I found a teddy I had growing up in my parents loft today. The really special thing about this teddy, however, was that when I was 11 or 12 and deep in the closet, I wrote a gay fantasy about a classmate of mine. I ended up tearing it up in shame and denial and hidding the scraps in this teddy...

Over the summer I helped excavate Scotland's First Skatepark with the University of Glasgow. The project website has now been updated by the project lead, the wonderful Kenny Brophy, so you can read more about the excavation below 👇 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...

Happy Fellowship leaving Rivendell in 3018 of the Third Age Day for all who celebrate it!

No further context is necessary... A little image from my TAG 2025 paper.

The Cass Review lied to portray puberty blockers as unsafe, to ban them despite the lives they had been saving for years. The Review advocated for a Clinical Trial, a trial lambasted by experts as unnecessary, unethical, and cruel. These experts urged the ban to be lifted and puberty blocker...

Note to the media: Any so called 'support group' for parents of trans kids that advocates anything other than unconditionally supporting their child is not actually a 'support group for parents of trans kids' but a 'support group for abusers of trans kids'. Don't sanitise their bigotry.

Putting the finishing touches on my PowerPoint presentation for TAG. Bonus Points for anyone who correctly guesses why I've got the logo of TRAC 94 (Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference 1994) as the front image of my paper...

The 'Conservative Public History' special edition of International Public History has been published in full today! I feel really honoured for my work to be included in this timely and provocative special edition. Read it, and more, for free below 👇 www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

Let's get one fact straight here: Enoch Burke is in prison for contempt of court; not for being transphobic. And if your 'hero' is somebody who trespasses into schools and repeatedly puts pupils at risk, well that says quite a lot about you (and maybe you should stay away from schools too...)

Remember, every single organisation that is banning trans people is complicit in the UK Government's attempted genocide of us.

Remmeber folks; the only 'victims' of Trans Liberation are supporters of the Patriarchy. So called 'Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism' is just the Patriarchy repackaging oppressive and hegemonic gender in a bid to keep the system of Patriarchy alive and well. Don't fall for their lies. ✊️🩵🩷🤍

So I'm walking through Leighton Buzzard, and I see this stone. I immediately thought it was a Medieval boundary stone (akin to the eponymous 'Wealdstone'), however, I couldn't find records of it anywhere online. I've emailed the county archaeologist, but I'm interested in what people here think...?

You can literally say what you want about trans people and the UK courts are fine with it. This was a *child*

Visited my favourite Packhorse Bridge (HER entry number 1021023) near Cray this weekend. It really is something quite special. It's hidden away on an old packhorse route adjacent to the River Wharfe and her cascading waterfalls, crossing Crook Gill as it feeds the Wharfe via its very own waterfall.

🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 I'm pleased to say my article 'Cis-Supremacist Pasts: Constructing a History Against Contemporary Trans Equality' has been published today with International Public History and it is fully open access! Check it out here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

I'm sure this has already been said to death, but K-Pop Demon Hunters is a Queer movie right!? Like the confrontation between Rumi and Celine in particular is undoubtedly so heavily queer coded. Hiding yourself, who you are, covering up for other people, all universal queer experiences.

So funny story, just discovered that both of the wannabe Reform candidates from Bangor who have been spreading some false information about me on FB recently have prior convictions; one for common assault and one for a role in a drug gang... Reform sure attract a nice bunch!!!

Some personal news; I've qualified for the Semi-Finals of the UK Online Carcassonne Championship and my match against Chris Tucker (2023 UK National Champion) will be streamed live at 10:00 GMT on Sunday. You can watch the match on this YT channel if it's up your alley! youtube.com/@alexeyscarc...

Every now and then my brain reminds me that Lynn Meskell published a full-on academic paper in 1998 discussing the bisexualisation of ancient Egypt on the silver screen one year *before* 'The Mummy' released in 1999. Talk about having your point proved! Brendan Fraser peer reviewer extraordinaire!

Great result out of Caerphilly yesterday! Huge win for Wales stopping the neo-Nazi Reform party and even better to do so with Lindsay Whittle. I've known Lindsay years, a staunch advocate for his community and someone who has always offered his personal support to me during difficult times.

Sadly we were beaten 4-1 in the quarter final by eventual silver medalists Poland, with myself losing my encounter against their team Captain and Master rated player UY_Scuti. Still, pleased with my overall performance at the tournament, especially for a debutant.

Day one complete and we are through to the knock-outs. Was picked for two group stage games, losing my encounter with Belgium but winning what turned out to be a crucial decider match for quarter final qualification against Greece! Time to review all matches ahead of tomorrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

In some personal news, I'm proud to say I'll be flying the Welsh colours at the European Team Carcassonne Online Championship (ETCOC) this weekend having been selected as a player for Team UK. You can follow the tournament, including live streamed matches, here: carcassonne.gg

As well as the science always being wrong, whenever anyone says stop doing a healthcare because "it causes autism" they are telling you they think autism is a terrible affliction worth making serious medical risks to avoid. This admission proves only that they are cunts because autism is not bad.

