Journalist. Podcast and documentary producer (‘Spacey Unmasked’, ‘White Smoke: America’s Chemsex Killer’ and more). Occasional host/presenter. Very much still in the closet. PatrickStrudwick@gmail.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3mccfouj4zc2g🚨 A staggering podcast series begins today, telling the story of the conversion therapy movement through the former head of the gay "cure" industry. 'Atonement: The John Paulk Story' (which I worked on as a consultant), is the wild tale of the man who led Exodus International:13 Jan 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccfouj4zc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lx55xp5fy225EXCL: Scammers stole the identity of a real doctor in Gaza to make money - exploiting public sympathy by crowdfunding + promoting it on social media. I tracked down the real doctor who reported it to Instagram - but it wasn't taken down. Now a warning to the public: https://inews.co.uk/news/how-online-scammers-stole-gazan-doctors-identity-trick-people-cash-386788324 Aug 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx55xp5fy225https://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lvsiir74qs24I interviewed Zack Polanski, running to be Green Party leader. He reveals the violent homophobic bullying he endured, losing his friend in the Manchester Arena attack and how he thinks we would welcome migrants. Oh and he’s never drunk alcohol. His vice? Vegan chocolate. https://inews.co.uk/news/bullied-outed-fighter-man-taking-farage-from-left-383390607 Aug 2025 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvsiir74qs24https://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lv6hkz6nt22dExtremely worrying story from @sanyaburgess.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6hkz6nt22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lu5gxy2jw22iEXCL: A Masterchef winner, a top university, and several experts have cut ties with Gregg Wallace’s health brand following the allegations about his conduct: https://inews.co.uk/news/masterchef-winner-cut-ties-gregg-wallaces-health-brand-380887917 Jul 2025 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5gxy2jw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lu3hvdv4es26Excl: LGBT Afghans are at a higher risk of torture and murder following the data breach: https://inews.co.uk/news/lgbt-afghans-higher-risk-torture-murder-data-breach-380829616 Jul 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3hvdv4es26https://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3ltjgd4hwqs26After the Salt Path scandal, here’s the memoir I’d read: white, straight, middle-class person in late middle age goes on epic odyssey of self-discovery only to realise that they are in fact hollow and soulless. And only miserable because they haven’t had enough trauma in their life to appreciate it.09 Jul 2025 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjgd4hwqs26https://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lteez5k2js2lWhat has a year of Starmer and a Labour government done for LGBT people? https://inews.co.uk/opinion/labour-promised-lgbt-voters-a-reset-now-many-feel-betrayed-378743307 Jul 2025 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lteez5k2js2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lr62yrpvx22bNot nearly enough is being said about how incredible What It Feels Like For A Girl is. The writing, the performances. Best BBC drama in years + so many experiences that LGBTQ people have faced for decades with almost no recognition. The scene where little Byron goes to the doctor almost broke me.09 Jun 2025 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr62yrpvx22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lpfk5i7qyk27Who among us hasn’t screamed into the abyss wearing glittery tights? #eurovision17 May 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpfk5i7qyk27https://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lout22v2tc2yLet me get this straight: the Cass review wasn’t peer-reviewed yet was relied on by the government for major policy decisions - but now a critique of that review has been peer-reviewed and published, giving it more authority. Will government now be relying on this for policy? We all know the answer. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2025 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lout22v2tc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lolrats7y22iLast week, following the Supreme Court ruling, a trans man asked over 60 gyms if he would be able to join. Their responses included a gym asking him what genitals he has - and telling him he must use the women’s changing rooms. This is the Britain we now live in. https://inews.co.uk/news/gyms-trans-people-supreme-court-367645907 May 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolrats7y22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lolmbawq5k2iAn incredible loss. An extraordinary, inspiring man. Also an amazing writer - his report into the mistreatment of LGBT service personnel is a remarkable, damning piece of writing if nothing else. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolmbawq5k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3loatn6mww22tI hate the phrase “giving voice to the voiceless” - no one is voiceless. Many people aren’t heard, listened to, given a platform, or ever asked anything. Not the same. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2025 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3loatn6mww22thttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickstrudwick.bsky.social/post/3lo3sdog5vc2dThis letter has now been signed by over 1,000 academics - distinguished professors of gender studies and multiple other disciplines. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2025 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:jmpnam6meo7orwzrarasakeq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3sdog5vc2d