Mark Newman
@variant13.bsky.social
He/him. Queer in (probably) more ways than one. Does the Variant Thirteen show on Glasgow's Radio Buena Vida http://buenavida.co.uk
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Something I'd like to address. There's this idea that TQ+ folk are all 21 year-old art students... and all the 'normal' old school folk are LGB and entirely left behind and confused by 'pronouns'...
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Something I'd like to address. There's this idea that TQ+ folk are all 21 year-old art students... and all the 'normal' old school folk are LGB and entirely left behind and confused by 'pronouns'...
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
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People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
Eurovision has allowed Israel to compete in 2026.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
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It's incredible the things the state broadcaster takes responsibility for & what it does not. Months of Israeli propaganda, nothing. One episode that told the truth about Trump's involvement in J6th&heads must roll. Suggests both foreign involvement & a politicised broadcaster.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's incredible the things the state broadcaster takes responsibility for & what it does not. Months of Israeli propaganda, nothing. One episode that told the truth about Trump's involvement in J6th&heads must roll. Suggests both foreign involvement & a politicised broadcaster.
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Siegfried Sassoon
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Siegfried Sassoon
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Bloody Hell, no wonder K-9 and Company didn’t get picked up.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Bloody Hell, no wonder K-9 and Company didn’t get picked up.
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What if you could capture a two-hour sunset in a single photo?
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What if you could capture a two-hour sunset in a single photo?
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
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HELL YES SCARY GERMAN SUPERMARKET BREAD SLICER
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
HELL YES SCARY GERMAN SUPERMARKET BREAD SLICER
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Small Town Joy: Queer Sounds, Small Town Souls bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/16/s...
Small Town Joy: Queer Sounds, Small Town Souls
Small Town Joy: From Glam Rock to Hyperpop: How Queer Music Changed the Sound of Scotland, 404 Ink, £11.99 Reviewed by DJ McDowall Carrie Marshall’s celebration of queer music is more than nostalgi…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Small Town Joy: Queer Sounds, Small Town Souls bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/16/s...
It's here ! Latest show, now available on Mixcloud :) #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
Variant Thirteen 53 - 10th October 2025
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October 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It's here ! Latest show, now available on Mixcloud :) #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
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Take a moment to enjoy the colours and structures of a leaf in the October sunshine.
October 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Take a moment to enjoy the colours and structures of a leaf in the October sunshine.
Not long now, my pretties....
(3pm to be precise)
(3pm to be precise)
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 10th at 3pm on its new every-two-months schedule, but still with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
October 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Not long now, my pretties....
(3pm to be precise)
(3pm to be precise)
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 10th at 3pm on its new every-two-months schedule, but still with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 10th at 3pm on its new every-two-months schedule, but still with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
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In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
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truly one of the most unintentionally funny things i've ever seen someone post online about themself
September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
truly one of the most unintentionally funny things i've ever seen someone post online about themself
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The more we hear about the deals Mandelson has been negotiating with Trump, the scarier it gets.
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...
Here comes the money: UK lands Trump tech deals
Britain’s quest for AI sovereignty is made in the USA.
www.politico.eu
September 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The more we hear about the deals Mandelson has been negotiating with Trump, the scarier it gets.
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...
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People are like "you need to show empathy" but if you were in one of the many, many groups this racist, sexist queerphobe victimised why would we offer what we never once got from him or his deranged supporters? Asking for sheep to pray for the wolf is a bold move in ignorance and indulgence.
A big part of why white centrist journos can call this a tragedy with a straight face is because to them it is; Kirk etc pose no viable harm to them, their interests, their fetishisation of 'robust debate' and both sidesery - this violence thus feels realer than the violence Kirk's views embodied
September 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
People are like "you need to show empathy" but if you were in one of the many, many groups this racist, sexist queerphobe victimised why would we offer what we never once got from him or his deranged supporters? Asking for sheep to pray for the wolf is a bold move in ignorance and indulgence.
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It's a good point.
Where are the govt ministers, police, councillors, or other community leaders demanding that our "legitimate concerns" about the rise of fascism and racism are heard?
When will Keir Starmer say "I hear you" to us?
#r4today
Where are the govt ministers, police, councillors, or other community leaders demanding that our "legitimate concerns" about the rise of fascism and racism are heard?
When will Keir Starmer say "I hear you" to us?
#r4today
Its time to ensure the legitimate concerns of ethnic minorities in Britain – about a concerted effort to dissolve foundational social norms against racism + deny our status as equal citizens – are heard too
We should *reject* excessive pessimism about pushing bsck
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We should *reject* excessive pessimism about pushing bsck
www.easterneye.biz/british-ethn...
www.easterneye.biz
September 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It's a good point.
Where are the govt ministers, police, councillors, or other community leaders demanding that our "legitimate concerns" about the rise of fascism and racism are heard?
When will Keir Starmer say "I hear you" to us?
#r4today
Where are the govt ministers, police, councillors, or other community leaders demanding that our "legitimate concerns" about the rise of fascism and racism are heard?
When will Keir Starmer say "I hear you" to us?
#r4today
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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. First Gay Activist. Born August 28, 1825. Celebrate today! 🌈
www.findagrave.com/memorial/918...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/918...
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895) - Find a Grave...
Social Reformer. Considered one of the first known gay rights activist in modern history.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. First Gay Activist. Born August 28, 1825. Celebrate today! 🌈
www.findagrave.com/memorial/918...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/918...
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1/8 Future historians of Britain will puzzle over this. How the hounding of people seeking asylum (which won’t stop once they are moved from hotels to houses) became the defining issue of 2020s politics.
Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels www.bbc.com/news/article...
Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tory councils should consider asylum hotel challenges, says Badenoch
The Tory leader writes to council leaders after a court blocked a hotel from housing asylum seekers.
www.bbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
1/8 Future historians of Britain will puzzle over this. How the hounding of people seeking asylum (which won’t stop once they are moved from hotels to houses) became the defining issue of 2020s politics.
Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels www.bbc.com/news/article...
Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
Ready for a listen ? Here's my latest doings ! www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
Variant Thirteen 52 - 8th August 2025
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August 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ready for a listen ? Here's my latest doings ! www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
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We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
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Section 28 didn’t come out of nowhere.
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
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It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
April 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Section 28 didn’t come out of nowhere.
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16
It came from a society where 75% thought homosexuality was wrong.
From a society that feared the sight of a man in drag would corrupt.
From a society that believed ignorance was better for children than any knowledge of gay lives.
🧵 1/16