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Miles Whitney

@milesew.bsky.social
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Trans Jewish Writer, Attorney, Father of a Dead Daughter, Dog Sport Enthusiast. Me encanta Colombia! 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇴✡️✍️🐕‍🦺 miles-whitney.ghost.io

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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 4h
Thank you for sharing this! Such an interesting journey (I had some similar experiences with T but am always fascinated by others'stories.
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 22h
Meta censors Austin gay bars after flagging “trans” posts & pics of drag queens: “They don’t care” www.lgbtqnation.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Meta censors Austin gay bars after flagging “trans” posts & pics of drag queens: “They don’t care”
AI's fingerprints are all over a wave of account deactivations.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/10/2026
This is so damn bleak. "The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals ruled this week the biological sex of a transgender woman fatally shot by Samuel Ward Jr. in June 2022 was not only relevant to Ward’s claim of self defense but supported it." jamiescoop.substack.com/p/court-judg...
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Court: Judge ‘misled’ jury on biological sex
Tennessee appellate court first to rule on gender identification ‘evidence’
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That was actually my first thought! I had to watch for awhile to make sure they weren't cardboard cutouts!
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 07/10/2026
"Actual reproductive capacities are a meaningful, personal issue… What reproductive capacities your body was 'designed' to have is meaningless metaphysics leveraged for socially conservative ends. It is one thing to discuss gametes, and it is another to define personhood by them."
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Concede Nothing
Trans people are who we say we are, and we will fight and organize on those grounds.
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nine percent of trans ppl will face the very real prospect of disenfranchisement because of mismatching identification documents. williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/trans-... The nyt has *not* reported on this brazen attack by Republicans to strip Americans of their civil rights
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm leaving the US soon and I was just looking around my office. It looks like I'm preparing to climb Everest with boxes and water jugs, etc. and I felt guilty about leaving a mess for my spouse. And then I was like why would fleeing be tidy? I can't imagine with kids. So heartbreaking.
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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 02/10/2026
Chiitan loves transgender people 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Even a plain statement like this now brings slander and insults, but I think a society where people can live happily as themselves matters more than silence, so I will keep saying it until the account is gone. love everyone🤍
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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My new project The Witness Tree comes out today. It’s the result of 2 years of recording & research interviewing/collaborating with remarkable trees in Virginia & making music with a biodata sonification device. You can stream or buy this album at Bandcamp!
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The Witness Tree, by Daniel Bachman
16 track album
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This looks AMAZING. I just sent the info to my entire family (we love trees!) I listened to a tiny bit and it is beautiful and gave me chills. I did a mushroom journey and the next day I was in a grove in the PNW and I placed my hand on a tree and I feel the life and how we were all connected. TY!
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My ancestors were white Tories that had to GTFO of the US (how I got to be a "lost Canadian,") but also whites from the patriot side. Also one of my ancestors was Nathaniel Bacon. Why is this so funny to me? IDK but I'm eager to get my Tory certificate so I can say "switched sides again MFs!"
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Sojourners @sojo.net · 01/10/2026
"Until churches have rigorous and honest conversations about the ways we name and honor God, we will remain bound to old sins." sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Your Church’s Liturgy Can Honor Trans Lives
Many trans Christians worship at the margins. Our liturgies can change that.
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yeah it has been haunting me all day. I wish I could have shared it with my ex (he died from cancer in 2020 but he was the one who first showed me the photos.)
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Something about his body language just feels so "off", even outside the bizarre words and obsessions. Like the kind of person that expects to have his ass kicked but can't stop goading the guy who can actually kick his ass. What is going on?
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wow. This is a gut punch. I didn't know he died for one thing (that was the year my daughter died too. But his work was SO profoundly influential, not just for me but for my ex husband who was a trans pioneer of sorts (he's gone too now - cancer.) Beautifully written, thank you!
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have this book and am eagerly awaiting reading it upon my retirement (6 weeks yay!) But maybe not while I'm boondocking solo - eek!
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.
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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I’ve never wavered on these issues, and politically, I’ve been successful,” Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan said in an interview with The Advocate, going on to say that allies aren’t “willing to hurt a community to score political points.” Some centrists get it.
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Moth Mom Jess @mothmomjess.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They did this on purpose... fucking hell
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 26/09/2026
Trans activist Roxxy Astaiza killed in Colombia after fighting transfemicide www.transunitedfund.... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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TRANS ACTIVIST ROXXY ASTAIZA KILLED IN COLOMBIA FIGHTING TRANSFEMICIDE
The student and human-rights defender was stabbed in Popayán on September 17. Advocates want investigators to examine whether her identity, activism, or leadership were connected to her killing.
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 26/09/2026
Pete Hegseth faces questions over unpaid transgender troops. Seven lawmakers are demanding answers after reports that service members pushed out under Trump’s ban have waited months for promised pay. www.advocate.com/pol... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Pete Hegseth faces questions over unpaid transgender troops
Seven lawmakers are demanding answers after reports that service members pushed out under Trump’s ban have waited months for promised pay.
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
out of concern for transgender homeless veterans, the Mamdani administration is leaving (potentially) millions on the table in federal funding for shelter great reporting by @andrewgiambrone.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc:
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NYC Ditches Federal Homeless Veterans Program, Citing Concern for Transgender Vets
The city says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would require it to discriminate against trans vets to receive funding. The VA says that’s “false.”
