Cllr Dr Max Morris

Very sad to be losing Alex as a direct colleague at Brookes but also incredibly proud of him for joining Warwick's prestigious law school. Also glad he's staying in Oxford (for at least one obvious reason)! 💕

I binge watched What It Feels Like for a Girl on BBC iPlayer over the weekend and it took me right back to secretly watching Queer as Folk on 4oD as a teenager. Amazing performances, soundtrack, and storytelling. This is the kind of complex representation queer, non-binary, and trans people deserve.

Max relaxing in Christ Church Meadow

Oxford city centre was bustling this weekend but there are so many pretty places to chill in. 🌳

Number of disabled workers facing bullying, discrimination and harassment “shockingly high”, TUC warns Nearly four in ten (39%) of disabled workers have experienced bullying, discrimination and harassment at work.

Glad the Welfare Bill was watered down by rebels, but the continued refrain of ministers that disabled people must "get back to work" is oppressive. There is an urgent need to prevent bullying, discrimination and harassment *before* you force us into unsafe workplaces: www.tuc.org.uk/news/number-...

Zack is a powerful voice for marginalised communities who is needed now more than ever to shift the political discourse.

Thank you Cllr Max Morris!

@maxmorris.bsky.social

#BackZack

You're welcome, thanks for everything you do! 🤩

You're welcome! 💚

I'll also be backing Rachel Millward for Deputy Leader of the Green Party.

Our leadership team needs her exceptional ability to communicate the party's values, building on decades of fundraising and media expertise.

This will be necessary for us to confront far-right myths and win over the public.

It probably surprises no one that I'm endorsing Zack Polanski to be the next leader of the Green Party.

Our leadership team needs to be offering a bold left-wing alternative to the status quo.

That's why I added my name to his campaign early on as a councillor: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Alex and Max at Oxford Pride

Oxford Pride on Broad Street

Had a wonderful time at Oxford Pride (in a personal capacity as political parties were rightly banned for failing trans people). 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Glad to share that I have a new job title of Senior Lecturer in Criminology *and* Sociology as I've been asked to lead modules such as Gender and Society and Sociology of Health and Illness next year. I also like to think that this better reflects my research background and disciplinary promiscuity.

If your good, publicly spirited intentions don't pan out, can I have them? 🤩

Thanks Sen, I would love to hear your thoughts on it!

Same!!! 🌾

Thank you so much, and I just realised we didn't follow each other on here yet! 🤯

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Thank you, I have a reputation to uphold! 🌈✨

The book cover of 'Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era' by Max Morris, part of the 'Interdisciplinary Studies in Sex for Sale' series by Routledge.

"This book explores the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ people and sex workers, including the role of digital media in shaping the experiences of both in the early twenty-first century. Drawing on the first empirical study with gay, bisexual, and queer young men who agreed to sell sex online without advertising or identifying as sex workers, it examines what the term ‘incidental sex work’ means. Adopting queer methods and feminist theories to explore how definitions of ‘sex’ and ‘work’ have become increasingly unstable in the digital era, it considers how casual, occasional, and unprofessional forms of sex work are arranged on different platforms, from Grindr to OnlyFans. This book will appeal to students and researchers studying sex work and social media across a wide range of fields. It will also be useful for campaigners, policymakers, and healthcare practitioners interested in the implications of incidental sex work."

I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, Not Sex Work, will be published as part of Routledge's Interdisciplinary Studies in Sex for Sale series in August. If you are interested in the intersection of #SexWork and #Queer studies, add this to your reading list! 📖 www.routledge.com/Not-Sex-Work...

Thanks for the promo! 🌟

Congratulations!

Buy this book.

The book cover of 'Not Sex Work: Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era' by Max Morris, part of the 'Interdisciplinary Studies in Sex for Sale' series by Routledge.

"This book explores the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ people and sex workers, including the role of digital media in shaping the experiences of both in the early twenty-first century. Drawing on the first empirical study with gay, bisexual, and queer young men who agreed to sell sex online without advertising or identifying as sex workers, it examines what the term ‘incidental sex work’ means. Adopting queer methods and feminist theories to explore how definitions of ‘sex’ and ‘work’ have become increasingly unstable in the digital era, it considers how casual, occasional, and unprofessional forms of sex work are arranged on different platforms, from Grindr to OnlyFans. This book will appeal to students and researchers studying sex work and social media across a wide range of fields. It will also be useful for campaigners, policymakers, and healthcare practitioners interested in the implications of incidental sex work."

I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, Not Sex Work, will be published as part of Routledge's Interdisciplinary Studies in Sex for Sale series in August. If you are interested in the intersection of #SexWork and #Queer studies, add this to your reading list! 📖 www.routledge.com/Not-Sex-Work...

Entrance - Trans Liberation Now! - Feminist Gender Equality Network Entry for the Feminist Gender Equality Network Conference 2025 Trans Liberation Now ! 21st July 2025. Bush House

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Trans Liberation Now Conference - June 21st @ KCL

Join @networkgender.bsky.social and over two dozen academics, lawyers, and activists to talk/strategize all things trans rights.

Keynotes: @katymontgomerie.com and Joylon Maugham of @goodlawproject.org

Sign up: tinyurl.com/kz9h86uc

Sorry for cropping the full title which is 'Every Man: Why Violence against Women is a Men’s Issue, and How You Can Make a Difference'.

From ‘Adolescence’ to non-violence? Male violence and what to do about it – Dr Jackson Katz in conversation with Dr Pete Harris – - Caper description

My colleague Pete Harris will be in conversation with Jackson Katz on June 10th at a wonderful venue in East Oxford. His new book How You Can Make a Difference asks: 'why we have failed so badly to end men’s violence against women and what can we actually do about it?' urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Why we take issue with the Guardian’s stance on trans rights in the UK | Sam Levin, Mona Chalabi and Sabrina Siddiqui A recent editorial on the Gender Recognition Act in the UK was met with dismay by Guardian US journalists who believe it advanced transphobic viewpoints that are driving attacks on trans rights in Ame...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Obviously the Guardian is complicit in this happening, but I think many complacent liberals have been shocked into realising what they were bothsidesing all along, and this article highlights important stuff including solidarity between disabled and trans people. No "clash of rights" discourse here.

Greetings all… please see and share the statement by Global Majority Greens (formerly Greens of Colour)… let’s amplify the conversation and deepen engagement around issues of racial justice in the UK … Thanks #RacialJustice #immigration #KierStammer

I’m in Oxford tomorrow to talk about doing creative queer legal work. Given current political hostilities, we must think critically and creatively about how we work with/against law to better support communities. You can join online at 4pm (UK time): url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/q5qACX7Dju...

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There is still time to register for this exciting (free) event!!!

This event is happening at 4pm tomorrow! Please follow the link below to register, whether joining in person or online. At a time when the legal rights and social inclusion of LGBTQ+ people are being contested, critical perspectives and creative methods such as Sen's are more important than ever. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

There's less than one week to go until this public lecture by @senthorun.bsky.social. Looking forward to learning more about the @queerjudgments.bsky.social project including how we can use creative and queer methods to reinterpret legal cases. Further details here: www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brooke...