabic might have an interest in participating as a trans/nonbinary language expert. If you know anyone who might be a good fit, could you share this with them? Thank you in advance for any help! 💜

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Joshua Raclaw @joshuaraclaw.com · 18/03/2025

Writing up a talk on nonbinary Yiddish and need to know if the applied linguistics crowd will be fine with me just slapping the 🫡🏳️‍⚧️ emoji pairing up on my slide talking about the Yiddish pronominal system

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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

just a reminder: the very final deadline for Lavlang31 abstract submissions is Monday!

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lavlang.bsky.social @lavlang.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

There's still time to submit an abstract to #LavLang31 ! 💜

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

HEY SO I TO GET TO SHARE THIS NOW. REALLY EXCITED

publishers marketplace screenshot: HOW TO NONBINARY A LANGUAGE by Kirby Conrod was sold at auction to Julia Steer at OUP by Kate McKean

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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

@krisknisely.bsky.social is organising a wonderful "event" - see the call here⤵️ (and if you know language teachers, please feel free to share).

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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🚨Deadline extension🚨: After a few requests, I'm happy to share that the @lavlang.bsky.social 31 conference CfP has been extended by 10 days -- new deadline for CfPs for Lavlang31 is March 17th, 2025. It would be great to see you in Manchester in August! lavlang2025.wordpress.com

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Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference, 20th-22nd August, 2025

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

FYI that Yuka is still looking for a few more participants. Please check out their call below and share with your networks.

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lavlang.bsky.social @lavlang.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

A few days remain to submit for the next #LavLang conference! 💜

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

My comrade and drag mom @kyfrack.bsky.social and I are hosting a workshop on queer media theory at the Auerbach Institute of the University of Cologne this summer. Reach out if you are interested in participating. Glad to brainstorm with you. 🌈

Poster with following text against pink and yellow background:

CfP: Queer Media Theories Workshop
Erich Auerbach Institute for Advanced Studies
University of Cologne
June 26, 2025

This one-day and in-person workshop seeks to bring together scholars working at the intersection of queer studies and media theory. It is inspired by two interrelated dynamics. First, we recognize a resurgent interest to theorize media practice among scholars working in varying disciplinary contexts. Drawing on a robust history of thought about the characteristics of media and their relation to culture, recent scholarship has brought to bear insights about media operations’ relationships to historically and structurally marginalized communities. Second, the last three decades have seen the emergence of extensive lines of inquiry in queer studies grounded in analyses of media. From discussions animated by an interest in global cultural engagement to microhistories of media usage, scholars have charted a rich cultural terrain of queer media practices. Devised as a venue in which participants can continue to think about the intersection between queer studies and media theory, the Queer Media Theories workshop seeks to catalyze existing interests with a focus on theoretically-oriented projects whose themes and methods have thus far been underexplored.

There are no geographic, period, or disciplinary limitations for the workshop. The organizers welcome submissions by scholars working at any stage of their career. If you are interested in the project and would like to brainstorm how best you can contribute, reach out to the organizers, who would be glad to help you participate.

$Limited funds are available to offset some of the cost of participation in the workshop for participants. If you would like to draw on these funds, please indicate your request in the email with as many details as possible. The organizers welcome proposals for 20–30-minute presentations in either English or German related to the workshop theme. The proposal should have a title, an abstract (ca. 250 words), and a bio (ca. 100 words). Please submit this information in an email to both organizers by: March 28, 2025. Acceptance emails will be sent by April 4, 2025. Organizers & Contacts Kyle Frackman (University of British Columbia): kyle.frackman@ubc.ca Ervin Malakaj (University of British Columbia/Erich Auerbach Institute): ervin.malakaj@ubc.ca Sponsorship The Erich Auerbach Institute of the University of Cologne The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation$

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Prof. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I have a new article out today with the homie @pereed.bsky.social in PLOS One, “Gender and Racial Bias Issues in a Commercial ‘Tone of Voice’ Analysis System”! In short, don’t believe devices that claim to tell you how you sound to other humans! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Gender and racial bias issues in a commercial “tone of voice” analysis system

Social Feedback Speech Technologies (SFST) are programs and devices, often “AI”-powered, that claim to provide users with feedback about how their speech sounds to other humans. To date, academic rese...

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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

As a reminder: submissions are still welcome!

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Please continue to share! Lots of space left in this professional learning/working group! :) #LangChat #LanguageTeacher #Languages #ProfessionalDevelopment #OER

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Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Starter pack of people doing LGBTQ+/queer linguistics (writ large)! Please share and let me know if you'd like to be added :) go.bsky.app/2mjmgqt

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

ISO Language teachers for gender justice Are you a language teacher who wants to learn more about gender justice & collaboratively make free resources to support the teaching and learning of nonbinary ways of doing languages other than English? Interest form: bit.ly/GenderJustPL... Please share!

Language teachers: Want free materials that are trans-affirming & gender-just? Join an online professional community to learn more about gender justice & collaboratively make them! I'm looking for teachers of languages other than English who would like to participate in a online professional community April 1-May 6 focused on deepening our understandings of gender-just language pedagogies and collaboratively creating open educational resources in the languages we teach, with support from researchers in trans applied linguistics and trans/nonbinary language experts. There is no cost to participate and 20 educators who take part in the learning community, create 1 or more OER to share, and take an exit survey will receive $100. Do you qualify? 1. Do you teach a language other than English (at any level, K-16)? 2. Do you have an interest in trans-affirming, gender-just language education? 3. Would you like to make professional connections with other language teachers and community experts? 4. Would you like to co-create open educational resources (OERs) including trans and nonbinary ways of doing language? April 1-May 6, 2025. Estimated 10-15 hours. Flexible scheduling. Free/$100: 20 educators who take part in the free learning community, create 1+ OER to share, & take an exit survey will receive $100. Fill out a short interest form or ask questions: https://bit.ly/GenderJustPLONS

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Archie Crowley @archiecrowley.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

It's a weird time to be doing very trans research, but I'm grateful to be in community with so many great scholars working on trans linguistics -- some gathered in the latest issue of Gender and Language: utppublishing.com/toc/gl/18/3

A screenshot of the University of Toronto Press Website for the journal Gender and Language. It lists three titles: "Cultivating trans linguistics: Creativity and contestation" by Cedar Brown, deandre miles-hercules, and Lal Zimman; "Interrogating the cisgender listening subject in the study of trans voices" by J Calder and Ariana Steele; and "Misgender or out yourself: Vulnerability in pronoun sharing practices" by Cedar Brown.

A screenshot of the University of Toronto Press Website for the journal Gender and Language. It lists four titles: "‘But […] how can you call yourself not binary???’: Linguistic self-determination, gatekeeping and trans identities in the French-speaking context" by Jordan J. Tudisco; "
Claiming transgender identity: Contextualising linguistic tensions over the term transgender in Hong Kong" by Kimberly Tao; "
That /s/tiene tumbao: Chonga-fied sibilants and the disidentificatory sociophonetics of Miami Latinx drag" by Dozandri C. Mendoza, and "
Language ideologies, life-making and vitality in trans communities in the US South" by Archie Crowley.

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LingComm @lingcomm.org · 21/02/2025

#LingComm25 — the conference programme is up! Which session are you most looking forward to? lingcomm.org/lingcomm23/s...

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LingComm25 Conference Programme

For most timezones, LingComm25 will run April 7-10, 2025, in a four-hour block each day beginning at 14:00 UTC.

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DDFC @ddfccollective.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

#DDFC is a collective of language scholar-educators & learners in French & Francophone Studies who are committed to challenging oppression in all of its forms. We're built by & for those marginalized in & by our field. Repost & follow to help us (re)connect with people who share our commitments? 🤍

DDFC Mission
We, the Diversity, Decolonization, & the French Curriculum (DDFC), are a collective of scholars, educators, and learners who aim to challenge –through our teaching, scholarship, and service– oppression in all its forms, in the classroom and beyond. We reject:

