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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

My reading at Riffraff Books in Providence, Oct 4 Sad to say I had to cancel my reading at Riffraff Books this evening. My partner Barbara had to go to the ER. She’s fine now! I’m in touch with Riffraff Books and I’ll be rescheduling, they’ve been great about it. I’m so sorry for any inconvenience.

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Hey Providence friends and family, I’ll be reading from and talking about the 30th anniversary reboot of my novel, Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love On The Run at Riffraff Books, Saturday October 4 at 6PM. Hope to see you there ❤️ riffraffevents.eventcalendarapp.com/kate-bornste...

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Kate Bornstein & Caitlin Sullivan with Casey McQuiston 'Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run' Wednesday Sep 10th 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Pacific VIRTUAL EVENT RSVP to attend FOR FREE! Event link will be sent the day of the event. Seattle locals can also attend our in-person watch party at the store.

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Kate Bornstein & Caitlin Sullivan with Casey McQuiston 'Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run' | Charlie's Queer Books

Seattle's home for queer books

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

So excited. I love Diane DiMassa. Hothead Paisan was a lifesaver for me as a baby trans dyke

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Hope to see New York area fam here!

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Wow! The deadline for getting yourself a free e-book copy of Hello, Cruel World has been extended to June 30th. Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell your whole extended family! (yes I know the website still says the 25th. That should be sorted soon) www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...

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Free eBook: Hello, Cruel World (2nd Edition)

On June 18, 2025, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies, effectively shielding...

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I’m thrilled that Seven Stories Press is giving you a Pride gift: an absolutely free e-book of my shiny new edition of Hello Cruel World. Hurry, cuz the offer is only good thru June 25th. Click here, and it’s yours. www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...

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Free eBook: Hello, Cruel World (2nd Edition)

On June 18, 2025, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies, effectively shielding...

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Gender Outlaw came out May 12, 1994, it’s still making people laugh, cry, and gasp out loud in recognition. Thanks for your trust in me and support all these years. Oh, and fuck you very much, Donald Trump—I’ve sold more books than you have.

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Just got my advance hardcover copy of MARSHA, by Tourmaline. At long, long last Miss Marsha P. Johnson has a for-real and lovingly written biography. Cannot wait to dig in!

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Happy Transgender Day Of Visibility, my darlings. And fuck you very much, Donald Trump.

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Shiny new essay by me on Substack. The essay appears in the new edition of Hello, Cruel World, which hits shelves on April 29th. I hope it helps you out when you’re thinking about gender.

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Gender In Four Dimensions

a new way to think about gender that'll make you feel better

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

New post by me on Substack: “Hello Again, Cruel World,” in which I break good news about a shiny new second edition. open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

“#Woke just means you give a damn about other people.” Jane Fonda, at 2025 SAGAwards

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

New post by me on Substack: An Open Letter To Queer Artists—we did it before, we can do it again. Please read and share ♥️ open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...

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Inbox | Substack

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soniccipher.bsky.social @soniccipher.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

feels like a good time to remind my fellow freaks of @katebornstein.bsky.social 's "get out of hell free" card also "Hello, Cruel World Lite: Beta 1.0.1": katebornstein.typepad.com/files/hcw_li... gotta stick around and stick together to get through this. we keep us safe. xo (1/2)

image of faceless person with wings holding a cane flying out of an open birdcage, evokes Monopoly "get of jail free" card

arrow pointing to faceless face says "your face here"
large text: "GET OUT OF HELL FREE"
smaller text: "Do whatever you need or want to do in order to make life worth living. Love who and how you want to love. Just don't be mean. Should you get sent to Hell for doing something that isn't mean to someone, I'll do your time in Hell for you. kiss, kiss -- Kate"

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

My first post on Substack, in response to Trump’s damned executive order on sex and gender.

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Inbox | Substack

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

On the other hand, the surest way to get Elon ejected from Trump’s orbit would be for everyone to start calling him President Musk.

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

“To smile is not to smile only for yourself; the world will change because of your smile.” Thích Nhất Hạnh #stayalive

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Daniel Martin @fizbin.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#Zoroastrian thought for the day: Make good thoughts Give good words Do good deeds #dontbemean

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A warm hello and welcome to all of you who’ve been migrating from Casa Elon to our new place here on Bluesky. Thank you for following. Please, if you’ve got any questions I can speak to, do ask away — kiss kiss, Auntie

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

“I’m not a boy, not a girl, not a faggot, not a drag queen, not a transsexual—I’m just me, Jackie.” ~ Jackie Curtis, 1969

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

“The world has been abnormal for so long that we've forgotten what it's like to live in a peaceful and reasonable climate. If there is to be any peace or reason, we have to create it in our own hearts and homes.” ~ Madeleine L'Engle

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Mr. Haircut @backwoodsfairy.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

I’m begging people to turn on the ability to switch on captions when you make a zoom+ meeting. Some of us have sensory processing disorders. Some of us are deaf or hard of hearing. It’s so easy to consider us. You don’t even have to transcribe anything. Just allow us to turn on captions! Fuck!!

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

Happy Star Trek Day to you. Live long, and prosper 🖖❤️

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

“Story is our only boat for sailing on the river of time.” ~ Ursula K. Le Guin

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2023

“Your 'downs' turn out to be more interesting than your highs after a while because it's showing you where you're aren't.” ~ Ram Dass

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

Hey @gwenners is there anything today that has spaces like the rooms and private rooms on AOL back in the Stone Age ?

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

gender is a timeline thoughts? feelings? jokes?

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

Greetings from the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival. @urbantantrika.bsky.social and I have been going for 25 years, she many more years before that. Such an uplifting day!

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Foxfeather Zenkova @foxfeather.bsky.social · 05/08/2023

If a wild raptor calmly lets you approach and pick it up, something is definitely wrong. Contact a local rehabilitator for help & guidance. Multiple juvenile Cooper's hawks (likely suffering from West Nile virus) came in the past few weeks, each grounded & easily approachable. 🪶

A juvenile Cooper's hawk sits calmly on a glove while being rescued, very uncharacteristic for a wild raptor or this species.

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 05/08/2023

Trans people reskeet with a nice photo of yourself ❤️🖖

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

Some truly awesome writers in this anthology take gender apart and those who bother to put it together again do so in some fun configurations

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Zen pretty much comes down to three things - - everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention. ~ Jane Hirshfield

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

This sounds like a fun thing to not do for a day! Well I sure won’t be tweeting. Join me?

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

@theradr.bsky.social Rabbi! What a pleasure to see you here. Love always, Auntie

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

“I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.” Paul Reubens Aw damn. He’s passed, age 70. He was our queer Mister Rogers. I know death and dying are supposed to happen but in some cases I sure wish they didn’t.

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 31/07/2023

I hope we can mention happy things in our lives here on bsky without people getting weirdly jealous/making worst possible assumptions like on twitter. Because I miss sharing positivity.

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

“What was I? Glamour, glory, golden girl, admired, idolized . . . dreamt about, fantasized, blown up out of proportion on plastic screens . . . stared at, whistled at, yelled at . . . What was I? What was I?” ~ Jackie Curtis, 1967 Glamor, Glory, and Gold #stayalive

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RS Benedict @rsbenedict.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

I dunno what you guys are complaining about, I for one look forward to the brilliant cinema that AI will craft for us without human writers and artists

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Auntie Kate @katebornstein.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

Spent the day on the RI shore with dear friend @sbearbergman.bsky.social He and I go back decades to the earliest days of AOL identity surfing

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 16/07/2023

New Transmissions: casa Susanna and the mists of time. Unearthing and exploring our history. www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=News&sc=C…

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