Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 02/09/2026I know of myself and like 15 other trans writers who would die for this assignment 18813 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 26/08/2026This could have been a moment to let people know that we support people who declare their gender identity before starting medically transitioning, and that there’s a pathway in that transition to continue activities such as playing sports but to play at an elite level some criteria must be met. 29413 0
Reposted by ShaunaFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 25/08/2026For @xtramagazine.com, I spoke to organizers of the trans joy rally outside Barclays before the Liberty/Fever game, as well as the organizers of the “Trans People Belong in Sports” sign distribution inside the arena: “We believe that fans made this league, so fans can lead the way.”xtramagazine.comAnti-trans hate came to the WNBA. Fans are fighting back | Xtra MagazineFrom organizing a “Trans Joy Rally” to handing out supportive signs at games, fans aren't letting anti-trans discourse define the league 3418134 0
Reposted by ShaunaFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 24/08/2026I've placed this! Stay tuned. 1413 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 23/08/2026- when me and my partner met during high school at a policy debate camp 25 years ago 020 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 22/08/2026We do not need a more respectful dialogue about how transgender female athletes can best compete alongside their cisgender peers in elite sport we need a conversation about how one major party in America wants us to not exist and are slowly taking away our rights to enforce that. 113134 0
Reposted by ShaunaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern? 795198307889 0
Reposted by ShaunaKatie Heindl @wtevs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026i think the first and main issue is framing this as a conversation, when it’s entirely one-sided and has only been in bad, bad faith 3779 0
Reposted by ShaunaCasey Plett @caseyplett.com · 13/08/2026Every single piece of trans history is a blaring klaxon telling us: We can't rip ourselves apart, we must put our preternatural prickliness aside, we can and should disagree greatly but our futures are linked and the stakes are too great, we must figure that out no matter the emotions it raises. 339881 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 07/08/2026Going on ESPN to debate Stephen A Smith about why Enes Freedom won't be drafted in the WNBA first round because her ability to set screens and not drift outside the paint to defend is such a red flag for front offices. 3514 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 04/08/2026We all still do it. Gladly. To advocate for our dignity. Because to get people who are not affected to advocate for us to someone has to have done that work. But we still find ourselves with the same talking about trans people instead of to them discourse. 120317 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 04/08/2026I need people to understand that for the last half decade that there’s been an ecosystem of trans folks in sports media who have worked unpaid to serve as experts for context, sources and educators on what it’s like for trans athletes, in hopes of potential bylines and contacts. That’s dried up. 3923188 0
Reposted by ShaunaRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 30/07/2026i don't believe anyone has "good-faith" concerns about trans women in sports in 2026. there's been too much time to hear the actual evidence, the actual people affected, and the role the debate plays in attempts to purge trans people from American life. anybody picking that side has made a choice 674438911 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 21/07/2026As a trans Ohioan, the former is absolutely going to be worse and it's not even close. Ohio Republicans have made making our lives hell their primary political agenda, and this kind of 'question' is nothing but intellectual dishonesty I implore you: please hold your nose and vote for Acton, I will 020 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 30/06/2026You have to play. You have to live. We are not going away. 017529 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 30/06/2026If you are trans and you want to play sports I want you to know there will always be spaces for you even if this government tries to tell you at school you are not welcome. Sports are for everyone. I promise. 3556131 0
Reposted by ShaunaFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 28/06/2026I currently have 454 paid subscribers. Getting to 500 would enable me to reliably fund travel for stories & to purchase media insurance so I could pursue investigative journalism at my newsletter. 110268 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 11/06/2026As a Cavs fan, I'm grateful that the Spurs have now blown a much more culturally egregious lead which will be remembered instead because Game 1 of the ecf felt AWFUL 021 0
Reposted by ShaunaChris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/06/2026This is not how politics has to work if you have the simple moral clarity to say “fuck you, why do you care about trans healthcare if you aren’t a trans person trying to get healthcare? What are you going to do next, wipe my ass for me? Tell me what I should read? I thought we were Americans here” 130647 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 06/06/2026The way I haven't played overwatch in years yet this immediately had my brain play "this is Winston" in my head 110 0
Reposted by ShaunaVeerender Singh Jubbal @veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Feel as though people will truly never understand his death. He was killed for being an Indigenous Queer Man with a Transgender Partner. Every single one of those signifiers on axis/intersections/marginalizations is extremely important, but it is in tandem all at once not just because he “Gay”. 1965212890 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 03/06/2026All you have to say is “all kids deserve free and fair access to school sports and sporting bodies make the rule for who’s eligible. My opponent would like to have the government inspect your kids bodies personally in a way to help defund your public schools.” 8966192 0
Reposted by ShaunaTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/05/2026After a Wisconsin town did this, the mayor said: “The fact that they didn’t take the cameras down shows that we are the product. They were never really selling to us in the first place. They're selling to much bigger agencies the ability to spy on a ton of people.” (via boltsmag.org/verona-wisco...) 3230431333 0
Reposted by ShaunaGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026"We’ve locked ourselves in the stupidest possible version of Plato’s cave...what looks like the spontaneous consensus of the hive mind is often just shadows on the wall, put there by marketers, political operatives, foreign-influence campaigns, or anyone else with a few hundred bucks"vulture.comThe Feed Is FakeWhat if every viral song, movie, meme, influencer, and celebrity drama you’ve scrolled by recently was the result of a stealth marketing campaign? 010327 0
Reposted by ShaunaSaraarrgh Clarke @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 14/05/2026Oh Christ are we doing this one again? Serano said it best. juliaserano.medium.com/why-are-amab... 1399 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 14/05/2026While I understand that this likely dates me as being distinctively elder millennial, I will always love a good reaction gif and I firmly believe that conveying one's mood/response accurately is its own kind of skill. (I relatedly also mourn how many gifs we've lost over the years) 100 0
Reposted by ShaunaChristina Kahrl @christinakahrl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Jason Collins was an inspiration. His work in the world we live in went far beyond what we all saw him achieve on the floor. And because he didn't stick to sports, he didn't just make sports better, he bettered the lives of all who had the good fortune to know him. #RIP 1558 0
Reposted by Shaunaonion person @junlper.beer · 11/05/2026the tech world has genuinely not grappled with how many people despise them and what they make 7878791342 0
Reposted by ShaunaKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026If we actually want to appreciate moms, we should be providing free childcare, healthcare, and guaranteed income for stay-at-home parents to put more money in families’ pockets and ensure no SAHP is reliant on a partner for their economic security. Idk I think that’s better than 15% off a vacuum. 253166653659 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 09/05/2026The introduction of the phrase “trans identifying” being normalized in media standards is one of the most insidious things the media campaign against trans people has ever done. 261802420 0
Reposted by ShaunaZack Zwiezen @zackzwiezen.com · 07/05/2026This needs to be the way this always works. And if you really can't keep the servers up or let players do it themselves, at the very least you need to add in some way to let people play offline. Even being able to run around empty maps or fight bots and flick through the game's menus/etc 3557215 0
Reposted by ShaunaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/05/2026If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? newrepublic.com/post/210013/fbi-inv…newrepublic.comFBI Launches Probe Into Reporter Who Covered Kash Patel’s DrinkingThe investigation is highly unusual, and some FBI officials expressed concern over the probe. 57170002252 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I was thinking of a way to write this all because it's much more nuanced than how most people are portraying it*, and unsurprisingly Frankie was able to convey that sentiment in such a clear end concise way *Even my own initial feelings were negative because of how so many articles framed it 110 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only— Legends of Tomorrow Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gravity Falls The Venture Bros Futurama The Dragon Prince The Sopranos Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Wynonna Earp The Good Place The Simpsons Avatar the Last Airbender Blue Mountain State Angel Breaking Bad 020 0
Reposted by ShaunaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2026The John Roberts Court has done more to reduce the political power of poor people and Black people while enlarging the voting rights of rich people and corporations than has any court since Roger Taney was Chief Justice in the 1800s. I opposed his nomination in 2005, and I stand by that. 627215826060 0
Reposted by ShaunaKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 27/04/2026notably he didn't deny being a traitor in this clip 612616 0
Reposted by ShaunaJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source... 133141963069 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 11/04/2026I wasn't allowed to watch the Simpsons growing up because my parents were worried Bart Simpson would be a bad influence on me. They really should have realized I was always much more of a Lisa! 030 0
Shauna @hellinpastels.bsky.social · 09/04/2026What a weird, wild, and wholly unexpected intersection between my degrees in political science and religious studies. 010 0
Reposted by ShaunaSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 03/04/2026Given there’s a good jobs report this month that will almost certainly be revised down significantly I would like to remind people I am actively looking for work and am available to help your organization TOMORROW. 112235 0
Reposted by ShaunaKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/03/2026it looks from the outside like the NYT adopted an advocacy position on the anti-trans side. anti-trans people rarely have issue getting a byline or a story-defining quote in the Times when no trans person is ever given that chance? I don't want advocacy from the NYT, I want fairness. 5760143 0
Reposted by ShaunaKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/03/2026over and over again, outright paid anti-trans activists are quoted in the Times as "concerned parents" or "concerned doctors". these are people who are paid to advocate against trans rights, and they are constantly white-washed by NYT news reporters. 1633135 0
Reposted by ShaunaNancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Imagine telling an 11-year-old girl she can’t compete b/c she has a condition called DSD. Or making accepting discrimination the price all women must pay to compete. When people say transphobia hurts all women, this is what is meant. And the IOC did it willingly.usatoday.comOlympic ban on transgender women stems from fear and feelings, not facts | OpinionThe International Olympic Committee has refused to make public the science that led to its ban of transgender women athletes. 16416137 0
Reposted by ShaunaMel Woods @melwoods.me · 26/03/2026Anyone who claims to be a feminist must call the IOC trans exclusion/mandatory sex-testing policy out for what it is: a massive blow to fairness in women’s sports. It is literally harder for women compared to men today than it was yesterday. That's textbook gender discrimination, baby!! 16925 0