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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Camped out all morning on the sidelines while my son refs soccer games for the first time. Ready to fight any parent who gives him a hard time

Woman sitting in a blue lawn chair. She is in a brown workout set and has a book and purse in her lap

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mizzou with absolutely stupid playcalling down the stretch

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don’t think it’s possible for Mizzou to just have a normal looking half of football.

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

3 years between these pics. Wish I could tell the version of me on the left how much better it’s about to get

Pre-transition Madison in the control room at work. This egg looks very dead inside.

Madison now. Shes in the same spot on the control room. She looks a lot better even though she only slept 3 hours before work.

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Having a Panera charged lemonade and getting on the X2 roller coaster and seeing which part of my body gives out first

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onion person @junlper.beer · 23/09/2026

apple TV is the only streaming service thats consistently producing television that’s really worth anything at all and its not even close

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Outside of a celebrity or like someone who committed felonies it's deeply unsettling to publish an article singling out a single trans woman - as you use her to talk about the pressure pushing trans women out of public jobs.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Dark Matter Jacquelinetern 🎃 @jackiesupernova.northsky.social · 21/09/2026

I shared this on my socials ten years ago. I think it matters more than ever. I will also say that it also applies to our nonbinary and trans guy peeps.

$tiredorcbutch Every last trans girl who reads this is a certifiable badass, a superhuman goddess. in a real and quantifiable way. Yes you. "But I'm a wreck and I have all of these mental health issues and I...* YOU ALSO. YES YOU. Closeted, uncloseted, whatever part of your life you are on, you kick ass even when you feel like you're the one getting kicked. If you are a trans girl and you are reading this that means you are alive and breathing, and I am thankful for every day each one of you keeps being alive and breathing. Every one of you is running a marathon with giant fucking weights strapped to your arms and your legs and a gods damned boat anchor tied around your necks, and you're still walking while people around you often say "Well what's the big deal it's just running!" while they aren't carrying shit but their own selves. What you deal with would crush them. What you deal with would take them out in a fraction of the time they've been self-aware. Want some proof? Years ago, a cis woman decided to pretend to be a man for a year. She got herself a vocal coach, and a personal style consultant, and got acting coaching. She went undercover for a year as a man to give herself something to write about. She's a woman, but she was pretending to be a man. And she only got the smallest little bit of what we get... she didn't have to grow up the way we did, she could take the costume off any time she wanted, and she, and she knew there was an end in sight that she could preempt at any time. What she got, was the tiniest taste of what it's like to be us in a roundabout sort of way. We drink from that bottle every fuck day, and she got a little bit on the tip of her finger, and she still broke. At the end of one year, she had to check herself into supervised care. You follow me? Cis people can't handle the shit we do. You are a fucking badass because even on the days you can't even get out of bed, you've survived being trans for longer than she survived the tiniest bit …$

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 20/09/2026

I would like the general public to recognize that this issue is beyond over blown and then for a *second* think beyond “this isn’t an issue” to “why are there so few trans people playing sports?”

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 19/09/2026

In a year or two, we're going to wonder why we didn't always have this live replay conversation. Such an obviously smart thing for transparency and entertainment.

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

Once you start conceding ground to the “protect sports” angle in order to win an election you’re not fighting for anyone’s rights

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 17/09/2026

(me, an absolute fool, skimming some weird blogger's embarrassingly tedious harry potter fan fiction in 2010): I can safely say no one who reads this will ever become important

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 14/09/2026

Did you know in 3 of 5 states it’s legal for someone to claim killing a trans person for not disclosing that they are trans is self defense?

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

Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 14/09/2026

"You just have to convince people." Dawg, there are a dozen conservative websites dedicated to spreading lies about trans people and billions in election spending. I just had to croundfund an outpatient surgery and I'm one of the biggest trans writers of our time.

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I've spent the last two years basically not living and just having life-saving surgeries because cis people decided they suddenly needed to have "concerns" about my healthcare.

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

Seems like a good time to re-up this post. It is a list of 26 Dems at the statewide/national level that have made anti-trans statements or voted anti-trans policies. I do not advocate for abstaining from all of the ones on this list, but if the worst offenders who call us “biological men,” I do.

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The Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By State

These are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle.

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Marcy @deadheadgirly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Living as a trans person these days...

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I wrote this story for Slate 3 years ago. It's an as-told-to perspective from the mom of a trans boy who accessed top surgery in Texas at 14 years old. This is the kind of Texas family who Talarico wants to ban from seeking healthcare. slate.com/technology/2...

