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Sarah Gen

@sarahgen.bsky.social
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composer, music technologist, once and maybe again vocalist, works at Penn State School of Music (views my own).

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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 10h
Lauren Sarah Hayes performing at the Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble's first concert of their New Music Festival.
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Jules Rawlinson @julesrawlinson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Lauren Sarah Hayes is the most exciting person working in #computermusic (I think). Complete command of her instruments improvising inventive and uncompromising noise-y but melodic mutant pop. #computermusicfeed Here's Moon Via Spirit from 2020 youtu.be/BzSRs_7S9cg?...
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Lauren Sarah Hayes: Moon via Spirit
YouTube video by Fluid Corpus Manipulation
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Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New blog: Leaving the UK with a heavy heart. growinguptransgender.com/2026/10/02/l...
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Leaving the UK with a heavy heart
Today, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look…
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 20h
I implore all cis people to read this.
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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
she had to hide and be stealth, it’s never mentioned the character is trans but there’s something truly magic in knowing that the next time i rewatch TNG, i will see her there and i will know that someone like me helped make the show that ignited my lifelong love of Star Trek 😭
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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 02/10/2026
It's true that the "justice" system frequently sides with rapists, lets them off the hook and re-traumatizes victims. And it's true that trusting a punitive carceral system is folly anyway. Effectively, we live in a world where socially and legally, there are no consequences for committing rape.
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
a so so cool article 💖
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
wow i stopped by there yesterday!
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
in Eugene, Oregon for Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble's New Music Festival. It's so crunchy out here that the granola is amazing. It's like the mothergranola or something, wtf, the source. Guy who drove taxi to get me here shittalked the town non stop for 30 minutes and told me to go to Bangkok 🤷‍♀️
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Robyn Veitch @oddert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At my team's most recent Developer Forum a line item was opened with "so it seems OpenAI are on a recreational crime spree"
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this
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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026
like i say every time this comes up, the term for what awaits survivors who go through the official system (cops, rape kit at the hospital, the hell of a trial where you as the victim get to be cross examined by yr rapist’s defense) is called “the second rape”
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Interested in undergraduate study within the Music Technology program of Penn State, ROARS (Research Of the Arts, Recording, and Sound)? Or Penn State's Gender and Voice Inquiry Lab? Come by on Fall Visit Day October 12th: apply.psu.edu/register/?id...
Poster for Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture's Fall Visit Day. The poster advertises information sessions, open rehearsals, trial lessons, and more! Penn State School of Music
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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a fake screenshot from the game Final Fantasy Tactics with Rapha saying "why is a woman's future never as promising as her abusers?"
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm part of a team creating PLAGUE MASS in NYC. It's a reflection on the AIDS crisis. I'm creating an aria for Mathilda Krim, a scientist that worked on a cure for aids. The people performing, the other composers, the librettists are all amazing. www.tickettailor.com/events/count...
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Buy tickets – PLAGUE MASS – Speyer Hall
PLAGUE MASS – Speyer Hall, Multiple dates and times - PLAGUE MASSa new opera July 26th, 1985: Hollywood heartthrob and closeted gay man ROCK HUDSON sends a shockwave through American culture by announ...
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gravewalker @grovewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
photo of werner herzog with a speech bubble added so that it looks like he is saying the quoted post
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Tawni Monster Mash-all @tawnimarshall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This part stuck out to me because a) yeah, gaining critical mass to normalize bigotry has been the goal of the anti-trans side the entire time and b) that's a crazy thing to say anonymously
A Democratic strategist, granted anonymity to speak candidly, told The Sun the breakthrough for Democrats using more anti-trans language came last year, when Rob Sand, now the Democratic nominee for governor in Iowa, was asked by a conservative radio host whether he thought transgender girls belonged in girls’ sports. Sand responded with a simple “no.” The strategist said the moment immediately circulated among party political strategists.

“Rob Sand just did it, and it was fine,” the strategist said. “There’s power in numbers, and all you have to do is tell these people that you have the majority opinion. And then you can just say it.”
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
yayyyyyyyy check it outttttttt
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026
This is what happens when you get loud and demand Dems not drop trans people. We CAN get orgs to realize this. But we can’t stop with Kaptur. She’s the worst but not the only one. There is NO acceptable anti-trans vote or statement or ad from a Democrat. None. GET LOUDER!
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyway congrats in advance I assume to the new EIC of the Globe, Jesse Signal
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zero ultra bimboween @zeroultrabimbo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
trans velma voice: oh no! my glasses! i don't pass without my glasses!
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’ve given this a great deal of thought and I think the funniest option would be to simply pretend I have never heard of the New York Times
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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Theory: It's just that they are all still on Twitter, and they credulously mistook Musk's manipulation of the algorithm as the manifestation of a genuine cultural change. Maybe it's not any more complicated than that.
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Irma Squirma 👻 🐛 @eckslibris.northsky.social · 23/09/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social My response to your fundraising text is, suppprt trans people. Unequivocally.
Text message from 737-259-0938, it says:

Talarico HQ : Is there ANYTHING we can say to convince you to contribute to our campaign before our FEC deadline ends in 7 days?

