Welcome to #TransTuesday!
Let’s dive into a complicated topic that a lot of trans people struggle with, myself included. We’re talking:
SEXUALITY IS NOT GENDER.
Also - bows Bows BOWS! (they’re related, trust me)
queer
1970 年代的酷儿摄影。（影集：New York Underground；摄影师：Veretta Cobler）
这种济河焚舟一般的生命力，现在很少很少见了。
如今的酷儿文化，张扬但缺乏重量，华丽却流于轻浮。
#queer #photography #很赞的东西
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What's the REAL #trangender agenda? Prism & Pen #LGBTQ storytellers lay it on the line. Also, freezing #gay shame, lessons in #queer allyship from Liza Minnelli, coming-out advice from a #trans psychologist, and a #bisexual man asks certain #HeatedRivalry fans to COOL it.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-real-trans-agenda-freezing-gay-shame-lessons-from-liza-6b9a873ee3c2
PinkNews is refusing to cover trans issues because it thinks trans people aren't advertiser friendly!
If you run an ad blocker, add the site to your filters and block it
#Trans #Transgender #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT
https://lucyfromnaarm.com/p/breaking-pinknews-refuses-to-cover
Is anyone paying attention?
"Campaigners have accused Meta of being condescending and unresponsive, with the company offering only vague reasons why certain accounts were taken down – and appearing unwilling to engage."
These interventions "...reinforce the power imbalance that allows big tech to decide whose voices are amplified and whose are silenced."
That is why we should all move to the Fediverse.
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Kind.Social is a Mastodon server with a broad community - queer, disabled, neurodivergent, crafters, techies, friends of all sorts. Our aim is to foster a genuinely enjoyable shared social experience.
This server has been online since 2018.
You can find out more at https://kind.social/about or contact the admin account @Texan_Reverend
#FeaturedServer #Queer #Disabled #Neurodivergent #Crafters #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
There's some shit happening in Santa Cruz & I'm trying my damndest to throw fuel on it... that is to say, I'm organizing a boycott & I need your help
also if you're the kind of person who's prone to say things like "you're overreacting" scroll all the way away, kid
If you celebrate Naughty #Nonbinary November, I have a mission for you: ⬇️ (cont)
https://www.reddit.com/r/santacruz/comments/1oqx4na/boycott_the_418_project/
#trans #queer #enby #pride #lgbtq #lgbtqia #boycott #resist #santacruz #santacruznews #community #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest
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Time to update my #introduction -
I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.
I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.
I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.
I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.
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/
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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“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
Read an Ebook Week starts today!
If you like queer SFF, my stuff is mostly 25% off this week. Check it out on Smashwords and Itchio:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JessMahler1449
https://itch.io/s/181015/read-an-ebook-week
#queer #Books #ebookweek26
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
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/
Out today, a story months in the making...
In August, #Austin Police Department violently arrested two pro-Palestine activists at the city's annual #Pride march, and I investigated why and how it happened.
Even though Pride itself claimed to be welcoming to symbols of Palestinian liberation, police who were deployed to "protect" the #LGBTQIA+ community from violent threats ended up attacking us instead. https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/10/18/you-can-fly-any-flag-at-austin-pride-except-a-palestinian-one/
#police #Palestine @palestine #queer #news #Texas
Hi Fedi, I'm Jess, #lefty West #Yorkshire lass born and bred. Married #lezza.
Software dev by day working for a marine technology company - I don't really talk about that much tho. Disc jockey by night as "Mrs R's #Retro Roadshow", played from 7" #vinyl records. I refurb old disco kit - lights and decks.
Big #TOTP witterer.
Got a studio in Wakefield, had a career as a #queer musician which I'll return to sometime. If you search online for "The Bleeding Obvious", that's me.
#cats, obviously.
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Help a chronically ill trans person find work by boosting this!
I'm a podcast editor with experience in both non-fiction and audio drama. I can take your raw audio to clean, cut, and arrange to your liking. If you're a queer production, I'll happily work with you at a discount.
Contact me if you're interested or have any questions.
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So I guess it's time for an #introduction. Well, I'm a 30 something #Black #queer woman. I love to read #books. I love the #NYKnicks. I like #bicycles even though, it's not my primary mode of transportation. I like refurbishing and upgrading old electronics, specifically #iPods and #laptops. #TV and music have kept me going more than anything else. I'm branching into #Linux and getting more familiar with #FOSS. I am a #blogger and I have linked my blog in my bio.
In Conversation: Aslı Tohumcu with Kirsty Logan
28 May, Glasgow Women’s Library – free
Aslı Tohumcu & Kirsty Logan unpack the power of queer feminist folklore re-tellings. Drawing on their own writing, both writers will explore how traditional folklore, whether from Turkey or Scotland, can help us understand present-day complexities
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/in-conversation-asli-tohumcu-with-kirsty-logan/
#Scottish #Turkish #literature #folklore #queer #queerfiction #feminism #Scotland #Turkey
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