Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️

PhD in autism in the Stone Age l Inclusion & Wellbeing Advisor @ law firm l They/Them

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

If anyones wondered over this week what my PhD is about/how you can study autism in the Stone Age, and you have a spare three minutes, check this video out 💕

https://t.co/mKdmLDjaRj

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

I’ve needed a walking stick for about three years now and I could write another PhD on the social observations.

I wonder if Sophie will now be more aware of disabled people on their commute?

I was once even told I shouldn’t be travelling at rush hour - as if I don’t have a job

[Sophie Reaper @SophieReaper]

I’m honestly blown away by what’s just happened on my home from work…

I got on a St Pancras, and despite visibly struggling with my mobility (full cast and crutches); not only did NO ONE offer me a seat, but I was actually pushed by someone as I was trying to get on the train

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Did Brexit happen as a cruel way to make it harder for young people to leave this country that hates us and seems to think we should only work to prop up the generations above us who’ve caused this mess and are now only making it worse the more trapped we are?

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Yes because PIP famously has no eligibility criteria whatsoever and doesn’t waste taxpayer money by denying people only to hope they won’t push back at all

[Maxwell Marlow 🇺🇦 @maxwell_marlow]

This is good - but we must go further. Eligibility requirements next.

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

@theostrich21 Copy and pasting your arguments isn’t a failure of your education btw just you

[SalBrinton @SalBrinton]

THIS ⬇️

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

@theostrich21 Ahh so ignorance instead of satire, just because you’ve failed in the education system doesn’t mean you know how to fix it.

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

@theostrich21 @YoungLiberalsUK I can only assume this is satire :) men already earn more and look where that’s got us!

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

@vitt2tsnoc I had one on my spine, I had increased pain for about ten days but it was manageable and could work

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Putting people into poverty and making them poorer has never successfully got people into work

Let alone disabled people, many of whom want to work but face too much discrimination to even be able to get in to an office!

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Currently on the phone trying to get cruise insurance and “she’s 82” should be a more appropriate response than it apparently is

[Mary Regnier-Wilson 🔶 @MaryRegW]

This response by a transphobe shows why every woman should be worried about them.

It’s not about protecting women’s rights. It’s about seeing women’s primary role as being childbirth.

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

If you can’t get 200 members to support you in a party where people often nominate those they won’t vote for just for better democracy, you really should evaluate if your values fit.

[Lib Dem Women @LibDemWomen]

We, the Liberal Democrats only official women's group, wholeheartedly stand by the amazing Woman that Cllr Chris Northwood is.

She is an inspiration to many within the party with her dedication to the party and her constituents.

She is a very deserving winner.

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Amazing hearing my predecessor as Disability Chair discuss the importance of the international rights of women and girls with a special nod to the challenges disabled women and trans women face

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

It was an educational and lovely experience to discuss the importance of emergency care for those who lose teeth due to epileptic seizures and I look forward to see what work we can do as Lib Dems to support this important issue

[Epilepsy Society @epilepsysociety]

Many thanks to @DentaidAndy @KatharineMacyLD @EddieCrouch @RhianSlaymaker @OllyGloverLD @ClarePelham @rankine for taking part in our Fix It For Free panel yesterday at #libdemconf. A compelling discussion with great insights from the audience. #HealthEquality #DentalCare

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Love the state of the NHS - my GP just told me going private is my only option for my chronic pain, and that’s just to get to the point the surgeon will consider my treatment!

Prevention is better than cure but the NHS can barely cope with cures on current their funding

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Have had an amazing few days celebrating my PhD graduation ❤️

Ft. One of the best photos of me ever taken imo

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

It’s on Spotify audiobooks, and my favourite quote is “Stepping out side of this safety net requires first recognising it exists and then being brave enough to keep on swimming forward regardless” - an eloquent way to sum up much of the training I offer on diversity!

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Just finished reading “Bitch: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex” by Lucy Cooke and its my first 10/10 read of 2025. Fun, engaging and incredibly educational, it explores how the patriarchy has impacted our understanding of biology and evolution and I’d thoroughly recommend it!

[Dr Katharine Macy 🏳️‍⚧️ @KatharineMacyLD]

Why does woke matter? Honestly seeing disabled actors in Dr Who and seeing disabled people included in the fictional future is so special somehow.
Sometimes their disability is relevant sometimes incidental and I appreciate both because it’s never “for inspiration” or “in spite”