EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on "Early Modern Asexualities," in person at Victoria College at the University of Toronto (and streamed online), January 5-7, 2026. Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤 1/

Our reading group returns next Thursday, the 13th, for our FINAL session of the term! We will be discussion Gamble and Knoll's Kinky Renaissance! There is still time to join us!

Tomorrow, from 4-5:30! Join us for some quiet, focused work time!

After a week off, we are back today from 4-5:30 EST!

Today! There is still time to join us for this afternoon's discussion!

Our reading group returns this Thursday, with @badinfinity2.bsky.social brilliant Glorious Bodies. Join us!

Writing groups are really such invaluable tools for making sure time gets carved out for your work. I’m making time for this one as often as I can; I hope I see some of y’all there:

Join us for our drop-in writing group, happening tomorrow (Monday) from 4-5:30 EST! We will be off next week (October 6th), so this is your chance for some supportive co-working with us in the next few weeks. Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...

Our first writing group is today! Come join us for some group accountability!

One week until our fall writing group begins! Join us on Monday's from 4 - 5:30 EST to set some goals and work together in a focused, supportive environment! Register to join here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...

Tomorrow!! There is still time to join us!

One week until our first reading group session! We will be discussing a portion of Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble. Register here to join! Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz

Also happening this fall at GQEM - a co-working group! Each session has opportunities to socialise with fellow writers, set goals, have quiet work sessions, and check in on each other’s progress. Sessions will be Mondays, from 4-5:30pm EST, beginning Monday, September 15th! tinyurl.com/z8kf2vf9

🥳 Announcing our reading group! Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us! Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz

Sharing a CfP from one of our incredible members who is guest editing an issue of Gender Forum, specifically for early career researchers (anyone who has not yet completed a PhD). Submission is open until October 31st, 2025. journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ge...

New at GQEM - a members only Slack server! Connect with other members at conferences, ask advice, share successes, and more! You can become a member here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1hAd...

Very excited to share the beta test, soft launch of SEL's new graduate student partner publication, Marginalia! Check it out for book reviews, interviews, and essays about what studying literature writ large means and the countless forms it takes ✍️📝📑✍️

CFP for a special issue on #Medieval #Asexualities! call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...

Happy pride month from GQEM! Wishing all of us a rich and joyful month - may we all find hope, community, and solidarity!

OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now! Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn

A UK-wide academic initiative was launched yesterday by non-trans feminist academics and educators (allies) who oppose the recent anti-trans Supreme Court ruling & the concerning EHRC attitude to it called 'Not In Our Name'. To co-sign: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🌈🎓 #AcademicSky

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

In response to today's supreme court ruling, we want to urge any researcher in Trans Histories to consider a proposal to our new Queer & Trans Histories series - because research into Trans histories will help to shape Trans futures: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer... #TransRights

The law determines what is legal. It does not determine what is true; what is just; what is morally and ethically sound and defensible. The history of law is the history of the legal system being wrong on these grounds. Trans women are women.

Next month at Penn: A symposium on Premodern Trans Studies featuring @transliterature.bsky.social, @ldevun.bsky.social, @badinfinity2.bsky.social, @hamlethologram.bsky.social, and Nat Rivkin ! Philly come thru!

Pre and Early Modern Trans Studies symposium beginning soon!!

Looking for your next early modern queer experience? Come to (Pr)EmoTrams 3 in Boston! Starts tomorrow!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us today! Thank you for helping to shape this organization and build community! Stay tuned for updates about where we go from here!

There will be food!!

See you all in a few minutes at our first meeting, generously hosted by @saaupdates.bsky.social! We will be having lunch in the Fens, on the 5th floor of the Sheraton!

I'm so excited to see this project come to life! Come join!

Today is the day!!!! Please join us for our first ever meeting, from 1-2pm, in the Fens, on the 5th floor of the Sheraton!!!

Come find us/ @liesljensen.bsky.social at tonight's SAA annual reception to say hi, and keep your eye out for one of our snazzy postcards to join and learn more about our mission and the community we are building!

SAA/RSA is here! Come say hi to us @liesljensen.bsky.social! #Shax2025 #rensa25

#Shax2025 and #RenSA25 can't wait to begin meeting you all tomorrow! Our official meeting will be on Saturday from 1-2pm, The Fens, Sheraton 5th floor. See you all there!

That's right, (Pr)EmoTrans 3 is almost upon us! Join us and our mascot Doof Bat for a generous selection of Jesus vaginas, gay plants, trans Dominicans, sissies, circumcision reversals, and so, so many tranimals

Introducing Early Modern Community of Care! Inspired by similar affinity networks for premodern scholars, we aim to connect early modern scholars with disabilities for mutual support and opportunities to address topics like accessibility. sites.google.com/view/earlymo...

We will be in The Fens, on the 5th floor of the Sheraton!

See you all in ONE WEEK!! Come join us for lunch from 1-2pm on Saturday! #Shax2025 #RSA2025

If you like seeing someone get salty about textual editors actively erasing asexual and aromantic possibility from early modern texts (I have receipts), have I got the video for you! #asexuality #aromanticism #alloediting

Just two weeks until SAA and RSA begin! We can't wait! Our inaugural meeting will be from 1-2pm on Saturday the 22nd! Come have lunch with us - can't wait to see you all! #Shax2025 #RSA2025

Did we mention there will be food?

Hurry hurry! It’s a month or so till STRAIGHT ACTING: THE MANY QUEER LIVES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE comes out in paperback, but order it from @waterstones.bsky.social today or tomorrow and get 25% off! #WPreorders #StraightActing www.waterstones.com/book/straigh...

Just one month until our first meeting at #Shax2025! Thank you so much to @saaupdates.bsky.social for hosting! See you all on March 22nd from 1-2pm! You do not need to be a member to attend - all are welcome!

One week to go until our first NVS Seminar, to be given by Prof. Liza Blake (Toronto) @medrenliza.bsky.social under the title ‘Queer(er) Editing’. Thurs 27 Feb, 1pm CST, in person @tamu.bsky.social and streamed online. More details: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news/

Just one month until #Shax2025 begins! Can't wait to meet everyone there!

Next week Prof. Liza Blake (Toronto) @medrenliza.bsky.social will be visiting @tamu.bsky.social where she’ll give a NVS Seminar titled ‘Queer(er) Editing’. More details and Zoom link available at newvariorumshakespeare.org/news/

Want to have a say in the kind of community GQEM becomes? Tell us what kinds of support and community you are looking for! Is there a way you think you could help GQEM? Offer your services! gqem.org/future-direc...

We are so grateful to the Shakespeare Association of America and its trustees @saaupdates.bsky.social for so generously hosting the first ever meeting of GQEM, at the upcoming joint SAA/RSA conference in Boston! The meeting will be during lunch on Saturday, March 22nd, from 1-2pm. See you there!

I have been working very hard on this project, and I am very proud of it and excited! Our inaugural meeting will be at this years @saaupdates.bsky.social annual conference on Saturday March 22nd, from 1-2pm. Please join and make this the beginnings of a really special community!