Femke 🏳️⚧️ 🌈 🇳🇱 🇨🇦 👩🏼🦽➡️🧩🍁
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The woman who loved bicycles 🚴🏻♀️
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Incredible ❤️
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Incredible ❤️
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Trans women’s bodies change at a molecular level during hormone therapy, a study from University of Melbourne found
It's one of a number of studies that show that bodies, and biology, shift and change during gender affirming care 👇
It's one of a number of studies that show that bodies, and biology, shift and change during gender affirming care 👇
December 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trans women’s bodies change at a molecular level during hormone therapy, a study from University of Melbourne found
It's one of a number of studies that show that bodies, and biology, shift and change during gender affirming care 👇
It's one of a number of studies that show that bodies, and biology, shift and change during gender affirming care 👇
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Today's read is @nikostratis.com's recent memoir! It's been long enough since my memoir binge in the fall that I'm feeling refreshed on the genre, let's give it a spin~
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today's read is @nikostratis.com's recent memoir! It's been long enough since my memoir binge in the fall that I'm feeling refreshed on the genre, let's give it a spin~
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The real reason for the season. The solstice.
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The real reason for the season. The solstice.
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Happy shortlist day! Today, TFR recognizes five excellent works of poetry for our Best Transfeminine Poetry 2025 award, as voted upon by our readers.
Help us celebrate transfeminine literature! Voting ends on December 26th at 11:59pm EST, so there's still plenty of time to weigh in 🩷
Help us celebrate transfeminine literature! Voting ends on December 26th at 11:59pm EST, so there's still plenty of time to weigh in 🩷
The 2025 Shortlist for Best Transfeminine Poetry (TFR Awards)
Five poetry collections by transfeminine authors that wowed us this year! Voting closes on Dec. 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Happy shortlist day! Today, TFR recognizes five excellent works of poetry for our Best Transfeminine Poetry 2025 award, as voted upon by our readers.
Help us celebrate transfeminine literature! Voting ends on December 26th at 11:59pm EST, so there's still plenty of time to weigh in 🩷
Help us celebrate transfeminine literature! Voting ends on December 26th at 11:59pm EST, so there's still plenty of time to weigh in 🩷
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It’s actually not very confusing at all to be a girl, Charli. Skill issue?
November 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM
It’s actually not very confusing at all to be a girl, Charli. Skill issue?
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Any “review” of trans healthcare that excludes researchers with lived experience of being trans, is ethically and methodologically invalid.
So when the media and transphobes jump on this as a “landmark” study, that is just propaganda. It is just another example of a Contrived Authority action.
So when the media and transphobes jump on this as a “landmark” study, that is just propaganda. It is just another example of a Contrived Authority action.
Because of course Deadly Wesley is going to try and ruin Xmas for the trans community.
Wes Streeting "hopes to report before the Christmas recess the work that's been undertaken by the Levy review"
Said in parliament today at approximately 13:59½.
Parliament recess begins after tomorrow (end of Thursday 18th December 2025).
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Said in parliament today at approximately 13:59½.
Parliament recess begins after tomorrow (end of Thursday 18th December 2025).
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Any “review” of trans healthcare that excludes researchers with lived experience of being trans, is ethically and methodologically invalid.
So when the media and transphobes jump on this as a “landmark” study, that is just propaganda. It is just another example of a Contrived Authority action.
So when the media and transphobes jump on this as a “landmark” study, that is just propaganda. It is just another example of a Contrived Authority action.
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I called my mom just now and she answered all flustered and said “Erin? Just a second right now Dad and I are screwing in the tree“ and it took me a very long pause to realize she meant they were putting the Christmas tree up.
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I called my mom just now and she answered all flustered and said “Erin? Just a second right now Dad and I are screwing in the tree“ and it took me a very long pause to realize she meant they were putting the Christmas tree up.
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Oh this explains why she burned the papers.
'One parent told me that she was hearing reports of Dr Hillary Cass (of the Cass Review) teaching staff at NHS Sussex on how to detransition trans children.'
northwestbylines.co.uk/opinion-corn...
northwestbylines.co.uk/opinion-corn...
Giving a voice to the voiceless – A trans woman investigates
How and why I investigated what is going on with the treatment of trans children in Sussex, and how if affects the children, their families and me
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Oh this explains why she burned the papers.
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I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
This is not true. This is argument that pro-gun people use to discount red flag and waiting period laws. Ease of access and lethality (let alone cheerful instruction in the best method!) is the #1 predictor of attempts leading actual completion. The more barriers, the more people live.
I think it's fine Chat GPT is telling people how to kill themselves. They'll figure it out one way or another if they're serious.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
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"But if we fight back against the eradication of trans people, we'll be destroyed too!"
If your organization can't survive without the elimination of a minority, then
If your organization can't survive without the elimination of a minority, then
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"But if we fight back against the eradication of trans people, we'll be destroyed too!"
If your organization can't survive without the elimination of a minority, then
If your organization can't survive without the elimination of a minority, then
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Opposition to women’s voting rights has long been a fringe, but persistent, feature of the American right. It’s been a favorite hobby horse of extremist preachers; it trended among Trump supporters on social media in the lead-up to the 2016 election...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rightwingers are trying to destroy women’s right to vote | Moira Donegan
Calls for disenfranchisement rest on a single assumption: that women’s citizenship is partial and conditional
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Opposition to women’s voting rights has long been a fringe, but persistent, feature of the American right. It’s been a favorite hobby horse of extremist preachers; it trended among Trump supporters on social media in the lead-up to the 2016 election...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Sharan Kaur: What Poilievre’s accusations against Trudeau, RCMP reveal about his leadership #Canada #PoilievreIsUnfit
Yet conspicuously absent from his tirade is any shred of evidence to back his bombastic assertions. Rather than promoting constructive dialogue on
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www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Yet conspicuously absent from his tirade is any shred of evidence to back his bombastic assertions. Rather than promoting constructive dialogue on
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www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Sharan Kaur: What Poilievre’s accusations against Trudeau, RCMP reveal about his leadership
In her latest column, Sharan Kaur takes aim at Pierre Poilievre’s 'alarming' allegations against the RCMP, warning that his politics of outrage threaten to erode the credibility of both his leadership...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Sharan Kaur: What Poilievre’s accusations against Trudeau, RCMP reveal about his leadership #Canada #PoilievreIsUnfit
Yet conspicuously absent from his tirade is any shred of evidence to back his bombastic assertions. Rather than promoting constructive dialogue on
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www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Yet conspicuously absent from his tirade is any shred of evidence to back his bombastic assertions. Rather than promoting constructive dialogue on
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www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
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Americans think in terms of $$ and a lot of me me me.
Canadians think in terms of quality of life and how can I help my neighbour.
Canadians think in terms of quality of life and how can I help my neighbour.
Have an American walking into my posts saying we pay high taxes, and get nothing out of it, let me clarify for people who don't know, our taxes, pay for Universal Health Care, Maternity Leave, Dentalcare, & many other social programs, as well, our taxes are now pretty close to the US /1
October 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Americans think in terms of $$ and a lot of me me me.
Canadians think in terms of quality of life and how can I help my neighbour.
Canadians think in terms of quality of life and how can I help my neighbour.
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'Our stories matter': Website honours lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across #Manitoba
Stories of more than 400 MMIWG2S+ individuals collected from family members who lost loved ones
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stories of more than 400 MMIWG2S+ individuals collected from family members who lost loved ones
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Our stories matter': Website honours lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Manitoba | CBC News
A new website and database featuring the stories of more than 400 Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender-diverse people who went missing or were found murdered in Manitoba was launched in Winn...
www.cbc.ca
October 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
'Our stories matter': Website honours lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across #Manitoba
Stories of more than 400 MMIWG2S+ individuals collected from family members who lost loved ones
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stories of more than 400 MMIWG2S+ individuals collected from family members who lost loved ones
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Medicine is a gift. It is a crime against humanity to withhold it in exchange for profit
October 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Medicine is a gift. It is a crime against humanity to withhold it in exchange for profit
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October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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it is jaw-dropping to consider just how much of the present state of our world stems from men being scared of being perceived as gay
September 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
it is jaw-dropping to consider just how much of the present state of our world stems from men being scared of being perceived as gay
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it’s a classic for a reason.
August 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
it’s a classic for a reason.
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WHO’S AFRAID OF GENDER?
August 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
WHO’S AFRAID OF GENDER?
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“All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them. We need to be taught these skills; we need guides to show us how. If we don't, our lives get made up for us by other people.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
September 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them. We need to be taught these skills; we need guides to show us how. If we don't, our lives get made up for us by other people.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind