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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising

@jillianw.bsky.social

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"The thirst trap of Andersonville!" - Anne Love, ferocity, and mathematics. She/her. Late-blooming 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈, making up for lost time. Scientist, socialist, musician. Yorkshire lass, living the dream in Chicago, with @scarlettaddams.bsky.social 👰👰 10/28/21

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · Apr 17

With love, ferocity, pride, and spite, we will endure.

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Selfie, under a rainbow umbrella. Green denim jacket with pride and pronoun pins, hair down, trans pride necklace.

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Anne @anneb.bsky.social · 2h

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

Peggy Carter, girlfriend of Steve Rogers

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ashnod @ashnodm.bsky.social · 2h

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 2h

a cartoon says " outlook not so good " on a black background

Alt: a magic 8 ball says " outlook not so good " on a black background

media.tenor.com

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 2h

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 3h

This is wonderful!

jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

"Ballerina Aesha Ash wandering around inner city Rochester breaking the stereotypes about women of color and to inspire young kids."

its a picture of a ballerina teaching future young ballerinas!!!

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 4h

As a Texan who's faced lake-effect winters up here - good luck, fuckers LMAO

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 4h

Me too! My stylist is amazing!

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 4h

Shades of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 4h

First day in the office with new hair!

Made it to the station, no sign of occupying troops. A good 20° colder than last week - hoping for an early winter with a lot of snow, and hoping it makes the goon squad fucking miserable.

Soundtrack: Like a Miracle - great, unclassifiable music by Victoire.

Station platform selfie: read and blue hair down, orange hoodie, red triangular earrings, trans pride necklace.

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 19h

Delacroix's Liberty Leading The People, but she's holding a trans flag.

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 19h

That's easy. I went to high school in Adwick le Street.

I don't know if it's EVER had any tourists though.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 20h

"I would want my legacy to be: If it ain’t right, fucking fix it, whatever it takes. I’d want to be remembered for trying to do the right thing and care for all people."

A legend and an inspiration.

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The DC Homos @dchomos.com · 1d

Stonewall Veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Has Entered Hospice Care

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Stonewall Veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Has Entered Hospice Care

The transgender rights activist had previously been hospitalized for more than 10 days.

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 20h

"You young buggers have no idea what it was like when we were kids."

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 23h

Just saw an old family photo someone used AI to "enhance" and colourise
My great grandfather appears to be holding a dinosaur with a pigeon head
One of his kids has one leg, sadly it's beside her and not attached
Another kid has a finger like an aye-aye
Another one has 8 fingers, all the same length

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Wolfmanning Skull 🎃 @manningkrull.bsky.social · Oct 28

Halloween is mostly about fun but I want to take a moment to share this sobering cautionary tale.

A handmade tombstone decoration that says, "Pickle Boy, the boy who ate too many pickles and turned into a pickle and died."

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

It's not either/or😊

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

At the doctor's on International Lesbian Day.

Where no-one can tell I'm queer.

Selfie, in grey t-shirt with progress pride flag overlaid with the Chicago flags red stars.

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

Most of my chosen family happened.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

You know how this works.

You get rid of the cherry dresser.

The very next day, you have an urgent need to dress cherries.

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

As should we all.

Alice Crowell, Bay Bay! @formertwink.bsky.social · 1d

I should get an award for not screaming daily while putting up with straight people nonsense.

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

As an ongoing target of fascist bathroom bans... I've never schadenfreuded more than I'm schadenfreudeing right now.

Margaret Cho @margaretcho.bsky.social · 1d

I love that places are not allowing ICE to use their bathrooms. They can shit their pants to be more like their Pedof*le in Chief.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

This is why "it's never too late" is one of the abiding themes of my social media presence.

I broke the chains at 57.

I hope she's found a way to break hers.

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

It'll show up in a week or two. After you buy another one.

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

I think we're now at "how far is he willing to go to hurt us?" He's been off the "possible ally" list since he got all matey with Charlie Effin' Kirk.

Jillian Whitton 🏳️‍⚧️, rising @jillianw.bsky.social · 1d

He still has NO excuse for not signing them. He's signed over 100 other bills.

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