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Issy Waldrom

@iwaldrom.bsky.social

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She/her. Trans woman author of queer fantasy and supernatural stories (usually sapphic). Latest release: Heart's Whispers (universal link) https://books2read.com/ap/n7L2B2/Issy-Waldrom (itch) https://issy-waldrom.itch.io/

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · Jun 22

I have a new book out!

*makes excited noises*

Wolf-shifter x Witch, featuring Candace (leader of the Toanengaro DMA) and newcomer Myla. Slow burn coming out romance with plenty of magic and a dash of dragons as well.

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Heart's Whispers by Issy Waldrom

A sapphic urban fantasy shifter romance

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 5m

Very picturesque! 🌖

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Britney Jackson 🏳️‍🌈⚔️🏴‍☠️ @britneyjackson.com · 7m

Hey! It’s our day! 🧡🤍🩷

Have the gayest day possible! (Double-meaning intended.) 🧡🤍🩷

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 5h

❤️

A drawing of a black cat resting under a blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming"

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 5h

In particular, want to shout out my newest pair - Myla, who has long been confident in who she is, and Candace, who eventually gets there ^^

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Issy Waldrom @iwaldrom.bsky.social · 6h

Happy International Lesbian Day, to those out and proud, to those who are still figuring it out, and to those who can't come out yet.

And yes, plenty of lesbians in my books (in fact, lesbian mc's in all bar one of them, at different stages of their journeys).

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Issy Waldrom: books, biography, latest update

Follow Issy Waldrom and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Issy Waldrom Author Page.

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Sam Logan @samandfuzzy.com · 8h

Facts about Hilde

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8h

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

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Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 12h

😭💜

(this is why you should tell artists you love their art, this made my day)

Samantha Solsdottir @sammisolsdottir.bsky.social · 12h

your excellence at drawing lovely sapphic ladies is only growing

like. I know your artwork gets compared to the one artist from the one game but it's so much its vastly own thing and is that has only become more and more clear and amazing

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 6h

Not to mention Cole admits she still suffers from gender dysphoria. Choosing not to treat your own headaches doesn't mean you get to ban Tylenol.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6h

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Gräfin Busenruh @candycrab.bsky.social · 22h

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 15h

Grim, well-researched reading
“Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than 1/3 of their adult life to get their 1st appointment at a gender clinic, & some will never receive care...Long waits increase distress, self-harm &suicide risk &push people towards potentially unsafe routes to treatment"

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 16h

A worthy read of the exceptionally grim situation for trans people in the UK. The US gets the media spotlight, but the UK's attack on us is more subtle but also more destructive.

medium.com/@geekonaleas...

The UK’s Trans Genocide

The slow machinery of erasure: courts, clinics and ministers weaponising our disappearance

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 11h

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 10h

happy International Lesbian Day girls 🧡💖💜

Sketch drawing of two women in each others arms, the one on the left holding the other’s head in a somewhat comforting or protective way

cover for the Adventure Time comic, "Bubbline College Special", showing Marceline and Bubblegum having a cute hangout at the college library, Marceline is floating holding a bag filled with books, Bubblegum next to her arm full of books

Ink drawings on a sketchbook page, studies : two women kissing ; two women on a bench, one is resting her head on the other's lap ; drawing of orchids

Sketch drawing, study of a pic, of two women sitting on the ground, kissing One is wearing a dress, the other tiny jean shorts and a loose open shirt

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artelsia @artelsia.bsky.social · 1d

Lara Croft

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Fetch @ameliafetch.bsky.social · 1d

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I guess I'm officially a @beedokfern.bsky.social fan. "My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg" is the second book of hers that I've read and absolutely adored. I love how Nat changes over the course of the story as she gets more comfortable with herself.
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#trans

My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg by Beedok

She did not, in fact, make a man out of 'him'

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Sapphic Action Support Squad @s-a-s-s.bsky.social · 1d

“LGBTQ+ BIPOC stories are so important because they help share real,lived experiences that build understanding and empathy. When we read about other peoples lives, their challenges, joys, and perspectives, it becomes so much harder to see them as “other.” 1/3

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Serena J. Bishop - Author, Narrator, & not Snappy Dresser @serenajbishop.bsky.social · 1d

Banning books is banning thought.

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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · 1d

Star Sword Nemesis is now available! Read about the most fashionable girl in a utopian collective of Trans-Neptunian Objects falling in love with her fencing instructor, the deadliest turncoat milf in all of space, feat. art by @mightyatom.bsky.social! loveconquersallgames.itch.io/star-sword-n...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 1d

Because we must. We must stand up, however we can.

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1d

witch of shadows

fanart of Medea from Hades 2, but wearing modern clothes (tiny leather shorts with double belt, red/purple leather crop top), a nose ring, necklaces, also big tattoo covering the entire left arm (a snake, a moon crescent, flowers and leaves)
She's sitting, resting on her left hand, her right hand next to her face, conjuring some plague magic that bathes her in green light

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1d

hades gals 💀🌸

fanart of Melinoe from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (dark jeans, orange top), she has a big tattoo on her right arm, and is about to tie her hair with a hair band (is this how it's called in english ?)
her eyes are closed, she has nice arm muscles and looks extremely lesbian

fanart of Nemesis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (red jeans, black crop top with the Hades sigil as a pattern on it), moon shaped necklace, tattoos on her left arm and pecs, as she's about to tie her hair using a green hairband, her eyes closed
(green light on her right side cause she's standing next to Melinoe's glowing arm, off camera)

fanart of Eris, from Hades 2, she's sitting, right leg with her knee bent, in front of her
right hand on her right foot, left hand on her face, framing her left eye between two fingers
she's wearing big sneakers, micro shorts, some sort of sweater with stripes showing her shoulders
she has apple tree branch tattoos on her thigh and left shoulder

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Kelsi Jo @kelsijosilva.bsky.social · Jul 1

Witches ♥️

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

This has always been a extremely tiny screeching minority demanding that their bigotry dictate that no one else's children can learn of the existence of LGBTQ people.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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Sophia J. Turner 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophiajt.com · 2d

She's live! Machines of Consent is out now!

*Big* thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered. I hope you all thoroughly enjoy the adventures of Jess and Roh!

transistance.press @transistance.press · 2d

Thank you to all those who have pre-ordered - Machines of Consent by @sophiajt.com is OUT NOW!!

The book is currently live on Itch, and will begin shipping on other platforms over the next 24 hours.

If you haven't pre-ordered, grab your copy today: transistance.press/links/

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Sam Logan @samandfuzzy.com · 2d

Making things right

A four panel comic, showing how the hero dog and cat mage use the pencils they acquired in the previous comic.

The dog uses it to fix all the crimes caused by the cat... He draws the king a new crown, draws new gold for the dragon, and also appears to have helped the lizard warrior and carnival game operator. (All these characters appeared in earlier comics.) The dog then uses the pencil to draw a giant pile of bones. We can see that the pencil is getting shorter as he uses it to draw so many.

In the last panel, we see the cat is using her pencil to draw a replacement for her missing magic staff... The staff she used to pull all those crimes in the first place.

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