Sio Wynne (he/they)
@siowynne.bsky.social
PhD researcher investigating non-medical ways of reducing gender dsyphoria. Proudly trans and autistic 🏳️⚧️✨️
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One bit of advice for new #PhDStudents...
Remember the PhD isn't your whole life - even if you are led to believe that by faculty.
Your mental and physical health always comes first. You are allowed to enjoy the next few years of your life, your life doesn't get put on hold by studying.
Remember the PhD isn't your whole life - even if you are led to believe that by faculty.
Your mental and physical health always comes first. You are allowed to enjoy the next few years of your life, your life doesn't get put on hold by studying.
October 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
One bit of advice for new #PhDStudents...
Remember the PhD isn't your whole life - even if you are led to believe that by faculty.
Your mental and physical health always comes first. You are allowed to enjoy the next few years of your life, your life doesn't get put on hold by studying.
Remember the PhD isn't your whole life - even if you are led to believe that by faculty.
Your mental and physical health always comes first. You are allowed to enjoy the next few years of your life, your life doesn't get put on hold by studying.
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Can you help us reach more people than ever before? Respond to our Trans Lives Survey today, and share on your social media, so we can get a full picture of the experiences and views of trans people in the UK.
form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
August 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Can you help us reach more people than ever before? Respond to our Trans Lives Survey today, and share on your social media, so we can get a full picture of the experiences and views of trans people in the UK.
form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3
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Church in Wales says trans rights. I did not see this coming, brought me to tears & I'm not even a christian
Incredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...
Statement of the Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales on the publication of the EHRC Draft Code of Practice - Church in Wales
www.churchinwales.org.uk
July 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Church in Wales says trans rights. I did not see this coming, brought me to tears & I'm not even a christian
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July 14th is Non-Binary People's day! Today we celebrate everyone who is Both, Neither, All, Variable, Secret 3rd Option, and/or None of the Above. You have always been a valued part of the trans community, and always will be!
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#nonbinary #nonbinarypeoplesday #nonbinarypride #transsupport #enby
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#nonbinary #nonbinarypeoplesday #nonbinarypride #transsupport #enby
July 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
July 14th is Non-Binary People's day! Today we celebrate everyone who is Both, Neither, All, Variable, Secret 3rd Option, and/or None of the Above. You have always been a valued part of the trans community, and always will be!
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#nonbinary #nonbinarypeoplesday #nonbinarypride #transsupport #enby
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#nonbinary #nonbinarypeoplesday #nonbinarypride #transsupport #enby
Not a bad place for a writing retreat!
July 13, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Not a bad place for a writing retreat!
Really great event earlier this week by Collective Encounters about what health and arts could look like if disabled expertise was centered. I learnt so much, and will definitely be talking crip time theory with my supervisor!
July 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Really great event earlier this week by Collective Encounters about what health and arts could look like if disabled expertise was centered. I learnt so much, and will definitely be talking crip time theory with my supervisor!
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Join us online this Tuesday (30th) at 12:30 for The Trans+ Research Hub's first Sharing Session! Meet your fellow researchers, get a feel for what the Hub will be trying to do, and decide if it's for you. Only a couple days left to sign up here: beyond-reflections.whitefuse.net/events/trans...
June 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Join us online this Tuesday (30th) at 12:30 for The Trans+ Research Hub's first Sharing Session! Meet your fellow researchers, get a feel for what the Hub will be trying to do, and decide if it's for you. Only a couple days left to sign up here: beyond-reflections.whitefuse.net/events/trans...
SUPER productive day at the PAH writing retreat, despite the heat 😅 results section alone is currently 6k, with one theme left to go... oops.
June 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
SUPER productive day at the PAH writing retreat, despite the heat 😅 results section alone is currently 6k, with one theme left to go... oops.
Super interesting evening at the Queer Data Showcase! Really cool to hear people talk about data in ways that break that traditional-acadmia-research box, despite being very much an in-the-box guy myself 😂
June 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Super interesting evening at the Queer Data Showcase! Really cool to hear people talk about data in ways that break that traditional-acadmia-research box, despite being very much an in-the-box guy myself 😂
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“I just want to go for a wee and get out again,” says Chay Brown. “But going in there worried — is someone going to say something? — it’s not nice, and that’s why a lot of people have changed their behaviour”.
thebristolcable.org/2026/06/i-do...
thebristolcable.org/2026/06/i-do...
'I don't want to use the trans loos'
In the first in a series, trans Bristolians tell their stories about how the Supreme Court's recent decision has impacted their lives
thebristolcable.org
June 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
“I just want to go for a wee and get out again,” says Chay Brown. “But going in there worried — is someone going to say something? — it’s not nice, and that’s why a lot of people have changed their behaviour”.
thebristolcable.org/2026/06/i-do...
thebristolcable.org/2026/06/i-do...
