Ge Rivers🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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:
lighthousebookshop.com/posts/bread-...

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.

Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic people: A Self-Advocacy zine Georgia Rivers and I have created a zine for trans+ Autistic people to be informed on their rights when thinking about, or engaging in cervical screening in the UK. The zine is at the end of this p…

@georgiarivers.bsky.social and I can finally share our Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: A Self-Advocacy Zine

#AutResearch #AutismResearch 🎓🌈

autisticltd.co.uk/2025/06/13/c...

Untangling hope labour from care labour: LGBT+ people navigating equality, diversity and inclusion work in higher education This article reports on the ‘Whose Rainbow?’ project, exploring LGBT+ staff and students’ conflicted relationships to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) work in UK Higher Education (HE). Drawi...

The first 'Whose Rainbow?' project publication!

Whose Rainbow? explored LGBT+ staff & student experiences of rainbow symbolism & EDI schemes in HE.

In this paper, we think specifically about the extra labour required of LGBT+ people (to survive!) in HE.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Artists/Illustrators/Designers! We need YOU!

Edinburgh’s Radical Book Fair returns 6-9th of November 2025 : we need a poster!

This year’s theme is ‘Ecosystems of change’ or ‘Constellations of Change’. As an artist, we invite you to respond to whichever of the two speaks to you most.

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Counter-argument:

You should use Sinners to springboard yourself into some other Black American horror like the following

Sending love to trans women everywhere after today's shit show <3

What a joke of a Supreme Court.

I went to see Little Shop of Horrors knowing nothing about the plot, and by nothing I mean I leant over to my wife and said "I didn't know Audrey II could talk"... you can imagine my surprise at the rest

20 Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2025 From chilling trans horror to non-binary romance and genderfluid fantasy, here are 20 trans and non-binary books to read in 2025.

20 Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2025

From chilling trans horror to non-binary romance & genderfluid fantasy, here's our list of 20 trans & non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2025.

Read more here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/20-tran...

#queerbooks #transbooks #nonbinarybooks #booksky

Front cover of To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers. A rocky orange landscape under an orange sky with 3 moons and a sun.

Queer sci fi book rec of the day.

Four astronaut scientists explore dazzling new worlds, adapting their bodies to each environment and leaving no trace, while Earth changes without them.

This wonderful novella features a queer polycule and an acespec SC!
#booksky #queerbooksky 🪐📚

an off the top of my head list of people to read instead of neil gaiman, who sucks:

n k jemisin
bora chung
silvia moreno-garcia
ursula k le guin
octavia butler
xiran jay zhao
ted chiang
neon yang
the readymade bodhisattva (anthology of south korean sci fi)

add more if you want!

(PDF) Understanding asexuality: A sociological review PDF | Asexuality, a sexual identity that refers to those who experience low/no sexual attraction, has garnered increasing attention in recent years, yet... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

I write about how researchers should define and approach asexuality in a recent Sociology Compass article.

You can read it here:

Sorry to say we're closed today (Tuesday) 😔
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶

All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open

Merry bloody Christmas 😥

Labour’s manifesto promised to “remove indignities for trans people”, yet the government’s ban on puberty blockers adopts the Tories’ politicised unevidenced approach.

Young people — cis & trans — must have access to healthcare they need. I stand firmly with the trans community.

Flyer for Pits and Perverts featuring Bronski Beat and guests. Flyer is black and white with a picture of a miner against a background of a Union Jack flag.

40 years ago:
Pits and Perverts was a fundraiser for Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.
The Bronski Beat gig raised £5000.
It helped build relationships between Unions and #LGBTQ communities, united by the common enemy of Thatcher’s Government, leading to Union support for pro-gay policies.

this looks amazing, august is too far away!!!

A comic strip with three panels, each depicting simple, cartoon-like characters. Panel 1: An orange character holds a purple book. A pink character says, "I have read that book." Panel 2: An orange character asks, "What was your favorite part?" Panel 3: The pink character exclaims, "I have absolutely no memory of what happens in it!" with a distressed expression. Overall, the comic humorously depicts the experience of reading a book and then forgetting its details.

