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Kael

@bigcitytrouble.bsky.social
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Pronounced like the vegetable, is a wonderful fruit. he/they Multidisciplinary multipassionate auDHD, trans masc, queer artist living in Alberta; originally from NY and CO.

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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 29/06/2026
Supportive.
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🏴🚩 Trans Kafka (any pronouns) 🍉🍉🍉 IS A REAL HUMAN PERSON! @alexpetrovnia.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Seems like almost all of you could use a reminder.
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Owl @typicaltheythem.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It's the first day of Pride! Remember that it wasn't the assimilationist gays that fought back at Stonewall. It was trans and GNC people, homeless queer youth, drag queens. The people still get marginalized today. Help us continue to fight back!! Support trans workers on strike!!
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If pedestrians are struggling to read your protest sign, there's a good chance no one driving by is going to be able to read it as well.
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
its unfortunate that artists get talked out of their rare perspectives so often. ‘its just not done that way’ someone says and artist goes ‘oh okay guess ill sand that part off.’ bud that is your SPARK. so much of my success is from holding firm on the things i do that were called ridiculous
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🏴🚩 Trans Kafka (any pronouns) 🍉🍉🍉 IS A REAL HUMAN PERSON! @alexpetrovnia.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
this post is also from the founder and executive director of the Trans Formations Project, transformationsproject.org, which from 2021-2025 tracked every anti trans bill at the state and national level that's me so maybe listen to that expertise and experience
transformationsproject.org
Trans Formations Project | Tracking Anti-Trans Legislation
Together, we can resist anti-trans legislation. We track anti-trans legislation nationally and throughout all 50 states, maintain databases of representatives, and provide resources for community advo...
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Rine Vieth @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
One of the best things union work taught me is that if you want people to act on things, sharing [bad thing] plus [here is why it is bad] plus [here is what you can do individually and we can do collectively] is a pretty solid formula for both progress on an issue AND getting more people involved.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I'm so full of emotions and can't even get it out with my art at this point. I'm once again disappointed by my parents' generation not living up to their responsibilities.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
With my ADHD lately somehow I got 10 different paintings going on, which all them are slowly coming together. It's been difficult to focus on one at time with how scattered I feel due to constantly changes in my life, but needing to work on art anyway
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when IS it going to be his turn!!!!!!!!!!!!! @compilingyestrdays.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
If you've seen this piece before, "The New American Gothic" by Criselda Vasquez, Then heartbreakingly, I have to inform you that—according to Vasquez's Instagram as of 4/03/26—Vasquez's father has been taken by ICE. GoFundMe below to help financially support their family.
A painting of a Mexican American couple, a woman and a man in their 30s to 50s, in front of a red Chevy. The woman holds a bucket with cleaning supplies hanging off of it, and the man holds a garden hoe in the same way the pitchfork is held in the original 1930 painting American Gothic. They hold themselves with a sense of dignity.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#photography #art #transartist
Photograph (2026, iPhone 15 pro max) of distressed "Free Palestine" poster with "free" in top corner
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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“I asked ChatGPT”- ok well I asked the mycelium and it said to plant more trees and to tell you to return to the forest
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Had fun with the event last night my local library had where locals did presentations on different topics they were passionate about. I'm hoping this continues to be a thing.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This last year or so I got really into painting and drawing silly monsters as a way to find some sort of relief from my chronic stress. This is one of my current ones I'm working at in the moment. #art #queerartist #transartist
Work in progress (2) vibrant watercolor/gouache paintings stacked on top of each other creating one scene. The brush strokes are very expressive. The scene of a landscape with monsters (one on top center a yellow creature and two more on the bottom center)
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I really, really don't like "oh trans people are just a tiny powerless population with no impact on anything, all these laws are just a distraction" tack and believe it's detrimental to the fight for our liberation, for several reasons. So...🧵
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Been difficult for me to posting any of my art I've been working on these last few months with the state of the world and dealing with health issues.
Photograph of a night sky with bright star, 2026
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 26/02/2026
I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Fun I had my landlord refer to my marriage as us just being "roommates" to the repairman
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a blurry image of a person wearing sunglasses with the words ohmygod they were roommates
Alt: a blurry clip (from the original video) of a person wearing sunglasses with the words "ohmygod they were roommates..."
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 21/02/2026
‘They better take away duct tape’: Trans men say they’ll keep binding despite FDA crackdown 19thnews.org/2026/02... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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‘They better take away duct tape’: Trans men say they’ll keep binding despite FDA crackdown
Chest binders are a common first step to explore gender identity. Restricting them could push people back to unsafe DIY methods.
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average Sakamoto enjoyer🐉🍙 @monkhazard.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A sewing machine is an animal capable of smelling fear
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Genel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Digital version to carry on your phone.
You have constitutional rights:

DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door.

DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an
immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.

DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer.

If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave and if they say yes, leave calmy.I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.

I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door.

I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights.

I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.
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Puddy / PSG1 Labs @puddy.psg1labs.com · 08/01/2026
DON'T stop making art. DON'T stop making music. DON'T stop playing instruments. DON'T stop writing. DON'T stop photography. DON'T stop cooking beautiful dishes. DON'T stop designing. DON'T stop being creative.
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TBSkyen @tbskyen.com · 27/12/2025
Tumblr post by and-fishing-equipment reading

"in 2026 DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD

instead ask:

- Is it SINCERE
- is it CATHARTIC
- was it FUN TO MAKE
- is it MADE BY ME

and don't forget to stay silly"
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Skipping Stone Foundation @skippingstone.ca · 10/12/2025
🌎 December 10 is Human Rights Day, and our rights are under attack. Trans rights are human rights. If you would like to help us in our fight against discriminatory government policies & legislation here in Alberta, please donate to our legal fund: www.skippingstone.ca/legalfund
Trans Rights Are Human Rights. Human Rights Day December 10, 2025
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 13/11/2025
sure sex is great but have you ever supported your artist friends during the holidays by buying their lovely work?
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I think I confused my estranged Trump loving father with asking how his retirement was going after not talking to each other in almost 6 years. I still feel angry towards him for how he treated me when I was outed as trans in 2019 by someone I knew.
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The Cuix (but Spooky) @thecuix.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Be safe, and don't you dare go hollow.
4 panel comic, une bunny and a witch cat are sitting around the fire, preparing dinner.
Dialogue goes : 
"So, you're a Brush bearer, an Artist"
"Are you still painting?"
"I am"
"Hah! No way ! with the world on the verge of collapse and hoe fading day by day, you think art still matters?"
"Now more than ever..."
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
I have no clue what's going on with so many on the platform is talking about when it comes to the moderation team. Frankly been avoiding Bluesky lately over the shit going on in the US since it's making me anxious for family and friends still living there.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Spent two hours salting my painting to then cover it in another layer of watercolor. Atleast now the texture of the sky looks more closer to what I want.
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BlindCoyote 🔜 IX @blindcoyote.com · 24/09/2025
Honestly, the best way to make an artist’s day is by being very specific about what you like about a piece. Geek out a lil. Gush over how they use line, color, texture. Every mark is layed down by the artist, so if you can connect with those little moments, it helps the artist feel seen.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Got some hearing aid ad describe itself as "the Tesla of hearing aids", and yup, no thanks. It's too surreal for me for some reason
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Miles, knitting screaming agony werewolf @queermedieval.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
4) extremely tiny manuscript frog, from Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes MS 320, folio 146v
A very small (like, two lines of text tall) manuscript illustration of a little green frog in a gilded rectangle
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I find it hilarious trying to fix one thing on an old photo of a sculpture I made years ago and the clean up brush keeps trying to pixelate the phallic like sculpture
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Claire, Boo Haver @progesteronipizza.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
"You are seen and you are loved" without the promise of safety or protection is a meaningless, hollow gesture. We need people to embody "You will be safe, and you will be protected." We need people to actually do something and stand up for trans rights. When all we want is to be able to exist.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I'm tired of constantly feeling like I'm living out of a suitcase and never getting to feel like I'm in a more permanent home. The homophobia/transphobia I've dealt with these past few years is draining and I don't want to move yet again for my safety. I want to feel like I belong here in Alberta
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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This is a direct assault on human rights and an attack on 2SLGBTQI+ communities. The govt knows their legislation is discriminatory and unconstitutional, which will be struck down in court. Albertans should strongly object. Who will be targeted next? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Alberta looks to use notwithstanding clause on its 3 transgender laws: memo | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office has directed officials to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obtai...
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zøë wolfe @glitchwolfe.studio · 17/09/2025
WE MAKE THE TV GLOW is finally up on Archive for you all to enjoy!! Please share this far and wide. The world needs trans art, now more than ever. Made with love, from @aesnos.bsky.social and friends 💕 archive.org/details/we-m...
Owen and mom peer into a glitchy hallwayMaddy, bitcrunched, talking about the pink opaqueking woman, screaming into a mic, but orange and crunchybig gay ice cream truck
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Going through old photos I've taken and thought a few of these fit the mood for 2025. #iphonephotography #photographer #stickers #posters #flyers
Photograph (iPhone 12), 2021, of a sticker saying "You're not a capitalist You are an exploited worker with stockholm syndrome"Photograph (iPhone 12), 2022, of a sticker saying "Hello my name is
The first pride was a riot. We fucking need that same energy or we'll lose all the progress that people have lost their lives over. 
*Fight or lose our rights*"

I took this one at the protest in Denver over the overturning of Roe v Wade.

#political #politicalphotography #transphotographer #trans #transartist #lgbtqia #queerphotographer #queerartist #queer #protestPhotograph (iPhone 12), 2022 of a poster saying "we will not  
we will not be controlled
I am sovereign in my body
Sovereign in my soul" pasted to the ground.

Taken in DenverPhotograph (iPhone 12), 2022, of a post with multiple signs, on top "wake up!!! Is this what we pledge allegiance to???", cut off sign with numbers on it, and on the bottom right saying "Politician obsolete". Taken in Denver
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Quote with your blue art #photography
Photograph (iPhone 12), 2022, of a bookstore with 3 neon colored pinball machines to right side, neon string lights, and 4 bookshelves in back. There is clutter scattered all around. 

#photography #transartist #queerartist
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
The last year or so I've been photographing a lot of the "free Palestine" stickers and posters around where I live in their different states (not sure what gotten me originally to start photographing them). This one is a more recent one that was heavily damaged. #photography
Photograph (iPhone 15 Pro Max, 2025) of a poster originally saying "Free Palestine", but badly damaged after people tried to destroy all the ones around town.

#gaza #palestine #posters #politicalphotography #photojournalism
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
You can go way too far with anger towards elites and experts, believe me, I know. However, the punditry class doesn't get to tell the rest of us that a couple basic English sentences mean something different from what we know they mean.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
I haven't posted much of the art I've been working on in the last few weeks. I currently working on a few paintings and editing a bunch of photos. I will eventually get around to posting them once things set down. #workinprogess #artwork #plantpaintings
In progress (watercolor) painting; mostly warm colors. Expressive styled lines of a landscape full of plants and trees while sunshine hits it.

#queerartist #transartist
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Shelley Hall miscarried at 10 weeks — then had to prove it to strangers before getting lifesaving care. Texas’ HB 7 would turn her nightmare into law, letting anyone sue over abortion pills. Project 2025 allies want to ban mifepristone nationwide, endangering millions. Read more:
globalextremism.org
Project 2025 September 10th Update
This week, GPAHE examines how Texas is putting Project 2025’s stance against women’s reproductive rights into practice with heartbreaking consequences. We’ll also look at Project 2025’s policies of re...
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 12/09/2025
I seriously don't know how to explain to people that it is not in fact a sign of maturity and democracy to peacefully debate whether certain groups of people should be allowed to exist
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angel💀 @sabattons.com · 08/09/2025
"but art should be accessible" it is, you can learn to draw, paint, collage, sculpt, make pixels. right now, starting today. art has never been more accessible monetarily nor physically than it is now in this age. access to artist labor and machine production is not an accessibility issue.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
It drives me nuts how many use grey on black background with their websites, especially from other artists
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The first large-scale Nazi book burning was on 6 May 1933, when Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin was attacked by Nazi students. It would take decades for science to recover the knowledge about trans-affirming healthcare that was destroyed that day.
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Kael @bigcitytrouble.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I usually make quick bunch of scribbles in a sketchbook and start adding lines to them until I start to see characters and landscapes from them.
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