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Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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Wiradjuri - Aboriginal, trans/non-binary, queer, they/them/ND Critical Indigenous Studies @IndigFutures. ARC Future Fellow in gender/museums/art/representation
Brisbane and Sydney
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Dec 4, 2025
    Today is the last day of the Future Fellowship I’ve been doing for the last 5 years. If any work we’ve done in thinking about queer n Indigenous lives, creativity, the colonial project of gender and everything else has had an impact on your work or life I’d love to hear from you.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Jul 21, 2022
    'Birthing parent' is used on forms for two main reasons: because a child has two mothers and it identifies which gave birth to them, or because they have a parent who is trans (a man or non-binary or agender) who birthed them. Removing it is both transphobic and homophobic.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Sep 18, 2022
    If you misgender someone, just apologise and move on. Please don’t stop and explain why, because - and I say this having heard all the reasons - there’s no reason that’s helpful to share to that person.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Oct 14, 2023
    If you were ally enough to vote Yes’, then there’s a few things you can do now. 1. Listen to Aboriginal people. 2. Get that this isn’t about you. 3. The hand-wringing surprise that Australia is racist is insulting. We’ve said it for years. Stop denying, and work to change it.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Nov 27, 2022
    Here's some unsolicited advice: If you stay in a hotel near Hillsong, and you carry your guitar into the elevator and you're asked if you're playing at Hillsong, don't say 'fuck no' and laugh.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    May 29, 2022
    My beautiful brother Dr David Hardy died this morning. I'm going to miss him for the rest of my life. He was an amazing person and I'll talk about that a lot in the next few days. His life's work was fighting for older queer people and the importance of story.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Mar 5, 2022
    Hey ABC: TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG. TRANS IS NOT DRAG.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Oct 1, 2020
    I've taught for 29 years, have a substantial research track record, managed 50M in funding, gained 10M for own work. Today a Prof with 1/2 my experience, half the years in service, & a 20th of my individual funding explained to me why they're a Prof & I'm not. Thanks, I know why.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    May 4, 2023
    Is the coronation song the one that goes ‘you can shove your coronation up your…’ that Celtics supporters were chanting? It’s honestly the only one I’ve heard.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Oct 23, 2022
    Today marks the start of Ace Week #AceWeek - a time to remind that the 'A' in LGBTQIA+ stands for asexual/aromantic (Ace/Aro) - not 'ally'. Also a great time to listen to the voices of those who are asexual, aromantic, demisexual, and/or grey-asexual.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Jun 6, 2020
    Visited mum briefly and she made me go out to the car to grab a sign for her to get her picture taken with. Mum has 5 kids, 9 grandkids, and 22 great grandkids who are Aboriginal, and she wants the world for us all. #BlackLivesMatter
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Nov 13, 2022
    A while ago I met a famous person I’d been following on twitter. I genuinely loved their work. I said I followed them on Twitter & my online tweets were mostly trans & mob focused. ‘I don’t like what they do to kids’ was what came out of their mouth. The end. #TransAwarenessWeek
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Nov 13, 2022
    I'm a professor & I'm trans, so I'm setting homework for y'all (not all of you) for this #TransAwarenessWeek 1. When you say 'men or women' as though it's everyone, know you're excluding. Not all of us are in that binary. 2. When you write 'men & women', mean both trans & cis.
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    Prof Sandy O'Sullivan
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    Jan 24, 2021
    I’ve been reading many ‘allies’ referring to ‘our Indigenous people’ or ‘our traditional owners’. Laying claim to owning us isn’t allyship. Try saying ‘the’ instead. It suggests genuine agency and authority.