Rowan

a friend of mine has been fundraising for Maher, who is supporting a 10 month only baby Elias who was orphaned after his family was killed

if you can spare anything next payday, it would be a huge help: chuffed.org/project/1219...

had homemade soup for tea and then made a cake so you could say i’m doing really well, actually

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

image of the painting “freedom of speech” by norman rockwell, commonly used as a meme for declaring a (usually but not always) controversial opinion. a white man in a blue shirt and suede jacket stands in a town hall meeting, his mouth open to speak, while the other attendees (mostly men in suits) look up at him.

writing good quality alt text is actually really easy and doesn’t take long at all

dual screening the football (newcastle men and women), tomato soup cooking on the stove, knitting a sock, is this the good life

it’s actually embarrassing how easily a waltz makes me teary

It's a lovely morning on the internet and you are a horrible queer!

Drop your links to queer books! Yours, someone else's, tradpub, indie, share ALL THE QUEER BOOKS to make a fash shit themselves.

Go!!!

Picture of documents with NHS branding, with title: The Gender Clinic Files and text that reads: A new investigative series that exposes deep structural issues with the UK’s approach to Transgender healthcare in the QueerAF newsletter with What The Trans!? every Saturday this month. QueerAF and What The Trans logos all on a blue background showing a blurred out medical setting.

This Saturday after painstaking research and FOIs by @clairestranstalks.bsky.social with @whatthetrans.com, we'll publish 'The Gender Clinic Files' in our newsletter:

A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare

Sign up 👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/

Select tickets – Submitting a LILAC abstract – Teams Submitting a LILAC abstract – Teams, Fri 3 Oct 2025 - Facilitators: Laura Woods and Sam Aston We would like to invite you to attend a workshop to discuss practical tips for submitting an abstract to…

If you’re thinking of submitting an abstract for #LILAC26 but would like some practical tips, join the @infolitgroup.bsky.social on Friday (3 Oct) 12-1pm BST for their ‘Submitting a LILAC abstract’ online workshop. Book your place ⬇️

The Tiger by Nael, age 6 From 'They're singing a song in their rocket' The tiger He destroyed his cage Yes YES The tiger is out

Is it national poetry day? Time for this masterpiece

why would i watch the labour conference when i can watch hours upon hours of youtube videos of someone walking across various countries in a straight line

“contributing to society” isn’t the same as “contributing to the economy”. the first one is fun and enriching and being part of whatever community you want. the second is made up and doesn’t matter and isn’t in any way the metric to judge a person by

Text reads: Healthcare Professionals Report 2025. Less than a third of respondents thought they'd received sufficient medical training or supervision to support their trans patients. For information on training for healthcare professionals visit transactual.org.uk/training. Image shows a person with short black hair and glasses, wearing a blue shirt and a stethoscope

Text reads: Healthcare Professionals Report 2025. “ Much of my knowledge stems from direct work with transgender patients and their discussions on their lived experiences.” -NHS Social Worker in he Mental Health Field. For information on training for healthcare professionals visit transactual.org.uk/training. Image shows a person with long brown braids, wearing a black blazer and holding a clipboard

Text reads: Healthcare Professionals Report 2025. “There is such a negative perception about trans people from everyday people that even raising this is seen as controversial for some.” -NHS Allied Health Professional working in the community. For information on training for healthcare professionals visit transactual.org.uk/training. Image shows a person with short black hair wearing dark blue scrubs and a stethoscope.

Text reads: Healthcare Professionals Report 2025. “I have only met a very small number of individuals who have described themselves as transgender and I have not received training in this important area.” -Nurse working in public health. For information on training for healthcare professionals visit transactual.org.uk/training. Image shows a person with short hair and a beard wearing light blue scrubs.

Most healthcare professionals want to help their patients and to provide high quality, patient-centred care. But in too many cases, something is stopping them.

And if you're not sure what to submit, come to the @infolitgroup.bsky.social webinar on Friday for some tips from me and @manclibrarian.bsky.social! www.tickettailor.com/events/cilip... #lilac26 #infolit

YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic The Hag by Robert Herrick (1648)

If anyone is planning to do the #AScareADay October challenge (a story or poem a day, curated by yours truly!)...

I've made a little recording of the first day's poem - Robert Herrick's 'The Hag'

A nice quick listen (for fun or for the challenge) - enjoy!

youtu.be/pGPeozcz4DM

does this mean we don’t have to hear about the geometry of balls from arsenal fans anymore? i’m going to miss it #NUFC

Newcastle is antifascist

it’s so weird to me when people define their taste in books by the genres they hate. and also how anyone can claim to hate an entire genre

One week left: submissions close midnight 30th September

There's one week left for writers in the North of England to send us their stories!

We're looking for folklore-inspired tales to publish in our first anthology.

It's been a real treat to read all the submissions so far, but we'd love to squeeze a few more in 🙏

carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

I will never forget how the fully fictional “concerns” of TERFs and billionaires about trans people have contributed to the rapid rise of fascism. There they are, egging it on, not listening to science, history, medicine, and individual experience, fiddling their own prejudices while society burns.

most of my friends find it funny, who are mostly not-men, but it definitely seems gendered among older generations!

i want concert tickets to be actual physical tickets that i can put in a scrapbook

Introduction to Gay Gothic: Pioneers of Queer Desire in a Haunted Tradition We are joined by Justin Tate for this exploration of gay Gothic pulp history

VERY excited to say that I've put up the first of next year's Romancing the Gothic talks and we're diving into the history of GAY GOTHIC PULP with Justin Tate!

Check it out! Online, March 21st 2026, 4pm and 9pm GMT

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Hadrian's Wall, watercolour by Rowland Hilder (1905-93). #NorthernArt

Interior of 'The Shack', a wooden sea-shanty structure at Mottistone Gardens, Isle of Wight. It has two desks, four chairs, a ladder leading to a small bed, three open windows overlook a green garden

Bookshelf in 'The Shack', a wooden sea-shanty structure at Mottistone Gardens, Isle of Wight. On to top is a selection of tea/coffee pots, a bottle and salt and pepper.

Desk in 'The Shack', a wooden sea-shanty structure at Mottistone Gardens, Isle of Wight. On the desk is an old telephone, typewriter, lap and various pieces of paper. Next to the desk is a radio.

Could this be the dream home office?

having a wild saturday night (knitting and watching the darts)

i would just manually send it out as an email if i had somewhere secure to hold people’s email addresses. open to any ideas!

finding a new platform for rats in stacks has been proving difficult as most of them have problems (and the same problem as substack, which is then platforming far right voices). so apologies for the delay with bringing it back, but i am working on it!!

would doubly recommend reading it during the month of august while listening to sewell & the gong

also, i finished reading villager by tom cox this evening and enjoyed it profusely. 10/10 would recommend to those who are fans of psychedelic folk and/or hills