Kit Colliver
@presentlyincorrect.bsky.social
I take my cats on walks, work on queering housing and social policy, take action where I can, and knit socks.
📍Edinburgh
🏢 Research Associate, York Law School
(they/them)
📍Edinburgh
🏢 Research Associate, York Law School
(they/them)
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I’m part of a small group working to create a supportive community for trans and non-binary scholars in the UK. Open to folks working in any field. If this is of interest to you or you’d like more info you can DM me :)
#academicsky
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Ironically, it appears that AI chatbots hallucinate for the same reason that students feel compelled to use them:
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
September 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Ironically, it appears that AI chatbots hallucinate for the same reason that students feel compelled to use them:
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
How much did this failed experiment in social cleansing cost, we wonder? God forbid they engage in meaningful consultation before titting about like this.
August 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
How much did this failed experiment in social cleansing cost, we wonder? God forbid they engage in meaningful consultation before titting about like this.
This looks rather wonderful!
Exciting new post-doc fellow post just announced at University of Edinburgh - working alongside The Love Tank on the new Medicine Without Doctors collaboration.
Closing date 02 Oct 2025.
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Closing date 02 Oct 2025.
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Postdoctoral Fellow LGBTQ
The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a 5-year postdoctoral Fellow to work on the Wellcome funded Discovery Award Medici...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This looks rather wonderful!
Gratifying to see a legal view line up with my own instinctive interpretation. @reactiveashley.bsky.social is arguing that the Supreme Court ruling is consistent with implementing a ‘bigots toilet’ and retaining trans-inclusive single-sex facilities.
7/ “We are providing a limited set of “statutory single-sex services” to some cis women because we need to provide a generally available set of “extra-statutory trans-inclusive single-sex service” to all women.”
If this is not objectively justifiable, then the law is inconsistent with Article 8.
If this is not objectively justifiable, then the law is inconsistent with Article 8.
July 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Gratifying to see a legal view line up with my own instinctive interpretation. @reactiveashley.bsky.social is arguing that the Supreme Court ruling is consistent with implementing a ‘bigots toilet’ and retaining trans-inclusive single-sex facilities.
In the time it’s taken me to write up my research on the impact of voter ID on trans people, the UK has managed to slide from a position of impinging on trans citizenship rights to setting off alarm bells at anti-genocide organisations.
July 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
In the time it’s taken me to write up my research on the impact of voter ID on trans people, the UK has managed to slide from a position of impinging on trans citizenship rights to setting off alarm bells at anti-genocide organisations.
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My overall impression is that the EHRC guidance does not make it clear how to deliver trans inclusive services.
It is effectively advice on how organisations can exclude trans and gender diverse people from services, which is an unusual approach for a human rights organisation to take.
It is effectively advice on how organisations can exclude trans and gender diverse people from services, which is an unusual approach for a human rights organisation to take.
June 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My overall impression is that the EHRC guidance does not make it clear how to deliver trans inclusive services.
It is effectively advice on how organisations can exclude trans and gender diverse people from services, which is an unusual approach for a human rights organisation to take.
It is effectively advice on how organisations can exclude trans and gender diverse people from services, which is an unusual approach for a human rights organisation to take.
Spent the entire evening writing up the EHRC response for @rtie.org
And that’s with members’ feedback already collated.
That guidance and the consultation are trash - lengthy, confusing, mired in bigotry - and I feel like my eyes are bleeding.
And that’s with members’ feedback already collated.
That guidance and the consultation are trash - lengthy, confusing, mired in bigotry - and I feel like my eyes are bleeding.
June 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Spent the entire evening writing up the EHRC response for @rtie.org
And that’s with members’ feedback already collated.
That guidance and the consultation are trash - lengthy, confusing, mired in bigotry - and I feel like my eyes are bleeding.
And that’s with members’ feedback already collated.
That guidance and the consultation are trash - lengthy, confusing, mired in bigotry - and I feel like my eyes are bleeding.
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Its the final day to complete the EHRC's consultation on their draft code of practice. If you want to fill it in and share your voice in support of trans inclusion, today’s your last chance!
We've created a full guide w/ Mermaids & TransActual, on our website - www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
We've created a full guide w/ Mermaids & TransActual, on our website - www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
June 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Its the final day to complete the EHRC's consultation on their draft code of practice. If you want to fill it in and share your voice in support of trans inclusion, today’s your last chance!
We've created a full guide w/ Mermaids & TransActual, on our website - www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
We've created a full guide w/ Mermaids & TransActual, on our website - www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
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I've added FOUR new peer-reviewed academic articles to my round-up post, "What's wrong with the Cass Review?" Together, these highlight serious ethical issues with the Cass Review's design, recommendations, and implementations. It's important to keep this story live! ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
June 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I've added FOUR new peer-reviewed academic articles to my round-up post, "What's wrong with the Cass Review?" Together, these highlight serious ethical issues with the Cass Review's design, recommendations, and implementations. It's important to keep this story live! ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
For Pride month, @ashstokoe.bsky.social and I have a blog in Transforming Society, 'From bathrooms to the ballot box: UK trends undermining trans* citizenship'.
We're looking at the Supreme Court's 'sex' ruling in light of our voter ID research. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/06/11/f...
We're looking at the Supreme Court's 'sex' ruling in light of our voter ID research. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/06/11/f...
From bathrooms to the ballot box: UK trends undermining trans* citizenship - Transforming Society
Ash Stokoe and Kit Colliver argue that, amid intensifying anti-trans rhetoric and legal rollbacks, trans* people in the UK are increasingly excluded from public life, with voter ID laws and a recent S...
www.transformingsociety.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
For Pride month, @ashstokoe.bsky.social and I have a blog in Transforming Society, 'From bathrooms to the ballot box: UK trends undermining trans* citizenship'.
We're looking at the Supreme Court's 'sex' ruling in light of our voter ID research. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/06/11/f...
We're looking at the Supreme Court's 'sex' ruling in light of our voter ID research. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/06/11/f...
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Big Trans Picnic @ Porty Pride 07 June 1-3pm!
Bring blankets, food, water and sunscreen to share or just for yourself, well behaved children and badly behaved pets. This is an outdoor event.
If the rain gets bad we will use our contingency venue @ Porty Town Hall - look out for our stories!
Bring blankets, food, water and sunscreen to share or just for yourself, well behaved children and badly behaved pets. This is an outdoor event.
If the rain gets bad we will use our contingency venue @ Porty Town Hall - look out for our stories!
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Big Trans Picnic @ Porty Pride 07 June 1-3pm!
Bring blankets, food, water and sunscreen to share or just for yourself, well behaved children and badly behaved pets. This is an outdoor event.
If the rain gets bad we will use our contingency venue @ Porty Town Hall - look out for our stories!
Bring blankets, food, water and sunscreen to share or just for yourself, well behaved children and badly behaved pets. This is an outdoor event.
If the rain gets bad we will use our contingency venue @ Porty Town Hall - look out for our stories!
The Queer Data showcase is fantastic. Lots of excellent funny, thought-provoking presentations and my highlight so far has been
@katherinewyers.bsky.social with improv sax accompanying her story of the emotional toll of queer fieldwork.
@katherinewyers.bsky.social with improv sax accompanying her story of the emotional toll of queer fieldwork.
June 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Queer Data showcase is fantastic. Lots of excellent funny, thought-provoking presentations and my highlight so far has been
@katherinewyers.bsky.social with improv sax accompanying her story of the emotional toll of queer fieldwork.
@katherinewyers.bsky.social with improv sax accompanying her story of the emotional toll of queer fieldwork.
A single sociologist. Not a medic. Not even an expert in gender and sexuality. A guy whose academic contribution and teaching is on social movements and protest actions, gone entirely off-piste for the sake of bigotry.
Worth noting that bone health was not the key reason for the ban on blockers backed by the Commission on Human Medicine.
It was the even less evidenced (=totally fabricated) "impact on gender and sexual development", with an article by Michael Biggs as sole citation.
It was the even less evidenced (=totally fabricated) "impact on gender and sexual development", with an article by Michael Biggs as sole citation.
Just gonna leave this here and ask you to think about the (unfounded) reasons they used emergency legislation to ban puberty blockers
June 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A single sociologist. Not a medic. Not even an expert in gender and sexuality. A guy whose academic contribution and teaching is on social movements and protest actions, gone entirely off-piste for the sake of bigotry.
Data collection has sure gotten me about a bit. smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
May 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Data collection has sure gotten me about a bit. smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
One sock. Now two socks.
May 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
One sock. Now two socks.
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Our new report on the Household Support Fund, part of the @safety-nets.bsky.social project, is out today. It draws on analysis of HSF admin data and interviews with LAs and @changingrealities.bsky.social participants to identify how the HSF can be improved in a long-term settlement /Thread
Renew and improve • Resolution Foundation
This briefing note, part of the Safety Nets project, assesses how the Household Support Fund could be improved in a longer-term settlement, through analysis of administrative data and interviews with ...
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May 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Our new report on the Household Support Fund, part of the @safety-nets.bsky.social project, is out today. It draws on analysis of HSF admin data and interviews with LAs and @changingrealities.bsky.social participants to identify how the HSF can be improved in a long-term settlement /Thread
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Voting ID requirements cause significant anxiety for trans* individuals🏳️⚧️ 🗳️
In this new paper, @presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe explain how this impacts participation intentions
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
In this new paper, @presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe explain how this impacts participation intentions
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Voting ID requirements cause significant anxiety for trans* individuals🏳️⚧️ 🗳️
In this new paper, @presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe explain how this impacts participation intentions
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
In this new paper, @presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe explain how this impacts participation intentions
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
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The number of people living in temporary accommodation has reached record levels in the UK.
