Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
@tmziniuk.bsky.social
Editor, writer, media-maker, parent.
Past lives in activism and community radio.
Likes: menus, comics, lists, farmers markets, good poetry, bad TV.
By day: managing editor @ Xtra Magazine
Past lives in activism and community radio.
Likes: menus, comics, lists, farmers markets, good poetry, bad TV.
By day: managing editor @ Xtra Magazine
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Shot on 16mm army-surplus Kodak film with a budget of just $300, Jack Smith’s 1963 experimental film was deemed legally obscene by the U.S. Supreme Court
‘Flaming Creatures’ and the censorship of queer art | Xtra Magazine
Jack Smith’s 1963 film “Flaming Creatures” was deemed legally obscene by the U.S. Supreme Court
xtramagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Shot on 16mm army-surplus Kodak film with a budget of just $300, Jack Smith’s 1963 experimental film was deemed legally obscene by the U.S. Supreme Court
PSA if you live in Toronto: the Santa Claus parade is tomorrow and driving, transit, and walking will all be bad!
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
PSA if you live in Toronto: the Santa Claus parade is tomorrow and driving, transit, and walking will all be bad!
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Had an enjoyable chaotic chat with John M. Chu about Wicked: For Good, allies, and all things space-related.
If the first “Wicked” offered an exercise in holding space, then “Wicked: For Good” serves a lesson in claiming space.
Is ‘Wicked: For Good’ really what queer and trans people need right now? | Xtra Magazine
Director Jon M. Chu tells Xtra how allyship is intrinsic to the “Wicked” films
xtramagazine.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Had an enjoyable chaotic chat with John M. Chu about Wicked: For Good, allies, and all things space-related.
Tfw you are actually doing your physio stretches for once in your life and realize you are doing them on your non-injured side 🤦🏻♀️
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tfw you are actually doing your physio stretches for once in your life and realize you are doing them on your non-injured side 🤦🏻♀️
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Poverty is another form of violence inflicted on trans people that can cut our lives short, writes @nourabinakhoul.bsky.social
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we can’t forget the lives lost to poverty | Xtra Magazine
Anti-trans violence isn’t always direct and interpersonal. It can be more difficult to name
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Poverty is another form of violence inflicted on trans people that can cut our lives short, writes @nourabinakhoul.bsky.social
I start holiday shopping much earlier than my child and partner tell me what they want and it is so validating/aggravating when they tell me things I’ve already guessed and purchased
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I start holiday shopping much earlier than my child and partner tell me what they want and it is so validating/aggravating when they tell me things I’ve already guessed and purchased
Remembering trans people lost to systemic violence this TDoR: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we can’t forget the lives lost to poverty | Xtra Magazine
Anti-trans violence isn’t always direct and interpersonal. It can be more difficult to name
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Remembering trans people lost to systemic violence this TDoR: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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Honouring the trans women and fems slain by violence used to feel like invoking a lineage of fierce and fabulous ghosts. Right now, it feels hollow, writes @razorfemme.bsky.social
I’m sick of writing about dead trans people | Xtra Magazine
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Honouring the trans women and fems slain by violence used to feel like invoking a lineage of fierce and fabulous ghosts. Right now, it feels hollow, writes @razorfemme.bsky.social
Some great TDoR content up @xtramagazine.com today:
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some great TDoR content up @xtramagazine.com today:
Earlier today I was watching work email from across the room while in an appointment on my personal computer when a call about a medical appointment I have been waiting for came through. I have needed it to be Friday since Monday. It was 10am.
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Earlier today I was watching work email from across the room while in an appointment on my personal computer when a call about a medical appointment I have been waiting for came through. I have needed it to be Friday since Monday. It was 10am.
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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Bravo, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social, for this excellent piece in @xtramagazine.com about why queer community still needs places for public sex. (Because, well, it’s not just about sex. It’s about so much more).
The queer community still needs places for public sex | Xtra Magazine
Sex party promoters, kink community leaders and educators refuse to shy away from the more explicit aspects of the queer experience
xtramagazine.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Bravo, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social, for this excellent piece in @xtramagazine.com about why queer community still needs places for public sex. (Because, well, it’s not just about sex. It’s about so much more).
4:49pm sundown is destroying me on a soul level
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
4:49pm sundown is destroying me on a soul level
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It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
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November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
I colour-code things in my paper planner so my kid's schedule and mine are separate. I just found a highlighter line on Saturday, highlighting... nothing. (I happen to remember what she has that day but 🫠)
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I colour-code things in my paper planner so my kid's schedule and mine are separate. I just found a highlighter line on Saturday, highlighting... nothing. (I happen to remember what she has that day but 🫠)
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Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
Spending too much of my day coming up with queer takes on if boyfriends are obsolete
November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Spending too much of my day coming up with queer takes on if boyfriends are obsolete
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Even as SNAP benefits are restored, LGBTQ2S+ Americans are battling a crisis of food access
Queer activists are fighting for food justice—with or without the government’s help | Xtra Magazine
The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans
xtramagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Even as SNAP benefits are restored, LGBTQ2S+ Americans are battling a crisis of food access
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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Back from an accidental hiatus with thoughts on our rapidly changing name culture: bit.ly/CrowName
How Has Baby Naming Changed In 30 Years? Ask The Crow
A movie remake reveals a radical shift in baby name style.
namerology.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Back from an accidental hiatus with thoughts on our rapidly changing name culture: bit.ly/CrowName
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Federal food aid is being restored after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But the SNAP disruption is just the tip of the iceberg in a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans, writes @diaryofafirebird.bsky.social.
Queer activists are fighting for food justice—with or without the government’s help | Xtra Magazine
The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans
xtramagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Federal food aid is being restored after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But the SNAP disruption is just the tip of the iceberg in a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans, writes @diaryofafirebird.bsky.social.
This is how you find out I got on the presale list for Hilary Duff. She's playing a 10 min walk from my apartment and I couldn't resist.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is how you find out I got on the presale list for Hilary Duff. She's playing a 10 min walk from my apartment and I couldn't resist.
Read @katelynburns.com on this last year of horror, and a recent glimmer of hope, as a trans journalist living in the U.S: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
A year after Trump's reelection, what's next for trans people? | Xtra Magazine
The past year has been horrifying for trans people in the U.S. The past week gave me hope for the future
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November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Read @katelynburns.com on this last year of horror, and a recent glimmer of hope, as a trans journalist living in the U.S: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
Gonna read a book meant for 11-year-olds on the subway tonight
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Gonna read a book meant for 11-year-olds on the subway tonight