We are delighted to welcome @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social for the first session of the Aro/Ace Online Talk Series who will introduce us to #asexual #geographies! The talk will take place on zoom next Friday, 5 June, at 3pm (UK). Link here: www.aroaceresearch.com/events

While I am still recovering from all the work and excitement that went into yesterday, it's been really nice to feel hopeful about future directions for my work on Pride in London. Even if getting a foothold into academia is difficult right now, there are so many alternate paths I can pursue

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to present on my research thesis with such a diverse and engaged audience today. My particular thanks go to Pippa and Zoë for their contribution to the roundtable discussion, it was really inspiring to hear them talk about their experience.

One more day!!

Really wanting to practice my script for Friday but there are builders on our roof hammering away so I have instead spent the majority of my day overstimulated, trying to flush the sound out with noise cancelling headphones, and finishing marking the final essay submissions for my module.

ONE WEEK TO GO Interested in learning more about the history of the London Pride March? How LGBTQ+ Communities have used Pride symbols to visualise the politics of their identities over the last fifty years? Then join me on May 22 at 11am BST to find out more. Sign up: forms.gle/ovZ57oMzZgS2...

We have just had a room upgrade!! Rather than GH008, we will now be in the David Bell Building in DB109.

Save the date! June 17, 2026. Thrilled to help launch Matt Cook's new book Writing Queer History at Mansfield College, Oxford together with Jeffrey Weeks (South Bank), Rebecca Jennings (UCL), and Colin Johnson (Indiana State). www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-wri...

Deviants and Trailblazers is now out! 🎉 If you're looking for a long-form, joined-up history of trans activism and trans rights in the UK going all the way back to the 1940s, this is it! D&T covers many events, groups, and people never before chronicled. www.plutobooks.com/product/devi...

We have just had a room upgrade!! Rather than GH008, we will now be in the David Bell Building in DB109.

I have organised a (hybrid) research seminar to talk about the findings of my PhD thesis for May 22 at 11am. I am joined by Pippa Catterall, @frammaturo.bsky.social and Zoë Playdon for a roundtable discussion. Sign-up form, including an abstract for the paper: forms.gle/b5GK8bYye9YD...

Absolutely bewildering that as I finish replacing the battery for my laptop on my own at 23:37 on a Tuesday, I think, for the first time in a long time, how proud my older brother would've been of me. I didn't even feel this when I handed in my thesis. A project I dedicated to him. Grief is strange

I am thrilled to be part of this new forum in German History alongside wonderful colleagues for which I have a lot of respect (even though...yes..we do disagree 😆). Thank you @npapadogian.bsky.social and Craig Griffiths for this opportunity!

“Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation” @cornellupress.bsky.social featured in the Guardian! 🥹 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

I have organised a (hybrid) research seminar to talk about the findings of my PhD thesis for May 22 at 11am. I am joined by Pippa Catterall, @frammaturo.bsky.social and Zoë Playdon for a roundtable discussion. Sign-up form, including an abstract for the paper: forms.gle/b5GK8bYye9YD...

Looking forward to sharing details of an upcoming research seminar and roundtable on Monday!

Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain is out on 4 MAY 2026! 🎉 Order here: www.plutobooks.com/product/devi...

Strange feeling to be at the end of the week after my final lecture this semester. While organising my first module came with its challenges, particularly juggling it with the final write up of my thesis, it was an absolute joy, and I had an amazing cohort who were both patient and inquisitive.

I have also been MIA from here.. I successfully submitted my thesis on March 27th and took a big step back to rest after the intensity of that final month or so

Great news to see that the Stonewall National Monument's rainbow flag will be restored after a successful lawsuit! May this symbol continue to serve as a rallying point for local LGBTQ+ communities

Earlier this month, I wrote about the Trump Administration's removal of the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, for History Matters. The post is now available to read: historymatters.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog-archive...

Happy thesis submission eve to all who celebrate

Earlier this month, I wrote about the Trump Administration's removal of the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, for History Matters. The post is now available to read: historymatters.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog-archive...

Adolf Hitler has taken a long time to die despite the lethal efficiency of the gun he put to his head in April 1945. In this timeline, @carolinesharples.bsky.social explores why Hitler’s death was only confirmed in 2018. yalebooks.co.uk/the-long-dea... #skystorians

Join us on Tuesday, 24 March at 4pm UK time for our next online seminar. We will be hosting Dr Ellen Hope Durban who is going to discuss her research on 'Activism for Married Lesbian Mothers in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s'. Read more and sign up here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-for-...

I forgot I pre-ordered A Queer Scrapbook! So many incredible queer historical books coming out this year we're so lucky

Time to find those typos and make sure they're absent for the final submission (less than two weeks!)

Refreshing myself on the events and legacies of Chernobyl for next week's lecture has turned this rather dour, cloudy Friday evening back home into quite a hopeless one

@christopherewing.bsky.social and I are looking forward to presenting you all our volume and having some of our wonderful contributors discussing their pieces! Come and join us next month! Friday, April 10, 10:30am-12pm EST/4:30-6pm CET

My 2nd session at European Geographies of Sexualities Conference 2026: EPHEMERAL, EPISODIC & EVENT SPACES FOR SEXUALISED COMMUNITIES Looking for research on temporary spaces & events used by LGBTQ+, cishet, kink, asexual groups, sexual subcultures & more! sites.google.com/view/egsconf...

Good morning! Sharing this again for a little boost at the top of the week

Hello hello! I am looking for London-based scholars working in queer and/or trans* studies who would be willing to participate in a roundtable discussion on a research seminar being planned for May on my thesis, Symbols of Pride & the Politics of Queer Liberation. See below for more information.

Pride has become one of the clearest places to observe civic space across Europe. Our Annual Review traces what these developments reveal about freedom of assembly & the resilience of communities who keep showing up. Read more at ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2026/02/Annual-Review-2026-Pride.pdf

Misremembered the wordcount for a piece of writing I'm working on so was pretty chuffed I was only 100 words over the 1600 wordcount.. nope it's a 600-1000 word guidance 🤦

Call for Papers: Sexuality and Shame Conference 📅 27-28 May 2026 @exeter.ac.uk Submission Deadline: 27 March This conference explores how sexual shame has been historically produced, regulated, circulated & contested across different periods & social settings exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

London-based #history enthusiasts - there's just over a week to go before my #booklaunch at The Barnes Bookshop and the (free) tickets are going FAST! Don't miss your chance to hear about #TheLongDeathOfAdolfHitler! Book your spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc... #BSkyhistorians #NewBooks

I have just updated the bibliography on lesbian and trans people in Nazi-occupied Europe, now including the online exhibition "Spectrum of In_justice: Gender nonconforming lives under Nazi rule" curated by Kai* Brust sexualityandholocaust.com/bibliography/

Registration for the "Queer Lives and Trans* Formations: Reimagining Weimar Germany's LGBTQ+ Histories and Cultures" online conference is now live! Sign up to join us 30 - 31 March (Australia: 31 March - 1 April). With speakers from 6 (!) time zones & keynotes from Jonah Garde & Camilla Smith!

Our 'Picture Me' research project now has a write-up on the German Visual History network's website! We are developing new methods for queer visual and historical research. If you're interested in what I am working on at the moment, check it out: visual-history.de/en/project/j... 🌈🎓

LGBTQ+ History Month (UK) is almost over, but #queerhistory is being made all year round! 🌈📚🗃️ Here are just a few fab-looking books that will be published in the coming months by wonderful authors @grindrod.bsky.social, @schuneke.bsky.social, @tomhulme.bsky.social, @hughryan.bsky.social . . . 1/2

As far as I know, farm archives have never really been used to track queer histories before. Given they mostly record the financial ongoings on a given farm, you can understand why. However, my year of research at The MERL has proved their potential. Find out more in this blog:

📢 Publication day is looming for #TheLongDeathOfAdolfHitler! You can join me at The Barnes Bookshop, London on Thursday 12 March to hear more about the book, grab your copy - and enjoy some wine in the process! Booking essential via: www.eventbrite.com/e/1983442476... #BSkyhistorians #NewBooks 📚

Actually I do have an abstract to write given that I mentally could not manage that last week alongside all the edits but! it's otherwise a nice quiet week

It's unnerving how quiet my week looks.. Checking over my lecture for tomorrow and writing a blog post. Perhaps I'll get to starting my stack of new books?

Our new series traces the history shaping Trans+ rights in the UK - written by some of the UK’s most respected journalists including  @ludovicparsons.bsky.social, @jessothomson.co.uk and @sasha98.bsky.social 👇 Join 10,000+ readers: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/milestones/

Enjoyed writing about my cultural history approach to #TheLongDeathOfAdolfHitler in the latest issue to Aspects of History... aspectsofhistory.com/product/subs...

Submitting a full draft of your thesis at nearly 10pm on a Friday when nearly every book you own is scattered around you in piles and there are notes EVERYWHERE was not how I planned for this week to end but I sure am glad that it's over and I'm sure the euphoria will hit me tomorrow after some rest

Nearly everything is on one full coherent document for my thesis and the only thing preventing me from burning out is the sheer excitement of watching it all come together

LEGAL ENTANGLEMENTS: Law, Rights and the Battle for Legitimacy in Divided Germany, 1945-1989 by Sebastian Gehrig @sebastiangehrig.bsky.social is now available in paperback! Find out more here: bit.ly/45GNX2l Review from @choicereviews.bsky.social #History

My review of Anna Hájková’s @ankahajkova.bsky.social's brilliant book, People Without History are Dust has been published by @holocauststudies.bsky.social You can read my review here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....