If you are a vaguely-law-related academic, looking to join an increasingly fun and queer law school, come join us! After all, Alice Aforethought and Fox Populi are always looking to expand their drag family... 💋

Mini thread on the ET decision in Peggie Top line: It says exactly what we have been saying for months. The decision of the Supreme Court was not to turn the Equality Act 2010 into a nationwide bathroom ban - regardless of how anti-trans organisations have sought to misrepresent the law. 🧵👇

If you want a nice, fun, and inspiring podcast episode to round off the week: I talked about Law's a Drag, collaboration with drag artists, forum theatre, queer legal academia, and the importance of joy in research. Take a listen! research-culture.captivate.fm/episode/epis...

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Trying to find a way to argue back against Kapur's assertion that ihrl essentially subsumes the radicality of queer law back into homonormativity, and just wanting to point at @lawsadrag.bsky.social and yell 'look over there!'

It's the #dragraceuk season finale tonight, and you know what that means!? That's right! It's time to read our open access article about how RuPaul is an autocratic dictator @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social @lawsadrag.bsky.social @law-and-humanities.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Last night, Alice Aforethought @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social and Fox Populi @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social performed for the half time show at Law's Got Talent @lawatleeds.bsky.social ! Fab night, lots of money raised for charity! And thanks to @cjames-law.bsky.social for being our Earnest!

Last night, Alice Aforethought @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social and Fox Populi @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social performed for the half time show at Law's Got Talent @lawatleeds.bsky.social ! Fab night, lots of money raised for charity! And thanks to @cjames-law.bsky.social for being our Earnest!

📻This is a fascinating listen; do check out @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social on the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast speaking about their collaborative project with @lawsadrag.bsky.social👇

This podcast features one of our centre members, talking about their collaborative research project with @lawsadrag.bsky.social !

We think blanket, unjustified bans on trans participation in grassroots sport are unlawful. So we're going to bat for trans people in amateur cricket 🏏

This is disgusting - and it feels like we have gone backwards on homophobia, on hate crimes, on street violence.

Tia Kofi to Zack Polanski, "There are better ways for everything to be better for everyone, rather than just sort of your little bubble"

Another episode of Drag Race UK tonight. And of course, there's more Dragula Titans this week too. I wonder if anyone has ever written about whether drag reality TV shows are miniature legal systems, and applied queer theory to RPDR? HMMMMM?!?? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

(Spoiler alert: no, RuPaul is not actually surrendering power, it's a calculated conditional delegation by an authoritarian dictator)

Last night, Law's a Drag held its first ever CABARET! We mixed lip syncs, comedy, and dance with a Q&A on the For Woman Scotland UKSC judgment, providing info about how it will affect equality law, and the lives of drag artists, and trans, nonbinary, intersex, and cis people in the UK 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🏳️‍🌈💖🎉🥰💋

Last night, Law's a Drag held its first ever CABARET! We mixed lip syncs, comedy, and dance with a Q&A on the For Woman Scotland UKSC judgment, providing info about how it will affect equality law, and the lives of drag artists, and trans, nonbinary, intersex, and cis people in the UK 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🏳️‍🌈💖🎉🥰💋

Coming up this week! Book your tickets for our big gay cabaret here: www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-... 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🏳️‍🌈💋💖🎉

28th September! THAT'S REAL SOON! Come join us for a drag cabaret, with performances from amazing local artists, and some much needed clarity about trans rights and the law! £5 tickets! Tickets online or at the door. Share, like, spread the news! www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

THIS MONTH! 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🏳️‍🌈💘💋 Join our trans rights cabaret, Leeds, 28th September! Featuring amazing performances from local drag artists, explanations of the law affecting trans people, and fundraising for @goodlawproject.bsky.social's trans rights fund! Book now: www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

Get your tickets nice and early to avoid the rush!

Now that the EHRC is pressing ahead with their terrible guidance, it's all the more important for us to rally together for our trans friends and family. Please do come to this if you can: if you can't, please like, share, send to a friend. Defiance, queer joy, legal know-how, and solidarity!

THIS MONTH! 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🏳️‍🌈💘💋 Join our trans rights cabaret, Leeds, 28th September! Featuring amazing performances from local drag artists, explanations of the law affecting trans people, and fundraising for @goodlawproject.bsky.social's trans rights fund! Book now: www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

Remember too that Law's a Drag are hosting a fundraiser for the Good Law Project's trans rights fighting fund! 28 September, 7pm Wharf Chambers Book now, like, share, tell your friends, foes, and associates! www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

VERY excited about this. Please do come if you can! And if you can't: share, tell friends and allies, spread the word! Good fun for a good cause! Trans rights in the UK are under attack. Drag artists are uniting in solidarity to speak out. Public legal outreach is crucial. Come join us! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈✊️💕

Join us for our CABARET! Our drag artists will be performing in response to the For Women Scotland judgment Raising awareness, fundraising for trand rights advocacy, sharing legal info, and having a camp old time 7pm, 28th September, Wharf Chambers, Leeds www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

1. Florida has subpoenaed a drag bar for a list of attendees to a drag show, in what could be a new first for anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Their goal is to end drag in the state. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Dr Duffy continues to be an excellent and wonderful person!

The Florida AG is investigating a drag show in Vero Beach and sent a subpoena for surveillance footage. The AG is citing enforcement of a drag ban that is currently enjoined in court. thehill.com/homenews/lgb...

Law's a Drag are finally hosting their first proper public-facing show! It involves performances from artists and allies across the network, who want to speak out against recent attacks on trans rights in the UK. Save the date, spread the word. We'll be announcing ticket info and line-up soon...

🏳️‍🌈 Save the date! We're hosting our FIRST EVER CABARET! ⏰️ 7pm, Sunday 28 Sept, Wharf Chambers, Leeds 🏳️‍⚧️ Cabaret + drag show, responding to the For Women Scotland judgment, fundraising for trans rights 💃 Line up, tickets, and details to follow. In the meantime, save the date and spread the word!

Remember to have a look at our starter pack, and to learn more about the expertise we have in the Centre for Law and Social Justice! And if you're a member, but aren't on the starter pack yet, let us know so we can add you! #academic #lawsky #socialjustice go.bsky.app/F1hFvdR

Rumour has it that Alice Aforethought and Fox Populi are working on more articles about drag, law and justice, even as we speak... 🎓🏳️‍🌈

You know what you CAN read that's queer and fun and enlightening and sets you up nicely for a lovely sunny weekend? Mine and @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social's article on RuPaul's Drag Race, queer theory, and law! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

It's your last chance to respond to the EHRC consultation. It closes at 11.59pm tomorrow. Get it done tonight. Tell them about the personal impact. Better to do something short and quick than not at all. Don't let them claim we didn't tell them.

Alice Aforethought does NOT HAVE ALL HER HUMAN TEETH, she is a DELUSIONAL LIAR 🏳️‍🌈🎓 but even so, enjoy some lovely queer jurisprudence, legal drag chats, and exclusive insights into Alice Aforethought and Fox Populi's twisted minds ...! 🌈🎓

And therefore a great avenue for things such as @lawsadrag.bsky.social to dissect...

In today’s episode, Alice and Fox share some highlights from recent @lawsadrag.bsky.social activities! 🌈✨ From research papers on RuPaul’s Drag Race to Forum Theatre sessions, catch up on what the network has been up to. Want more?🔽 tinyurl.com/mffdpvaa #AcademicSky #LawSky #LawsADrag

Oh Y'ALL WANTED MORE??? In this recently unearthed footage, Fox Populi and Alice Aforethought continue to delight and inform us on local drag acts, how to get ready for a gig, and whether those HEINOUS rumours are true #dragademic #drag #happypride 🌈🎓

This was such a fun & amazing event! We developed some clear principles for working fairly with drag artists in legal research projects. We also demonstrated how effective forum theatre is as a legal research method! Watch this space for future publications and more... 💋 @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social

Last month, @lawsadrag.bsky.social hosted a Forum Theatre and Research Principles Lab. The day fostered meaningful discussions and creative exchanges, contributing to the ongoing development of ethical research practices within the field. Read more!👇 tinyurl.com/4erscev6 @joytwemlow.bsky.social

Has the Metropolitan Police learned the lessons from their failure to detect the serial killer Stephen Port? Or are gay lives seen as less valuable? #JusticeForHeklina www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

@drfoxpopuli.bsky.social and I had a scrumptious time talking at @nulawandsociety.bsky.social about @lawsadrag.bsky.social - drag, law, research, queer stuff, and future projects. And there's a really cute bar nearby too for afterwards!

Day eleven of strikes at Newcastle University against proposals to cut 300 jobs

⏰ The Call for Presenters for the Queer Data Showcase closes tonight at 10pm. #LGBTQ #data #queer #AI #tech #art #policy #showcase

We THROW IT BACK in @lawsadrag.bsky.social

1/2 Today, we bring you the third and final (for now!) instalment of our @lawsadrag.bsky.social video series in celebration of #LGBTQHistoryMonth! 🏳️‍🌈✨ Alice and Fox share what drag has taught them, their childhood career dreams (any guesses?), and the people who have influenced their work.

see also "Coats are for what? Shopliftin"

The drama continues! Check out part two of our video series with the fabulous Fox Populi and Alice Aforethought from @lawsadrag.bsky.social! 🌈✨ This time, they reveal why they started this project together, how drag artists are involved, and what weird thing they have in common! 👀🔥 #LawAtLeeds

To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, we sat down with the fabulous Fox Populi and Alice Aforethought from @lawsadrag.bsky.social! 🔥 Stay tuned for the next parts of this✨ fabulous✨ series!