Grace Sumner
@graceyoutreach.bsky.social
Founder of Women's Inclusion Health Collective | VAWG & Homelessness | MPH student | intersectional feminist
LESS THAN 1% OF GLOBAL FUNDING FOR HIV IS TARGETED AT SEX WORKERS
LESS THAN 1%!!
LESS THAN 1%!!
February 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
LESS THAN 1% OF GLOBAL FUNDING FOR HIV IS TARGETED AT SEX WORKERS
LESS THAN 1%!!
LESS THAN 1%!!
My family owe their lives to immigrant doctors. They tried to resuscitate my sister, diagnosed my brother with an incredibly rare condition before death thus, also saving me and my brother. They operated on my brothers leg 9 times to prevent amputation.
It is for us to challenge this vile rhetoric.
It is for us to challenge this vile rhetoric.
My parents were immigrants in the 1960s, taking up much needed Dr roles in the new and expanding NHS. They worked for the NHS and served their local community for 40 years.
I have no words for the rhetoric that is being used these days by politicians and the media.
I have no words for the rhetoric that is being used these days by politicians and the media.
February 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My family owe their lives to immigrant doctors. They tried to resuscitate my sister, diagnosed my brother with an incredibly rare condition before death thus, also saving me and my brother. They operated on my brothers leg 9 times to prevent amputation.
It is for us to challenge this vile rhetoric.
It is for us to challenge this vile rhetoric.
A reminder to read about the harms towards sex workers and victims of trafficking caused by the Sex Trafficking Index Matrix used by policing and increasingly, charities.
By @emilykenway.bsky.social @addyberry.bsky.social and Victoria Holt:
www.swarmcollective.org/sex-workers-...
By @emilykenway.bsky.social @addyberry.bsky.social and Victoria Holt:
www.swarmcollective.org/sex-workers-...
Sex Workers As Collateral Damage, Once Again: A Critique Of The New ‘Sex Trafficking Identification Matrix’ Tool - SWARM
This article is a guest post by Victoria Holt, Emily Kenway and Addy Berry, with thanks to Lydia…
www.swarmcollective.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A reminder to read about the harms towards sex workers and victims of trafficking caused by the Sex Trafficking Index Matrix used by policing and increasingly, charities.
By @emilykenway.bsky.social @addyberry.bsky.social and Victoria Holt:
www.swarmcollective.org/sex-workers-...
By @emilykenway.bsky.social @addyberry.bsky.social and Victoria Holt:
www.swarmcollective.org/sex-workers-...
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Today is Retraction Day, when we observe the anniversary of the retraction (Feb. 2, 2010) of the fraudulent paper that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. 🧪#medsky
![This is the front page of a fraudulent research article that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. The word "RETRACTED" is written across it in large red letters.
Wikipedia: On 28th February 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician Andrew Wakefield and twelve coauthors, titled "Ileal-Lymphoid-Nodular Hyperplasia, Non-Specific Colitis, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Children", was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.[1] The paper falsely claimed causative links between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and colitis and between colitis and autism. The fraud involved data selection, data manipulation, and two undisclosed conflicts of interest.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sox6xar4qdc3ujhi5h4whtlh/bafkreiazjyxk6foryp6lzxcqbls62uaokwhjrjmnzg5uqpdimg77xrt26a@jpeg)
February 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today is Retraction Day, when we observe the anniversary of the retraction (Feb. 2, 2010) of the fraudulent paper that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. 🧪#medsky
Never thought I'd see the day where I'd be saying I'm really enjoying my masters in public health
I was terrified to return to education
I was terrified to return to education
January 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Never thought I'd see the day where I'd be saying I'm really enjoying my masters in public health
I was terrified to return to education
I was terrified to return to education
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If you're thinking of applying for a Masters in Public Health & have experience of inequality, consider applying for the IMPACT Scholarship at UCL.
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
The IMPACT Scholarship
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If you're thinking of applying for a Masters in Public Health & have experience of inequality, consider applying for the IMPACT Scholarship at UCL.
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Come see me and Dr Binta Sultan speaking about all things sex workers and HIV at the British HIV Association in April at the Brighton Dome ⬇️
bhiva.org/event/bhiva-...
bhiva.org/event/bhiva-...
BHIVA Spring Conference 2025
bhiva.org
January 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Come see me and Dr Binta Sultan speaking about all things sex workers and HIV at the British HIV Association in April at the Brighton Dome ⬇️
bhiva.org/event/bhiva-...
bhiva.org/event/bhiva-...
We are looking for someone to join Women's Inclusion Health Collective and work towards the next step: turning it into an official charity!
If you have time, dedication to women's extreme health inequity & want to start a charity too, come join us!
If you have time, dedication to women's extreme health inequity & want to start a charity too, come join us!
January 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We are looking for someone to join Women's Inclusion Health Collective and work towards the next step: turning it into an official charity!
If you have time, dedication to women's extreme health inequity & want to start a charity too, come join us!
If you have time, dedication to women's extreme health inequity & want to start a charity too, come join us!
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San Francisco is messed up. Going into voluntary or involuntary treatment doesn't address poverty, and homelessness.
January 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
San Francisco is messed up. Going into voluntary or involuntary treatment doesn't address poverty, and homelessness.
If you're thinking of applying for a Masters in Public Health & have experience of inequality, consider applying for the IMPACT Scholarship at UCL.
