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The @baftss.bsky.social special interest group for LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies. Message us or email lgbtqscreenstudies@gmail.com
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A starter pack of fabulous folk working in LGBTQIA+ screen studies. If you'd like to be added, let us know! go.bsky.app/Asce99Z
There's still time to join us online today, 16:30 UK time
Join us online on Monday, 10 November, 16:30-18:00 (UK time), to hear about new LGBTQIA+ screen studies research. Speakers include Nicholas de Villiers, Beth Bramich and Mike Wyeld. More details and sign-up form here forms.gle/TTGvu4FCmAS8...
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Join us online on Monday, 10 November, 16:30-18:00 (UK time), to hear about new LGBTQIA+ screen studies research. Speakers include Nicholas de Villiers, Beth Bramich and Mike Wyeld. More details and sign-up form here forms.gle/TTGvu4FCmAS8...
October 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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My next book Deviants and Trailblazers: A History of Trans Activism in Britain is in the @plutopress.bsky.social Spring/Summer 2026 catalogue (for a May '26 release)!

This book is the first joined-up history of trans activism in the UK all the ways from the 40s to the present.
October 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Outburst Queer Arts Festival 2025 is now open for booking!

Get ur queer theatre, trans poetry workshops, historical opera, food cruising, zines, T*RAI conference & ofc queereoke, Belfast babes.

outburstarts.com/festival/
OUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2025
Queer Art, Revolutionary imagination
outburstarts.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Free article alert! 💞

In this essay, Ankita Deb examines how nontheatrical films on sex education from Europe and North America were recirculated by B-circuit filmmakers in India and, in so doing, suffused with feminist and queer possibilities.

online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/...
Sensationalizing Nontheatrical CinemaThe Feminist and Queer Possibilities of Sex Education Films in Postcolonial India
In this essay, I examine how nontheatrical films on sex education from Europe and North America were recirculated by B-circuit filmmakers in India and in so doing suffused them with feminist and queer...
online.ucpress.edu
July 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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In celebration of Edinburgh Pride (where my publisher @edinburghup.bsky.social is based), I thought I'd share this short Q&A about my upcoming book, Debating Authenticity: Authorship, Aesthetics and Embodiment in Trans Media 🎓🌈

euppublishingblog.com/2025/06/19/t...
Trans media's expanding horizons | Edinburgh University Press
Paige Macintosh shares what inspired their research on trans media in the current political landscape and what their hopes are for the coming years.
euppublishingblog.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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delighted that i can now share the cover of my forthcoming monograph 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. released 6 Jan 2026 with @dukepress.bsky.social in the Camera Obscura series.
June 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We're highlighting some recent publications in LGBTQIA+ screen studies for Pride month. Message us if there's work you'd like us to share
June 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Explore 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema and showcased the artistry of queer filmmaking. 100 QUEER FILMS SINCE STONEWALL is out now.

Look inside: bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/680a0...

Find out more: www.bloomsbury.com/100-queer-fi...
May 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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What new LGBTQIA+ screen studies scholarship should we be celebrating this pride month? What classic work should we revisit? Tell us about your new projects, or send us your recommendations for books, articles and video essays we should know about
June 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
What new LGBTQIA+ screen studies scholarship should we be celebrating this pride month? What classic work should we revisit? Tell us about your new projects, or send us your recommendations for books, articles and video essays we should know about
June 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Joelle Taylor on blast at She's Beautiful, Sexy, Angry & Liberated! Barbara Hammer's Lesbian Films of the 1970s tonight at Barbican Cinemas.

Opening night of Queer 70s, running until 16 July.
June 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Over the coming days we will be sharing highlights from the programme. Join the waitlist: tvce2025.eventbrite.com #TransPride #Pride #Pride2025 #Symposium #Conference #AcademicSky 🌈🎓
June 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Excited to share that our TSQ issue on trans speculation is live! Please share/check it out: Both intros and River Pruitt's piece are currently free to dl at the link!
read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/issue/12...
Volume 12 Issue 1 | TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
May 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We're proud that @baftss.bsky.social has issued a strong statement in solidarity with our trans, non-binary and intersex members, in light of the UK Supreme Court ruling last week. You can read the full statement here: www.baftss.org/uk-supreme-c...
April 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
A starter pack of fabulous folk working in LGBTQIA+ screen studies. If you'd like to be added, let us know! go.bsky.app/Asce99Z
April 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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In light of the, um, attention that trans studies is getting, let's make this list even longer. go.bsky.app/UAtsVTH
April 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Trying to get above the noise to share that our entire special issue on Queer World Cinema is currently open access!

brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Had a fantastic time @baftss2025.bsky.social last week - thanks to all the organisers and everyone speaking for their fascinating ideas. I also got a nice haul from @intellectbooks.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Hello Bluesky! This is the new account for the BAFTSS LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies special interest group. Follow us and share your queer and trans screen studies news with us 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
April 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM