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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@natezuke.bsky.social
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Nate, he/him. Writer based in Wichita, Kansas.

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Lucky ✨ @lucky.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
the French titles for Pokemon Winds and Pokemon Waves are making me laugh like an idiot. me when i'm posting about my virtual critters but i'm a little toxic about it
Pokemon VentsPokemon Vagues
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
See I just want the experience of reading your WIPs all the time bc they’re superb
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE FOR THIS MOMENT I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The nyt has undertaken an activist campaign help the right wing drive us out of public life. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Does The New York Times Want to Eradicate Trans People? — Assigned
An analysis of its coverage reveals a pattern of misrepresentations, deceptions, distortions, the exclusion of trans voices, and the endorsement of contempt.
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 13/03/2026
An important thread.
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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 27/07/2024
Blue State Challenge! If you haven't seen it yet, here's how it works: 0: Be living in a Blue State. 1: Pick your most hated (or most loved) Red State. 2: Choose an issue you care about. 3: Find a group in that state working on that issue. 4: Support that group.
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 07/03/2026
Kansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law until March 26 while judge weighs challenge | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas AG offers to delay enforcement of anti-trans law until March 26 while judge weighs challenge • Kansas Reflector
Kansans won’t know until at least Tuesday if a judge will delay implementation of the state’s new “bathroom law,” but a concession by Attorney General Kris Kobach means key components of the law can b...
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🏳️‍⚧️🎀🍬 @pinkmonstercan.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
hey 👋🏾. made a new poster cause a lot of stuff happened since the last one, financially and life-wise. not good unfortunately. with less than half of the last goal filled, i unfortunately need a lot of help this month. thank you all for the support you have no idea what it means to me 🫶🏾
my name is zee. im a disabled black trans woman. up until recently i was unemployed for a long time. im juggling debt, housing costs and everyday costs. my paycheck isn’t enough to get me through this month. anything helps. i know everyone’s struggling in this economy but a little goes a long way. the goal amount is $800 by March 1st. PayPal.me/zlewwis99 Venmo @sashanight23
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
By donating to lgbtqks.org you're funding driver's license related costs, general mutual aid, and relocation funds. And by donating to the acefoundationict.org you're directly helping pay off medical bills of trans Kansans struggling to afford healthcare. Both are great!! Support them both!!
lgbtqks.org
LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas
The LGBTQ+ Foundation of Kansas is committed to helping LGBTQ+ people in Kansas find resources, discover community, and thrive in their identities.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Updating again -- today I talked to a community leader involved with both the acefoundationict.org and lgbtqks.org , she said both orgs are EXTREMELY grateful for the support and are already using money from donations to DIRECTLY SUPPORT TRANS PEOPLE IN KANSAS in meaningful and impactful ways!!
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Mair Dundon @quietaction.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
With #AltText
Online Resources —-

Q Space
Pittsburg - A local not-for-profit queer organization

Igbtaks
The LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas
Statewide - Resource guide for all things queer in Kansas

Project Q&A
Independence - A queer organization for rural education

Operation Liberation
KC Area - Black queer led incarceration reform organization

Trans Lawrence Coalition
Lawrence - Social and political resource center for trans people in Kansas

TransActions
KC Area - Trans resource catalogue and facilitator

Flint Hills Human Rights Project
Flint Hills Area - An activist organization and
resource guide

Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network - Kansas
Statewide - An organization to support GSA and other education-based queer resources

ACLU - Kansas
Statewide - Queer resources and political guide

Rainbow Kids & Families
Lawrence - Queer resource for kids and families in the school system

In person resources —-

M-Care
Wichita - Medical
731 N. McLean Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203

Positive Connections
Topeka - Medical
2044 SW Fillmore St, Topeka, KS 66604

The Center of Wichita / LGBT + Wichita Health Coalition
Wichita - Safe space and resource center
800 N Market St, Wichita, KS 67214

Smokey Hill Equality Coalition
Salina - Safe space, advocacy group, and resource center
336 S Santa Fe Ave, Salina, KS 67401

Braided Haven - Topeka
Safe Space, Housing Crisis Center, and Advocacy
1604 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
OTHER RESOURCES ——

Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-
America (at UMKC)
Kansas City, Missouri - Permanent historical archive of Queer history

Modern Family Alliance
Kansas City Metro - Local network organization for modern families

Our Spot KC & Lion House
Kansas City Metro - Resource and crisis center for the queer community - transitional housing and major resource hub

Human Rights Campaign
National - Online queer political resource center

Campaign for Southern Equality
Regional - Queer political resource center

The Trevor Project
National - Online queer crisis resource guide

Lambda Legal
National - Queer legal advocacy network and resource guide

Equality Kansas
Statewide - Queer advocacy network and resource guide

Proud of Wichita
Wichita - Local economic queer alliance

Kansas City & PFLAG Topeka
Local resource guide and advocacy group
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Jo Yurcaba @joyurcaba.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Kansas is invalidating trans residents' licenses even if they HAVEN'T changed their gender markers, according to this reporting from @natezuke.bsky.social @assignedmedia.org: www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway. — Assigned
A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 03/03/2026
This story, from @natezuke.bsky.social, is absolutely wild. A trans woman who never changed her gender marker was issued a letter invalidating her license. At the DMV they cut up her license, which had an "M" marker. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway. — Assigned
A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Updating this: the LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas is also leading a driver’s license related fundraising effort lgbtqks.org/donate/
Email at lgbtqkansas@gmail.com

Visit website at lgbtqks.org/donate
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
It's really tough out there, I feel for you being in Texas. I really hope you get some wins this election season, I definitely believe it's possible
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Update/Scoop— New guidance sent this AM to Kansas DMVs indicates licenses that previously had gender marker changed not actually invalid yet. However, internally DMV can see who is flagged, and keeping track of who has/hasn't come in to update. Seems about 300 trans/GNC ppl flagged across the state.
Good morning,

As a reminder notice was sent to about 300 Kansas credential holders on 2/23/26 and 2/25/26 and those records will reflect SB244 MM/DD/YY. If you see SB244 UPDATED it means the applicant has come in and been reissued whether they were sent a notice or not.

Currently, KDOR has not "invalidated" any records for people who were sent letters due to the passing of SB244 which requires the "sex at birth" to be listed on Kansas credentials. If this is completed, we will let you know.

Even if a record isn't flagged as having an updated gender, we are still required to update these records to reflect the applicant's "sex at birth" when they come in to be reissued. The applicant does not need to provide any documentation for the update other than their current credential and proof of address.

KDOR's Gender Reclassification Policy has been updated to include information regarding the handling of these records and information you may need.