Racialization: encompassing racism, anti-Black sentiments, color biases, ethnic cleansing, settler colonial legacies, erasure of Indigenous cultures, and the reinforcement of white supremacy;
Regimes of embodiment: dictating normative expectations around gender, sexuality, and ability that restrict possibilities and reify binaries, (cis)sexism, homophobia, and ableism;
Regulation of modes of expression: manifested in language biases, discrimination based on accents, native speakerism, suppression of non-dominant languages, and emphasis on academic pedigree;
Socio-economic disparities and hierarchies: established through distinctions in class, caste systems, educational hierarchies, and reflected in wealth gaps, burdens of debt, cycles of poverty, systemic precarity, competitive mindset driven by neoliberalism, the glorification of meritocracy, and the devaluation of certain skills;
Systems of civic order: shaped by concepts like citizenship, nationalism, vulnerability linked to legal status, and the propagation of fear targeting minoritized communities.

We are committed to actively combatting the perpetuation of these inequalities through fostering equity, dismantling systemic barriers, promoting inclusivity, and supporting bodily autonomy and a right to self-definition.

From: https://ddfccollective.weebly.com/our-mission.html

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Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

My postdoctoral fellowship application is due this Saturday, March 1st. My postdocs have done exceptionally well on the job market, so get your applications in! I accept postdocs that already have jobs-- note the position is full-time & in-person at Stanford. postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...

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Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Anne Charity Hudley | Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

ISO Trans/nonbinary people to hire as (non-English) language experts Are you trans and know a language other than English? I'm looking for people who are in-community and want to collaboratively develop free language learning materials. Interest form: bit.ly/TLangExpert Please share!

ISO Trans/Nonbinary (Non-English) Language Experts. Want to help make free trans-inclusive resources for language learning and get paid for your expertise? I’m looking for people to participate in an online professional learning network April 1-May 6 who are in-community and can bring their language and cultural knowledge to help us collaboratively develop free language education materials. Do you qualify? 1. Are you trans/nonbinary (in the broadest sense of these terms)? 2. Are you at least 18 years of age or older? 3. Do you know a language other than English? 4. Would you like to work with a language teacher to create trans-inclusive open educational resources? April 1-May 6, 2025 10 hours Flexible Scheduling. If matched with a teacher, you will receive $250 compensation for co-creating an educational resource. Fill out a short interest form or ask questions: https://bit.ly/TLangExpert

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

If you are a conference organizer, I doubt I'm the only one, but I will chat with you about how to make things as safe as possible for trans/GnC people FOR FREE right now. It's not that I don't value my time (or others), but I want people to be safe and I know not everyone has $ for advice/help.

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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

#LavLang31 takes place this August in Manchester, UK - timed to end the day before the city's fabulous Pride march and festival. Join us!

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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Please can anyone recommend studies using discourse analysis to analyse identity construction in song lyrics? This is to help a dissertation student, who's interested in how Taylor Swift and Madonna position themselves as women in their songs. Thanks in advance!

media.tenor.com

a woman wearing a fur coat and pink gloves is surrounded by two men in suits .

Alt: Madonna in the music video for Material Girl, wearing a fur coat and pink gloves, flanked by two white men in suits

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 31/01/2025

Social media is getting fragmented, so if you've newly joined somewhere or are thinking about switching and want more linguistics in your feeds, we've put together this list of tons of linguisticsy options both online and off!

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I am solemnly tapping the sign again kconrod.medium.com/the-right-do...

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Hann Bingham Brunner, PhD @disabldlinguist.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The LavLang Summer Institute 2025 is accepting applications! I will be teaching a course in Crip Linguistics🦻 💻 Program dates: June 9 - June 19, 2025 (online!) Pass along to interested students & colleagues! 🗓️ Priority deadline to apply: December 15, 2024 forms.office.com/r/sFnM0TkM4q

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Microsoft Forms

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Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

And do not forget to follow @lgas-baal.bsky.social

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Thread of resources on trans languaging and language learning (esp French, and not only) or check out www.krisknisely.com I hesitated to migrate these over from the bad place, but on the chance that (free copies) could help someone, here's to new (re)beginnings: Also, go do mutual aid pls

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Kris Aric Knisely, Ph.D.

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BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

And more language, gender and sexuality at Manchester Met - submit your abstract for LavLang 31 in August

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Nonbinary people who language in Japanese and English, check out this flyer from Yuka Takao! Maybe their study can be a lil distraction from the hellscape? 💜

ノンバイナリーのジェンダーアイデンティティの研究に参加してくださる日英バイリンガルを募集中です！
※募集締め切り：目標人数に達するまで無期限

皆さん、こんにちは！高尾ユカと申します。オーストラリアのウーロンゴン大学で博士課程の学生をしています。私の研究プロジェクト「日英バイリンガルのノンバイナリー・ジェンダーアイデンティティの探究：ジェンダーアイデンティティの肯定における言語、記号、シンボルの役割」に参加してくださる方を募集しています。

参加者条件は以下の通りです：
• 18歳以上であること
• 自身を日英バイリンガルであると認識していること※
• 日本で9年間の正規教育を修了していること（専門・専修・職業訓練校等を含む）
• 男性または女性に完全に当てはまらないと自認していること
• 現在オーストラリア、日本、またはアメリカに住んでいること
• 現在自己認識として強い精神的ストレスを感じていないこと
※この場合のバイリンガルは英語環境で６か月以上生活した経験とジェンダーアイデンティティに関する情報を英語でも理解できることを意味し、ネイティブレベルである必要はありません。英語圏以外の国で英語環境で生活した場合も対象となります。インタビューは参加者の希望に応じて日、英のみ、または両方交えながら行います。

ご協力いただける場合は参加者情報シートをお読みいただき、以下のリンクからアンケートにご参加ください。

参加者情報シートはこちら↓
https://bit.ly/3Ba9fsF

アンケートはこちらからご参加ください↓
日本語　https://redcap.link/iy1tvhrd　
英語　https://redcap.link/e7ox7xom

ご不明点などありましたら遠慮なくお問い合わせください。

高尾　ユカ
メール：yt784@uowmail.edu.au
Whatsapp: +819065172118

Seeking Japanese-English Bilingual Participants for a Study
on Nonbinary Gender Identities You are invited to participate in my research project investigating the role of language, signs, and symbols in developing and affirming nonbinary gender identities of Japanese-English bilinguals. Are you 18 or older?
Self-identify as a Japanese-English bilingual?*
*Bilingual in this study means having lived in an English-speaking context for 6 months or more and being
able to understand information about gender identity in English. This includes non-English speaking
countries where you spoke English as a main language. A native level of English is not required.
Completed 9 years of formal education in Japan (including
specialised and vocational schools)?
Not identify exclusively as male or female?
Living in Australia, Japan, or the US?
NOT experiencing high levels of emotional distress?
Do you meet the above criteria? Please check out more details and join the study using the
below link or QR code:
https://bit.ly/3UGLorx
For any inquiry, please contact Yuka Takao at
yt784@uowmail.edu.au or on Whatsapp at +819065172118.
This study has been reviewed by the Social Sciences Human
Research Ethics Committee at the University of Wollongong
(Reference: 2024/182).

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lavlang.bsky.social @lavlang.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hello! We're hoping to get connected with #lavlang -ers here in the good(better?) place so, Lavender Language & Linguistics people new & old give us a follow & share that we're here? 🦩 We've also got a #lavlang31 conference website to share (Manchester 20-22 August): lavlang2025.wordpress.com

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Lavendar Languages and Lingusitics Conference, 20th-22nd August, 2025

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Delighted to share that the website and CfP for Lavlang 2025 is now live: lavlang2025.wordpress.com Abstract submissions are invited until 7th March, 2025!

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Lavendar Languages and Lingusitics Conference, 20th-22nd August, 2025

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Frazer Heritage @nounfraze.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Delighted to share that the programme for the BAAL Language Gender & Sexuality group annual event is now live: baalgensex.wordpress.com Register here: mmu.estore.flywire.com/.../baal-sig.... looking forward to welcoming everyone on May 2nd!

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BAAL Language, Gender and Sexuality SIG

The British Association of Applied Linguistics’ Special Interest Group for Language, Gender and Sexuality

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