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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 17h

Because the very idea of changing sex is seen as so alien, impossible; which leads to trans identity being regarded as artifice and play-acting that it is simply polite to humor; and so when transphobes question this state of affairs and challenge people's commitment to it, they have nothing.

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 20h

Following along @mzakharuk.bsky.social's reread of @juliaserano.bsky.social's "Whipping Girl". Barely any cis people understand the rampant rape culture inherent to the medical gatekeeping of trans healthcare. These "professionals" know the power they hold over trans people and often abuse it.

> In the 1970s, Suzanne J. Kessler and Wendy McKenna came across several instances in which gatekeepers were rather blatant about this practice: “A clinician during a panel session on transsexualism at the 1974 meeting of the American Psychological Association said that he was more convinced of the femaleness of a male-to-female transsexual if she was particularly beautiful and was capable of evoking in him those feelings that beautiful women generally do. Another clinician told us that he uses his own sexual interest as a criterion for deciding whether a transsexual is really the gender she/he claims.”

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I converted to Catholicism six weeks before running for office. Here’s what the pope gets wrong about live-streamed executions.

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The Humanist Report @humanistreport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Democrats will never learn.

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lu @coffinvows.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Alucard🩸

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

if Trump posts a trans slur on Truth Social which is aimed at you, and you say anything other than "can you guys fucking believe the President of the United States is out here posting trans slurs on Truth Social, fuck him into the sun for all eternity," you have failed the most basic of all tests

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026

We may cover this tomorrow, but I just wanted to signal boost this. After months of pushing the administration to make good on its promises for trans youth, NYC appears to be taking steps to do so. I do believe the city can be doing much more, but this is a wonderful start from Mayor Mamdani.

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NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors

The funding is part of a $15 million investment announced in June as major hospitals retreated from providing such care.

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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 07/10/2026

Not gonna RS the thread that made me think about this (you've likely already seen it, or a similar one) BUT Every person I know who has cut off or gone low contact with a parent took YEARS of agonizing and trying to make things work because damn that's their PARENTS.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don’t care where you started out on the political spectrum If your kid comes out as trans & you don’t become a rainbow-clad, parade-cheering ally & rock-solid supportive girl/boy/enby dad/mom? You were never a parent at all You were a doll collector furious they didn’t stay in their packaging.

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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Moth 🔦 first picture in my October series!

A digital illustration of a giant moth fae with glowing yellow eyes clinging to a lighthouse. At it's base, a lighthouse keeper emerges from his house to investigate.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.

Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the lethal removal of additional wolves from the Couse Pack territory, days after an adult male from the pack was killed. 📣Take action: Email WDFW Director Kelly Susewind and the WDFW Commissioners and urge them to protect the Couse Pack.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

As far as I can tell, Effective Altruists are Utilitarians who are relieved that in the Trolley Problem, saving 5 people justifies their innate desire to kill the one guy

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.

Nichole Hiltz
The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
A building.

@treewarrior.bsky....
maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18/09/2026

I've been doing trans rights related work for a decade and I don't think I've ever had so many friends in community in crisis. People are cracking under the weight of the despair of the current moment. I don't know what to do at this point. It's all so incredibly heavy.

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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Time for another Zelda design soon 👀

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/09/2026

Every day, the stories from the UK read like a dystopian novel.

Screenshot of a Reddit post from r/transgenderUK titled "Excluded from school for supporting a trans girl." A parent describes their daughter, who has Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS), choosing to use the boys' restrooms in solidarity with a trans classmate who was forced to do so, resulting in her being excluded from school.

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Thaddeus is a girl's name 🏳️‍⚧️ @thaddeus.zone · 16/09/2026

every moment you spend hassling a trans person that we must be nice to democrats no matter how they sell us out is a moment you COULD be spending telling the candidate & the party that selling trans people out is unacceptable you are making a CHOICE to behave this way & we are judging you for it

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wintertorta🍰 @wintertorta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

a reminder 🪄 #illustration

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/09/2026

Every time one of these stories comes out, it's shown that the parents were actually abusive. There is an asymmetry where the parents are given a platform by Christian nationalist orgs and Fox News while the state cannot discuss any details due to privacy. So the narrative is set by the parents.

