Dr Nick McGlynn
@nick-mcglynn.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Brighton. I do research on 🏳️🌈LGBTQ communities, 🍑fatness, & the GBQ men's 🐻Bear subculture. Very gay.
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I’m contributing to Inherent Vice, a new queer
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I’m contributing to Inherent Vice, a new queer
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
heritage & arts zine launching in January 2026!
It’s an independent, non-profit project exploring
queer stories, objects, creativity, and community
across the heritage and arts sectors.
www.inherentvice.co.uk
This 100% tracks w my experience.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.
Unfortunately the HE 2025 ballot failed at 39% turnout. I have written about why and about what desperately needs to change in UCU's national structures off the back of this result. Some HEC members need to chi up and understand their role in all this, and how disconnected they are from members.
The HE Ballot failed, now what?
If you’re reading this it is because today the UCU’s 2025 national ballot over pay and conditions in universities has failed. The last time…
hitchcockian.medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This 100% tracks w my experience.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.
I tried drumming up support from UCU friends & colleagues, there was 0 appetite for this strike & widespread belief that it would kill courses & jobs.
Folk completely disconnected from the union after the marking boycott & I think this has made things worse tbh.
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Beyond excited to be launching this study examining people's experiences of hypervigilance and wellbeing post-UK Supreme Court ruling.
Recruitment info can be found on the image below and more detailed info can be found at: lnkd.in/eQV8cJRh
Please repost and share within your networks! 📢✨
Recruitment info can be found on the image below and more detailed info can be found at: lnkd.in/eQV8cJRh
Please repost and share within your networks! 📢✨
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Beyond excited to be launching this study examining people's experiences of hypervigilance and wellbeing post-UK Supreme Court ruling.
Recruitment info can be found on the image below and more detailed info can be found at: lnkd.in/eQV8cJRh
Please repost and share within your networks! 📢✨
Recruitment info can be found on the image below and more detailed info can be found at: lnkd.in/eQV8cJRh
Please repost and share within your networks! 📢✨
Then a field trip to Soho to investigate changes to LGBTQ neighbourhoods.
Discovered that they have gentrified both poppers and the f-slur.
I had to ask the bf wth the toppers are - apparently they're plastic caps for poppers to get deeper up your nostrils 🐽
Discovered that they have gentrified both poppers and the f-slur.
I had to ask the bf wth the toppers are - apparently they're plastic caps for poppers to get deeper up your nostrils 🐽
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Then a field trip to Soho to investigate changes to LGBTQ neighbourhoods.
Discovered that they have gentrified both poppers and the f-slur.
I had to ask the bf wth the toppers are - apparently they're plastic caps for poppers to get deeper up your nostrils 🐽
Discovered that they have gentrified both poppers and the f-slur.
I had to ask the bf wth the toppers are - apparently they're plastic caps for poppers to get deeper up your nostrils 🐽
Sometimes forget I have this account, anyway I've been doing some cool stuff w my students recently. First off a trip to the always excellent Queer Britain museum - thanks to the volunteers for speaking to us about less visible aspects like funding, community-building, curation etc.
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sometimes forget I have this account, anyway I've been doing some cool stuff w my students recently. First off a trip to the always excellent Queer Britain museum - thanks to the volunteers for speaking to us about less visible aspects like funding, community-building, curation etc.
Coming up on Nov 13th, 'A Sense of the Possible: Trans Geographies in Dystopian Times' - online & organised by Royal Geographical Society research groups. Learn about the role of the discipline in a time of reactionary anti-trans politics.
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Coming up on Nov 13th, 'A Sense of the Possible: Trans Geographies in Dystopian Times' - online & organised by Royal Geographical Society research groups. Learn about the role of the discipline in a time of reactionary anti-trans politics.
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Voting for strike action is never done lightly but I've voted Yes & Yes in our UCU ballot.
We're demanding uni bosses stop cutting pay & jobs, AND work with us to lobby government to fix 15 years of catastrophic funding policies. This last bit is vital & I'm glad to see my union taking the lead!
We're demanding uni bosses stop cutting pay & jobs, AND work with us to lobby government to fix 15 years of catastrophic funding policies. This last bit is vital & I'm glad to see my union taking the lead!
October 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Voting for strike action is never done lightly but I've voted Yes & Yes in our UCU ballot.
We're demanding uni bosses stop cutting pay & jobs, AND work with us to lobby government to fix 15 years of catastrophic funding policies. This last bit is vital & I'm glad to see my union taking the lead!
We're demanding uni bosses stop cutting pay & jobs, AND work with us to lobby government to fix 15 years of catastrophic funding policies. This last bit is vital & I'm glad to see my union taking the lead!
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We’re looking for passionate, values-driven people to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ communities in Brighton & Hove.
If you believe in equity, community, and collaboration—we’d love to hear from you.
If you believe in equity, community, and collaboration—we’d love to hear from you.
May 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We’re looking for passionate, values-driven people to help shape the future of LGBTQ+ communities in Brighton & Hove.
If you believe in equity, community, and collaboration—we’d love to hear from you.
If you believe in equity, community, and collaboration—we’d love to hear from you.
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Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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READ: Locktober (and beyond) – Thinking About Chastity. “why would anybody lock themselves up and deny themselves pleasure?! Well, this blog discusses some of the things people give up, the impact of chastity, but also explores why ...” by @liamwignall.bsky.social. 📲 bit.ly/Article-Chas...
Locktober (and beyond) – Thinking About Chastity
In this most recent article, Dr Liam Wignall talks about the motivation to explore chastity, engage with Locktober, and lock your penis away.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
READ: Locktober (and beyond) – Thinking About Chastity. “why would anybody lock themselves up and deny themselves pleasure?! Well, this blog discusses some of the things people give up, the impact of chastity, but also explores why ...” by @liamwignall.bsky.social. 📲 bit.ly/Article-Chas...
New article in GLQ on bears and aging, nods to the revalorisation of youth, slenderness, muscle in Spanish bear scenes - maybe more than UK. The framing of 'queer elders' (🤮) as passive archives rather than active participants in queer life/politics is v familiar tho!
share.google/zK0qfkkYZ76m...
share.google/zK0qfkkYZ76m...
Queer Aging and Queering Age: Bear Culture and the Transmission of Knowledge Between Generations
This article explores different aspects of queer aging, understanding this term in two senses. On the one hand, queer aging can describe the vital, affective, bodily, or political processes of aging a...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
New article in GLQ on bears and aging, nods to the revalorisation of youth, slenderness, muscle in Spanish bear scenes - maybe more than UK. The framing of 'queer elders' (🤮) as passive archives rather than active participants in queer life/politics is v familiar tho!
share.google/zK0qfkkYZ76m...
share.google/zK0qfkkYZ76m...
Impt to understand that this slow (but quickening) collapse of UK unis is by design, not accident.
~15 years of government policymaking & some key policies (tuition fees + removal of caps on course sizes) actively sought this outcome, & VCs eagerly took the bait then swanned off to other posts.
~15 years of government policymaking & some key policies (tuition fees + removal of caps on course sizes) actively sought this outcome, & VCs eagerly took the bait then swanned off to other posts.
As we prepare to ballot, chaos on campus grows, overcrowded classes, overworked staff and a degraded student experience.
“Many universities have over-recruited domestically, leading to stuffed lecture halls and overworked staff.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
“Many universities have over-recruited domestically, leading to stuffed lecture halls and overworked staff.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Grade deflation, overcrowding and ‘chaos’ as colleges scr...
Russell group hoovers up international students to stave off budget deficit fears
observer.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Impt to understand that this slow (but quickening) collapse of UK unis is by design, not accident.
~15 years of government policymaking & some key policies (tuition fees + removal of caps on course sizes) actively sought this outcome, & VCs eagerly took the bait then swanned off to other posts.
~15 years of government policymaking & some key policies (tuition fees + removal of caps on course sizes) actively sought this outcome, & VCs eagerly took the bait then swanned off to other posts.
Out on my walking tour of Brighton's LGBTQ+ spaces, with members of u3a (Third Age Trust for lifelong learning) 🌈
The guided walk covers Brighton's infamous cottaging sites, half-straight half-gay bars, lesbian activist spaces, HIV memorials, & bars dealing w a changed social & economic landscape.
The guided walk covers Brighton's infamous cottaging sites, half-straight half-gay bars, lesbian activist spaces, HIV memorials, & bars dealing w a changed social & economic landscape.
September 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Out on my walking tour of Brighton's LGBTQ+ spaces, with members of u3a (Third Age Trust for lifelong learning) 🌈
The guided walk covers Brighton's infamous cottaging sites, half-straight half-gay bars, lesbian activist spaces, HIV memorials, & bars dealing w a changed social & economic landscape.
The guided walk covers Brighton's infamous cottaging sites, half-straight half-gay bars, lesbian activist spaces, HIV memorials, & bars dealing w a changed social & economic landscape.
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Last week saw the Royal Geographical Society's inaugural Asexual Geographies panel!
@rachelbayer.bsky.social & I were delighted to present alongside Wenmei and Zofia, following our previous article's invitation for scholars to #joinus in this new field of inquiry. Thanks to the 20+ attendees too!
@rachelbayer.bsky.social & I were delighted to present alongside Wenmei and Zofia, following our previous article's invitation for scholars to #joinus in this new field of inquiry. Thanks to the 20+ attendees too!
September 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Last week saw the Royal Geographical Society's inaugural Asexual Geographies panel!
@rachelbayer.bsky.social & I were delighted to present alongside Wenmei and Zofia, following our previous article's invitation for scholars to #joinus in this new field of inquiry. Thanks to the 20+ attendees too!
@rachelbayer.bsky.social & I were delighted to present alongside Wenmei and Zofia, following our previous article's invitation for scholars to #joinus in this new field of inquiry. Thanks to the 20+ attendees too!
Final day of my first scoping visit investigating the US history of gay/bi/queer Bears.
Today was mostly mid-to-late 2000s, w Bear becoming a huge phenomenon in the USA - multi-day Bear events now v large & complex undertakings (mostly volunteer-run). Note the welcome from then-mayor Gavin Newsom!
Today was mostly mid-to-late 2000s, w Bear becoming a huge phenomenon in the USA - multi-day Bear events now v large & complex undertakings (mostly volunteer-run). Note the welcome from then-mayor Gavin Newsom!
September 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Final day of my first scoping visit investigating the US history of gay/bi/queer Bears.
Today was mostly mid-to-late 2000s, w Bear becoming a huge phenomenon in the USA - multi-day Bear events now v large & complex undertakings (mostly volunteer-run). Note the welcome from then-mayor Gavin Newsom!
Today was mostly mid-to-late 2000s, w Bear becoming a huge phenomenon in the USA - multi-day Bear events now v large & complex undertakings (mostly volunteer-run). Note the welcome from then-mayor Gavin Newsom!
Photos from Golden Age of Bears day 3!
Today we got a more digital and material culture.
First up some early Bear social media (websites & mailing lists).
Today we got a more digital and material culture.
First up some early Bear social media (websites & mailing lists).
September 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Photos from Golden Age of Bears day 3!
Today we got a more digital and material culture.
First up some early Bear social media (websites & mailing lists).
Today we got a more digital and material culture.
First up some early Bear social media (websites & mailing lists).
Day 2 in the Bear History Project archive at Cornell, here are a few snapshots from today!
First, some merch from various Bear media, events and regional groups.
First, some merch from various Bear media, events and regional groups.
September 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Day 2 in the Bear History Project archive at Cornell, here are a few snapshots from today!
First, some merch from various Bear media, events and regional groups.
First, some merch from various Bear media, events and regional groups.
Day 1 of research in the Bear History Project archive at Cornell now complete! Exhausted but kinda floored by the incredible materials Les has captured over the decades. Will post some daily highlights before too 👇
September 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Day 1 of research in the Bear History Project archive at Cornell now complete! Exhausted but kinda floored by the incredible materials Les has captured over the decades. Will post some daily highlights before too 👇
Final day in Ithaca before work starts. Checked out more of the town (person w the Kamala 2024 poster in the window - give it up mate). Then since it's Labor Day went to a picnic hosted by the local workers' association. Nice people, learned just how much tax you can avoid as a property magnate uni.
September 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Final day in Ithaca before work starts. Checked out more of the town (person w the Kamala 2024 poster in the window - give it up mate). Then since it's Labor Day went to a picnic hosted by the local workers' association. Nice people, learned just how much tax you can avoid as a property magnate uni.
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One look at his approval ratings should tell you everything you need to know about the strategy and yet centre left elites continue to insist it be followed
NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits front of a Union Jack'
He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.'
He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.'
September 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One look at his approval ratings should tell you everything you need to know about the strategy and yet centre left elites continue to insist it be followed
After a long sleep I've been out exploring Ithaca today, a few for my physical geography colleagues here with some beautiful post-glacial gorges and shale formations!
August 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
After a long sleep I've been out exploring Ithaca today, a few for my physical geography colleagues here with some beautiful post-glacial gorges and shale formations!
It's been so long since I was on the apps that I didn't realise Scruff has a 'Bear mode' now?! An entire research project, send me yr PhD proposals 👨🎓
August 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It's been so long since I was on the apps that I didn't realise Scruff has a 'Bear mode' now?! An entire research project, send me yr PhD proposals 👨🎓
Off to the USA! Fingers crossed I'll be in Ithaca NY in... 12 hours 💀💀💀 The things I do to look at old copies of Bear Magazine...
August 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Off to the USA! Fingers crossed I'll be in Ithaca NY in... 12 hours 💀💀💀 The things I do to look at old copies of Bear Magazine...
Research equipment packed for the first phase of 'A Golden Age of Bears?'.
Heading to Cornell University for 1 week scoping out the Bear History Project archives with Les Wright.
Expect lots of pics of big hairy guys!
Heading to Cornell University for 1 week scoping out the Bear History Project archives with Les Wright.
Expect lots of pics of big hairy guys!
August 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Research equipment packed for the first phase of 'A Golden Age of Bears?'.
Heading to Cornell University for 1 week scoping out the Bear History Project archives with Les Wright.
Expect lots of pics of big hairy guys!
Heading to Cornell University for 1 week scoping out the Bear History Project archives with Les Wright.
Expect lots of pics of big hairy guys!
Finally met up with the original Bear researcher Les Wright, author of the Bear Books 1 & 2 (& soon 3!) 🐻
We'll be seeing more of each other over the coming year, as we explore his Bear History Project archive together
We'll be seeing more of each other over the coming year, as we explore his Bear History Project archive together
August 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Finally met up with the original Bear researcher Les Wright, author of the Bear Books 1 & 2 (& soon 3!) 🐻
We'll be seeing more of each other over the coming year, as we explore his Bear History Project archive together
We'll be seeing more of each other over the coming year, as we explore his Bear History Project archive together