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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysOfHalloween #Gothtober

A Jolly Halloween vintage Halloween card; a child is stood on a chair looking out of the window and watching three witches in flight on broomsticks over rooftops.

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 11h

Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 11h

I say we move Christmas to like February to even things out

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jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 12h

i think he should join the girls team because it would be funny

“I like the team aspect of the sport a lot,” he said. “I like to play basketball, I wrestle and I like football a lot.”

But the multi-talented athlete was excluded from high school basketball tryouts last Tuesday because of a clerical error on his original birth certificate. His mother, Becky Jackson, says there was a mix-up at the hospital the day he was born.

“I give them the birth certificate, and they’re like, ‘Did you know this says female?’” Jackson said. “I was like, ‘Oh, man, that’s so funny.’ So, we come home. Everyone’s laughing.”

Over the years, the fact that Laker’s birth certificate mistakenly listed him as female hasn’t caused many issues – until he decided to try out for the boys basketball team.

“They sent the athletic director of Eastmark High to physically remove Laker from the basketball tryouts in front of all of his friends, in front of the coach,” Jackson said.

The Queen Creek Unified School District said in a statement it wants to ensure “fairness, integrity, and equal opportunity” when it comes to athletics. Because Laker’s birth certificate lists him as female, he has been told he has to play on either the coed or girls basketball team.

“Our schools rely on a student’s original birth certificate at birth to determine athletic eligibility,” the statement read.

Laker’s parents got a corrected birth certificate along with a note from a doctor, but the district says that isn’t enough.

“Now, they may consider changing it if we get chromosomal testing. They didn’t say they would. It says they may,” Jackson said.

Chromosome testing comes with a hefty price tag, and the Jacksons say the district is missing the mark altogether. Meanwhile, Laker just wants to play basketball.

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 20h

a cat is looking up at a colorful galaxy in the background

Alt: a cat is looking up at a colorful galaxy in the background

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 1d

What the heck are homers in the bigs?

a cartoon of homer simpson holding a baseball glove

Alt: a gif of homer simpson holding a gigantic baseball glove

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 1d

The Canadian side is sooooo pretty! Like yeah the city is a tourist trap but if you can do "behind the falls" once, it's totally worth it.

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SPiNDLE @aidenr0.bsky.social · 1d

that moment when you fall in love with her all over again

An illustration by Spindle of the characters Ottilie (in the top panel) wearing blue makeup and golden accessories as part of the Harvest Festival outfit, looking with half-lidded eyes at Asimov (in the bottom panel), who's in the crowd staring at her with fascination, "I fell in love with you all over again"

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Ayutta ⁰¹⁰¹ @ayutta0101.bsky.social · 2d

The light of a falling star ✨

#ayutta0101ar

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Talia "Estro Junkies" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 2d

And every time I try to talk about solidarity or optimism or try to tell people there's hope amidst the suffering, I'm called some variant of lucky or assimilationist like I don't have fucking neopronouns as a brown enby tranny lesbian and like I didn't suffer in the closet for years too.

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Talia "Estro Junkies" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 2d

Online trans culture is getting so much more pessimistic and it's starting to actually affect me.

Fatalism about transition not doing anything and resignation about being third-sexed is so common now. As is talking about lesbians as though they're distinct from and antagonistic to trans women.

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 2d

Incorrect. It is actually Monday. (I have no sense of humor)

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 2d

So you're just ignoring the article and instead being transphobic, eh?

Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 3d

A lot of people bring up age as an issue with people in politics. And while yes, you shouldn't be in politics if you can't care for yourself, age really shouldn't matter. What matters ultimately is your policies i.e. I would take an 80 year old spry trans ally over a 40 year old transphobe any day.

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 3d

That's a lot lol. How is he still alive?

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Lorelei of the Fungi @loreleiofthefungi.bsky.social · 3d

It really is unsustainable. Trans people can't just keep shuffling around the same $20, especially if many of us have no income!

Prism @prismreports.org · 3d

As nearly 500 anti-trans bills are being considered across the country, a complex matrix of poverty & punishment fuels the trans unemployment crisis, @but-im-kim-tran.bsky.social reports. Many trans people are turning to mutual aid to stay housed, cover bills, or more broadly survive.

Jobs alone cannot solve trans unemployment

A complex matrix of poverty and punishment fuels the trans unemployment crisis, as community members experience roughly twice the rates of joblessness as cisgender people

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 4d

artists, what's your favorite part to draw? quote this post!

mine : 🌸 h a i r 🌸

detail from the hair of my Aphrodite fanart

detail from the hair of my Bubbline Adventure Time cover

detail from the hair of my mermaid artwork

detail from the hair of my Artemis fanart

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Kall @highlandkall.bsky.social · 4d

take this with a grain of salt but the sources they cite seem solid ^^

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

i imagine there’s about to be an influx of MAGA chuds spewing their bullshit but i really can’t stress enough that if we don’t give them oxygen, they’ll get bored and leave. block early and often.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.