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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This Friday I'll be launching Hotties in Art in Bristol, at my local Waterstones. There will be chat and together we will be filling the store with art inspired by your favourite Hotties in art. You can get tickets at the link in bio.

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I like how they try and hide the bonkers in the middle of all the normal 🤣

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Oct 5 (1994) Sandi Toksvig is the definition of cosy TV & Radio. After coming out, not just as a lesbian AND a Mum, she was dropped by charities Save the Children and the Children's Society as a host for an event. The Lesbian Avengers protested #OTD & the charities apologised .

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"As the season is tilting slowly spook-ward" 😁🥰👻 I love this man so much ❤️

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Heads up for UK folks, The Substance just got added to BBC iPlayer.

A movie poster for the movie The Substance directed by Coralie Fargeat starring Demo Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid. The poster shows a green vial of activator fluid and lots of positive review quotes.

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Michelangelo was such a visionary - he illustrated getting a song stuck in your head centuries before Heart Radio 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums Il Sogno (The Dream), by Michelangelo, c1533, from the Courtauld Gallery 😁

A sketch on paper of a figure with an angel blowing a dream into their head

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I had such a blast last night at Chelmsford's Waterstones. The crowd were great at Peter was a great interviewer:). Next stop on the Hotties Tour is Bristol, then Belfast and Cork.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I used to enjoy going to Gail's bakery. But someone described Gail's as 'Gregg's for Tories', and I've not been since.

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Boyfriends leaving the Morton Street Pier, NYC", 1981, by Stanley Stellar 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums We just really love this image 😁 Stanley Stellar: The Piers at Kapp Kapp Jan – Feb, 2022

A photo of two figures in tight t-shirts, short shorts and high white socks, walking in step towards an urban scene

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Oct 2 (1985) Today we are remembering Rock Hudson, whose death #OTD from AIDS related complications, spurred Elizabeth Taylor to raise millions for HIV/AIDS research. Rock Hudson was a Hollywood heartthrob, starring in romcoms opposite Doris Day.

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have an idea for a comic, but I can't draw: It's the pervert community coming together (🤣) to be upset about Pervert Glasses being called Pervert Glasses Is this a thing?

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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AUTUMN TALES OF THE SUBURBS TOUR! Birmingham Literature Festival, 8 Oct Off the Shelf, Sheffield, 11 Oct Coast is Queer, Brighton, 18 Oct Write Idea Festival, Tower Hamlets, 21 Nov (tix not yet available) www.johngrindrod.co.uk/events

Copy of Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains held up in front of some suburban houses

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Have you started thinking about Christmas gifts yet? Why? Oh... No reason, no reason... Just gonna leave these here *leaves images right here* 😉 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums 💙🩷 #HottiesinArt uk.bookshop.org/p/books/muse... bookshop.org/p/books/muse...

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That's a lot of unlacing to do when Stephen realises he forgot to put his trousers on... 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums "Stephen" 1996, by John Wood, exhibited this summer at Gallery Celine, Glasgow 😁

A black and white photo of a figure in a black leather jacket, black leather boots, and white boxers, bends at the waist to tie their left boot

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Eddy Murphy @viscountconsett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fun Fact: Galadriel going photonegative wasn't actually in the script Cate Blanchett improvised it on the spot, she has to work very hard not to suddenly glow with terrifying unearthly light in her other roles

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Has anyone curated a collection of jockstraps in art? Maybe we'll be the first 🤔 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums "Untitled", 1963, by John Gardiner Crawford, from the Robert Gordon University 😁

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hi everyone, In this house we support workers and unions. As such, there's no LGBTQIA+ tour of V&A today. We hope to be back soon.

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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Postmodern pranks and outrageous fantasy art: the new Monstrosities Mon Amour with Will Wiles is half an hour of cheery excess podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

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Monstrosities Mon Amour: Onyx House, Mile End, with Will Wiles

Podcast Episode · Monstrosities Mon Amour · 23 September · 29min

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Kristin Scott Thomas both have one girl name and two boy names... I'm not sure why this is important, but I think it is 🤔

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Kristin Scott Thomas both have one girl name and two boy names... I'm not sure why this is important, but I think it is 🤔

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Us the day after the Hotties in Art Book Launch at Gower Street (London) Waterstones 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums Duncan Grant's "Reclining Figure (Paul Roche)", 1952 😁 Check out Jack's next book events and where to buy Museum Bums and Hotties in Art 💙🩷 here: linktr.ee/jackshoulder

A painting of a figure reclining on a bed, lying on their side with the arm behind them and their knees bent

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The ‘Museum Bums’ book was a little delight - the ideal present for the lover of all things callipygian - and this latest book looks equally fab. 🍑

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It always slightly blows my mind that my book and @jackshoulder.bsky.social 's books are in @gaystheword.bsky.social, the epicentre of so much UK queer history 🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh well look who's on the front page of @artukdotorg.bsky.social today!! 😁💙🩷 artuk.org/discover/sto... @jackshoulder.bsky.social

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Order and Chaos in a Glasgow Tenement 😁🥰

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 24 (1951) Trans pioneer Christine Jorgensen underwent her first gender affirming surgery #OTD at the Gentofte Hospital in Copenhagen. She soon made headlines as "ex GI becomes blonde bombshell", and she used her platform to advocate for trans rights and visibility.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

HOTTIES IN ART LAUNCHES TODAY! 💗💙💗💙 I'm excited to share Hotties with you all, indeed some of you already have your hands on them! To celebrate, I'll be at the Gower Street @waterstones.bsky.social with the delightful @ajwestauthor.bsky.social Tickets, books and more linktr.ee/jackshoulder

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY, HOTTIES IN ART!! 💙🩷 To celebrate, here's a crossover Hotty in Art Museum Bum 👍🏛️🍑💙🩷 James Bidgood's "Pan from Behind", from Pink Narcissus, late 1960s, recently exhibited at CLAMP art gallery in New York 😁 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/muse...

A photo of a model dressed as Pan, playing panpipes while sat on a tree branch. The lighting has lots of soft orange and pink and purple and green

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 23 (1984) Originally 'Megahood', the 1st Folsom Street Fair happened #OTD. Inspired by Harvey Milk, Kathleen Connell & Michael Valerio set it up to support locals, fight gentrification & celebrate the queer community, with the leather miracle mile at the heart of it all.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 22 (2010) It gets better. Dan Savage uploads the first It Gets Better videos to YouTube, in response the alarming rate of suicide by queer teens bullied at school. Dan said he wanted to share that "however bad things were, however isolated and alone [...], it gets better."

A screen grab of dan and Terry sharing Stories

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

London folk, fancy celebrating the launch of Hotties in Art with me & Sunday Times Bestseller @ajwestauthor.bsky.social? For the most fun you can have in a bookshop, join us on Thursday 24/9 at Gower Street Waterstones as we chat about hotties, history and art. Tickets: linktr.ee/jackshoulder

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 21 (1998) NBC airs the pilot episode of Will & Grace. Initially it ran from 1998-2006, but had a comeback from 2017-20. Over the course of its run it won 18 Primetime Emmys and the show's impact on queer culture has been recognised by The Smithsonian.

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The runners in Glasgow enjoy a mid-thigh short 😁👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums We're having a little weekend in #Glasgow for @jackshoulder.bsky.social 's "Hotties in Art" book tour (order now, out next week!) 💙🩷 Hector and Andromache (crop), 1774, Gavin Hamilton, The Hunterian, Glasgow

A crop of a painting showing two roman soldiers, one embracing the other. The one with their back to the viewer is wearing very tight, mid-thigh shorts

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hotties, @proud-geek.co.uk AND the best bum in comics? Check this out from Museum Bums' co-curator @jackshoulder.bsky.social .

