Leigh Downes (they/them)
Queer, northern, non-binary, cat companion, DIY queer feminist culture fan, jigsaw enthusiast, peaks walker, bookworm & Juno Books volunteer.
Senior lecturer in Criminology at The Open University. Researching gender, sexuality, violence & social justice.
@tacc.org.uk
The Trans Advocacy and Complaint Collective UK is a national organisation dedicated to protecting trans rights, challenging transphobia, and ensuring trans voices are represented in policy and public life. https://linktr.ee/tacc_uk
@zinovievletter.bsky.social
Of course I hate the reign of the bourgeois The reign of cops and priests But I hate still more the man who does not hate it
@the1752group.bsky.social
We're a campaign and research group dedicated to ending sexual misconduct in UK higher education. www.1752group.com
@reacpolrn.bsky.social
The Reactionary Politics Research Network brings together researchers to study and tackle the rise of exclusionary, authoritarian and reactionary politics Find us at: https://reacpol.net/
@franamery.bsky.social
academic, feminist, illegal lesbian. abortions and sex changes for all co-convenor @reacpolrn.bsky.social
@drmichaelreeve.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain: conflict & crisis, health & wellbeing, resilience | Current research: tobacco & modern war | Lecturer @ The Open University | Co-Chair @historylabplus.bsky.social | https://profiles.open.ac.uk/m-j-reeve | Yorkshireman
@thevivllainous.bsky.social
She/Her 🍉 Clownery is the best medicine Bluesky is where I post my nonsense✨
@birdlady.bsky.social
Biologist, gender/sex expert, feminist. In the works: a book on gender identity. In retirement: lots of bird photography. Substack: Sterlinga.substack.com Mastodon: @[email protected] Website: annefaustosterling.com
@thegeminiproject.bsky.social
Grassroots, survivor led non-profit working to end sexual violence through advocacy, education and campaigns. Dispelling myths and demanding justice. linktr.ee/thegeminiproject
@reproutopia.bsky.social
Philadelphia feminist writer • ENEMY FEMINISMS: TERFS, POLICEWOMEN & GIRLBOSSES AGAINST LIBERATION • patreon.com/reproutopia • Full Surrogacy Now • Abolish the Family • essays @ LRB, Harper's, The Drift, Lux • octopus essay n+1 mag • "recovering academic"
@erinmaglaque.bsky.social
writer, historian, critic. mostly for the lrb and nyrb. i’m writing a history of the female body, out in 2026. https://linktr.ee/erinmaglaque https://erinmaglaque.com
@caelan.bsky.social
(they/m) Youtuber Video Essayist & VFX Artist // http://patreon.com/caelanconrad // https://www.youtube.com/caelanconrad // nonbinary - assigned fag at birth - canada :(
@respectthedead.bsky.social
The podcast where we don't! Spotify/Youtube: https://linktr.ee/RespectTheDead With: @caelan.bsky.social & @hoots.bsky.social
@drvickyheap.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University, Fellow of the Sheffield Institute for Policy Studies and SFHEA. Interests: ASB, victims, policy, methods. ‘Mixed Methods in Criminology’: https://bit.ly/2Fbw5St
@seenpoliceuk.bsky.social
We oppose ‘PoliceSEENUK’ on X - an anti-LGBTQ hate-group operating secretly within the UK police. They seek to incite hatred-of & isolation of LGBTQ police staff and to make LGBTQ unemployable. We have pulled their teeth 🙂
@kevinguyan.bsky.social
RAINBOW TRAP AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW 🌈 Author of Queer Data 📊 Researching LGBTQ data at the University of Edinburgh 🌍 he/him/his linktr.ee/kevinguyan
@commongenders.org
A socialist feminist reading group. Hosted by @silbheuig.bsky.social at Juno Books, Sheffield (and online).
@atgender.bsky.social
The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation. Our members are scholars, students and activists. Become part of our community! Next conference: Barcelona, 9 - 12 July 2025. Call for papers live now! www.atgenderconference.org
@genderandjustice.bsky.social
An international & transdisciplinary feminist journal advancing scholarship on justice. CoEditors in Chief Sharron FitzGerald @sharronfitz.bsky.social , Anna Carline & Lesley McMillan https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/gj
@lizziereed.bsky.social
Associate Prof of #Sociology at Uni of Southampton. Queer lives, visual methods, kinship & identity. Ask me about my queer feminist trans agenda. She/they 🌈🏳️⚧️ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-2908
@floaker.bsky.social
Game Designer ❖ Writer ❖ Consultant https://floaker.carrd.co (they/them) Avatar: Headshot of a white person. Shaved head, a tuft of pink hair, round glasses, a leaf earring, black lipstick, a red & black bandana, pink surreal collage background (no AI)
@museumbums.bsky.social
Callipygian statues 👍🏛🍑 'Cheeky, Witty, Funny' - The Bookseller; 'Crude' - Daily Express 🤣 (curated by @thehistoryboy.bsky.social & @jackshoulder.bsky.social) Buy our book here: www.museumbums.com
@staykinduniverse.swifties.social
differently abled intersex artist lyon n2 zurich n2 https://ko-fi.com/staykinduniverse https://www.patreon.com/staykinduniverse
@alicemydaughter.bsky.social
Recovering psychiatrist, writer, would be campaigner. Trans ally. She/ her. Author ‘HER NAME IS ALICE’ on the life and death of my transgender child. Mudlark Books Harper Collins. Getting up off the sofa and out the door a bit more these days.
