Currently in a really interesting session about the history of masculinity and masculine stereotypes. Traditional masculinity seems so restrictive and damaging to mental health. The patriarchy has a lot to answer for.

How it started 🤝 how it's going Charles Dance edition

Had a great time doing this, and have now decided wherever I talk about trans+ topics I'm ending with.. 'Protecting trans lives and communities is not enough, we have to fight the individuals and dismantle the systems that aim to oppress us' ✊ Evergreen take home messaging

A rare day off work so I've found a lovely little place for a coffee

Got a talk tomorrow on the history of gatekeeping in UK trans+care, & it's heartbreaking. Despite the way diagnostic language & approaches to care have vastly evolved/improved, Services remain largely unchanged. Progress has not dismantled the systems in place under the guise of safeguarding.

I'm doing an LGBT History Month event where I'm talking about the history of gatekeeping for trans+ healthcare, & how it creates a significant barrier to good standards of care. Just worked out when I do it I'll have been on the NHS waiting list for 3066 days which rather proves the point I'm making

Roses are red Violets are gay

Everyone needs a bit of Zoom ready Lisa in their lives

Had an incident on public transport last night, but instead of focussing on that I keep looking at this pic because I took it on a zoom call yesterday because I kind of felt good about myself and how I looked.

Fun times with the Lambrini Girls in Bristol last night

Thank you to @plymuni.bsky.social for hosting the @notaloneplymouth.co.uk Trans Day of Remebrance gathering, which takes place this year at the Jill Craigie Cinema from 18.30pm

@heatherpaterson.co.uk Please can you add us to your TDoR thread? bsky.app/profile/nota...

I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha

Kicked off trans awareness week with an LGBT+ healthcare session for medical undergraduates alongside @traceycollett.bsky.social and the brilliant Emma Marsh. Always a pleasure to talk about trans+ care with such an engaged group who understand the value of inclusive and equitable healthcare

After a break I returned to academia in July, and I'm currently being allocated postgrad research supervisor roles. It's hard to share the joy and enthusiasm new researchers have when they talk about their work. Makes me grateful I took the opportunity to come back.

Bodily autonomy should always be a societal norm. I still can't understand how anyone feels they have the right to dictate this stuff to anyone. My body, my choice.

Fun times with Better Lovers in Torquay last night 🤘

He is clearly helping

Feels weird having hope

Our TDoR service this year will be taking place at the University of Plymouth's Jill Craigie cinema on 20th Nov. Thanks as always to @plymuni.bsky.social for their ongoing support. More details below or via this link www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/tra...

GIRES has agreed to endorse this research recruitment study to understand how psychological therapy for trans people can be improved. This project has been developed closely with trans people with lived experience of mental health difficulties. For more information, please see the poster.

I am going to have to look up what dignity and respect are, because this isnt how I understood the meaning of those words

Also I really like this figure for making a crucial point of the study - trans kids' identities are roughly as stable as cis kids' identities.

My first successful ascent. My weekend has peaked

Chiitan loves all transgender people. I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives. Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like. love you all 🤍 ↓ www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...

Having a research page that shares my publication record seems so innocuous, but it also essentially outs me and tells people my deadname and I don't know how I feel about that. I'm really proud of some of the work I've been involved in, but work colleagues don't need such cursed knowledge

The Irony is that is they had just left it there someone would have come along and stolen it by now

When I look back at the guidance that came with my GRC as to how I should expect to be treated in law I wonder how on earth we have wandered so far from the light, and under the guidance of an organisation that is supposed to exist to protect my rights.

And yet, if you’re a trans person who passes, then you’re at even higher risk of also been banned from the only single-sex service that you *are* permitted to use (the one of your sex recorded at birth) (This is from the draft code that the EHRC put out for consultation)

Really happy to see this statement. The EHRC guidance will make 'passing' the standard, and will in turn reinforce gender stereotypes. Only those who don't conform will be safe from the scrutiny, so it's good to see it being called out like this.

Not saying I'm jaded and suspicious, but I've just been sent a link to an amazing sounding clinical resource and I don’t want to click on it because it feels like it'll end up being a phishing test by my IT dept

Saying we should live free of discrimination and harassment while also advocating our segregation and exclusion from basic services seems to be standard labour policy these days

Truly exceptional show, and always a great night out every time I visit @trplymouth.bsky.social‬

Seems like a while since Theatre Lisa was deployed, but I have a feeling this will be worth the wait.

"The stark reality is that, in the UK, trans people are denied body autonomy" This @bpsofficial.bsky.social article hits hard. Rare to see something so accurately capture the challenges trans+ individuals have accessing care in the UK www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

"The stark reality is that, in the UK, trans people are denied body autonomy" This @bpsofficial.bsky.social article hits hard. Rare to see something so accurately capture the challenges trans+ individuals have accessing care in the UK www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

This report dismantles many of the ‘gender critical’ transphobic talking points and offers counter-narratives based on facts and evidenced research. 👉🏻 gate.ngo/wp-content/u...

It is not very often that I link to Reddit, but this is a very important post and I think we should all go and read it. I am incredibly serious about this. www.reddit.com/r/transgende...

** The Official crowdfunder link for my case commenced in the European Court of Human Rights ** A legal first: trans and non-binary lawyers leading the case: Oscar Davies, Olivia Campbell-Cavendish and me as client. Trans Legal Clinic in partnership with W-Legal. www.translegalclinic.com/mccloud

This is clearly brilliant, very welcome, and everyone should read it. But while there are far more important things at play here whever I see pictures of @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social I just want to ask which lippy she uses because it always looks fab

Just in case anyone needs a picture of my cat, here's Tsuki relaxing in the sun

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

Saw this and couldn't unsee it as a giant robotic barn owl

My referral to my local GIC was in Sept 2017, meaning my time on the waiting list for a first appointment is nearly 8 years now. It's utterly scandalous.

It's never about women's rights It's always about trans exclusion archive.is/T29qE

I realised yesterday just how much I've missed being on a campus surrounded by brilliant people while simultaneously also pretending to be one of them

Very happy to finally be able to share that I have now joined the University of Birmingham Medical School as an Associate Professor.

Happy Ozzy brings me a lot of joy

Been watching the stream of the final Ozzy/Sabbath show today and loving every moment of it. Glad to say Ive seen both before but damn what a legacy they'll leave behind.