🎨 Alex Norris | 🌈📚👀 #rombks 💙📚🌶️ #lesfic

Exploring the Experiences of Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary Adults in Seeking Gender Identity Health Care | Autism in Adulthood Background: This study sought to obtain an in-depth understanding of autistic transgender and/or non-binary adults' experiences in accessing, or trying to access, gender identity health care (GIH). To...

Exploring the Experiences of Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary Adults in Seeking Gender Identity Health Care

www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

Free access! with @drstevenkapp.bsky.social

a screenshot of Ge's spotify wrapped. top artists are florence & the machine, Sammy-Rae and the friends, Oh Wonder, The Kooks and the Academic

A screenshot of Ge's spotify wrapped showing that they spent 4102 minutes listening to florence and the machine

florence <3<3<3

A scoping review of non‐binary research in “Australian” social sciences: Community, solidarity, resilience and resisting marginalisation Non-binary and genderqueer identities are increasingly discussed in public discourse and academia, but there remains a dearth of academic literature centred on non-binary people's lives and experienc....

🌈🎓 New article from Lucy Nicholas, Sal Clark and Chloe Falzon. A scoping review of non-binary research in "Australian” social sciences: Community, solidarity,resilience and resisting marginalisation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if all you accomplish this weekend is reading a riveting novel cover-to-cover whilst drinking multiple kettles of tea and consuming a scandalous amount of croissants, then you will have accomplished more than enough.

Trans & Non-binary Experiences of GPs Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

Trans+ voices matter

Many trans+ folk have valid reasons to be wary of cis-led healthcare initiatives and research. However, this survey has the potential to drive meaningful, positive change

If you can, please take a moment to complete the Healthwatch survey here: buff.ly/4hVqzme

YouTube video by AMASE (Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh) Trans and Gender Diverse Autistic Adults Experiences of Health and Social Care Inequity in the UK

I loved doing this talk with the amazing @amasedin.bsky.social as part of their Autistic Researchers Lightning Talks.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9SJ6...

The image shows a close-up of hands holding a small lit candle. One hand is adorned with colorful fingerless gloves, while the other hand is positioned to support the candle. The background is dimly lit, with blurred lights suggesting an outdoor setting. The warm glow of the candle contrasts with the darker surroundings, creating a serene atmosphere. The focus is on the hands and the candle, emphasizing the act of holding the light.

The image shows a close-up of a hand reaching towards a small lit candle placed on a stone surface. The hand is wearing a light-colored coat with a darker cuff. Nearby, a purple card is partially visible, along with a white flower wrapped in plastic. The background features blurred foliage and additional candles, suggesting a somber or reflective setting. The lighting is dim, highlighting the candle's flame and creating a warm glow against the darker surroundings.

The image captures a group of individuals gathered in a dimly lit outdoor setting. A person in a red coat is focused on a small object in their hand, while another individual wearing a bright yellow vest reaches out with their hand to light a candle. In the background, another person stands with long hair, partially obscured by shadows. The atmosphere is intimate, with warm lighting highlighting the participants and surrounding foliage.

Today, we remember and mourn the ones we have lost.

We shall continue to fight for trans rights and equality while doing what we can to protect our community by holding people in power to account.

To all of our siblings who are struggling, we see you, we hear you and you are loved.

Vagina Museum The Vagina Museum is the world’s first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy. Located in Bethnal Green.

We're going to give Bluesky another go, as we're informed it's less dead these days. To welcome us back, we've lauched a special sale just for you. Get 10% off everything in our online gift shop this week with the code BSKYHAIRPIE vaginamuseumshop.co.uk

"Why won't you be friends with someone who disagrees with you on politics"

I already have loads of amazing friends, why would I want to waste my time and energy on some fucking freak who doesn't think women should control their own bodies