Kit Heyam (they/he)
Queer trans writer, historian, heritage practitioner, trainer, parent. Author of BEFORE WE WERE TRANS, a Lambda nominee and History Today book of the year. http://kitheyam.com
- Happy new year to all of you *and* to this gorgeous set of forthcoming books! I am beyond excited to finally share A Cultural History of Gender (and especially the volume I've edited, The Early Modern World) with you all.
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- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)Where are we at with trans+ migrants rights? 🏳️⚧️ In our latest Substack blog, we reflect on what the Supreme Court ruling means for trans+ migrants, unpack interim changes to how trans+ people in #detention are treated, and how the Government is erasing gender non-conforming people🗞️ buff.ly/eLRKMrA
- Hello Bluesky, just to let you know I have a mailing list now! If you (like me) are trying to be on social media less, and would like to get infrequent emails with my book/event news, you can sign up at kitheyam.com/contact
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- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)The summer has seen anti-trans campaigns across the UK and US, alongside a crisis in healthcare. But what use could trans history have in these time, beyond proving 'we have always been here'? Sam Rutherford @echomikeromeo reflects on Imagining Trans Futures: www.historyworkshop....
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- Honoured to speak to Jake Hall for their fantastic piece here, about something that leaves me frightened and furious.
- Fellow freelancers, a boring tax question: do you use any accounting software, and would you recommend it? I currently, & happily, use an Excel spreadsheet - but I see this whole ~making tax digital!~ thing looming, so am reluctantly in the market for recommendations of more complicated things 🙏
- It's✨publication day✨! You can order a copy, or get the open access ebook, at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-and-d.... And I've got 5 spare hardback copies to give away to anyone who runs a book-sharing scheme or would struggle to access the ebook - hmu if that's you 🏳️⚧️📚
- It's HERE!!! I'm ridiculously excited to finally be holding NEW AND DECOLONIAL APPROACHES TO GENDER NONCONFORMITY: FORGING A HOME FOR OURSELVES in my hands. You can preorder, or find where to get the OPEN ACCESS ebook, at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-and-d...
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- It's HERE!!! I'm ridiculously excited to finally be holding NEW AND DECOLONIAL APPROACHES TO GENDER NONCONFORMITY: FORGING A HOME FOR OURSELVES in my hands. You can preorder, or find where to get the OPEN ACCESS ebook, at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-and-d...
- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)We will be at parliament today reporting on the mass lobbying day. And we will try to keep you updated on the events as they unfold.
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- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)"Could I be a single-issue ideologue with no medical expertise? No, it is the doctors who are wrong"
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- Just wanted to shout out NOTCHES, the history of sexuality blog I help to edit, which is feeling a little lonely on Bluesky at the moment! If you'd like to have more history of sexuality (including looooots of queer stuff) pop up on your feed, why not give us a follow? @notchesblog.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now! Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)Attendees at the #RDconf last Saturday voted on an emergency motion to show their opposition to the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. Read the motion below 👇 BMA-wide policy is set at the Annual Representative Meeting (ARM) in June 2025.
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- I'm on holiday, but I need to put my trainer hat on for a moment and say this: If you're an organisation trying to work out what today's ruling on the Equality Act means for you, what you need to change, etc. - please hang fire, think it through.
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- A real privilege to talk with @herberthistory.bsky.social about trans history, colonialism, and how we navigate a political climate that's determined to deny all history of gender nonconformity. Thanks for having me Jason - hope folks enjoy the conversation as much as I did 🏳️⚧️
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- Had a brilliant chat with Pamela Katz from the 'A World Without Gender' substack earlier this week - video up now 👇 open.substack.com/pub/worldwit...
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- Chuffed to be quoted in this piece about my first love, Edward II - can't wait to see the RSC production next month 🎭🏳️🌈 www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
- What a glorious crowd we had @royalarmouries.bsky.social today! 🏳️🌈 Thanks so much to Bent Collective, @carmineclaire.bsky.social, Cat Stiles & @katievernon.bsky.social for bringing your amazing queer history knowledge and fun (and moves!)
- Absolutely buzzing for this collection to be in the world soon! It's both all the things Jon & I needed to say about doing decolonial work on gender nonconformity right now, & a snapshot of some of the people who are doing that work most brilliantly. I'm so excited & so honoured to have all of them.
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- I'm really excited to be co-authoring a couple of chapters in the forthcoming Handbook of Trans Cinema! The CfP deadline has been extended as there's quite a few subjects they're still hoping to find authors for - see call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2022/07/..., and please share 🏳️⚧️🎞️
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- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action. If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
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- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
- Reposted by Kit Heyam (they/he)Cass Review. New article in the New England Journal of Medicine, founded in 1812 and amongst the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals. Its 2023 impact factor was 96.2, ranking it 2nd out of 168 journals in the category "Medicine, General & Internal".
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- Just had chance to read this, and I am SO grateful to @cherylmorgan.bsky.social and collaborators for sharing this - what an incredible trans history resource and what an positive, joyful decision to share these translations publicly.
- This was a brilliant chat: such a joy to have an honest and genuine conversation about trans history and colonialism (and tea) with @herberthistory.bsky.social
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