I responded "You can say you unequivocally support trans people"
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to wound the autumnal kitty @blurry-line.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Bisexual Visibility Day! Here are some bisexuals for you to vis
A collage of photos of Alfred Kinsey, Katie Mack, Frida Kahlo, Hans Christian Anderson, Margaret Cho, Alan Cumming, Vivek Shraya, Sammy Davis Jr, Julia Serano, Cynthia Erivo, Julie d'Aubigny, Björk, Leonard Bernstein, Vikram Seth, Rebecca Sugar and Josephine Baker
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to wound the autumnal kitty @blurry-line.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Viability for my biz friends and visibility for my bi friends!
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 23/09/2026
The basic message to NYU Langone.
Person holding a handmade sign reading DON'T ILLEGALLY STOP KIDS' CARE FOR FUCK'S SAKE over a trans flag.
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Please check out my album, "Yet"! 🎀 🎧🎀 🎧🎀 🎧🎀 🎧 Bandcamp: sarahgenevieveburghartrice.bandcamp.com/album/yet Liner notes: drive.google.com/file/d/1svho... Neuma Records: neumarecords.org/home/ols/pro... #queermusic #oboe #bassoon #contemporaryclassical #vocalmusic
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Yet, by Sarah Genevieve Burghart Rice
9 track album
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Vote Angel 2028🏳️‍⚧️ 👉😎👉 @benotafraid.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If yall want trans people to vote blue, tell the party and its candidates to drop their transphobic policies. Its really the least you could do
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa lmao evennnnnn
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee www.wired.com/story/adopt-...
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Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream
The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.
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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The fact this story has been mostly ignored by national politics is disgusting www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.
The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/09/2026
If you're in Ohio, do not vote for Marcy Kaptur. She needs to lose. It's just anti trans ad after anti trans ad.
A screen capture from a political advertisement featuring politician Marcy Kaptur speaking indoors while wearing glasses, a necklace, and a dark blue jacket. Text on the left side reads "MARCY KAPTUR" above the slogan "NO GENDER IDEOLOGY IN SCHOOLS" in bold white and blue lettering.
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
some lovely, ultimately uplifting essay art
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 21/09/2026
trans people of Iowa, you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever with your population that's within the margin of error of this race
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A2 i've been doing this for a long time. A funny thing looking back is that i was kind of working on the same things, i just didn't understand them as well. E.g. a piece i wrote in 2004 was in many ways about the overlapping androgynous sound of contralto and countertenor #musochat
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A1 Sarah Gen, she/her, I teach composition and music technology at Penn State. I particularly compose and sing dramatic music for queer voices, particularly trans voices, that don't fit traditional voice types and Fachs. I also study and provide Gender Affirming Voice Training. #musochat
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 18/09/2026
I’m on NPR’s Code Switch this week talking about the trans panic that’s hit the WNBA. You can listen here:
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Why can’t people be normal about the WNBA? : Code Switch
The WNBA is more popular than ever, but the growth has come with a lot of unwanted attention, like protests at games and death threats directed towards players. This week, we talk with independent jou...
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I have mute lists for nytimes within bluesky, within my browser, i have blocked or muted a lot of people who write for the times, yet i still am always seeing nytimes articles. sigh. why do people link to this fascist newspaper. please boycott the new york times, everybody.
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Harlot🔞 @harlotprincess.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
there's no "less suffering" when you elect bigoted dems. they will keep ice around. they will continue to protect pedophile politicians, they'll tell you we have to have guantonimo and detention centers and abuse in prisons because it's "practical." stop falling for this shit.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 20/09/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Sep Lilly Wachowski in Variety not pulling punches: "She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support “Harry Potter,” you’re supporting trans genocide." Hear, hear. variety.com/2026/film/fe...
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Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’
‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
the NYT is a right-wing newspaper and just echoes whatever the fascists say, hope this helps.
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Amelia Sandrine Reisinger 🏳️‍⚧️ @ameliasandrine.com · 17/09/2026
Gonna start referring to Democrats who take anti-trans stances as “Biological Republicans”
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
7 frat boys at Cornell drugged a young student and raped her. They sent text messages to other men that she was “free” and they could come join in. Their punishment? Writing essays to Cornell. Arrest & prosecute every one of them and fire whoever doled out the “discipline”
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Cornell Frat Bros Allegedly Gang-Raped Drugged Student, Messaged 'Free P***y'
2:40 PM PT -- Jeremy Saland, who represents Scott Kretzschmar, one of the defendants, tells TMZ ... "We wholeheartedly deny the allegations in the complaint ... we possess documents that thoroughly co...
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Daramola @izdaramola.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
we’re in an existential fight right now against an increasingly fascist Christianity using the cudgel of trans people as its soapbox, but dont forget that so much of this sports nonsense comes down to men’s unwavering belief that the most athletic women in the world can be taken down by some guy
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Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Reminder to these VOTE DEMS OR ELSE people, you shouting at people dems are happy to sacrifice and blocking them for calling you out, doesnt make them more inclined to vote dems🤡
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Sarah Gen @sarahgen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A thread. Sandy is letting all of the correct words flow forth here. Refusing medical care to trans people, including trans kids, kills people. This political campaign against trans people is killing trans people.
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magpie TRICKS @magpie.tips · 19/09/2026
After taking a poll, the r/crafts subreddit has banned Harry Potter crafts from being posted in the sub because of JKR's consistent hateful conduct.
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From the crafts community on Reddit
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