Beth Watson
@bethwhatcanido.bsky.social
www.queerdiary.org.uk
www.bechdeltheatre.com
www.bethwatson.co.uk
www.bechdeltheatre.com
www.bethwatson.co.uk
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A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly
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October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly
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Pals in the NORTH EAST this is for youuuu 👀
Oct 1 QD, Newcastle
Bring ur old diary, poetry, fanfic, tumblr post- whatever you wrote when as a teen 🌈📖
Oct 3 Hasbian, Durham
Queer coming-of-age comedy with REAL teenage diaries & a soundtrack of y2k pop classics & indie angst anthems 💘
Oct 22-23, Newcastle zine-making & a Hasbian show
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Bring ur old diary, poetry, fanfic, tumblr post- whatever you wrote when as a teen 🌈📖
Oct 3 Hasbian, Durham
Queer coming-of-age comedy with REAL teenage diaries & a soundtrack of y2k pop classics & indie angst anthems 💘
Oct 22-23, Newcastle zine-making & a Hasbian show
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
October 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Pals in the NORTH EAST this is for youuuu 👀
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This week we're in OXFORD 📍
Zine-making on Sept 7th, Queer Diary readings on the 11th at the Old Fire Station!
Come & join us 🌈📖
linktr.ee/hasbianqueer...
Zine-making on Sept 7th, Queer Diary readings on the 11th at the Old Fire Station!
Come & join us 🌈📖
linktr.ee/hasbianqueer...
September 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This week we're in OXFORD 📍
Zine-making on Sept 7th, Queer Diary readings on the 11th at the Old Fire Station!
Come & join us 🌈📖
linktr.ee/hasbianqueer...
Zine-making on Sept 7th, Queer Diary readings on the 11th at the Old Fire Station!
Come & join us 🌈📖
linktr.ee/hasbianqueer...
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Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
The Overton window on what is acceptable to say has shifted dramatically in recent years, especially when it pertains to Trans+ rights
www.wearequeeraf.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
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Another plea from my ((currently unfunded)) tour prep: I'm seeking free London rehearsal space for me + 1 other person on w/c Sept 8th.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
August 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Another plea from my ((currently unfunded)) tour prep: I'm seeking free London rehearsal space for me + 1 other person on w/c Sept 8th.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
Another plea from my ((currently unfunded)) tour prep: I'm seeking free London rehearsal space for me + 1 other person on w/c Sept 8th.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
August 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Another plea from my ((currently unfunded)) tour prep: I'm seeking free London rehearsal space for me + 1 other person on w/c Sept 8th.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
Can u help??
Ideally SE, but beggars can't be choosers.
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Going on tour!
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
HASBIAN on tour 📣
Hasbian (noun)
- A former lesbian
- A comedy about growing up queer in Brighton during Section 28
Beth’s REAL teenage diary is brought to life in vivid hilarity with animated projections inspired by teen magazines, set to a soundtrack of y2k pop classics & indie angst anthems 💘
Hasbian (noun)
- A former lesbian
- A comedy about growing up queer in Brighton during Section 28
Beth’s REAL teenage diary is brought to life in vivid hilarity with animated projections inspired by teen magazines, set to a soundtrack of y2k pop classics & indie angst anthems 💘
August 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Going on tour!
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
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I love the constant media protestations about the massive rise in shoplifting like "what could be causing this!?"
Meanwhile rent takes 3/4 of the average wage, energy and water bills take the remaining quarter and people are starving. Truly, what COULD be causing this spike?
Meanwhile rent takes 3/4 of the average wage, energy and water bills take the remaining quarter and people are starving. Truly, what COULD be causing this spike?
August 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I love the constant media protestations about the massive rise in shoplifting like "what could be causing this!?"
Meanwhile rent takes 3/4 of the average wage, energy and water bills take the remaining quarter and people are starving. Truly, what COULD be causing this spike?
Meanwhile rent takes 3/4 of the average wage, energy and water bills take the remaining quarter and people are starving. Truly, what COULD be causing this spike?
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The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
August 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
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I don’t need graphs about what jolly good citizens migrants are to justify why they shouldn’t be attacked. They shouldn’t be attacked because racism is bad and racists are cunts
August 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I don’t need graphs about what jolly good citizens migrants are to justify why they shouldn’t be attacked. They shouldn’t be attacked because racism is bad and racists are cunts
Going on tour!
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
HASBIAN on tour 📣
Hasbian (noun)
- A former lesbian
- A comedy about growing up queer in Brighton during Section 28
Beth’s REAL teenage diary is brought to life in vivid hilarity with animated projections inspired by teen magazines, set to a soundtrack of y2k pop classics & indie angst anthems 💘
Hasbian (noun)
- A former lesbian
- A comedy about growing up queer in Brighton during Section 28
Beth’s REAL teenage diary is brought to life in vivid hilarity with animated projections inspired by teen magazines, set to a soundtrack of y2k pop classics & indie angst anthems 💘
August 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Going on tour!
