Paul Harfleet
@paulharfleet.bsky.social
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Artist, designer, writer, founder of The Pansy Project & Birds Can Fly
https://linktr.ee/Harfleet
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I'm hoping that here my posts that celebrate the
#LGBTQ+
family will not be attacked and hidden... Here's to a new Social Media platform that is a safe as my childhood self would have welcomed. Here's me reading my book
#PansyBoy
to celebrate:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-_...
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Paul Harfleet recites Pansy Boy.
YouTube video by Paul Harfleet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-_SdlFxF8&t=1s
about 1 year ago
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Just one of the 60 pansies that I've planted over the last twenty years at sites of
#Homophobia
and
#Transphobia
, part of @ThePansyProject - included in LOOK Climate Lab at @openeyegallery in Liverpool...
thepansyproject.com
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3 days ago
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reposted by
Paul Harfleet
Currently showing
#ThePansyProject
in Liverpool at @OpenEyeGallery - More information at
thepansyproject.com
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7 days ago
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Currently showing
#ThePansyProject
in Liverpool at @OpenEyeGallery - More information at
thepansyproject.com
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7 days ago
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From
#PansyPower
'Everybody has the right to live without the need to fight' to 'LET EVERY PANSY BLOOM' It's
#FREEPOST
on all Merch that celebrates
#ThePansyProject
Right now! UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
9 days ago
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reposted by
Paul Harfleet
Debbie Nicholson Wood
10 days ago
So glad I went and sat with these pictures by
@paulharfleet.bsky.social
at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool. Each pansy has been planted at the site of a homophobic attack.
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Iāve just found these drawings nestled in a draw⦠Iām selling them to you, my followers, at a special bargain price⦠I can sign them if you so desire⦠£120 each or 3 for Ā£300 - unframed! Contact me for more information...
thepansyproject.com/contact-2/
10 days ago
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Iāve just found these drawings nestled in a draw⦠Iām selling them to you, my followers, at a special bargain price⦠I can sign them if you so desire⦠£120 each or 3 for Ā£300 - unframed! Contact me for more information...
thepansyproject.com/contact-2/
10 days ago
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"Everybody has the right to live without the need to fight" It's FREE UK DELIVERY on all of The Pansy Project Collection...
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
11 days ago
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Free UK Delivery on
#BirdsCanFly
is NOW LIVE!
birdscanflystore.com/collections/
11 days ago
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So delighted with how my work features at the Open Eye Gallery, LOOK Climate Lab 2026 is open now in Liverpool - More information here:
openeye.org.uk/whatson/look...
13 days ago
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Download!
#ThePansyProject
at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u..
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16 days ago
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Download!
#ThePansyProject
at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u...
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https://thepansyproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/open-eye-gallery-catalogue-final.pdf
16 days ago
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Opening Today!
openeye.org.uk/whatson/laun...
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19 days ago
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Excited to be showing a selection of photographs from my archive at Open Eye Gallery TOMORROW - All you need to know is here >
openeye.org.uk/whatson/laun...
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20 days ago
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In light of the forthcoming exhibition at Open Eye Gallery - opening on Thursday! I thought it would be pertinent to share this essay I wrote last year, again. THE FIRST PANSY, A Little Act of Rebellion.
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u...
21 days ago
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Have you read the blog exploring the fascinating history of the cormorant and the Liver Birds, in Liverpool?
birdscanflystore.com/blog/
23 days ago
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Next week at Open Eye Gallery - I'll be showing an image of The Pansy Project Garden. Winner of a Gold Medal and Best Conceptual Garden at the
#RHS
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2010. Designed by (me) Paul Harfleet and Tom Harfleet.
openeye.org.uk/whatson/laun...
25 days ago
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My newest gentle reference is now live on my site, read all about my
#Cormorant
illustration and my research on my blog, includes a making of film!
birdscanflystore.com/blog/the-liv...
26 days ago
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I've written an essay, inspired by my experience with Remember Nature - a curatorial project that inspired the development of existing projects and inspired new ones! It was a joy to work on this with Homotopia Festival and FACT - Liverpool! Read it now for FREE!
thepansyproject.com/wp-content/u...
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27 days ago
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Since the very beginning of
#ThePansyProject
I've wanted to show my photographs in a gallery context. For the first time I'm bringing a substantial selection of pictures from the last two decades into one place:
openeye.org.uk/whatson/look...
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about 1 month ago
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All 20
#Pansies
Iāve planted this year to commemorate 20 years of work, fighting homophobia & transphobia, one pansy at a time. Hereās hoping next year will be filled with love, not hateā¦
#ThePansyProject
- Discover more here š
thepansyproject.com
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about 1 month ago
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Tomorrow / 19th December is the CUT OFF for ordering and receiving your order from Birds Can Fly with Priority Shipping before Christmas!
birdscanflystore.com/collection/n...
about 2 months ago
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Today is the last day to get your orders with standard delivery in the UK before Christmas... UK Standard: 16th December Though there's still a little time if you're willing to pay a little extra. Last Orders for Standard Delivery across the UK is now!
birdscanflystore.com
about 2 months ago
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Planted Yesterday - Read all about it here:
instagram.com/p/DSCj5UpjUs...
#ThePansyProject
2 months ago
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Free Post Ends at MIDNIGHT Tonight...
#ThePansyProject
Collection...
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
2 months ago
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It's the last free post before Christmas! Go, Go, Go!
birdscanflystore.com
2 months ago
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Coming Soon, to a screen near you
#ThePansiesofCornwall
A little film by Paul Harfleet Made in association with Arts & Culture, University of Exeter and Cornwall Pride Photo by @alicelattimorephoto @ThePansyProject
#ThePansyProject
2 months ago
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A reminder of how ridiculous I am...
birdscanflystore.com/search/?sear...
3 months ago
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After twenty years of planting pansies at sites of homophobia and transphobia, I still believe most of us just want the same things: a happy, healthy life.
birdscanflystore.com/collection/t...
#ThePansyProject
3 months ago
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#TransAwarenessWeek
#lgbtq
#transdayofrememberance
3 months ago
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In 2020 Sue Perkins was interviewed by Alan Cumming & Chris Sweeney for the
#Homosapiens
podcast. In the interview she shared her experience of homophobia on Hampstead Heath.
#thepansyproject
Read the whole story here:
www.instagram.com/p/DRPUg2CjbW...
3 months ago
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The last of the six pansies I planted in Liverpool last week for
#RememberNature
, representing Homotopia Arts and FACT Liverpool - Read all about it here:
www.instagram.com/p/DQ_YZSrjey...
3 months ago
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This pansy was planted on Fleet Street in the centre of Liverpool, it marks the homophobically motivated attack of a young man who posted images of their badly bruised face on Instagram the day after the attack. For more scroll or visit -
www.instagram.com/p/DQ82tMvDep...
3 months ago
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Planted last Tuesday in Liverpool to mark an attack that happened, July 2021 on Bold Street in the centre of Liverpool. Discover the details on my Instagram:
www.instagram.com/thepansyproj...
3 months ago
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This oneās for me⦠āFaggots!ā Grove Road, London
#ThePansyProject
thepansyproject.com
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3 months ago
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Grateful for the coverage
@advocate.com
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3 months ago
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On January 20th, 2022 there was a reported homophobic attack at the Superstar Boudoir nightclub, on Stanley Street, āthe victim suffered serious injuries and was left extremely shaken.ā - Liverpool Echo.
3 months ago
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Planted on Tuesday in Liverpool. This pansy marks an attack on two men that were subject to a homophobic attack on 29th April 2023 in Liverpool City Centre...#ThePansyProject
3 months ago
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Planted on Tuesday for
#RememberNature
representing Homotopia Arts in association with FACT Liverpool - Further details on my instagram post -
www.instagram.com/p/DQthPvwjXp...
3 months ago
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I'll be lying on the streets of Liverpool this week. If you see me, I haven't fallen over. I'm marking locations of hate-crime with pansies for Remember Nature with Homotopia Festival & FACT Liverpool - Photo @wenchisu - For more information and to book for free -
www.fact.co.uk/event/rememb...
3 months ago
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Free UK delivery ends at midnightā¦
birdscanflystore.com
for all things
#bird
and
#pansy
related...
3 months ago
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Planted Yesterday āFor Jody Dobrowskiā Clapham Common, London. October 2025 marks the twentieth anniversary of the tragic and brutal murder of Jody Dobrowski on Clapham Common. He was just 24 when he was attacked by two men, they were both captured and sentenced to life-imprisonment.
3 months ago
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Free Post is LIVE on my store ALL Weekend!
birdscanflystore.com
3 months ago
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Next Tuesday - 4th Nov The Pansy Project Talk & Walking Tour, FACT, 9:30ā11:15am Part of @remembernaturemetzger supported by @homotopiafest and hosted by @fact_liverpool Book for free now š
www.fact.co.uk/event/rememb...
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4 months ago
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Still working hard for the upcoming Day of Action with a special gentle reference in association with Homotopia Festival at Fact Liverpool - part of
#RememberNature
a nationwide day of artist-led action to stand up for nature - 4th November 2025 -
www.fact.co.uk/event/rememb...
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4 months ago
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Working on a new Gentle Reference for
#RememberNature
an artist-led day of action to Remember Nature in association with Homotopia Festival and FACT Liverpool - More information here:
www.fact.co.uk/event/rememb...
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4 months ago
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Bargains Galore!
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Eco-Friendly Products responsibly produced!
#BirdsCanFly
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4 months ago
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So it begins⦠More complex than I thought as usual š¤
4 months ago
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Here in pictures - without the typo - I'm about to embark on a new Gentle Reference, which is always fun. I begin by looking back at my previous ones to check I'm not repeating myself, to check I'm not repeating myself... See all 103 (ish) - here:
birdscanflystore.com/gentlerefere...
4 months ago
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About to embark on a new gentle reference⦠I always begin but looking back⦠See them all hereā¦
birdscanflystore.com/gentlerefere...
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4 months ago
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