Lucy Jones
@lucyjones.bsky.social
She/her. Researching language, gender & sexuality, especially LGBTQ+ youth identity and intersectionality.
Professor of Sociolinguistics at University of Nottingham, UK.
https://queerlinglang.wordpress.com/
ORCID: 0000-0002-8947-9577
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Professor of Sociolinguistics at University of Nottingham, UK.
https://queerlinglang.wordpress.com/
ORCID: 0000-0002-8947-9577
Views my own
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It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
So delighted to be in Leeds for Professor Julia Snell's @snelljulia.bsky.social inaugural lecture! 👏
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
So delighted to be in Leeds for Professor Julia Snell's @snelljulia.bsky.social inaugural lecture! 👏
Join us at @uonenglish.bsky.social on 9th December for a talk by @elenasemino.bsky.social on Metaphors and Narratives in Health Communication! Register here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...
Metaphors and narratives in health communication - The University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Join us at @uonenglish.bsky.social on 9th December for a talk by @elenasemino.bsky.social on Metaphors and Narratives in Health Communication! Register here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...
Students fight 'insane' cull of University of Nottingham courses www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham students fight 'insane' cull of courses
Traitors composer Sam Watts is among those against plans to cut University of Nottingham courses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Students fight 'insane' cull of University of Nottingham courses www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
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'On 29 October, Research England revealed that a shake-up in the purpose of HEIF will see the programme—which distributes £280 million annually towards knowledge exchange activities in universities—narrow its funding focus towards activities that can be proven to drive economic growth.' 1/3
HEIF funding ‘refreshed’ to drive government’s growth mission.
Funding formula to be changed as part of shake-up, while institutions will demonstrate EDI commitments.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Funding formula to be changed as part of shake-up, while institutions will demonstrate EDI commitments.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
HEIF funding ‘refreshed’ to drive government’s growth mission - Research Professional News
Funding formula to be changed as part of shake-up, while institutions will demonstrate EDI commitments
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
'On 29 October, Research England revealed that a shake-up in the purpose of HEIF will see the programme—which distributes £280 million annually towards knowledge exchange activities in universities—narrow its funding focus towards activities that can be proven to drive economic growth.' 1/3
So good to see #LavLang32 being shared so widely! Join us for the annual Queer Linguistics conference, which in 2026 travels to Scotland for the first time thanks to @christianilbury.bsky.social and University of Edinburgh lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
LavLang32 - Lavender Languages & Linguistics 32
2-4 September 2026: Queer (dis)belonging
lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So good to see #LavLang32 being shared so widely! Join us for the annual Queer Linguistics conference, which in 2026 travels to Scotland for the first time thanks to @christianilbury.bsky.social and University of Edinburgh lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
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Just published! Another fantastic new Element in the Cambridge Elements in Language, Gender and Sexuality series written by Beth Malory which explores an extremely timely and important topic. Freely available to access online for the next two weeks. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Language, Gender and Pregnancy Loss
Cambridge Core - Sociolinguistics - Language, Gender and Pregnancy Loss
www.cambridge.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Just published! Another fantastic new Element in the Cambridge Elements in Language, Gender and Sexuality series written by Beth Malory which explores an extremely timely and important topic. Freely available to access online for the next two weeks. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Postdoc in #sociolinguistics jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Postdoctoral position in Sociolinguistics at TRANSITION – Center for Changing Urban and Rural Lives (Center of Excellence), University of Copenhagen
jobportal.ku.dk
October 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Postdoc in #sociolinguistics jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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Yesterday I had an emotional conversation on the phone with Arteja. She was trafficked into this country and terrible exploited by gangs before finding safety and community in Liverpool.
Now she’s been detained and is set to be deported back into the hands of those who caused her so much trauma.
Now she’s been detained and is set to be deported back into the hands of those who caused her so much trauma.
They are saying they're sending me home, but Liverpool is my home
Arteja loves Liverpool, supports Everton and has become a key member of the community - but now faces being sent back into the hands of those who exploited her
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Yesterday I had an emotional conversation on the phone with Arteja. She was trafficked into this country and terrible exploited by gangs before finding safety and community in Liverpool.
Now she’s been detained and is set to be deported back into the hands of those who caused her so much trauma.
Now she’s been detained and is set to be deported back into the hands of those who caused her so much trauma.
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"The EHRC’s exclusionary interim guidance has had a devastating impact on trans people’s lives"
“Now the guidance has been withdrawn, so should the exclusionary policies that organisations rashly implemented in its aftermath. If not, they could find themselves in hot water.”
“Now the guidance has been withdrawn, so should the exclusionary policies that organisations rashly implemented in its aftermath. If not, they could find themselves in hot water.”
EHRC withdraws interim guidance encouraging trans exclusion
After six months of confusion and delay, the EHRC has taken down interim guidance rushed out in April. But the damage has already been done.
goodlawproject.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"The EHRC’s exclusionary interim guidance has had a devastating impact on trans people’s lives"
“Now the guidance has been withdrawn, so should the exclusionary policies that organisations rashly implemented in its aftermath. If not, they could find themselves in hot water.”
“Now the guidance has been withdrawn, so should the exclusionary policies that organisations rashly implemented in its aftermath. If not, they could find themselves in hot water.”
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This is utterly horrifying. At the same time, we've had a national GOP that has implied these things, without saying them outright, for decades. That has done every hateful thing possible to every minority group, to make us second class citizens. This is what happens next, in their worldview.
One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is utterly horrifying. At the same time, we've had a national GOP that has implied these things, without saying them outright, for decades. That has done every hateful thing possible to every minority group, to make us second class citizens. This is what happens next, in their worldview.
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I gave a keynote on accent bias and social mobility at the ABI (Assoc. of British Insurers) last week. Alongside my keynote, they invited me to write a blog post on our work which you can now read below:
www.abi.org.uk/news/blog-ar...
www.abi.org.uk/news/blog-ar...
Accent bias as a barrier to social mobility | ABI
www.abi.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I gave a keynote on accent bias and social mobility at the ABI (Assoc. of British Insurers) last week. Alongside my keynote, they invited me to write a blog post on our work which you can now read below:
www.abi.org.uk/news/blog-ar...
www.abi.org.uk/news/blog-ar...
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This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
![As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ugcmot4f3ool6cottht63wx4/bafkreierpoqvjgg5hqx3zhtlfmvrfq3vaakb3h5wppcdzrvs5jh3zr7ce4@jpeg)
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
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🏳️⚧️ Every UK GIC's waiting list times, based on painstaking FOIs and research, are now available as part of our new investigation.
Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life, and some will never receive care. Understand why:
👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life, and some will never receive care. Understand why:
👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
October 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🏳️⚧️ Every UK GIC's waiting list times, based on painstaking FOIs and research, are now available as part of our new investigation.
Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life, and some will never receive care. Understand why:
👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life, and some will never receive care. Understand why:
👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
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'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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Fear-based narratives around autism don't protect autistic people they dehumanize us. When autism is framed as a tragedy, we are treated like tragedies. That hurts. It isolates. It kills. We need understanding, not fear.
September 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Fear-based narratives around autism don't protect autistic people they dehumanize us. When autism is framed as a tragedy, we are treated like tragedies. That hurts. It isolates. It kills. We need understanding, not fear.
Follow up announcement: IGALA is now on Bluesky! 🎉 @igala.bsky.social
📢Join us on the IGALA Executive Committee! 📢
Nominations are open NOW for President-Elect, Secretary, Comms Officer or Treasurer. Apply before the end of Sep to help inform the shape and direction of the International Gender and Language Association.
Just let me know if you have any questions!
Nominations are open NOW for President-Elect, Secretary, Comms Officer or Treasurer. Apply before the end of Sep to help inform the shape and direction of the International Gender and Language Association.
Just let me know if you have any questions!
September 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Follow up announcement: IGALA is now on Bluesky! 🎉 @igala.bsky.social
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IGALA is on Bluesky & Instagram (IGALA_insta) now!
Help us grow online and off by following AND nominating yourself or a colleague for an executive board position 🙃
Help us grow online and off by following AND nominating yourself or a colleague for an executive board position 🙃
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
IGALA is on Bluesky & Instagram (IGALA_insta) now!
Help us grow online and off by following AND nominating yourself or a colleague for an executive board position 🙃
Help us grow online and off by following AND nominating yourself or a colleague for an executive board position 🙃
📢Join us on the IGALA Executive Committee! 📢
Nominations are open NOW for President-Elect, Secretary, Comms Officer or Treasurer. Apply before the end of Sep to help inform the shape and direction of the International Gender and Language Association.
Just let me know if you have any questions!
Nominations are open NOW for President-Elect, Secretary, Comms Officer or Treasurer. Apply before the end of Sep to help inform the shape and direction of the International Gender and Language Association.
Just let me know if you have any questions!
September 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
📢Join us on the IGALA Executive Committee! 📢
Nominations are open NOW for President-Elect, Secretary, Comms Officer or Treasurer. Apply before the end of Sep to help inform the shape and direction of the International Gender and Language Association.
Just let me know if you have any questions!
Nominations are open NOW for President-Elect, Secretary, Comms Officer or Treasurer. Apply before the end of Sep to help inform the shape and direction of the International Gender and Language Association.
Just let me know if you have any questions!