I am sick of dead trans kids. One is too many. We need better data. But we also need to urgently build a world in which all trans people can live and thrive – instead of having to try and constantly endure indignity and fear.

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · 3mo ago

Despite warning signs that trans people are dying of suicide more than the general UK population, official data remains inadequate – while rights and healthcare rollbacks continue www.wearequeeraf.com/trans-people...

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QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · 4mo ago

The French government opposes the ban on trans women in Olympic women’s events, saying enforced genetic testing is an invasion of privacy 👉 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-26/#%F0%9F%8F%83%F0%9F%8F%BC-olympics

It would disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ young people, who rely more heavily on the platforms to connect with other queer people www.wearequeeraf.com/social-media...

Social media ban is "reactionary measure" that will harm LGBTQIA+ youth, campaigners warn

It would disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ young people, who rely more heavily on the platforms to connect with other queer people

wearequeeraf.com

I have had death threats for my work on trans rights. I have been stalked. I have had people try and have me thrown out of my University. I am by no means alone, and lots of trans-inclusive academics have spoken publicly about the violence and harassment they face. But no mention of that here.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, report finds

Check out my blog post about our paper presented at IEEE S&P this week!

UCL InfoSec@sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk · last yr.

On our new paper published at IEEE Security and Privacy – “A Privacy Framework for Research Using Social Media Data”, a summary by Kyle Beadle. www.benthamsgaze.org/2025/05/15/a...

📣Our paper: “SoK: A Privacy Framework for Security Research Using Social Media Data” just got accepted to #ieeesp2025! Pre-print here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

Watch my recent talk at Cambridge, "Downvoted to Oblivion: Censorship in Online, LGBTQ+ Communities," here: www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/sec...

Our work is impacting policy! 🎉 Ofcom recently cited a consultation I contributed to (as part of UCL's Gender and Tech Group). Particularly, I argue that trusted flaggers should be rooted in the communities being moderated and should be audited to prevent coercive behaviour. 🧵 (1/3)

I will be at Cambridge on Tuesday 25 February talking about my research, "Downvoted to Oblivion: Censorship in Online, LGBTQ+ Communities." Watch along, here: talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...

Excited to be chairing this incredibly important lecture next Tuesday (11/02) by Dr. Kata Kyrölä. The event will be broadcast on Zoom and YouTube 👀🏳️‍🌈 www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...

Lunch Hour Lecture | 'Cancel culture' in queer and trans online worlds

Dr Kyrölä explores what happens when conflict or disagreement arises within queer and transgender communities online.

ucl.ac.uk

📣Our paper: “‘Edit: I’m sorry for being offensive, this is getting downvoted and i feel terrible’: Implicit Social Norms as Governance in Identity-Based Communities” just got accepted to #CSCW2025 @acm-cscw.bsky.social @docwarner.bsky.social! Pre-print here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...