belleawesome.bsky.social
@belleawesome.bsky.social
Biologist. Trans woman. Pretty private person on here. Mostly I just lurk, but a bunch of profiles I like to follow said they would start blocking people if there wasn't a bio and a pic, and I didn't want to be blocked. :(
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A leaked DoJ memo calls for prosecutors to charge people who film ICE with “domestic terrorism”

They don’t want their atrocities documented.

They don’t want a historical record.

They don’t want the world to know.

That’s why we have to keep filming. Keep speaking out.
Justice Department says filming immigration raids is 'domestic terrorism'
A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.
reason.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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There is ongoing scam happening posing as a black trans safe house in Texas. The fake org is "Black Trans Texas Connection."

There is an IG page
@blacktransscam

that verifies its nonexistence by checking w local orgs in its supposed operating city of Houston. 👇
March 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Game boss: "I AM GUN GUY, THE GUY WHO SHOOTS THINGS WITH A GUN!"

*Defeats Gun Guy*

Gun Guy: "I...only...killed...because I was...sad." *dies*

Dude gamers: "This is the deepest story ever. No other art could tell a story like this. I am changed by this experience."
December 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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I hope that all of you have a joyous holiday season surrounded by your family and loved ones*.

*Except for ICE. I hope no one talks to you or gives you a present and that you accidentally shit your pants while everyone tells you to go fuck yourself at the grocery store.
December 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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me at my sister's house for christmas watching the classic rudolph stopmotion film: "why am i crying at him being left out of reindeer games? is it the obvious queer allegory? is rudolph's mistreatment as my metaphorical sibling in faggotry hard to watch?"

"wait, fuck, shot day was yesterday."
December 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I wish I had been born with a uterus just so I could spit in the face fo god by not using it to give birth.
the worst part about not being born with ovaries and a uterus is never being able to experience a guy being all chivalrous and buying me plan b the morning after a bad decision 😍😭
December 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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"AND I SAYS PATRICK WHAT ELSE WERE YE?" I actually gasped and got choked up a bit there wtf??
December 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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The only way to make me care about the new Avengers movie is if Steve Rogers gave birth to that baby.
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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the united negro college fund is unconstitutional... but not the ku klux klan?

not the proud boys?

not ice?

fuck all the way off with that old bullshit.
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Dudes Rock
December 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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hrt won’t turn you into an anime waifu, but it will make you look like your mother. and i’d really like to fuck your mother. so take the fucking hormones.
December 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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after the turning point con, nicki minaj gained 100,000 followers on x and lost 10 million on instagram, so yes, i do think there is a right and wrong place to be
December 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Why did you transition? Wrong answers only.

Slapped my wife's ass and forgot to say "no homo."
Why did you transition? Wrong answers only.

Because after two UTIs the veterinarian said “That’s it, you’re getting bottom surgery.”
Why did you transition? Wrong answers only.

women have more I-frames
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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September 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Starting in January, I will be amping up activity at @beyondxandy.bsky.social, including writing articles, recording video explainers, and working on a book about how studying genetics helped me accept that I was trans

Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️‍⚧️🧬
It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics

That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people

Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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I don't think Trump should get access to standard medical care, he should have to let RFK Jr treat him
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Forge of the Artificer has made a number of changes to the Changelings of #Eberron. What does it mean that Changelings are now Fey? How does this affect established lore? Find my answer here! keith-baker.com/changelings2... #dnd
Changelings in 2025
Long ago there was a woman named Jes, and she had one hundred children. Her rivals conspired against her and swore to kill her children. Jes begged the Sovereigns for help, but their only answer wa…
keith-baker.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Same! I did not figure out and accept my trans identity until after I completed my PhD

I too originally thought sex & gender was as simple as XX = female and XY = male, until I learned that nothing in biology is simple

Just like how we teach Newtownian physics before quantum mechanics
My field was Evolutionary Biology. Many of my classmates were queer. Part of why I accepted I was trans so quickly was *because* I had my background in biology. “Biology says you’re A or B!” is so far from the messy reality of bio:
“It’s often like this. Kinda. Sometimes. Whatever works tbh”.
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:

If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
And that’s a follow.

Actually I do have a question if you have a sec.

Without exception the most transphobic group of scientists I’ve run into online are evolutionary biologists. Every single one of them has expressed the same opinion: transness cannot be anything other than social contagion. Why?
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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So the season 2 finale of Ranma aired the other day and they added a line to make Akane pansexual, or at the very least, Ran-sexual
December 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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i think if you use genai for anything, even writing an email, you're both a moron and a huge baby, and i dont want to play your video game as a result. its not that hard!
As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The biggest issue with the term “transsexual” is that everyone who uses it fucks
December 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Just came home from hosting our first "Tboy Takeover" of a local queer bar, and over 40 trans guys showed up!!!

Everyone could not stop talking about how amazing it was, and how badly they have been wanting a space like this. I met so many wonderful, kind, interesting people.

My heart is full 🥲💖
Spending the day cleaning because tomorrow I'm hosting tboy Thanksgiving

First time I'm ever hosting Thanksgiving in my home, and it's for 20+ transmascs, most of whom I barely know or are friends of friends

And I love that

Didn't expect to be playing the roll of Daddy at 38, but here we are 😅
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Don't give up. Fascism works by trying to convince you that there isn't any hope. But I've seen how easy it is to change someone's mind just by trying.

Be loud and fight back for the people who can't
Oh, I know. But I also know that every time I give a talk about the actual biology of sex and gender, people come up to me and thank me for helping them understand and changing their minds

Maybe it's niave, but I refuse to give up hope. Thoughtful people still exist
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.

If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
How Democrats’ Attack On Section 230 Plays Right Into Trump’s Censorial Plans
Like clockwork, lawmakers are once again rallying around the idea of eliminating Section 230. That Republicans are leading this charge is hardly surprising—repealing Section 230 is explicitly laid …
www.techdirt.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM