Tom Witney

@twiterney.bsky.social

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Medical sociologist at UCL interested in sexual health, HIV and relationships 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ I am a cat lover and I love to run

A cartoon by Moose Allain which says “beauty is in the eye of the bee holder”
Dave, our old cat, wearing a green feather boa (and not looking very pleased about it)
An email from jobs.ac.uk telling me there have been no new jobs advertised that match my search criteria for 3 months, suggesting that I try a different search
A clipping of The Daily Mail in 1993 with the headline “Abortion hope after ‘gay genes’ findings”
My cat beautiful Dave sitting up in her blanket nest on the sofa, looking at the camera
A little black cat I met in the street enjoying some scritches
A cat lounging majestically in a bush
A selfie of me and my brother after finishing the Hackney Half marathon - we both have beards and are quite sweaty (lol)
An image promoting the 1996 UK film "Beautiful Thing"
An Allie Brosh cartoon that shows her with a rainbow looking chaotically happy says “Maybe everything isn’t hopeless bullshit” but edited so that it now reads “Maybe everything is hopeless bullshit”
The lady from the US Office remake saying “they’re the same picture”
A screenshot of the menu in Chrome that lets you modify the news stories it shows you. One of the options is “Not Interested In Wes Streeting”
A wet, angry-looking cat, getting out of a bath wrapped in a towel
A version of the dog with a frisbee cartoon. First panel: “Please be aware” Second panel “NO resources” Third panel “ONLY aware”
The eharmony cat video lady, but instead of “I just really love cats” it says “I just really love sanding”
Dave the cat is absolutely zonked out in her blanket nest on the sofa
A photo of an email from February 2020: As we continue to monitor the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, we would like to reiterate and reinforce the measures and the recommendations in line with the advice of our international security partners: • During this period of uncertainty, we recommend to prioritize conference call, skype meeting and videoconference. • With immediate effect all international business travel to/from Italy will be postponed and the current restriction for international business travels to/from China & South Korea remains effective. • Similarly, we encourage you to keep abreast of the advice of the local government/health authorities and follow their instructions when it relates to you or your loved ones personal travel. If you are returning from an area considered as risky, you may have to work from home: Please liaise with your manager and CTO.
Fusilli with tomato sauce and chickpeas, given a bit of zing with gochujang. Yum
Ofwat finds Thames Water has broken dividend payment rules
An infographic summarising the findings of our research project - titled "One way for another you're not going to fit" that reports the perspectives of trans and gender diverse peoples' on sexual health services in the UK. On the left hand side of the visual there are pictures that summarise the barriers: that user perspectives are missing from the literature, there is gate-keeping and denial of care for trans people who are deemed to be too complex. People also reported issues with accessing appropriate testing kits and prevention interventions like pre-exposure prophylaxis because they did not fit cis-heteronormative assumptions. On the right hand side, the graphic depicts recommendations, including care that recognises, understands and affirms trans service users; a clear statement of trans policies that gives people confidence they will get good treatment. Hallmarks of inclusivity can make people feel welcome and include appropriate options on forms, gender neutral facilities, using pronouns in introductions and adoption person centred care. Participants also noted that you could 'just talk to people normally!'
A meme of a round seal floating in water, captioned “blorp” in Impact font
My love pawsona is a capybara, apparently
A ceramic cat looks upset
One of the gladiators from UK Gladiators holding a pugil stick that looks like a giant swab
Dave the cat has lain down in her blanket nest and is having a well-deserved nap
Dave the cat poses regally in her nest of blankets on the sofa
Dave the cat snoozes on a yellow blanket on a grey sofa, backlit by the sun
Dave the cat snoozes peacefully wrapped in a light grey duvet, her head is resting on the bed and her paws are curled in front of her
Dave the cat is snoozing in her nest on the sofa, a paw covering her eyes
Dave the cat basks in a sunbeam, her eyes are tightly shut and the sun brings out the sandy colours in her fur
Possum says “uuuuuurngh”
Dave the cat is snuggled in the duvet, but sitting up like a sphinx and giving very subtle side-eye
Scene from the Simpsons, “say the line Bart” everyone looks on expectantly…
Dave the cat sat on her nest on the sofa sitting up, looking very pleased with herself
David Mittens snoozes in her blanket nest, stretched out with her head smooshed to the side, flattening her ears
David Lynch giving direction through a megaphone “Okay, let’s try that again, but this time good.”
David Mittens is snoozing adorably in her nest of blankets
Frosty Walthamstow Marshes in the sunshine
A peace lily that is extremely wilted and potentially dead
A screenshot of the Meriam-Webster gif paused at “boffo”
It’s Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street with his lush monobrow
A raccoon looking lovingly on with the caption “me when I see your butt”
A screenshot from The Lancet website "An error has occurred. Your IP [redacted] is blocked. Block reason: Excessive number of failed login attempts"
A cat bonking its head against a fence post in excitement for scritches
Me, circa 2016 smirking away on the bus
Riley’s Dad from InsideOut
PJ Harvey, Bjork and Tori Amos
Dave the cat snoozes on the sofa
A word cloud that has THEORIES in the middle and smaller text around it including the phrase 'Tom's expertise'
Sky over London, facing west from Stratford; 4 contrails are visible, in close alignment
Oh hello fren, a grey tabby with large patches of white
Grev is sat with a pint looking thoughtful
My water bottle, featuring Alex Norris’s pink blob saying “oh no”
Dave, a 22-year-old torbie cat snoozes in the sun on the sofa snuggled in a yellow blanket - her white paws are pointing towards the camera
Chumchi sits handsomely on the arm of the sofa
Chumchi says “more Dreamies plz”
Chumchi hides under the duvet