Dr Helen Rand

I was hoping blueskies might be a online space for love and kindness for all kinds.

I was hoping blueskies might be a place of love and kindness for all kinds.

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Sweden passed a law criminalising the purchase of remote sexual services. Here's what that means and why our resistance matters

Don't send nudes: Sweden bans buying online sexual services The Swedish parliament has voted through a new law criminalising the purchase of custom-made porn videos via sites such as OnlyFans.

the swedish parliament accepted legislation to expand client criminalisation to digital sex work. this legislation will harm sex workers. it will expand digital surveillance, negatively impact livelihoods, and restrict access to services and community. www.thelocal.se/20250521/don...

Donate to Save The Vagina Museum, organized by Vagina Museum The Vagina Museum is one month away from closing – forever The Vagina Museum will be forced t… Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museum

The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

It’s a reminder to all teachers to create safer spaces for those who feel, and are, marginalised in the classroom. Calling in, not calling out. Consciousness raising. Boundaries for everyone. Education matters. Teaching is a political act.

Sometimes as a lecturer you get to teach the most amazing students. Super pleased for @alexbrunoo.bsky.social and their first academic article based on the undergraduate thesis. journals.gre.ac.uk/index.php/co...

Was a great evening. Lovely to see you and @lauragraham86.bsky.social loved hearing from @camillewaring and @maxmorris.bsky.social

I love the public libraries of East London and always admire the staff providing support to so many people

JP’s substack on leaving X today is 😚👌🏻

“..because Elon Musk is an annoying dweeb, and I simply find X too tacky to continue with… the whole thing feels slimy now… all these things feel downstream of Musk’s slime trail… like things that came directly from him scooting his ass across the platform.”