Megan
@megancollier.bsky.social
BA LangLing/MA SexDiss.
Hoping to focus on the intersection between the queer and autistic communities in future research. #actuallyautistic
Hoping to focus on the intersection between the queer and autistic communities in future research. #actuallyautistic
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Accent discrimination is discrimination and it doesn’t matter who it’s aimed at. I’m always saddened at how people who would never say “I hate people from X country” are very happy to say “those people don’t speak good English”. It’s part of the same picture, but wow, no one wants to hear it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Accent discrimination is discrimination and it doesn’t matter who it’s aimed at. I’m always saddened at how people who would never say “I hate people from X country” are very happy to say “those people don’t speak good English”. It’s part of the same picture, but wow, no one wants to hear it.
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![Comic. PERSON 1: That movie was so good. Maybe even the greatest movie of all time question mark? PERSON 2: Yeah comma, but you said that about italics *Charlie’s Angels Colon: Full Throttle* period. Paragraph break. I question your judgement period. [caption] When people say “question mark” out loud as a rhetorical device, it always makes me want to say my other punctuation and formatting too.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihxesft4pcq3aeu62qofxlnddonvqehkf7o2n4kwtot3a6zh6qj6y@jpeg)
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
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Semiotics.
May 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Semiotics.
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Beautiful reflections on being in community and being in the world from Josie Giles.
"My sisters, please give all your love to each other and none of it to the state."
"My sisters, please give all your love to each other and none of it to the state."
While the Supreme Court ruled, I tore up a fence
On being trans and living a life
hjosephinegiles.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Beautiful reflections on being in community and being in the world from Josie Giles.
"My sisters, please give all your love to each other and none of it to the state."
"My sisters, please give all your love to each other and none of it to the state."
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the only real answer to “what is a woman?” is “it’s complicated! but it’s the kind of complicated that the human brain is particularly good at handling with broad rulesets, noted exceptions, and allowances for overrides like self-identification”
April 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
the only real answer to “what is a woman?” is “it’s complicated! but it’s the kind of complicated that the human brain is particularly good at handling with broad rulesets, noted exceptions, and allowances for overrides like self-identification”
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On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
goodlawproject.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
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The UK Supreme Court just capitulated to a sustained campaign of hatred and bigotry against trans folks (and, specifically, trans women).
It's ugly and wrong.
Trans women are part of the sisterhood, trans nb friends the comradeship, trans men the brotherhood. fuck bigots.
It's ugly and wrong.
Trans women are part of the sisterhood, trans nb friends the comradeship, trans men the brotherhood. fuck bigots.
April 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The UK Supreme Court just capitulated to a sustained campaign of hatred and bigotry against trans folks (and, specifically, trans women).
It's ugly and wrong.
Trans women are part of the sisterhood, trans nb friends the comradeship, trans men the brotherhood. fuck bigots.
It's ugly and wrong.
Trans women are part of the sisterhood, trans nb friends the comradeship, trans men the brotherhood. fuck bigots.
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Yesterday I talked about some researchers being shocked that autistic researchers critique research work.
I note recent studies like this one.
Look how they describe us. It's not even correct. One of endless similar recent papers.
Would *you* like to be described like this?
Let's do better, eh.
I note recent studies like this one.
Look how they describe us. It's not even correct. One of endless similar recent papers.
Would *you* like to be described like this?
Let's do better, eh.
April 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Yesterday I talked about some researchers being shocked that autistic researchers critique research work.
I note recent studies like this one.
Look how they describe us. It's not even correct. One of endless similar recent papers.
Would *you* like to be described like this?
Let's do better, eh.
I note recent studies like this one.
Look how they describe us. It's not even correct. One of endless similar recent papers.
Would *you* like to be described like this?
Let's do better, eh.
Turns out I am very much not immune to linguistic-themed stationary.
March 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Turns out I am very much not immune to linguistic-themed stationary.
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This is the post that defines a generation…
All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
March 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is the post that defines a generation…
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I’ve never seen it put so succinctly before! Even as a disabled person myself, I struggle a lot with internalized ableism.
These 12 all two common narratives about disability can be difficult to unlearn, but that work is important.
(Created by Jamie Shields, founder of Disabled By Society.)
These 12 all two common narratives about disability can be difficult to unlearn, but that work is important.
(Created by Jamie Shields, founder of Disabled By Society.)
March 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I’ve never seen it put so succinctly before! Even as a disabled person myself, I struggle a lot with internalized ableism.
These 12 all two common narratives about disability can be difficult to unlearn, but that work is important.
(Created by Jamie Shields, founder of Disabled By Society.)
These 12 all two common narratives about disability can be difficult to unlearn, but that work is important.
(Created by Jamie Shields, founder of Disabled By Society.)
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
January 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
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yes we've all heard about verbing words but you need to also be adverbing and so forth. for example i just produced "oh yeah that game has been manyfully recommended to me, i'm going to play it soon" and you know hwat, it's good. you can do whatever you want forever (linguistics edition)
January 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
yes we've all heard about verbing words but you need to also be adverbing and so forth. for example i just produced "oh yeah that game has been manyfully recommended to me, i'm going to play it soon" and you know hwat, it's good. you can do whatever you want forever (linguistics edition)
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Discussing salty snacks with @fbisnath.bsky.social, concluding that they can be categorized in two-dimensional bouba–kiki space. #iconicity #linguistics
December 21, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Discussing salty snacks with @fbisnath.bsky.social, concluding that they can be categorized in two-dimensional bouba–kiki space. #iconicity #linguistics
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Okay, buckle up bsky, it's time for the Tale of the Bunny Paper.
Here's the imported thread from twitter where the search all started:
bsky.app/profile/bets... (1/n)
Here's the imported thread from twitter where the search all started:
bsky.app/profile/bets... (1/n)
Bill Labov died this morning. I'm not coherent enough to talk about how important and influential and brilliant he was. I am very sad.
I was so lucky to know him, and I am grateful every day that he (and Gillian, and Walt, etc) built an academic field where kindness is expected.
I was so lucky to know him, and I am grateful every day that he (and Gillian, and Walt, etc) built an academic field where kindness is expected.
December 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Okay, buckle up bsky, it's time for the Tale of the Bunny Paper.
Here's the imported thread from twitter where the search all started:
bsky.app/profile/bets... (1/n)
Here's the imported thread from twitter where the search all started:
bsky.app/profile/bets... (1/n)
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The health and safety of trans youth in the UK has been sacrificed at the altar of conventional wisdom.
Because "everyone knows" these drugs were available too easily and won't let the facts get in the way.
Because "everyone knows" these drugs were available too easily and won't let the facts get in the way.
December 12, 2024 at 10:07 AM
The health and safety of trans youth in the UK has been sacrificed at the altar of conventional wisdom.
Because "everyone knows" these drugs were available too easily and won't let the facts get in the way.
Because "everyone knows" these drugs were available too easily and won't let the facts get in the way.
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Christmas songs as academic titles
Santa Claus is coming to town: the nuclear family as surveillance state
Rudolph the red nose reindeer: how labour value distorts interpersonal relations
We wish you a merry Christmas: interpellating figgy pudding as holiday melancholia
Santa Claus is coming to town: the nuclear family as surveillance state
Rudolph the red nose reindeer: how labour value distorts interpersonal relations
We wish you a merry Christmas: interpellating figgy pudding as holiday melancholia
December 9, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Christmas songs as academic titles
Santa Claus is coming to town: the nuclear family as surveillance state
Rudolph the red nose reindeer: how labour value distorts interpersonal relations
We wish you a merry Christmas: interpellating figgy pudding as holiday melancholia
Santa Claus is coming to town: the nuclear family as surveillance state
Rudolph the red nose reindeer: how labour value distorts interpersonal relations
We wish you a merry Christmas: interpellating figgy pudding as holiday melancholia
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“Anyone can be a victim of ableism if they do not follow societal norms that our culture sets for people’s bodies and minds. In fact, we need to realize how corrosive the oppression of ableism is on our culture & society.” From @communicationfirst.bsky.social:
communicationfirst.org/dr-lateef-mc...
communicationfirst.org/dr-lateef-mc...
“How Ableism Impacts People Who Use AAC”
Presentation by Dr. Lateef McLeod
communicationfirst.org
December 1, 2024 at 1:32 AM
“Anyone can be a victim of ableism if they do not follow societal norms that our culture sets for people’s bodies and minds. In fact, we need to realize how corrosive the oppression of ableism is on our culture & society.” From @communicationfirst.bsky.social:
communicationfirst.org/dr-lateef-mc...
communicationfirst.org/dr-lateef-mc...
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It is never too late to start (or restart) masking against COVID!
October 30, 2024 at 8:27 PM
It is never too late to start (or restart) masking against COVID!
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I’d accept being mid if it meant that I was never stressed #linguistics
Schwa is so mid. #linguistics
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I’d accept being mid if it meant that I was never stressed #linguistics
Considering I'm a tumblr user at heart and will vary rarely leave the 'Following' section of most websites, Starter Packs and Feeds on here have been a complete game-changer. So much easier to find interesting people and posts this way than searching different words and hoping for the best!
November 17, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Considering I'm a tumblr user at heart and will vary rarely leave the 'Following' section of most websites, Starter Packs and Feeds on here have been a complete game-changer. So much easier to find interesting people and posts this way than searching different words and hoping for the best!
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It concern me that teams are still imagining that five young autistic males with an intellectual disability reflect all autistic people.
What on earth lies behind that assumption?
Autistic people are of every gender, age, intellectual ability, ethnicity and all other factors.
Please do better.
What on earth lies behind that assumption?
Autistic people are of every gender, age, intellectual ability, ethnicity and all other factors.
Please do better.
November 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM
It concern me that teams are still imagining that five young autistic males with an intellectual disability reflect all autistic people.
What on earth lies behind that assumption?
Autistic people are of every gender, age, intellectual ability, ethnicity and all other factors.
Please do better.
What on earth lies behind that assumption?
Autistic people are of every gender, age, intellectual ability, ethnicity and all other factors.
Please do better.