Helen Bowes-Catton (she/her)
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Helen Bowes-Catton (she/her)
@hbowescatton.bsky.social
Academic researching 1) inclusion in doctoral education and 2) LGBTQIA+ identities and politics.

Northern, working class, queer, cis feminist. Lifts heavy things for fun. Views mine.
@transsolidarity.bsky.social are organising an open letter re the adverse impact of the EHRC guidance on businesses and organisations.

Please encourage your employers to sign/sign if you are a business owner.
www.transsolidarityalliance.com/businesses-o....
Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash
August 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Finished 'Crip Spacetime', and made great progress on my tangle. Felt very appropriate to be working through a complex tangle while reading about the entanglements of bodyminds, environments, and objects, and the endless accommodation loop...
August 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
To help me focus while reading I'm keeping my hands busy with this huge yarn tangle I discovered in my stash yesterday. So satisfying!
August 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Are you neurodivergent & have done, or considered, a PhD? We’re researching how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people. Take our 30min survey & help make academia more inclusive forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW

Questions? Email lindsay.odell@open.ac.uk

#PhD #Neurodivergent
July 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This conversation with my nephew, while I was in the queue for the Parliamentary lobby the other day, really made me laugh.

Imagine if MPs were actually like Pokémon? You could combine them to evolve them into better ones!
June 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
On my way to That London to join the mass lobby of Parliament for trans rights with @transsolidarity.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
If the concern about men in women's toilets was real, we'd be hearing a lot more about this, wouldn't we?
May 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
April 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Past-me bought a ticket for a gig in London tonight. Current me is all 'but now I have to go to London! On a school night! And stand up for hours!'
I'll enjoy it when I get there, right? Right.
December 3, 2024 at 8:35 AM