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Sophie Perry

@sophieperryportfolio.com
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Multi-award-winning journalist, doctoral researcher, founder of the LGBTQ+ Journalism Network and the scribe at GIRL OF MY DREAMS linktr.ee/sophieperryportfolio

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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 05/10/2026
Earlier this summer I won a free ticket to a queer residential called Dyketopia – and I wrote about it for Metro's Queer Hope & Joy series 🌈 🔗 metro.co.uk/2026/10/04/f...
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I felt lost and depressed - then a Queer Utopia saved me
For once, I didn’t feel like I needed to explain anything about myself.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 01/10/2026
Tomorrow I will be speaking at 'Current Challenges to LGBTQ+ Rights and the Role of the Media', organised by the LGBTQI+ Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). 📆 Friday, 2 October 2026, 3pm-6:30pm 📍 The Shard, Level 8, London SE1 9SG ✏️ Register here: gtlawinfo.com/rv/ff0112bdd...
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You Are Invited | Greenberg Traurig Event with the IBA LGBTQI+ Law Committee
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026
Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 14/09/2026
It is literally incredible what you can achieve when your mental health is in a good place. Is this what some people have all the time?? Is this NORMAL????
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 12/09/2026
Check out my analysis of the day 👇
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 12/09/2026
Give my analysis of the day a read 👇 🔗 www.wearequeeraf.com/speak-up-on-...
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Speak up on Trans+ rights, Andy Burnham urged after 1000-strong mass lobby
“We’ve heard almost nothing” from Andy Burnham on Trans+ rights say the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance said after 1,000 people signed up to lobby MPs about the segregation in the EHRC Code of Practice
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 12/09/2026
I even got to meet Hannah Spencer and her sweet greyhound, Judy! 🐶
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 12/09/2026
I worked as a press officer during @transsolidarity.bsky.social's mass lobby of parliament 🏳️‍⚧️ From liaising with various outlets, to accompanying a case study during a studio interview and writing about it all for @wearequeeraf.com, it's been a busy incredibly fulfilling time.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 08/09/2026
Last week, a series of confusing and conflicting school policies came into force amid ever-increasing anti-trans rhetoric  Read full analysis from @sophieperryportfolio.com 
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Section 28 2.0: A complex web of anti-trans guidance that will make it vastly harder to overturn
Anti-trans rhetoric has been spread across a growing myriad of guidance and documents, with Trans+ children headed back to school facing segregation and teachers banned from “encouraging” them to question their gender.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 07/09/2026
Last week, a new era of anti-trans hostility in the education sector began - dubbed by many in the LGBTQIA+ community as ‘Section 28 2.0’ ✍️ @sophieperryportfolio.com 
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Section 28 2.0: A complex web of anti-trans guidance that will make it vastly harder to overturn
Anti-trans rhetoric has been spread across a growing myriad of guidance and documents, with Trans+ children headed back to school facing segregation and teachers banned from “encouraging” them to question their gender.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 03/09/2026
I spoke with @gaydio.bsky.social about Section 28 2.0 following the introduction of new guidance in England's schools. The guidance, which is "confusing" and "contradictory", will negatively and disproportionately impact trans youth. @wearequeeraf.com 🔗 www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2...
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 02/09/2026
🚨 This week, confusing and conflicting education guidance has come into force amid escalating anti-trans rhetoric We unpack how it’ll impact Trans+ young people 👇 ✍️ @sophieperryportfolio.com
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Section 28 2.0: A complex web of anti-trans guidance that will make it vastly harder to overturn
Anti-trans rhetoric has been spread across a growing myriad of guidance and documents, with Trans+ children headed back to school facing segregation and teachers banned from “encouraging” them to ques...
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 01/09/2026
Today, new RSE and KCSIE guidance came into force in England's schools – dubbed Section 28 2.0 by many. Unlike Section 28, these rules are spread across different documents, making it harder for LGBTQIA+ groups to fight to overturn their harmful impacts. My latest for @wearequeeraf.com 👇
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Section 28 2.0: A complex web of anti-trans guidance that will make it vastly harder to overturn
Anti-trans rhetoric has been spread across a growing myriad of guidance and documents, with Trans+ children headed back to school facing segregation and teachers banned from “encouraging” them to ques...
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 01/09/2026
This analysis by @sophieperryportfolio.com also explores upcoming consultations that could further deepen a growing institutionalism of transphobia in English schools For the latest anti-trans policies and to understand the LGBTQIA+ news, get our free weekly newsletter 📨 wearequeeraf.com/subscribe
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 01/09/2026
🆕 As schools begin their new term - a myriad of guidance documents make 'Section 28 2.0' vastly more complex to navigate and fight back against From Trans+ pupils facing segregation to teachers banned from “encouraging” students to question their gender 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2...
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Section 28 2.0: A complex web of anti-trans guidance that will make it vastly harder to overturn
Anti-trans rhetoric has been spread across a growing myriad of guidance and documents, with Trans+ children headed back to school facing segregation and teachers banned from “encouraging” them to ques...
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 27/08/2026
Can someone wrap Ian McKellen in cotton wool for the rest of the week? It's not safe out here for octogenarian gay icons.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 26/08/2026
It was really nice to think about my journey into journalism, as it is easy to forget that I once dreamed of being where I am now 🫶 2/2🧵
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 26/08/2026
I am so proud to be an @nctj.bsky.social ambassador – and I am always keen to support the fantastic work it does. For GCSE and A-Level results, a campaign has been running a campaign to inspire the next generation of journalists. My contribution was published today👇 1/2🧵
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From results day to multi-award-winning journalist
Sophie Perry, former senior news reporter, Pink News, on the journey to an impressive journalism career.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/08/2026
NOT DOLLY!!!!
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Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80
Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/08/2026
She’s here, she’s queer, she’s unemployed – and she’s launched a Substack. If you are reading for the first time, welcome to GIRL OF MY DREAMS. A place for miscellaneous personal essays, on (un)becoming. 🔗 girlofmydreams.substack.com/p/finding-th...
Finding the GIRL OF MY DREAMS 

A place for miscellaneous personal essays, on (un)becoming.

She’s here, she’s queer, she’s unemployed – and she’s launched a Substack. 

girlofmydreams.substack.com
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 20/08/2026
A number of very, very talented people are going to lose their jobs because management has a complete aversion to listening to anyone and everyone who has said for years that the brand needed to diversify its revenue stream away from Snapchat.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 20/08/2026
PinkNews is making more staff redundant, closing its office and moving to use an AI tool to “condense work that previously took hours into minutes”. During my redundancy meeting in March I expressed concern the brand was heading down the route of AI slop – sad to see I was completely right.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 17/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Can you help us reach more people than ever before? Respond to our Trans Lives Survey today, and share on your social media, so we can get a full picture of the experiences and views of trans people in the UK. Take the survey here: form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3 #TransLives #TransSurvey #Trans
A pink and blue graphic with a black and white cartoon of some people on the bottom. 

Text reads: TransActual is launching its biggest survey for the trans community yet!

TRANS LIVES SURVEY

2026

We want to hear about your experiences as a trans person living in the UK.

It's quick, anonymous, and will help us campaign for our community!
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 31/07/2026
I have an opinion piece in the new edition of DIVA Magazine ✨️ Entitled 'The sapphic scene gives me FOMO - and I LOVE it' I discuss the boom in FLINTA communities, clubs and events across the UK - which is more than any single dyke can do. Pick up a copy 👇
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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It would help a lot if a lot of journalists and pundits weren't using Twitter as their assignment editor, several years into its transition into Stormfront.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/07/2026
Might I add: the security at Coven were very empathetic and were insistant that *I* did not need to leave because they would deal with the man in question. I decided to leave anyway, so did not see how they dealt with it but did appreciate the empathy they displayed!! 🧵 6/6
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/07/2026
Today there were 150,000 people at Trans Pride, no issues. I am in the vicinity of a cis man (WHO IS WITH HIS FAMILY MIGHT I ADD) for a mere hour and I am forced to leave a queer space because I am uncomfortable. 🧵 5/6
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/07/2026
I kept working on my laptop and then, completely unprompted, he reaches over and pulls at my shoelace to untie it (and take my shoe off?) My reaction: ??? I immediately pack up. He apologises. I apologise to HIM on automatic reaction. (Re-tie my lace). Report it to security. Leave. 🧵 4/6
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/07/2026
This was late afternoon so it was quiet. After an hour, a couple (middle-age man and woman) come and sit near me (later joined by their daughter and daughter's boyfriend). The elder gentlemen was absolutely wankered: so thoroughly drunk that he could not navigate getting up and down. 🧵 3/6
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/07/2026
After Trans+ Pride I thought it would be nice to head into Soho and find somewhere queer to sit and work on my literature review for my PhD. I decide to go to Coven (previously the home of G-A-Y) because I want to see what the new owners have done with the place. 🧵 2/6
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/07/2026
I wasn't sure whether to post this, but then thought the shame is probably the patriarchy speaking - so felt I should! I had a very weird experience at a bar after London Trans+ Pride - but no, a trans person wasn't responsible. It was - of course - a cis man. 🧵 1/6
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 25/07/2026
London Trans Pride! 🏳️‍⚧️ 💙🤍🩷 @smartypantsmarty.com @mimihansford.bsky.social
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 09/07/2026
The EHRC's proposed Code of Practice has been condemned as a "system of segregation", "impractical, intrusive and inhumane", and even "genocidal in nature" 
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EHRC says 'sex questioning' will be "rare" – but evidence suggests it's increasing
The chair of the EHRC has claimed in a letter to a Labour MP that sex questioning under the updated Code of Practice will be “rare and exceptional”
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 10/07/2026
Over the past eight years, 11 countries and dozens of states worldwide have outlawed conversion practices. The UK is one of the few Western European nations yet to introduce a ban.
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Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse”
Eight years after a ban was pledged the draft Conversion Practices Bill is here – and its not without problems
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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The NUJ has expressed solidarity with the family, partner, and friends of murdered journalist Lyra McKee ahead of the long-awaited verdict at the Belfast Crown Court today. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/jud...
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Judgment due in Lyra McKee murder trial
Judgment will be handed down in Belfast Crown Court today (Friday 3 July) in the long-running trial of three men accused of murdering freelance journalist and NUJ member Lyra McKee.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 02/07/2026
(Farfalle, I told her)
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 02/07/2026
Six years into our relationship and @sarayahaddad.bsky.social can still ask me the most riveting questions. Today's example: "If I was a pasta shape, what pasta shape would I be?"
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 29/06/2026
The queer community pointed out two major loopholes in the government's draft conversion practices bill that could leave LGBTQIA+ people unprotected.
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Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse”
Eight years after a ban was pledged the draft Conversion Practices Bill is here – and its not without problems
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 27/06/2026
Want to get a very queer take on the news each week? Sign up for @wearequeeraf.com's award-winning newsletter 👇 🧵/3
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Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse”
The draft Conversion Practices Bill and Keir Starmer's resignation – understand the LGBTQIA+ news this week
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 27/06/2026
Eight years and five prime ministers later, we have one draft bill – but no full, trans-inclusive ban. The draft legislation is packed full of loopholes – so much so that @transactualuk.bsky.social called it an “instruction manual for abuse” I discuss in-depth 👇 🧵/2
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Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse”
Eight years after a ban was pledged the draft Conversion Practices Bill is here – and its not without problems
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 27/06/2026
This week, I wrote and produced @wearequeeraf.com's award-winning newsletter – and what a week for it! Keir Starmer resigning and the draft Conversation Practices Bill dropping – ALL during a heatwave? Give the queers a break 🥵 🧵/1
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 27/06/2026
Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse” 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/draft-conver...
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Draft conversion practices bill loopholes make it “instruction manual for abuse”
Eight years after a ban was pledged the draft Conversion Practices Bill is here – and its not without problems
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 27/06/2026
Idk if I'm around queer people too much but I just responded to a text from my 61-year-old, straight, cis, mum with "thanks diva boots"
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 22/06/2026
This is a huge shame, but absolutely the right decision. I was really looking forward to working with the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance team this week and carrying out comms support for this important event. Health and safety are paramount! More details 👇
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 22/06/2026
Prime Minister resignations are starting to feel like Christmas – they seem to come around quicker every year
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 20/06/2026
Youth social media bans should raise privacy concerns for everyone 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/youth-social...
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Youth social media bans should raise privacy concerns for everyone
TL;DR: The UK Government has announced a sweeping under-16s social media ban, which could have implications for privacy rights for everyone. The UK government has announced a sweeping ban on children under the age of 16 accessing social media. This landmark decision – in what is already a highly
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 20/06/2026
This week I wrote and produced @wearequeeraf.com's newsletter, discussing the Govenment's announcement of an under-16s social media ban and wider privacy rights Give it a read 👇
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Understand the LGBTQIA+ news: Youth social media bans should raise privacy concerns for everyone, especially the LGBTQIA+ community
Starmer's social media ban has been widely criticised - Understand the LGBTQIA+ news this week
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 05/06/2026
And the award for worst Pride Month post goes to...
Official statement from HelloFresh: 


We know eating isn't always a top priority this month.

We respect that.

But for those of you who are... prepping... we have an extensive lineup of high-fiber recipes available.

Happy Pride.
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Sophie Perry @sophieperryportfolio.com · 03/06/2026
Free speech lovers Reform showing once again they only love it when it suits them
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Reform UK bans Essex libraries promoting LGTBQ pride
It has been dubbed as "disturbing and alarming news" by Save Our Libraries Essex
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