Concerns are growing that social media emphasises negative experiences of hormonal contraception – but using social media does not necessarily mean a rejection of medical information, say @kristina-s.bsky.social and Lily Roberts @uofgsociology.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mr2v8aa3
Thanks Sarah!
In October, I wrote about how Trump’s potential presidency could impact reproductive rights in Scotland.
Never did I think it would be as explicit as the US veep spouting fear mongering, nonsensical lies about Scotland’s buffer zones.
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
‼️new paper klaxon‼️ An absolutely brilliant thread on this paper & the importance of thinking about what we cede for short-term ‘feminist’ wins- esp. poignant in this particular political moment. It’s also a GREAT thread on persevering through academic bullshittery. Read the thread, read the paper 👇🏾
I appreciate you replying @leahhazard.bsky.social, I'm really sorry you had those experiences
"It was a bit barbaric"
Following a Parliamentary report on the poor state of healthcare in the UK @kristina-s.bsky.social argues that Scottish contraceptive coil users deserve better in The Herald Scotland
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2487...
I’m going to use my first post on Bluesky to share an event happening on 26th February in Glasgow, a screening of my film @freedomtorunfilm.bsky.social a film based response to the issues raised by my PhD research. Free but ticketed event. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/freedom-to...
Poster, with text in vibrant colours and shapes against a black background. Text reads as follows. 13th February, Mono, Glasgow. Love Electric - Valentine's fundraiser for the Glasgow Transfem Electrolysis Project. R.AGGS, pictureskew, comfort, Chanterelle, Girl of Swords, hosted by Medea. DJs till late. Doors 8pm, Tix £5-£10 pay what you can. We are raising money to train and equip community healthcare providers.
BUILD YOUR OWN POWER
Look at this incredible gig we are running in Glasgow for the Transfem Electrolysis Project! We are using it to help fund affordable community healthcare providers. Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/645050/
Honoured to have a co-authored article (with the brilliant David Abbott & Ned Coleman-Fountain) in this issue on gender & sexuality in personal assistance/self led social care. Content warning for homophobia transphobia & abuse in the text. Read here bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
'Reactionary politics, women, and popular culture '
One-day symposium 21st May 2025 @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Keynote: Professor Angela McRobbie (Goldsmiths): ‘Top Girls No More? Gender After Neoliberalism and the New Far Right'
Deadline for abstracts 22 January shorturl.at/EH6e5
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A flyer which says: We would love to hear from you. Are you Over 18? Living in the UK? Have you experienced pain during: smear test, colposcopy, hysteroscopy, IUD (coil) fitting, assisted conception or abortion? If so, please follow the QR code to complete an online survey which will help us to improve understanding of pain during these procedures. For any questions about the study please contact the lead researcher carrie.purcell@open.ac.uk. The Open University logo.
📢Launched today: The Gender Pain Gap consultation on Pain in Sexual & Reproductive Health Procedures (UK).
Aim: To understand experiences, priorities & views of people with experience of painful procedures.
openeducation.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Open to 31 Jan. Please share widely!
The genocide in Palestine did not start in 2023, and it will not end with a ceasefire in an apartheid settler colony. Still, I hope it will save some lives.
The fight for true liberation continues — Palestine will be free 🇵🇸
Newest issue of @cphjournal.bsky.social out today - link below. If you think academic publishing needs to change & you work on public health, do consider publishing in, & otherwise supporting, this journal as they forge a new path, away from commercial publishers. It can't be easy but amazing to see
UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts – study
Britons 39% worse off than Dutch equivalent due to housing costs 44% higher than western European average
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
New article from Isaac Hoff & I exploring the cost of living crisis (COLC) as an example of a media 'keyphrase' which obscures the longer term, systematic problems which produce the crisis, and which promotes short-term ineffectual solutions from politicians. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
On a teal and yellow gradient background, a white box with black text: "Resisting the criminalization of reproductive autonomy is a critical site of struggle within a larger landscape of criminalization. Shifting this terrain requires that we organize across our movements. Solidarity among anti-criminalization and reproductive justice organizers is essential to dismantle the culture of carcerality and control, and to prevent more laws targeting people existing at precarious intersections of race, gender, sexuality, disability, class and migration." At the bottom, a white box with the URL bit.ly/DecrimAbortion in black text.
If you're thinking more about what the criminalization of abortion and pregnancy is going to look like moving forward, we invite you to check out this resource and start making the connections between the criminalization of reproductive, sexual and gender-based care and policing and criminalization.
As the temperatures plummet, we'd like to remind you that you don’t need to have a reason to come to GWL to spend time & keep warm – just come in, make yourself comfortable & let staff know if you need any help. We may not be able to meet all your needs but here’s what we can offer:
Our article on pain in medication abortion is currently free to read in #BMJSRH. We look at the issues that arise when pain is worse than expected, and the confusion that can come from comparisons with 'period pain'.
srh.bmj.com/content/51/1...
Sociology in the Times of Genocide: call for expressions of interest for a forthcoming Special Section of The Sociological Review journal. Editors: @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social and Karis Campion.
Submission deadline is 13 January. buff.ly/4izyRjO
Keffiyeh artwork: buff.ly/41uSBir
Massive thanks to the participants for sharing their experiences. This is just a snapshot of their stories with the full report coming soon! Huge thanks also to @irispase.bsky.social for editing the piece with care 💞 Follow @pillowtalkscot.bsky.social to find out more about their amazing work 2/2
Hi Bluesky! I wrote for @pillowtalkscot.bsky.social on the pain experienced during coil (IUD) fittings, removal and use, and the changes to reproductive healthcare contraceptive users in Scotland would like to see 1/2 pillowtalkscotland.substack.com/p/contracept...
The report on our first year of the SRJ Scotland project - including the collaborative workshop in Glasgow in May - is now available here:
oro.open.ac.uk/101754/
We v much hope this is the start of a wider conversation through 2025 and beyond.
@ingridkyoung.bsky.social @julier282.bsky.social
What angers me about much of the reporting is it's framed as "choosing to have a hysterectomy" - wtaf?
more reporting from India:
Purnima Sah, BehanBox (2022): shorturl.at/9AcSu
Patralekha Chatterjee, the Lacent (2019): shorturl.at/inhVo
Devyani Nighoskar, Al Jazeera (2019): shorturl.at/U8TFb 1/
Comma's Basma Ghalayini joins Sami Hermez at Edinburgh's #RadicalBookFair, seeking to untangle how Palestinian narratives are framed, rejected or passed on in the world.
🗓️Nov 21 (7:30-8:30pm)
🎫https://lighthousebookshop.com/events/to-tell-our-stories-the-journeys-of-palestinian-narrative-rbf-2024
New peer-reviewed article from the Trans Pregnancy Project, free to read, download, and share!
We look at how men and non-binary individuals carrying a baby often seem to be perceived as fat rather than pregnant, and explore what this means for the intelligibility of gendered bodies.
