Maryland
@maryland.bsky.social
(Maryland is my name)
Fighting for my trans siblings.
Transgender, Pro-science, Anti-fasc.
I block terfs & other idiots.
Coloradoan Cat Lady.
Married 20+ years.
Fighting for my trans siblings.
Transgender, Pro-science, Anti-fasc.
I block terfs & other idiots.
Coloradoan Cat Lady.
Married 20+ years.
Pinned
Maryland
@maryland.bsky.social
· Nov 18
There's probably as many ways to transition, as there are trans folks...& none of us have 'The Trans Guidebook'. We've all just made the leap, & stumble forward, knowing only, it is what we MUST do...
Transition is being scared shitless, & doing it anyway.
Transition is being scared shitless, & doing it anyway.
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this is not a fact. it’s a lie. 🤷♀️
it relies on the notion that trans ppm are simply cross dressers. the fact it is that trans ppl are physiologically distinct from cis ppl.
it relies on the notion that trans ppm are simply cross dressers. the fact it is that trans ppl are physiologically distinct from cis ppl.
So, I see I touched a nerve. There's no avoiding the fact that trans, male-to-female athletes have an advantage over women. I've known many trans people and I have nothing but respect for them. It's tough, in our society to be "different." But we must recognize the disparity and act accordingly.
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
this is not a fact. it’s a lie. 🤷♀️
it relies on the notion that trans ppm are simply cross dressers. the fact it is that trans ppl are physiologically distinct from cis ppl.
it relies on the notion that trans ppm are simply cross dressers. the fact it is that trans ppl are physiologically distinct from cis ppl.
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Look at this pathetic creep @drkarlynb.bsky.social illicitly recording a librarian conference and implictly threatening a librarian. "Defying Trump"??? Get the fuck out of here. 📚
![Post from Karlyn Borysenko today reading "Hi [name redacted]. You don't know me yet. But you're going to. Dropping your talk from the zine librarians unconference tomorrow. Go tell all your friends. I have everything recorded. You guys said lots of stuff. And it's all getting released. Blocking me on here won't stop it."
The attached image shows a librarian with their chin on their hand and the words "Leftist librarian defies Trump, teaches DEI & social justice at Buffalo Stae [sic]. Decode the left exclusive: [Karlyn Borysenko substack address]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j4xglvgn5zlrqmdu5ihxmetr/bafkreieoeg7kf63me2sopkdt2xksew2qgit5l5hqavlk3ipvifovp34a5e@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Look at this pathetic creep @drkarlynb.bsky.social illicitly recording a librarian conference and implictly threatening a librarian. "Defying Trump"??? Get the fuck out of here. 📚
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Phones did not murder Brianna Ghey in cold blood.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Phones did not murder Brianna Ghey in cold blood.
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They sold their country out for baubles, trinkets and empty promises from Republicans.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
They sold their country out for baubles, trinkets and empty promises from Republicans.
Sooo....
This is probably a good move...fears about HRT & clotting/strokes/etc seem to far exceed the actual dangers.
However, Sec. Brain Worm & other trump appointees have so destroyed the legitimacy of the FDA, I must assume this is simply a stock-manipulation ploy...
apnews.com/article/meno...
This is probably a good move...fears about HRT & clotting/strokes/etc seem to far exceed the actual dangers.
However, Sec. Brain Worm & other trump appointees have so destroyed the legitimacy of the FDA, I must assume this is simply a stock-manipulation ploy...
apnews.com/article/meno...
FDA will remove long-standing warning from hormone-based menopause drugs, citing benefits for women
The Food and Drug Administration says it will remove a long-standing warning from hormone-based drugs used to treat menopause symptoms in women.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sooo....
This is probably a good move...fears about HRT & clotting/strokes/etc seem to far exceed the actual dangers.
However, Sec. Brain Worm & other trump appointees have so destroyed the legitimacy of the FDA, I must assume this is simply a stock-manipulation ploy...
apnews.com/article/meno...
This is probably a good move...fears about HRT & clotting/strokes/etc seem to far exceed the actual dangers.
However, Sec. Brain Worm & other trump appointees have so destroyed the legitimacy of the FDA, I must assume this is simply a stock-manipulation ploy...
apnews.com/article/meno...
Good Morning, Lovelies!!
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Good Morning, Lovelies!!
Me: belting out every Grateful Dead song in joy, every Who song in anger, every Talking Heads tune in wishful transformation....
B-52s because we should all dance like it's 1978 and we just never heard anything quite like them singing Rock Lobster on SNL...
Eventually we find our way.
or we don't.
B-52s because we should all dance like it's 1978 and we just never heard anything quite like them singing Rock Lobster on SNL...
Eventually we find our way.
or we don't.
When a hero is needed, ska will rise.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Me: belting out every Grateful Dead song in joy, every Who song in anger, every Talking Heads tune in wishful transformation....
B-52s because we should all dance like it's 1978 and we just never heard anything quite like them singing Rock Lobster on SNL...
Eventually we find our way.
or we don't.
B-52s because we should all dance like it's 1978 and we just never heard anything quite like them singing Rock Lobster on SNL...
Eventually we find our way.
or we don't.
Jennah makes me beautiful, so often.
She always finds my beauty, when I've all but given up...
She always finds my beauty, when I've all but given up...
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Jennah makes me beautiful, so often.
She always finds my beauty, when I've all but given up...
She always finds my beauty, when I've all but given up...
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Let's all rah-rah-rah...
By all means, let's platform our disgust with the Democrats...easier than combating actual issues, amirite?
