Visiting youngest offspring and it turns out Bolton Abbey looks great on a drizzly February afternoon

New episode up now. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis, with guest Doctor Rowan Williams. www.backlisted.fm/episodes/257...

This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services. Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you. Please do keep sharing! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.

This month’s Featured Therapist on the Nomad Therapy Network is Ayo Oluwatudimu. Ayo supports overfunctioners, “strong ones,” and those carrying too much, helping them rediscover limits, self-compassion, and curiosity. Read her story: www.nomadpodcast.co.uk/therapy-network

Love this so much

Youngest offspring has crafted another beautiful, wistful, ambient Winter EP. You can listen for free on Bandcamp. All money from purchases will go to the Sameer Project - a Palestinian led mutual aid project supporting people in Gaza aaronbrooks1.bandcamp.com/album/winter...

There is also an accompanying blog post summarising some of our conversation: josephinehughes.com/how-to-recog...

TOMORROW! (20th Nov) We are really looking forward to gathering and walking with you all tomorrow for our Trans Day of Remembrance Walk! It will be cold tomorrow evening, around -1c. Please wear appropriate warm clothing and good shoes! ...and don't forget your fairy lights ✨

This Thursday is Transgender Day of Remembrance. To mark this we have a Taize service on the evening of TDOR itself. This mediative reading will include song, readings, and the reading of the list of names. On Sunday our Eucharist will also mark TDOR with a special sermon and prayers.

@mikehigton.bsky.social has published this brilliant response to the Faith and Order Commission's misappropriation and misrepresentation of his work in its recent documents which informed the House of Bishops' recent decision on Living in Love and Faith. #CofEpeeps viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...

New article in the International Journal of Disability & Social Justice - 'I Just Didn't Fit into the Way That They Did Church': Barriers to Access & Participation for Disabled People in Churches naomilawsonjacobs.com/new-article-... #EqualityAct #NewResearch #DisabilityStudies #AcademicSky

Thank you for this @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social "the real avoidance isn’t on the part of those struggling to survive. It’s governmental: the avoidance of the real, the avoidance of the structural, and—most crucially—the cynical avoidance of justice." substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

I've signed this open letter. #CofEpeeps, lay or ordained, if you want the church to become more fully affirming of LGBTQ+ folks, please read this letter from Inclusive Church and consider signing it. www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...

"we’re all going to need to figure out how to do our version of the right thing, being wholly committed to bending over backwards to the point of disobedience to enable such blessings to take place and happy to do what we can to celebrate them."

In the middle of a flu like illness currently. Woke up last night muttering "the witch took my hands and the hands took my faith"and still can't quite shake the feeling of profundity I had in that feverish moment!

For anyone who's weary of glib responses and superficial "answers", this book faces the pain with rigour and integrity.

Please don’t be afraid to ask your therapist about their views regarding trans rights, white supremacy, feminism etc. We’re in a moment where ‘blank screening’ these issues is not an option imo. It’s a matter of safety.

Quakers getting arrested in parliament Square, Quakers describing bigotry for what it is. They're an example for us all.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Theology in Scotland Call for Contributions (Spring 2026 issue): Theology and Mental Health 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📓 Seeking contributions (articles, theological reflections, creative work) that explore intersections of theology and mental health 👉Full call + details here: ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...

This is what politicians are for

Some quotes from a fantastic In the Shift episode. Shared with gratitude for the many gender expansive people who have contributed to healing my world 🩷🤍🩵 "Gender expansive people heal the world." 1/ www.podbean.com/ep/pb-ajssu-...

It gets very tedious that any time someone points out the, actually very obvious and evidence based, point that to stop more deaths in the channel you have to provide people with alternative, safer, routes to seek asylum in UK you inevitably get some dickhead saying "oh how many should we take". 1/

I can only dream of such a culture being modelled by senior NHS management. I'm hugely grateful to those, usually nearer to the coalface who do their best to live something better.

Spent most of my waking hours @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social under the apple trees in the Orchard. I love that this festival exists; the ethos, the imperfect human quest for true inclusivity, the space to remain agnostic and explore faith and spirituality. I also find it an overwhelming experience..

