Licence to Queer
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We're on a mission to uncover why James Bond appeals so much to LGBTQIA+ people. Why not see 007 from a different angle? Creator & Editor: David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE
One of the queerest and 🥵 books I've ever read
An intensely empowering story, using an ancient myth to shed light on our modern exististences, reminding us of the possibilities there always were - and all that may still be to come
This is pure queer joy in book form.
@caroderobertis.bsky.social
An intensely empowering story, using an ancient myth to shed light on our modern exististences, reminding us of the possibilities there always were - and all that may still be to come
This is pure queer joy in book form.
@caroderobertis.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
One of the queerest and 🥵 books I've ever read
An intensely empowering story, using an ancient myth to shed light on our modern exististences, reminding us of the possibilities there always were - and all that may still be to come
This is pure queer joy in book form.
@caroderobertis.bsky.social
An intensely empowering story, using an ancient myth to shed light on our modern exististences, reminding us of the possibilities there always were - and all that may still be to come
This is pure queer joy in book form.
@caroderobertis.bsky.social
We paid loving homage to/utterly ruined The Living Daylights, depending on your point of view.
August 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We paid loving homage to/utterly ruined The Living Daylights, depending on your point of view.
My husband took me on a ride on the Welsh Highland Railway for my birthday and I was in train nerd heaven 🚂😍
@festrail.bsky.social
@festrail.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
My husband took me on a ride on the Welsh Highland Railway for my birthday and I was in train nerd heaven 🚂😍
@festrail.bsky.social
@festrail.bsky.social
'James Bond is what every man would like to be and what every woman would like between her sheets.'
Over six decades, this assertion has become received wisdom.
But it turns out we’ve been lied to the whole time…
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/to-be-b...
Over six decades, this assertion has become received wisdom.
But it turns out we’ve been lied to the whole time…
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/to-be-b...
July 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
'James Bond is what every man would like to be and what every woman would like between her sheets.'
Over six decades, this assertion has become received wisdom.
But it turns out we’ve been lied to the whole time…
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/to-be-b...
Over six decades, this assertion has become received wisdom.
But it turns out we’ve been lied to the whole time…
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/to-be-b...
Felicitations 🎉 to Raymond Benson for his wildly exciting Felix Leiter novel, published today.
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Felicitations 🎉 to Raymond Benson for his wildly exciting Felix Leiter novel, published today.
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
My passions combine in this timely new book!
James Bond + linguistics + gender studies!
@paulari.bsky.social and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social cover a massive gap in the literature around men's language with this book.
And it's all available for FREE:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
James Bond + linguistics + gender studies!
@paulari.bsky.social and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social cover a massive gap in the literature around men's language with this book.
And it's all available for FREE:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
May 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
My passions combine in this timely new book!
James Bond + linguistics + gender studies!
@paulari.bsky.social and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social cover a massive gap in the literature around men's language with this book.
And it's all available for FREE:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
James Bond + linguistics + gender studies!
@paulari.bsky.social and @gavinbrookes.bsky.social cover a massive gap in the literature around men's language with this book.
And it's all available for FREE:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
Prepare to be hooked!
This is the Bond-universe story we've always wanted to read. Felix Leiter is a beloved character already but we fell really hard for him here. 💙
Preorder The Hook and the Eye:
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
This is the Bond-universe story we've always wanted to read. Felix Leiter is a beloved character already but we fell really hard for him here. 💙
Preorder The Hook and the Eye:
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Prepare to be hooked!
This is the Bond-universe story we've always wanted to read. Felix Leiter is a beloved character already but we fell really hard for him here. 💙
Preorder The Hook and the Eye:
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
This is the Bond-universe story we've always wanted to read. Felix Leiter is a beloved character already but we fell really hard for him here. 💙
Preorder The Hook and the Eye:
www.ianfleming.com/product/the-...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
May the fourth be with you!
Now, drink your (blue) milk 🥛💦
📸: Galaxy's Edge, Disney World, Florida (April 2022)
Now, drink your (blue) milk 🥛💦
📸: Galaxy's Edge, Disney World, Florida (April 2022)
May 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
May the fourth be with you!
Now, drink your (blue) milk 🥛💦
📸: Galaxy's Edge, Disney World, Florida (April 2022)
Now, drink your (blue) milk 🥛💦
📸: Galaxy's Edge, Disney World, Florida (April 2022)
Thanks to Matt Bruce, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham (David's alma mater), for featuring us in his lecture!
Link to watch ⬇️
Link to watch ⬇️
April 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Thanks to Matt Bruce, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham (David's alma mater), for featuring us in his lecture!
Link to watch ⬇️
Link to watch ⬇️
I know my name.
Well, the first half of it anyway.
Didn't see any double decker buses attempting entry, fortunately.
Well, the first half of it anyway.
Didn't see any double decker buses attempting entry, fortunately.
April 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I know my name.
Well, the first half of it anyway.
Didn't see any double decker buses attempting entry, fortunately.
Well, the first half of it anyway.
Didn't see any double decker buses attempting entry, fortunately.
Talking Felix Leiter 📚 The first interview with Raymond Benson about his new book!
Watch here:
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/talking...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
Watch here:
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/talking...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Talking Felix Leiter 📚 The first interview with Raymond Benson about his new book!
Watch here:
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/talking...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
Watch here:
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/talking...
@raymondbenson.bsky.social
It's not the years; it's the mileage. We may have matured (physically, if not otherwise) but we thought it would be fun to go out in the same outfits we wore to our wedding ten years ago. ☺️
March 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It's not the years; it's the mileage. We may have matured (physically, if not otherwise) but we thought it would be fun to go out in the same outfits we wore to our wedding ten years ago. ☺️
"James Bond was always something I could escape to. If I was feeling down, I would put on a Bond, and that would sort me out mentally."
On Our Minds Only? Episode 009 SOME KIND OF ROLE MODEL with @timothystyles.bsky.social
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/onourmi...
#mentalhealth #JamesBond
On Our Minds Only? Episode 009 SOME KIND OF ROLE MODEL with @timothystyles.bsky.social
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/onourmi...
#mentalhealth #JamesBond
March 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"James Bond was always something I could escape to. If I was feeling down, I would put on a Bond, and that would sort me out mentally."
On Our Minds Only? Episode 009 SOME KIND OF ROLE MODEL with @timothystyles.bsky.social
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/onourmi...
#mentalhealth #JamesBond
On Our Minds Only? Episode 009 SOME KIND OF ROLE MODEL with @timothystyles.bsky.social
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/onourmi...
#mentalhealth #JamesBond
It's almost time... 🕖
#SirHilaryBrayDay is when we wear tweed.
Celebrated on the 1st April, the birthday of actor George Baker...
All you have to do is post a photo of you or a pet wearing an item made of tweed (or something that looks like it).
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/sir-hil...
#SirHilaryBrayDay is when we wear tweed.
Celebrated on the 1st April, the birthday of actor George Baker...
All you have to do is post a photo of you or a pet wearing an item made of tweed (or something that looks like it).
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/sir-hil...
March 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's almost time... 🕖
#SirHilaryBrayDay is when we wear tweed.
Celebrated on the 1st April, the birthday of actor George Baker...
All you have to do is post a photo of you or a pet wearing an item made of tweed (or something that looks like it).
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/sir-hil...
#SirHilaryBrayDay is when we wear tweed.
Celebrated on the 1st April, the birthday of actor George Baker...
All you have to do is post a photo of you or a pet wearing an item made of tweed (or something that looks like it).
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/sir-hil...
When the hotel TV is supposed to be welcoming but ends up sounding like a Bond villain...
March 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
When the hotel TV is supposed to be welcoming but ends up sounding like a Bond villain...
You know their names ♀️🍸 The credited women writers of Bond
Not pictured: the uncredited writers, of whom there have been several!
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay
Not pictured: the uncredited writers, of whom there have been several!
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
You know their names ♀️🍸 The credited women writers of Bond
Not pictured: the uncredited writers, of whom there have been several!
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay
Not pictured: the uncredited writers, of whom there have been several!
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay
The best Bond score of all 🍸🎵
Hear my love letter to the music of Casino Royale on the latest episode of The Scores Are Not Enough
@thescoresnotenough.bsky.social
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Hear my love letter to the music of Casino Royale on the latest episode of The Scores Are Not Enough
@thescoresnotenough.bsky.social
shows.acast.com/the-scores-a...