Undod Llawn â staff Prifysgol Bangor ✊️ Bangor Uni has been mismanaged since I was a student there, full solidarity to all staff affected by the grabbing bastard management. Bring them to their knees. www.thebangoraye.com/bangor-ucu-d...

For all of those still saying that we shouldn't celebrate the death of a Nazi... just remember that the rising tide of fascism can't be stemmed with words alone. It's no bad thing to make Nazi's afraid. Anyone who says otherwise is simply telling you where their (Nazi) allegiance rests...

Been catching up on today's news just now... Always a good day when it ends with one less Nazi in the world! Good riddance to fascist rubbish, I hope his soul knows nothing but eternal torment.

As of today I'm taking a step back from the PhD, and related work, for the next three months to focus on my mental health. Since the Supreme Court ruling my mental health has been in rapid decline, and it's simply no longer sustainable for me to go into work and study transphobia as a day job...

Ironically enough, Graham Linehan once wrote and self-published an article about me in which he called me a "vicious male bully"... Guess it was an exercise in displacement! What a fucking cunt, hope he rots in hell 👋 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I have decided, as I've already paid to attend this conference, to use my talking slot today in the EAA roundtable "Archaeology? Good God! What is it Good For!?" to talk on this matter rather than immediately pulling out. I have, however, quickly made an appropriate Zoom background for my talk...

You don't have to be #EAA member to email regarding #EA2025 mess. Email is so important - many people don't use social media & online comments can be dismissed, but heartfelt emails from individuals can't be ignored... Please write today. Thank you! 1/2 #Archaeology #Archaeologists 🏺

That the European Archaeology Association overturned their decision to exclude Israeli institutions from participating in their annual conference, meaning organisations intertwined with Israel's genocide of Palestinians will still be represented at EAA 2025, is appalling. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 1/2

They call it the "Migrant Debate" because calling it the "Migrant Question" is, currently at least, still a little too on the nose for the tabloid press and far-right leaders - doesn't mean it isn't exactly the same Nazi dogwhistle. See also "Trans Rights Debate".

So grateful I could join in the #KelvinWheelies for two days. Had an amazing time digging out Trench 3 (pictured) with an amazing team of volunteers and Glasgow Uni students. Amazing to fully expose a small part of the Skate Park structure and get a beautiful section of how it was filled in 1983!

This is literally just a proposal to create concentration camps in the UK... and it's being cheered on by the national media and indoctrinated masses because fascism has been welcomed with open arms by the Tories and Starmer's Labour. Hitler would be proud.

Clearing through my grandparents place and came across this lovely badge! Don't suppose anyone would know what specific campaign this was about? Perhaps around the early 1980s after the Freinds of Highgate Cemetery aquired the freehold?

I started reading this and thought "this has Kenny Brophy (@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social) written all over it" and lo and behold... 😅 Now I just need to figure out how to sneak away from work and onto this dig... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I wrote an article on why fighting the transphobic Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC guidance is so cruical for archaeology. Despite the article being initially accepted by a major magazine, it was eventually killed for being 'too controversial'. Fortunately, Howard agreed to host it on his blog 👇

I'm not going to lie, feels really good to have my first academic peer reviewed publication as lead author in print! If that doesn't deserve a little treat (a board game) I don't know what does!

They excuse war crimes. They arm apartheid and genocide. But don't you dare protest for peace. Because that's real terrorism.

2 weeks, 2000+ bulk finds, ≈140 small finds, 60ish contexts, 3 trenches, 2 buildings, and 180ish years of archaeology later my first ever dig as site director concluded today! Thanks to my amazing team of supervisors and all the volunteers for making the Sackville Gardens Community dig so amazing!

That companies are now apologising for having trans employees who are just trying to do their jobs is yet another demonstration of the UKs desire to eradicate trans people from public life. The UK is acting with genocidal intent. This cannot be denied, and it must be challenged by whatever means

Some exciting publication news! Mine and Colleen Morgan's (@clmorgan.bsky.social) chapter on the archaeology of the National Transgender Memorial in Manchester has just been published in this exciting edited collection by Chris Fennell! www.routledge.com/Combating-Op...

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED TAG 2025 have extended their call for papers for all sessions until August 18th. This includes our session on Queer Archaeology! We are looking for any papers which engage with the legacy of Queer Archaeology 25 years after it was first proposed! More details below!

Just got spat on whilst walking through Manchester... always nice to feel safe and welcome in a city ✌️

If you are in Manchester today, there is a free to attend public talk in Sackville Gardens at 14:00 all about the history (and future) of the Gardens. The talk is being held by The Freinds of Sackville Gardens. I'll also be talking about the upcoming excavations in the park! More information below!

Just spotted some new graffiti at work... Strong message! 💪

Popped into CEX after an appointment this morning and found this beauty! Cannot wait to relive some of the core childhood memories I had playing this game 🛡⚔️

If you are in Manchester this summer and fancy getting involved in an inclusive community excavation, well then is this an event you should look into... 👀 All skill levels welcome and it's completely free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sackville-...

Some exciting publication news... The wonderful Mari Wiliam has just published a chapter on tattoos and Welsh identity inspired by a feasibility study I conducted on the topic five years ago whilst at Bangor. Her chapter (which graciously credits me too) is out now in the book Memory and Nation!