Jack Shoulder
@jackshoulder.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Writer, historian, wants to make the world a better place
#TodayInQueerHistory
Co-writer and Co-Curator of @museumbums
https://linktr.ee/jackshoulder
Writer, historian, wants to make the world a better place
#TodayInQueerHistory
Co-writer and Co-Curator of @museumbums
https://linktr.ee/jackshoulder
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I know so many talented folk! A trip to a book shop is like a scroll through my phone contacts these days
Right now you can get yourself 25% off these preorders:
@drcarpineti.bsky.social’s 1st book,
@jackshoulder.bsky.social’s 2nd book, or
Sheila Kanani’s 5,526,618th book
Right now you can get yourself 25% off these preorders:
@drcarpineti.bsky.social’s 1st book,
@jackshoulder.bsky.social’s 2nd book, or
Sheila Kanani’s 5,526,618th book
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I know so many talented folk! A trip to a book shop is like a scroll through my phone contacts these days
Right now you can get yourself 25% off these preorders:
@drcarpineti.bsky.social’s 1st book,
@jackshoulder.bsky.social’s 2nd book, or
Sheila Kanani’s 5,526,618th book
Right now you can get yourself 25% off these preorders:
@drcarpineti.bsky.social’s 1st book,
@jackshoulder.bsky.social’s 2nd book, or
Sheila Kanani’s 5,526,618th book
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Pre-order @jackshoulder.bsky.social ( #MuseumBums co-author)'s new book now! 🩷💙
www.waterstones.com/book/museum-...
Hotties in Art does exactly what it says on the cover 😁
Make sure you use the code "FEB26" for 25% discount 💁♂️
www.waterstones.com/book/museum-...
Hotties in Art does exactly what it says on the cover 😁
Make sure you use the code "FEB26" for 25% discount 💁♂️
February 17, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Pre-order @jackshoulder.bsky.social ( #MuseumBums co-author)'s new book now! 🩷💙
www.waterstones.com/book/museum-...
Hotties in Art does exactly what it says on the cover 😁
Make sure you use the code "FEB26" for 25% discount 💁♂️
www.waterstones.com/book/museum-...
Hotties in Art does exactly what it says on the cover 😁
Make sure you use the code "FEB26" for 25% discount 💁♂️
I'm very excited to share this, it's something I've been working on for a while...
My second book is coming out later this year! And not only can you preorder this bevvy of beautiful blokes, you can get a whopping 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social
My second book is coming out later this year! And not only can you preorder this bevvy of beautiful blokes, you can get a whopping 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I'm very excited to share this, it's something I've been working on for a while...
My second book is coming out later this year! And not only can you preorder this bevvy of beautiful blokes, you can get a whopping 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social
My second book is coming out later this year! And not only can you preorder this bevvy of beautiful blokes, you can get a whopping 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social
I cannot wait to read this book!
UK readers, if you’re planning to pre-order my new book The Queer Bookshelf about the history (and present and future) of LGBTQ+ literature, this is a pretty excellent deal. www.waterstones.com/book/the-que...
February 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I cannot wait to read this book!
#TodayInQueerHistory
February 17 (1994)
Yes, 1994.
Police in Montreal raid the KOX/Katakombes bar and arrest all the patrons for being in a "bawdy house".
Reports say that around 165 patrons were arrested.
This led to protests and demonstrations against police discrimination of the community.
February 17 (1994)
Yes, 1994.
Police in Montreal raid the KOX/Katakombes bar and arrest all the patrons for being in a "bawdy house".
Reports say that around 165 patrons were arrested.
This led to protests and demonstrations against police discrimination of the community.
February 17, 2026 at 7:37 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
February 17 (1994)
Yes, 1994.
Police in Montreal raid the KOX/Katakombes bar and arrest all the patrons for being in a "bawdy house".
Reports say that around 165 patrons were arrested.
This led to protests and demonstrations against police discrimination of the community.
February 17 (1994)
Yes, 1994.
