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👁️🍄🪸 @bloomfilters.bsky.social · 11h

happy international lesbian day

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dolphin diaries ⚢ @dolphindiaries.bsky.social · 11h

Good luck!!!!

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Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 14h

turning the mundane horror of queer life into a dunk like it proves something

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Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 14h

"queer person has homophobic family"

Give it up Deelishis you look like a man..🧍🏾‍♂️ @blackranga.blacksky.app · 1d

Darin Chappell, who's a Missouri legislator actively pushing anti-trans laws, is her uncle. 🤎

Chappell Roan Declares She's “Voting for Fucking Kamala Harris” Following Backlash

Recent quotes about the 2024 election and “problems on both sides” of government had fans saying H-O-T-T-oh no and led to dual clarification videos from Roan.

www.vanityfair.com

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A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 18h

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 8
Spooky book recs

Here are a few indie books that are not only spooky, but ones I really enjoyed:
A Song for the Void by Andrew C Piazza
BestGhost by CJ Daley
Imago by Matthew Zakharuk @mzakharuk.bsky.social
Mystery of the Pale King by Sam Flynn @samflynnwrites.bsky.social

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Talia "AFAB" Bhatt ♀︎♀︎ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 23h

Medical institutions treat trans people as a population to surveil, manage, and dissect, rather than as people to assist or treat with basic dignity.

Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 23h

Oslo University Hospital caught using trans patients' journals for research purposes:
- Without the patients' consent to participate in research
- Affecting minors
- 1700 of them
- Taking highly sensitive information from said journals

This is a HUGE breach.

Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 1d

Tidligere i år meldte vi et forskningsprosjekt til redelighetsutvalget ved OUS og UiO.

Nå er forskerne felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.

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Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 23h

Disgustingly, the published 'research" in question was used to inflame discourse about a "rapid increase" in trans youth, harming the patients whose data it used!

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Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 1d

Om du hører noen si at det har vært «skarp økning» i antallet ungdommer som søker kjønnsbekreftende behandling er det denne ulovlige forskningen de viser til. Vi kritiserte den i tidsskriftet i januar: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Population-adjusted numbers, demographics and mental health among children and adolescents referred to the Norwegian National Center for Gender Incongruence over two decades - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Over the last decade, there has been a sharp increase in young people seeking medical treatment for gender dysphoria/gender incongruence (GD/GI). The aims of this study were to calculate yearly population-adjusted numbers of children and adolescents referred to the Norwegian National Center for Gender Incongruence (NCGI) at Oslo University Hospital (OUS) from 2000 to 2022; to describe the demographic characteristics and prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses, self-harm and suicide attempts among the referred from 2000 to 2020; and to investigate time trends. The study used data from the Gender Incongruence Registry for Children and Adolescents (GIRCA) in Norway. All persons under 18 years (n = 1258) referred to the NCGI between 2000 and 2020 were included: 68.4% assigned female gender at birth (AFAB) and 31.6% assigned male gender at birth (AMAB). We found a sharp increase in referrals to the NCGI favouring AFAB over AMAB. Nearly two in three (64.5%) had one or more registered psychiatric diagnoses. Self-harm was registered among 35.5%, and 12.7% had attempted suicide. Registered psychiatric diagnoses were significantly (p ≤ 0.001) more prevalent among AFAB (67.8%) than AMAB (57.4%). The number of registered diagnoses per person decreased significantly over time, with an average reduction of 0.02 diagnoses per person per year. Although there was a downward time trend in registered diagnoses per person, the total mental health burden among children and adolescents with GI emphasizes the need for a holistic approach.

link.springer.com

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Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 23h

What has happened here is basically that data from the journals was collected for the sake of a "quality control" measure.

Then, that same data was used in published research, a completely separate purpose, without the consent of the people affected.

This is an EXTREME violation of research ethics

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Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 23h

Oslo University Hospital caught using trans patients' journals for research purposes:
- Without the patients' consent to participate in research
- Affecting minors
- 1700 of them
- Taking highly sensitive information from said journals

This is a HUGE breach.

Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 1d

Tidligere i år meldte vi et forskningsprosjekt til redelighetsutvalget ved OUS og UiO.

Nå er forskerne felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.

Oslo universitetssykehus felt for ulovlig forskning på transpersoner

Forskere ved Oslo universitetssykehus har forsket på transpersoner uten godkjenning. Nå er de felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.

www.forskning.no

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Tara🏳️‍⚧️ @bundleofstyxx.bsky.social · 1d

If I never ask for anything again

My girlfriend is getting bottom surgery in a month please donate to her so we have the finances to easily get through her recovery.

kassette tape @bagsundereyes.bsky.social · 1d

Hi everyone my surgery is coming up at the beginning of November and so I'll be going 6 weeks without pay. I would appreciate any donations to my gfm to help me with expenses while I'm recovering. It will be tough without pay from my job.

gofund.me/f608d1dcc

Donate to Kassi's Surgery Fund, organized by Kass Tape

My name is Kassi I am raising money because I will unable to earn money while I am recovering from surg… Kass Tape needs your support for Kassi's Surgery Fund

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🏳️‍⚧️TS_Eliot 🇵🇷 ($5 OF/Fansly) @ts-eliot.bsky.social · 23h

I really think this book is a rallying cry. Because we need to fight, and we need to fight on grounds that we can actually win on, not ground that is pre-ceded to our oppressors. And Talia opens a path for us to do so with her writing.

