Kim Kemmis
@kimkemmis.bsky.social
Historian/writer. Bi. PhD USyd. Social history of opera & history of sexuality. ADHD/ASD. Conversion therapy survivor.
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And I know, I know, I know, I know
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Hey, I ought to leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
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I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
And I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know
Hey, I ought to leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone
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Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Police Academy 1
Police Academy 2
Police Academy 3
Police Academy 4
Police Academy 2
Police Academy 3
Police Academy 4
I did not know the Cisco Kid was Romanian. But I know now why every native Spanish speaker I have heard since my childhood sounds a bit weird.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I did not know the Cisco Kid was Romanian. But I know now why every native Spanish speaker I have heard since my childhood sounds a bit weird.
Police don't need more powers to stop nazis. They can already stop them. They just don't want to.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says
Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Police don't need more powers to stop nazis. They can already stop them. They just don't want to.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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in short:
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
in short:
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
Nathan Lyon should be sponsored by Lion Nathan.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Nathan Lyon should be sponsored by Lion Nathan.
Disgusted with the history profession. Years of arguing over what is or is not fascism, what is or is not genocide, yet doing nothing to stop the world burning. And my own work on minorities who are being persecuted around the world is deemed 'not strategic' enough to support.
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Disgusted with the history profession. Years of arguing over what is or is not fascism, what is or is not genocide, yet doing nothing to stop the world burning. And my own work on minorities who are being persecuted around the world is deemed 'not strategic' enough to support.
But tell me why cops should march in Mardi Gras...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Queer Sydney mural removed from police station just days after going up
The artwork, Queer Sydney: A History, was hung at Surry Hills Police Station, metres from where the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is held.
www.abc.net.au
October 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
But tell me why cops should march in Mardi Gras...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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School of Humanities & Languages #unsw is hiring TWO postdoctoral fellows in history! 2 years fixed term, open to different specialisations. Deadline is Nov 2
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
Postdoctoral Fellow in History
Undertake independent research and contribute to UNSW’s vibrant History program as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in any area of historical study.
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
School of Humanities & Languages #unsw is hiring TWO postdoctoral fellows in history! 2 years fixed term, open to different specialisations. Deadline is Nov 2
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...
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In light of #SCOTUS hearing the ludicrous lawsuit that seeks to make #conversiontherapy legal for minors, I thought I’d share my new book a/b conversion therapy: SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION: SURVIVORS’ STORIES OF CONVERSION THERAPY.
Would you help me spread the word?
bookshop.org/p/books/sham...
Would you help me spread the word?
bookshop.org/p/books/sham...
Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy
Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy
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October 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In light of #SCOTUS hearing the ludicrous lawsuit that seeks to make #conversiontherapy legal for minors, I thought I’d share my new book a/b conversion therapy: SHAME-SEX ATTRACTION: SURVIVORS’ STORIES OF CONVERSION THERAPY.
Would you help me spread the word?
bookshop.org/p/books/sham...
Would you help me spread the word?
bookshop.org/p/books/sham...
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January 7, 2026, will be the first International Day to End Conversion Therapy. That date was chosen as that is the day Canada's ban came into effect in 2022. As a survivor and one of the architects of the ban, I'm incredibly happy to be helping with organizing this day. Keep watching for more info
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
January 7, 2026, will be the first International Day to End Conversion Therapy. That date was chosen as that is the day Canada's ban came into effect in 2022. As a survivor and one of the architects of the ban, I'm incredibly happy to be helping with organizing this day. Keep watching for more info
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September 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just took some paracetamol, gonna get me some more autisms.
September 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Just took some paracetamol, gonna get me some more autisms.
I wish evangelical Christians obsessed with the Rapture would take more of an interest in the things Jesus actually taught.
September 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I wish evangelical Christians obsessed with the Rapture would take more of an interest in the things Jesus actually taught.
Where do I begin with these despicables? Sydney Anglicans complaining that the law doesn't allow them to be cruel to people anymore. Simply evil. #ConversionPractices
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
“We will obey God”
Synod stands firm on prayer ban.
sydneyanglicans.net
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Where do I begin with these despicables? Sydney Anglicans complaining that the law doesn't allow them to be cruel to people anymore. Simply evil. #ConversionPractices
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
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Sydney Anglicans continue to campaign to inflict psychological torture on LGBTQ+ people - and seem to be in open defiance of state law prohibiting conversion practices. #nswpol
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
“We will obey God”
Synod stands firm on prayer ban.
sydneyanglicans.net
September 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Sydney Anglicans continue to campaign to inflict psychological torture on LGBTQ+ people - and seem to be in open defiance of state law prohibiting conversion practices. #nswpol
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
sydneyanglicans.net/news/we-will...
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I am calling for a moratorium on new tote bags. We all have more than enough tote bags already. Stop giving me tote bags at conferences. I do not want or need any more tote bags.
September 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I am calling for a moratorium on new tote bags. We all have more than enough tote bags already. Stop giving me tote bags at conferences. I do not want or need any more tote bags.
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74.
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
September 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74.
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Being the Special Envoy for Antisemitism and refusing to address nazis is like being the Special Envoy for Black Lung Disease refusing to address coal. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Failure to tackle antisemitism should see organisations’ funding cut like subpar childcare centres, special envoy says
At a Gold Coast conference, Jillian Segal declined to address the presence of neo-Nazis at Sunday’s anti-immigration marches
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Being the Special Envoy for Antisemitism and refusing to address nazis is like being the Special Envoy for Black Lung Disease refusing to address coal. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Just checking, mainstream media - when writing about Mitch Brown coming out as bisexual (🎉) did any of you talk to people from the bisexual community? #BiVisibilityMonth
September 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just checking, mainstream media - when writing about Mitch Brown coming out as bisexual (🎉) did any of you talk to people from the bisexual community? #BiVisibilityMonth
This is un-Australian.
August 31, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This is un-Australian.
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I'm not sure how many of my fellow historians are poker players, but that's a game that's tailor-made for us.
Sitting at a table for long hours, drawing out one disappointment after another and then finally getting a holy shit holy shit this is amazing and then another three hours of boredom ...
Sitting at a table for long hours, drawing out one disappointment after another and then finally getting a holy shit holy shit this is amazing and then another three hours of boredom ...
August 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'm not sure how many of my fellow historians are poker players, but that's a game that's tailor-made for us.
Sitting at a table for long hours, drawing out one disappointment after another and then finally getting a holy shit holy shit this is amazing and then another three hours of boredom ...
Sitting at a table for long hours, drawing out one disappointment after another and then finally getting a holy shit holy shit this is amazing and then another three hours of boredom ...