womenof1000.bsky.social
Art & research project illustrating the lives of women from around the world 1000 years ago: https://womenof1000ad.weebly.com/
PhD student at Edinburgh Uni in Celtic & Scottish Studies, researching herring gutters & their music.
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Thanks for adding that! I shared it now. If you struggle to remember to add alt text, there's a setting you can choose where Bsky will always remind you! I use that which helps a lot.
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Ewwwww
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This is great, just made a donation. Can you post a version with alt text so I can share?
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Wow, that was interesting! I had no idea the first use of the St George's flag was in the conquest of Wales.
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Great read as usual! One question. I love Ronald Hutton and always recommend him for holiday origin questions. But how well does he know Old English? I'm wondering about the basis of the "beginning month" or "opening month" claim.
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No real shock here from Rowling, whose "A History of Magic in North America" was possibly the most racist thing she's ever written. Wealthy, white imperial elites like her who fight to enshrine transphobia in law continue a long, historic crusade against Indigenous & other philosophies of gender.
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When the UKSC issues a transphobic ruling in 2025, it is continuing the long history of Western imperial states enforcing their violent gender binary. The regressive "cause" of For Women Scotland is the latest in a long history of the imperial state violence that transphobia is rooted in.
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And when I say "violent," I am NOT exaggerating. Two-Spirits (pan-Native umbrella term) were targeted by boarding schools & other colonial missions with violence, imprisonment & humiliation to enforce a Western gender binary. This violence continues today.
transgenderlawcenter.org/roots-anti-t...
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🧵It has nothing to do with sex. This ruling has nothing to do with women's safety, it is to do with the accepted impression of what a woman is. It will embolden people to attack women regardless of their biological sex if they don't fit in. Attacks on ALL women will increase, trans or cis.
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For all our trans siblings harmed by today’s judgment if you’re struggling or feeling low,
please reach out:
• Galop: 0800 999 5428
• Mindline Trans+: 0300 330 5468
• Mermaids: 0808 801 0400
• Switchboard: 0800 0119 100
You are loved. Support is here.
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On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...