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Lannen

@lannen.bsky.social
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She/Her. Lutruwita. #LongCovid. Proud mum of trans kids. Student. Parent for Trans Youth Equity. None of my posts reflect any person or any group, but me!

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Huge appreciation for @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social radio. Updates on local fires and evacuations very very very much appreciated, and very very very necessary. Please increase funding for this essential service. #auspol
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
For my family, it’s been almost 10yrs since our court process, which was lengthy, emotionally harmful, expensive, with the only regret I now have being that it wasn’t quicker. My trans son is now not only alive, but mid-20s, thriving, no regrets. Qld LNP don’t want trans kids to thrive 🤬
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
My heart goes out to the Qld family who took this on. My heart goes out to the next Qld family that has to take on the next impending ban, due to the Qld LNP seeming determined to harm trans youth, regardless of what the science says (science says affirmation is best).
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Knowing the healthcare your child needs, but not being able to give them access until a judge (who your family has never met) says ok… it’s a different kind of hell. And yet, it’s still only privileged families who can navigate legal systems on behalf of their kiddos! Still happening 10yrs later? 🤬
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Pleased that the Brisbane Supreme Court overturned the ideologically toxic & unfounded Qld LNP decision to ban trans youth from accessing public healthcare. Why are any 🇦🇺 parents *still* having to go to court so their kids can access healthcare? My family went thru this a decade ago. It’s awful.
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Australian LGBTIQA+ youth are already discriminated against through our laws, practices, community. The Qld govt has prohibited their trans youth from accessing necessary healthcare through the public system because of bigotry. Now take away their social media? Against all prof advice? I just… 😓
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Australian law says that any religious education facility can expel any student simply for being LGBTIQA+. With SM ban these students without caregiver, school, and online support…. What will they envisage for their future? How will they thrive? Unconscionable. Unnecessary. All avoidable. #Auspol
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I am so concerned for LGBTIQA+ youth across Australia without supportive and affirming parents/caregivers. Those at private religious education facilities? It’ll be like going back to the 1980s for these kids. Where do they go? What limited choices will they think are before them? All avoidable.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids
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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Single JobSeeker just hit $400 a week How would you go if you were getting that little and were randomly not paid? 'Happy' #AntiPovertyWeek #AbolishMOs and #RaiseTheRate Great piece from @amyremeikis.bsky.social on the current debacle www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic... #NobodyDeservesPoverty
Image for Anti-Poverty Week. Text reads: "Single JobSeeker just hit $400 a week. How would you go if you were getting that little and were randomly not paid? 'Happy' Anti-Poverty Week! Abolish Mutual Obligations and #RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty". There's an orange circle logo with "nobody deserves poverty."
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Veda Scott @vedascott.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
You can’t fix autism because autistic people are not broken.
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Happy Wear It Purple day to everyone! Now more than ever, trans youth need your visible support. Hope you’ve got some purple on today, or even just some purple bling! 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 🏳️‍⚧️
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a blue poster that says gender affirming care is life-saving
ALT: a blue poster that says gender affirming care is life-saving
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Reading about trans youth in Texas today. Awful. Fucking awful. The cruelty is the point- those politicians are sick. Trans youth deserve So. Much. Better. Privileged supportive family’s are fleeing the state (fleeing the country if they can). The rest are stuck there until they can escape 💔
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Thinking of all trans youth out there without support. So many don’t realise that life will get so much better. Being unsupported and existing in a hostile home and school environment is temporary. It will get better. So much better. So hard to see that in the moment though. But it will improve ❤️
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Sontology @sontology.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This is un-fucking-believable. @albomp.bsky.social Australia should be absolutely POURING money into the CSIRO, repairing the damage of Morrison's cuts, and nabbing as much talent as we can from anywhere we can find it. Australia won't become better or more prosperous by being stupid. #auspol #CSIRO
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Sydney. This Sunday. Tell the Albanese govt it’s beyond time to sanction Israel, stop the starvation of Palestinians and stop the siege on Gaza. #NSWPol #FreePalestine #MarchForHumanity #AltText
Poster says in all caps: STOP THE STARVATION. SANCTIONS NOW. STOP THE SEIGE ON GAZA. PROTEST 1.30pm August 10 HYDE PARK NORTH SYDNEY. PALESTINE ACTUON GROUP
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Further, I am going to block you because conversing is a waste of my time when you don’t even acknowledge trans people exist!! Stating falsely that it’s a “choice” causes harm to trans youth who have no choice in who they are. The rest of us though have choice whether to love our kids or not!
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The Cass Report (sham report) found less than 10 individuals desisted out of more than 3,000. The Cass Report underwent peer review this year. Here is the peer-review: bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final product of this project, the Cass report, re...
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The Cass Review, which was a sham, even confirmed that less than 1% detransition. The talking points you’ve been fed are incorrect and false. I’m sorry people have lied to you.
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Gender and sexuality are different. But your talking points aren’t. Less than 1% detransition.
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I’m a parent. My kiddo is trans. They came out to my husband and I a decade ago. We supported them and affirmed them. They’re thriving now. Mid-20s. No regrets in our family at all, other than I wish they had the words to express who they were when they were much younger.
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
You sound like you just stepped out of the 1980s and you’re talking about gay teens. All these points you raise have been debunked. All of them.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
We are getting closer to the point of everyone quickly trying to pretend they have always called this genocide
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I think that’s all any of us ever want: to be loved unconditionally. Trans kids are no different. Also, unconditional love doesn’t mean love without boundaries or difficult conversations. Kids still need to think about poor choices when made, but being trans isn’t a choice. It’s who they are. 🏳️‍⚧️💝🏳️‍⚧️
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I’m not saying parents have to throw a party the minute your kid comes out (though that might be nice for extroverted trans kids!!), but rigid negative responses means you only love your kids conditionally. If you falter, apologise as soon as you can, then tell them they’re loved unconditionally.
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I truly believe it’s as simple as loving your kids unconditionally. If a parent rejects their child simply because of who they are (trans), then that parent has put conditions on their love for their child (ie. the child must pretend to be cis to be loved). Conditional love is not good parenting.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming. www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/va...
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“Duty to Repair”: Vanuatu Climate Minister on World Court Ruling Countries Must Address Climate
In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming. In a unanimous ruling by a panel of 15 judges, the court ...
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The Australian Institute of Family Studies, using peer-reviewed research in their newly published page (July 2025). #TransKids #ParentsOfTransYouth #AltText If all parents loved their kids unconditionally, this link wouldn’t be necessary. Parents need to/can do better! aifs.gov.au/resources/sh...
Screen shot of one section of link which states: 