Those from Black African, Black Caribbean and Arab backgrounds are heavily over-represented in the homeless population.
Learn more about ethnic inequalities in housing affordability here ⤵️ buff.ly/4U3ZPBb
Those from Black African, Black Caribbean and Arab backgrounds are heavily over-represented in the homeless population.
Learn more about ethnic inequalities in housing affordability here ⤵️ buff.ly/4U3ZPBb
May 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The number of people living in temporary accommodation has reached record levels in the UK.
Those from Black African, Black Caribbean and Arab backgrounds are heavily over-represented in the homeless population.
Learn more about ethnic inequalities in housing affordability here ⤵️ buff.ly/4U3ZPBb
Those from Black African, Black Caribbean and Arab backgrounds are heavily over-represented in the homeless population.
Learn more about ethnic inequalities in housing affordability here ⤵️ buff.ly/4U3ZPBb
New paper out, open access 🎉
@johnhudson.bsky.social and I argue that criminal justice regimes are an under-acknowledged dimension of the varieties of capitalism, lining up with ideal type patterns including welfare regimes and economic coordination
doi:10.1017/ics.2025.15
#academicsky
@johnhudson.bsky.social and I argue that criminal justice regimes are an under-acknowledged dimension of the varieties of capitalism, lining up with ideal type patterns including welfare regimes and economic coordination
doi:10.1017/ics.2025.15
#academicsky
May 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
New paper out, open access 🎉
@johnhudson.bsky.social and I argue that criminal justice regimes are an under-acknowledged dimension of the varieties of capitalism, lining up with ideal type patterns including welfare regimes and economic coordination
doi:10.1017/ics.2025.15
#academicsky
@johnhudson.bsky.social and I argue that criminal justice regimes are an under-acknowledged dimension of the varieties of capitalism, lining up with ideal type patterns including welfare regimes and economic coordination
doi:10.1017/ics.2025.15
#academicsky
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The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
May 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
This work by @ashstokoe.bsky.social and I highlights the importance of administrative records - and ways they are scrutinised and policed - on trans people’s participation in public life. It’s a topic that feels increasingly relevant in the UK 🎓🌈
🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨
How does the introduction of voting ID impact trans* individuals' views of political participation? 🏳️⚧️ 🗳️
@presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe provide the answer.
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
How does the introduction of voting ID impact trans* individuals' views of political participation? 🏳️⚧️ 🗳️
@presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe provide the answer.
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
May 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This work by @ashstokoe.bsky.social and I highlights the importance of administrative records - and ways they are scrutinised and policed - on trans people’s participation in public life. It’s a topic that feels increasingly relevant in the UK 🎓🌈
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UCU's LGBT+ UK standing committee (of which I'm a member) is drafting a statement. Unity, sharing and solidarity are vital. Please do reach out to the national committee (me or others) to know what's going on at a national level, so that we've got each other's backs: www.ucu.org.uk/article/2971...
April 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
UCU's LGBT+ UK standing committee (of which I'm a member) is drafting a statement. Unity, sharing and solidarity are vital. Please do reach out to the national committee (me or others) to know what's going on at a national level, so that we've got each other's backs: www.ucu.org.uk/article/2971...
I'm pleased to announce that my paper 'Trans* people’s perceptions of political participation in the wake of voter identification requirements: evidence from the UK', co-authored with Ash Stokoe, is now available Open Access with the European Journal of Politics and Gender
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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Trans* people’s perceptions of political participation in the wake of voter identification requirements: evidence from the UK
The UK Elections Act 2022 introduced a photo identification (ID) requirement for voting in person in UK general elections and local elections in England and Wales. Fiercely debated, civil society grou...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm pleased to announce that my paper 'Trans* people’s perceptions of political participation in the wake of voter identification requirements: evidence from the UK', co-authored with Ash Stokoe, is now available Open Access with the European Journal of Politics and Gender
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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Reposted by Kit Colliver
Saturday 19th April 1pm Foot of the Mound - Resist transphobia! Resist erasure! Resist the UK Supreme Court ruling!
We will gather at 1pm at the Foot of the Mound - in front of the National Gallery. We will rally with speeches for 30 minutes, and then march to the UK Government building.
We will gather at 1pm at the Foot of the Mound - in front of the National Gallery. We will rally with speeches for 30 minutes, and then march to the UK Government building.
April 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Saturday 19th April 1pm Foot of the Mound - Resist transphobia! Resist erasure! Resist the UK Supreme Court ruling!
We will gather at 1pm at the Foot of the Mound - in front of the National Gallery. We will rally with speeches for 30 minutes, and then march to the UK Government building.
We will gather at 1pm at the Foot of the Mound - in front of the National Gallery. We will rally with speeches for 30 minutes, and then march to the UK Government building.
