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Alex in Bristol
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ACAB but especially this shiny creep
A fairground ride statue in the form of a policeman directing traffic
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Worth noting the BBC’s own style guide entry for 'gender/sex' (from www.bbc.co.uk/newsstylegui...).

Hard to see an editorial justification for their recent wording, other than ‘our editors are transphobes’.
Transgender, or trans, is an umbrella term for a person whose gender identity differs from their sex recorded at birth. A person born male who lives as a female, would typically be described as a “transgender woman” and would take the pronoun “she”. And vice versa. We generally use the term and pronoun preferred by the person in question, unless there are editorial reasons not to do so.
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Simple Things afterparty at Strange Brew, Bristol.
Cloakroom ticket number 140. In the background, the blurred head and claw of some kind of lizardy artwork.
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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This ticket being handwritten makes it extra special
Cloakroom ticket 69, handwritten, against a blurred backdrop of a stage with a band playing
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Where I work we call these 'clients'
Sign reading 'Buggy users'
October 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Well this was a lovely surprise @supersonicfest.bsky.social
A gold-on-black, numbered print for this year's Supersonic festival.
September 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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If you know, you know
A woman sits strapped to a chair, wearing a long dark crimson dress, one leg exposed. Her head is tipped back and she has a trance-like expression. Behind her is a giant octopus rising out of a tank, two arms extended and wrapping her wrists.
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Always feels good to make a difference
Thank you for your order! Here is the impact you made by shopping with us Saved 0 Kg of CO2 Saved 0 litre(s) of Water Saved 0 Tree(s) 0 Books donated to global literacy projects
September 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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So close
Cloakroom ticket number 96
August 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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So close to lucky number 237. Stupid phone camera wouldn't focus on the ticket.
Cloakroom ticket number 239. The ticket is out of focus: in focus in the background is some sort of messed-up mannequin, with fake blood spilling down its front and jigsaw pieces for nipples.
April 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Frame from the film 'Airplane!' with the caption "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sertraline"
April 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Well done Cardiff for today's trans rights demo.
A large crowd of people gathered in the square outside BBC Wales / Cardiff Central station. Lots of trans flags and placards are being held up by people.
April 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Trolley problem: cis edition
Trolley problem: cis edition A trolley car approaching a fork in the track. Straight ahead, a group of trans people are tied to the track. The other fork is completely clear. A figure holds a lever which controls where the trolley will go, looking unhappy at the choice they must make.
April 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Bristol trans liberation protest tomorrow (Saturday), 2pm College Green.

If anyone wants to go but would feel safer/more confident with company, give me a shout.

(Thanks to @spiketta.bsky.social for the original graphic)
Text: Trans liberation protest Bristol Saturday 19th April, 2pm at College Green. Peaceful protest We're not going anywhere! Graphics of participating groups/organisations: - Bristol Leading Against Transphobia (BLAT) - Bristol Ballroom community - a logo for someone I can't identity, but it's the letters HB separated by a mushroom - D.IRT - Trans Pride Bristol - CWU Bristol & District Amaglamated Branch - TRAN+ - Queers For Palestine Bristol
April 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Performance of 'Maritime Rites' by Alvin Curran at Rewire festival.
Photo of a number of rowing boats on a lake, each containing several musicians with various instruments and sheet music. The boats are all heading in different directions, lit from within. Photo of a number of rowing boats on a lake, each containing several musicians with various instruments and sheet music. The boats are all lit from within. Two rowing boats on a lake. The closer one contains several musicians playing brass instruments. In the one further away, someone is photographing the musicians. Both boats are lit from within.
April 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I'll bet my life that reviews of this place describe the food as "mouth-watering"
Photo of an establishment named 'bar & restaurant Pavlov'
April 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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I thought the 'pet kennels' channel on my ferry cabin's TV might be a cute way to wind down for the evening, but turns out it's one of the most sinister things I've seen in ages.
April 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I could've sworn I asked for a non-binary cabin.
Stub for a ferry cabin Cabin number: 10110 Deck: 10
April 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Same same same
Photo of text on a carton with barcode: In my next life I want to be another useful object - please recycle me! I'm Actual Size.
April 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Tribe of Frog
Cloakroom ticket number 318
March 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Didn't get the triple-2 this time, should have arrived a few minutes earlier.
Cloakroom ticket number 227. In the background is a skull with flowers for eyes.
March 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Do I buy the Aldi Black Lodge mat?
A mat with alternating black and white zigzags, reminiscent of the floor pattern in the Black Lodge from Twin Peaks
March 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I know sharks are aquatic creatures, but I'm not sure Blåhaj likes it in the washing machine
Blåhaj (blue shark) plush toy in a washing machine, with its eye pressed up against the glass.
March 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Keep seeing these VLC sculptures dotted round my neighbourhood. Viral marketing of some kind?
A real-life model of the VLC logo, next to a tree. It's a cone shape with vertical orange and white bands, and a wide flat base.
March 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Got a good one last night
Cloakroom ticket number 909
March 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM