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Martha Robinson Rhodes

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Bisexual history, queer history, cats. she/her

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Martha Robinson Rhodes @mrobinsonrhodes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Unfortunately too late for #BiVisibilityDay, but just under the wire for #BiVisibilityMonth - the Introduction to my book Bisexuality and Beyond: A History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in Modern Britain is now free to read online! academic.oup.com/book/62646/c...
A promotional poster for the book Bisexuality and Beyond: A History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in Modern Britain, by Martha Robinson Rhodes. The image includes the front cover of the book (purple and blue semi-circles stylised to look like the letter B, with a pink stripe on the left) and the text: 'Now available on Oxford Academic. Bisexuality and Beyond A History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in Modern Britain, Martha Robinson Rhodes. Read the free chapter. Free to read until 04 November 2026. This chapter is available to read without the need for payment, subscription, or registration. Institutions and libraries can subscribe to or purchase Oxford Academic content. If you would like to access the book in full, recommend it to your librarian!'
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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This looks like a cool queer history conference!
Call for Papers: Queer Rural History Symposium
Date: Monday 15th March 2027
Venue: The Museum of English Rural Life, Reading, RG1 5EX
Lunch to be provided for all attendees
About the Symposium
Until recently, studies of queer history have focused almost exclusively on the urban sphere, given the greater availability of archival material evidencing queer lives in the city. The few queer rural histories which have been popularised in public consciousness are those of aristocrats in country homes, such as Anne Lister and Vita Sackville-West. However, it goes without saying that people with dissonant sexualities and gender identities lived and loved in all corners of society throughout the centuries, including the countryside. As such, there is a growing appetite for broader research into this area. How did queer people meet those who were like-minded in regions of scarce population density? What forms did their relationships take against a backdrop of criminality and stigma? And how did rural attitudes towards queer people differ to those in the city?
This one day symposium aims to bring together researchers of all backgrounds, and at any stage of their work, to share ideas and discuss methods on this emerging field of study. It works towards the goal of not just filling gaps in academic knowledge that exist for both rural history and queer history, but also to show queer people living in the countryside today that there is, and always has been, a heritage and a place for them.Proposals
We invite proposals on themes such as, but not limited to, the following:
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Queer histories of the working and middle classes in rural areas
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Methodologies for recovering queer rural histories, such as the use of museum and archive collections
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Queer rural networks: how they met and flourished
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The response of rural communities to queer relationships
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Migration of same sex couples from the city to the countryside and vice versa
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The ways in which museums and archive services respond to queer rural history
If you would like to submit a proposal, please send an abstract (max 250 words) along with a short bio (50 words) to symposium organisers Tim Jerrome and Esther Rutter at t.jerrome1@uni.brighton.ac.uk. It is preferable that these come in the form of a Word document attached to the email. The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Sunday 6th December 2026.
If you would like to attend the symposium without presenting a paper, let us know via the above email as we need to ensure we do not go above capacity.
We are currently applying for funding to help cover travel costs for those who need it. Please let us know if you would like to attend but would require assistance with travel costs to do so. Priority will be given to attendees where cost would otherwise be a barrier to participation.
Many thanks to Rainbow Canopy (The LGBTQ+ network of Forestry England), the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, and the staff at The MERL for helping us to fund and organise the symposium.
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John Stott @jpsastro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky
I am writing to let you know that, unfortunately, your application was not successful.

Review process

As part of the initial triage of the 179 proposals submitted to this call, each was assessed using an AI-based review. Every proposal was read independently by several different AI models against the same seven criteria used to shape this call (including cyber security relevance, research quality and novelty, importance of the problem addressed, feasibility of the project plan, likely outputs and impact, value for money, and responsible research practice), with each model asked to give a score and a written justification with supporting quotations from the text. To guard against any one model's idiosyncrasies, we also ran a second, independent process in which different AI models debated the merits and weaknesses of each proposal before reaching a judgement, again against the same criteria. Scores from both processes were combined to produce an overall ranking. 

