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There are only 9 days remaining to submit your proposal for the INQYR Beyond Limits Conference 2026!

This is your chance to share your research, creative work, or community-based projects that support and uplift 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.

📅 Submission deadline: April 30, 2026

The bathrooms is so real… I can’t describe other than the fact they’re just American!!!

It’s always the light switches for the former! The latter is more… obvious

Worth noting here that trans people have systematically and often quite dramatically low bone density, even before we start HRT. We are a population that specifically needs access to sport, but since about 2023 it has been systematically taken away. Parkrun is absolutely vital for trans health.

Email informing me that I have satisfied the criteria for my PhD.

A bottle of Mumm champagne and two glasses

Being notified of conferment on April Fools’ just feels correct #PhDONE 🥂

Not sure if your topic fits the conference? It probably does.

INQYR Beyond Limits 2026 is built around 3 themes:
✨ Global issues & collaboration
💛 Health & community care
💻 Tech, AI & digital life

There’s space for you.

📅 Submit by April 30
More examples coming soon 👀

#INQYR2026 #BeyondLimits

Recruitment poster for a new study Dr Anthony Gifford is launching. Not a top. Not a bottom. I’m looking to speak with gay and bisexual men who identify as ‘sides’ (or feel the term resonates) for a research project on identity, relationships, and wellbeing. It’s a space to reflect on experiences that often go unspoken. 1-to-1 interview (online or in person) Confidential Email anthony.gifford@bcu.ac.uk

🚨 Study Recruitment 🚨

Not a top. Not a bottom.

I’m looking to speak with gay and bisexual men who identify as ‘sides’ (or feel the term resonates) for a research project on identity, relationships, and wellbeing.

📩 anthony.gifford@bcu.ac.uk | 🔗 shorturl.at/4Kawl

#MSM #LGBTQResearch #GayMen

I just submitted my abstract 🏳️‍🌈 💪🏻 you should too!!

Yes but they did also lose millions in equal pay disputes and failed IT system implementations 😭

*cries in Birmingham postcode*

A collection of 150 books about The Legend of Zelda

Happy 40th Anniversary to #Zelda!

❓ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 ❓

Nobody knows, but we at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 are on a quest to find out!

#Nintendo #TheLegendOfZelda #TLOZ #Booksky #Gaming

🌈 LGBTQ+ research - I would love to hear from you!
I am conducting research exploring how activism, identity pride, and community connectedness influence LGBTQ+ experiences
Requirements to participate: 18+, identify as LGBTQ+, live in the UK
Thank you!
Survey link:
research.sc/participant/...

I ASKED SANTA FOR A RESEARCH GRANT. YOU STILL BELIEVE IN RESEARCH GRANTS?

#ukhighered

Left to right: Prof. Daragh McDermott, Dr Anthony Gifford, Dr Beth Jones Anthony is holding his thesis after just passing his viva.

PhDone ✅ 🥳

Thank you @daraghmcdermott.bsky.social, Dr Beth Jones & Prof. Rusi Jaspal for all your support!

Shout to Professor Adam Bourne (La Trobe University, Melbourne) and Dr Blerina Kellezi (NTU Psychology) for making the viva so enjoyable!

@ntupsychology.bsky.social

Humble brag time - proofs for PhD paper number five (!!) are officially submitted, which means the only thing between me and finishing this PhD is the viva. Wild to think I once hoped for three papers, but caffeine, stress, and top-tier supervision said otherwise. Viva, I’m coming for you.

Interested in the social impact of video games? Want to understand how games can make our world better? Attend this webinar at @uniofbathsom.bsky.social on 13/11! Special guests include experts @drkowert.bsky.social & @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social! Pls share www.bath.ac.uk/events/explo... #videogames

A book called the Psychgeist of pop culture, the legend of Zelda sitting on top five other books in the same series. The background is a mountain landscape.

The latest #Psychgeist entry has arrived!

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA 🗡️

I’m SO excited to read it this weekend ♥️

Thank you @annayahprosser.bsky.social @drkowert.bsky.social 🙏

anyone found this week extra exhausting? autumn daylight hours slapping me hard

A book cover. Mountains in the background, a rocky outcrop in the foreground with a broadsword sticking out of the rock in the centre. The title reads "The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Legend of Zelda, Edited by Annayah M.B. Prosser, PhD.

🛡️ It's dangerous to go alone, take this! ⚔️
Since 2023, I've been working on a collection that explores what the Legend of Zelda video games can teach us about psychology, social science and our environment. Our collection is available open-access here: playstorypress.org/books/the-ps... #videogames

Never dreamt that I would be able to combine two of my favourite things: The Legend of Zelda and LGBTQ+ Psychology ⚔️ 🏳️‍🌈 🧠 🎮

Thank you to @annayahprosser.bsky.social and @drkowert.bsky.social for this opportunity!

Read my chapter “Smash the pot, break the binary”: works.hcommons.org/records/z0qv...

Cruising as Moral Practice | Los Angeles Review of Books Jordan Osserman reads two recent queer theory books exploring the form and chemistry of sex.

Amazing review on @nagingtonuom.bsky.social’s The Moral Lessons of Chemsex boom in the LA REVIEW OF BOOKS! @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

lareviewofbooks.org/article/crui...

Anthony is stood next to actress Rosamund Pike with his thesis in hand after she had just signed it.

