Ryan Shaw-Hawkins
@ryanshaw-hawkins.bsky.social
ESRC funded PhD student at University of Glasgow. Specialised in Sociophonetics, Sex & Gender and Dialectology.
Also affiliated with Queen Margaret University and the university of Edinburgh.
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Also affiliated with Queen Margaret University and the university of Edinburgh.
they/them
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️
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Scotland continues to be the queerest part of the UK, with 4.2% identifying as LGB, followed by England (3.7%), Wales (3.6%) and Northern Ireland (2.4%).
December 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Scotland continues to be the queerest part of the UK, with 4.2% identifying as LGB, followed by England (3.7%), Wales (3.6%) and Northern Ireland (2.4%).
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Conference alert! Queer Identities in East & Southeast Asia, 6-7 April 2026, Edinburgh 💜
Abstracts are due by 18 Jan!
queeresea.wordpress.com
Abstracts are due by 18 Jan!
queeresea.wordpress.com
Queer identities In east and southeast asia
April 6-7, 2026
queeresea.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Conference alert! Queer Identities in East & Southeast Asia, 6-7 April 2026, Edinburgh 💜
Abstracts are due by 18 Jan!
queeresea.wordpress.com
Abstracts are due by 18 Jan!
queeresea.wordpress.com
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Sign the petition to allow trans girls and women back into Girl Guiding UK c.org/BzmspcT9HW
Allow transgender women and girls back into GirlGuiding UK
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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December 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sign the petition to allow trans girls and women back into Girl Guiding UK c.org/BzmspcT9HW
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I have students from NLP/AI PhD programmes, languages, literatures, visiting students, digital sociology, cognitive science...
Sociolinguistics is the future of linguistics, prove me otherwise.
Sociolinguistics is the future of linguistics, prove me otherwise.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I have students from NLP/AI PhD programmes, languages, literatures, visiting students, digital sociology, cognitive science...
Sociolinguistics is the future of linguistics, prove me otherwise.
Sociolinguistics is the future of linguistics, prove me otherwise.
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Follow up on our brand new IG page too!
www.instagram.com/wearelgas_ba...
We will share info there and on all our social media!
www.instagram.com/wearelgas_ba...
We will share info there and on all our social media!
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Follow up on our brand new IG page too!
www.instagram.com/wearelgas_ba...
We will share info there and on all our social media!
www.instagram.com/wearelgas_ba...
We will share info there and on all our social media!
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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-...
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-...
I have just returned to bonnie Glasgow following a truly incredible week @umich.edu for @nwavconference.bsky.social 53. It was wonderful to see such a diverse range of research happening across the Atlantic and beyond, as well as the very moving plenary from some of the most inspirational (1)
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I have just returned to bonnie Glasgow following a truly incredible week @umich.edu for @nwavconference.bsky.social 53. It was wonderful to see such a diverse range of research happening across the Atlantic and beyond, as well as the very moving plenary from some of the most inspirational (1)
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LOVE how so far literally all the talks in the lgbtq session of #nwav53 are about nonbinary speakers. having a great time, eating good, personally
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
LOVE how so far literally all the talks in the lgbtq session of #nwav53 are about nonbinary speakers. having a great time, eating good, personally
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LAVLANG! IN! EDINBURGH! 2026! 💜🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🪻🦩💬✨
HI. It's me.
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
LAVLANG! IN! EDINBURGH! 2026! 💜🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🪻🦩💬✨
Very excited to be helping organise the hosting of Lavender Languages 32 conference. You can access all information on the website: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk and can read all about this year's conference theme, 'Queer (Dis)Belonging’. We look forward to reading all your abstracts in the new year!
LavLang32 - Lavender Languages & Linguistics 32
2-4 September 2026: Queer (dis)belonging
lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Very excited to be helping organise the hosting of Lavender Languages 32 conference. You can access all information on the website: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk and can read all about this year's conference theme, 'Queer (Dis)Belonging’. We look forward to reading all your abstracts in the new year!
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Theme: Queer (dis)belonging
CfP: 5 January 2026
Website: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk (to be updated as more info becomes available)
PLEASE SHARE WIDELYYYYY 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉
CfP: 5 January 2026
Website: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk (to be updated as more info becomes available)
PLEASE SHARE WIDELYYYYY 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉
LavLang32 - Lavender Languages 32
2-4 September 2026: Queer (dis)belonging
lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Theme: Queer (dis)belonging
CfP: 5 January 2026
Website: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk (to be updated as more info becomes available)
PLEASE SHARE WIDELYYYYY 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉
CfP: 5 January 2026
Website: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk (to be updated as more info becomes available)
PLEASE SHARE WIDELYYYYY 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉
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HI. It's me.
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
HI. It's me.
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
WE'RE READY TO LAUNCH. 2-4 Sept 2026. LavLang23.
Keynote Speakers
• Dr. Nikki Lane (Duke University)
• Dr. Kevin Guyan (UoE, School of Business)
• Prof. Erez Levon (Universität Bern)
• Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli (American College of Greece)
• Eddie Ungless (UoE, School of Informatics)
Last week I returned to @lavlang.bsky.social at @manmetuni.bsky.social hosted by the wonderful @nounfraze.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone that I met who are doing such important research across the globe. Now to look forward to @nwavconference.bsky.social at University of Michigan in November!
August 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Last week I returned to @lavlang.bsky.social at @manmetuni.bsky.social hosted by the wonderful @nounfraze.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone that I met who are doing such important research across the globe. Now to look forward to @nwavconference.bsky.social at University of Michigan in November!
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I am very excited to announce the release of my first article! In this I explore the interaction of gender identity, sexuality, and participation in women's football.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
For the love of Sporty Spice: the interaction of gender, sexuality, and sport in /s/ production
While research into the interaction of language and sexuality is becoming increasingly widespread, there is still little sociophonetic sexuality work that considers female speakers and much of the pre...
www.degruyterbrill.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I am very excited to announce the release of my first article! In this I explore the interaction of gender identity, sexuality, and participation in women's football.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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As a reminder, today is the last day to sign up!!
Make sure to sign up for lavlang! :-)
As a reminder, if you’ve not signed up for this year’s Lavlang conference, early bird ticket prices ends on 7th:
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August 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
As a reminder, today is the last day to sign up!!
Absolutely thrilled to have been accepted to #NWAV53 - thank you to the reviewers at @nwavconference.bsky.social - I canny wait for a trip over the pond 🇺🇸 to represent @uofglasgow.bsky.social / @edinburghuni.bsky.social 🏴 to showcase all my exciting findings from my PhD research!
August 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Absolutely thrilled to have been accepted to #NWAV53 - thank you to the reviewers at @nwavconference.bsky.social - I canny wait for a trip over the pond 🇺🇸 to represent @uofglasgow.bsky.social / @edinburghuni.bsky.social 🏴 to showcase all my exciting findings from my PhD research!