Screenshot of a Fox News post on X reporting on a Massachusetts family whose daughter was placed in state custody over gender transition disputes, with an embedded Fox News broadcast segment titled "Gender Treatment Lawsuit."

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026

Cis lib: no, no, no. You don't get it. You have to vote for the transphobic Democrat because otherwise bad policies would affect ME and not just you.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/09/2026

No candidate, regardless of party, will ever get my vote if they call me a "biological man" and advocate for laws targeting my community. Its that simple.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/09/2026

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk theonion.com/report-you-to-be-fired…

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Increasingly convinced this is the most important post

Twitter post from January 24, 2019, from @Merman_Melville reading

"Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day."

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

we have always been here and we always will

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

True canadian values

four frame comic. first frame shows a Tim Hortons coffee shop from outside. second frame shows Harry Potter themed donuts. Third shows a loon swimming in a lake near some grass. last one shows someone with a dress that reads ''I don't care''. Text reads :
at tim hortons, we care
deeply about true canadian
Values, such as Silent
complicity in genocide.
that's what inspired us
to partner with famous
anti-human rights campaigner
jk rowling to offer you an
all-harry potter menu.
with each purchase of our
mid-tier donuts, your money
goes towards lining the pockets
of someone who uses her wealth
to fight trans rights and hurt
queer communities around
the planet.
you don't personally need
to hate lgbtq+ people to eat at
tim hortons. you just need to not
care enough about their rights,
safety and well-being!

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 30/08/2026

Chiitan wants the world to be a safe place for transgender people a place where you can rest, speak, and be loved🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 love you all I will keep asking for that place until I disappear I hope good-hearted transgender people can live with pride and peace🌈

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NHS cancelling surgeries for adults even after they’ve already paid for travel + accommodation and waited years to get there. Some were about to be wheeled into theatre! Every manager responsible for this decision must be sacked and every patient paid compensation.

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zach @extrafabulous.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Trump regime's HHS and Office of Population Affairs have released another anti-trans report claiming that trans people are violent, authoritarian, anti-democratic, and extremist. This is a massive escalation in state propaganda and nothing but a pretense for horrors to come.

New Research on Gender Ideology and Left-Wing Authoritarianism
Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? is a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services examining the psychology behind strong support for radical gender ideology and left-wing authoritarianism.

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 27/08/2026

A painting of a bird beside the text "of course I'm angry you dumb pile of fucks"

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

With wolf hunting season beginning in just a few weeks, and Montana recently approving regulations allowing up to 300 wolves to be killed during the upcoming season, this is a timely reminder: wolves are not trophies. (1/2)

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Amazing World of Tomorrow

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 23/08/2026

HOT LIMIT!! 妖精たちが夏を刺激しますっ☆

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Good Smile Company @en.goodsmile.com · 21/08/2026

GSC Figure Update! Max Factory Ghost of Yōtei figma Atsu Stay tuned for more information coming soon! #GhostofYotei #goodsmile

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とびはち @tonbippo08.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

足軽雀

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chrishawn @chrishawn.net · 20/08/2026

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026

I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.

A screenshot of an email viewed in dark mode with the subject line "Google DMCA Violation." The email from Google informs the recipient that they have received a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that some of their materials allegedly infringe on copyrights. It explains the removal process, mentions that notice details will be posted on Lumen, warns against repeated violations, and lists one affected Google Drive URL at the bottom

A nearly identical mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It shows a search for the same Amnesty International UK resources URL, resulting in the same message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

A mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. A URL for an Amnesty International UK resources page is entered in the search bar, but the page displays the message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 16/08/2026

Guys like Yglesias keep using the "HR training" and "HR lady" shorthand because it's less obviously odious than honestly saying that they don't think racism or misogyny are important issues worth dealing with and only matter as "luxury beliefs" for prudish upper class people

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 14/08/2026

"If you aren't building your own bank robbing robot, you're going to be left behind in the new economy."

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you waste your breath condemning the people who "make the movement look bad" by actually taking action, you are condemning yourself to participation in a movement that cannot win.

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