Mimi Rae Byrne, Rhinestone Tomboy
@rhinestonetomboy.bsky.social
Mya Byrne aka Mimi Rae, Americana’s transsexual rockstar. https://linktr.ee/myabyrnemusic
Me? An acclaimed artist, writer, lez butch femme something she/her, leather princess, guitar nerd, likes trains.
Me? An acclaimed artist, writer, lez butch femme something she/her, leather princess, guitar nerd, likes trains.
NYC pals, if you’re around 2moro (Dec 10) please join me at my pal @rachaelsage.bsky.social’s amazing holiday show at Bowery Electric ! @mpressrecords.bsky.social @smoemeth.bsky.social proceeds benefit @trevorproject.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
NYC pals, if you’re around 2moro (Dec 10) please join me at my pal @rachaelsage.bsky.social’s amazing holiday show at Bowery Electric ! @mpressrecords.bsky.social @smoemeth.bsky.social proceeds benefit @trevorproject.bsky.social
If yall are in the SF Bay tonight go see my metamour @kmoypro.bsky.social play bottom of the hill with @catbiteband.bsky.social !
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If yall are in the SF Bay tonight go see my metamour @kmoypro.bsky.social play bottom of the hill with @catbiteband.bsky.social !
Read this thread pls
In November 1990, LIFE Magazine ran a now-legendary photograph of AIDS activist David Kirby’s last moments. Just out of frame was another eventual victim of AIDS, and the reason Therese Frare was in the room at all; Peta, a two-spirit caretaker with their own story to tell.
By @piperbomb.bsky.social
By @piperbomb.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Read this thread pls
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New at No Fences Review: I offer thoughts on my favorites of the year. Every year's a great year for music, and 2025 was no exception. Please share and subscribe!
(Godspeed, Raul Malo. Te amamos mucho.)
(Godspeed, Raul Malo. Te amamos mucho.)
Best of 2025: Charles' Version
Charles Hughes picks his favorite albums of the year
nofencesreview.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New at No Fences Review: I offer thoughts on my favorites of the year. Every year's a great year for music, and 2025 was no exception. Please share and subscribe!
(Godspeed, Raul Malo. Te amamos mucho.)
(Godspeed, Raul Malo. Te amamos mucho.)
be still, little one
angels need to rest again
before their rebirth
angels need to rest again
before their rebirth
Just found out one of my oldest friends died. He was my teacher and buddy and the last words he said to me in person were basically “you’re amazing” and I’ll never forget that
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
be still, little one
angels need to rest again
before their rebirth
angels need to rest again
before their rebirth
Just found out one of my oldest friends died. He was my teacher and buddy and the last words he said to me in person were basically “you’re amazing” and I’ll never forget that
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just found out one of my oldest friends died. He was my teacher and buddy and the last words he said to me in person were basically “you’re amazing” and I’ll never forget that
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I’ve been thinking all day abt all my dead friends, how many ppl ive lost, how many we collectively lost to AIDS. It’s why it hurts me so much to see so much community infighting bc we’re all we’ve got.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’ve been thinking all day abt all my dead friends, how many ppl ive lost, how many we collectively lost to AIDS. It’s why it hurts me so much to see so much community infighting bc we’re all we’ve got.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
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All of the incredible music for Hidden Levels, from @swanreal.bsky.social + Paul Vaitkus, is now available *as an album.* Check it out wherever you stream music!
A fantastic listen for running, doing chores, studying, or doing pretty much anything else.
A fantastic listen for running, doing chores, studying, or doing pretty much anything else.
You’ve listened to the episodes, now you can listen to the soundtrack 🎶🎹
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
From @swanreal.bsky.social, Paul Vaitkus, and @nedezuga.bsky.social Hidden Levels (Original Soundtrack) is out now! Find the link for your favorite streaming app below 👇
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
All of the incredible music for Hidden Levels, from @swanreal.bsky.social + Paul Vaitkus, is now available *as an album.* Check it out wherever you stream music!
A fantastic listen for running, doing chores, studying, or doing pretty much anything else.
A fantastic listen for running, doing chores, studying, or doing pretty much anything else.
Tomorrow I get to see my pal Steve, a 30-year AIDS survivor, celebrate his being alive with a revue at Urban Stages in NYC. that’s one reason I have this on my mind
I’ve been thinking all day abt all my dead friends, how many ppl ive lost, how many we collectively lost to AIDS. It’s why it hurts me so much to see so much community infighting bc we’re all we’ve got.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tomorrow I get to see my pal Steve, a 30-year AIDS survivor, celebrate his being alive with a revue at Urban Stages in NYC. that’s one reason I have this on my mind
I’ve been thinking all day abt all my dead friends, how many ppl ive lost, how many we collectively lost to AIDS. It’s why it hurts me so much to see so much community infighting bc we’re all we’ve got.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’ve been thinking all day abt all my dead friends, how many ppl ive lost, how many we collectively lost to AIDS. It’s why it hurts me so much to see so much community infighting bc we’re all we’ve got.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
We fight so hard to survive. I don’t understand why we tear each other apart further.
Hot take: I don’t believe in monotherapy for trans women. I really think that there’s a lot of power in DHT blockers (specifically in the realm of skin care & mental health) that hasn’t really been broadcast by doctors and clinics in the US, specifically. 1/
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hot take: I don’t believe in monotherapy for trans women. I really think that there’s a lot of power in DHT blockers (specifically in the realm of skin care & mental health) that hasn’t really been broadcast by doctors and clinics in the US, specifically. 1/
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I like how women set the rock bottom standards of
1. Doesn't listen to manosphere stuff
2. Owns a bed frame
3. Practices basic hygiene diet and exercise
and men collective could not meet those goals and are calling it the male loneliness epidemic
1. Doesn't listen to manosphere stuff
2. Owns a bed frame
3. Practices basic hygiene diet and exercise
and men collective could not meet those goals and are calling it the male loneliness epidemic
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I like how women set the rock bottom standards of
1. Doesn't listen to manosphere stuff
2. Owns a bed frame
3. Practices basic hygiene diet and exercise
and men collective could not meet those goals and are calling it the male loneliness epidemic
1. Doesn't listen to manosphere stuff
2. Owns a bed frame
3. Practices basic hygiene diet and exercise
and men collective could not meet those goals and are calling it the male loneliness epidemic
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Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight
December 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight
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for sure
Two Friends, 1912
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25333
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25333
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
for sure
It troubles me no great end that two of the supposed “tells“ of LLM-assisted writing are lists in threes and the use of the em dash—and those are like literally two things I do all the time. That is just the way I write. what do I have to do, change the way I write?
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It troubles me no great end that two of the supposed “tells“ of LLM-assisted writing are lists in threes and the use of the em dash—and those are like literally two things I do all the time. That is just the way I write. what do I have to do, change the way I write?
I just spent the last two hours writing and revising an essay about the through line for a new record. goin thru the songs too & damn, I write about some heavy shit.
So of course what I do after that is fuck around with GarageBand on my phone and write a song that sounds like Waylon Jennings.
So of course what I do after that is fuck around with GarageBand on my phone and write a song that sounds like Waylon Jennings.
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I just spent the last two hours writing and revising an essay about the through line for a new record. goin thru the songs too & damn, I write about some heavy shit.
So of course what I do after that is fuck around with GarageBand on my phone and write a song that sounds like Waylon Jennings.
So of course what I do after that is fuck around with GarageBand on my phone and write a song that sounds like Waylon Jennings.
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wrote this last august after touring with @rhinestonetomboy.bsky.social and i've played it at every show since then. been struggling to record it, to get it "right", but i wanted to get a little folky version out just cuz.
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
wrote this last august after touring with @rhinestonetomboy.bsky.social and i've played it at every show since then. been struggling to record it, to get it "right", but i wanted to get a little folky version out just cuz.
My mom keeps sending me anti-mamdani screeds and it’s breaking my heart. Like, she’s entitled to her opinion, but that she doesn’t see the intense Islamophobia embedded under the guise of “he’s bad for the Jews“ makes me, as a Jew, wanna tear my hair out
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My mom keeps sending me anti-mamdani screeds and it’s breaking my heart. Like, she’s entitled to her opinion, but that she doesn’t see the intense Islamophobia embedded under the guise of “he’s bad for the Jews“ makes me, as a Jew, wanna tear my hair out
Jfc I like good news
Abolition now
Abolition now
A little good news today:
A federal judge permanently enjoined a portion of a Georgia law banning gender dysphoria treatment in prison, finding that its blanket ban on hormone therapy violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
A federal judge permanently enjoined a portion of a Georgia law banning gender dysphoria treatment in prison, finding that its blanket ban on hormone therapy violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
Victory for Trans Rights: Federal Judge Strikes Down Georgia Law Banning Gender Dysphoria Treatment in Prison
The law violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, judge rulesDecember 3, 2025 – A federal judge permanently enjoined a portion of a Georgia law banning gender dyspho
ccrjustice.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Jfc I like good news
Abolition now
Abolition now
They hate us because we are living embodiments of possibility.
They hurt us because it’s easy.
We mirror them far too much.
do not let them win.
They hurt us because it’s easy.
We mirror them far too much.
do not let them win.
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
They hate us because we are living embodiments of possibility.
They hurt us because it’s easy.
We mirror them far too much.
do not let them win.
They hurt us because it’s easy.
We mirror them far too much.
do not let them win.
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You know what isn’t developmentally appropriate or healthy for kids? Cancelling SNAP and free school lunches. Letting kids go hungry and malnourished because some want to punish their parents for not making enough money. That is cruelty. That is not funny. 6/
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You know what isn’t developmentally appropriate or healthy for kids? Cancelling SNAP and free school lunches. Letting kids go hungry and malnourished because some want to punish their parents for not making enough money. That is cruelty. That is not funny. 6/
Since full-on leaving spotify and twitter, and only occasionally (like maybe 1x/week) going on insta, my world has become a lot calmer. One of my large anxiety triggers is FOMO or comparing myself to others. It’s been nice to just be a human humaning at home lately or walking the street looking up
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Since full-on leaving spotify and twitter, and only occasionally (like maybe 1x/week) going on insta, my world has become a lot calmer. One of my large anxiety triggers is FOMO or comparing myself to others. It’s been nice to just be a human humaning at home lately or walking the street looking up
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The Needle was started 2 months ago because me and @artemis.theneedlenews.com didn't see our interests reflected in the news we were reading.
i'm grateful there's a fervor to launch new projects and publications right now, because the times are as dire as they appear to be, and a generation of young writers is looking out at a landscape that appears to be all ash and dust
Via Andrea Tinker: The University of Alabama suspended publication of two student-run magazines on Monday, claiming that the publications were not in compliance with federal guidance on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Needle was started 2 months ago because me and @artemis.theneedlenews.com didn't see our interests reflected in the news we were reading.
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Tennessee, vote for this lady. Imagine a world with even a single consequence for fascism.
TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tennessee, vote for this lady. Imagine a world with even a single consequence for fascism.
Chat, please tell me it’s OK to do absolutely nothing today because I don’t wanna flare my CFS due to this awful cold that I have and that I’m almost over
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Chat, please tell me it’s OK to do absolutely nothing today because I don’t wanna flare my CFS due to this awful cold that I have and that I’m almost over