Reposted by vera blossomCatesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"Artificial intelligence has reached a new frontier: conversion therapy for trans people." If you read one thing today, read @madisyn-writes.bsky.social 's explosive investigation into Detrans.ai, a chatbot that claims to help ppl explore gender identity but which spouts anti-trans misinformationrewirenewsgroup.comThis AI Chatbot Is Targeting Trans Users With Conversion TherapyDetrans.ai says it helps users explore gender dysphoria in a balanced way, but it promotes anti-LGBTQ+ messages and relies on discredited science. Here is what this AI therapy chatbot actually told ou... 21822
Reposted by vera blossomRewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 14/07/2026Join us in Denver on July 22 for our Repro Fund-Rager! Get your tickets today for an evening of community, live entertainment, LGBTQ+ vendors, and a chance to celebrate the people who work every day to protect reproductive freedom. www.eventbrite.com/e/repro-fund... 074
Reposted by vera blossomRewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 13/04/2026Is soap and water enough to clean sex toys? Sometimes, @cuteflesh.bsky.social writes, and sometimes you need a boil. Let that fire burn and cauldron bubble:rewirenewsgroup.comCan You Share Sex Toys?Used vibrators, butt plugs, and dildos can spread infection. And some partners may find it sketchy to be offered a pre-loved toy. But there are safe and sexy ways to open the collective treasure chest... 0104
Reposted by vera blossomCatesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Edited @cuteflesh.bsky.social is such a delight. Emily Post doesn't cover communal sex toys. "As an intrepid sex writer, I feel it is my job to bring etiquette into the modern era and ask: Is it okay to put a butt plug in multiple anuses?"rewirenewsgroup.comCan You Share Sex Toys?Used vibrators, butt plugs, and dildos can spread infection. And some partners may find it sketchy to be offered a pre-loved toy. But there are safe and sexy ways to open the collective treasure chest. 195
Reposted by vera blossomLittlePuss Press @littlepuss.net · 11/02/2026🫵 YO 🫵 💫 BALTIMORE 💫 💃 AWP-GOERS 💃 We're throwing a rager on the Thurs! March 5! Free! There will be DJs! Tons of readers! including 💪 GWEN AUBE 💪 📗 with her new book 📗 🏀 MISSED CONNECTIONS WITH TALL GIRLS 🏀 DID WE MENTION IT'S FUCKING FREE March 5, 7 PM readers, 9 pm dancing ☠️ BE THERE ☠️ 48432
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Thank you for giving my book your energy ❤️ I’m glad it is giving something back to you 110
Reposted by vera blossomCatesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Even if you’re not on TikTok you’ve seen this trend: “unalive” for dead; “segs” for sex. It’s cutesy and a little clever, but research shows it might also be bad for free expression—and self-censorship around sex and the body can harm girls and young women the most.rewirenewsgroup.comSex Educators Are Self-Censoring Online to Avoid Content Bans. Does it Work?It's called 'algospeak,' and it looks like 's3x,' 'le$bian,' and 'c00chie.' Some creators swear by it, but experts say it may increase stigma. 01510
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I love when they let me put bridgerton and heated rivalry in the newspaper 010
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 07/01/2026 I wrote a BDSM 101 guide for @rewirenewsgroup.com ❤️🔥⛓️💥💥Writing this was a doozy but I was surprised by how much evidence there is for the power of BDSM to heal—especially for survivors, neurodivergent folks, and marginalized people of all kinds rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/06/w...rewirenewsgroup.comBDSM: A Beginner's Guide to Consensual Erotic ViolenceHow to get kinky in 2026. 0168
Reposted by vera blossomRewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 27/11/2025The latest from our sex columnist @cuteflesh.bsky.social : Gen Z Wants To Ditch Tinder. But Can They Find Love IRL?buff.lyGen Z Wants To Ditch Tinder. But Can They Find Love IRL?Young singles have dating app burnout, but still rely on them to meet lovers. What comes next for the iPad generation? 041
Reposted by vera blossomCatesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Before Thanksgiving comes for Blackout Wednesday, when singles mingle at their hometown bars. @cuteflesh.bsky.social's latest sex column for @rewirenewsgroup.com. includes describes life IRL as the "meaty fleshspace"& features some Carrie Bradshaw-esque anthropological dating observations. Enjoy!rewirenewsgroup.comGen Z Wants To Ditch Tinder. But Can They Find Love IRL?Young singles have dating app burnout, but still rely on them to meet lovers. What comes next for the iPad generation? 065
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Whats the difference between a chaser and someone who happens to be into trans women? www.howtofucklikeagirl.com/how-to-spot-... 140
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 24/10/2025This is the first of many collaborations with @rewirenewsgroup.com ^_^ so excited to be working with them!!! 020
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 24/10/2025I wrote about accidentally getting wifey disease last year for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/24/q...rewirenewsgroup.comDon’t Let Heteronormative Playacting Ruin Your Cuffing SeasonYou don't have to let heteronormative playacting BS ruin your casual dating this winter season—here's how you can make the most of it. 184
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025me when I’m Lee Pace & Chloe sevigny at the same time 011
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025you’re allowed to be a cis man playing a trans woman in a movie if you look as good as Lee Pace did in A Soldier’s Girl (2003) 141
Reposted by vera blossomGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/10/2025“Our stories are not all the same, but the destination is: to get some place where we have some peace and harmony, and we can be at ease with ourselves and the people around us.” 05819
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 20/03/2025in the upcoming great anti-corporation revolution i hope to see a couple pennies in recompense when we forcibly liquidate all the billionaires' assets 1254
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024idk if nicholas is on here yet but he wrote about his rosary and going to catholic school in las vegas and it's nicholas so of course its good yalereview.org/article/nich... 010
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024predictably eating this book up. well written gossip about artists i'm obsessed with — how could I resist buying it off the display table in W&CF? Sometimes gets so into the weeds of minutiae that it becomes boring but then it sucks me back in with a snappy sentence or juicy revelation 030
vera blossom @cuteflesh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024I forgot how to be a good tweeter so i'm just going to use this place to talk about what i'm reading and loving (and — if i'm feeling brave — reading and hating) 020
Reposted by vera blossomCarta Monir @cartamonir.com · 08/10/2024I wrote a new foreword for the 2024 SPX reprint of my zine "Napkin (Thank you for having sex with Carta Monir)" (2019). 1220446