Please reach out if you have any questions.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The other problem is that Kansas has a gubernatorial election this November and our current gov, Laura Kelly, isn't eligible to run again because of term limits. So there's a lot of concern about the Republicans winning the gov race and then enacting legislation to disrupt the state Supreme Court
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The ACLU of Kansas is taking a lot of action right now, they a filed suit earlier today. Kansas's governor isn't to blame for this tho, she's a Democrat who has consistently vetoed bigoted legislation like this. The problem is our state legislature has a Republican supermajority to override vetoes
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Yeah absolutely, I'll do my best to answer
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 26/02/2026
I understand the instinct to donate to orgs that are helping trans folks flee red states but let's not forget about the orgs that are still fighting for trans folks in red states.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The ACE foundation is a local nonprofit organization serving the Wichita Kansas LGBTQ community. They help low income community members by providing a food pantry, a gender affirming clothing closet, helping people pay for healthcare + prescriptions, and providing assistance for other critical needs
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Please also support the LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas lgbtqks.org
lgbtqks.org
LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas
The LGBTQ+ Foundation of Kansas is committed to helping LGBTQ+ people in Kansas find resources, discover community, and thrive in their identities.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Leaving Kansas is really not a helpful solution, plz redirect attention and resources to KS community orgs that can provide immediate material support instead. Moving isn’t possible without valid ID and people need $ to fund just the id. Good place to start is acefoundationict.org , also see image
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genpoe @genpoe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
also because it's Kansas, and it's a Bad State so it's not surprising for bad things to happen here, and it's our fault for living here anyway and trying to fight back and not just moving away (with all the disposable income we all have, you know a rich state like Kansas)
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
It is very hard not to have a safe choice to use the bathroom in public. It may be impossible to continue living, working, eating, etc without a valid driver's license if your life was built around driving and the assumption that your license wouldn't be invalidated overnight by the legislature.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Also obligatory disclaimer that I personally am “fine” re: the Kansas anti trans bills bc I still haven’t updated any of my legal documents so this bill doesn’t affect me in a material sense. Saying this to emphasize I personally do not need any help, distribute your resources to people who do
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Meanwhile actual law will take a lot more time and resources to fight and the KS ACLU is the best place to donate to support that. Not to mention there are a ton of other REALLY BAD bills going through the KS legislature right now that ALSO need to be fought
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
For example the ACE foundation is tied to a major trans healthcare provider in Wichita and literally just giving money to pay off trans Kansans’ medical bills is also EXTREMELY helpful and will have a HUGE immediate impact.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Anything that isn’t “give trans people in Kansas money right now” is really not helpful because in order to successfully move to another state, you NEED to have current valid identification! Drivers licenses are critical to daily life functions and invalid ID has huge and immediate consequences!
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Donating to the ACE foundation is a good place to start for this! this is where the money that will help trans people in Wichita (biggest city in KS) be able to eat, pay for healthcare, and get rides will come from: acefoundationict.org
acefoundationict.org
Home - ACE Foundation Wichita KS LGBTQIA+ Resources
ACE Foundation helps lives of low-income individuals and families, especially those who are members of the LGBTQIA community in Wichita, KS.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Definitely donate to the ACLU of Kansas. Donating to the ACE foundation is also a good place to start, this is where the money that will help trans people in Wichita (biggest city in KS) be able to eat, pay for healthcare, and get rides will come from: acefoundationict.org
acefoundationict.org
Home - ACE Foundation Wichita KS LGBTQIA+ Resources
ACE Foundation helps lives of low-income individuals and families, especially those who are members of the LGBTQIA community in Wichita, KS.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The ACLU of Kansas is the other best option to donate to for the time being: www.aclukansas.org
aclukansas.org
Home - ACLU of Kansas
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights and liberties of all people living in Kansas.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Donating to the ACE foundation is a good place to start, this is where the money that will help trans people in Wichita (biggest city in KS) be able to eat, pay for healthcare, and get rides will come from: acefoundationict.org
acefoundationict.org
Home - ACE Foundation Wichita KS LGBTQIA+ Resources
ACE Foundation helps lives of low-income individuals and families, especially those who are members of the LGBTQIA community in Wichita, KS.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
As a trans Kansan, this is really not helpful. Leaving the state isn’t possible or realistic for most of us, plus we shouldn’t have to be forced to leave in the first place. Attached is an image with KS community resources to contact that can actually help people in this current moment:
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
After two weeks of nonstop work, I have finally submitted my documentation to the state re: the bullshit false claims my old job made against me to deny me unemployment 36,483 words, 157 pages, and that’s not including primary evidence or the documentation I submitted during adjudication
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I love you and you mean a lot to me!!!
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
GOT A JOB OFFER TODAY!!!! And it’s got way better pay and better benefits than the hellhole I was in for the last year!!! Hopefully things are finally turning around!!!
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Pokemon TCG Live is in fact the only thing that has kept me from uhhhhh absolutely fucking losing it for the past 6 months now Save me dragapult dragapult save me
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Not me feeling like it sure does seem like I’ve been here before!!!!! The personal narrative never fails to have an uncanny soundtrack!!!
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Joyce Manor has no business redoing the song “Fuck Koalacaust” that I listened to all the fucking time in 2013 and releasing it on their most recent album under the title “Well Don’t It Seem Like You’ve Been Here Before”
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
So far it’s just making me worry more
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 23/01/2026
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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yaga @a-bog-hag.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
clefable before gen 6
An edit of a meme of a woman balancing a bag on her head in a store with the caption "She's so crazyyyyy ! Love her!!!". The woman is replaced with clefable and the caption is changed to "She's so NORMAL ! Love her!!!"
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed! Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
A stained glass-style depiction of The Game Awards trophy, emerging from a bank safe with green bills pouring out the opening. Two large ominous hands hover around the trophy, one holding a scythe to its torso.

The depiction is headlined with THE AVARICE AWARDS, with details below:

PRESENTED BY UNITED VIDEOGAME WORKERS, A CODE-CWA UNION

LIVE ON DEC. 10TH AT 7 PM PT AT HTTPS://TWITCH.TV/UVW_CWA
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Cooking a fine thanksgiving feast, aka pouring a capri sun over the Aldi ham before putting it in the oven because I don’t have any other juice options on hand
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I get premier protein shakes at Costco in bulk bc they’re cheaper there but I would check this article before buying anything: www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Unironically me
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Nate Zuke 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @natezuke.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Hell yeah
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