Today's progress: 600 words and almost as many open tabs 😅
June 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Today's progress: 600 words and almost as many open tabs 😅
This entire phd is a study on how long it takes me to be able to consistently spell "dysphoria" correctly first try
May 29, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This entire phd is a study on how long it takes me to be able to consistently spell "dysphoria" correctly first try
Huge shout out to the doctoral academy writing retreats, I wrote over 1000 words today! Then realised I didn't really know where I was going with it 😅
May 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Huge shout out to the doctoral academy writing retreats, I wrote over 1000 words today! Then realised I didn't really know where I was going with it 😅
Sharing my (already outdated, oops) scoping review poster. It's always a confidence boost when people show interest in your project - even if it is just asking how you made your diagram 😂
May 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Sharing my (already outdated, oops) scoping review poster. It's always a confidence boost when people show interest in your project - even if it is just asking how you made your diagram 😂
PGR Fest day! This was such a good event last year, looking forward to this year's talks and sharing some very preliminary findings from my scoping review 😀
May 19, 2026 at 8:45 AM
PGR Fest day! This was such a good event last year, looking forward to this year's talks and sharing some very preliminary findings from my scoping review 😀
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Our talk series will begin in only three weeks, and we‘re excited to share the amazing people we have lines up with you!
The talks will be online, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm UK time!
🧡💛🤍🩵💙
There is no registration required, you can find the link to join at aroaceresearch.com/events
The talks will be online, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm UK time!
🧡💛🤍🩵💙
There is no registration required, you can find the link to join at aroaceresearch.com/events
May 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Our talk series will begin in only three weeks, and we‘re excited to share the amazing people we have lines up with you!
The talks will be online, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm UK time!
🧡💛🤍🩵💙
There is no registration required, you can find the link to join at aroaceresearch.com/events
The talks will be online, weekly on Fridays at 3 pm UK time!
🧡💛🤍🩵💙
There is no registration required, you can find the link to join at aroaceresearch.com/events
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Sharing this trans study from a friend 🏳️⚧️
![a cute white, blue and pink poster shares the following text:
THE TRANSITION QUILT
We are looking for
Trans People
18+
All trans people are welcome, all transition plans and identities.
All sewing abilities welcome, including complete beginners.
-Get a free quilting kit to make a quilt square
-The squares will be sewn together into a quilt about transitioning
-Final quilt will feature in a gallery show
Run by Freddy Sperring, a trans PhD student as one part of a wider PhD study on trans understandings of transition
Email f.sperring@liverpool.ac.uk
This project has approval from the University of Liverpool. Ethics Committee. Reference number 16790 ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ucdwlqt6ls4zxc7rxnmdkze4/bafkreieidozp5kk7zshf2rzofssybpq6jydxna3yt7iajzj3n4r4y56wl4)
May 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Sharing this trans study from a friend 🏳️⚧️
"Data extraction was conducted using post-its, coloured markers, and the blank side of an old research poster."
May 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"Data extraction was conducted using post-its, coloured markers, and the blank side of an old research poster."
(His name is Merlin, and he's destined to be a great wizard... once he learns how to read.)
May 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
(His name is Merlin, and he's destined to be a great wizard... once he learns how to read.)
Spent the past three days doing nothing but reading academic papers, time to be an idiot for a while!
(And by "be an idiot", I mean play my -3 INT d&d character)
(And by "be an idiot", I mean play my -3 INT d&d character)
May 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Spent the past three days doing nothing but reading academic papers, time to be an idiot for a while!
(And by "be an idiot", I mean play my -3 INT d&d character)
(And by "be an idiot", I mean play my -3 INT d&d character)
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TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE for the 2026 Queer Data Showcase in Manchester!
We’re spotlighting a fantastic group of artists, academics and activists all working with – or interested in – the idea of queer data.
🗓️ Weds 10 June 2026
🌍 HOME, Manchester
👋 All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-data...
We’re spotlighting a fantastic group of artists, academics and activists all working with – or interested in – the idea of queer data.
🗓️ Weds 10 June 2026
🌍 HOME, Manchester
👋 All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-data...
May 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE for the 2026 Queer Data Showcase in Manchester!
We’re spotlighting a fantastic group of artists, academics and activists all working with – or interested in – the idea of queer data.
🗓️ Weds 10 June 2026
🌍 HOME, Manchester
👋 All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-data...
We’re spotlighting a fantastic group of artists, academics and activists all working with – or interested in – the idea of queer data.
🗓️ Weds 10 June 2026
🌍 HOME, Manchester
👋 All welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-data...
Also I've had So. MUCH interest in my study, its incredible, encouraging, and a little bit overwhelming 😂 working my way through following up with everyone, so please bear with me!
April 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Also I've had So. MUCH interest in my study, its incredible, encouraging, and a little bit overwhelming 😂 working my way through following up with everyone, so please bear with me!
Scoping review title and abstract screening conflict resolution seminar was a success 😂 Time for full text screening! Weirdly looking forward to it, let's see how long that enthusiasm lasts...
April 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Scoping review title and abstract screening conflict resolution seminar was a success 😂 Time for full text screening! Weirdly looking forward to it, let's see how long that enthusiasm lasts...
Unrelated to research, I passed my BSL level 1 🥳 (this is fortunate, since I'm already several weeks into level 2!)
April 29, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Unrelated to research, I passed my BSL level 1 🥳 (this is fortunate, since I'm already several weeks into level 2!)