Church in Wales says trans rights. I did not see this coming, brought me to tears & I'm not even a christian

Anupama Ranawana@msamrc.bsky.social · 3w ago

Incredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...

July 14th is Non-Binary People's day! Today we celebrate everyone who is Both, Neither, All, Variable, Secret 3rd Option, and/or None of the Above. You have always been a valued part of the trans community, and always will be! . #nonbinary #nonbinarypeoplesday #nonbinarypride #transsupport #enby

Not a bad place for a writing retreat!

Really great event earlier this week by Collective Encounters about what health and arts could look like if disabled expertise was centered. I learnt so much, and will definitely be talking crip time theory with my supervisor!

Join us online this Tuesday (30th) at 12:30 for The Trans+ Research Hub's first Sharing Session! Meet your fellow researchers, get a feel for what the Hub will be trying to do, and decide if it's for you. Only a couple days left to sign up here: beyond-reflections.whitefuse.net/events/trans...

SUPER productive day at the PAH writing retreat, despite the heat 😅 results section alone is currently 6k, with one theme left to go... oops.

Super interesting evening at the Queer Data Showcase! Really cool to hear people talk about data in ways that break that traditional-acadmia-research box, despite being very much an in-the-box guy myself 😂

“I just want to go for a wee and get out again,” says Chay Brown. “But going in there worried — is someone going to say something? — it’s not nice, and that’s why a lot of people have changed their behaviour”. thebristolcable.org/2026/06/i-do...

'I don't want to use the trans loos'

In the first in a series, trans Bristolians tell their stories about how the Supreme Court's recent decision has impacted their lives

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Today's progress: 600 words and almost as many open tabs 😅

This entire phd is a study on how long it takes me to be able to consistently spell "dysphoria" correctly first try

Huge shout out to the doctoral academy writing retreats, I wrote over 1000 words today! Then realised I didn't really know where I was going with it 😅

Sharing my (already outdated, oops) scoping review poster. It's always a confidence boost when people show interest in your project - even if it is just asking how you made your diagram 😂

PGR Fest day! This was such a good event last year, looking forward to this year's talks and sharing some very preliminary findings from my scoping review 😀

Our talk series will begin in only three weeks, and we‘re excited to share the amazing people we have lines up with you! The talks will be online, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm UK time! 🧡💛🤍🩵💙 There is no registration required, you can find the link to join at aroaceresearch.com/events

Sharing this trans study from a friend 🏳️‍⚧️

"Data extraction was conducted using post-its, coloured markers, and the blank side of an old research poster."

(His name is Merlin, and he's destined to be a great wizard... once he learns how to read.)

Sio Wynne (he/they)@siowynne.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Spent the past three days doing nothing but reading academic papers, time to be an idiot for a while! (And by "be an idiot", I mean play my -3 INT d&d character)

Spent the past three days doing nothing but reading academic papers, time to be an idiot for a while! (And by "be an idiot", I mean play my -3 INT d&d character)

TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE for the 2026 Queer Data Showcase in Manchester! We’re spotlighting a fantastic group of artists, academics and activists all working with – or interested in – the idea of queer data. 🗓️ Weds 10 June 2026 🌍 HOME, Manchester 👋 All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-data...

Also I've had So. MUCH interest in my study, its incredible, encouraging, and a little bit overwhelming 😂 working my way through following up with everyone, so please bear with me!

Scoping review title and abstract screening conflict resolution seminar was a success 😂 Time for full text screening! Weirdly looking forward to it, let's see how long that enthusiasm lasts...

Unrelated to research, I passed my BSL level 1 🥳 (this is fortunate, since I'm already several weeks into level 2!)

For clarity: I'm not looking at trying to replace trans healthcare! Trans healthcare is great! But I know its not always accessible or even wanted by some TNB people, so my aim is to see what works (and what doesn't) if you're on a wait list, struggling to access, or just not interested.

Sio Wynne (he/they)@siowynne.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm recruiting! Super excited to talk to people about the little ways they cope with dysphoria, feel free to email or DM with questions 😀

I'm recruiting! Super excited to talk to people about the little ways they cope with dysphoria, feel free to email or DM with questions 😀

TransActual@transactualuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A PhD researcher from Liverpool John Moores University is looking to speak with trans people about how they reduce gender dysphoria in their daily lives. For more information email s.c.wynne@2025.ljmu.ac.uk or fill out the form here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MwLfGsvpSy #TransResearch #Trans

Using my 'quiet time' (touch wood!) to finally read some completed PhD theses to get an idea of how much I'm actually gonna have to write. Wierdly, not as overwhelming as I expected 😅

Met up with my second screener to chat scoping review, spent most of the meeting gushing about how great and user friendly rayyan is 😂

For something a little different, sitting under a giant moon art installation for an evening lecture examining "evidence" the moon landing was fake - entertaining and educational!

Tl;dr update: scoping review is well underway, recruitment is about to start (scary and exciting!), and I went way out my comfort zone and participated in the 3 minute thesis competition 😬

Sio Wynne (he/they)@siowynne.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Guess who took a mental health break from social media and uhhhh... forgot to come back? (It's me.)

Guess who took a mental health break from social media and uhhhh... forgot to come back? (It's me.)