Gavin Brown
@lestageog.bsky.social
CEO of LGBTQ+ health charity, former academic geographer. Still a theory slut who likes to think around.
An exciting new project from @wearetradehealth.bsky.social
Trade has been awarded funding through the Lottery Community Fund for a project called Trans* Thriving, supporting the health and wellbeing of local *transgender, non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming people across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. #TransHealthMatters #TransThriving
September 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
An exciting new project from @wearetradehealth.bsky.social
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Help us record stories about the impact of the Supreme Court ruling and other recent government announcements on the health and wellbeing of trans* people in Leicestershire.
Scan the QR code in the image to share your story.
We are particularly keen to hear from Leicester South constituents.
Scan the QR code in the image to share your story.
We are particularly keen to hear from Leicester South constituents.
August 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Help us record stories about the impact of the Supreme Court ruling and other recent government announcements on the health and wellbeing of trans* people in Leicestershire.
Scan the QR code in the image to share your story.
We are particularly keen to hear from Leicester South constituents.
Scan the QR code in the image to share your story.
We are particularly keen to hear from Leicester South constituents.
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It's the monthly Trade Power Hour this Thursday at 6pm. A gentle fitness class for queer bodies of all shapes and sizes. Places are limited, so book now. Suggested donation is £5 (pay more if you can, but no-one is turned away for lack of funds)
July 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It's the monthly Trade Power Hour this Thursday at 6pm. A gentle fitness class for queer bodies of all shapes and sizes. Places are limited, so book now. Suggested donation is £5 (pay more if you can, but no-one is turned away for lack of funds)
Today, I was at was at an event with a Cabinet minister. I was there for work, so I bit my tongue and was on best behaviour. Luckily, the event was in a primary school, and well-primed Year 6 kids are *very* good at catching politicians out with a sweet smile and then calling them on their bullshit
July 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today, I was at was at an event with a Cabinet minister. I was there for work, so I bit my tongue and was on best behaviour. Luckily, the event was in a primary school, and well-primed Year 6 kids are *very* good at catching politicians out with a sweet smile and then calling them on their bullshit
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We have joined many other HIV charities and services in voicing unambiguous opposition to the EHRC draft Code of Practice. There should be no barriers to affirming and inclusive sexual health services and HIV care
Across the #HIV sector there are huge concerns on the impact for trans people of @EHRC consultation on updated services Code of Practice
It will increase discrimination, make services less inclusive, and lead to worse health outcomes.
Read more:
nat.org.uk/news/hiv-...
It will increase discrimination, make services less inclusive, and lead to worse health outcomes.
Read more:
nat.org.uk/news/hiv-...
July 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We have joined many other HIV charities and services in voicing unambiguous opposition to the EHRC draft Code of Practice. There should be no barriers to affirming and inclusive sexual health services and HIV care
We have launched our PrEP CLINIC for new starters to PrEP.
PrEP CLINIC runs every first and third Thursday of the month between 4pm-6pm at the Trade office
This is also an opportunity to see if PrEP is right for you
Book here - bit.ly/TSHbooking
PrEP CLINIC runs every first and third Thursday of the month between 4pm-6pm at the Trade office
This is also an opportunity to see if PrEP is right for you
Book here - bit.ly/TSHbooking
July 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We have launched our PrEP CLINIC for new starters to PrEP.
PrEP CLINIC runs every first and third Thursday of the month between 4pm-6pm at the Trade office
This is also an opportunity to see if PrEP is right for you
Book here - bit.ly/TSHbooking
PrEP CLINIC runs every first and third Thursday of the month between 4pm-6pm at the Trade office
This is also an opportunity to see if PrEP is right for you
Book here - bit.ly/TSHbooking
Rad Trans Leicester have something planned for next Wednesday lunchtime
June 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Rad Trans Leicester have something planned for next Wednesday lunchtime
One of my former academic colleagues is setting up a group for trans* academics living and working in the East Midlands. We're happy to offer the group space to meet at Trade in Leicester. Please help spread the word.
