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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 1d

pretransition i thought i was quirky and unique but now im just a stereotype

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 1d

me: doctors are hitler

fifty replies from trans women whose bios say some variation of "brainless airhead puppygirl bimbo": do you just mean MDs or does this include people with PHDs too 🥺😢💔

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 1d

me: doctors are hitler

fifty replies from trans women whose bios say some variation of "brainless airhead puppygirl bimbo": do you just mean MDs or does this include people with PHDs too 🥺😢💔

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 2d

boobs or butt?

bro her GRAPHS

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blights u @bitesu.kawaii.social · 4d

i think i need a mean dyke to abuse me

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 6d

the hacker tranny stereotype exists because bottoms desperately want a chance to triumphantly say “I’m in 😎”

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Ersatz Haderach (spooky) @striderhlc.bsky.social · 8d

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 13d

i am endorsing Eric Adams for mayor of NYC

normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 17d

i thought he’d kick the football this time

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conniving eunuch @cypionate.bsky.social · 17d

I wake up in a cold sweat, repeating the phrase "lifted Chevy spark." The doctors cannot help me.

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blights u @bitesu.kawaii.social · 18d

you didn't get raptured? that's what you get for destroying your root chakra

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 22d

it’s been a hot minute since i was in academia, so i miss out on the fun new physics quandaries. thanks for the correction

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 22d

As for dark energy, I don’t recall the specifics but it’s understood to be roughly evenly distributed throughout space

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 22d

We have a good idea of the distribution of dark matter through looking at gravitational lensing of stars behind galaxies, which tells us where the matter needs to be in the galaxy to generate that effect

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 24d

okay but the jack-o’-lantern sweater would go hard if it was on a dyke

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 26d

showing up to the function on time and proceeding to wait 2 hours for the party to start

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 26d

the real reason i dont feel comfortable in queer spaces is my unerring internal clock and punctuality

Juni! 🥰 @literallyjustadog.online · 26d

I know trans women are women cause they're late for everything

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 29d

guess i wont hold my breath, which is a shame it sounded like a good low stakes b plot in the background of all the other news

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · 29d

woah wait he deleted?

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · Sep 11

nebulous detroit W, sounds about right

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · Sep 8

my size intimidated them

normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · Sep 8

they’re trying to keep us hung girls down

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · Sep 8

small dick privilege is avoiding your government mandated sexual assault at airport security

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normal and regular @normalmaggie.bsky.social · Sep 7

have you considered its intolerant to suggest i could take my transition into my own hands instead of trusting my expert small town doctor who’s never met another trans woman?

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