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Thomas JW (they/them)

@thefivetonine.bsky.social
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An infrequent - and probably incoherent - miscellany. Scholar of fashion, dress and non-binary genders. Also lectures on sex, sexuality and social issues, and runs The Five to Nine Studio: a queer, peripatetic and generalist creative studio. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺🇵🇸

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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So, I'm on an associate lecturer contract this year. I've just been told that associate lecturers aren't entitled to direct access to our students' accessibility and accommodation information. How are we supposed to effectively teach and support them without being able to confirm what they need?
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Yeah, this is real, flat, colourless, still sadness, isn't it?
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's funny how some celebrity deaths really get you, isn't it? Dolly's feels like a gut punch. I feel very grateful that I got to see her twice in concert.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Husband™ just said of the eclipse, 'How will we know when it's started?' I don't know, my love, perhaps the temporary descent of a cataclysmic darkness upon the land might provide a clue...
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Sam, please. He's seen the utter fucking state of the place and is coming to destroy us all.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Looking forward to everyone in the UK staring into the sky this evening and chanting 'FULL MOON! HALF MOON! TOTAL ECLIPSE!' as we try to summon Jaffa, God of Cakes. Best. Apocalypse. Ever.
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
TransActual is launching the Trans Lives Survey 2026. It's quick, anonymous and will help us campaign for our community! 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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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
So did I! It took me two years to make peace with the prospect of putting £200 on a credit card for some, and then the first ever pair I bought was something like £19.80 and I asked three or four times if they were certain of that. The only pain is that it takes a couple of weeks for delivery...
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sam! OK, just because these are my favourite thing ever and in case you didn't know, you can order prescription swimming goggles from Vision Express for, like, £20. They all come in set strengths, so you might be off by +/- 0.25 or something like that, but who cares about that much?!
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new essay for all my trans siblings and our allies. "As the UK enters a new era of state-mandated segregation, I find myself asking: was it all worth it?"
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What we have won
It was the largest trans protest in British history. We travelled from across the country to central London. We were joined by allies, especially cis gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer people who re…
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In-person sign-up ended a little while ago, and I've no idea if there are any online tickets left. A good place to start, if you're interested in finding out more about this year's symposium and/or contacting the organisers, is the Eventbrite page, accessible here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tvce-x-big...
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TVCE x BiGS Existing Otherwise: A Trans+ Symposium
The Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence (TVCE) & Birkbeck Gender and Sexuality (BiGS) forum co-convene the 2nd annual TVCE Symposium
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'm very late announcing my participation, but I'll lead a 'fugitive teach-in' at this Friday's (24/07) @tvce.bsky.social symposium at Birkbeck! Through playing a few rounds of the game 'telephone,' the participants in my session are going to explore transmission and inheritance in trans+ histories!
A photograph of Thomas Jeram-West with a text overlay, announcing their participation in this year's Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence symposium at Birkbeck, University of London. Thomas is a White Northern European non-binary person assigned male at birth; they have short greying light brown hair that flicks backwards, and a matching moustache and heavy stubble. They also have a silver nose ring. In this photograph, they are standing in a sunny street facing left, with their head slightly tilted upwards and half-smiling. They are wearing black-framed sunglasses so you cannot see them squinting in the light. They are wearing a brown jacket with an orange, blue and yellow check, and a gingham shirt in yellow, orange, green and purple. There is a buttonhole of orange, pink and purple ranunculus on their jacket, which is also crossed by a dark green bag strap. The text overlay places 'TVCE X BiGS' across the image in large white letters, and logos for both Birkbeck, University of London and the Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence appear at the bottom of the image in that order. In the bottom right-hand corner, there is a QR code to scan that will take you to a web page where you can obtain more information about the event.
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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ
Promotional image. Title: Gender Census 2026. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Images: On the left, a box with a Venus/female symbol on it, patterned with tree bark. On the right, a box with a Mars/male symbol on it, patterned with grass.
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Create/Connect @createconnectccr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Are you trans, aged 16-25 and based in the UK? Are you interested in taking part in a project to explore your experiences of community and belonging? Do you want to receive a free art box in the post filled with activities and creative materials? Find out more about Create/Connect here!🧵 1/
A flyer from the Create/Connect project. The Create/Connect logo appears in the top left, in pink and green text. Down the right, there are photographs of a sticker, a carabiner, a booklet, and stencilled artwork. There is a QR code at the bottom centre. The middle of the flyer is black text on a white background that says the following:

Do you want to receive a free art box in the post filled with activities and creative materials?

Art boxes are activity boxes that the Create/Connect team are posting to trans young people aged 16-25 living in the UK. Art boxes are a different way to learn about trans young people's experiences by using creativity and you can make the art in your own time, wherever you want and connect with us online then to hat about what you have made about community and belonging.

The QR code has more information about how you can receive an art box.

In a green bubble at the bottom left, the following text appears:

createconnectproject.co.uk - funded by the AHRC, approved by the University of Southampton's ethics committee. ERGO ref. 93783.
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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
🏳️‍⚧️ Prayer motions against the EHRC code are important, but the fight from here is legislative. Will you join us inside Parliament on 25th June 11-4 to demand better? www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2...
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Mass Lobby for Trans Equality
Last year we broke the record for an LGBT+ mass lobby of Parliament. Will you help us break it again? Join us on 25th June 2026 to demand better.
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Shalini @shalininair.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
✨Open-access publication @ersjournal.com✨ Drawing on intersectionality, spatial & standpoint theory, I propose the framework of 'locational intersectionality' as a decolonial margin standpoint on structural inequality across scales. doi.org/10.1080/0141...
ABSTRACT
This article introduces the conceptual framework of locational intersectionality – a margin standpoint on structural inequalities across multiple scales within the colonial-neoliberal world order. Locational intersectionality pays close attention to how unequal power relations shape mutually-constitutive scales, from the body and community to the national and transnational, revealing a continuity that spans space and time. It advances the scholarship that combines intersectionality and space to analyse power inequalities. It does so through a decolonial reworking of intersectionality that, while acknowledging the centrality of race, foregrounds the global South margins, illustrated here through India's stratified caste system. The framework also emerges from a critique of how spatial theorising depoliticised intersectionality by dismissing identity politics. From the #MeToo movement against sexual violence to unequal COVID-19 health outcomes, I demonstrate how this approach lends a situated understanding of oppression, resistance, and justice. Lastly, I examine how locational intersectionality frames epistemology, including our positional reflexivity and citation politics.
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Sage Journals @journals.sagepub.com · 03/06/2026
June is Pride Month. We’re sharing free access to LGBTQIA+ research exploring identity, equity, health, and more. Explore here: ow.ly/11q450Z4lk4 #LGBTQIA #AcademicResearch #PrideMonth
Pride Month
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month! Remember to wave your flags with your non-dominant hand so that you're free to offer help and kindness to those in need or strike a blow against fascism with your dominant one. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Does anyone have a personal recommendation for books about Schiaparelli? Histories, biographies, anything that's well researched and well written? We're off to the exhibition at the V&A soon and I want to do a bit of reading beforehand. Bonus points for anything about Daniel Roseberry! Thanks! 🩷
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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
NEW RESOURCE! Media folks: check out our new guide on covering anti-trans rhetoric & the criminalization of trans people. By Arielle Rebekah of Trans & Caffeinated Communications, IC Abolition Journalism Fellow Lewis Raven Wallace, & our cofounder Andrea J. Ritchie. bit.ly/TransCrimina...
Don't be a copagandist! Trans criminalization edition. A resource for media on covering anti-trans rhetoric & the criminalization of trans people.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Just managed to put in a last-minute abstract for the @tvce.bsky.social/BiGS symposium this year. Thank you so much for having extended the application deadline! Fingers crossed! 🩵🩷🤍
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Switchboard - LGBTQIA+ Support Line @switchboard.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You’re not alone. Our trained LGBTQIA+ volunteers are here to listen to any concerns you may have as a result of the revised EHRC guidance being laid before parliament. We’ve supported the community through trials and tribulations for over 50 years, and we’re here for you today.
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Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Here's my first impressions FAQ on the EHRC document. Questions welcome. sandraduffy.blog/2026/05/21/f...
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First impressions on the EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations – a Q&A
Hello, UK trans community and allies. It’s been a long old day (year) waiting for this but it’s finally upon us. Bridget Phillipson has laid the new EHRC guidance before Parliament and …
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 21/05/2026
The updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations has been laid before Parliament. The guidance tells organisations how they should approach trans inclusion. Here’s what that means.
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Sex & Sexualities Journal @sexandsexualities.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
How should the #sociology of #sexuality incorporate #race into research in meaningful ways? And how should we also focus on pleasure, joy, and desire? Check out this work by Terrell J.A. Winder and Kendall Ota. doi.org/10.1177/3033...
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
My PhD research questionnaires and interviews have been reopened ONE LAST TIME until 23/04/2026 for more UK non-binary participants: - from global majority backgrounds - from working class backgrounds - aged 15, 16 & 17 Let's talk about how you use clothes, accessories etc. as a non-binary person!
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Nancy Kelley @nancymk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The government's draft of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 sets out proposals that would have a profoundly negative impact on trans, non binary and gender diverse children in schools and colleges. Please respond, and speak up for trans+ children's right to learn (links in comments)🧵
Bright blue background with white all caps text: LET TRANS KIDS LEARN, and smaller SCHOOLS SHOULD BE SAFE FOR EVERY STUDENT.  Ident from Allsorts Youth Project.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
By getting Vic and Bob to lure the ships through with the 'dove from above' routine from Shooting Stars.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I've been holding off, waiting for the right thing. Now to spend the next 20 years deciding on the font.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Might get GLAM tattooed across my knuckles after this.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
At this point, I'd just cut off my feet so I wouldn't have to bother with socks at all, and my hands so that I wouldn't have to reknit anything. 👍
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
It's OK - I'm neither respectable nor a gentleman, so you're fine.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A famous reply to that tweet from someone called 'trexila' reads, "The goblin meets your eyes and nods in agreement, unable to believe this shit either."
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I often think of this when I have this kind of day. Which, incidentally, it has been today.
A screenshot of a 2021 tweet from 'e-shrimp' that reads: "rolling my eyes so far back in my head that i make direct eye contact with the goblin that operates me like a marionette".
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Jasmine K Gani @jasminekgani.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
My new article "Kant as Methodology: Race, White Ignorance, and Intellectual Responsibility" is now out in Critical Philosophy of Race (Penn State University Press). Open Access copy here: jasminekgani.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... (summary of core arguments in thread below) @lseir.bsky.social
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Noodle's the paw chewer. Omelette's the chuff licker. It all gets a bit too much after three hours straight.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Remember to include a dachshund at each end of the sofa - one is chewing its foot and the other is slurping at its own, well...
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Picking a film at our house... Him: Let's watch this one. Me: Why? Him: We liked the trailer. Me: Never watched it. Him: It's got her in it. Me: Who's her? Him: The blonde one. Me: Which blonde one? Him: She has teeth. We watch the film. Never remember seeing a trailer. Don't ever recognise 'her'.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Completely by chance, I came across Neuroqueer Heresies by Nick Walker, and appear to have answered my own question. I'm really quite excited to make the time to read this next week. Trying to find a way of engaging with my PhD thesis that respects how my brain processes and produces information.
A photograph showing the cover for 'Neuroqueer Heresies' by Nick Walker. The cover is a medium purple, and a light blue banner at the top features the title in purple matching the cover. The subtitle is featured towards the middle of the cover, and reads: 'Notes on the neurodiversity paradigm, autistic empowerment, and postnormal possibilities'. Underneath, an image of a blue and black butterfly with a human brain in place of its thorax adorns the cover. The author's name appears at the bottom, in light blue.
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Almost a 100% hit rate on students citing Gender Trouble in their essays. Imagine if Butler got royalties that way. Makes me laugh that, one year, I'll get about 15 near-identical definitions of performativity, and the next, every single student off-roads and gives me a brand new interpretation...
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
¡Me interesa! 😍
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If this rings a bell for anyone, can you point me in the direction of a person, book, article etc.? I'm finding a fair few things online, but I know none of them are the thing I saw originally! Usually, I like or bookmark stuff like this, but not this time... Any help will be gratefully received!
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Hey, academic Bluesky! Am I hallucinating, or had someone out there written about 'working neurodivergence into research methodologies'? Something along those lines? Something kind-of-but-not-quite using the experience of having ADHD or ASD, for example, to almost 'queer' doing your research? No?
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Bookshop Lady (grumbling): 'You don't look very wet.' Me: 'Oh, I run between the drops.' Her: ... Me: ... Her: >:( Me: :D
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Run, don't walk, to get copies for your local and university libraries, and your bookshelves at home!
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Thomas JW (they/them) @thefivetonine.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
There is something so unsettling to me about Valentine's Day stuff and hot cross buns on the shelves by 9 Jan, only summer clothes in some shops, and TV ads for 'savings schemes' for Christmas 2026. There must be something somewhere written about capitalism and the collapse of the cultural calendar.
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