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🏳️‍⚧️TS_Eliot 🇵🇷 ($5 OF/Fansly) @ts-eliot.bsky.social · 23h

It’s taken me a while, due to reading in bits and pieces when I can get time at work in, but I finally finished @taliabhatt.itch.io’s Trans / Rad / Fem.

I want to thank Talia for doing something I wasn’t sure would ever happen: reinvigorating my interest in and love for theory, for reading and

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Announcements Only @acvalens.net · 1d

Automation labeling individuals with prosthetics as “adult content” needs to be understood as ableism, full stop

Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 1d

It's an automated system, so unfortunately this is an error that gets made surprisingly often with prosthetics.

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🦎 @loungeiguana.bsky.social · 1d

This. It's at the very least a conflict of interest. Is do I far as to say it could be grounds for disqualification from any form of gender care.

Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 2d

The new Aussie critique of the Cass Review does not pull its punches about its failures, & makes the point that "gender-critical beliefs" should be declared.

Since transphobes have made so much of having these protected by law, they should be required to declare them.

archive.is/AqUGz#select...

Evidence‐based medicine has three pillars: (i) appraisal of research evidence, (ii) real‐world clinical expertise, and (iii) individual patient values and preferences. The Review's failures across all three are evident.
Clinician and researcher self‐awareness of personal values is essential for evidence‐based medicine practice. Non‐financial conflicts of interest should be disclosed; for example, religious, cultural, and so‐called “gender‐critical” beliefs. The Review acknowledges no such considerations, and does not disclose the positionality of authors.

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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 1d

Boosting for my friend Saeed, please share and help if you can!

Saeed @saed-in-gaza.bsky.social · 1d

Hi guys, I am Saeed and I support my large family of 11 people. We depend entirely on your funding and support to by able to live and provide food and sustenance. Without you, our lives become more difficult. I feel sorry for what is happening to us,

I hope you will help us 😔🙏

gofund.me/a0a540b8

Donate to Gaza Emergency Appeal - Help My Family, organized by Marina Reilly

Dear Comrade, In a world full of challenges, there are moments when assistanc… Marina Reilly needs your support for Gaza Emergency Appeal - Help My Family

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wolfgirl woes ⚢ @quixin.bsky.social · 1d

i would love if universal basic income was a thing here because i think disabled people having to go through a horrible humiliation ritual + then get denied anyway + have to go to court is such a twisted, fucked up way to go about things

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Benjanun Sriduangkaew @benjanun.bsky.social · 1d

70%!!!

Cirice Gray (Temporary Odin Slayer) @ciricegray.itch.io · 1d

She's getting there, please help!

Donate to Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery, organized by Aria Balraj

Hi! My name is Aria, and I'm trying to raise funds so I can finally fix u… Aria Balraj needs your support for Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery

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Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 1d

Please donate! The situation remains dire!

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Al Raven @alraven.bsky.social · 2d

Vicky is one the best, nicest humans I know 🥰
Please donate whatever you can and spread the word ❤️❤️❤️

Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 2d

I need some help. Got laid-off on Friday: unannounced budget change + my position was first cut, so it was a total surprise. Thanks to a tax status loophole my employer manipulated, I cant get unemployment. In short im SOL

Anything you can give would be huge
Venmo: Vicky-surge
Cash: $VickySurge1312

A cardboard bankers box sitting on top of an office chair filled with assorted odds and ends as I cleaned out my desk

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 2d

if I'm not mistaken, this is the first UBI scheme where they aren't in some stupid endless "study" and finally have enough data to just simply DO it, and of course like all the studies showed, the result is a huge boost for the economy

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Alice In Wunderland @aliceinwunderl3.bsky.social · 2d

Low-key non-binary trans women are the majority of my trans women friends and it's so funny how unaware so many non-trans women tend to be about its prevalence simply because they expect every non-binary trans woman to be a degendered toy for them to project onto and abuse.

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Alice In Wunderland @aliceinwunderl3.bsky.social · 2d

Most trans women I know who are non binary are very "only in trusted spaces" about it and there's enormous reasons for that.

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stealthyqueer.bsky.social @stealthyqueer.bsky.social · 2d

Not to worry, she just paid it all back and more by being subjected to Sappho (2008) with me

dolphin diaries ⚢ @dolphindiaries.bsky.social · 3d

I love my partner. Can you imagine putting up with the insecurities and brainworms of someone transitioning not once, but twice

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Lilith Treah @riveroceansea.bsky.social · 2d

Please help

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Vyria Durav, Dragon Princess of the Night @vyriadurav.bsky.social · 3d

www.gofundme.com/f/help-vyria... I'm so close to the finish line, please help if you can. It is vital that i have the funds ready for the end of the year so I can get the ball rolling on getting a surgery date next year

Donate to Help Vyria pay for her surgery, organized by Victoria A

I am raising money for my girlfriend Vyria so that she can finally get bottom surgery (vagin… Victoria A needs your support for Help Vyria pay for her surgery

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