Ruth Pearce
@notrightruth.bsky.social
Activist, punk musician, event promoter, feminist academic. Illegal lesbian.
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Ruth Pearce
@notrightruth.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Reject Trans Doom-Posting
This week I took the long train down to the south of England for my friend Robyn’s funeral. She died very suddenly three weeks ago, aged just 32. Robyn gave so much love to the world, and was so lo…
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New essay: REJECT TRANS DOOM-POSTING.
It's about grief, loss, institutional failures, and the horror of the current moment.
It's also a love letter to trans community, and the things we do with and for one another.
It's about grief, loss, institutional failures, and the horror of the current moment.
It's also a love letter to trans community, and the things we do with and for one another.
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Your cunt-ry needs you! Every £5 donated today will be doubled by an anonymous charitable foundation. These funds keep the Vagina Museum open to the world, providing free education and a *hole* lot of joy to the world www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Your cunt-ry needs you! Every £5 donated today will be doubled by an anonymous charitable foundation. These funds keep the Vagina Museum open to the world, providing free education and a *hole* lot of joy to the world www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
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Everyone knows Mary and Joseph were fleeing an angry tornado and that Pontius Pilate was just the chair of the homeowners association
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Everyone knows Mary and Joseph were fleeing an angry tornado and that Pontius Pilate was just the chair of the homeowners association
Staff from UCU at Coventry University have passed a vote of no confidence in their Vice Chancellor, who has presided over a regime of gross mismanagement, and is now firing staff and rehiring them through subsidiary companies.
Sign this petition to support UCU's call for a change in leadership.
Sign this petition to support UCU's call for a change in leadership.
Vote of no confidence in the vice-chancellor at Coventry University
Why sign this petition?
An unhealthy workplace
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has demanded answers from CU about workload and stress management. A recent UCU workload survey revealed that 74%...
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Staff from UCU at Coventry University have passed a vote of no confidence in their Vice Chancellor, who has presided over a regime of gross mismanagement, and is now firing staff and rehiring them through subsidiary companies.
Sign this petition to support UCU's call for a change in leadership.
Sign this petition to support UCU's call for a change in leadership.
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It's important to emphasise this isn't a ruling, but an indicator of the prejudices of a judge deciding on the judicial review. However, it's a reminder of the difficulties of trying NOT to break the law whilst opposing the draconian nature of the ban. Here's our advice netpol.org/2025/06/26/p...
BREAKING: Judge in judicial review over proscription of Palestine Action claims the statement "Palestine Action are not terrorists" would be deemed support for the group.
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's important to emphasise this isn't a ruling, but an indicator of the prejudices of a judge deciding on the judicial review. However, it's a reminder of the difficulties of trying NOT to break the law whilst opposing the draconian nature of the ban. Here's our advice netpol.org/2025/06/26/p...
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My mum’s response when I described the academic publishing system 😂 I mean, she’s not wrong!
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My mum’s response when I described the academic publishing system 😂 I mean, she’s not wrong!
How did I miss Rhian Teasdale coming out?!
Wet Leg Is Back to Save Rock With ‘Moisturizer,’ as Rhian Teasdale Undergirds the Guitars With ‘Soppy Love Songs’: ‘Queer Love Is So Interesting to Me Right Now’
Wet Leg's 'Moisturizer' is getting rock fans revved up. Singer Rhian Teasdale talks about the album and how a relationship inspired 'soppy love songs.'
variety.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
How did I miss Rhian Teasdale coming out?!
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
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The focus on the civil rights movement in the US - my son did it at school, in massive detail - occludes the civil rights story here in the UK. That British heroes are not known while everyone can (rightly) name Rosa Parks is very depressing. #blackhistory #Britishhistory
Prepping for teaching, and I'm appalled to discover how *little* detailed research exists on the Bristol Bus Boycott.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it's no wonder there is so little awareness of the history of Black civil rights activism in the UK. Just a vicious cycle of ignorance.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it's no wonder there is so little awareness of the history of Black civil rights activism in the UK. Just a vicious cycle of ignorance.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The focus on the civil rights movement in the US - my son did it at school, in massive detail - occludes the civil rights story here in the UK. That British heroes are not known while everyone can (rightly) name Rosa Parks is very depressing. #blackhistory #Britishhistory
Prepping for teaching, and I'm appalled to discover how *little* detailed research exists on the Bristol Bus Boycott.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it's no wonder there is so little awareness of the history of Black civil rights activism in the UK. Just a vicious cycle of ignorance.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it's no wonder there is so little awareness of the history of Black civil rights activism in the UK. Just a vicious cycle of ignorance.
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Prepping for teaching, and I'm appalled to discover how *little* detailed research exists on the Bristol Bus Boycott.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it's no wonder there is so little awareness of the history of Black civil rights activism in the UK. Just a vicious cycle of ignorance.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it's no wonder there is so little awareness of the history of Black civil rights activism in the UK. Just a vicious cycle of ignorance.
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we are, once again, having another morning
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
we are, once again, having another morning
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I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
High Court slaps down ‘fanciful’ prosecution of Trudi Warner | Good Law Project
Judge rules that the solicitor general ‘mischaracterised’ the evidence when he charged Warner with contempt of court for holding up a placard.
goodlawproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
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"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line
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It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
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What an amazing offer!
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What an amazing offer!
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excited to read at this on wednesday! ☔️
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
excited to read at this on wednesday! ☔️
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Isn't it so weird to deeply know in your bones something obvious with no equivocation, for years and years, and then to one day see articles about people wondering if maybe the incredibly obvious thing you've known this whole time might be happening, as if the media is discovering it now??
