Thin wooden shelves filled with colourful zines
Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: A Tool for Self-Advocacy has made it's way to the Peak District Zine Library.
It's lovely to see our zine in the wild @georgiarivers.bsky.social
We are looking for other places to house our zine, so let us know!
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In this second piece about their zine, Cervical screening for trans+ autistic people: A tool for self advocacy, researchers Georgia Rivers and @kmunday.bsky.social reflect on the motives for and process of their collaboration.
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In the first of two pieces about their zine, Cervical screening for trans+ autistic people: A tool for self advocacy, researchers @georgiarivers.bsky.social
and Katie Munday, discuss the pressing need for accessible community resources 🌈🎓 @the-polyphony.bsky.social
thepolyphony.org/2026/03/13/b...
Come see some wonderful colleagues and I talk about our research on autistic experiences of cancer and cancer services!
A woman is being interviewed for an Oral History Project by Queer Global
We are building the world's largest archive of LGBTQ+ Global Majority & Migrant stories. We need YOUR voice to make history.
✅ Safe space & expenses covered
✅ Anonymity available
Join the legacy. Apply here: forms.gle/ALgvoWj6QSY9... 🏳️🌈
#HeritageFund
Happy new year! Just under two weeks to go until our free seminar on power in autism research www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
Super excited for this, it'll be an incredible day!!
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The Vagina Museum is a proudly trans inclusive organisation 🏳️⚧️
We won't be silenced with our commitment to telling the entire story about anatomy, reproductive justice and bodily autonomy! Trans people have always existed and will always exist.
April 17-19, 2026 Health-Science-Knowledge Virtual Symposium Open Call for Submissions
A checklist describing the essential components of each submission type for the symposium, including: Individual and co-authored papers, oral and virtual/pre-recorded presentations, and posters: -A title -An abstract or description of up to 300 words max -The names of all contributors/authors -The broad areas(s) the work fits into (e.g. research, policy, practice, other) -The fields, disciplines, lives experiences, and/or areas of knowledge that reviewers should have to help when reviewing the submission (we’ve pre-populated a general list, but you’re welcome to list your own additional areas) For panels, roundtables, moderated discussions, workshops, tutorials, trainings, and author-meets-critic sessions: -A title -A description (500 words max) that describes the session’s purpose, with a clear connection to the symposium theme, and what you hope people will gain from attending/participating -The broad areas(s) the work fits into (e.g. research, policy, practice, other) -The fields, disciplines, lives experiences, and/or areas of knowledge that reviewers should have to help when reviewing the submission (we’ve pre-populated a general list, but you’re welcome to list your own additional areas) For creative expression submissions: -A title -An artist statement (500 words max) with a clear connection to the symposium theme -The names of all contributors, if applicable -The broad areas(s) the work fits into (e.g. research, policy, practice, other) -The fields, disciplines, lives experiences, and/or areas of knowledge that reviewers should have to help when reviewing the submission (we’ve pre-populated a general list, but you’re welcome to list your own additional areas)
I guess it’s as a good a day as any (I mean, they all give us such bounties, right?) to announce our co-sponsored Health, Science, and Knowledge Virtual Symposium, April 17-19, centering diverse, divergent, displaced, and targeted points of view!
More info and submit: tinyurl.com/HSKSymposium
The Ursids, a winter solstice light show that has been active since Wednesday, will reach its peak Sunday night into Monday morning. Here is how to watch.
It's my pleasure to announce the Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction in the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
A screenshot from Spotify wrapped. Top five artists: florence and the machine, sir woman, sammy rae and the friends, oh wonder and orla gartland Top five songs: too fast, never gonna give me up, like a ghost, making love (our vinyl session) and everybody scream
A screenshot from Spotify wrapped saying florence and the machine is your top artist
and the award for greatest taste in music goes to me
March seems far, far away,
but we've a #CRAEwebinar planned with Sarah Parsons, who will be talking about research that seeks to use a more creative toolkit of methods to enable a whole range of voices to be included in autism research.
Flyer with text reading, “Calling Autistic Adults! “Want to help shape research on loneliness for autistic young adults? “We invite autistic adults (ages 18-35) to join our Community Council on a 5-year research study on how big life changes affect loneliness for autistic young adults. “Community Council members will partner with researchers to make sure that all parts of the research reflect the experiences, priorities, and needs of the autistic community. “We hope this research will lead to a better understanding of loneliness and help create better supports. “• Community partners meet regularly and are paid for their time. “• No prior research experience is needed. “• Your lived experience and perspective are what matter most, and all voices are valued. “For more info or to apply, email kc3673@drexel.edu”
Want to help with autism research? The Social Experiences of Loneliness of Autistic Adults (SELA) Project at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute is forming a Community Council of autistic adults (ages 18–35) to help guide a 5-year study on loneliness and social connection. Info in flyer and alt-text.
