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Dr Julia Shaw

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I've got a new series for BBC Radio 4! Everyday this week at 13:45 I dig into the real lives of, and big questions tackled by, expert witnesses. Produced by @RataSimona & @scirad . It is a Telltale production for @BBCRadio4

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“No clue”

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Artificial intelligence struggles to tell difference between fried chicken and Labradoodles. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THESE AI PROBLEMS.

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TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN WHEN THEY DO ALL THE STUFF THEY DO THIS INCLUDES WHEN THEY DO ATHLETICS IMO feminism has to be intersectional & trans-inclusive. Who‘s with me?

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F*ck invisibility. I am bisexual. Happy #BiVisibilityDay to all who are attracted beyond gender & to the bi allies who celebrate who we are. Whether you are openly bi or keep it to yourself - know that you have a community you can call home - whenever you are ready. 💖💜💙

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Just here to remind you not to forget the B in LGBT+ this pride month. ❤️

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Like an anthropologist, I’ve been watching my recent tweet that supports trans women. There is some love out there.... but also so much hate and fear and gaslighting and name calling. If you are trans, I’m so sorry the world continues to be like this. We need to do better.

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A minimal Turing test (McCoy & Ullman, 2018): “Say one word that convinces us you're human.”

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The problem with cold, hard facts.

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I have long pushed back against stereotypes of what a scientist “should” look like, but nail art only felt allowed recently thanks to @jesswade . I just love it. It’s a reminder to not accept misogynist views of self expression. Can’t stop staring at my space nails.

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Logical fallacies: A cheat sheet Full high res version

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Me in 2019 Me in 2022

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When a conversation with a female author/scientist/expert keeps getting sidetracked to age, appearance, marital status or gender...

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How to get out of bed.

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Cards for scientists from non-scientists or from scientists in other fields

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@DustinTPeterson Who said I’m making an argument? I’m stating a fact.

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Science reporting corrections FTW.

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Dear journalists, 23 Sept is 💕bi visibility day 💕 Cover it widely. Bi people are less than half as likely to be out as homosexual ppl. Are rarely part of queer communities. Are more likely to be need support. You can help bi+ people around the world feel seen & proud ❤️

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Feeling unsatisfied and fed up with the news? Hungry for meaning? Want to ignite a profound sense of wonder? In 2020 try SCIENCE! It never runs out of ways to blow your f*ing mind ✨

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4 years

Today someone said that I shouldn’t wear makeup because “it has nothing to do with science”. It’s basically saying that we lady scientists should check our feminity by the door. Like a pair of slippers. I’m not alone. What’s the most sexist thing you’ve heard at work this week?

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Happy #bivisibilityday ! I'm bi 💕 Bisexuality is attraction to multiple genders There are more bi+ people than gay or lesbian. We are the largest sexual minority But most bi ppl aren't out - not even to their loved ones #bisexualawareness matters. Helps create a safer world

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Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work Vaccines work #VaccinesWork

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6 years

Logical fallacies cheat sheet.

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Why are we attracted to pseudoscientific thinking? Because we often pay attention to the most obvious or emotional information, rather than the most important. My article at @sciam

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4 years

Today I’m 33. Possibly one of the best things I’ve learned in my 30s so far is: Don’t respect feedback that comes from people you don’t respect.

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I first publicly came out as bi this year in my book #MakingEvil . After, a young reader came up to me & said how excited he was about being represented. The community is hungry for #BiVisibility . If you can, wave the bi flag today for #BiVisibilityDay . Together we are stronger.

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6 years

I mostly live in two emotional states. 1. Anxious because I’m so busy. 2. Depressed because I’m not busy enough. Audulting is hard.

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7 years

When news programmes try to stay "balanced" by bringing in pseudoscientists.

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2 years

High-visibility-bisexual on the move

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7 years

Remember to write stuff down. Remember to remember that you wrote stuff down.

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bi takeover of @gaystheword 😉

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Pattern recognition. Pic: @gapingvoid

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Dr Julia Shaw

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4 years

I do research on false memory and evil, and I often get asked what my favourite movies are. Here are what I consider 10 must-watch mind f*ck movies that will challenge your idea of what it means to be human (thread). 🎆

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Publishing in academia...

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The argument that ppl in our country need to have more children, or that intelligent ppl need to reproduce more for the sake of our future, or that women’s wombs are the property of society that we should control to make more of “us”, is ALL eugenics.

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If you ever really want to check whether someone is an ok human being or not, just take an airplane with them to wherever. Because how people behave when they deplane is an effective test of the quality of their character. That, and how they treat wait staff.

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All of these balls are the same colour. Which colour are they?

