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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 1d

Any trans person who begins their transition today is exhibiting more courage than most people will in their entire lives.

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 2d

Proof of life, one week after surgery. Still painful to switch positions, but I’m slowly feeling less pain. Fortunately I have my love taking care of me, as well as a wonderful support network here in SF, online, and back home. Thanks for all your support, friends!

#trans

A selfie of a woman in a kitchen with brown and gray hair, glasses, and a black T-shirt that says monster girl

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 4d

Oops I did it again! I made another #queer #TTRPG ! This is Lances and Lesbians, a #caltropcore game of questing to stop the spread of the Corruption, using #sapphic love!

This is my third game for my Game A Day challenge in October!

drgwenmarshall.itch.io/lances-and-l...

#ttrpgs #trans

Lances and Lesbians by Gwen Marshall

Lady knights using sapphic love to fight corruption!

drgwenmarshall.itch.io

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats!! Mine is this month and it’s been four years too! Yay!!

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 5d

Look at this team of absolute deities I get to be a part of! Looking forward to working with them all on this project!!

AdamMakesTTRPG @adammakesttrpg.bsky.social · 5d

Behold, the writing team of Twelve Realms!

I'm so lucky! I tried to count the accolades/awards they collectively have and I lost track. I'll try another time.

Help us to get to 1K followers so we can make this game and these folks can get to writing!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gno...

#ttrpg

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 5d

Yay! Glad you like it!

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Nina Fairweather @ninafairweather.com · 5d

1st: This is outstanding. So cute!
2nd: The Chemist playbook is... too close for comfort. 😁

Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 6d

First is Thirsty Queer Baristas, a hack of the wonderful Thirsty Sword Lesbians by @gayspaceship.bsky.social in which you play baristas in a coffee shop competition to make the best drink. Full of thirsty coffee flavor!

drgwenmarshall.itch.io/thirsty-quee...

Thirsty Queer Baristas by Gwen Marshall

Be gay, drink coffee! a Thirsty Sword Lesbians hack

drgwenmarshall.itch.io

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 6d

Next is Sapphic Knights in a Mythic Land, a mashup of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Mark of the Odd, and the vibes of Mythic Bastionland by the amazing @bastionland.bsky.social

Obey the Seers; quest for the myths; explore Sapphic love!

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Sapphic Knights in a Mythic Land by Gwen Marshall

Obey the seers; Quest for Myth; Explore Sapphic Love!

drgwenmarshall.itch.io

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 6d

First is Thirsty Queer Baristas, a hack of the wonderful Thirsty Sword Lesbians by @gayspaceship.bsky.social in which you play baristas in a coffee shop competition to make the best drink. Full of thirsty coffee flavor!

drgwenmarshall.itch.io/thirsty-quee...

Thirsty Queer Baristas by Gwen Marshall

Be gay, drink coffee! a Thirsty Sword Lesbians hack

drgwenmarshall.itch.io

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 6d

I had bottom surgery on Monday. To help distract myself from the pain, I've written two short games. They are both text-only at the moment, with a public domain image on the cover. They are free (or PWYW) on my Itch page currently. I discuss them both below.

drgwenmarshall.itch.io

#ttrpg #trans

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 8d

My friend and wonderful human being is getting royally screwed by YouTube/Google. They took down his channel for NO reason, citing spam policies?‽ He talks about ttrpgs. He doesn’t spam or scam!!

So if you are at YouTube, or know who is, can you please look into fixing this?

Thank you.

Open Hearth Gaming Community @openhearthrpg.bsky.social · 8d

I'm looking for suggestions/help for dealing with an issue I'm having with YouTube. Two weeks ago they removed my channel, Age of Ravens Games, for "severe or repeated violations of our spam, deceptive practices and scams policy."

I make TTRPG actual play videos.

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#ttrpg #youtube

Age of Ravens, title card for my series of Rapscallion sessions.

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 8d

I am out of surgery and doing well! Thanks for the support so many of you have given. It’s been lifesaving. Especially my partner, Dave 🥰
#trans

A woman smiling in a hospital gown and bed

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 9d

Surgery tomorrow! I’m scared!

Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hi all. So, I have a BIG gender-affirming surgery coming up next month & the expenses are through the roof. Some friends have suggested I launch a GoFundMe to ask for help.

Please read my story and consider supporting me, and PLEASE share this link!

Thank you, so much!

#trans

gofund.me/3d34c71d

Donate to Support Gwendolyn Marshall's Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Gwendolyn Marshall

Hi. I'm Gwendolyn Marshall (she/her). I am a tenured associat… Gwendolyn Marshall needs your support for Support Gwendolyn Marshall's Gender-Affirming Surgery

gofund.me

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 9d

While waiting for my surgery, I made a text-only game for a Minimalist Game Jam. It's a hack of Thirsty Sword Lesbians called Thirsty Queer Baristas.

Be gay, drink coffee! #ttrpg #trans

Thanks @gayspaceship.bsky.social ane @evilhat.bsky.social !

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Thirsty Queer Baristas by Gwen Marshall

Be gay, drink coffee! a Thirsty Sword Lesbians hack

drgwenmarshall.itch.io

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13d

Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.

It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.

heated.world/p/fossil-fue...

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

heated.world

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 13d

I’m in SF now and already have spent SO much getting here and getting set up. So if you can chip in a bit, I would be grateful!!!!!!

Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hi all. So, I have a BIG gender-affirming surgery coming up next month & the expenses are through the roof. Some friends have suggested I launch a GoFundMe to ask for help.

Please read my story and consider supporting me, and PLEASE share this link!

Thank you, so much!

#trans

gofund.me/3d34c71d

Donate to Support Gwendolyn Marshall's Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Gwendolyn Marshall

Hi. I'm Gwendolyn Marshall (she/her). I am a tenured associat… Gwendolyn Marshall needs your support for Support Gwendolyn Marshall's Gender-Affirming Surgery

gofund.me

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 14d

Wrote for @thenation.com about the complicity of some liberal politicians and pundits in the conservative campaign to exterminate trans people www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping.

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative movement has accelerated its war against trans people. And too many centrist Democrats have kept up their trans bashing.

www.thenation.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13d

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, the far-right, led by the Trump administration, has doubled its efforts to crackdown on transgender people.

My latest article in The Guardian.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender people

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13d

Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender people

www.theguardian.com

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 13d

Hey. Please read this important piece from @erininthemorning.com in @theguardian.com . It’s really bad for #trans folks like me in the US right now. I don’t think most folks realize just how bad.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender people

www.theguardian.com

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 20d

Fuck it, we ball.

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...

FBI Readies New War on Trans People

“We’re looking at the entire web”

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 20d

Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.

A post on the importance of sending letters

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 21d

Stopped in to get a cold brew at Dark Matter Coffee in Chicago only to find they have a collab roast with the band Samiam?! The beans celebrate their great album, Astray. Unexpected but very cool! So naturally I had to buy a bag. #darkmatter #coffee #samiam #chicago

Bag of coffee featuring the art of the Samiam album, astray

The back of the bag with text explaining the band

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Pajamazon (Jamie Wyman) ♿💙🐝🌻🍉 @pajamazon.bsky.social · 21d

Just a reminder that @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social is raising funds to help cover ancillary expenses for her gender-affirming surgery. She's raised more than half of her goal.

Share if you can?

Pajamazon (Jamie Wyman) ♿💙🐝🌻🍉 @pajamazon.bsky.social · Sep 2

The amazing, hilarious and brilliant @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social is having gender-affirming surgery later this month. (🏳️‍⚧️🥳🏳️‍⚧️) Between the surgery itself, preparations, travel, and several weeks recovery, she could use a boost.

Share, please!

#TransJoy

www.gofundme.com/f/support-gw...

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 21d

I’m thinking of making a log/record of my experience going through my gender-affirming surgery. What platform do folks think would be best? I have a Medium with some essays on trans history, but no other “blog”. But I seem to recall people think Medium is problematic?

Thoughts?

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