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We’ve Been in Texas for Generations. Our Trans Kid Is Being Treated Here. It’s Getting Dark.

His doctors agree that this care is right for him.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is why I posted the Slate piece I wrote in 2023 about a trans boy who got top surgery IN TEXAS. He got this surgery IN TEXAS no more than 5 years ago and it was a complete nonissue.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026

The thing liberals fundamentally don't understand is that trans people are losing rights they already had. We're not asking for more, we're asking not to lose what we already had for decades. Most sports leagues and the Olympics had inclusion criteria for decades without issue.

Screenshot of an X (formerly Twitter) exchange discussing political pragmatism and the Overton window.
The initial post by onion person (@CantEverDie) reads:
> "doesn't matter, this is about what the right is able to push with the overton window. first its democrats needing to disavow trans women in sports to get elected, next it'll be agreeing to ban access to HRT to get elected. we've seen how this plays out"
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A reply from Nick Pappas (@NickAPappas) reads:
> "Are you insane? The Overton window didn’t even include this discussion until recently. The public has never been in favor of desegregating the sports by sex.
> Personally I’m glad Barack Obama ran against gay marriage in 2008. Not because that was the right position, or one he even actually held, but because he knew the public wasn’t with him on it. If he hadn’t won he wouldn’t have been able to appoint 2 of the justices who ultimately voted in the majority for Obergefell.
> Lincoln in 1860 didn’t even run on abolishing slavery! He just wanted to stop its expansion. And thankfully he did that and won because a more extreme and morally correct position would have lost. As a result he was able to win the Civil War and push through the 13 amendment.
> Political practicality is the entire history of progress in America. There’s no other way."
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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Life covering Missouri right now - piles of court orders stacked up all around the newsroom

Supreme Court order sitting on top of a printer

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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 09/09/2026

ffs recovery was an order of magnitude more brutal than any other surgical recovery i faced and rushing right back into work was a colossal mistake. please give sage a hand, if you’re able.

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Brief break from the corset for a tiny bit of pool time

Woman in a light blue bikini standing next to a pool

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My egg cracked three years ago this morning. I will never stop considering that moment a miracle.

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Gonna spend the next hour playing every cover of Jolene I can think of

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

So sad. Beside being an amazing musician she was one of the few people to prove it’s possible to have money and power and use it for the greater good.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 20/08/2026

"Democrats in any race are going to be smeared as tranny-loving commies regardless of how many times you call trans women 'men'." Please subscribe! www.burnsnotice.com/democratic-c...

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Democratic Candidates Must Beware of Betraying Queer Voters

New data from the Human Rights Campaign shows how much power LGBTQ voters have at the ballot box

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Early 2000’s problematic Abercrombie tees hit different when you’re a woman now.

Woman in a pink shirt that says “Take Your Top Off”. Also take a look at that ass!

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Got to take a fun pit stop on the way home from surgery. Great meeting you tonight June!

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Time to leave Houston. This will be an interesting ride home

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It’s a very special double shot day

Table lined up with supplies for two injections

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

WNBA (the org) courted this. They could have nipped this in the bud, but instead they placated anti-trans activists, so now bigots have glomed onto them. If you don't tell them their opinions are vile and are unwelcome, they will destroy you or leech on you forever. just ask amnesty international

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Ready to get my ribs smashed

Woman in a hospital gown on a hospital bed

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Amber @risettemd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Roses are red "My wife's vagina is a star" "I'll steal my son's blood"

Been thinking things over and wonder if I've taken this whole longevity thing too far

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Sooo excited to smash my ribs and so much more tomorrow!!!!

Woman in front of the mural inside Premiere Surgical Arts

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Oof. 13 hour drive was miserable. Thankfully it will be worth it when I’m on the operating table in about 36 hours

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Cleaning to some old angsty teen Madison mini discs

Woman without makeup on in a messy house. She is wearing an Earthbound shirt and listening to a mini disc player

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

1000 days on HRT! Excited to see how much more I change in the next 1000.

Madison on the morning she took estrogen for the first time

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Girl who just crawled under her car to successfully fix it

Woman in a Destiny T-shirt partially under an SUV

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Temporarily joining the Wednesday injection gang (until after surgery next week)

Woman’s leg. There is a bandage on it from where she did her injection

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 22/07/2026

the nostalgia diner industry should have aged past the 50s. I should be able to go to an era-accurate 90s diner, served a room temp Fruitopia by staff in babydoll dresses, there should be a Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition machine against the wall. They could sell Desert Storm trading cards.

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Madison Gant @madgant.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Enjoy the sadness TERF Island

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