Introducing: Rachel Bayer @rachelbayer.bsky.social is a Geographer at University College Dublin, Ireland, working on asexualities and queer geographies, and compulsory sexuality.

Very pleased to have a chapter in 'Queer Geographies - Key Debates and Contending Perspectives' out now! I write about LGBTQ+ friendships as sites of mutual aid and think specifically about queer rural relations and spaces. It's my first publication from my PhD www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...

Back from another fab Fieldstudies in Ireland field trip with the 2nd year @ucddublin.bsky.social Geography students! Over 3 days, we explored the physical & human landscapes of the border region focusing on the theme of peripherality to think about the emergence of ‘left behind’ places #geosky

We are thrilled to introduce the Aromanticism & Asexuality Research Network this #AceWeek! The network is based at @clsrleeds.bsky.social in the UK and brings together researchers who are working on #asexuality and #aromanticism. 🔗Find out more at aroaceresearch.com

Great reaction to the Saving The City podcast, and it's at #2 in the Irish charts! If you haven't got to it yet, have a listen. We've got global and national experts and doers, and look at solutions for post-pandemic cities across housing, public space, gentrification, biodiversity, and loads more.

Btw, you can read that article open access (for free) here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... "Asexual geographies promise to both respond to the identitarian richness of ace, and other, lives, as well as attend to the space around, ground below, & possibilities beyond identity alone. Join us."

Last week saw the Royal Geographical Society's inaugural Asexual Geographies panel! @rachelbayer.bsky.social & I were delighted to present alongside Wenmei and Zofia, following our previous article's invitation for scholars to #joinus in this new field of inquiry. Thanks to the 20+ attendees too!

I had such a wonderful time this week at #RGSIBG25 at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social with friends & colleagues old and new. Loved exploring the city, and feeling energized by all the brilliant, creative, challenging, and inspiring discussions over the last few days.

Today I presented at the #RGSIBG25 conference in the very first panel on asexual geographies! Such an honour to share my work alongside brilliant (and lovely!) colleagues and contribute to making space for asexuality within geography. Really excited to see what’s coming next!!! #asexualgeographies

I was really excited to attend the Asexual Geographies panel at the @rgsibg.bsky.social earlier today organised by @rachelbayer.bsky.social and @joejukes.bsky.social 👏 Truly wonderful to hear from four researchers about their work on asexuality, even though I'm not a geographer! Lots to reflect on!

I can hardly believe the @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference is already upon us! I’m so excited to be heading off to Birmingham today, and even more excited to be convening the inaugural Asexual Geographies session at the RGS with @joejukes.bsky.social on Thursday!! 💜 🌍 🌈 ✨

we have a new listserv, and have just sent a very important campaign update to our members--sign up below with a non-institutional email address! geog4pal.org/join/

Please share widely! I'm seeking to interview people about their experiences of Irish Higher Education Institutions when they disclosed, reported, or did not disclose sexual violence and harassment. More information and sign up here: borg.ie/current-proj... Please spread the word!!

Really important to send a strong message the geographical community stands together and with trans and gender diverse people at this time. Please sign:

We've written an open letter to RGS/IBG re: Supreme Court ruling + EHRC update. If you're an academic geographer (broadly conceived) at any career stage anywhere in the world, please read, consider signing, and share (closes 1700 GMT 30 April) docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Look how happy we were at our launch of the lambda nordica Special Issue of Queering Intimacies, Families and Companionships! I'd recommend the Issue if you're interested in intimate relations such as asexuality, non-monogamy and friendship. Open Access: www.lambdanordica.org/index.php/la...

Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin are running a fundraiser to make their march happen this July. Please consider donating if you can.

Today, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ refer exclusively to 'biological sex', deciding that trans women are not legally women under the Equality Act. To all the trans women in the UK, we want you to know that we stand in solidarity with you. 🧵

It's that time again! The Call for Papers for the 2025 ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference is now open! More info below, and visit rolesbham.wixsite.com/home/confere... for more info/to submit! Welcome to all researching in Gender and Sexuality Studies!