Parents play a key protective role in reducing some of the health and wellbeing challenges commonly experienced by transgender and gender diverse young people. A review by Brown and colleagues (2020) examined the association between family relationships and the health and wellbeing of these young people. They found that those with parents who are supportive (both generally as well as specifically about gender identity), warm and caring, and who they can communicate with directly and honestly had better health and wellbeing (Brown et al., 2020).

The health improvements for transgender and gender diverse young people associated with supportive parents included (Brown et al., 2020):

1. reduced anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, disordered eating symptoms, self-harm and suicidal ideation
2. greater quality of life, life satisfaction and self-esteem
3. reduced risk of homelessness
4. improved sexual self-efficacy and consistent condom use
5. reduced risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

However, for parents to provide this support to transgender or gender diverse young people, they themselves may also need assistance and support (Riggs et al., 2020).
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Rum Court Rules @courtrum.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Israel wants to imprison 600,000 Palestinians in the "ruins of Rafah." A "humanitarian city" from which no one is allowed to leave. The Israeli army will guard the "city." An Israeli human rights lawyer calls it "preparations for a crime against humanity." www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/l...
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DPG Media Privacy Gate
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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Sanctioning Francesca Albanese for trying to stop a holocaust, while funneling a genocidal maniac billions in weapons and diplomatic support, is some heinous evil empire shit. It's an assault on reality.
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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Beyond time to sanction Israel for their genocide, war crimes, and creating the largest cohort of child amputees in history. It has to stop. It must stop. The longer this continues, the more we lose of our humanity, collectively and individually. #Auspol #Canberra #FreePalestine #AltText
Poster: converge on Canberra. Sanction Israel now. Join the united call to sanction the state of Israel in response to the genocide on Palestine. Sunday 20th 2pm rally at Parliament House 3pm march to Israeli embassy. Monday 21st national campaign planning day. Tuesday 22nd 10am rally at Parliament House on the opening day of parliament.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
5 years into the ongoing pandemic, 4 people with Long COVID share their stories as their battle against COVID continues. "Hospitalizations, job losses, chronic symptoms, and a fight for acceptance: People living with LC share their real-life ups, downs, setbacks, and triumphs." archive.md/xqZ8t
5 Years After the Pandemic, Their Battle Against COVID Continues.

Hospitalizations, job losses, chronic symptoms, and a fight for acceptance: People living with LC share their real-life ups, downs, setbacks, and triumphs.

