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Mortellus is Non-Binary

@acrowandthedead.bsky.social
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Living their best life in the worst timeline Always Anti Fascist Radical Left Humanist Clergy • Necromancer • Mortician • Medium • Activist • TTRPG • Notary Public • Trans • Bi • Non-Binary • Intersex/Chimera They/Them linktr.ee/acrowandthedead

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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you know I also do investigative reporting? Here’s a piece of reporting on local institutions that took a bit over a year to put together.
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A Live Demonstration in Civic Gatekeeping
Living in a small town means learning where the lines are. Living with integrity sometimes means crossing them.
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Trans Safety Network @transsafety.network · 01/09/2026
Brilliant checklist for trans people working with therapists from Therapists Against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia. therapistsagainsttransphobia.org/2026/08/26/n...
A set of prompts and questions for anyone looking to understand if their therapist is trans-affirming. The image is in two columns - red flags and green flags. The resource is created by “therapists against conversion therapy and transphobia” and at the bottom is the TACTT website: www.therapistsagainsttransphobia.org. 

The image text reads: Heading: Is my therapist Trans Affirming?

Column 1: Green Flags
Subheading 1: Identity and Autonomy.
Respects different choices and stages of social and medical transition.
Listens to and validates your experience without deciding for you.
Supports you through transphobia without suggesting you change.
Subheading 2: Knowledge and Beliefs.
There’s no “right way” to be trans, cis, man, woman, or any other gender.
Recognises impact of being visibly or openly trans.
Respects experiences that don’t fit familiar frameworks.
Encourages self-advocacy and promotes trans joy.
Doesn’t assume trans identity is caused by trauma or fear of being gay, etc. 
Educates themself about trans issues, terminology & current happenings.
Understands that dysphoria is not universal and experiences vary.
Is informed about trans history & how wider systems shape trans experiences.
Recognises neurodivergence doesn’t disprove or cause trans identity.
Supports your exploration without an agenda to change your identity.
Subheading 3: Understanding Transphobia.
Understands mental health difficulties result from social injustice, not identity.
Understands trans-specific misogyny, fatphobia, racism and other bigotry.
Understands gatekeeping, barriers to and disparity within trans healthcare.
Understands non-binary and GNC-specific challenges and bias.
Subheading 4: Language and Respect.
Owns mistakes, such as misgendering, without centering themself.

Column 2: Red Flags
Subheading 1: Identity and Autonomy.
Repeated misgendering, degendering or refusal to use appropriate language.
Refers to your past self using deadname or assigned sex at birth.
Doesn’t accept …
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
All Cops Are Bad includes officer Big Mac.
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Chrysalis 1 Witch's Journey @paxgeoffrey.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
First person & excellently written by @acrowandthedead.bsky.social chronicling what it's like to be working class & failed by the systems meant to serve us all. medium.com/building-san...
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Building Sanctuary
Sanctuary explores community, and the people whose stories rarely fit neatly into the systems meant to serve them by documenting lives existing beyond the record, and asking what it means to care for ...
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
One of the more fascinating and complex magical problems of my life has been preserving the wards I’ve spent a lifetime weaving into my soon-to-be-demolished home—on top of the very human problem of navigating loss. So…that’s where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to and wanted to say “hi.”
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Trump supporters having to seek shelter in the African-American museum. Too perfect.
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A reminder that I’ve been blogging here about the process of loosing my home due to damage from Hurricane Helene—now almost two years after the storm.
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Building Sanctuary
Sanctuary explores community, and the people whose stories rarely fit neatly into the systems meant to serve them by documenting lives existing beyond the record, and asking what it means to care for ...
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I could NOT ignore this video Posted 2 days ago "cheyennemellor: Our job as your parents is to make the world FIT YOU, not the other way around" ALL kids should have the accessibility/opportunity to enjoy life that works for them NO. CHILD. EXCLUDED. IG acct info @cheyennemellor Cheyenne Mellor
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
my god
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Summing up my feelings is this homemade meme from my favorite movie, Hamlet II. #supremecourt
The justice department and the so-called Supreme Court can suck my balls.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
fuck the Supreme Court
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Vandal Heart —✨Commissions Open✨ @vandalheartstudio.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Progress on Lady Morrigan for my spouse @acrowandthedead.bsky.social #WIP
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Up to entry IV in this series on the demolition of our home, and my (clearly untenable) goal is to post once a day until I catch up to the current moment in the story.
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Part IV — The Systems We Rely On
Part four of a series chronicling Hurricane Helene recovery from the perspective of a homeowner, disaster recovery volunteer, and community…
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Obviously I adore it because my favorite human (who just had a birthday yesterday--happy birthday Joe!) and it's one of my iconic characters!
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
While I navigate everything happening with my home, I'll be writing here on Medium. This publication, Building Sanctuary, explores community, civic life, disaster recovery, and the lives beyond the official record, asking what it means to care for one another and create places where people belong.
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Building Sanctuary
Sanctuary explores community, and the people whose stories rarely fit neatly into the systems meant to serve them by documenting lives existing beyond the record, and asking what it means to care for ...
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Democrat Rolodex @democratrolodex.org · 20/06/2026
Why Vote Democrat? Because equal rights shouldn't depend on where you live or who you are.
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Two-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Pleaser. @bitchardpryor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We honestly do not deserve @gailsimone.bsky.social.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Today is a good day to celebrate and support Black creators! If you are a Black creator, especially in the nerd space, please consider posting what you do below and also how we can buy it or support it, if possible!
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Storm (Ororo Munroe) from X-Men Comic Art
Alt: Storm (Ororo Munroe) from X-Men Comic Art
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UncleRicoReturns @unclericotnt.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
We're hoping to have some positive updates to share this week, and are posting things as we know them. In the meantime, still fundraising for this delightful involuntary vacation we're taking in a couple of weeks while our home is demolished and we're displaced for 6 months.
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Donate to Help Us Survive the World's Least Relaxing Vacation, organized by High Priestex Mortellus
For most of my life, when a crisis happened, I was the person… High Priestex Mortellus needs your support for Help Us Survive the World's Least Relaxing Vacation
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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A picture of bender with the caption "pride shows how uncomfortable people get when minorities stop apologizing for existing"
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
A reminder that this is a critical situation now, and we have a deadline of 6/30 to pay these fees. This #pride month if you want to directly support a household with a #trans #nonbinary parent and a trans child? This is a great way to do it as we recover from #hurricanehelene #witchsky #pagan
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Donate to Help Us Recover Our Home After Hurricane Helene, organized by High Priestex Mortellus
For most of my life, when a crisis happened, I was the person … High Priestex Mortellus needs your support for Help Us Recover Our Home After Hurricane Helene
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Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
genuinely: if 18 year old kids are allowed and encouraged to go into hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, a 15 year old kid should be allowed to pick what puberty they want give trans kids hormones, actually
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I know y'all are used to me asking for help for others and not myself, but this time, it's for me. I appreciate you taking the time to read it and pass it along.
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Donate to Help Us Recover Our Home After Hurricane Helene, organized by High Priestex Mortellus
For most of my life, when a crisis happened, I was the person … High Priestex Mortellus needs your support for Help Us Recover Our Home After Hurricane Helene
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I mean. I dedicated a whole book to my 3 decades long grudge...
Photo of the (spite) dedication page for The Salt Oracle. Which reads: 

To Mr Short,
My secondary school science teacher who told me, repeatedly, that girls weren't cut out for science. My PhD and I beg to differ.
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A professor at SCAD who menaced me my entire time there, and during my final portfolio told me that in the entirety of my life I’d never do a single thing that mattered. My award winning writing, changes to the deathcare industry as a whole, and civic work and volunteer service, beg to differ.
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Since the DOJ is subpoenaing records of those who’ve criticized ICE on social media I thought I’d take this moment to utilize my free speech to tell them and their store-brand gestapo to go to hell.
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Legit facts.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Here’s how the Editorial Cartoonists are reacting to Wednesday’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. Some of the most accurate commentary during the Reconstruction period came from Cartoonists like Thomas Nast. Needless to say, the reaction to the decimation of the Voting Rights Act has been pointed…
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 02/05/2026
Anne Hathaway, you will ALWAYS be that girl. 💙💛
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Nick Atalos @atalosfox.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I saw a four armed statue of Pazuzu in a past life regression a few years ago. Here’s a rendition of the cosmic protector as I experienced it.
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Vandal Heart —✨Commissions Open✨ @vandalheartstudio.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A recent commission of Pazuzu, a figure from Mesopotamian myth
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It’s funny how in the modern age if you aren’t relentlessly online you begin to disappear. Though, perhaps, I revel in feeling like a ghost.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
They’re not hiding it anymore. Republicans are openly eyeing Medicaid & Medicare cuts to pay for Trump’s war in Iran. YOUR healthcare. YOUR parents’ coverage. Gone. For a war you never wanted. 🔥 #HealthcareNotTrumpsWar #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Kit @a11yartificer.com · 10/04/2026
Playing Pathfinder 2e. We're in a cathedral of Pharasma (neutral deity of death and the grave). Party finds a book called "The Bones Fall in a Spiral". Me, immediately thinks of @acrowandthedead.bsky.social >.>
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
…yeah.
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kindnessmatters @djdigitalangel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Vandal Heart —✨Commissions Open✨ @vandalheartstudio.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
✨Congrats on 700!✨ My name’s Joe and I love to draw fantasy art Here’s some of my favorite pieces
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
For those of you drifting through your days like ghosts attending to the death of your nation—I see you, and I’m holding you in my heart.
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Rest peacefully Miss Mable.
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Black Trans Activist and Drag Performer Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray Killed in Virginia
Sanchez-McCray, a title holder in many pageants, was 42.
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
While these cases focus on harm against children it’s easy to see that it’s harmful to *all* humans. I have not regretted leaving META platforms (or X) even though it cost me income to do so—the change in my mental health has been too evident. These sites keep you angry and depressed.
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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
To whet our appetites for my forthcoming book, I've posted the Table of Contents in a blog post. So many juicy topics - can't wait to share this with you. #amwriting #tattoo #pagansky #witchsky www.bansheearts.com/blog/preview...
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Preview of Ink & Blade — Banshee Arts
I’m excited to share the cover and some details about my forthcoming book. Presenting: Ink and Blade: The History & Sacred Rites of Tattoo Art Coming from Llewellyn Press, with a planned relea...
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
With the abolition of the penny, my two cents fails to meet the rounding threshold for a nickel. Accordingly, my opinion is worthless. In this essay I will...
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This should terrify everyone.
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She was arrested for holding a protest sign in small-town California: ‘This is a testing ground’
Jenny O’Connell-Nowain was put under house arrest and her husband, Benjamin, lost his job after they protested at board of supervisors meetings
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The one in which I give Catholics a hard time.
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Opinion: Necromancy for Me, Not for Thee: AI, Catholic Anxiety, and the Pagan Scapegoat - Opinion, Paganism, Perspectives, TWH Features, Witchcraft
Witchcraft & Pagan News - As warnings about AI “necromancy” circulate in Catholic discourse, Pagans once again appear as the unspoken cautionary tale. But the real ethical concern may not be communica...
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🍂🪦ℭ𝔥𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔵, ℭ𝔬𝔩𝔡 𝔅𝔯𝔢𝔴 & ℭ𝔬𝔣𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔰🪦🍂 @chthonix.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Finished! As a distracted reader, this is a big deal for me. Whereas some ideas/items are out of my reach, there are many I love & look forward to incorporating into my practice. TIL: Insepulti (unburied, w/o burial rites) & Indeplorati (unlamented). Thank you, @acrowandthedead.bsky.social . 🖤💀🖤
Cover of Mortellus's book: The Bones Fall In A Spiral, a Necromantic Primer
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Mortellus is Non-Binary @acrowandthedead.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
As someone who’s a perfectly lovely death cultist—Christians can fuck all the way off with this shit. #witchsky
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