Digital illustration of two people in front of a sunset. On the left is a Latina woman with braids, a pink shirt and jeans with their body wrapped in a trans pride flag. On the right is a fem with red hair, a black shirt that reads, ‘end trans detention,’ and a gray skirt wrapped in a lesbian pride flag. In the background there are cempasúchil flowers in honor of those lost. Text reads, ‘Trans Day of Remembrance, Trans Day of Realness, Trans Day of Revolution!’
It’s #TransDayofRemembrance, a day where we mourn and honor the people who have been murdered just for being trans. Today is also a day where we recognize that, despite threats of violence and discrimination, the trans community still continues to thrive.
Digital illustration of a Black trans women wearing a dress made of words describing anti-trans legislation. Bills included are, “gender-affirming care bans, insurance coverage bans, drag bans, misgendering, uneducated medical professionals, youth sports bans, book bans, dead naming, stigma, and workplace discrimination.’ Text reads, ‘anti-trans legislation kills.’
It’s #TransDayofRemembrance, a day where we mourn and honor the people who have lost their lives because of their identity.
❤️ We must come together to create a world where everyone is safe to be who they are.
Please join us online and in-person this Wednesday (12th November) for the next event in our seminar series with Dr Nathan Keates - ' #Autistic Relations: Link-mindedness, Identities, and Community'. The event is free to attend and all are welcome!
Please follow the link for more info and booking:
Titled: What is your experience? Exploring the experience of gender identity healthcare for Autistic Transgender/Gender Diverse Adults. The purpose of the research is to explore the experiences of autistic transgender/gender diverse adults who are accessing/have accessed/tried to access gender identity healthcare. Who can take part? To take part you must be: 18 years and older, Experience of gender identity healthcare in the UK, Identify as transgender/gender diverse (E.G., transgender, nonbinary), Have a diagnosis of autism What will I be asked to do? Demographic questionnaire (approx 20 minutes) EG. Age, Gender, Tell us in an interview (approx. 90 minutes) about your experiences of gender identity healthcare Affiliations. Researcher: Charity Brotherton charity.brotherton1@nottingham.ac.uk What next? Scan the QR code for more information Or contact researcher At the bottom is a golden bubble that says, Participants are entered into a draw to win one of our £15 vouchers
Researchers from the University of Nottingham are looking to speak with autistic transgender/gender diverse adults about their experience of healthcare.
Find out more: cdss.nottingham.ac.uk/redcap/surve... or email charity.brotherton1@nottingham.ac.uk
#Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransResearch
I read an arc of Hazelthorn which reads like a fever dream & has messy queers & botanical body horror, definitely recommend! ✨
It is nearly two years on since Harley Bruce, Steven Kapp and I published about gender identity healthcare access for Autistic people. I take this opportunity to reflect on what we learnt and what (if anything) has changed.
If you were looking to close out this spooky season with some scary good trans horror, do I have the list for you! Featuring frights by @emotrophywife.bsky.social, @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social, @zefrrr.bsky.social, @eveharms.com , @scumbelievable.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, and more!
When you remember Florence + the Machine is dropping a new album tonight!
a group of gay people posing in Halloween costumes
me and my wife dressed as Adam and Barbara from beetlejuice with our three dogs, two of which are dressed as a sandworm and lydia
happy halloween! 🎃👻🦇
i assume this is what florence is fixing with the machine
just come back to bluesky and I regret it already
Help & Care, @beyondreflectuk.bsky.social & Wessex Cancer Alliance, are launching a project to make breast & chest screening at University Hospital Southampton more accessible for disabled, ND, & trans+ people. And we need your help!
RGB color composite of Saturn from Rev170 These images were taken on August 19, 2012 and received on Earth August 20, 2012. The camera was pointing toward SATURN at approximately 1,438,348 miles (2,314,796 kilometers) away, and the images were taken using the CL1, RED, VIO and GRN filters. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / composite by Val Klavans
Saturn and Rings - From Val Klavans - https://flic.kr/p/cWWr23
The Bread & Roses Award longlist has been launched to mark the start of Independent Bookshop Week!
The award for political writing is presented by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers, so celebrate both by popping into your local indie for one of these beauts:
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Ge and their wife Charlie holding a punnet of strawberries in a strawberry field
Charlie stood holding strawberries in a field of strawberry plants
The strawberries we've picked, next to the plants
Charlie picking strawberries
strawberry picking 🍓
The panels on display in the Turbine Hall.
Only two more days left to see the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at Tate Modern.
Every stitch is love, every panel is loss and grief - and a celebration of those who died too young.