House Democrats: Funding cuts to LGBTQ suicide hotline will have ‘lethal consequences’
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5298112-house-democrats-lgbtq-suicide-hotline-funding-cuts/
lgbtqia
#PeteButtigieg, #OprahWinfrey & #TimWalz destroy #DonaldTrump & #ShadyVance (#JDVance) during #DNC’s third night.
#LGBTQ+ #speakers graced the stage, with one of them telling the #SupremeCourt, "You can pry this #weddingband from my #cold, #dead, #gay hand!"
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews #Megathread
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JK Rowling destroyed this woman's life and has never apologised as far as I'm aware.
Trump Is About to Drop a “Nuclear Weapon” on Trans Youth Health Care
https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-nuclear-family-month?1
In our magazine: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of #trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of #Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
Kit @oconnell was there to witness this moment of #queer joy and resilience... https://www.texasobserver.org/protect-trans-joy-barton-springs/
The Department of State’s Website Is Now Threatening To Revoke Trans People's Passports
https://transitics.substack.com/p/the-department-of-states-website
PSA for any trans+ person looking to start, or currently doing, any kind of voice training
Seattle Voice Lab has broken their silence over a former employee of theirs (Jimmy Chen), who set up his own voice coaching service called Trans Voice Lab.
We need to address Trans Voice Lab.
We highly recommend watching / listening to the whole video, but here are some key points within their video:
Jimmy's employment was terminated for "manipulative teaching practices and dishonesty towards" their students.
He downloaded their bespoke training materials (SVL's intellectual property) and client lists (!!!), then used these to set up his own voice coaching service and write a book.
SVL didn't want to have to make the video, but has felt obliged to do so.
SVL is pursuing "legal counsel" over Jimmy's actions.
tl;dr
Avoid any videos or guides from Jimmy Chen.
Avoid using Trans Voice Lab at all costs.
Boosts and crossposts very welcome, as we need to make more folks aware of this 
#trans #transgender #enby #NonBinary #voice #VoiceTraining #VoiceTherapy #VoiceCoaching #VoiceFeminization #VoiceFeminisation #VoiceMasculinization #VoiceMasculinisation #SeattleVoiceLab #TransVoiceLab #JimmyChen #PSA #queer #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #BoostsWelcome
Will Ferrell goes on a road trip with long-time friend Harper Steele, former SNL head writer and newly out trans woman.
As a kid, I could never have imagined trans people just being out in movies and TV. What I would give to see all these trans people when I was 10.
I'm not crying, you're crying 😭
“Trans visibility is important, but also trans people deserve to have fun.”
For @TexasObserver magazine, I teamed up with photojournalist Harmon Li to document a "Trans Takeover" on the free side of #Austin's Barton Springs swimming hole. It was a moment of queer and #trans joy that came weeks after a violent attack. https://www.texasobserver.org/protect-trans-joy-barton-springs/
#LGBTQIA #queer #culture #photography #Texas #CentralTexas #transgender #water
“Come as you are, come walk with us, come hang out, and you hopefully make some really good friends out of the whole process.”
There's a growing number of #Queer Social Clubs that offer sober alternatives to the bar scene, from hiking to yoga to line dancing and soup. My first for "Big and Bright," The Barbed Wire's #LGBTQIA news section. https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/queer-community-outside-the-bar-texas/
#LGBTQ #news #culture #Austin #Dallas #Texas #NorthTexas #CentralTexas #sober #hiking
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The Right Is Now Transvestigating Charlie Kirk and His Wife, Erika
https://www.them.us/story/charlie-erika-kirk-transvestigator-trans-transvestigation
60,000 cisgender women write powerful open letter in support of trans community: ‘We have had enough’
“Love is an act of resistance, and our community is so brave and resilient.”
For The Barbed Wire and the 19th, I covered the Big #Queer Wedding Party, a joyous and defiant, glitter-soaked protest and party where ten couples from around #Texas (& Oklahoma!) got married or renewed their vows, officiated by Judge Denise Hernández a queer judge from here in #Austin. https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/10/big-queer-wedding-party-in-texas/
#Oklahoma #photography #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #culture #journalism #activism
It's official! I can announce that I'm now the Newsletter Writer and Contributor to Big & Bright from The Barbed Wire (https://thebarbedwire.com/category/culture/big-bright/)
I'll be creating a twice-monthly newsletter and regular stories about the highs & lows of #LGBTQ+ Texas life, with an emphasis on #queer and trans joy.
🏳️🌈⭐👏 Subscribe for free: https://thebarbedwire.com/subscribe/
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"My hidden agenda in the book club is to get people excited about reading stories about members of the #LGBTQ+ community who are different than them."
I'm pleased to share my first story for The Advocate, about the joy of #queer folks reading together: https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-book-clubs
#books #bookstodon #Austin #Texas #LGBTQIA+ #culture #Richmond #Virginia @bookstodon
52 Photos Of The Enthralling Life Of Frida Kahlo
By Erin Kelly
These Frida Kahlo photos prove that the renowned Mexican artist lived a painful yet profoundly influential life.
just coming to say hi! I'm trying to join a social network after years of being offline, and mastodon seems to be a interesting place to be.
I'm from BR, work as a software engineer, linux/books/movies/anime-addicted, and my dream is to live in fully automated luxury communism.
“I am part of the queer community and the queer rights movement. I am an anti-fascist; I’m not neutral about fascism. I’m not neutral about genocide. I’m not neutral about the environment, and many other topics.”
I'm so excited to share this: a profile of my career is out today in the Columbia Journalism Review! I've been waiting to share this for months, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. https://www.cjr.org/the_profile/kit-oconnell-austin-movement-journalism.php
I'm here, I'm #queer, I belong in Texas, too.
The Barbed Wire asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs #trans reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/25/transgender-journalist-living-in-texas/
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’.
On orders from Trump.
They want you to "pray (the gay/trans) away".
Or go to jail.
#lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq_plus
https://www.koat.com/article/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban-lgbtq-kids/70895010
Arabi.gay is a Glitch Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.
You can find out more at https://arabi.gay/about or contact the admin account @ishraaf
#FeaturedServer #Arabic #Arab #LGBTQIA #Gay #SWANA #SouthWestAsia #NorthAfrica #العربية #GlitchMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Which is why MAGA hates women's sports.
#wnba #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq_plus https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/16/azzi-fudd-paige-bueckers-dallas-wings-wnba?CMP=GTUS_email
#sapphicfictionsaturday
I’m reading Hard Lessons by J. Marie Carr. What’s in your hands today? 📖
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTYJNZ6H
IG/Threads: @jancarr621
#whatareyoureading #sapphicbooks #romanticsuspense #murder #stalking #scienceengineering #againstallodds #butchfemme #lesfic #bookstodon #readingcommunity #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia
@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @sapphicbooks
Colorado Supreme Court appears split in lawsuit against Children’s Hospital over gender-affirming care
https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/15/gender-affirming-care-colorado-supreme-court/
The Trump Administration Admits to Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons
https://transitics.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-admits-to