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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Congratulations to @drsamtabet.bsky.social whose book 'Beyond the Lesbian Vampire: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian in Contemporary Queer Horror' has won the Publishing Triangle Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction! Discover more about Sam's groundbreaking work: www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

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Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction showing cover of Beyond the Lesbian Vampire and featuring a gold star sticker reading 'The Publishing Triangle Award WINNER'

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Wonderful time last weekend discussing the violent lesbian in cinema and culture and my new book at the Lesbian Herstory Archives!

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

My book is now available to pre-order in the US with @uchicagopress.bsky.social through @uniwalespress.bsky.social for mid-October release! Message me for 40% off the hardback! Paperback won't be available until next October. Order here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 14/08/2025

WHY HELLO THERE

Front cover of the book BEYOND THE LESBIAN VAMPIRE: RECLAIMING THE VIOLENT LESBIAN IN CONTEMPORARY QUEER HORROR by Sam Tabet

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Out now! 'Beyond the Lesbian Vampire' investigates the violent lesbian’s resurgence and reclamation within contemporary queer horror. 🩸📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

‘Beyond the Lesbian Vampire is both an examination and a
reclamation, an essential intervention for an era marked by
conservative populism and cultural extremism. Tabet’s
detailed analysis investigating how the violent lesbian
subverts patriarchal norms is a critical contribution to horror
studies, lesbian studies, queer theory and feminist cultural
criticism.’

Heather O. Petrocelli, author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and
the Queer Spectator

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I’m pleased to announce you can now order Beyond the Lesbian Vampire for you university library or personal reading pleasure! Tell your friends! Tell your school! DM me for 30% off! www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

August 15th my book Beyond the Lesbian Vampire is available for purchase in the UK! www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Got the first copy of my book in the mail today from @uniwalespress.bsky.social! My teen self is screaming! Thank you Harry Benshoff and Heather Petrocelli @queerforfear.com for these wonderful endorsements! and thank you @jeniferprince.bsky.social for the fabulous cover art! #firstbook #queerhorror

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Chapter 2 of #Beyondthelesbianvampire is titled For the Love of it: Desire, Power, and Violence in The Neon Demon. In exploring the 2016 return of the violent lesbian to the big screen the chapter asks how the lesbian villain be a site of power within queer horror. #theneondemon #queerhorror

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valentine @dozygay.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride. However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

“you come up with a mean nickname to call this guy on TV?” “sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

As an Arab and Jewish native New Yorker I couldn’t be happier to see @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social win the NYC democratic primary after cross endorsing @bradlander.bsky.social! You both ran a great campaign I hope this ripples out to the midterms @workingfamilies.org @demsocialists.bsky.social!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Like so many elections around the country, today is about organized money vs. organized people. I believe people will win.

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

If you haven’t voted yet find your poll site here: vote.nyc/page/find-yo...

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Find Your Poll Site | NYC Board of Elections

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice

Tweet from @tomgara

Randomly on this subject, my (Egyptian) wife had never heard of Stonehenge when I mentioned it recently, so I showed her photos of it, assuming she’d recognise the look but not the name etc, and she was just like, this is pathetic, your ancestors were small and weak

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

So excited to be included in this list! Happy pride!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

As for so many across this country, Bernie Sanders has been the single most influential political figure in my life. As Mayor, I will strive to live up to his example by fighting for the working class every day and hopefully make Brooklyn’s own proud.

A graphic of Bernie and Zohran smiling. Text reads “BERNIE ENDORSES ZOHRAN.”

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Katie Whittemore✊🏻💙 @katiewhittemore22.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

11 MILLION PEOPLE!! 💥💥💥 Are we nearing the magic 3.5%?? Never forget….WE hold the power. #nokings

June 14
No kings
Over 11 million people protested!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo. We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

As brands pull out of Pride, this beer maker is giving $25K directly to trans people Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Brewery is redirecting its Pride ad spend to directly benefit trans New Yorkers with 25x $1,000 grants. www.fastcompany.com/91350947/bro...

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As brands pull out of Pride, this beer maker is giving $25K directly to trans people

Williamsburg's Brooklyn Brewery is redirecting its Pride ad spend to directly benefit trans New Yorkers with $1,000 grants.

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💙🫡LittleMissEmmet🫡💙 @littlemissemmet.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

🤬FIGHT 🤬RESIST 🤬NEVER OBEY IN ADVANCE 🇺🇸KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS🇺🇸 🦋Stay Safe Out there, Watch Each Other's Backs!🦋

KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS:

1. You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and You don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as You're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings.

2. When You are lawfully present in any public space, You have the RIGHT to photograph anything in plain view, including federal building and the police.

3. If You believe Your Rights have been violated, when You can, WRITE down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photos of any injuries.

4. If You get stopped by the police, ask if You are Free To Go.
If they say Yes, You have the right to walk away.

5. IF You get arrested, You have the right to ask WHY.

6. Otherwise, Say You Wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer IMMEDIATELY.

7. DON'T SIGN, Say or Agree to Anything, without a lawyer present.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

ACLU

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Bryan Fuller @bryanfuller.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

THE FIRST 20 VAMPIRES THAT CAME TO MIND FOR VAMPIRES I LOVE AND I COULD GO ON AND ON

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𝕶𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖏. 𝖘𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊́𝖊 @kristenkorvette.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

No better way to kick off Pride Month than by diving into the Queer Divine 🔮 @thewordwitch.bsky.social

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/05/2025

In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect. This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus. www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

@yellowjackets96.bsky.social leaning hard into the violent lesbian trope this season. Kind of a mess, but also love the show. So much queer referentiality in the prior roles of these characters www.autostraddle.com/every-queer-...

Presumed dead lesbian Melissa, played by Hilary Swank, stabs Van, played by Lauren Ambrose, after Shauna, Melanie Lynsky attacks her and feeds her a piece of her arm.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025. This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/03/2025

1. Today, powerful speeches from trans representatives in Montana SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr flipped 29 Republicans, killing anti-trans bills. While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation. Watch their speech. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana

Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

They’re not going to stop with Iowa.

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

My first book Beyond the Lesbian Vampire: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian in Contemporary Queer Horror will be out this summer with @uniwalespress.bsky.social check out the catalogue below, and pre-order on their website! Cover art by @jeniferprince.bsky.social www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

People showed up tonight! @socialists.nyc @jfrejnyc.bsky.social if you weren’t able to attend please send a letter to the NYU Langone CEO here to demand they revoke their decision: actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Thank you, AG Tish James! There is so much we can do on the state & local level to protect New Yorkers from the MAGA agenda — but we need public outrage, principled city & state leaders, and collective action to do it. Join us at 6:30pm on E 35th & 1st to make sure NYU Langone hears our voices.

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New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order

New York Attorney General Letitia James is telling hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive orde...

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Sam Tabet @drsamtabet.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

So happy to see so many partner orgs getting on this poster!! My partner had gender affirming surgery at NYU langone in 2022- they are THE hospital for trans surgeries and they have to stand up to Trump. This EO is illegal and will be challenged. Stop rolling over! actionnetwork.org/events/prote...

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NYC-DSA 🌹 @socialists.nyc · 02/02/2025

🚨TRUMP IS TRYING TO BAN HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS KIDS🚨 NYU Langone is one of the few hospitals in the country that's begun withholding life-saving healthcare for trans kids. Join us for an emergency rally tomorrow. Demand NYU Langone reverse this decision! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ actionnetwork.org/events/prote...

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