March 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The best Bond score of all 🍸🎵
Hear my love letter to the music of Casino Royale on the latest episode of The Scores Are Not Enough
@thescoresnotenough.bsky.social
shows.acast.com/the-scores-a...
Hear my love letter to the music of Casino Royale on the latest episode of The Scores Are Not Enough
@thescoresnotenough.bsky.social
shows.acast.com/the-scores-a...
The power of having you near ❤️ So much love for everyone who took part in #JimFanningFriday 2025: Tomorrow Never (Bow) Ties
February 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The power of having you near ❤️ So much love for everyone who took part in #JimFanningFriday 2025: Tomorrow Never (Bow) Ties
For everyone who posts a selfie while wearing a bow tie today I'll donate £ to Prostate Cancer UK and repost you.
Remember to tag me!
#JimFanningFriday
Remember to tag me!
#JimFanningFriday
February 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
For everyone who posts a selfie while wearing a bow tie today I'll donate £ to Prostate Cancer UK and repost you.
Remember to tag me!
#JimFanningFriday
Remember to tag me!
#JimFanningFriday
Perfect way to start a Saturday
#WeHaveAllTheTimeInTheWorld
#WeHaveAllTheTimeInTheWorld
February 15, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Perfect way to start a Saturday
#WeHaveAllTheTimeInTheWorld
#WeHaveAllTheTimeInTheWorld
January 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When DOES 007 sleep?
Perhaps because, as Hitchcock famously asserted, “drama is life with the dull bits cut out”, we rarely see Bond getting healthy, natural sleep on screen.
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/whats-k...
Perhaps because, as Hitchcock famously asserted, “drama is life with the dull bits cut out”, we rarely see Bond getting healthy, natural sleep on screen.
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/whats-k...
January 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
When DOES 007 sleep?
Perhaps because, as Hitchcock famously asserted, “drama is life with the dull bits cut out”, we rarely see Bond getting healthy, natural sleep on screen.
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/whats-k...
Perhaps because, as Hitchcock famously asserted, “drama is life with the dull bits cut out”, we rarely see Bond getting healthy, natural sleep on screen.
www.licencetoqueer.com/blog/whats-k...
The more I think about it, the more I can see it.
Left to right:
🍸 Portrait of Bond commissioned by Ian Fleming
🍸 Josh O'Connor, rumoured to be a candidate for Bond
🍸 Hoagy Carmichael, who Vesper says Bond resembles in Casino Royale
Left to right:
🍸 Portrait of Bond commissioned by Ian Fleming
🍸 Josh O'Connor, rumoured to be a candidate for Bond
🍸 Hoagy Carmichael, who Vesper says Bond resembles in Casino Royale
December 21, 2024 at 10:27 AM
The more I think about it, the more I can see it.
Left to right:
🍸 Portrait of Bond commissioned by Ian Fleming
🍸 Josh O'Connor, rumoured to be a candidate for Bond
🍸 Hoagy Carmichael, who Vesper says Bond resembles in Casino Royale
Left to right:
🍸 Portrait of Bond commissioned by Ian Fleming
🍸 Josh O'Connor, rumoured to be a candidate for Bond
🍸 Hoagy Carmichael, who Vesper says Bond resembles in Casino Royale
Fortunately, it's glorious 🤠 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is utterly tremendous
If anything, it makes Harrison Ford even dreamier. *Swoon*
#IndianaJonesandtheGreatCircle
If anything, it makes Harrison Ford even dreamier. *Swoon*
#IndianaJonesandtheGreatCircle
December 8, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Fortunately, it's glorious 🤠 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is utterly tremendous
If anything, it makes Harrison Ford even dreamier. *Swoon*
#IndianaJonesandtheGreatCircle
If anything, it makes Harrison Ford even dreamier. *Swoon*
#IndianaJonesandtheGreatCircle
What's the highest placed Bond song or score track in your #spotifywrapped?
My most listened to Bond track of the year is this banger (mostly because I listen to it on repeat while running!)
My most listened to Bond track of the year is this banger (mostly because I listen to it on repeat while running!)
December 4, 2024 at 8:46 PM
What's the highest placed Bond song or score track in your #spotifywrapped?
My most listened to Bond track of the year is this banger (mostly because I listen to it on repeat while running!)
My most listened to Bond track of the year is this banger (mostly because I listen to it on repeat while running!)