This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review.  Projects selected for funding were drawn from those that progressed to the full human review stage. We recognise that AI-assisted assessment is a new and evolving part of the review process, and we are continuing to evaluate how well it aligns with the judgements of human reviewers on this call. We will soon produce a document detailing our method, so that others can build upon it and improve it.

Feedback on your application

Your application was not selected to progress beyond the AI triage stage.  To provide transparency on the outcome of this assessment, we are sharing below the scores (out of 5) from each of the two AI review processes described above, together with the mean score across the two processes.
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 22/09/2026
So why would so many straight people refuse to date bisexuals? When we asked people to tell us in their own words, many gave vague or nondescript answers like "just don't" or "my preference", as well as generic expressions of discomfort yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
YouGov bar chart of reasons given by straight women in Britain unwilling to date a bisexual man and straight men unwilling to date a bisexual woman. Respondents answered in their own words and grouped into categories; some responses fell into more than one category.

Each pair below gives the percentage of women first, then men.

Fear of cheating or feelings of insecurity: 17%, 16%.
Non-answers, such as “just don’t” or “my preference”: 16%, 19%.
“I am straight” or wanting a straight partner: 13%, 12%.
Discomfort with a partner’s same-sex history or expressions of disgust: 9%, 2%.
Generic expressions of discomfort: 9%, 5%.
Concerns about health risks or sexually transmitted diseases: 8%, 3%.
Moral or religious objections, or considering it “wrong”: 4%, 10%.
Belief that bisexual people want polyamory or open relationships: 3%, 5%.
Not wanting to date anyone: 3%, 2%.
Seeing bisexual people as confused, indecisive or gay: 2%, 2%.
Considering the situation “complicated”: 2%, 2%.
Confusing bisexuality with being transgender: 1%, 1%.
Prior experience: 1%, 0%.
Seeing bisexual people as more promiscuous: 1%, 1%.
Other: 7%, 11%.
Prefer not to say: 1%, 1%.
Don’t know: 7%, 5%.
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Even among straight women who say they have a "very positive" opinion of bisexual people, 46% still say they would be unwilling to date a bisexual man By contrast, only 7% of straight men with a very positive view of bi people would be unwilling to date a bi woman yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
YouGov bar charts showing how willingness to date bisexual people varies with general opinions of bisexual people in Britain. Even among those with very positive opinions, 46% of straight women and 7% of straight men are unwilling.

Straight women dating a bisexual man:
Very positive opinion: 40% willing, 46% unwilling.
Fairly positive: 16% willing, 67% unwilling.
Neutral: 9% willing, 76% unwilling.
Very or fairly negative: 0% willing, 96% unwilling.

Straight men dating a bisexual woman:
Very positive opinion: 87% willing, 7% unwilling.
Fairly positive: 66% willing, 24% unwilling.
Neutral: 46% willing, 40% unwilling.
Very or fairly negative: 17% willing, 75% unwilling.
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 22/09/2026
66% of straight women are unwilling to date a bisexual man, our study finds ahead of #BiVisibility Day % unwilling to date bi men Straight women 66% Bi men 15% Gay men 11% Bi women 10% % unwilling to date bi women Straight men 35% Lesbian women 20% Bi men 9% Bi women 3% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Willingness to date a bisexual man:
Straight women: 19% willing, 66% unwilling.
Bisexual women: 82% willing, 10% unwilling.
Bisexual men: 78% willing, 15% unwilling.
Gay men: 83% willing, 11% unwilling.

Willingness to date a bisexual woman:
Bisexual women: 89% willing, 3% unwilling.
Lesbian women: 73% willing, 20% unwilling.
Straight men: 53% willing, 35% unwilling.
Bisexual men: 85% willing, 9% unwilling.
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Micro Rainbow @microrainbow.org · 23/09/2026
Rasheedat*, a bisexual woman from Nigeria, fled to the UK to find safety after being imprisoned for having a female partner. Read her story: microrainbow.org/bisexual-day... #BisexualVisibilityDay *Pseudonyms and stock images are used to protect the identity of the people we work with.
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The UK government is making upwards of £4.9bn in profit from visa fees, citizenship fees & the immigration health surcharge. Meanwhile, people are getting into thousands of pounds of debt or going without food just to afford to these immigration fees. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
thebureauinvestigates.com
Government makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…
Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year
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Dr Marie Allitt @marieallitt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Part of this story has also got to be Wellcome’s introduction of time limits for their Early Career Awards. Thousands of scholars negatively impacted by that, and the closure of all their small grant streams - I’ve found academia to be really silent on this
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Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This article highlights the 'postcode lottery' - uneven impact - of these new transphobic policies. That was the case for S28 also. It's uneven because some are finding the agency to push back. We all have a responsibility to do this in the spheres in which we have leverage and influence.
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Martha Robinson Rhodes @mrobinsonrhodes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
bbc.co.uk
Complaints | Contact the BBC
These pages have information about how to complain to the BBC, with links to the BBC’s Complaints Framework, the BBC’s regulator Ofcom and regular reports about complaints. If you would like to unders...
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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Everyone living in Chicago should be proud to say, 'Chicago is MY HOME.' We surpass other cities in many ways... Very few people realize Chicago is so important. Try to remember some of these facts in order that you may talk intelligently about our city." Hell yeah, brother
Scan of page from book in the OP.

"DO YOU KNOW CHICAGO?
Becoming Acquainted with Chicago
Studying the High Lights of Chicago's History
Glancing at Metropolitan Chicago

Everyone living in Chicago should be proud to say, 'Chicago is MY HOME.' We surpass other cities in many ways."

Underneath this is a list of 12 facts about 1951 Chicago. Then, "Very few people realize Chicago is so important. Try to remember some of these facts in order that you may talk intelligently about our city."
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Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Our new State of Ageing report shines a spotlight on the older LGBTQ+ community – a population that is often overlooked in data, policy and service provision.
ageing-better.org.uk
Fears over lack of support for LGBTQ+ population
The Centre for Ageing Better’s new State of Ageing report shines a spotlight on the older LGBTQ+ community – a population that is often overlooked in data, policy and service provision.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Can't say gay and bisexual people were killed in the Holocaust in the core curriculum *at an American university* www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Worth reposting for the am crowd, especially for its pragmatic advice on how to support yourself or a colleague in a pile-on. So, essential reading for (among others) academic staff, deans, PVCs and VCs to have on hand.
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Cameron Giles @gilescameron.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Does your research consider: gender, sexuality and law; 20th century politics and social reform; social and political rights; sexuality and culture; global LGBTQ+ rights and/or criminal law reform? If so, please consider submitting to this one day conference marking the anniversary of Wolfenden!
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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Reposting with details of Patrick Vernon’s fundraiser for the family. May they find justice and peace. www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“Academics want to promote their research outside of the university… However, in an increasingly queer- & transphobic public environment, this is becoming more difficult & more risky for researchers working on LGBTQ+ topics.” Apt report on how LGBTQ+ scholars in the UK navigate public harassment.
cssd.ac.uk
Is all publicity good publicity? Addressing Public Harassment in LGBT+ Research Impact and Engagement | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Is all publicity good publicity is a research project funded by the EDICaucus and a collaboration between Tig Slater, Sheffield Hallam University, Charlotte Jones, Swansea University, Rosie Ola-Marie,...
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting
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Shirin Hirsch @shirinhirsch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Unbearably sad news of Prof Arday’s death. I am thinking of him and everyone close to him. I hope all those who took part in the hunt are ashamed. A broken and heartless media and academic system.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
No, that is not the alternative The alternative was treating like a normal news story, and not a trial by media - one that was so clearly turbocharged by Arday’s ethnic and social background and the growing resentment in the establishment in the UK of having more black people in high places
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Libby from Biscuit @thisisbiscuit.org.uk · 13/08/2026
Interesting study about how men's attitudes to sexual violence change depending on the sexuality of the victim-survivor.
news.unm.edu
Study finds that college men's attitudes are linked to ignoring rejections from bisexual women
Alexis Sheffield, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, recently published a research article about a study exploring factors that contribute to the elevated rates of sexual assault for bisexua...
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Libby from Biscuit @thisisbiscuit.org.uk · 06/08/2026
A colleague in activism got me on to this subject today and ive been digging like hell. It is VERY INTERESTING INDEED that you absolutely CAN find references to Brenda's work in books published between the 70s and the 90s, and historians in those sources saying she put the work in to make pride
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 04/08/2026
What can photographs tell us about anti-racist activism in twentieth-century London? Julian Ehsan on recording community histories through the Bengali Photo Archive and the extraordinary work of Lloyd Gee.
historyworkshop.org.uk
Activism, Identity, and the Bengali Photo Archive
What can photographs tell us about anti-racist activism in twentieth-century London? Julian Ehsan on the Bengali Photo Archive.
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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Heartbroken to wake up to the news of the attack at Berlin Pride. It reminds me of the feeling so many of us had when we heard about the shootings at Pulse in Orlando. "Do you really still need Pride?" we are often asked, condescendingly. In some ways, more than ever.
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Martha Robinson Rhodes @mrobinsonrhodes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“I’m acutely aware of how historical events are revised with time and distance. The suffragettes, once vilified, are now celebrated as heroes. I am certain that a time will come when those who protested for Palestine will be remembered very differently than how we are being presented” - Paula Akpan
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/07/2026
This sharp decline in early career staff and pathways has meant a profound reshaping of the profile of academic History staff in UK HE, 2012/13 to 2024/25. The following chart, drawn from the BA data, shows four career stages as a % share of total staff numbers, at three points since 2012/12, 2/2
Chart showing 'Academic Staff, History, by  contract / career stage, for the years: 2012/13, 2018/19 and 2024/25'
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/07/2026
In addition to today's data on staffing in UK HE, @britishacademy.bsky.social has produced several briefings, including one on the very significant decline in early career academics, 2012-24: bit.ly/4wGBTcl History has seen a 32% decline in early career staff numbers since 2012/13 #Skystorians 1/2
he British Academy
Mapping SHAPE academic staff briefing:
Pathways for early career
SHAPE
academics are in decline
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David Turner @profdavidturner.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
My 500 year history of disabled people's political activism is out now! Thanks to The Independent for making it their non-fiction book of the month! www.penguin.co.uk/books/455782... #disabilityhistory
penguin.co.uk
Disability
A ground-breaking history of modern Britain that puts the experiences of disabled people to the fore for the first time. Despite there being more than 16 million disabled people in the UK today, disa...
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
on this day in 1995, scientists discovered bisexuality. happy 31st birthday to all my fellow bs
cover of newsweek magazine shows three mysterious people standing together in dramatic shadows. the text reads “Bisexuality. Not gay. Not straight. A new sexual identity emerges.”
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Ben Allen @evodynamics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...
bostonglobe.com
Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe
The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Early career researchers are the lifeblood of any discipline. Their entrance into academia is at the heart of its renewal. What happens when those arteries are blocked? That's one of the questions the British Academy's SHAPE Observatory is asking. 1/3
thebritishacademy.ac.uk
Loss of academic staff and "cold spots" for humanities and social science degrees threaten strategically important skills for UK, says British Academy
A new data map released today shows a sharp and widespread decline in opportunities for university staff in the humanities, social sciences and arts subjects in 2024-25. The data shows a precarious la...
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is cope. It was, in fact, *incredibly* radical and subversive to be an out gay person for most of American history. Casting yourself as a pick-me and publicly shaming other LGBT people for Doing Activism Wrong is not going to make the bigots like you. You are doing the bigots' work for them.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Right before the buzzer for Pride month www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...
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Piers Haslam 🌺 @phghaslam.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A fully-funded queer history PhD opportunity!
westminster.ac.uk
The Development of a Gayborhood in post-war London: Mapping Soho and its archives | University of Westminster, London
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Martha Robinson Rhodes @mrobinsonrhodes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
20% of bisexual men saying they would vote Reform is... quite something (compared to 2% of bisexual women). But not too different from the 18% of gay men who would also vote Reform. I wish I could see more about the sample size and other demographic characteristics to understand this better.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“Academics want to promote their research outside of the university....However, in an increasingly queerphobic and transphobic public environment, this is becoming more difficult and riskier for researchers working on LGBTQ+ topics and they often face a backlash.” (Dr Charlotte Jones) 1/3
swansea.ac.uk
Academics researching LGBTQ+ topics face hostility and career risks, study finds
They say all publicity is good publicity, but new research has revealed the significant challenges academics researching LGBTQ+ topics face when bringing their work into the public eye.
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
You can also explore BBIH's free online reading list 'Researching refugee and exile histories' buff.ly/4L820SL @brepols.net
buff.ly
Online reading lists from BBIH
A listing of recent publications (2010-2020) in the field of Black British History, taken from the 'Bibliography of British and Irish History' in October 2020.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
This is great research but it’s always been plainly obvious that being hit square in the torso by a SUV instead of in the legs by a standard saloon car is going to hurt more
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A bit of local news about the new Reform council in Calderdale (which covers Hebden Bridge - lesbian capital of the north - and Shibden Hall - home of Anne Lister/Gentleman Jack). No pride flags or other 'symbols of division' for us 😡 www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/...
halifaxcourier.co.uk
Rainbow protest at Halifax home of Gentleman Jack icon after Reform refuse to fly Pride flag
A sea of rainbows marched to Shibden Hall yesterday protesting against Calderdale Reform’s refusal to fly the Pride flag.
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Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"A lot of us had career knockbacks because of our sexuality and that has an impact on your earning, and that has an impact on, therefore your housing. Because if you are having to take a job at a lesser pay grade because of homophobia, then you haven't got as much resource."
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨 NEW: 27 Members of Parliament have signed a motion to reject the EHRC Code of Practice edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo... Ask yours to join them: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode
edm.parliament.uk
Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.
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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"UK universities have shed more than 30,000 jobs in the past three years..." Why is every sector worthy of governmental concern except ours? Even pretend concern? www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont...
timeshighereducation.com
‘I don’t think I’ll ever be able to be in the same room as former colleagues’
The results of Times Higher Education’s UK University Redundancy Survey vividly illustrate the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. But respondents are torn ab...
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Rebecca Jane Morgan @rebeccajanemorgan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Deviants and Trailblazers is now out! 🎉 If you're looking for a long-form, joined-up history of trans activism and trans rights in the UK going all the way back to the 1940s, this is it! D&T covers many events, groups, and people never before chronicled. www.plutobooks.com/product/devi...
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Libby from Biscuit @thisisbiscuit.org.uk · 26/05/2026
"Nearly three-quarters of gay and lesbian people are “out” to family and friends, but fewer than a third of bisexual people are, leaving them isolated and unsupported. Kyle was a brilliant, sensitive young man, yet what he wanted more than anything was to fit in as one of the guys"
huffpost.com
My Son Called Me And Shared An Unexpected Secret. What Followed Was The Worst Tragedy Of My Life.
"Despite all his outrageous, attention-seeking behavior, my son guarded his one secret closely."
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In case you missed it, @alfiesteer.bsky.social has delved into our Oral History archive to explore MPs' memories of Section 28 and the wider struggle for gay rights in the late twentieth century.
historyofparliament.com
Section 28: Memories from the Oral History Archive - The History of Parliament
Section 28 of the Local Government Act, 1988, was one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in Britain at the end of the twentieth century. To mark
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Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
As in the case of Section 28, the CoP’s effects will be highly uneven and more about fear and silencing than anything else. Carving out spaces in our own communities where its effects can’t be felt is an essential aspect of resisting it.
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Martha Robinson Rhodes @mrobinsonrhodes.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
My furry editor and I are excited to announce the publication of my book, Bisexuality and Beyond: A History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in Modern Britain!
A box containing several copies of the book Bisexuality and Beyond. A small tabby cat is enthusiastically rubbing her head against the box.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
'The decision to close it was taken despite the faculty continuing to plan high-profile campus events, including the booking this month of US civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw.' 1/2
bbc.co.uk
Closure of Birmingham City University black studies MA ‘blindsides’ staff
Academics and activists condemn Birmingham City University's closure of the eight-month old course.
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