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She/they. 30 Fandom lurker and fic writer Constantly refers to self as "ya boi" Black and Queer 👭 Substack: https://parallelanpress.substack.com/ Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/s/o8y8qzx

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Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hello #booksky and #writersky
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An advertisement for beta reading services. It says that prices start at $35 for 35,000. There is an invitation to reply to this thread or direct message the original poster if interested. The accepted payments listed are Fiverr, Cashapp, and Paypal.

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reign @reixlle.bsky.social · 8h

superBAT 💜

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Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

Me: I feel like ppl aren't understanding my personal experience

Random person: Have you considered that it's your fault?

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

I am going to block you.

I am not going to debate my experiences in public with someone I do not know.

Again, you assume I don't know how to communicate and that I am incapable of understanding the reactions of others.

These were ppl I knew. I do not know you. I will not debate you.

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

If my hysterectomy posts make you uncomfortable

Unfollow and block me

I don't fight ppl online

Even if we're mutual its 100% okay to abandon ship

Curate your own online experience

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

I'm very upset that you seem to imply i should consider the feelings of hypothetical others who made have had a similar experience to myself

And the assumption that I may have indirectly caused harm when airing my personal grievances about my own body

Respectfully, please disengage from me

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

In the conversations I reference, I was speaking entirely on my own behalf and not in a general sense. These were IRL conversations and not internet interactions in a wide/open forum like social media

I will admit this hurts because I do not know you. This thread is about how I feel ppl invalidate

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

Last rant is ppl with multiple kids insisting

"You don't REALLY want kids. I didn't but I'm stuck with mine"

Um??

I can't want bio kids cuz you don't like yours or your baby dady/husband/boyfriend??

Women shouldn't be this vicious to each other

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

I get a small amount of leeway for my physical pain but the emotional/mental toll is immediately dismissed. It's been a week but half the ppl i talk to imply i should have "gotten over it" by now

"You made a choice so what's the problem???"

Was I supposed to risk cancer???

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 4h

It always wraps back around to

"Lesbians don't need a uterus/cervix anyways because they don't have sex with men"

A double dose of

"Yes you're still a woman if only because you're the kind that shouldn't care about those organs anyway"

The crazy part is its entirely other women saying this

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 5h

Instead of wanting to hear WHY I feel that way

People instantly want me to know MY feelings are WRONG and I need to STOP expressing those sentiments IMMEDIATELY

It would be nice if ppl would let me sit with those feelings but they are always instantly shut down and invalidated

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 5h

Another post hysterectomy phenomenon is ppl getting upset/defensive when I say I feel like less of a woman

It just comes off as so aggressive

"Don't feel like that!"

"That's not true!"

"Biology doesn't work that way! You're being irrational!"

It's like i can't even openly express my feelings

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Organization for Transformative Works @transformativeworks.org · 6h

#AO3 has reached 16 million fanworks! Celebrate this milestone with us, and learn more about the technical setup of the site at otw-news.org/s486vdeb

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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 7h

Are you PREPPED for PrEP? Join @hiencomics.com.au as he learns about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis- a medication to prevent HIV!
www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-pre...

Let's Get PrEP'd by Hien Pham, published October 21, 2025 on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-prepd-hien-pham

Hien Pham illustrates in a more realistically rendered style, using the full spectrum of colors though the backgrounds are mostly a pale blue He is a Southeast Asian cisgender heavyset man with a short, bushy, black beard, fuzzy body hair, and glasses. He is mostly bald on top, with the rest of his hair pulled back into a bun.

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"Hmm..." Hien ponders to himself seriously, tapping his finger to his pursed lips as he inspects a wall of medical brochures.

"What'cha looking for, Hien?" A ginger-bearded man asks as he saunters into the clinic waiting room. He wears a maroon bucket hat, white t-shirt, and jeans. "Want a hand with anything?"

"Well... I'm planning some sexy comic research and I'm wondering..." Nervously, Hien perspires from his temple a little as he timidly asks. "...are there options in addition to condoms that my partners and I can use to have safer sex?"

"Are you on PrEP?" The man asks, gesturing at a dark blue brochure on the wall.

"What's PrEP?" Asks Hien.

"It's a very accessible HIV-prevention medication!" The man answers while handing Hien the brochure, which is labeled "WAAC's Little Book of PrEP"

Caption: WAAC, aka the Western Australian AIDS Council!

Gesturing to another silver-haired man who is sauntering in, the bearded man offers, "Let me introduce you to Garry, one of our OG nurses here at M Clinic! He'll give you the rundown on PrEP!"

"Hello!" Chirps Gary, giving a little wave. He sports a silver scruff of hair on top with the sides shaved off, with a well-kept mustache, stubble, and multiple ear piercings. He wears wristbands on each wrist and a collared short-sleeved shirt over another longer-sleeved one, along with jeans.

Caption: M Clinic is Perth's only sexual health clinic specifically for men, trans people, and nonbinary folks who have sex with men.

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AAAAAA!-nthon-EEEK! Pham 🎃 @viridianth.bsky.social · 7h

And this is why I just want dumb unconnected appliances that just do the thing.

AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright - Dexerto

The AWS outage caused chaos for owners of Eight Sleep’s Pod3 mattresses as they had no offline mode and were stuck at high temperatures.

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❤️‍🩹MasochistShark🩸 @masochistshark.bsky.social · 7h

I haven’t posted here in forever hello!!
CW: blood, gunplay, dubcon
#mgs #bosselot

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Rick Healey, piecing it together @twotothefifth.bsky.social · 9h

Reposting the tangentially relevant meme.

The scene from Return of the King with Gimli and Legolas affirming their friendship, but modified to be about Juggalos as follows:

Gimli: Never thought I'd die fighting NAZIS side by side with a JUGGALO

Legolas, in Juggalo facepaint: WHAT ABOUT SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH A HOMIE?

Gimli, now in Juggalo facepaint: WHOOP WHOOP!

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New Title Cards Every Day! The Official DBZEpisodes Account @dbzepisodes.bsky.social · 1d

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Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 8h

Another thing Im being told to just take pain meds

My brother in Christ i can only take 1 pill every 6 hrs

They wear off after 3-4 hrs

So mathematically, yes im still gonna be in pain for a good chunk of the day

Plus too much tylenol/ibuprofen consumption can cause other problems

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 8h

Yes

Even ppl comparing me to others who had the surgery and "recovered quickly" "didn't complain abou pain" "went back to work with no issue"

And its like

Sorry I'm a lil bitch but I cant handle constant pain and work stress at the same time

My tummy hurts and ppl already be yelling at me 😭

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you

I try not to rant & know no one owes me sympathy/understanding

Been blown away how rude/harsh ppl IRL have been

Had to leave work early and there was mild bitching about it from coworkers

Can't even take a half day w/o ppl being mean😭

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Topher Florence @topherflorence.bsky.social · 11h

i think when they put mega starmie in the pokemon anime they should composite in live action footage of a man in a mega starmie costume instead of drawing it to capture it's true essence

mega starmie from pokemon is is like a starmie but is very long and moves like a human man

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Ego Rodriguez @egorodriguez.com · 10h

It wasn’t marked on any map. We knew where to go when the heat got heavy. The drop, the shock, the quiet after. The world forgot this dip and us for a while. We let it...
#art #editorialart

A group of people jumping into a water hole in a sunny day

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Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 11h

I do accept the hysterectomy was the right call in the long run for my health but I never expected so many different ppl to be so wholly unsympathetic and/or extremely judgmental about something that does not affect them in anyway

Take out ya uterus and suddenly you're a shit person

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Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 11h

But nothing quite tops ppl telling me I'm not mentally stable enough to handle pregnancy, childbirth, and actually raisinga baby

Bro I'd be fine if you pointed out I'm too broke to be a parent but saying I deserve to have no uterus because im "crazy" is just ????

Para @parallelanprincess.bsky.social · 11h

Week 2 post hysterectomy & I've been told:

"You're a lesbian so its not like you were going to get pregnant anyways"

And

"Don't worry, you can probably still find a nice man to marry and you two can adopt"

The different flavors of homophobia I'm getting disgused as advice is truly baffling