Hey, I understand...
But 'moving on' means hoping your ex grows up.
right?
You gonna burn their house down?
Yeah, I'm cool with that too...
By all means, let's platform our disgust with the Democrats...easier than combating actual issues, amirite?
Hey, I understand...
But 'moving on' means hoping your ex grows up.
right?
You gonna burn their house down?
Yeah, I'm cool with that too...
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Let's all rah-rah-rah...
By all means, let's platform our disgust with the Democrats...easier than combating actual issues, amirite?
Hey, I understand...
But 'moving on' means hoping your ex grows up.
right?
You gonna burn their house down?
Yeah, I'm cool with that too...
By all means, let's platform our disgust with the Democrats...easier than combating actual issues, amirite?
Hey, I understand...
But 'moving on' means hoping your ex grows up.
right?
You gonna burn their house down?
Yeah, I'm cool with that too...
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It looks like you're trying to undo SNAP payments. Can I help you find your conscience?
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It looks like you're trying to undo SNAP payments. Can I help you find your conscience?
Pic by my lovely wife...
I don't live in "The Most Beautiful Place"; it's not even in the top 10 for the state...
But it's still pretty fucking beautiful.
I don't live in "The Most Beautiful Place"; it's not even in the top 10 for the state...
But it's still pretty fucking beautiful.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Pic by my lovely wife...
I don't live in "The Most Beautiful Place"; it's not even in the top 10 for the state...
But it's still pretty fucking beautiful.
I don't live in "The Most Beautiful Place"; it's not even in the top 10 for the state...
But it's still pretty fucking beautiful.
Minerva Mayflower (Sandra Bernhard) in Hudson Hawk.
I'll make no excuses...
I'll make no excuses...
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Minerva Mayflower (Sandra Bernhard) in Hudson Hawk.
I'll make no excuses...
I'll make no excuses...
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I don't want trans kids to be told that they're valid. I want trans kids to survive the literal warzone many of them face every single day.
I want them to grow up. I want them to find joy, and I want them to thrive.
Even in the midst of this hellish society.
I want them to grow up. I want them to find joy, and I want them to thrive.
Even in the midst of this hellish society.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I don't want trans kids to be told that they're valid. I want trans kids to survive the literal warzone many of them face every single day.
I want them to grow up. I want them to find joy, and I want them to thrive.
Even in the midst of this hellish society.
I want them to grow up. I want them to find joy, and I want them to thrive.
Even in the midst of this hellish society.
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I think the overall trans community is failing trans kids by allowing liberals to turn our struggle into a fight for acceptance
Instead of a fight for liberation
The US was built on cruelty. There are simply too many people here who revel in the suffering of others, and I don't see that changing
Instead of a fight for liberation
The US was built on cruelty. There are simply too many people here who revel in the suffering of others, and I don't see that changing
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I think the overall trans community is failing trans kids by allowing liberals to turn our struggle into a fight for acceptance
Instead of a fight for liberation
The US was built on cruelty. There are simply too many people here who revel in the suffering of others, and I don't see that changing
Instead of a fight for liberation
The US was built on cruelty. There are simply too many people here who revel in the suffering of others, and I don't see that changing
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This is one if he most callous and hate-filled ‘Gender Critical’ activists, who does not believe trans people have a right to exist. Her boyfriend marches lockstep with her. She makes big money selling hate stickers.
Contact the venue. Stop hate being funded any way you can.
Contact the venue. Stop hate being funded any way you can.
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is one if he most callous and hate-filled ‘Gender Critical’ activists, who does not believe trans people have a right to exist. Her boyfriend marches lockstep with her. She makes big money selling hate stickers.
Contact the venue. Stop hate being funded any way you can.
Contact the venue. Stop hate being funded any way you can.
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TERFs aren't punk, they're the establishment.
They're also not witches, they're the ones doing the pricking and holding the matches.
And their entire movement is grounded in the belief that women are always weaker than men.
They're also not witches, they're the ones doing the pricking and holding the matches.
And their entire movement is grounded in the belief that women are always weaker than men.
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
TERFs aren't punk, they're the establishment.
They're also not witches, they're the ones doing the pricking and holding the matches.
And their entire movement is grounded in the belief that women are always weaker than men.
They're also not witches, they're the ones doing the pricking and holding the matches.
And their entire movement is grounded in the belief that women are always weaker than men.
apnews.com/article/jame...
Unrepentant racist James Watson, who with Francis Crick ripped off the work of Rosalind Franklin & went out of his way to besmirch her reputation...
Unrepentant racist James Watson, who with Francis Crick ripped off the work of Rosalind Franklin & went out of his way to besmirch her reputation...
James Watson helped crack DNA's code, sparking medical advances and ethical debates
James Watson, the scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA, died on Nov. 6, 2025, at the age of 97.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
apnews.com/article/jame...
Unrepentant racist James Watson, who with Francis Crick ripped off the work of Rosalind Franklin & went out of his way to besmirch her reputation...
Unrepentant racist James Watson, who with Francis Crick ripped off the work of Rosalind Franklin & went out of his way to besmirch her reputation...
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The story of this week is that millions of Americans were told in 2024 their lives would be improved if trans people's lives were made worse and I'm glad they're finally waking up to the fact that was never true to begin with--but trans people's lives are still getting worse
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The story of this week is that millions of Americans were told in 2024 their lives would be improved if trans people's lives were made worse and I'm glad they're finally waking up to the fact that was never true to begin with--but trans people's lives are still getting worse
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
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today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.