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"Co-authors from Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the University of Calgary performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of 137 studies, including over 130,000 TGD youth."
The latest review from JAMA Pediatrics has uncovered that 26% of trans youth have attempted suicide. That's actual attempts, ideation was even higher.

The trend was most pronounced in North America, where anti-trans laws have been common.

The latest from our writer S. Baum.
JAMA Investigation: 26% of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth Have Attempted Suicide
The highest attempt rates came out of North America amidst the United States’ war on trans kids.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I don't know who I'm writing for anymore, I'm the old man yelling at the cloud meme I guess.
If today's tech was in an old movie, it would be a comedy
The film's protagonist arrives home to write a letter. He attempts to switch the lights; only they won't turn on. Maybe the firmware on the smart lights crashed again, maybe one of the servers invo...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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There's still so many more events happening this February at the Ottawa Trans Library 🏳️‍⚧️

More information is available on our event calendar: ottawatranslibrary.ca/events/
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I experience joy too. 😊
A good winter
This is the first winter in recent memory where I've consistently been in high spirits. Previously, I only experienced that during summers. I can think of a few reasons why that might be: I liv...
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February 17, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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2026 is the year of freelancing for me, and as such, I just updated my website with more info on the services I am offering and brief descriptions of previous jobs! If you or someone you know is looking for a history researcher or writer, get in touch! www.notyouraveragecistory.com
Not Your Average Cistory
The home for Amelia Smith's writings on transgender museum practices. Bridging the Gap Between Trans Studies and Museum Studies.
www.notyouraveragecistory.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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“Police banged their shields in unison and advanced, screaming [“move”]. At intervals, they pepper-sprayed the crowd, fired tear gas, and beat demonstrators with their batons at will. […] This cycle of violence continued for nearly 40 minutes.”

williamwilsonphotography.substack.com/p/anti-garda...
Anti-Garda demonstration in Montreal ends in extreme SPVM violence
Canada’s close ties to ongoing ICE operations and how resistance to GardaWorld ended in the SPVM pepper spraying, tear gassing and beating demonstrators.
williamwilsonphotography.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
There was Ottawa references.
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Black Squirrel in Ottawa, the combination coffee + used book shop.
February 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Wrote a thing. I don't know if it makes sense, but it's a dump of feelings.
I don't give a fuck what my gender is, but others do
I don't know what my gender is and I don't care that I don't know. I also don't care that I have crushed on people of all genders. Others do. They care very much and they make that my problem. Pass...
www.maelys.bio
February 15, 2026 at 10:03 PM
So how long before OpenClaw enables disinfo/harassment campaigns.
February 15, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I went to shops today, and physical media video is aimed at old people now.

If it was for younger ppl, it would all be UHD-BDs, the format that's ten years old whose players can play older stuff.

Instead there was way more new releases on DVD, a format that's 30 years old. UHD-BDs were rare.
February 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
fyi the aurora is visible in Ottawa
February 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Stopped by a new to me coffee shop in Ottawa: Sofia's.
February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Went for another skate on the canal in Ottawa
February 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Tu aimerais discuter avec des gens comme toi, échanger sur nos réalités vécues, poser les questions qui te tournent en tête? Rejoins nous ce vendredi 20 février à 18h30, à la maison communautaire Daniel-Johnson.
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
@ottawatranslibrary.bsky.social is having a community telethon on Sunday April 19th, from 11am to 3pm.
February 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I love this graphic so much
🫵 YO 🫵

💫 BALTIMORE 💫

💃 AWP-GOERS 💃

We're throwing a rager on the Thurs! March 5! Free! There will be DJs! Tons of readers!

including 💪 GWEN AUBE 💪

📗 with her new book 📗

🏀 MISSED CONNECTIONS WITH TALL GIRLS 🏀

DID WE MENTION IT'S FUCKING FREE

March 5, 7 PM readers, 9 pm dancing

☠️ BE THERE ☠️
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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PSA from me to you, the Olympic ice dance competition is on right now if anyone needs a brain cleanser from ~ the news ~
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The perpetrator has been identified and is trans.

So online spaces are about to get all the more toxic and transphobic.
RCMP identify suspect in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that left 9 dead, 27 injured | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
We don't need to analyze it just yet, short of putting out the fires others are starting.

We can wait for the facts to come out.
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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The Canadian far-right is marinating in the same online swamps as the American far-right.
Within hours, we already had an elected official—B.C. MLA Tara Armstrong—blaming the Tumbler Ridge school shooting on gender-affirming care.
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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There’s a rose garden blooming at Bank and Fifth.

A bunch of roses Shu Flora ordered were not fit for sale, so they donated them to the neighbourhood. I smelled them before I saw them. Lovely. 🌹 #ottawa #theglebe
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM