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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈

@curvynyx.bsky.social

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Oregon, Alaska, nature, beauty, family, books, love, compassion, respect, diversity, acceptance

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jan 21

Yesterday, I sat and watched the horrors start. I watched a very obvious Sieg Heil be done multiple times by someone who has access to the largest influence in this country. And then I watched as people's lives, people who are important and loved by me, was invalidated. There's more, but I can't...

Photo of myself wearing a t-shirt that reads 'you will have to go through me'. The lettering fades from blue to pink to white. A caption at the top reads 'Hate never made anything great', and a caption at the bottom reads 'January 21, 2025'.

A photo of a husky waiting on a porch. The background is blurred, but you can make out a pumpkin and some blue sky.

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 1d

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Now my health keeps fading. My quality of life slips away. I have no answers, no diagnosis, no real care—just a body that feels like it’s crumbling a little more every day.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 1d

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The nurse called with the results. She said, “The doctor hopes you find some relief,” referring to a supplement another doctor prescribed from the same labs. No follow-up. No next steps. Just… dismissal.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 1d

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I spoon-fed my concerns to my doctor and begged for more tests. They came back “normal.” I haven’t had the energy to dig through the numbers myself—so I don’t even know how close to “normal” they really are.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 1d

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Over the past two years, my health has slowly unraveled. My balance is off, my coordination is gone, my energy is low, and the pain keeps growing. I even lost a job because of it. A test hinted that B12 absorption might be the issue.

Graphic showing a tweet by Sly Fox Syndicate that reads: “A haunted house, but it’s a room full of doctors who won’t listen or test you, too busy labeling you hysterical, stressed, aging, or fat.” Pumpkins in background.

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 3d

“I read a quote today that said ‘A terminal illness is a death sentence but a chronic illness is a life sentence’ and I couldn’t have worded it better.”

Black square image with white text that reads: “I read a quote today that said ‘A terminal illness is a death sentence but a chronic illness is a life sentence’ and I couldn’t have worded it better.” The text is centered and evenly spaced on the dark background. At the bottom, the handle “@carolineeetheridge” appears in all caps. The design is minimalistic and somber, reflecting the serious tone of the quote.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 6d

October in Oregon, autumn light, quiet streets, and the calm before the rain

#photography #amateurphotography #CellPhonePhotos

A quiet Oregon neighborhood street stretches beneath a dramatic fall sky. Clouds ripple across the sun, casting soft light over rows of amber, gold, and crimson trees that line the road. Fallen leaves scatter on the pavement as parked cars rest along both sides, framed by glowing foliage. On the left, cheerful Halloween inflatables—pumpkins, ghosts, and playful figures—brighten a front yard, while the right side features towering skeletons and other festive decorations. In the distance, dark evergreen hills rise against the horizon, softened by mist. The air feels cool and still, carrying the scent of damp leaves and woodsmoke. The scene captures a perfect Oregon October afternoon—vivid, peaceful, and suspended between the last warmth of fall and the coming rain, where small-town calm meets the quiet anticipation of the season.

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 7d

It’s hard to access effective treatment when it’s a constant uphill battle to even obtain diagnoses.

A square social media screenshot with a starry, blue-galaxy background. The screenshot contains two Tumblr-style text posts stacked vertically.

The first post is by a user named “compassionatereminders.” It reads:
“In order to fully respect mentally ill and disabled people, you have to give up the idea that the world is a fair place where everyone eventually gets what they deserve and work for. Because if you don’t consciously challenge that mindset, you’ll find yourself directly or indirectly blaming struggling people for their struggles. Facts are that disability and illness can hit anyone, and facts are that sometimes there isn’t an effective treatment — and those are facts that you have to face and internalize if you want to be a genuinely supportive ally.”

The second post, directly below, is by a user named “dat-carovieh.” It reads:
“And disabled and mentally ill people deserve to not be in poverty, no matter if they’re able to work full time, only a little or not at all. We’re a society and ill people need to and deserve to be supported and deserve to not constantly struggle with their finances.”

Below the screenshot, centered near the bottom, is a small watermark that says “Bendy Bunny.”

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 14d

Governments don’t announce that they have become fascist.
They announce that the anti-fascists are enemies of the state.

An image with a brown border showing a line of heavily armed officers or soldiers standing in the street at night, silhouetted against a background of tear gas or smoke and streetlights. The white text reads:

“GOVERNMENTS DON’T ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE BECOME FASCIST.
THEY ANNOUNCE THAT THE ANTI-FASCISTS ARE ENEMIES OF THE STATE.”

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 14d

If I remove myself from your life over politics, it is not because we disagree.
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It’s because your values and beliefs are a threat to the existence of people I love.

A colorful image with a black center panel surrounded by splashes of bright rainbow paint. Across the top and bottom of the black section are rainbow-colored dragonflies. The text in bold white letters reads:

If I remove myself from your life over politics, it is not because we disagree.
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It’s because your values and beliefs are a threat to the existence of people I love.

Below the first sentence are five heart icons: a brown-and-black heart (representing racial inclusion), a pink-blue-white heart (trans pride), a U.S. flag heart, a purple heart with a peace sign, and a rainbow pride heart. The username @ltteoa1 appears in white text at the bottom.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · 19d

Anytime (before it’s too late) is a good time go stand up against fascism.
#antifascism #antifa #IAmAntiFascism

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You are allowed to say, at any point, I can't support this. Even if you did. Even if you were unsure.
You can say "this has gone too far." And while the best time to say that was earlier, the second best time is now.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Sep 8

I have been making myself try to be much better about that. I’m glad you appreciate it.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bees under a smoky sky. The rosy-golden glow is not a filter.

#photography #amateurphotography #CellPhonePhotos

Bees resting on a platform outside of their hive. Everything is drenched in a rosy-golden glow.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jul 28

[Image Description: A screenshot of a social media thread.

bookcrazyamy says:
Let me be perfectly clear - if you told me that Stephen Colbert, Keanu Reeves, Paul Rudd, and Pedro Pascal were in the Epstein files, I would still want them released.

megamom_2 says:
Even if it was Mr Rogers, Lavar Burton, Bob Ross, Steve Irwin, Sir Patrick Stewart, Big Bird & Cookie Monster. We don't care.

x_suntabby_x says:
I. Don't. Care. If. Jesus. Is. On. The. List. Release it. End ID].

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jul 27

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@transgender_together says

Calling trans people "valid" is not enough. Trans people need healthcare. Housing. Employment. Legal protection. Financial resources. Safety from acts of violence. With all that trans people are up against currently, concrete action is needed, not mere platitudes or words of affirmation. End ID]

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jun 27

If "Why won't my kids talk to me anymore?" were a photo

[Image description: A post by Manny Schewitz says
Fixed it!

Below is a clip art style image of a common meme. There is a maroon background with a white circle in the middle. Inside the circle, a rainbow falls from the sky. The silhouettes of a mother and father hold an umbrella over their children to block the rainbow. The rainbow-colored children have text bubbles.

The child in a dress says:
I can't wait to disown these assholes.

The child in pants says:
Same!

End ID] 🐢

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jun 9

Waiting in labor and delivery @peacehealth.bsky.social Riverbend - Springfield, OR

#photography #amateurphotography #CellPhonePhotos #architectural #naturephotography

Back and white photo showing an interior courtyard, and outer brick walls with windows. Shadows are being cast in the courtyard.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jun 7

Blu can be picky about paparazzi, so I was happy that he was so focused on begging that he let me get the photo.

Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jun 7

No, I’m not begging. Why do you ask?

#BluTheOregonHusky #photography #amateurphotography #CellPhonePhotos

Close-up photo of Blu the Oregon Husky, taken from in front of his snout. The angle makes it look like he has a really long snout. His left eye (right side) is blue and his right eye (left side) is brown.

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jun 6

Decided it needed a little more flare 😉

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Suzanna Beers (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @curvynyx.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thistle in three edits.
Do you have a favorite? Would you display the different edits in different ways?

#photography #amateurphotography #CellPhonePhotos #nature #naturephotography