Police in Montreal raid the KOX/Katakombes bar and arrest all the patrons for being in a "bawdy house".
Reports say that around 165 patrons were arrested.
This led to protests and demonstrations against police discrimination of the community.
Not for the first time recently, I'm wondering, do I update LinkedIn and give it a proper go?
Is there much call for queer historians doing fun things there?
Is there much call for queer historians doing fun things there?
February 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Not for the first time recently, I'm wondering, do I update LinkedIn and give it a proper go?
Is there much call for queer historians doing fun things there?
Is there much call for queer historians doing fun things there?
#TodayInQueerHistory
February 16 (1993)
Princess Diana, an important and vital ally to the queer community in one of our darkest hours, delivered a powerful speech at the First Management Forum Conference on AIDS in London.
She spoke of the "aching loneliness and rejection" people felt.
February 16 (1993)
Princess Diana, an important and vital ally to the queer community in one of our darkest hours, delivered a powerful speech at the First Management Forum Conference on AIDS in London.
She spoke of the "aching loneliness and rejection" people felt.
February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
February 16 (1993)
Princess Diana, an important and vital ally to the queer community in one of our darkest hours, delivered a powerful speech at the First Management Forum Conference on AIDS in London.
She spoke of the "aching loneliness and rejection" people felt.
February 16 (1993)
Princess Diana, an important and vital ally to the queer community in one of our darkest hours, delivered a powerful speech at the First Management Forum Conference on AIDS in London.
She spoke of the "aching loneliness and rejection" people felt.
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Our new Queer and Trans Histories series creates a home for cutting‑edge work on past and present LGBTQ+ lives.
We’re looking for proposals grounded in rich empirical work and innovative approaches to intimacy, emotion, silence, and subjectivity.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...
We’re looking for proposals grounded in rich empirical work and innovative approaches to intimacy, emotion, silence, and subjectivity.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Our new Queer and Trans Histories series creates a home for cutting‑edge work on past and present LGBTQ+ lives.
We’re looking for proposals grounded in rich empirical work and innovative approaches to intimacy, emotion, silence, and subjectivity.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...
We’re looking for proposals grounded in rich empirical work and innovative approaches to intimacy, emotion, silence, and subjectivity.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...
I am currently making myself chuckle with adding more and more unhinged lines to that bit in Its Raining Men where the Weather Girls are listing types of men.
Every specimen.
It's for a thing which I'll be able to shout about soon.
Every specimen.
It's for a thing which I'll be able to shout about soon.
a woman is standing in front of a map that says rain on it
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a map that says rain on it
media.tenor.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I am currently making myself chuckle with adding more and more unhinged lines to that bit in Its Raining Men where the Weather Girls are listing types of men.
Every specimen.
It's for a thing which I'll be able to shout about soon.
Every specimen.
It's for a thing which I'll be able to shout about soon.
Happy discount chocolate day to all who celebrate 🎉.
May you be blessed with bargains and that weirdly specific chocolate that only you seem to like.
May you be blessed with bargains and that weirdly specific chocolate that only you seem to like.
February 15, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Happy discount chocolate day to all who celebrate 🎉.
May you be blessed with bargains and that weirdly specific chocolate that only you seem to like.
May you be blessed with bargains and that weirdly specific chocolate that only you seem to like.
#TodayInQueerHistory
Feb 15 (2025)
Muhsin Hendricks was an imam and scholar. He advocated for greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people within Islam. After coming out in 1996, he set up safe spaces, support & foundations to defend queer Muslims.
He died #OTD after two masked gunmen opened fire on him.
Feb 15 (2025)
Muhsin Hendricks was an imam and scholar. He advocated for greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people within Islam. After coming out in 1996, he set up safe spaces, support & foundations to defend queer Muslims.
He died #OTD after two masked gunmen opened fire on him.
February 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
Feb 15 (2025)
Muhsin Hendricks was an imam and scholar. He advocated for greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people within Islam. After coming out in 1996, he set up safe spaces, support & foundations to defend queer Muslims.
He died #OTD after two masked gunmen opened fire on him.
Feb 15 (2025)
Muhsin Hendricks was an imam and scholar. He advocated for greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people within Islam. After coming out in 1996, he set up safe spaces, support & foundations to defend queer Muslims.
He died #OTD after two masked gunmen opened fire on him.
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It’s the middle of LGBT History Month so a good moment to remind everyone that my book, Trans Britain — a modern history fashioned from the observations of generations of contributors — is still going strong in paperback and eBook form in its ninth year. It’s […]
[Original post on mastodon.green]
[Original post on mastodon.green]
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
It’s the middle of LGBT History Month so a good moment to remind everyone that my book, Trans Britain — a modern history fashioned from the observations of generations of contributors — is still going strong in paperback and eBook form in its ninth year. It’s […]
[Original post on mastodon.green]
[Original post on mastodon.green]
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In Bristol today we said:
No to racism.
No to anti-migrant hate.
No to anti-Muslim hate.
No to anti-Jewish hate.
No to any and every form of hate that's directed at people whether it's to do with where they come from, the god they worship, or the colour of their skin.
We stand up for one another.
No to racism.
No to anti-migrant hate.
No to anti-Muslim hate.
No to anti-Jewish hate.
No to any and every form of hate that's directed at people whether it's to do with where they come from, the god they worship, or the colour of their skin.
We stand up for one another.
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
In Bristol today we said:
No to racism.
No to anti-migrant hate.
No to anti-Muslim hate.
No to anti-Jewish hate.
No to any and every form of hate that's directed at people whether it's to do with where they come from, the god they worship, or the colour of their skin.
We stand up for one another.
No to racism.
No to anti-migrant hate.
No to anti-Muslim hate.
No to anti-Jewish hate.
No to any and every form of hate that's directed at people whether it's to do with where they come from, the god they worship, or the colour of their skin.
We stand up for one another.
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To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
To give you an idea of how deranged the UK has become about gender stuff, here's Enid Blyton - the absolute avatar of classic English conservatism and a huge fan of racist "gollywogs" - casually describing a gender non-conforming kid in the 1940s and having their friends be totally cool with it.
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"Unlike stories no flowers
last forever. Bone is an
uncommon vase, the aura of
sainthood no fertiliser."
- from 'The Vanishing Song'
last forever. Bone is an
uncommon vase, the aura of
sainthood no fertiliser."
- from 'The Vanishing Song'
February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"Unlike stories no flowers
last forever. Bone is an
uncommon vase, the aura of
sainthood no fertiliser."
- from 'The Vanishing Song'
last forever. Bone is an
uncommon vase, the aura of
sainthood no fertiliser."
- from 'The Vanishing Song'
Excited to be talking about Freedom, a group thats been supporting LGBTQIA+ young people (and their families) in Bristol since 1995, at the OutStories LGBTQ+ History Month event at MShed today.
I've been part of the team since 2023, and it's been the most rewarding work.
I've been part of the team since 2023, and it's been the most rewarding work.
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Excited to be talking about Freedom, a group thats been supporting LGBTQIA+ young people (and their families) in Bristol since 1995, at the OutStories LGBTQ+ History Month event at MShed today.
I've been part of the team since 2023, and it's been the most rewarding work.
I've been part of the team since 2023, and it's been the most rewarding work.
#TodayInQueerHistory
February 14 (1549)
Italian Renaissance artist, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma, dies in Siena #OTD.
Historian Vasari says Bazzi surrounded himself with "beardless youths, whom he loved more than was decent". Bazzi took pride in the nickname and sang songs about it.
February 14 (1549)
Italian Renaissance artist, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma, dies in Siena #OTD.
Historian Vasari says Bazzi surrounded himself with "beardless youths, whom he loved more than was decent". Bazzi took pride in the nickname and sang songs about it.
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
February 14 (1549)
Italian Renaissance artist, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma, dies in Siena #OTD.
Historian Vasari says Bazzi surrounded himself with "beardless youths, whom he loved more than was decent". Bazzi took pride in the nickname and sang songs about it.
February 14 (1549)
Italian Renaissance artist, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma, dies in Siena #OTD.
Historian Vasari says Bazzi surrounded himself with "beardless youths, whom he loved more than was decent". Bazzi took pride in the nickname and sang songs about it.
This from Exploding Lobster Comics made me chuckle 🤭
If you also have a vitamin butts deficiency, you can get a daily dose of callipygian goodness with @museumbums.bsky.social (or if you like a book you can find us at your local library or wherever you buy books).
If you also have a vitamin butts deficiency, you can get a daily dose of callipygian goodness with @museumbums.bsky.social (or if you like a book you can find us at your local library or wherever you buy books).
February 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
This from Exploding Lobster Comics made me chuckle 🤭
If you also have a vitamin butts deficiency, you can get a daily dose of callipygian goodness with @museumbums.bsky.social (or if you like a book you can find us at your local library or wherever you buy books).
If you also have a vitamin butts deficiency, you can get a daily dose of callipygian goodness with @museumbums.bsky.social (or if you like a book you can find us at your local library or wherever you buy books).
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Really proud to be the LGBT+ Trailblazer of the year.
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Really proud to be the LGBT+ Trailblazer of the year.
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
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This is incredibly cool. Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social for wearing one of my designs to celebrate queer scientists and innovators!
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
This is incredibly cool. Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social for wearing one of my designs to celebrate queer scientists and innovators!
#TodayInQueerHistory
Feb 13 (1972)
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Based on the semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, telling a fictionalised version of Christopher Isherwood's life in Berlin, the fabulous film Cabaret was released #OTD.
The film went on to win 8 academy awards.
Feb 13 (1972)
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Based on the semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, telling a fictionalised version of Christopher Isherwood's life in Berlin, the fabulous film Cabaret was released #OTD.
The film went on to win 8 academy awards.
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
Feb 13 (1972)
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Based on the semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, telling a fictionalised version of Christopher Isherwood's life in Berlin, the fabulous film Cabaret was released #OTD.
The film went on to win 8 academy awards.
Feb 13 (1972)
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Based on the semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, telling a fictionalised version of Christopher Isherwood's life in Berlin, the fabulous film Cabaret was released #OTD.
The film went on to win 8 academy awards.
Is there anything more annoying than having great news but not being able to share it?
February 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Is there anything more annoying than having great news but not being able to share it?
Today's @museumbums.bsky.social post features in our book 👍🏛️🍑
People seem to like it, here's what they've said about the book 😁
People seem to like it, here's what they've said about the book 😁
February 13, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Today's @museumbums.bsky.social post features in our book 👍🏛️🍑
People seem to like it, here's what they've said about the book 😁
People seem to like it, here's what they've said about the book 😁
#TodayInQueerHistory
Feb 12 (1950)
Ethel Waters, one of the highest paid Broadway stars, televisual pioneer, and well known member of Harlem's lesbian circles, became the 2nd African American woman to receive an Oscar nomination.
She earned her nomination for her role in Pinky and found out #OTD.
Feb 12 (1950)
Ethel Waters, one of the highest paid Broadway stars, televisual pioneer, and well known member of Harlem's lesbian circles, became the 2nd African American woman to receive an Oscar nomination.
She earned her nomination for her role in Pinky and found out #OTD.
February 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
Feb 12 (1950)
Ethel Waters, one of the highest paid Broadway stars, televisual pioneer, and well known member of Harlem's lesbian circles, became the 2nd African American woman to receive an Oscar nomination.
She earned her nomination for her role in Pinky and found out #OTD.
Feb 12 (1950)
Ethel Waters, one of the highest paid Broadway stars, televisual pioneer, and well known member of Harlem's lesbian circles, became the 2nd African American woman to receive an Oscar nomination.
She earned her nomination for her role in Pinky and found out #OTD.