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lots of fascinating observations in this piece. A key one is that those demanding calculated moderation on trans rights are not acknowledging where the logic *or* the politics of that position actually lead, which is to a terrible place:
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I can't imagine anyone running around trying to undo all the state laws. But maybe if we expand/reform the Supreme Court they will make these unconstitutional and dead letter. I appreciate that Colombia's supreme Court described trans rights as flowing from "dignity". We need that concept.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dems replaced action on trans rights with hollow statements, then dropped those statements, then embraced anti-trans rhetoric. Now supporting anti-trans laws and blocking pro-trans ones. At every step the "they're betraying us" radicals were correct and "be patient" liberals were completely wrong.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 22/09/2026
The confluence of state & federal anti-trans attacks & the Trump administration’s massive defunding of healthcare hits rural trans Kentuckians among the hardest–& this includes incarcerated trans people.
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Trans Kentuckians pay the price as safety net shrinks
Trans people account for less than 1% of the state’s residents, but lawmakers continue to target this already vulnerable population
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I love this story so much that I chose Jonah when it was time to pick my Hebrew name.
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I did at around 43. It was a little rough because I was married, had kids, a straight husband and worked for the government, big family etc. So very public! Everyone had feelings! But woke up this morning at 61 and just wiggled around being delighted with my body. It actually never gets old.
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Fights🏳️‍⚧️4🇵🇸Love @hyenagirl64.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump appointed judges mabdate the state sanctioned, systemic rape of transgender women in Oregon prisons www.advocate.com/politics/sta...
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Federal court rules Oregon can place trans women in men’s prisons
A Trump-appointed judge repeatedly called trans prisoners “male inmates who claim to be female.”
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 19/09/2026
This great @thefrankiedlc.news read connecting BDSM culture and sports, asking...if we have a culture of consent and mutual care in BDSM spaces, can we protect athletes the same way? Thinking a lot about this right now with multiple heat injuries in the news.
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Pushing Through The Pain
What the sports world can learn from the kink community
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Nonstop salsa music listening. Planning my escape which was so stressful but now involves the fun stuff like tricking out my van and creating itineraries. Managing to maintain relationships ❤️. Torah. Sometimes cooking. Poetry. Planning for a puppy in the spring.
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Welp this has been my personal experience. My kid died in her sleep and living through the last two years seems to have taken a far worse toll. And I live in CA.
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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 17/09/2026
People saying "transgender ideology" in 2026 sound like people saying "race-mixing ideology" in 1956, and their kids and grandkids will feel embarrassment at their feckless cowardice.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Oh my goodness I have stories! I only got lied to once that I know about and yes it came out at the absolute worst time (custody case.) But I've heard all the war stories and wow it is always always BAD!
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'm so fascinated by the story of the decades long attempts at repair and how there's this question of why he kept pursuing it after three tries. I hear how the timing / motivation is the focus of this piece. I suppose it would apply where genuine amends are rejected forever. Is it better to stop?
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'm sorry to hear this Sandy. I love your work.
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Is this before or after he bombs the Treasury?
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🏳️‍⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️‍⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl7g...
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An Alarming Number of Democrats are Throwing Trans People Under the Bus
YouTube video by The Humanist Report
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 16/09/2026
For @xtramagazine.com, I wrote about the risks involved with Democratic candidates turning transphobic for the general election. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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Democratic candidates’ transphobia spells disaster for trans people | Xtra Magazine
The Democratic party’s anti-trans heel turn could have drastic consequences beyond November’s midterms
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SCARE-old Jaff-EEK! @hrjaffe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This article clearly and cogently addresses: • the Democratic candidates caving on trans issues • the response from trans people and their allies • the backlash from people (mostly cis) who are angry at trans people for theoretically hurting those candidates' chances Well worth a read!
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 15/09/2026
Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. www.france24.com/en/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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A propos - 'The very existence of LGBTQI people is seen as obscene', Turkish activist says
Turkish police on Sunday swooped into gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and…
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When I visited the Whitney Plantation they had an exhibit of a "slave jail" that was a form of torture. It was a basically a metal cage. In the heat/humidity. I can't seem to find a food picture. Don't know why that popped into my head today.
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👁️🍄🪸 @bloomfilters.plus · 14/09/2026
one reason liberals & leftists who otherwise claim to "sympathize with the oppressed" are being pretty quick to throw out trans people is because they don't think trans people, especially trans women, actually experience any oppression at all. they conceptualize transmasculine transition as
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Miles Whitney @milesew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I saw the cage for slaves at the Whitney Museum and couldn't even bring myself to walk up to it.
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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Me and many of my brilliant, hardworking colleagues are facing layoffs at the end of this month. if you want to support our union and its members in this tough time, you can do so here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ad...
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Donate to Support Advocates for Trans Equality workers facing layoff, organized by Gabriel Arkles
Advocates for Trans Equality is on the brink of layoffs. Thos… Gabriel Arkles needs your support for Support Advocates for Trans Equality workers facing layoff
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Let's talk about an excuse I'm seeing, that politicians are just using transphobic rhetoric to temporarily win conservatives and will revert to more pro-trans positions in office. So we should vote for them anyway. I've investigated governments for over 20 years. That ain't ever how it works.🧵...
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026
The international chess Federation banned trans women from playing women's chess. CHESS. It's not about fairness. The fairness argument is intended to radicalize people into more violent forms of transphobia.
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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 30/01/2026
Please stay alive Just being alive means you're pretty much a success 生きていてくださいっ 生きてるだけでおおむね成功ですっ 失敗なんてないんですっ 無理せずありのままでいてくださいっ だからこれからもちぃたん☆と皆さんはおおむね成功ですっ☆ ♩テレビやSNSは〔夢は叶う、諦めないで、前を向こう〕ばかり。 本当は毎日不安だし辛いことばかりなんだ。 辛い時は辛いって言っていいよ、逃げてもいいよ。 キミの声は聞こえているから。 生きてることだけでおおむね成功だから♩
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