Patrick Strudwick
@patrickstrudwick.bsky.social
Journalist. Podcast and documentary producer (‘Spacey Unmasked’, ‘White Smoke: America’s Chemsex Killer’ and more). Occasional host/presenter. Very much still in the closet. PatrickStrudwick@gmail.com
🚨 A staggering podcast series begins today, telling the story of the conversion therapy movement through the former head of the gay "cure" industry. 'Atonement: The John Paulk Story' (which I worked on as a consultant), is the wild tale of the man who led Exodus International:
Back in the 1960s, my parents struggled to find a flat. No one wanted to rent to my Indian father. And they sure as hell didn’t want to rent to an interracial couple. It wasn’t unusual for them to be spat on. How great that times have changed, I used to think. How very, very wrong I was.
Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social · 11mo agoI need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
Happy publication day to the Two Roberts! Welcome back to the world, which loved you then almost forgot you and is now turning towards you again. My novel is a celebration of them and their bravery and brilliance, as artists, lovers, outsiders. 🖼️ 🌈 🏴 🧑🎨 🧑🎨 📕 buythebook.online/the-two-robe...
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A BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2025 FOR THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, HERALD AND BBC
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EXCL: Scammers stole the identity of a real doctor in Gaza to make money - exploiting public sympathy by crowdfunding + promoting it on social media. I tracked down the real doctor who reported it to Instagram - but it wasn't taken down. Now a warning to the public: inews.co.uk/news/how-onl...
Scammers steal identity of real Gaza doctor to trick people out of online donations
Thousands of followers. Money streaming in. But an investigation by The i Paper reveals 'Dr Nabil Qudsi' as a fake
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Russian anti-Putin protester found dead in London after asylum bid was rejected trib.al/nmOQEYX
Russian anti-Putin protester found dead in London after asylum bid was rejected
Friends of Alexander Frolov say long delays to his refugee claim and fears of jail back home led to depression
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A great interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social by @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social in @theipaper.com
The left’s outsider taking on Farage and Reform
The Green Party’s Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration
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"[We need] to tell more powerful stories about how migration benefits this country, and why the elites, the multimillionaires and billionaires, are the problem, and not blame some of the poorest.” @zackpolanski.bsky.social on great form ✍️ @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/bullied...
The left's outsider taking on Farage and Reform
The Green Party's Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration
inews.co.uk
Love this! "An intriguing mix of confidence and humility... But like the Reform leader, once the tape starts rolling, he certainly knows how to punch (verbally)." My conversation with @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social on why I'm running to be leader of the Green Party. inews.co.uk/news/bullied...
The left's outsider taking on Farage and Reform
The Green Party's Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration
inews.co.uk
This is a fascinating interview:
Patrick Strudwick@patrickstrudwick.bsky.social · 12mo agoI interviewed Zack Polanski, running to be Green Party leader. He reveals the violent homophobic bullying he endured, losing his friend in the Manchester Arena attack and how he thinks we would welcome migrants. Oh and he’s never drunk alcohol. His vice? Vegan chocolate. inews.co.uk/news/bullied...
I interviewed Zack Polanski, running to be Green Party leader. He reveals the violent homophobic bullying he endured, losing his friend in the Manchester Arena attack and how he thinks we would welcome migrants. Oh and he’s never drunk alcohol. His vice? Vegan chocolate. inews.co.uk/news/bullied...
The left's outsider taking on Farage and Reform
The Green Party's Zack Polanski reveals how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration
inews.co.uk
What's the point of a state watchdog if it simply serves as a government poodle? And why continue with an equalities quango if it ignores marginalised groups while driving open toxic divisions? My @theipaper.com column on the floundering Equality & Human Rights Commission inews.co.uk/opinion/an-a...
An academic, an arrogant minister and a fight for equality that has gone horribly wrong
Mary-Ann Stephenson has been appointed – with “utmost confidence” – as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
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EXCL: A Masterchef winner, a top university, and several experts have cut ties with Gregg Wallace’s health brand following the allegations about his conduct: inews.co.uk/news/masterc...
MasterChef winner and top university cut ties with Gregg Wallace's health brand
Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed, a gastroenterologist and MasterChef winner in 2017, is among experts to have demanded they are removed from Wallace's health site
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Excl: LGBT Afghans are at a higher risk of torture and murder following the data breach: inews.co.uk/news/lgbt-af...
LGBT Afghans 'at higher risk of torture and murder' due to UK data breach
Members of the LGBT community in Afghanistan were identified as being at particular risk by the UK government
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"Being neurodiverse is not a free pass to behave badly or humiliate women. His comments are dangerous," writes @jessiehewitson.bsky.social Read more: https://trib.al/DSUtbWC
After the Salt Path scandal, here’s the memoir I’d read: white, straight, middle-class person in late middle age goes on epic odyssey of self-discovery only to realise that they are in fact hollow and soulless. And only miserable because they haven’t had enough trauma in their life to appreciate it.
What has a year of Starmer and a Labour government done for LGBT people? inews.co.uk/opinion/labo...
Labour promised LGBT voters a 'reset' - now many feel betrayed
Labour's first year in power has felt, for many, like a besiegement
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Ready to March in Pride In London parade for the whole LGBTQ+ community. The liberation of all LGBTQ+ people, including our trans and intersex siblings, as well as migrants and asylum claimants, is central to the fight against HIV.
Exclusive | @jasonreiduk.bsky.social was turned away from an earwax removal after telling a member of staff he had HIV during a routine questionnaire 🔴 @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social reports Read more: https://trib.al/79c3GhS
A modern media story: Telegraph removed a story about a family who cancelled holidays due to VAT on private schools. The story was denounced as a media AI fail (the dad was "Al"). In fact, a real journalist had been deceived during a real interview. Old school. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
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Not nearly enough is being said about how incredible What It Feels Like For A Girl is. The writing, the performances. Best BBC drama in years + so many experiences that LGBTQ people have faced for decades with almost no recognition. The scene where little Byron goes to the doctor almost broke me.
Who among us hasn’t screamed into the abyss wearing glittery tights? #eurovision
In response to Trump's executive orders, RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual-violence organization, has barred its crisis hotline staff from sharing resources specific to LGBTQ people, immigrants and other marginalized groups.
Top Sexual Assault Hotline Drops Resources After Trump Orders
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Let me get this straight: the Cass review wasn’t peer-reviewed yet was relied on by the government for major policy decisions - but now a critique of that review has been peer-reviewed and published, giving it more authority. Will government now be relying on this for policy? We all know the answer.
Dr Chris Noone@chris-noone.bsky.social · last yr.Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Last week, following the Supreme Court ruling, a trans man asked over 60 gyms if he would be able to join. Their responses included a gym asking him what genitals he has - and telling him he must use the women’s changing rooms. This is the Britain we now live in. inews.co.uk/news/gyms-tr...
‘I asked 60 gyms if trans people like me could join – this is what happened’
After the Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender, Evan Wade wanted to know where his trans community could now work out
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An incredible loss. An extraordinary, inspiring man. Also an amazing writer - his report into the mistreatment of LGBT service personnel is a remarkable, damning piece of writing if nothing else.
Joshua Rozenberg@joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · last yr.Lord Etherton GBE, a distinguished appeal judge and master of the rolls from 2016 until his retirement at the beginning of 2021, died last night. He was 73. rozenberg.substack.com/p/terry-ethe...
I hate the phrase “giving voice to the voiceless” - no one is voiceless. Many people aren’t heard, listened to, given a platform, or ever asked anything. Not the same.
European Commission@ec.europa.eu · last yr.Journalists give voice to the voiceless and hold power to account. This #WorldPressFreedomDay, we reaffirm our commitment to protect those who protect the truth.
Everything you need to know about the trans Supreme Court case: What it said, what it didn't, and what happens next iandunt.substack.com/p/everything...
Everything you need to know about the trans Supreme Court case
What it said, what it didn't, and what happens next.
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This letter has now been signed by over 1,000 academics - distinguished professors of gender studies and multiple other disciplines.
Caroline Dodds Pennock@carolinepennock.bsky.social · last yr.I am proud to be a signatory to this letter speaking out in support of our trans siblings in the face of the current appalling assault on their rights and safety. If you are a feminist academic or educator please do read, share and consider signing. #transrightsarehumanrights #CisWithTheT