Transductive: an East Midlands trans+ academics meet-up
A monthly meet-up group for academics who are trans+ or allies in the East Midlands area. We aim to:
Commiserate with cups of tea 🫖
Share news (good and bad) in a friendly environment 📰
Discuss opportunities for collective action ✨
A monthly meet-up group for academics who are trans+ or allies in the East Midlands area. We aim to:
Commiserate with cups of tea 🫖
Share news (good and bad) in a friendly environment 📰
Discuss opportunities for collective action ✨
June 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
One of my former academic colleagues is setting up a group for trans* academics living and working in the East Midlands. We're happy to offer the group space to meet at Trade in Leicester. Please help spread the word.
Come and work with me and nurture trans* thriving in Leicestershire
JOIN OUR TEAM!
We're recruiting a Community Engagement & Advocacy Worker to lead on the delivery of a 3-year Lottery-funded project, Trans* Thriving: Mind, Body and Spirit, based in Leicester.
Follow the link for more information - bit.ly/JOT22TSH
Deadline: 23.59 on Sunday 8 June 2025
We're recruiting a Community Engagement & Advocacy Worker to lead on the delivery of a 3-year Lottery-funded project, Trans* Thriving: Mind, Body and Spirit, based in Leicester.
Follow the link for more information - bit.ly/JOT22TSH
Deadline: 23.59 on Sunday 8 June 2025
May 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Come and work with me and nurture trans* thriving in Leicestershire
Now for some good news...
We are proud to announce the launch of our Trans* Thriving: Mind, Body, Spirit project, which has been generously supported by a £267,520 grant from
@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Over the next 3 years the project will empower the trans community in Leicestershire to stay connected, fit, and healthy
@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Over the next 3 years the project will empower the trans community in Leicestershire to stay connected, fit, and healthy
May 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Now for some good news...
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Trade is starting a book group! Join us for the first meeting on Tuesday 20th May.
Out in Print is a casual, friendly space for members of the community to get together and talk about LGBTQ+ fiction. We’ve chosen books accessible via local libraries
Sign up for email updates at bit.ly/OutInPrint
Out in Print is a casual, friendly space for members of the community to get together and talk about LGBTQ+ fiction. We’ve chosen books accessible via local libraries
Sign up for email updates at bit.ly/OutInPrint
April 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trade is starting a book group! Join us for the first meeting on Tuesday 20th May.
Out in Print is a casual, friendly space for members of the community to get together and talk about LGBTQ+ fiction. We’ve chosen books accessible via local libraries
Sign up for email updates at bit.ly/OutInPrint
Out in Print is a casual, friendly space for members of the community to get together and talk about LGBTQ+ fiction. We’ve chosen books accessible via local libraries
Sign up for email updates at bit.ly/OutInPrint
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This month's NeuroQueer hangout takes place on Tuesday 13th May, 6-8pm, at the Trade office in central Leicester.
This month's topic is 'Justice'. As neurodivergent people we often have a strong sense of right and wrong and get upset about perceived injustices. Let's talk about that.
This month's topic is 'Justice'. As neurodivergent people we often have a strong sense of right and wrong and get upset about perceived injustices. Let's talk about that.
May 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This month's NeuroQueer hangout takes place on Tuesday 13th May, 6-8pm, at the Trade office in central Leicester.
This month's topic is 'Justice'. As neurodivergent people we often have a strong sense of right and wrong and get upset about perceived injustices. Let's talk about that.
This month's topic is 'Justice'. As neurodivergent people we often have a strong sense of right and wrong and get upset about perceived injustices. Let's talk about that.
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Geographers! Please join 300 of us — at every career stage — who are urging the Royal Geographical Society to reaffirm its commitment to trans inclusion in the face of Supreme Court ruling, and to oppose the EHRC’s interim update. Sign by WED 30 April 1700 GMT docs.google.com/document/u/0...
April 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Geographers! Please join 300 of us — at every career stage — who are urging the Royal Geographical Society to reaffirm its commitment to trans inclusion in the face of Supreme Court ruling, and to oppose the EHRC’s interim update. Sign by WED 30 April 1700 GMT docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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Autism and adhd and the rest are not modern phenomena. The overstimulation and constant barrage of information which causes them to become a disability is, to an extent, a modern phenom.
It’s a complex and multifaceted situation but what it is not, is new.
It’s a complex and multifaceted situation but what it is not, is new.
April 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Autism and adhd and the rest are not modern phenomena. The overstimulation and constant barrage of information which causes them to become a disability is, to an extent, a modern phenom.
It’s a complex and multifaceted situation but what it is not, is new.
