Michael Lawrence
@mpalawrence.bsky.social
Queer Historian 🌈| PhD: Male Homosexuality and Irish Migration 1880-1960 @ QUB | Views expressed are not only my own, but are objectively correct 🇮🇪🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Nearly four years of work wrapped up with one e-mail! The thesis is officially off my desk 😌🎉
September 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Nearly four years of work wrapped up with one e-mail! The thesis is officially off my desk 😌🎉
How I feel visiting my family in the rural West Midlands
September 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How I feel visiting my family in the rural West Midlands
Had a great week doing thesis edits in pubs and bars around London! And yes, I giggled at the last picture because I have the humour of a 12 year old.
September 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Had a great week doing thesis edits in pubs and bars around London! And yes, I giggled at the last picture because I have the humour of a 12 year old.
Had an absolutely fantastic time at Belfast Pride with the team at @cara-friend.bsky.social !
July 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Had an absolutely fantastic time at Belfast Pride with the team at @cara-friend.bsky.social !
This was a black and white slide but apparently my ambient homosexuality was enough to make the projector gay.
June 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This was a black and white slide but apparently my ambient homosexuality was enough to make the projector gay.
Had a great time presenting in the @ssnci.bsky.social conference! Aberdeen, as a city, is often taken for granite in my opinion.
June 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Had a great time presenting in the @ssnci.bsky.social conference! Aberdeen, as a city, is often taken for granite in my opinion.
Someone needs to stop me sending this to my friends every time I do something mischievous
June 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Someone needs to stop me sending this to my friends every time I do something mischievous
A beautiful day for solidarity in Belfast today!
May 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A beautiful day for solidarity in Belfast today!
Found out my building manager won't fix the crack in my ceiling, unexpectedly didn't get paid my PhD stipend, and I spilled coffee down myself... all within fifteen minutes of each other.
April 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Found out my building manager won't fix the crack in my ceiling, unexpectedly didn't get paid my PhD stipend, and I spilled coffee down myself... all within fifteen minutes of each other.
Partner finally decided to organise his books after moving. We moved in last January.
April 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Partner finally decided to organise his books after moving. We moved in last January.
How I feel in front of my class when I can’t get the projector to work
April 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How I feel in front of my class when I can’t get the projector to work
With that, my organising stint for the QUB History Seminar Series is at its end! Had some amazing speakers over the last two years, and the wine wasn’t bad either! Thank you so much to @conorbrockbank.bsky.social for my gift, and for taking over the seminar series from me! 💖
April 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
With that, my organising stint for the QUB History Seminar Series is at its end! Had some amazing speakers over the last two years, and the wine wasn’t bad either! Thank you so much to @conorbrockbank.bsky.social for my gift, and for taking over the seminar series from me! 💖
The last seminar of the semester is happening today at 4! Hope to see you there!
April 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The last seminar of the semester is happening today at 4! Hope to see you there!
Happening tomorrow! Come along and join us in welcoming Alex Lichtenstein to QUB!
March 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happening tomorrow! Come along and join us in welcoming Alex Lichtenstein to QUB!
Every time I see this it locks that sentence into my head for a good 2-3 weeks. Sorry to my partner who now has to listen to me washing the dishes saying ‘Give orange me give eat orange’ on repeat.
March 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Every time I see this it locks that sentence into my head for a good 2-3 weeks. Sorry to my partner who now has to listen to me washing the dishes saying ‘Give orange me give eat orange’ on repeat.
So please to have @phghaslam.bsky.social for the QUB History Seminar Series!
March 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
So please to have @phghaslam.bsky.social for the QUB History Seminar Series!
Had an absolute blast with @tashwalker.bsky.social on Friday for the QUB Public History Seminar!
March 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Had an absolute blast with @tashwalker.bsky.social on Friday for the QUB Public History Seminar!
Used some of my favourite primary sources for teaching about the gay rights movement and the U.S. black civil rights movement today: in 1971, a group of gay rights activist groups joined together to picket the 'Lost and Found' gay bar in Washington, D. C. for refusing service to non-white people.
February 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Used some of my favourite primary sources for teaching about the gay rights movement and the U.S. black civil rights movement today: in 1971, a group of gay rights activist groups joined together to picket the 'Lost and Found' gay bar in Washington, D. C. for refusing service to non-white people.
An amazing seminar on British humanitarianism and the racial politics of charity in Southern Africa by Matthew Hilton (QMUL), chaired by @kconnel.bsky.social that introduced me to a new inclusion to my terrible-movies-to-watch list!
February 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An amazing seminar on British humanitarianism and the racial politics of charity in Southern Africa by Matthew Hilton (QMUL), chaired by @kconnel.bsky.social that introduced me to a new inclusion to my terrible-movies-to-watch list!
Happening today at 4 -- hope to see you there!
February 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happening today at 4 -- hope to see you there!
Here's the QUB History Seminar series programme with some minor mid-semester edits!
February 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here's the QUB History Seminar series programme with some minor mid-semester edits!
Join us tomorrow where we'll be hosting Professor Bryant Simon to talk about the history of the public restroom in the United States! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1224968948...
February 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Join us tomorrow where we'll be hosting Professor Bryant Simon to talk about the history of the public restroom in the United States! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1224968948...
An excellent seminar on prisons, race and fascism by @liamliburd.bsky.social - thanks to @kconnel.bsky.social for chairing!
January 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
An excellent seminar on prisons, race and fascism by @liamliburd.bsky.social - thanks to @kconnel.bsky.social for chairing!
Great seminar yesterday! Niall Herron’s research not only challenges the idea of a non-sectarian gay community in Northern Ireland but highlights how the ways in which the myths was intentionally maintained in the 1970s and 1980s.
January 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Great seminar yesterday! Niall Herron’s research not only challenges the idea of a non-sectarian gay community in Northern Ireland but highlights how the ways in which the myths was intentionally maintained in the 1970s and 1980s.
Was honoured to speak at Belfast City Hall as part of this year’s LGBTQ+ Holocaust Memorial on the topic of queer resistance to the rise of fascism
January 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Was honoured to speak at Belfast City Hall as part of this year’s LGBTQ+ Holocaust Memorial on the topic of queer resistance to the rise of fascism