'You’re allowed to take a moment – just a moment – after a year of struggle, to be proud of the fact that we’re still here. We’re still fighting. And no matter how long and difficult the struggle is – it is a fight we will win, together.'
I'll try and get the blog idea set up again soon, not sure if I want to keep using the one I have on bearblog or learn a bit more HTML and do something else.
International law - the whole edifice; all of diplomacy; and every comma in the American constitution are failing in this abject and absolute triumph of necropolitics with impunity.
Every last sinew of diplomacy must now be strained. UK airspace must be closed to US military. Immediately.
It's my 30th birthday today! 🎂
I've spent it reading Congress documents from the PTB-PVDA (as one does) and listening to music (currently listening to Slayyyter's new album).
But otherwise, I'm just relaxing and reflecting on the past decade. I've come so far. 😊
Feeling better now after a walk and the promise of a chippy for tea tonight.
I've done a lot and despite my anxieties about what is ahead, I'm proud of what I've done and how far I've come. (I'm also in a more reflective mood since my 30th is on Thursday, a busy time for me rn!)
Have some tulips 🌷
I think a lot of this is a mix of how I feel about trans visibility as our rights are constantly under threat (as in, it's hard to feel cheerful about it at times) alongside my own personal anxieties and low self-esteem at what is a monumental accomplishment.
What do I want out of trans visibility? To be associated with a professionalism alongside my trans status? As an authority on the subject of trans lives?
Maybe, but I feel confused about where I stand. Am I active enough in trans communities to *deserve* visibility?
Themes around being 'professionally trans' came up in my research, but also that's what has happened or will happen to me too, depending on what I do next.
I also have that kind of anxiety as to how I'm perceived by trans workers and academics. What is my position now?
This year's TDoV has happened in a strange time in my life. I just did a PhD researching trans women and yet I also feel a detachment from a lot of trans communities and spaces.
It's that kind of subsummation of my identity into such a huge piece of work and maybe post-PhD burnout.
Trans Day of Act Now to Stop Labour's Section 28!
Tell all your cis friends and colleagues. They have until 20 April.
Good morning! It’s TDOV and I’m a broke trans woman who hasn’t been paid since March 12th. I haven’t been able to restock my pantry and I’m living on my reserves of frozen meals, cup noodles, and rice. If you wanted to provide me with grocery money, it would mean the world. www.paypal.me/JPierce954
Just reupping this post for the people that think giving money to the bigot lady is a matter or nuance, she is actively trying to undermine the law in my country. The main anti-trans organisation here admits they have 20-30 members, nobody apart from a handful of bigots wants this
Thanks!
Are you at Rutties rn? I think I saw you walk past. 😝
I passed!
I'm a doctor now! 🎓
Today's the day! The viva!
Wish me luck everyone!
Hey everyone, a collective I'm part of is starting a radical bookshop and community space in Newcastle, a city where the last radical bookshop closed around 40 years ago. We've just launched our crowdfunder. Please take a look a share widely!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/booksfromb...
screenshot of text::"The United Nations instituted International Women’s Day (IWD) in 1975—or so the official story runs. Few remember not only that the origins of March 8 lie in the history of the international workers’ movement, but that it was the socialist movement in the United States that first launched the idea of a day devoted to women’s rights centered on working-class women. In fact, the Socialist Party USA first established a day of education and action around women’s rights called “Woman’s Day” in 1908, and the following year U.S. socialists held demonstrations in several cities to demand women’s suffrage. In 1910, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed the transformation of the U.S. Woman’s Day into an international day of action—International Working Women’s Day—which, in 1914, started being celebrated on March 8. Three years later, on March 8, 1917, Russian women workers took to the streets in St. Petersburg, organizing a strike to demand bread and peace. It was the beginning of the Russian Revolution."
a useful explainer of International Women's Day by Cinzia Arruzza
Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield's Art Collection LGBTQ+ art and heritage have endured across the centuries, revealing how communities express and preserve their Queer stories. This display brings artworks and obiects from Sheffield's collections together in pairings or small groupings, creating dialogues that explore how Queer art speaks to the city and to our lives within it. Historic and contemporary artworks and objects are united through three key conversations: Revolution - Art which speaks to the historical legal and social constraints surrounding Queer expression Revelation -Art that highlights coded messages which have been hidden or deliberately obscured Reinforcement - Art that retains and strengthens the foundations of ueer art and its histories Discover the unexpected histories within these pairings, consider the emotion they hold, and form your own connections in a space of care and exploration that's for everyone.
A lovely exhibition that I went to today at the Graves Gallery in Sheffield.
'Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield's Art Collection'
Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026
Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.
STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Three women found guilty of criminal damage after a pro-Palestine protest at a Newcastle factory owned by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, an Israeli state-owned weapons company www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
“If you are concerned about your data being used in the new data linkage study.
You can set the National Data Opt-Out. The EIA for The Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England) Order 2026 confirms both national + study-specific opt-outs will apply.”
tacc.org.uk/2026/03/03/h...
Can't speak for audio production, but it's been great switching to Linux. I'm currently using Fedora with KDE, although I had to do some extra steps for audio/video repositories.
But, for everyday things, there's a lot of small quality of life improvements that make it so much nicer to use.
However, you don't need to do what I did and have to read Irene Clyde's novel, Beatrice the Sixteenth, at the British Library or the National Library of Scotland.
You can order a new copy for yourself (if you're curious about early 20th Century feminist sci-fi)
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/beat...
Although Clyde had some peculiar, if not outright reactionary politics that would be at odds with Eva Gore-Booth and her partner, Esther Roper's backgrounds in working class suffragette activism in Lancashire.
Very useful book for my masters thesis on the inter-war feminist journal Urania that Gore-Booth co-founded (declaring that 'sex is an accident') which included a trans feminine editor, Irene Clyde. 👀
It's funny looking at this on a chart (I use Topsters 3) and I can pinpoint moments in my life based on the albums I listened to.
E.g. I listened to Ethel Smyth on the train to London whilst reading Dorothy Whipple's book 'High Wages.'
Or the Shrubbies album during the chaotic, busy train back.
Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Allo Darlin' - Allo Darlin' Harper Lee - Everything's Going to be OK Larry Levan - Larry Levan - Live at the Paradise Garage LTJ Bukem - Intelligent Jungle DJ Sprinkles - Where Dancefloors Stand Still DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues weed420 - Esto no es un show Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland Vários intérpretes - Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall good flying birds - talulah's tape Ethel Smyth - Smyth: String Quartet - String Quintet YAKKIE - Kill The Cop Inside Your Head Kitty Craft - Beats and Breaks from the Flower Patch Shrubbies - Memphis in Texas Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk DJ Magic - No Hats No Hoods Edition 1 Various Artists - Join The Future: UK Bleep & Bass 1988-91 Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy Mitski - Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Something different on here.
Albums I've listened to and rated on my RYM account over the last month. 😊 🎧
At least when it's done, I will have to post about other things too.
I'm worried that all I do is post about this stuff when I think people might be keen to hear more about what I'm reading, listening to, thoughts on politics/theory, etc.
I do irl, but putting it to words on here can be tricky.
Been *feeling* it since yesterday, that this month is the month of the viva.
Of course I'm nervous, but as I'm reading through the thesis now (giving myself enough time for prep!) - I'm reminded that I did accomplish all of that.
I am proud of it, that's for sure.
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