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I had to spend over $200 out of pocket this month on medical supplies for my lymphedema, so I'm sharing this again and asking that folks please share <3

Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 11d

My next SSDI check is almost here but until then I am in the red and hungry and desperate, please help or share if you can, thank you <3 <3 <3

Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 17d

Not to sound desperate, but I am! My fundraiser seems to have stalled, we've made it to $155 (thank you!) but I'm still needing lots of supplies and I'm also fully out of money and actually in the negative currently and in need of groceries until my next SSDI check comes in. Please share, thank u <3

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Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 8d

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

An older Black femme, laying in a hospital bed. She's smiling and holding a pink, lavender and yellow dragon stuffie.

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 6d

if I don't make a zine today I'll die

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 7d

naturally

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 7d

WHAT THE FUCK

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 9d

Keep doctors away with this one weird trick

A drawing of a big red apple covered in tattoos. The tattoos include vampire teeth, a bee, a honeycomb, a dagger, a skull, a rose, a worm, and a banner that says "ROTTEN".

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 9d

A script you can use if you’re not good at speaking on the spot.

I'm calling to demand that Senator Schumer not allow Donald Trump to take away access to transgender health care for anyone, let alone people with federal or state health insurance.
Trans healthcare is lifesaving medicine. It is not cosmetic or frivolous; it is miraculous and it is vital.
It is not something trans people can just go without.
[You can add a personal anecdote here-how it has helped you or someone you love, how long you've been receiving trans healthcare, etc.J Trans people are also over twice as likely to live in poverty, which means they are often receiving this care through government-funded programs. They simply cannot afford it otherwise. If this care is lost, trans American lives will be lost too. This is the truth.
If none of this stirs the Senator's compassion, please understand that trans people are, as a group, politically active, and they are rarely Republicans. The Senator should understand that if he caves and allows Trump to do this to us, it would be a betrayal of his constituents at an unforgivable level. If he caves, I will never vote for a Democrat again. I will not vote for a Democrat for president, for senator, for dogcatcher. This is a promise.

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moby spookgirl 🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @eigenvectrix.myatproto.social · 9d

Since PinkNews is run by a transphobic bad actor and has a habit of sloppy, sensationalist bullshit, I feel like I should clarify: he wants a complete withdrawal of federal funding for facilities that provide gender-affirming care. That's devastating, but different from a ban of that care in law

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 9d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 9d

I called and left messages for my rep and my senators on Trump's threats on trans healthcare, AND I did my laundry?? I'm unstoppable!

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 22d

2. email your senators, too. contact: reps.fyi

you're a poster; you can do this.

there are too many moving pieces to speak to on a call. they need to know we're watching & trans folks don't have a lobbyist on the hill. add either of these into the body of your email. ALL OF THIS MUST BE FOUGHT. 🧵

Trans healthcare bans are a part of HB 3944, HB 4016, HB 3838, SB 2296, HB 4213, HB 4779, HB 5342, HB 5304, and HB 5116. Provisions that end the legal recognition of trans people are part of HB 3838, HB 4552, and HB 5342.

Sec 594 of HB 5342 is a prison ban that sees that no federal funding can be used to place an incarcerated person in a prison inconsistent with their "biological sex." Trans women should be housed in women's prisons regardless of surgical status, but there's not a carveout for women who have had bottom surgery— and having a vagina in men's gen pop may as well be a "here's who you rape" sign.

There are SOCIAL transition bans as part of HB 5342 and HB 5304. A provision to ensure trans and queer foster kids can be taken in by homes where they'll be forced to endure conversion therapy and abuse is part of HB 5304.

Bathroom bans are a part of HB 3838 and HB 5342. Despite House and Senate Democrats uniting as a bloc against transgender sports bans in January and February of this year (with the exception of the 4 notable and vocal House-D bigots), sports bans are a part of HB 3838, SB 2296, HB 5304, and HB 5342.

Sections that even allow same-sex marriage discrimination appear in HB 4016, HB 4121, HB 4213, HB 4249, HB 4552, HB 4553, HB 5342, HB 4754, and HB 5304.

Are you getting the picture?

House Bills
3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
3944 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
4016 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
4121 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2026
4213 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
4249 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 4552 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2026 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2026
4553 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
4754 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
4779 - National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
5116 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026
5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
5342 - Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Senate Bill
2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 9d

I think the only fictional name I enjoy saying more is "Auntie Whispers"

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 9d

Started watching Alien Earth and I cannot, will not, I REFUSE TO, ever get over the name "Boy Kavalier".

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 9d

I hate him so much, good GOD

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Samantha Puc 🍉 @theverbalthing.com · 9d

I hate asking for help as often as I do, but as I continue to hunt for work and freelance opps, money continues to be a major struggle.

I’m almost $200 in the red and want to avoid bank fees if at all possible. Anything helps, especially shares. 🩷

ko-fi.com/theverbalthing

A screenshot of Samantha’s bank balance, which is -$173.86

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 10d

Thanks to everyone who has been emotionally supportive and encouraging to me in this awful year, I know everybody is having a tough go of it. If you can't grab a shirt rn that's cool, but if you could boost it for me I would love you for it. Thanks for being my friend and stuff. :)

a little pond and 8 bit pushes and an 8 bit fairy from the zelda fairy fountain and the caption "hope springs eternal"

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Ben Wrex 🏴 @benwrex.bsky.social · 11d

I'm so tired of begging lol

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