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
The IMPACT Scholarship
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If you're thinking of applying for a Masters in Public Health & have experience of inequality, consider applying for the IMPACT Scholarship at UCL.
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Reading my modules for next semester and I love them already - learning about self reflective, decolonialisation and antiracism practice in public health
December 20, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Reading my modules for next semester and I love them already - learning about self reflective, decolonialisation and antiracism practice in public health
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Red flags I see by services that work with sex workers
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
December 15, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Red flags I see by services that work with sex workers
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
Red flags I see by services that work with sex workers
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
December 15, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Red flags I see by services that work with sex workers
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
(Sex workers feel free to add your own)
I welcome this greatly, as someone who had been removed from a service because a manager decided I was not of any clinical risk by doing so.
There are some truly inspiring NHS managers, but there are some that get promoted upwards instead of removed.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
There are some truly inspiring NHS managers, but there are some that get promoted upwards instead of removed.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers
www.gov.uk
November 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I welcome this greatly, as someone who had been removed from a service because a manager decided I was not of any clinical risk by doing so.
There are some truly inspiring NHS managers, but there are some that get promoted upwards instead of removed.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
There are some truly inspiring NHS managers, but there are some that get promoted upwards instead of removed.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
I've had a really difficult few weeks which impacted my studies. A lecturer sent me a lovely email today and I just cried at how kind and understanding it was.
Brought my faith back to academia
Brought my faith back to academia
November 28, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I've had a really difficult few weeks which impacted my studies. A lecturer sent me a lovely email today and I just cried at how kind and understanding it was.
Brought my faith back to academia
Brought my faith back to academia
Comes at the right time such as Enfield, one of the most deprived areas, having to decommission their sexual health services.
Council funding to be redirected from England’s rich areas to most deprived
Council funding to be redirected from England’s rich areas to most deprived
Ministers will also consider local authority requests to raise council tax above threshold on case-by-case basis
Ministers have said they will redirect cash from wealthy areas to England’s most deprived town and cities, reversing a trend established…
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Comes at the right time such as Enfield, one of the most deprived areas, having to decommission their sexual health services.
The pictures are out!
All things fun, harm reduction, sex work & only presenter to wear a hoodie 😂
All things fun, harm reduction, sex work & only presenter to wear a hoodie 😂
November 23, 2024 at 2:47 PM
The pictures are out!
All things fun, harm reduction, sex work & only presenter to wear a hoodie 😂
All things fun, harm reduction, sex work & only presenter to wear a hoodie 😂
Couldn't recommend Release enough!
📣 Release is recruiting a research lead for a new 4 yr project (Seriously thrilled about this).
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Vacancy - Research Lead
This 4-year funded project aims to challenge and reduce the structural violence and stigma faced by unhoused people who use drugs face significant barriers to stable housing due to current policies. T...
www.release.org.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Couldn't recommend Release enough!
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📣 Release is recruiting a research lead for a new 4 yr project (Seriously thrilled about this).
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Vacancy - Research Lead
This 4-year funded project aims to challenge and reduce the structural violence and stigma faced by unhoused people who use drugs face significant barriers to stable housing due to current policies. T...
www.release.org.uk
November 18, 2024 at 7:41 PM
📣 Release is recruiting a research lead for a new 4 yr project (Seriously thrilled about this).
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.
www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...
Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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Hello Bluesky! We're a charity working for a society which is fair, inclusive and equal. ⚖️
We believe in equitable access to a healthier life and a better future for anyone with experience of homelessness.
If you support that too, give us a follow, and let's do this! 💪
#Homelessness #Health
We believe in equitable access to a healthier life and a better future for anyone with experience of homelessness.
If you support that too, give us a follow, and let's do this! 💪
#Homelessness #Health
a cartoon character says hello in front of a radio
ALT: a cartoon character says hello in front of a radio
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Hello Bluesky! We're a charity working for a society which is fair, inclusive and equal. ⚖️
We believe in equitable access to a healthier life and a better future for anyone with experience of homelessness.
If you support that too, give us a follow, and let's do this! 💪
#Homelessness #Health
We believe in equitable access to a healthier life and a better future for anyone with experience of homelessness.
If you support that too, give us a follow, and let's do this! 💪
#Homelessness #Health
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Gov plans to close down red light area in South Korea 🤬
“Outsiders see this place as just a brothel but it’s our workplace & home. A red-light district like Yongjugol provides a communal safety net & sense of security through mutual care & vigilance."
koreapro.org/2024/05/insi...
“Outsiders see this place as just a brothel but it’s our workplace & home. A red-light district like Yongjugol provides a communal safety net & sense of security through mutual care & vigilance."
koreapro.org/2024/05/insi...
Inside Yongjugol: The uncertain future of a South Korean red-light district - KOREA PRO
When A, a sex worker who wishes to remain anonymous, first arrived in Yongjugol at age 27, she found herself in one of South Korea’s most well-known red-light districts. Located in Paju, a city just a...
koreapro.org
November 17, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Gov plans to close down red light area in South Korea 🤬
“Outsiders see this place as just a brothel but it’s our workplace & home. A red-light district like Yongjugol provides a communal safety net & sense of security through mutual care & vigilance."
koreapro.org/2024/05/insi...
“Outsiders see this place as just a brothel but it’s our workplace & home. A red-light district like Yongjugol provides a communal safety net & sense of security through mutual care & vigilance."
koreapro.org/2024/05/insi...