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
We're making this happen on an absolute shoestring, doing all my own marketing, with no PR etc, so if u have links to any of these areas, pls help me spread the word 🙏🏻
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Opinion: Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-recognition-palestinian-state-should-not-be-pawn-diplomatic-game
Opinion: Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>On 29 July, <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/uk" target="_blank">UK</a> Prime Minister Keir Starmer <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-words-on-gaza-29-july-2025" target="_blank">announced</a> that Britain would recognise a <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/palestine-state" target="_blank">Palestinian state</a> at the UN General Assembly in September, "unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza and commits to a long-term sustainable peace".</p>
<p>Of course, any British recognition of the state of <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestine</a>, if and when it happens, would mark a historic moment. Britain bears a unique responsibility as the author of the <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/balfour-declaration-study-british-duplicity" target="_blank">Balfour Declaration</a> and the mandatory power in Palestine.</p>
<p>If <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/why-is-britain-recognising-palestinian-state-what-does-it-mean-2025-07-29" target="_blank">recognition</a> does take place, it would reinforce the British government's stated support for a two-state solution, after decades of recognising only one state, <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>, while denying the other.</p>
<p>It would chart a trajectory that rejects Israel's attempt to impose a one-state apartheid reality across the whole of historic Palestine.</p>
<p>It would set the terms for any future peace process, in which the end goal must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the British government's stated commitment to a two-state solution, as outlined in its announcement.</p>
<p>So why were Palestinians and others not out on the streets celebrating the British government's announcement that emerged from an emergency recall of the cabinet?</p>
<h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-starmer-should-have-imposed-sanctions-israel">Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game</a> Opinion by <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/chris-doyle">Chris Doyle </a></h3>
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July 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Opinion: Recognition of a Palestinian state should not be a pawn in a diplomatic game - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-recognition-palestinian-state-should-not-be-pawn-diplomatic-game
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Do you see what is happening here? This isn't news. They are laying the foundations.
Others have noted that this means foreign-born people are LESS likely than UK-born people to be in prison. What I want to note is that The Times is now referring to foreign-born UK citizens as ‘foreigners’. This includes Boris Johnson, Sir Mo Farah, Emma Watson, Rory Stewart and little old me.
August 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Do you see what is happening here? This isn't news. They are laying the foundations.
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First year in a while that neither of my companies are running any events at EdFringe (for reasons too long to go into). As a result, I find myself with a huge gap in my calendar for 3 weeks in August.
July 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
First year in a while that neither of my companies are running any events at EdFringe (for reasons too long to go into). As a result, I find myself with a huge gap in my calendar for 3 weeks in August.
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See u TONIGHT Basingstoke!
This Friday at Proteus Creation Space in Basingstoke: LGBTQIA+ folks read REAL teenage diaries, angsty poetry & thirsty fanfic live on stage 🌈📖
Tix are PWYC or FREE if you sign up in advance as a reader 👀
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diar...
Tix are PWYC or FREE if you sign up in advance as a reader 👀
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diar...
Queer Diary
The night where LGBTQIA+ folks read REAL teenage diaries. Expect angsty poetry, thirsty fanfic, old tumblr posts + a throwback playlist
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
See u TONIGHT Basingstoke!
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This Friday at Proteus Creation Space in Basingstoke: LGBTQIA+ folks read REAL teenage diaries, angsty poetry & thirsty fanfic live on stage 🌈📖
Tix are PWYC or FREE if you sign up in advance as a reader 👀
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diar...
Tix are PWYC or FREE if you sign up in advance as a reader 👀
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diar...
Queer Diary
The night where LGBTQIA+ folks read REAL teenage diaries. Expect angsty poetry, thirsty fanfic, old tumblr posts + a throwback playlist
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This Friday at Proteus Creation Space in Basingstoke: LGBTQIA+ folks read REAL teenage diaries, angsty poetry & thirsty fanfic live on stage 🌈📖
Tix are PWYC or FREE if you sign up in advance as a reader 👀
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diar...
Tix are PWYC or FREE if you sign up in advance as a reader 👀
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-diar...
First year in a while that neither of my companies are running any events at EdFringe (for reasons too long to go into). As a result, I find myself with a huge gap in my calendar for 3 weeks in August.
July 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
First year in a while that neither of my companies are running any events at EdFringe (for reasons too long to go into). As a result, I find myself with a huge gap in my calendar for 3 weeks in August.
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🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will:
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will:
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
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Something dark is happening on the British right
I spoke with Harry Shukman, who spent a year undercover with the far-right, for the latest Democracy for Sale live discussion
Story and interview here:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
I spoke with Harry Shukman, who spent a year undercover with the far-right, for the latest Democracy for Sale live discussion
Story and interview here:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Britain’s Far Right is going mainstream
Harry Shukman went undercover inside Britain’s far right. What he found is terrifying—and increasingly part of our politics
open.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Something dark is happening on the British right
I spoke with Harry Shukman, who spent a year undercover with the far-right, for the latest Democracy for Sale live discussion
Story and interview here:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
I spoke with Harry Shukman, who spent a year undercover with the far-right, for the latest Democracy for Sale live discussion
Story and interview here:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Brighton! Queer Diary is back tomorrowwwww
Still time for last min sign-ups to share something from yr coming-of-age era on out mic 👀
www.queerdiary.org.uk/take-part
Still time for last min sign-ups to share something from yr coming-of-age era on out mic 👀
www.queerdiary.org.uk/take-part
Queer Diary - Take Part
Take Part
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July 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Brighton! Queer Diary is back tomorrowwwww
Still time for last min sign-ups to share something from yr coming-of-age era on out mic 👀
www.queerdiary.org.uk/take-part
Still time for last min sign-ups to share something from yr coming-of-age era on out mic 👀
www.queerdiary.org.uk/take-part
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wes streeting wants to power the nhs with this.
ChatGPT is pushing people towards mania, psychosis and death – and OpenAI doesn’t know how to stop it
ChatGPT is pushing people towards mania, psychosis and death
www.independent.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
wes streeting wants to power the nhs with this.
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They finally made the milk from that hotel
July 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
They finally made the milk from that hotel
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insane how Israel public messaging has flipped the narrative on this: any bit of food aid that gets through is billed as a special gift that proves how moral the IDF is
again, *feeding an occupied population* is one of the most basic responsibilities imaginable under international law. not doing so is an actual war crime*, as is using starvation as a weapon.
July 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
insane how Israel public messaging has flipped the narrative on this: any bit of food aid that gets through is billed as a special gift that proves how moral the IDF is