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The Advocate @advocate.com · 25/08/2026

The beloved singer and humanitarian has championed LGBTQ+ equality her entire career.

Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Today we celebrate the life of Dolly Parton. Dolly has been a longtime vocal advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. She also dedicated her platform and her wealth to encouraging literacy, including creating a book club where she sent free books to children on a monthly basis.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton helped millions of children learn how to read and saved millions of lives by funding COVID vaccine research. She improved more people’s lives than almost any political leader in office. Her impact will be felt by generations.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As we walk together into July, we want to remind everyone that Pride is a year-long event. LGBTQ+ stories and histories should be read, shared, and celebrated every day. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #pride #lgbtq #bookstagram #transrights #pridemonth

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We are so excited to be heading back to Toms River Pride this weekend! Our poster board needs some sprucing up- and we appreciate the assistance of our fluffiest volunteer!

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Mermay has come to a close- but Pride Month has begun!!!! Which means it’s still seasonally appropriate to keep reading LGBTQ+ Merfolk books. We’re keeping the celebration going with @morgandante.bsky.social ‘s Providence Girls- and a matching candle from Scents Stories and Surprises!

A dark photo of a jar candle labeled “Providence Girls”, casting a red light over the scene. A small wooden model sailboat is visible in the background.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We are SO EXCITED to announce that we officially have a real website that is up and running. No more clicking between multiple platforms to reach us- you can browse our library, request a book, read our blog posts and more, all at vqlibrary.org !!!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Proud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop @proud-geek.co.uk · 07/05/2026

HOW QUEER BOOKSHOPS CHANGED THE WORLD by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social is LGBTQ+ history focusing on queer bookshops, booksellers & publishing. It's charming & funny, while also being incredibly well researched & informative, and is an absolute joy to read. Out now: proud-geek.co.uk/queer-book/h...

Text reads: currently reading How Queer Bookshops Changed The World by AJ West

Text reads: How Queer Bookshops Changed The World by A.J. West

Charming and informative queer history book focusing on queer bookshops, queer booksellers, queer publishing and the connection between queer bookshops and the fight for LGBTQ+ rights over the decades.

- BOOKSHOPS
- BOOKSELLERS
- PUBLISHING
- RESISTANCE
- COMMUNITY
- LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
- BOOK RAIIDS & LAWS
- INTERNATIONAL QUEER HISTORY

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

There’s a lot going on in the world of Virtual Queer Library. All good things! But that means that we can’t commit to our MerMay Readathon the way we usually do. HOWEVER!!! We still encourage reading Merfolk books with LGBTQ+ representation during MerMay. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

It’s International Asexuality Day!!! To celebrate, we’re sharing this art of our favorite Ace king- Jughead Jones! Through decades of comic books it is consistently stated that Jughead has no interest in girls; the only thing that captures his heart is a great burger. #internationalasexualityday

A cover of an Archie Comic book centering Jughead holding a burger with hearts floating around his head. In the background, Archie and Veronica stare into each other’s eyes, with hearts suspended between them.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We are thrilled to announce that we have the privilege of being ARC readers for @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social ‘s upcoming book “You’re No Better”!!! Of course, C and Remy will both be reading this as part of their Trans Rights Readathon reading.🏳️‍⚧️ @trreadathon.bsky.social #trr2026 #transrightsreadathon

A copy of “You’re No Better”, which shows a person with long hair kneeling, with blood on their hands, and a pattern of shattered class before them. In the foreground of the photo is a candle in a brown jar with a label that says “The Library”.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It’s here!!!!! The 2026 Trans Rights Readathon starts tomorrow! Here are some graphics you can use to share your fundraising efforts and your reading. @trreadathon.bsky.social #transrightsreadathon #trr2026

Background: pink and blue clouds. The different sections of text are separated by a row of hearts in the trans flag colors.
Heading: Trans Rights Readathon, March 17th-31st
Body: Text reads “I’m fundraising for” and “so far I’ve raised” with blank lines after each to fill in the information.
Footer: #transrightsreadathon #trr2026
Graphics by VQLibrary

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Have you finished all available “Heated Rivalry” content but still need more? Make “Icebreaker” by A. L. Graziadei your next read! This book features a diverse cast of characters, a bisexual main character, a central m/m relationship, as well as lesbian and poly representation.