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Author - http://amzn.to/2kqeKwz - journalist, filmmaker and human rights campaigner. Strategic advisor at Trans Media Watch, commissioning editor at Eye For Film and DEI lead at the Bylines Network. #NUJ #OFCS #CherryPicks #binders #writer #author
@littleapplebkshop.bsky.social
Indie Bookshop in York. 🍏 Selling new books for adults and kids. 🍏 Signed books a speciality. 🍏 Next to York Minster. 🍏 Not quite as old.
@portalbookshop.bsky.social
Sci-fi, fantasy, & LGBTQIA. Queer resistance. Always trying to help. [email protected] Mon-Sat 10-5.30, Sun 11-5:30; 5 Patrick Pool, York, UK
@toqs.bsky.social
We are an LGBTQIA+ Bookstore based in Plymouth, UK. We currently only ship within the UK. our website: toqs.co.uk our linktree: linktr.ee/toqs
@otherwisemag.bsky.social
A magazine of storytelling and ethnography #openaccess Long reads | Short Stories | Poetry | Visual Essays | Sounds | ISSN 2752-3659 http://otherwisemag.com
@cassiekill.bsky.social
Researching complexities of participation, inclusion & voice in culture, education & work. Interests in youth, disability, gender and participatory/ethnographic/creative method/ologies. Research Associate: Ableism in the Academy at Uni of Sheffield
@teaganbradway.bsky.social
contemporary lit + queer studies prof, lover of coffee and cult cinema, books: QUEER KINSHIP, QUEER EXPERIMENTAL LITERATURE, AFTER QUEER STUDIES (she/they)
@differences.bsky.social
a journal of feminist cultural studies | https://differencesjournal.org
@rya.nc
Hacker. Enby. Administrative inconvenience. Purveyor of technically sophisticated shitposts. Suing the UK for more gender, help with my legal bills: https://enby.org.uk/ Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc Non-binary trans androgynous (they/them)
@goodlawproject.org
Founder and Director, Good Law Project. King's Counsel. Hon Prof at Durham University. Live your values. Fight the power. Keep the receipts. He/him. https://goodlaw.social/nm7n
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
We use the law to create a better, fairer and greener future. Support us: https://goodlaw.social/donate-bsky Contact us securely: https://goodlaw.social/got-a-tip-off-bsky
@kai-muna.bsky.social
Climate & LGBTQ+ activist & reporter 🏳️⚧️ Art Director of @whatthetrans.com ⌛ Rebel for Life @xrglobal.bsky.social 🎨 Art account @uboaappears.bsky.social AuDHD & disabled BSc Biology graduate 🌱 they/them Estonian in the UK 🇪🇪🇬🇧
@cynder.co.uk
Queer, neurodiverse trans woman who rides motorbikes, codes and plays TTRPGs, WoW and other games
@viridianlakes.bsky.social
Writer for What The Trans?!, bnuuy fan, generally silly person
@nearchitecture.bsky.social
Maker of strange electronic noises. Filmmaker and film photographer. Goes by the name of New English Architecture. She/her. https://newenglisharchitecture.bandcamp.com/
@lizziemk95.bsky.social
30 ~ 💛🤍💜🖤 ~ 💙❤️💛🖤 ~ 💗💛💙 Kpop enthusiast Wannabe gamer Co-host for What The Trek
@tincanaudio.co.uk
musician, sound designer, overall noisy gremlin | mondays & wednesdays on twitch | they/them 🐰 audio editor: @whatthetrans.com UKAN Composer Of The Year 2024 APAs Best Sound Design Producer (Silver) 2024
@ashleigh.whatthetrans.com
Trans, femme, co-founder of @whatthetrans.com, fighter of MS, wheelchair user, player of TTRPG's, Lego enthusiast, solarpunk devotee, bassist and theremin player. she/her.