What’s better than submitting your thesis? Getting your absolute icon to sign said thesis (and read my acknowledgment to her as well ofc 😌)

Abstract from my latest paper: Abstract Background: Despite the clinical efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing HIV, uptake remains suboptimal among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United Kingdom (UK). Sustaining progress in the PrEP cascade requires more than biomedical availability; it demands effective, psychologically informed interventions that address persistent barriers. Psychological factors, such as medical mistrust, low PrEP self-efficacy, and identity-related processes, continue to undermine engagement. This study tested whether narrative persuasion and message framing could influence these barriers. Method: A sample of 253 MSM was recruited to participate in an online experiment and completed baseline measures of identity resilience before being randomly allocated to either the gain-framed (N = 122) or loss-framed (N = 124) narrative condition and then completing post-manipulation measures of medical mistrust and PrEP self-efficacy. After excluding 7 cases due to ineligibility, data from 246 participants were analysed using mediation analysis. Results: Participants in the gain-framed condition reported lower medical mistrust than those in the loss-framed condition. Medical mistrust was, in turn, associated with lower PrEP self-efficacy. Identity resilience was associated with lower medical mistrust and higher PrEP self-efficacy. Discussion: These findings provide novel causal evidence that gain-framed health narratives can reduce mistrust and indirectly enhance PrEP self-efficacy. Identity resilience also emerges as a key psychological factor influencing trust and behavioural confidence. Conclusions: Interventions to improve and sustain PrEP uptake should combine gain-framed, narrative-based messaging with strategies to bolster identity resilience. Such approaches may address psychosocial barriers more effectively and promote equitable PrEP uptake among MSM.

PhD paper #4 published today, in a special issue for studies examining healthcare for Sexual Minority populations. (Just in time for thesis submission 😱)

Key findings show the promise for using gain-framed, narrative messaging to improve PrEP self efficacy.

@ntupsychology.bsky.social

the condom doctrine is so powerful (and moralising) that some sexual health services will literally communicate things like: "remember, HIV PrEP, doxyPEP, and routine vaccinations for hepatitis A and B, mpox, gonorrhoea, and more are no replacement for a condom!!!!"

I will take AI seriously when my smart speaker understands the phrase “original broadway cast recording.”

FDA Approves Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention More than 99% of people who received Yeztugo in two large clinical trials remained HIV negative.

The FDA approved twice-yearly lenacapavir (Yeztugo) for PrEP, making it the longest-acting HIV prevention method. Advocates lauded the eagerly awaited approval but expressed concern that the $28,000 annual price tag could limit access as HIV prevention funding is being slashed in the US & worldwide.

Title and abstract of a recently published paper. Psychosocial Profiles of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Influencing PrEP Acceptability: A Latent Profile Analysis Despite the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United Kingdom (UK), uptake among men who have sex with men (MSM) remains inconsistent, signalling a persistent ‘PrEP Gap’. Empirical studies show the important role of psychosocial factors (e.g., stigma, identity, trust in science, and sexual behaviours) in PrEP acceptability and uptake. This study aimed to identify subgroups of MSM in the UK based on psychosocial predictors of PrEP acceptability. A cross-sectional survey of MSM (N = 500) was conducted between June and September 2023. Participants completed validated measures assessing identity resilience, internalised homonegativity, LGBTQ+ connectedness, trust in science, NHS perceptions, HIV stigma, PrEP self-efficacy, condom self-efficacy, sociosexual orientation, perceived HIV risk, and PrEP acceptability. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was used to identify distinct subgroups based on these psychosocial dimensions. Four psychosocial profiles were defined: (1) PrEP Ambivalent (15%); (2) PrEP Accepting (36.2%); (3) PrEP Hesitant (37%); and (4) PrEP Rejecting (11.8%). These profiles provide evidence for varied combinations of personal and structural factors influencing PrEP acceptability. PrEP acceptability among MSM in the UK is shaped by distinct psychosocial configurations, influenced by identity, stigma, trust, and perceived risk. These findings highlight the need for differentiated and targeted interventions for enhancing PrEP acceptability based on psychosocial profile. Audience segmentation strategies offer a promising pathway to bridge the awareness-to-engagement gap and address the nuanced barriers facing diverse subgroups within the MSM community. Keywords: LPA; PrEP; MSM; UK; acceptability; uptake

PhD Paper #3 published in the Psychology of Sexual and Gender Diversity special issue in Behavioural Science.

A latent profile analysis of PrEP usage among MSM in the U.K.

Endless thanks to Rusi Jaspal, Beth Jones and @daraghmcdermott.bsky.social

@ntupsychology.bsky.social

bravi to the authors of the 2025 BASHH/BHIVA UK PrEP guidelines for recognising that excessive reliance on RCT data necessarily reproduces inequalities for groups already marginalised or minoritised within healthcare. (see: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) /1

DoxyPEP for syphilis prevention – new UK guidelines launched — The Love Tank CIC New guidelines issued today by the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) provides an evidence-based framework for the prescription of doxy PEP to prevent syphilis.

New UK guidelines for prescribing doxyPEP for syphilis prevention launched today by @bashhuk.bsky.social

The Love Tank played a key role in community engagement for the guidelines, with @benvyle.bsky.social and @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social on the writing group.

www.thelovetank.info/news/doxysyph

A picture of the first page of my doctoral thesis and a bottle of Bollinger champagne to celebrate

A good thesis is a done thesis, or so I tell myself! First draft (of many more, I’m sure) ✅

Not me. Actually enjoying writing a methods chapter. Couldn’t possibly.