Jun 17, 2025
By Linda Rodgers
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
THREAD: Updated version of my definition of Contrived Authority. It looks like the Starmer government is deploying Contrived Authority to further remove healthcare from young trans people. This needs to be regarded as a form of violence directed at them by Streeting/Starmer…. 1/n
Contrived Authority

Contrived authority is about power, shielding those who wield power from the consequences of the exercise of that power.

It is usually manifested in the form of a group, whether newly created or a preexisting one repurposed, given the appearance of authority in a specific domain by those with power. The purpose of these groups is to provide decision-makers with a pretext to impose policies they want to impose but for which there is no credible justification and for which decision-makers want to avoid being held accountable. These groups are usually protected from public accountability unless there is a risk of politicians being held responsible for negative consequences of them.

Contrived Authority action usually involves careful selection of personnel with a view to obtaining politicians’ desired result. In particular they hermetically exclude, from spaces where decisions are made,  those with relevant lived experience or knowledge and those directly affected by the outcome. Contrived Authority often deploys a highly selective approach to information/data to arrive at a foregone conclusion it dishonestly presents as authoritative and independently arrived at.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
A campaign to lobby Woolworths, Coles and Kmart to quit carrying cookware containing PFAS pls
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Lady In The Studio 🦘 @ladyinthestudio.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
So we just passed through the Tas ferry terminal check-in. All masked. Staff there asked if we have COVID because we're masked. No, we're trying not to get it. There is 6x more COVID than last trip we did 3 months ago. Noone cares.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Until you get close to it you never really grasp just how many people and groups there are telling govt what they want to hear so they can say they have “talked to govt” and groups and people who advise the govt to do nothing because that will never be controversial.
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Boise Autonomous Solidarity Hub @bigbash.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Hetero Awesome Fest - Guerrilla Performance - Boise, Idaho - Boy 🚨 A QUEER PERSON HAS SNUCK ONTO THE STAGE AT HETERO PRIDE THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The rhetorical sleight-of-hand is especially blatant in this passage. It says that cis boys also can’t get testosterone without “a permissible diagnosis.” Omitted is the fact that they’d inevitably get diagnosed with a “congenital defect” if their testosterone was the same level as a trans boy.
If a transgender boy seeks testos-
terone to treat gender dysphoria, SB1 prevents a healthcare provider
from administering it to him. If his biological sex were changed from
female to male, SB1 would still not permit him the hormones he seeks
because he would lack a qualifying diagnosis. The transgender boy
could receive testosterone only if he had a permissible diagnosis (like
a congenital defect).
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18/06/2025
The federal government imposing a stop work order on Trevor project for the national 988 suicide hotline on the same day that the Supreme Court greenlit a ban on care despite the risk of suicide sends a clear message: The United States government officially wants trans youth to kill themselves.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18/06/2025
"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice we're willing to make." They acknowledge the harms of trans youth being left untreated and then greenlight banning treatment. It's psychotic wanton cruelty.
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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The sheer level of logical contortion required to say that banning trans care “doesn’t exclude any individual from medical treatments on the basis of transgender status” is truly mind-blowing.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 18/06/2025
The United States is committing genocide against its trans population, and SCOTUS just legalized it. That's the truth.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18/06/2025
Fuck Chuck Schumer. This is a direct ripping away of rights from transgender people. Our lives are not a distraction.
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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
SCOTUS just gave states permission to ban gender-affirming medical care for adolescent gender dysphoria (against the advice of all major medical orgs) At least twenty studies have examined the mental health benefits of this care. You can evaluate them for yourself: open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...
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The Evidence for Gender-affirming Medical Interventions for Transgender Adolescents
Research suggests gender-affirming medical care results in better mental health. Here are the studies.
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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
This decision is rooted in cisnormativity and transphobia. It’s part of an attempt at erasing trans people from society. But it also simultaneously function as a way of building precedents that can be used to undermine racial equality and “Make America White Again.”
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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Reading the Supreme Court decision, I think back to what I wrote with sociologist Blu Buchanan. Attacks on gender-affirming care are fundamentally rooted in white supremacy. Attacks on trans people are part of a broad-ranging agenda of reconfiguring society to better serve white supremacy.
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The Anti-Trans Panic Is Rooted in White Supremacist Ideology
Gender-affirming care poses a challenge to the reproductive imperative imposed by white supremacy.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court UPHOLDS Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, concluding that it does NOT discriminate on the basis of sex, is not subject to heightened scrutiny, and survives rational basis review. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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