“This is total armageddon for the online right. It’s looking like half of their large accounts were foreigners posing as Americans all along.”
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Isn't it so weird to deeply know in your bones something obvious with no equivocation, for years and years, and then to one day see articles about people wondering if maybe the incredibly obvious thing you've known this whole time might be happening, as if the media is discovering it now??
Is the encore dead?
I've seen five bands headline to audiences of 30 to 2500 over the past three weeks, none of which played an encore. One band, Ratboys insisted they had no intention of "playing peek-a-boo" with the audience. Wet Leg just left the stage to a wave of noise.
I've seen five bands headline to audiences of 30 to 2500 over the past three weeks, none of which played an encore. One band, Ratboys insisted they had no intention of "playing peek-a-boo" with the audience. Wet Leg just left the stage to a wave of noise.
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Is the encore dead?
I've seen five bands headline to audiences of 30 to 2500 over the past three weeks, none of which played an encore. One band, Ratboys insisted they had no intention of "playing peek-a-boo" with the audience. Wet Leg just left the stage to a wave of noise.
I've seen five bands headline to audiences of 30 to 2500 over the past three weeks, none of which played an encore. One band, Ratboys insisted they had no intention of "playing peek-a-boo" with the audience. Wet Leg just left the stage to a wave of noise.
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You might not like it, but this is what peak male performance looks like
Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
You might not like it, but this is what peak male performance looks like
Nothing about us, without us.
And with things like the puberty blocker trial, that doesn't simply mean involving trans adults - it means listening to young people and being led by their experience.
And with things like the puberty blocker trial, that doesn't simply mean involving trans adults - it means listening to young people and being led by their experience.
The trans community’s trust in the NHS’ new puberty blocker trial is low and I can’t help but wonder whether they could have prevented that by involving ANY trans people in its design or operation, and maybe not involving several people who have attended conferences of anti-LGBTQ hate groups
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Nothing about us, without us.
And with things like the puberty blocker trial, that doesn't simply mean involving trans adults - it means listening to young people and being led by their experience.
And with things like the puberty blocker trial, that doesn't simply mean involving trans adults - it means listening to young people and being led by their experience.
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Regular tapping of the sign: please, please read ruthpearce.net/books/terf-w... by @notrightruth.bsky.social and amazing collaborators. Particularly if you haven't read the source materials. Particularly if you haven't lived as an out trans person through the the times of Raymond onwards...
TERF Wars
“A powerful, exciting and much-needed salvo in one of the most urgent battles against bigotry.” – Sandy Stone The emergence of trans-exclusionary movements raises many questions for feminism …
ruthpearce.net
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Regular tapping of the sign: please, please read ruthpearce.net/books/terf-w... by @notrightruth.bsky.social and amazing collaborators. Particularly if you haven't read the source materials. Particularly if you haven't lived as an out trans person through the the times of Raymond onwards...
this skeet aged like a fine wine
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
this skeet aged like a fine wine
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives taken by transphobic violence. This day is credited to Gwendolyn Smith, who started the tradition in 1999 with a vigil for Rita Hester. Pictured is an earlier vigil for Marsha P. Johnson (1992).
Courtesy of NYC LGBT Center.
#TransHistory #TDOR
Courtesy of NYC LGBT Center.
#TransHistory #TDOR
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives taken by transphobic violence. This day is credited to Gwendolyn Smith, who started the tradition in 1999 with a vigil for Rita Hester. Pictured is an earlier vigil for Marsha P. Johnson (1992).
Courtesy of NYC LGBT Center.
#TransHistory #TDOR
Courtesy of NYC LGBT Center.
#TransHistory #TDOR
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I've been thinking about this quote all day
"Every university in Gaza has been destroyed. The mass killing of Palestinians has also extinguished the knowledge, memories, experiences and indeed the histories that they carry as individuals. Genocide targets a people’s past as much as their present."
"Every university in Gaza has been destroyed. The mass killing of Palestinians has also extinguished the knowledge, memories, experiences and indeed the histories that they carry as individuals. Genocide targets a people’s past as much as their present."
Writing History in a Time of Genocide
Anne Irfan asks, what does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I've been thinking about this quote all day
"Every university in Gaza has been destroyed. The mass killing of Palestinians has also extinguished the knowledge, memories, experiences and indeed the histories that they carry as individuals. Genocide targets a people’s past as much as their present."
"Every university in Gaza has been destroyed. The mass killing of Palestinians has also extinguished the knowledge, memories, experiences and indeed the histories that they carry as individuals. Genocide targets a people’s past as much as their present."
I had literally no idea F1NN5TER was funding Anne Healthcare. Which, I suppose, was the whole point.
Anyway, huge respect to trans people everywhere. In the face of huge normalising pressures, we continue to make the field of trans health thoroughly weird.
Anyway, huge respect to trans people everywhere. In the face of huge normalising pressures, we continue to make the field of trans health thoroughly weird.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I had literally no idea F1NN5TER was funding Anne Healthcare. Which, I suppose, was the whole point.
Anyway, huge respect to trans people everywhere. In the face of huge normalising pressures, we continue to make the field of trans health thoroughly weird.
Anyway, huge respect to trans people everywhere. In the face of huge normalising pressures, we continue to make the field of trans health thoroughly weird.
TDOR has really snuck up on me again. This year I'm remembering my two friends who died in September, plus many more whose lives were taken around the world - especially sex workers and trans women of colour.
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
TDOR has really snuck up on me again. This year I'm remembering my two friends who died in September, plus many more whose lives were taken around the world - especially sex workers and trans women of colour.