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Bristol #Queer #lgbtq+ History fans! There's a free lecture about the history of Bristol Pride by Dr Robert Howes 3/10 at the Peel Lecture Theatre at the University of Bristol 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Honey, I don't think this is a balcony!! 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums Palace of the Vienna Bank (Palac Videnske Banknovi Jednoty) built between 1906 and 1908, sculpted by Frank Metzner Thanks @caroline-venezia.bsky.social for sharing 😁

A photo of two verdigris'd bronze sculptures on a rooftop. They're both standing on Tiptoe with their bodies facing away from the facade of the building but their heads turned to look down over their shoulders, as if they've just realised how high up they are

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 15 (1988) "LIVING WITH - NOT DYING OF" and "STOP LOOKING AT US, START LISTENING TO US" read the captions of protesters at Nicholas Nixon's MoMA exhibit Pictures of People, which featured photos of people with AIDS which a critic said made them "look like freaks."

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Mark @thehistoryboy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Me and @jackshoulder.bsky.social were discussing, and my dream Taskmaster line-up out of existing contestants is: Jason Mantzoukas Fatiha El-Ghorri Susan Wokoma Bob Mortimer and Liza Tarbuck 💯

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Museum Bums' co-author and co-curator @jackshoulder.bsky.social has been exploring Hot Geeks for @proud-geek.co.uk to help celebrate his new book Hotties In Art! You can find Hotties wherever you buy books, including the fabulous Proud Geek Bookshop.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It was such a blast exploring hotties in geek art for @proud-geek.co.uk !

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Hotties in Art Book Tour kicks off properly this week, with a signing at the fierce, fabulous and fantastic Category is... In Glasgow. I'll be there from 1400 on Saturday 19 September - pop in and say hi and pick up a personalised copy of your new favourite art book.

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 13 (2004) The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom declared war on Australia #OTD. The war was a form of protest, but official bureaucratic channels were taken. Law-wise sovereignty is ceded to an undefeated nation. Australia did not defeat G&LK, so sovereignty was assured!

A man standing by a rainbow flag on a beach

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

When you're not sure what's in your dog's mouth, but you know you won't enjoy finding out 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums This is a 15th century stone carving of a demon consuming a naked figure on St Michael's Church, Laxton, in Nottinghamshire, UK 😁 Thanks @planet_anus for sharing

A photo of a stone carving showing a demon with their mouth open wide and inside is a view of the bottom half of a figure holding their bumcheeks

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#TodayInQueerHistory September 12 (1680) Singer, lutenist and tutor to Princess Anne, Arabella Hunt, marries James Howard at St Marylebone Parish Church. They live together for 6 months. Arabella seeks an annulment. Why? James is actually Amy Poulter. Arabella claims Amy has male & female parts.

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Yes, Ody, we know boats are supposed to go forwards, but *someone* steered us into the shallows... 👀 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums The Odyssey - Departure from the Land of the Cyclops, c1859, by Friedrich Peller the Elder, from the Neues Museum Weimar, Germany. Thanks @antonio_explores for sharing 😁

A painting of Odysseus stood on his ship pointing forwards, while his crew all try and push and haul it backwards ready to set sail

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tschabalala Self's "Lady in Blue" is unveiled on the Fourth Plinth. Tschabalala says "She is not an idol to venerate or a historic figure to commemorate, She is an everyday person ... She is striding forward into our collective future with ambition, purpose and optimism." 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

An illustration of "Lady in Blue", a statue striding forward wearing a bright blue fancy dress with matching heels and a black necklace, with her hair up in a bun

A photo of the same statue from the front, in place on the fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Harry Holland was the 2nd leader of the Labour Party in New Zealand, and died unexpectedly while attending the funeral of the Maori King Te Rata Mahuta in 1933. His monument in Wellington Cemetery reads "He devoted his life to free the world from unhappiness, tyranny and oppression" 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

A cemetery monument depicting a nude figure stood, looking up, with smaller figures below them looking up at them

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Museum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Their secret handshake was 35 minutes in, and they were still only halfway through Act One 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums Moscow Nudes, 1966, Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, from the Sir Francis Cook Gallery 😁

A painting showing two figures dancing together touching outstretched hands, and hips, with one touching their other hand to the other figure's shoulder. In the background is a hazy cityscape (presumably Moscow)

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