Reposted by Nia ChiaramonteSondra Eklund @sonderbooks.com · 18/03/2026I Hardly Knew Me: Following Love, Faith, and Skittles to a Transgender Awakening, by Nia Chiaramonte, tells the coming-out journey of a Christian transgender woman - with warmth and wisdom. Read my review: www.sonderbooks.com/Nonfiction/i... @lakedrivebooks.bsky.social @niac.bsky.social 033
Reposted by Nia ChiaramonteChrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Check out this author discussion I did on @religiondispatches.org with @niac.bsky.social about her gender transition memoir, I Hardly Knew Me. Very timely stuff here 👇🏻 religiondispatches.org/the-trees-do...religiondispatches.org'The Trees Don’t Care Who You Are' — From Evangelical to a Transgender AwakeningA week before Christmas—as so many had already begun to tune out the news and focus on holiday plans—the House passed two draconian anti-trans bills fueled by Christian nationalist hatred. So much for... 23416
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 08/10/2025RESOURCE ALERT 👇 Today's Wednesday Fireside Chat Document Drop is a guide to help understand our relationships with our bodies. Whether you're trans or for some other reason don't know your body well, this resource is for you. To download the free PDF, go to: bit.ly/bodyrelation...bit.lyYour Body Relationship Reflection Guide - loveintheface.com.pdf 011
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 24/09/2025RESOURCE ALERT 👇 For today's Wednesday Fireside Chat Document Drop I give you a Transition Conversation Guide: How to Tell Loved Ones To download the free PDF, go to: bit.ly/4mBlpgl For those who have experienced conversations like this, what have you found helpful that's missing?bit.lyTransition Conversation Guide - loveintheface.com.pdf 000
Reposted by Nia ChiaramonteLake Drive Books @lakedrivebooks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025From "I Hardly Knew Me" by @niac.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Nia ChiaramonteLake Drive Books @lakedrivebooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2025From "I Hardly Knew Me" by @niac.bsky.social 011
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Does anyone ever throw the shades open like they are in a movie montage? It's really enjoyable, especially when you're feeling down. 030
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Nancy. You should know what happens when you call something three times in a row. 010
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Debate in the house whether or not this is a famous quote: "I don't know no snakes." What's it from? Don't look it up. 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Every time Trump utters a new string of words I am in disbelief. I feel like I need to apologize to Ludacris for taking his name in vain so much these days. #sorryludacris #soludicrous 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 13/03/2025#coffewithmyyoungerself #transgender #transisbeautiful #love 010
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Bouncing to B.I.G's Hypnotize hits different in the minivan on the way to picking up a teenager from theater practice while drinking a Topo Chico. But it feels oh so good. 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Our President Elect jus called someone a "lamebrain" online. What is this, 1989s second grade classroom? Very presidential. #dumdum #dipwad #stupidhead 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I joined BlueSky Social because I believe in democracy. I believe in free speech AND I believe in accountability for that speech. I believe that we are better with one another than against each other. I believe we can make the world better through our differences. What about you? #whyijoinedbluesky 010
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 06/11/2024now more than ever, I believe dialogue with one another is important. #transinamerica #lgbtq #transgender #trans #dialogue #indoctrination #thisiswhattranslookslike #tmi #2minutesofinformation #3minutesofinformation tiktok.com/t/ZTFc7wqR6/ 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 04/08/2024I'm writing again! Check out the newest blog post below, and a big announcement coming later today! loveintheface.com/post/all-the-r… 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 04/06/2024Come see us at Red Emma's in Baltimore on Thursday at 7pm! 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 08/03/2024Join our book launch team! Embracing Queer Family, out in May! #newblogpost wix.to/OHAOnp8 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 07/03/2024...but in our need to prove our ideologies we create division where there doesn’t need to be any. If we can understand where our ideologies come from we can find more commonalities than differences with one another. We can see each other instead of what we think about each other. 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 07/03/2024Identity is who we know ourselves to be at our core. This is something no one else can tell us about ourselves. Not to be confused with ideology which is how we frame the world so it makes sense to us. In our ideological zeal, we may believing we know about someone's identity... 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 16/02/2024New Podcast Episode with Austen Hartke and Ari Udel 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 16/01/2024Listen to "Building Community with Grace Semler Baldridge" by Love in the Face: Embracing Queer Family. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nia43… 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 02/12/2023Nia and Katie Chiaramonte via @IndianolaIA indianola-ia.com/nia-and-katie-… 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 19/07/2023Katie and I are super excited to announce our new book, Embracing Queer Family: Learning to Live Authentically in our Families and Communities available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and now! Learn more about it at #Queer Broadleafbooks.com loveintheface.com/blog 010
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 18/07/20232 @POTUS Please do something about these junk fees! I should never be charged a pet fee or a valet fee when I was never there! Just insult to injury to our family of 7 broken down on the roadside. This is unethical and we need to put a stop to it. @PeteButtigieg @USDOT 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 26/03/2023Democrats, passing a conversion therapy band without enforcement mechanisms and with religious exemptions does nothing. Please understand we need more. #banconversiontherqpy #LGBTQ #stopharmingchildren link.medium.com/AyZvNLJouyb 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 27/02/2023Calling all LGBTQ Allies/Friends: Please Wear a Pin For Us? It’s Time! by @jfinn6511 link.medium.com/GciDFM8ELxb 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 11/02/2023Nothing like the party for smaller government, the ones who think government is evil, paying $3.3 million in taxpayer money to pay off whistleblowers who accuse them of misusing power. theguardian.com/us-news/2023/f… 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 08/01/2023"And if you have to be cisgender, couldn’t you refrain from showing it in public? " link.medium.com/auZlgJLeqwb 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 03/01/2023All parents of any generation should listen to this and work toward repair. That's where relationship is built. #wecandohardthings @GlennonDoyle podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L… 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 25/10/2022“The intertwining of religion and politics has repelled people from...Christianity that they see supporting a certain kind of politics... As a result, politicized Christianity is able to appeal to an increasingly narrow group of individuals." @DanFost05996924 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 25/10/2022“The focus shifts from the practice of Christian faith — of loving God and loving others, of serving the poor and unfortunate — to the maintenance of privilege.” @DanFost05996924 link.medium.com/EvRqwmDJpub 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 25/10/2022“Nilay Saiya of the University in Singapore has discovered a link between the decline of Christianity in particular countries and the level of official support governments give to Christianity through their laws and policies.” @DanFost05996924 link.medium.com/EvRqwmDJpub 010
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 29/08/2022My son just ran around the back yard 4 times, stopped in front of me panting and declared, "My legs have good strong abs!" #mykidsanalien 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 29/08/2022Friends, if anyone posing as me asks for money, via email or social media, know that it's a scam! #scammer instagram.com/p/Ch0wqZnOdRe/… 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 23/06/2022“The right for transgender adults to choose gender-affirming health care is also a special legal entitlement” — @jfinn6511 Substitue evangelicalism: The right for evangelical adults to choose their own religion is a special legal entitlement. @jfinn6511 link.medium.com/adGafbql1qb 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 11/05/2022Looking for an awesome teacher to work in our Shelter Care Educational Program at the Ellipsis Shelter (formerly YESS). Apply at or send the posting to a teacher friend who's looking for something new! heartlandaea.org/careers 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 17/04/2022And these states "protecting trans kids" lead the nation in child marriages. Alabama was 4th in amount of child marriages from 2000 to 2017. Including a 14 yr old to a 74 year old. Texas leads the way with 40,000 child marriages. al.com/news/2017/08/c… 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 24/02/2022Because of continued attacks from legislators who aim to erase people's existence, I am offering free copies of my book, The Story of Nib, to any teacher or trans youth who would like one for your classroom or yourself. I have 20 copies to send out. 🏳️⚧️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 20/02/2022To those who creep on other people's Twitter accounts so you can gossip, speculate, and spread rumors...get a better hobby...yeah, I'm talking to you. 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 19/02/2022There are real problems in girl’s and women’s sports. Pay inequities, higher rates of sexual assault, uneven media coverage, and unequal opportunities are some of them. Trans girls participating are not the problem. #ialegis #LetKidsPlay 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 04/02/2022Join me next week at United Way of Central Iowa's Powered by Purpose Speaker Series event! I'll be discussing my experience with personal purpose and why participating in leadership groups and volunteering is so important to me. The event is free, Feb. 9th at noon central time. 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 21/01/2022Currently searching for a literary agent who has "humorous, emotional, real-time memoir of post-vangelical transgender woman, married to childhood sweetheart for 18 years with 5 kids" on their #mswl #transgender #amquerying #memoir 000
Nia Chiaramonte @niac.bsky.social · 18/01/2022We'd love for you to Join us in February! loveintheface.com/post/partners-… 000