"Oddly the BBC never mentions this. It would be a shock to people in England to see how poorly treated we are down here." via Expats for Scotland Independence

Sex Matters has managed to raise the 50K to take Hampstead Heath's Ladies' Pond to court for being inclusive. Let's spread the word and encourage people to donate to GoFundMe to help combat this bigotry. www.gofundme.com/f/working-fo...

This Saturday is Leicester Pride! Come and find us on the march or at our stall in Abbey Park where we will have hundreds of cupcakes and badges to give away, as well as access packs full of things like water, earplugs, and suncream, to help you have a fun and safe Pride.

Like so many people, I am utterly sick of being asked to solve systemic problems that have been created by people making money out of things they shouldn’t be making money on and governments failing to regulate anything. There aren’t enough eff offs in the world.

We're now at a total of a quarter of the longlisted authors choosing to withdraw from the Polari Prize this year.

Just a reminder that if you haven’t already joined the Feminist Theology Network and want to be part of a supportive, inclusive, vibrant place for feminist & womanist research, you can do so here mailchi.mp/a5e743737064... @feministtheology.bsky.social #feminist #theology #womanist #community

As I said on day one, the first day that the Times broke the story about the gangs: the idea that the police were too petrified to investigate sexual offences by Asian men because they might be perceived as racist did not pass *the laugh test*, never mind the smell test.

This is an evergreen, but it's one for a reason: A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work to prevent the former with the same intensity and ruthlessness as we work to prevent the latter.

www.change.org/p/not-in-our... A pro-trans petition set up for cisgender women to sign pushing back against the ostensibly 'feminist' narrative of anti-trans women, (who seem to have the stage to themselves these days). If I remember correctly from...

If you... 📝Teach in #theology #religiousstudies #Biblicalstudies or a similar discipline 📝Encounter #trauma in your teaching (teach on trauma/related subjects, or have experience of it in your classroom/with your students) Please like or interact with this so we can see you + share widely!

It is not for me to presume where and how learning happens for you. It is not for you to impose where understanding may take place, or constrain when healing may happen, bit by bit for me. How we each may learn and heal needs understanding, and gentle space to let things unfold.

The Church of England's General; Synod meets soon...so let's play a game. huwnotes.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/s...

Oh for goodness sake. Once again we are hearing handwringing over the BBC’s coverage of criticism of UK complicity with Israel’s crimes in Palestine Instead of truly helping listeners understand those crimes & how we are complicit #r4today

So much awfulness within the hierarchical @churchofengland.org. Jay's experience is awful and there are so many other stories that could be told. We have to get better at understanding that people with power will usually protect themselves at the expense of others. #CofE

Please sign this urgent petition!

Transductive: an East Midlands trans+ academics meet-up A monthly meet-up group for academics who are trans+ or allies in the East Midlands area. We aim to: ⁠Commiserate with cups of tea 🫖 Share news (good and bad) in a friendly environment 📰 Discuss opportunities for collective action ✨

"Orthodox" Anglicanism/Christianity is not and should not be synonymous with "sexist and homo/transphobic" and we cannot allow people to do what reactionary regressives do and steal terms and make them meaningless. ⚓

People always think I'm being ungenerous or misstating their views, but this is very explicitly what the "gender-critical" crowd says: Their *best case* against gender affirming care for kids is that the research says it works, but the research doesn't count. (this is from the Cass report)

Doppelganger by Naomi Klein. Incredible, something read. #booksky

People don’t need pressure to “recover into work.” They need: 🔹 Safe housing 🔹 Benefits they can survive on 🔹 Services without 18-month waits 🔹 A system that doesn’t punish distress 🔹 A politics that values life, not productivity 🔹 Recognition of Disability

Caring For Each Other Is The Resistance Dr. Dan Goyal @dangoyal.bsky.social "...making connections w/ one another really does matter. Indeed, it is the antidote to the vitriol of the selfish mind. Each & every time we connect w/ one another we are defeating those who see no value in being human."

I've called on the UK government to stop ALL arms sales to Israel. Sign. 👇👇 www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...