Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)
@kitstubbsphd.bsky.social
Boston-area non-binary/transgender/queer nerd
Past co-chair, WisCon (wiscon.net), the world's first feminist SFF con
Founder, The Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity (effing.org)
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Past co-chair, WisCon (wiscon.net), the world's first feminist SFF con
Founder, The Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity (effing.org)
Avatar by @reelrollsweat on tumblr, https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2069970
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Not everyone is born trans; for some people, being trans is an expressive, deeply personal choice. Being trans is like being Jewish. Whether or not you're born that way or choose to become that way, it's a basic sacred freedom and human right.
Having regrets about being born trans is about as useful as having regrets about being born with red hair. You can dye your hair black, but you will always still be a redhead. And you can “detrans,” but you will always still be trans. We are born this way.
Yes! Thank you for this! I was a girl, and then a young woman, and then after a while, "woman" just didn't feel right. And "man" didn't feel right either. And I refused to cram myself into either box. So, ten years ago I came out as trans & non-binary. (Yep, I'm one of the dreaded "they/thems".) 1/6
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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there are lots of book buckaroos that do not know football who follow chuck and they say 'who should i root for in general?' and i say 'go seahawks' but honestly a GREAT second choice if you are a book buckaroo is the BALTIMORE RAVENS. only team in the NFL named after a literary character
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
there are lots of book buckaroos that do not know football who follow chuck and they say 'who should i root for in general?' and i say 'go seahawks' but honestly a GREAT second choice if you are a book buckaroo is the BALTIMORE RAVENS. only team in the NFL named after a literary character
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in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change
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If you haven't bought one of my books this might be a good time, lolsob
This is the new book for Jun 30
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721856...
All the books on this page have earned out: www.clpolk.com
This is the new book for Jun 30
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721856...
All the books on this page have earned out: www.clpolk.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 AM
If you haven't bought one of my books this might be a good time, lolsob
This is the new book for Jun 30
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721856...
All the books on this page have earned out: www.clpolk.com
This is the new book for Jun 30
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721856...
All the books on this page have earned out: www.clpolk.com
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This is why we cis folk have to speak up, draw a line, and refuse to move. It’s a "No, you move" moment.
Everything from, "Do you hear how hateful you sound?" with those you think you might be able to reach right on through to "I won’t allow hate like that in my home. Leave."
Disinvite them.
Everything from, "Do you hear how hateful you sound?" with those you think you might be able to reach right on through to "I won’t allow hate like that in my home. Leave."
Disinvite them.
Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
January 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM
This is why we cis folk have to speak up, draw a line, and refuse to move. It’s a "No, you move" moment.
Everything from, "Do you hear how hateful you sound?" with those you think you might be able to reach right on through to "I won’t allow hate like that in my home. Leave."
Disinvite them.
Everything from, "Do you hear how hateful you sound?" with those you think you might be able to reach right on through to "I won’t allow hate like that in my home. Leave."
Disinvite them.
I can't thank @nathanburgoine.bsky.social enough for this little guide! It gave me the courage to accept my first ARC & write my first review. I read a lot, but I want to do more to support authors! My goal is to write at least a three-sentence review for every book I finish in 2026. 🧵
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I can't thank @nathanburgoine.bsky.social enough for this little guide! It gave me the courage to accept my first ARC & write my first review. I read a lot, but I want to do more to support authors! My goal is to write at least a three-sentence review for every book I finish in 2026. 🧵
The Maiden and Her Monster by @maddiesmartinez.bsky.social is an intense, sapphic, secondary world fantasy inspired by Jewish culture and mythology. 1/4 #bookreview #fiction
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
The forest eats the girls who wander out after dark.As the healer’s daughter, Malka has seen how ...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The Maiden and Her Monster by @maddiesmartinez.bsky.social is an intense, sapphic, secondary world fantasy inspired by Jewish culture and mythology. 1/4 #bookreview #fiction
What is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution by @johnbirdsall.bsky.social tells the stories of queer people and their cooking from the end of the 19th century through the height of the AIDS crisis. The range of stories is incredible, 1/2 #nonfiction #bookreview
What Is Queer Food?: How We Served a Revolution by John Birdsall
A celebrated culinary writer’s expansive, audacious excavation of the roots of modern queer ident...
app.thestorygraph.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
What is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution by @johnbirdsall.bsky.social tells the stories of queer people and their cooking from the end of the 19th century through the height of the AIDS crisis. The range of stories is incredible, 1/2 #nonfiction #bookreview
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HUGE NEWS for trans people: We have the latest minibus, including the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and it looks like there are no restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
HUGE NEWS for trans people: We have the latest minibus, including the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and it looks like there are no restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
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My democratic rep told me ICE keeps hurting his constituents so I asked how many constituents he has and he said he just goes to actblue and asks for more donations to do nothing so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding his constituents to murderers and then my phone lit up asking for a donation
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
My democratic rep told me ICE keeps hurting his constituents so I asked how many constituents he has and he said he just goes to actblue and asks for more donations to do nothing so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding his constituents to murderers and then my phone lit up asking for a donation
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the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
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⚠ 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜-𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣 ⚠
January 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM
⚠ 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜-𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣 ⚠
Happy book birthday to @ceciliatan.com for "Bound by the Blood"!
5/5 stars from me (prolific reader, first-time reviewer)
TLDR: Action! Romance! Bi woman as BDSM magical prodigy!
🧵 1/6
5/5 stars from me (prolific reader, first-time reviewer)
TLDR: Action! Romance! Bi woman as BDSM magical prodigy!
🧵 1/6
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Happy book birthday to @ceciliatan.com for "Bound by the Blood"!
5/5 stars from me (prolific reader, first-time reviewer)
TLDR: Action! Romance! Bi woman as BDSM magical prodigy!
🧵 1/6
5/5 stars from me (prolific reader, first-time reviewer)
TLDR: Action! Romance! Bi woman as BDSM magical prodigy!
🧵 1/6
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Hard to believe that Dilbert died and Heathcliff introduced the Sexy Ham on the same day. The lord (Peter Gallagher) works in mysterious ways
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Hard to believe that Dilbert died and Heathcliff introduced the Sexy Ham on the same day. The lord (Peter Gallagher) works in mysterious ways
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I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
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Every person that buys the in-depth market-tested bad-faith “trans girls are actually boys and are stealing medals and trophies from Real Girls and are additionally sex predators, and we can imply all this without stating it outright” dog whistle is certainly useful to fascism
August 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Every person that buys the in-depth market-tested bad-faith “trans girls are actually boys and are stealing medals and trophies from Real Girls and are additionally sex predators, and we can imply all this without stating it outright” dog whistle is certainly useful to fascism
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Whenever I find out a colleague is using LLM to do literature searches and to "summarise" papers
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Whenever I find out a colleague is using LLM to do literature searches and to "summarise" papers
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May the snow seep into their shoes;
May their socks be forever damp and frozen;
May they soak through their gloves cleaning the ice from their windshields;
May their noses and cheeks burn with frostbite that eats away their faces like foolish Arctic explorers.
May their socks be forever damp and frozen;
May they soak through their gloves cleaning the ice from their windshields;
May their noses and cheeks burn with frostbite that eats away their faces like foolish Arctic explorers.
May the snot in their nose freeze, may they wash their hair without drying it, may they feel the stabbing pain of cold in their fingers and toes, may they discover quickly how the cold zaps batteries, and may their tailbones feel the firmness of ice and pavement daily
January 14, 2026 at 3:53 AM
May the snow seep into their shoes;
May their socks be forever damp and frozen;
May they soak through their gloves cleaning the ice from their windshields;
May their noses and cheeks burn with frostbite that eats away their faces like foolish Arctic explorers.
May their socks be forever damp and frozen;
May they soak through their gloves cleaning the ice from their windshields;
May their noses and cheeks burn with frostbite that eats away their faces like foolish Arctic explorers.
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-human tries to use art to perfectly communicate something they see or feel
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
-human tries to use art to perfectly communicate something they see or feel
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
-they fail
-in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art
-other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
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A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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as i stood there last night i felt a tether between past and present, and i was so overwhelmed with gratitude. to the creators out there feeling like you have failed in art because you are riding a scary wave, please understand the current is not always your enemy, it can your power. WORK WITH IT
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
as i stood there last night i felt a tether between past and present, and i was so overwhelmed with gratitude. to the creators out there feeling like you have failed in art because you are riding a scary wave, please understand the current is not always your enemy, it can your power. WORK WITH IT
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January 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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