It’s a complex and multifaceted situation but what it is not, is new.
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Not a day goes past where Dawn Foster wasn’t 100% correct about Wes Streeting
April 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Not a day goes past where Dawn Foster wasn’t 100% correct about Wes Streeting
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39 years years ago, a protest started that profoundly shaped my life - the Non-Stop Picket of the South African embassy in London. I wasn't there on day 1, but when I did show up, I stayed because I found a community of fired up young queers
nonstopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/l...
nonstopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/l...
Launching the Non-Stop Picket, 19 April 1986
The Non-Stop Picket of the South African Embassy started on 19 April 1986. The proposal for the Non-Stop Picket had been made at the City of London Anti-Apartheid Group’s Annual General Meeti…
nonstopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
39 years years ago, a protest started that profoundly shaped my life - the Non-Stop Picket of the South African embassy in London. I wasn't there on day 1, but when I did show up, I stayed because I found a community of fired up young queers
nonstopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/l...
nonstopagainstapartheid.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/l...
It's good to see that a lot of the (UK) sexual health/HIV voluntary sector has spoken out against yesterday's Supreme Court ruling. But that makes the silence of others all the louder
April 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's good to see that a lot of the (UK) sexual health/HIV voluntary sector has spoken out against yesterday's Supreme Court ruling. But that makes the silence of others all the louder
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Trade fiercely disagree with the decision of the UK Supreme Court. It betrays a wilful and profound ignorance of trans life, in keeping with their refusal to hear trans voices.
This ruling will sow division and endanger countless vulnerable people. We condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
This ruling will sow division and endanger countless vulnerable people. We condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
April 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Trade fiercely disagree with the decision of the UK Supreme Court. It betrays a wilful and profound ignorance of trans life, in keeping with their refusal to hear trans voices.
This ruling will sow division and endanger countless vulnerable people. We condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
This ruling will sow division and endanger countless vulnerable people. We condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
I feel like Selma James, Mariarosa Dallla Costa, and Silvia Federici had something to say about this nearly 60 years ago
April 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I feel like Selma James, Mariarosa Dallla Costa, and Silvia Federici had something to say about this nearly 60 years ago
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Universities call in more consultants to stave off collapse caused by previous influx of consultants
Answers for best analogy on a postcard, lads! I'm going with "Universities call in butchers to stave off meat" as a starter
April 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Universities call in more consultants to stave off collapse caused by previous influx of consultants
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This. I say this so much. I’m quite tired of saying this. Human connection is what learning is about.
We use this, so there are probably things I can't say in public. But I will say: the human feedback process (hate that I have to specify that!) is one of the most powerful moments of connection I experience with students, year on year. It creates engagement where all else has failed.
Not at all concerning to learn that Universities UK are partnering with a company to sell an AI product that offers automated feedback on student work. Who needs staff?
April 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This. I say this so much. I’m quite tired of saying this. Human connection is what learning is about.
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University of Derby faces mass job cuts as management plans to make half of senior academics redundant. Please spread the word. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1398...
University of Derby staff face mass job cuts as management plans to axe half of senior academics
University of Derby staff face mass job cuts as management plans to axe half of senior academics
www.ucu.org.uk
April 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
University of Derby faces mass job cuts as management plans to make half of senior academics redundant. Please spread the word. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1398...
I am still mightily impressed that @deborahftoner.bsky.social was able to look at a photo of a group of 55 year old blokes and correctly identify which of them I had a crush on nearly 40 years ago
April 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I am still mightily impressed that @deborahftoner.bsky.social was able to look at a photo of a group of 55 year old blokes and correctly identify which of them I had a crush on nearly 40 years ago
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We are expanding our support services for people living with HIV and expanding our work into Northamptonshire for the first time.
We are recruiting a part-time HIV Peer Support Worker to lead this work. For further details and to apply, visit: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/trade-s...
We are recruiting a part-time HIV Peer Support Worker to lead this work. For further details and to apply, visit: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/trade-s...
April 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We are expanding our support services for people living with HIV and expanding our work into Northamptonshire for the first time.
We are recruiting a part-time HIV Peer Support Worker to lead this work. For further details and to apply, visit: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/trade-s...
We are recruiting a part-time HIV Peer Support Worker to lead this work. For further details and to apply, visit: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/trade-s...