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Labour’s Section 28 is here – act now In May 1988, the Conservative government introduced Section 28. This legal measure outlawed support for “homosexuality as a pretended family relationship” across Britain, especially in …

New post: LABOUR'S SECTION 28 IS HERE - ACT NOW.

I explain how the Labour government's proposed revisions to the guidance on "keeping children in education" are designed to erase trans children in England. But it's not a done deal - there is plenty we can do to oppose this.

A complete database of AMS radiocarbon estimates from Lake Baikal sediment cores with a lake-wide assessment of TOC age offsets Abstract. We present a database of AMS radiocarbon dates from Lake Baikal sediment cores, encompassing 51 cores and 518 dates, providing a complete record from literature spanning 1992 to 2025 (with t...

Our new paper is now published in Earth System Science Data (ESSD):

A complete database of AMS #radiocarbon estimates from Lake #Baikal sediment cores with a lake-wide assessment of TOC age offsets

Am quite proud of this one! #geosky 🧪

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Brilliant! I hope you got a lot of interest :-)

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women" The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.

Congratulations David!

Only 8 fucking real complaints over 10 years 🤬

Aw, thank you 🥹

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by E. Cotterill, I. Jon & H. Pitt (2026) entitled: 'Copenhagen not Copacabana? Practices and Perspectives for Fieldwork Without Flying' with an orange banner at the top.

✈️New in Geo!✈️

'Copenhagen not Copacabana? Practices and perspectives for fieldwork without flying' by E. Cotterill, @ihnji.bsky.social & @routesandroots.bsky.social

This paper addresses the challenges of designing fieldtrips around long-distance train travel.

doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geosky

I have everything crossed for you! Another friend is being treated soon with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), another minimally invasive treatment. Seems like there has been a lot of progress recently in treatments 🩵

New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare

What do you call someone whose instinct, confronted by evidence that their policies are contributing to a massive increase in deaths, is to cover it up? And should that person be a Labour Minister? Or in prison?

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

Thank you! Yeah, scans now reduced in frequency to only every 6 months, so frees up a bit more time as well!

Ultra-runner now cancer-free after terminal diagnosis The retired UCL professor is one of very few to have made it through a full two years of an innovative cancer treatment, to wondrous results.

I'm in the Highlands' newspaper @northerntimes.co.uk, this time with an update on my latest cancer scans from a few weeks ago - still no evidence of disease, exactly 2 years since I finished being on immunotherapy. Yay! ht @ahenderson96.bsky.social #cansky

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We would love for @jaytoddgla.bsky.social’s and my critical response to be read widely, given the Sullivan Review’s potential for far-reaching implications across the social and health sciences — and indeed well beyond the academy

Trans research ‘at risk’ if data collection guidance adopted Response to Sullivan Review argues recommendations could hit quality of findings and impinge on academic freedom Published on February 3, 2026 Last updated February 3, 2026 Patrick Jack Twitter: @paddywjack The recommendations of a review into how sex and gender data is collected could damage the quality of public research and is part of wider efforts to erase trans people from statistics, a new paper has argued.

I never post a link to the THE but the THE has covered Jay Todd's @jaytoddgla.bsky.social and my paper with the headline, 'Trans research "at risk" if data collection guidance adopted'

rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Mandating a binary, immutable definition of sex in research is epistemic vandalism. It doesn’t just erase trans people, it wreaks havoc on the tools of knowledge production, leading to less nuanced, less accurate, and less rigorous science.

Strength training is amazing! And is your ring work - wow!!

Defend trans kids in school | Good Law Project

There's an astonishing cruelty in trying to make the world even more hostile for trans kids by suing schools that want to include them. But that's where 'gender critical' Britain is.

We're acting for a school that is being sued - and we could really use your help with funding.

Bugger! Sorry to hear that Kiri ☹️

Have we finally reached a turning point on prostate cancer screening? After years of research and campaigning, we’re closer than ever to a prostate cancer screening programme. Here’s why 2025 could be the year things finally change.

Very soon, I am going for surgical treatment for cancer.
I wanted to use this opportunity to share my journey and advocate for prostate cancer screening for men. @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social
prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/new...

Hello Bjorn!
#EpsteinFiles #BjornLomborg
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JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.

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These gorgeous queer bookshops can’t wait to add to your TBR. All the books! Today is the start of #lgbtqhistorymonth - please show your support with a follow/share/purchase ❤️ 🧡 🥰 📕

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Well, quite!!

I really liked this!

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Bursting with humanity.’ Dan Snow
‘Polyphonic, gossipy, and politically potent’ Oisín McKenna

The Log Books is an intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes. Out today in hardback ☎️
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This is a brilliant poster from @greenparty.org.uk

This is amazing news for the Hampstead Ponds, and I'm intrugued to see how this ruling will sit with the CoL and their most recent survey on inclusive use of the Ponds.

And it's about time SM was being pushed back for their bigotry. I hope the Charity Commission thinks the same...

love this! I also started my own running club 10 years ago (for 5 years) and made so many brilliant friendships