Had a wonderful field-trip with #GEOG30900 students in Berlin last week. The 3rd year students investigated various spatial imaginaries of the city through group projects that explored a range of topics from gentrification and queer inclusivity to political divisions and nightlife spaces! #geosky

History of LGBT Activism in Ireland (3rd April,UCD) the @researchireland.bsky.social LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973–2023 workshops 🔗 Register for Workshop 1 (April 3rd): lnkd.in/epC2rAwG We’re looking forward to this important gathering of activists, advocates, and scholars. #speirgorm

I’ll be presenting some findings from my PhD research, drawing from ace participants’ experiences to explore how landscapes of compulsory sexuality can be (re)created in queer spaces

Today’s the day - such an amazing line-up of queer sessions all day long! Come join us later this afternoon for our hybrid session ‘Towards Queer Geographies of Asexualities & Nonsexualities’ 🌈 💜 🌍 #aag2025 @geographers.bsky.social Session info here: aag.secure-platform.com/aag2025/soli...

Highly recommended reading for everyone interested in nonsexual forms of relationalities and intimacies.

Another amazing field trip to Berlin with the @ucddublin.bsky.social geography students, led by @queerdrew.bsky.social! Such a beautiful week for fieldwork ☀️

Thrilled to share that our article ‘New Directions for Asexual Geographies’ is out now in Sexualities! @joejukes.bsky.social Open access here: doi.org/10.1177/1363...

I’m so happy that my new article, written with the incredible @rachelbayer.bsky.social, is out now in Sexualities. We write as some of the first geographers of asexuality + suggest four ‘new directions’ to think ace lives and space together. Check it out - it’s open access! doi.org/10.1177/1363...

One more week to submit your abstracts for our Asexual Geographies session at the 2025 @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference! More info here: forms.gle/T9euGXL5nSxj... 💜 💜 💜

A reminder that our Call for Papers on ✨ASEXUAL GEOGRAPHIES✨is still open - more info below and here: forms.gle/JaKZrKA3cNeB...

The latest Issue of lambda nordica on Queering Intimacies, Families and Companionships is out now open access! Ft. my own article + other amazing scholars incl. @annahei.bsky.social, @tuuliin.bsky.social. Plus, the cover image is🔥 www.lambdanordica.org/index.php/la...

We are getting messages from all around the country of people coming to our National Demonstration for Palestine today! 1pm Garden of Remembrance. We demand sanctions now. Join us! #SolidarityIsAVerb #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow #BDS 🇵🇸

Are you thinking about / conducting research surrounding asexuality, space, and place? We’d love for you to submit an abstract for our ‘Asexual Geographies’ session at the @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference in Birmingham! Full details/CFP here: forms.gle/JaKZrKA3cNeB... #asexuality #geography

Need help figuring out how to incorporate asexuality into your research? Read my recent review article here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Are you thinking about / conducting research surrounding asexuality, space, and place? We’d love for you to submit an abstract for our ‘Asexual Geographies’ session at the @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference in Birmingham! Full details/CFP here: forms.gle/JaKZrKA3cNeB... #asexuality #geography

Myself & @rachelbayer.bsky.social are organising an @rgsibg.bsky.social panel session on Asexual Geographies! Read the Call for Papers and submit an abstract here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Brilliant & beautifully-written piece by my friend Joe - highly recommend! 💜

I'm excited to share my co-authored journal article, "Who is Queer Enough for Queer Research?: The Issue of Absence Within Queer Research," about the absence of asexuality and queer Muslims in queer research was recently published! 🖤🩶🤍💜 dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvr2...

OUT NOW! My chapter 'Toward Asexual Geographies' features in the 10-yr anniversary edition of Asexualities. Feels like a full circle moment! In it, I ask how asexuality studies and geographies of sexuality can enrich the other + think space asexually. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Hello to new friends & followers on here! I’m deep in the midst of data analysis for my PhD, so I’ve been quiet and not posting much at the moment - but I thought I’d repost this article from earlier in the year for those who might be interested 💜 #irishresearch #geography #asexuality

Introducing the Ace/Aro Studies starter pack! If you are a scholar specializing in asexualities or aromaticism, let me know so I can add you. go.bsky.app/9TLnCmy

My first journal article on asexual geographies is now out in Gender, Place & Culture! In it, I introduce the concept of the 'allosexualisation of space' to begin to explore the spatialities of asexuality and compulsory sexuality in Ireland. doi.org/10.1080/0966...