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Katie Kaput

@katiekaput.bsky.social
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Trans woman. Mother of grown people (one living, one dead: both wonderful). Chicagoan forever, long term Portlander. Writer-ish. 44 years old I think? Sounds right.

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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
so much winning from what I can see 💜 I love Portland and I love to cry too
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char 👻 @accxrdingtochar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
aces BE SERIOUS
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a bit of a soft spot for Becky (my younger kid really enjoyed the first movie), and I’m excited that @jennwexler.bsky.social is directing the third in the series :) we also enjoyed the Ranger, which she directed.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sadly the next matchup has both of the teams I’d most want to see win the championship this year (the Atlanta Dream and the Washington Mystics) since the Fire didn’t make the playoffs
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Regardless of outcomes, a really great Stewie game followed by what might be an even better A’ja game is pretty damn fun to watch #wnba
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I really want the Aces to win this, like almost everyone. But their court is hurting my eyes. I need to like dim my TV or something
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When I hear the music of E.G. Daily I always imagine that Tommy Pickles grew up to become a trans girl and minor pop star.
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E.G. Daily - Say It, Say It
YouTube video by EGDailyVEVO
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WNBA @wnba.com · 20/09/2026
Three wins in a row for the Atlanta Dream 🔥 They defeat Chicago 106-81! Angel Reese: 23 PTS | 10 REB | 4 AST | 3 BLKS | 2 STL | 9-13 FG ➡️ Became the first player in WNBA history to reach 500 REB in a season Isobel Borlase: 18 PTS (career-high) | 3 STL | 3 3PM | 6-8 FG
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My family in Italy made a section of their garden in memory of my teenager. I’m going to visit them in Lucca soon. I’m hoping to explore a more trans friendly part of Italy by visiting Bologna if I can afford to be away that long. If anyone has recommendations/knows anyone in the area, let me know!
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Rachael @rachaelt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
by the way, if you’re happy with how the thorns handled this… let them know! if you’re not a thorns fan but you’re appreciative of this response let them know and cc your FO.
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mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
i think it’s very good that @thesportsbra.bsky.social drew a line (the correct one) on trans rights. trans women are women. trans men are men. if your business stands for trans rights Portland will stand with you.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Currently traveling over Rhinelander, Wisconsin it seems. I don’t expect to be able to see any hodags from up here. I only know about this cryptid bc when I was a sophomore in high school, a girl named BobbiSue came to us from there. There were 3 things that immediately stood out to me about her.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That Italy vs US game was wild! #fibawwc I kept expecting the US to pull away and it never happened. I think they’ll make all the right adjustments (and not shoot as poorly as that) for the next games… but now I’m a little invested in Italy and want them to make it out of the group.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Reading out loud with my kids was absolutely central to our family life. They both loved Diane Duane’s Young Wizards… the wizards in these books are good people. The kids are curious and learning about the magic underlying life on their own terms. And there’re no anti-trans vibes associated. ✨
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Rip | PDX @ripcitybassworks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
TOD bill in 2027 👀
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Kori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh my god just do m5/m50 reform ffs
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Julia Poe @juliapoe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
When I think about trans people in sports, I don’t think about lobbies or legislation. I think about my friends. Wrote about pick-up hoops, queer community and love:
chicagotribune.com
Column: When I think about transgender people in sports, I think about my friends
Despite the rabid fixation upon the concept of trans women in sports, those who beat the drum the loudest for exclusive policies rarely seem to care about trans people themselves.
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TJ @shieldlackey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Additionally, it would take only a handful of owners to say "we understand the league's choice in this matter, but WE have decided to issue a lifetime ban to our arena" But that's somehow even less likely to happen
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TJ @shieldlackey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
All it would take is a handful of stars saying "Cathy is enabling a toxic and unsafe work environment for us and we won't suit up until these issues are addressed" for some TINY amount of action to occur
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’m pissed at the league leadership for not handling the invasion of the misogynists, & my @portlandfire.bsky.social have been eliminated from playoff contention tonight, but I had fun cheering for them this season. (I know there isn’t a #19 on the team, this jersey is in memory of my 19 year old)
A middle aged trans woman with long hair wearing a black Portland Fire jersey with number 19 on it, black Jean shorts, tights, white socks, and Mary Jane flats.
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Rachael @rachaelt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I would encourage folks who don’t agree with this decision to send some emails tonight
WNBA emails
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
name five albums that helped shape you: (from when I was coming out as trans, because I still listen to them today so I think they had their effect;) -Cyndi Lauper, She’s So Unusual -Team Dresch, Captain My Captain -The Go Gos, Beauty and the Beat -Hole, Live Through This -Tori Amos, Boys for Pele
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My kids and I loved so many Dolly songs for our roadtrips and our daily lives when they were little. She’s definitely a piece of our family… I don’t have too much to say about her that isn’t going to be said better by someone else (i’m holding a sleeping baby right now). But i’m thankful for that.
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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
There are too many songs that I love, but Bargain Store really hits: Why, you take, for instance, this old broken heart If you will just replace the missing parts You would be surprised to find how good it really is Take it and you never will be sorry that you did Love you, Dolly
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Bargain Store - Dolly Parton - Live from Opryland 1975
YouTube video by raredolly
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Harmony Colangelo @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly has been omnipresent as far back as I can remember. Maybe it was growing up in a country household, but for much of the 2000s, I heard the sentence "I don't listen to country music... except Johnny Cash." and I never understood that. At some point in the last 15 years that shifted to Dolly.