The cover of “Icebreaker”, which shows a drawing of two young men, one with light skin and one with dark skin, facing each other and holding each other by the shoulders.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

We are horrified to learn that the signs describing the lived experiences of enslaved people at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia were removed this week. History cannot be erased. We support those who are committed to preserving and sharing the full history of America. (2/2)

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The Virtual Queer Library was founded to protect the stories and histories of marginalized people, and to keep them accessible. We focus on the LGBTQ+ community, but we know that all of our histories are interconnected. (1/2)

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Need a movie to get you into the Christmas spirit? We highly recommend “Dashing in December”- our favorite LGBTQ+ holiday movie! Read our thoughts on this adorable film here: vqlibrary.blogspot.com/2023/12/maki...

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Making the Yuletide Gay- An Ode to "Dashing in December"

'Tis the season for a thousand and one holiday films bursting with evergreen farms, surprise snowstorms, last-minute flights, and of cours...

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

This Giving Tuesday, the VQ Library team asks that you help us protect the greatest gift of all- community. Help us purchase more books so that more people can access the stories and histories of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as help fund our new website. Givebutter.com/vqlibrary

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Text: This Giving Tuesday the Virtual Queer Library team asks that you help us protect the greatest gift of all- community. Your contribution will help us purchase more books so that more people can access the stories and histories of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as help fund our new website, which will make it easier for people to access our collection. Givebutter.com/vqlibrary

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I love that there is a Diverse Historical Romance Book Club.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Remy is having a very happy problem today, as three books they had on hold all came in at once!!!! …they’re going to prioritize the next book in @tkingfisher.com “Sword Soldier” series.

The cover of “What Stalks the Deep” which features a half decayed bear skull.

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S. A. Chant 🏳️‍⚧️ is writing sword & sorcery @essaychant.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The RC edition of Peter Darling is preorderable now! 🏴‍☠️✨

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Due to inclement weather, the Toms River Pride Parade has been canceled this weekend. Stay tuned for the rescheduled date! We will be there- and so will our transgender mice!!!

A knitted plushie mouse in trans pride colors with emoji thunderclouds hovering over it.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Sadly, MerMay has come to an end. But we’re finishing with a splash- with an interview with @morgandante.bsky.social about their sapphic Lovecraftian horror/ romance “Providence Girls”. Read our full conversation here: vqlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-me...

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Text: MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon Book Recommendation
“Providence Girls” by Morgan Dante
-sapphic romance
-Lovecraftian horror

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

We were so excited to talk with Jason June about his book “Out of the Blue” for MerMay! Read our full conversation here! vqlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-me...

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Our next #Mermay interview was with Ann Claycomb (she/her) author of “The Mermaid’s Daughter”, a modern look at the Little Mermaid story. Read the full conversation here: vqlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-me...

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

We’re celebrating the final week of MerMay with mini interviews from some of the authors featured on our MerMay LGBTQ+ Readathon list! First up is @rosesantoriello.bsky.social and “Haunt Me, Baby”! Read the full interview here: vqlibrary.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-me...

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Here’s a template you can use to tell us what you’re reading for the MerMay 2025 LGBTQ+ Readathon!!!

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Dark blue text reads “MerMay 2025 LGBTQ+ Readathon. Currently Reading.
In the center is a book-shaped lavender square with a dark blue border. At the bottom are silhouettes of two mermaids holding Pride flags.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/04/2025

Extremely devastating news for transgender people in the United Kingdom. So much of what we face in the United States has shared roots in that country, and this Supreme Court decision there will make people far less free. Crackdowns on trans people are international, not limited to borders.

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Nicole Zelniker @nicolezelniker.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

"If you share ace books people might think you're asexual" ok and? I love my ace friends. I love ace books. Who the heck cares? ANYWAY, READ ACE BOOKS💜🤍🖤

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We had so much fun at @trreadathon.bsky.social that we’re doing it again! …kind of. We’re hosting a MerMay reading event where we encourage people to read LGBTQ+ books featuring merfolk/ sea creatures! Signup form and suggested reading list in our 🌲!! #MerMay #MerMay2025 linktr.ee/vqlibrary

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

In this time of increasing censorship, it is more important than ever that trans people are represented in the stories we tell and trans histories are preserved and taught. But visibility is not enough. Here’s to the Trans Day of Safety, of Belonging, of Equality, of Joy.

A white plushie bunny with pink and blue accents and the trans symbol on its chest. This is the Trans bunny from American McGee. She is reading a copy of “The Spirit Bares Its Teeth” by Andrew Joseph White.

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Vera Institute of Justice @vera.org · 31/03/2025

Jennifer Love, a transgender woman, survived six years of incarceration in a men’s prison. Now, she's working to support formerly incarcerated LGBTQ+ community members. Trans people will not be erased. This #TransgenderDayOfVisibility, we must fight for trans justice behind and beyond bars.

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Voices | Meet Jennifer Love: “Performance was my gateway to self-discovery”

YouTube video by Vera Institute of Justice

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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 31/03/2025

TDOV as celebrated by stickers in our bathroom.

A die-cut sticker featuring the text Stay Strong with a heart in the blue and pink of the trans pride flag.

A square sticker of a distressed trans pride flag surrounded by text that reads "Decide Today: If shit goes down I'd go to jail for you."

A black and purple sticker with an illustration of the Star Trek USS Enterprise beside text that reads "Let us transgend where no transgender has transgended before."

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Rosiee Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Submissions are OPEN!! If you’re a new/emerging aromantic author of YA fiction, @madelinedyer.bsky.social and I would love to see you in the inbox! Full submission guidelines here: madelinedyer.co.uk/call-for-sub...

Text reads: open call for submissions. Seeking new and emerging writers of young adult aromantic short fiction. Submission period from March 31st-April 28th. Link to application and guidelines in bio. This is a paid opportunity.

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Trans Journalists Association @transjournalists.org · 31/03/2025

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! To celebrate, we're awarding more than $15,000 in stipends to 30+ journalists to support them. These stipends will help develop careers of trans journalists, support fair and accurate coverage of trans communities, or both.

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Join the TJA's Monthly Giving Community | TRANS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION LTD (Powered by Donorbox)

We're the Trans Journalists Association, the only trans-led organization of gender-expansive journalists in the U.S.For four years, we’ve bloomed as a volunteer-run organization bringing together expe...

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

A recap heading into the final weekend of the Trans Rights Readathon!!! @trreadathon.bsky.social Thirteen books read and $325 raised for @transrescue.org.web.brid.gy Three days left- LET’S GO!!!!!!

A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. All are filled in, with the covers of “Hell Followed With Us” “Survival & Other Surprises” “Sisters of the Lost Nation” “I Feed Her To the Beast” and “I Am The Dark…”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. All are filled in, with the covers of “Survival & Other Surprises” “Compound Fracture” “Peter Darling” “Most Ardently” and “Sir Callie and the Champions of Hellstone”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. Three are filled in, with the covers of “Old Wounds” “The Trauma Cleaner” and “The Thirty Names of Night”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below, text reads “I’m fundraising for” and “Currently raised”, with dotted lines beside them for people to fill in the answers. Pink lettering states that we have raised $325 for Trans Rescue. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

UNLOCK THE BOX & PERISH ❤️‍🔥 excited to reveal the cover of my upcoming gothic thriller, ROAR OF THE LAMBS, where a lying psychic and her juvenile delinquent take on an apocalyptic, demon core-inspired box. preorder now, on sale August 26, link in my bio.

the official cover for my next book, ROAR OF THE LAMBS. the text reads: "Unlock the box. Unleash the apocalypse. Roar of the Lambs. From the author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me, Jamison Shea." The illustration depicts a decorative carved box that is pale white, made of bone, with a sharp stick in the lock to keep it shut. The box is guarded by a large green snake that curls around it. Its mouth is open, fangs drawn. The background is dark. The foreground is gritty, a little grainy, with light purple scratches in the image.

"Know your place, little lamb." Winnie Bray is psychic and used to being ignored. And then one day she sees her death in Apollo Rathbun's future. It's better that they stay away from each other, but their fates are entwined. A box carved from bone whispers to them, and if they give in, calamity will follow.

A trope map of ROAR OF THE LAMBS: psychic who's allergic to telling the truth, delusional with year ing, genderqueer delinquent with a (secret) heart of gold, nuclear physics-bending magic, dual pov, bi4bi, opposites attract, family beef that spans generations, Pandora's box as a family heirloom, what if we kiss in the creepy dungeon in my Gothic house, new date idea: stopping reach bros from destroying the planet, and since you don't want to listen to us, how about we throw a molotov cocktail through your front window? can you hear that?

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The first weekend of Trans Rights Readathon is over, and here’s how we’ve done so far! Four books read and $100 raised for @transrescue.org.web.brid.gy !!!! @trreadathon.bsky.social

A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. Four are filled in, with the covers of “Hell Followed With Us” “Survival & Other Surprises” “Sisters of the Lost Nation” and “I Feed Her To the Beast”. They are in the shape of book covers. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

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Casper Falls (he/fae) @casperfalls.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Happy Trans Rights Readathon everyone ❤️🏳️‍⚧️ If you’d like to squeeze in a small poetry collection, ARCs of Survival & Other Surprises, poems about chronic illness, survival, and perseverance are still available in my bio link! #transrightsreadathon #trr

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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 24/03/2025

Today is the last day to support our fundraising campaign to provide scholarships for our 2025 Writers Retreat and ensure this transformative program is accessible to all! We are still $900 away from our goal! Donate today and help spread the magic of LGBTQ+ literature. bit.ly/lambdaschola...

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Remy is so excited to have the opportunity to read an ARC of “Survival and Other Surprises” as part of their Trans Rights Readathon!! #trr2025 #transrightsreadathon @casperfalls.bsky.social

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A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below is a large rectangle with a thick blue border in the shape of a book cover. Inside is the cover of “Survival & Other Surprises”, which shows a plushie leopard wearing an N95 mask and a hospital gown. Below, large letters read “Currently Reading”. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

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Trans Rights Readathon @trreadathon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Looking for some disability rep in your trans+ books? We’ve compiled a list of titles, along with the type of representation they include. There are lots more to choose from on our StoryGraph, and as always, drop your suggestions below! #booksky #transrightsreadathon #trr25

Book Recs 1/4, Neurodivergent Rep: The Broposal by Sonora Reyes (autistic author & MC). Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (selective mutism, neurodivergence). Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (love interest and author have ADHD). A Tale of Hijinks and Honeydew by Alex Nonymous. Under the Dragon Moon by Mawce Hanlin (autism). Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution (neurodivergence).

Book Recs 2/4, Neurodivergence: The Deep by Rivers Solomon (autism & ADHD author). Changelings: An Autistic Trans Anthology. Uncomfortable Labels by Laura Kate Dale (autism). The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor (autism). The Duke Steals Hearts and Other Body Parts by Elias Cold (neurodivergent; releases May 2025). Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (autism).

Book Recs 3/4, Physical Disability and Chronic Illness: How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom by Johanna Hedva. Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore (chronic pain, mobility aid use). Survival and Other Surprises by Casper E. Falls (chronic illness and long Covid, releases April 2025). Gays of Our Lives by Kris Ripper (MS). Nine of Swords, Reversed by Xan West (arthritis). Knot Body by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch (chronic illness).

Book Recs 4/4, Misc. Disability Rep: Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (disability justice). Trans and Disabled, an anthology. Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker (Deaf rep). A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves (injury, chronic pain, cane user). Fight + Flight by Jules Machias (hEDS & anxiety). Continuum by Chella Man (Deaf rep).

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

So excited!!!! Can we be considered to be an ARC reviewer?

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

TOMORROW is the start of the Trans Rights Readathon!! @trreadathon.bsky.social We made these graphics to keep track of the books we read and the funds we raise. Feel free to copy them and use them too! #trr2025 #transrightsrradathon

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A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below, text reads “I’m fundraising for” and “Currently raised”, with dotted lines beside them for people to fill in the answers. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

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A heading of blue text reads “Trans Rights Readathon”. Below are five rectangles with a thick blue border. They are in the shape of book covers. At the bottom, blue text says “ #trr2025 @transrightsreadathon Graphics by @vqlibrary “

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/03/2025

We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at. A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth. HAIRCUTS. This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.

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GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation

The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.

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Virtual Queer Library @vqlibrary.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Was just over on the Bad Site and about 1/4 of the Women’s Day posts I saw were anti-trans. ANYWAY. Trans women are women. Happy Women’s Day. Women are amazing. Smash the patriarchy.

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