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Dr Julia Shaw

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1 year

Makes me sad when people say "I listen to audiobooks, does that count as reading?". Yes, it does. People are not lesser because they choose to, or have to, listen to books. Strong eyes & focus don't make you smart. What matters is engaging with & thinking about big ideas. ❤️

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3 years

Christmas 2020 vibes

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IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HERE THE EVIL HAS LANDED 😈

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Luna is trying to communicate with the trees. And it’s hilarious.

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You can’t opt out of being political. You might think you can. But you can’t. “Not taking a stand” is taking the stand that the status quo is good enough, or that you are ok with where the world is headed. Inaction is political. Action is political. You are political.

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Productive stupidity ”The more comfortable we become with being stupid, the deeper we will wade into the unknown and the more likely we are to make big discoveries” HT @C_M_Stuart

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Think you can catch a liar? My recent article made the cover article for BBC @sciencefocus . It's about what 100 years of lie detection research has taught us. I interviewed some of the world's biggest names in deception detection research. What they said surprised me 🧵

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Dr Julia Shaw

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7 years

Happy marching from #ScienceMarchLdn to our global #ScienceMarch friends! ❤

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All I want for Christmas is EU

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8 years

Watch my animated short video on why you can't trust your memories!

The Memory Illusion by Dr Julia Shaw

Memory scientist Dr Julia Shaw explains that even your most cherished recollections could be false. Buy her debut book "The Memory Illusion" at Amazon: http:...

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Dr Julia Shaw

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4 years

Young people are more likely to get COVID? Yes Because they are all reckless and out partying? No Because they are far more likely to - have public facing jobs - use public transit - live in shared flats Pls stop making this a pseudo intergenerational war 😷

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To celebrate #BiVisibilityDay here’s the full excerpt from my book #MakingEvil where I wrote about why I came out as #bi , bi-erasure, and overcoming harmful stereotypes. And, yes, I have the #biflag on my nails. 💖💜💙

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Dr Julia Shaw

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3 years

This is so wild. On 25 March a German TV drama will drop that I consulted on, which was inspired by my first book The Memory Illusion. The protagonist, played by a famous German actress, is based on me... Even the promo ad has a quote from me! 🤯 🤯

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All I want is to one day be an alien in a Star Trek episode.

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Dear science critics: We are constantly making new discoveries. If evidence changes we change our advice. Don't you wish everyone did this?

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@paulcoxon Probably had something to do with my sign! 😉

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Me: *spends an hour on Twitter* I SHOULD GET OFF TWITTER *closes Twitter* *immediately opens Twitter again* I WONDER WHAT‘S HAPPENING ON TWITTER. This cycle. FOREVER

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When I was 16 my mum found out I was bisexual. Her first response was incredible. She said that it made sense because I was an "old soul" and had ascended to be able to love the person not their gender. Sending love to all my "old soul" #pansexual & #bisexual peeps today.

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Excellent nerd trap 😵

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Me: No serial killer would ever lure me into their murder van. I'm too smart for that. Murderer:

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For all those whose parents said that getting a phd in ethics is a “purely philosophical excercise”, a “waste of time”, a “why are you doing this to your mother?”. Boy, were they wrong. The age of AI is among us and I, for one, welcome you as the new ethical overlords.

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There are three types of people in the world. Those who put away their own tray and other peoples’ trays at airport security. Those who just put away their own tray. And assholes.

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us vs. them

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2 years

Feeling adorable. Just finished my Bi makeup to go with my gradient rainbow pride nails for #colognepride tonight!

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My Bi book was reviewed by @guardian and was out in print yesterday. It is SUCH a positive review that it almost made me cry. 🥹 Read the full review:

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Me. Every day.

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6 years

Trying to understand Brexit is like trying to figure out what colour the letter seven smells like.

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4 years

99% of Twitter arguments summarised in one image

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2 years

My god, the first covers for my forthcoming book on bisexuality are beautiful 😍 I can't wait until next May & June to see these babies from @hanserliteratur , @canongatebooks , & @ABRAMSbooks IRL - in time for pride month! 🏳️‍🌈 You can already pre-order! 😱

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Dr Julia Shaw

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2 years

Today a new report was released by @stonewalluk , finding that - among respondents - bisexual was the most popular identity after heterosexual. Yet, only 34% of people say they have “met bi people”. Here are some of their other key bi-related findings.

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Dr Julia Shaw

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7 years

Cognitive bias cheat sheet. 4 conundrums and the 20 categories of bias that relate to each one.

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4 years

This was the moment I found out I was ACTUALLY going to be a DR. The moment I found out I had successfully defended my PhD 👩🏼‍🎓 S E V E N years ago today. Still feels like it was yesterday.

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OMG I GOT MY BOOKS 💖 The single best thing you can do to support authors is to pre-order our books, because first week sales are so important! Pre-order here:

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7 years

Why we need more females as visible experts.