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton embodied the fact that people just can do good things, if they want to ...
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Good thing I unanimously passed Inner Eastside For All with the help of @portlandneighborswelcome.org 🥳
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Stephen King’s KAYLEIGH @ronchronchronch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Saw some talk of LAURA starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews on my feed, reminding me of this article I wrote about the classic noir film way back in the day:
talkfilmsociety.com
Noirvember Files: Laura (1944) — Talk Film Society
Gene Tierney is essential in this Preminger classic.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
More good wnba news
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Her other book of photographs (WE DESERVE THIS) is great. So clearly we should all preorder this
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As a west coast-y and big WNBA fan I’m going to take a moment to call attention to some good basketball stuff! (Partial antidote to hateful bullshit) 1) the Portland Fire are the best team not making the playoffs despite being an expansion team, having no initial stars, etc and the city loves them!
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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
this whole thing has only gotten more abstract and far-removed from actual trans people since I wrote this blog: defector.com/the-right-ha...
defector.com
The Right Has Created Its Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN p...
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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sounds crazy but there are people in power actively trying to destroy and sell off your public assets. They’re using “Portland is dying” media fakery as the excuse. We have some good public things because people fought against enclosure but it’s a new era and we have to fight again.
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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The W needs to ban him from every arena. They're in a delicate spot rn where they can put a stop to this & stand with their queer fans and players. I worry that trans fans might begin to feel like engaging is unsafe or not worth the hassle, but the truth is the W is easily the queerest sports league
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I’m struggling to pick between Milan and Bologna. Someday I want to go somewhere in Italy with some trans community/events. I love when I can visit my cousins in Lucca and help harvest olives and grapes and stuff but it feels very cis and straight there ;) if you know queer people there introduce us
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I think the way I write “reviews” on letterboxd might be the latest sign I should just go back to doing the zine I did in my 20s (night cookies). Obviously I want to ramble about my self and stuff. ;) boxd.it/fV6eBl
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A ★★★★★ review of Bread and Tulips (2000)
I will watch this movie any time someone is willing to watch it with me, or if I need to remember why it hit some core part of me and then stayed there. It’s meaning has continued to evolve for me thr...
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Do my Portland mutuals realize you have two chances on Tuesday to see Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma on the BIG screen in the BIG room at @hollywoodtheatre.org ? They are not quite sold out yet, unlike so many of the ones in the upstairs theaters… (public service announcement)
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mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
this sucks. we should not accept this without a fight. the next leg session needs to fix this, and we will do it by prepping and recruiting primary candidates for any seat held by legislators who lack the spine to call the question on the ODOT boondoggles.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As soon as I discovered it around age 10 or 11, the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy (aka “the Arrows trilogy” to me;) by Mercedes Lackey. Reading all the other books in that world and especially rereading those first three books about Talia was an obsession until I was solidly a teen.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
post you from a different era in your life (this is something I’ll never say no to)
A Polaroid photo of a young trans mom with glasses, a plaid dress, and a black cardigan, pushing a smiling baby in a stroller down a sidewalk in front of a tree and a bush. There’s an apartment building in the background.
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violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I feel like some people just really believe in their guts that the reason we are facing anti-trans backlash is because we used the wrong words in the 2010s and not, you know, the concerted efforts of people who hate us, plus the well-documented history of backlash as a political phenomenon.
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Scoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 04/08/2026
Since @bsky.app is The Sports App, I should note that I setup @wnba.sickos.club and @nfl.sickos.club a few years back and they are mostly still working I think so if you want to advertise which teams you're a fan of, you should check them out! Hi @toni.bsky.team!
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Jason Notte @notteham.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Interesting to watch the Blazers adopt the “This City is a Shithole” strategy of the business community as the Timbers, Thorns, Fire and Pickles/Cheery Bombs/Bangers manage to do what an NBA franchise says it can’t.
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CalyxWorks @calyxworks.com · 30/07/2026
OK everybody I put this colorway on some shirts! 🩵🩷 All profits to the Transgender Law Center 💪 calyxdesign.com/calyxworks/p... #wnba #portlandfire #transrightsarehumanrights
PDX Flaming Rose trans flag colorway – on a black T-shirt PDX Flaming Rose trans flag colorway – on a blue fitted T-shirt PDX Flaming Rose trans flag colorway – on a black tank
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amb @amb.fyi · 31/07/2026
After enjoying fifty years of devoted fandom and support I find it downright shameful for a pro sports team to send their lobbyist to city hall and just flatly say into the mic that the city sucks, in an effort to shake ‘em down for hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars with zero accountability
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I’m really tired of people who hate Portland having so much power and influence on Portland. (This could apply to “US cities” in general I guess but I live in Portland;)
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Rachael @rachaelt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
put a bunch of these on black shirts and sell them outside the arena tomorrow and make baaaaaank
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 30/07/2026
The idea that the league, teams, coaches, and players should remain silent in the face of this absolute discriminatory bullshit encouraged by bigoted statements from a player is bananas to me. Everyone should be shouting this down. You want an welcoming and inclusive fanbase? PROVE IT.
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Katie Kaput @katiekaput.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I have to admit that I have a reddit account (mostly for r/portland and r/portlandfire) in order to tell you that the Portland Fire subreddit is doing a better job handling this S*ph*e C*nn*n*ham situation than any of the other wnba related subreddits. 1/2
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