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Dr Julia Shaw

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11 months

Big news! We decided to end Bad People, and today’s episode is our last. Thank you to everyone who has supported the pod over the years. So happy we were able to end it on a high. It’s been a joy making it, and I look forward to creating new audio content in the future ❤️

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Thank you to everyone who listened to #BadPeople_BBC - it’s been such a privilege working alongside a kickass team and the amazing @drjuliashaw . I’m so proud of our podcast. 105 episodes. Wow.

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Dr Julia Shaw

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Bi: The hidden culture, history, & science of bisexuality is now out in 🇬🇧! I hope it will add visibility to many bookshelves, open people’s hearts & minds, & help in the fight for 🏳️‍🌈 rights I’m so proud of it & pleased to see it run free 💖 Get yours:

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Dr Julia Shaw

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4 years

Been having this chat a lot with myself recently. 😴 @WillMcPhail

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I’m not biased.

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5 years

In addition to @justsaysinmice , Twitter could use a few more science reporting correction accounts: JustSaysInMen JustSaysInUniversityStudents JustSaysCorrelationNotCausation JustSaysInUnrepresentativeSample JustSaysInTinySample

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😆

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This is genius

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Describe in one tweet what kind of content your Twitter followers get. I'll start. Memory sucks, evil doesn't exist, science is cool, and sexuality isn't binary.

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5 years

News stresses me out. Can someone please create a website that de-sensationalises all articles that are run through it? Call it “The Neutraliser”. Monetise it by selling audio versions of the articles read in soothing voices.

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2 years

I love us Bi People with me & @sofiehagen drops in June on @BBCSounds and it’s going to be 🔥 #bipride

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7 years

MEMORY NEWS ⚡️ 35% of dementia cases preventable through lifestyle changes, new report by @Gill_Livingston suggests

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this is madness

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This a pudú. The world's smallest species of deer. You're welcome.

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6 years

Corrections aren’t sexy, but to err is to be human. We should be encouraging corrections as a positive, self-correcting, part of science. Not as shameful. Thank you to the data police for pointing out my error!

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We wrote to 21 authors asking for their data when investigating GRIM. @drjuliashaw sent hers within a week. We're still waiting for some people to reply, even with "GFY", after two years.

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This.

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“watching news can feel like watching a continuous metaphor for generalised anxiety disorder.” - @matthaig1

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Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on the plane? Me: Yes, but I’m not that kind of doctor Attendant: We have a passenger who says they can remember something from when they were 3 months old. Me: OK, I’m coming.

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Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on the plane? Me: Yes, but I’m not that kind of … Attendant: We have a passenger here who thinks that the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies the collapse of the wavefunction. Me: OK, I’m coming.

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Today my new @bbcsounds podcast with the fabulously talented @sofiehagen drops & I am SO FREAKING EXCITED True crime x mind-bending science* (*will there be a research reference section, you ask? OH BUDDY, YES) Subscribe & listen & lie to me if you hate it 💜 Thread for links

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Everyone, meet Luna. 🌛

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New profile pic. Because fluff. And PAWS. And those little earssss...

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“Say one word that convinces us you're human.” HUMAN. “No, no. Convince us that you ARE human.” BANANA. “Seriously?” BOOTYLICIOUS. “What?!”. MOIST?

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Today would be a lot easier if all transphobes could just collectively respond to this tweet so that I can block them all at once. I’ve got no time for hateful garbage today. I’ve got shit to do. 💜 TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN 💜 and trolling me won’t change that. K, byeeeeee

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6 years

I’m excited to launch Spot, a project that’s totally different from anything I’ve ever done. @talk2spot is a free tool that combines memory science and AI so employees can report workplace harassment and discrimination. Join the reporting revolution.

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p e n i s

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In hindsight, your girl was a pretty obvious lil baby queer 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual 4 eva ✌️

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4 years

Ethical dilemmas, 2020 edition

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Great quote. “No man chooses evil because it is evil. He merely mistakes it for happiness, which is the good he seeks.”

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Once a month something I tweeted gets picked up again. EVERY TIME it leads to transphobes going through my history spouting harassment & hate. You will NEVER silence me. Because... TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN whether you harass me or not.

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4 years

+50 queer points.

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2 years

Did you know that compared to homosexual ppl, bi ppl are less than 1/2 as likely to be out? That bi ppl often face double discrimination from both hetero & homosexual ppl? That bisexuals applying for asylum are usually denied & told to “just be straight”? Keep fighting for 💜

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Bad People is BACK this Thursday! Mini ep 1 April 1st full ep 8 April Then weekly for 50 WEEKS. That's almost a whole year of weekly Bad People 😱 And BOY OH BOY do @SofieHagen & I have a fab selection of criminal cases & research for you Subscribe now so you don't miss it!

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A sexist asshole just told me off “what’s wrong with you?!” - for the “ultra sexy” outfit below but all I can think is WHY YES, SIR DRs can also be ULTRA SEXY Now, SIR, all your video viewing privileges are revoked until you drag your attitudes out of the dark ages

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