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Samsara Final Girl @eris.anarchogoth.rip · 5d

Waitlists for a trans healthcare first appointment are now 224 years in some areas of the UK, according to this report. We are so far ahead of schedule to reach the world of Lichcraft by laurieoconnel, an rpg about trans necromancers and the nhs

laurieoconnel.itch.io/lichcraft

The Year is 2069...
The setting is Great Britain. The Tories have been in power since 2010.

Due to National Health Service cuts, trans healthcare has become increasingly hard to access. The waiting list for a first appointment at a gender identity clinic is now 300 years. They don’t want to outright refuse you; that would imply that the health service is over capacity or underfunded. Instead they will simply add you to the end of the list and wait for you to die.

But they are fools. For you have learned the secrets of immortality. And you will get to the end of that waiting list, even if it means waiting another millennium...

This is a game about spite, necromancy, being trans, and a 300 year long NHS waiting list. Although the game itself deals with serious themes, it is set up to be tongue-in-cheek, satirical, super queer, and intimate.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 15d

every time i think i can close the project file for pghrt.diy, invariably i get a message from someone asking a clarifying question based on what seems to be their doctor inventing an entirely new hrt myth whole cloth, prompting much bafflement as i decide where address it.

up to 18.1k words now!

A Practical Guide To Feminizing HRT

The futile attempt at answering every possible question for someone looking to trans their sex.

pghrt.diy

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · 15d

A graphic with the bi flag as a background and the text Happy Bisexual Visibility Day

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 17d

#Animorphs fans, I'm very happy to share that the first three books in the series are being rereleased next May with brand new covers. 🧊🦎

You can learn more here: thenerddaily.com/animorphs-by...

Cover artist: @creepcaptain.bsky.social
Book design: Cassy Price and Christopher Stengel at Scholastic

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Anoosh @anoosh100.bsky.social · 22d

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT

Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 22d

Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · 26d

wait you're a genius though

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Bard Rock Network of Shows @bardrockcafe.com · 27d

Hey TTRPG folks of Blue Sky:

I am looking to seat 2 POC players in an Upcoming miniseries (~10 episodes).

Looking for players who have passionate opinion is about gaming and tech issues, as well as (adamantly against) AI

Please comment if that's you or tag someone you think would be interested.

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Sep 4

I can't believe Celine Song made a film about money and capitalism and literally called it Materialists and then sold it as a romcom and everyone believed her hahaha that was a romcom in the same way Gatsby is a romcom DELICIOUS

#materialists #CelineSong

Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is 9am on the 1st September and someone has requested Wake Me Up When September Ends on Radio 1 😂 What a vibe lmao

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Sep 1

> be me
> be so tired
> haul yourself up on time and hurry through the shower etc and make it to the bus stop just in time
> the bus company changed the timetable
> the bus was 10mins ago
> you missed the bus
> you have to get up 10mins early every day now

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Aug 29

Trans Kids Deserve Better chuffed.org/project/1463...

Trans Kids Deserve Better

Trans Kids Deserve Better is a direct action network run by trans kids for trans kids across the UK. Our specialty is making mischief in the name of our rights! The work we do affects all trans people...

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · Aug 16

"The last few years of apparent stasis and rapid, almost convulsive, change resulting in the creation of new spaces, the loss of old spaces, and the off-and-on of the meanwhile spaces in which many of Sheffield’s creative conversations happen."

longbarrowpress.substack.com/p/urban-vill...

Untitled configuration (2025) by Emma Bolland: a display of pastel discs in the middle of a former Wilko, discs painted onto taped-up cardboard boxes, discs propped up on the rungs of ladders, discs scattered on the scuffed tiles.

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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · Aug 20

A concrete thing every UK person who cares about trans rights can do right now:

1. Email a link of this report to your MP, with highlights from the executive summary in your email. Ask them what it means for your constituency and their party - highlight trans people's legally mandated human rights

Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social · Aug 20

TW.
Needs to be widely shared with cisgender people, especially politicians. Utterly horrifying that Britain has come to this- that most of Britain is just looking the other way while a whole community is being eliminated from society because of lies and hatred. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Trans Actual's report entitled 'Trans Segregation in Practice. Experiences of trans segragation following the Supreme Court Ruling'.

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Aug 13

PSA - the main lift AND the goods lift at Sheffield station are not working, meaning no access to/from the main entrance or Platform 1. They're advising you exit via the tram stop and walk along the line into town/take the tram 🤪🤪🤪

#disability #clusterfuck

A photo of a blocked off lift with a printed sign reading This lift is currently out of order, an engineer has been called. If you require assistance please contact a member of station staff. Below that in biro it says Please use supertram exit

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EUphoria Actual Plays @euphoriaap.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our panel on Disability Representation in TTRPGs is now at youtu.be/v8OHxWUrv1g

@flightless-heron.bsky.social @pennyblake.bsky.social
@mdebenham1.bsky.social @cutestpatoot.itch.io @lithiarch.bsky.social discuss joy, nuances, challenges and growth in highlighting disabled people in storytelling

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EUphoria Actual Plays @euphoriaap.bsky.social · Jul 29

TOMORROW!
@flightless-heron.bsky.social is joined by panelists @cutestpatoot.itch.io, @mdebenham1.bsky.social, [email protected], and @lithiarch.bsky.social to talk about the JOYOUS side representation of disabilities in TTRPGs, from designing and adapting systems to telling authentic stories.

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EUphoria Actual Plays @euphoriaap.bsky.social · Jul 25

Introducing our panelists for Disability Representation in TTRPGS!
Miranda is a theatre producer based in Sheffield. Her focus on disability justice is informed by her experiences as a queer disabled woman. She aims to centre care & generosity in her work. mirandadebenham.carrd.co

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Jul 25

Its me! Come watch our panel next week on @euphoriaap.bsky.social for in-depth chat and recommendations for TTRPGs with and for disabled people!

EUphoria Actual Plays @euphoriaap.bsky.social · Jul 25

Introducing our panelists for Disability Representation in TTRPGS!
Miranda is a theatre producer based in Sheffield. Her focus on disability justice is informed by her experiences as a queer disabled woman. She aims to centre care & generosity in her work. mirandadebenham.carrd.co

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Jul 21

I had the absolute best time on this panel, come and watch it next week on Twitch!

EUphoria Actual Plays @euphoriaap.bsky.social · Jul 21

For Disability Pride Month, we're delighted to present a panel moderated by @flightless-heron.bsky.social with panelists @cutestpatoot.itch.io, @mdebenham1.bsky.social, [email protected], and @lithiarch.bsky.social to talk about the JOYOUS side representation of disabilities in TTRPGs!

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Jul 14

Just discovered I have 1 of my beloved favourite notebooks left which I can use at my new job next week. RELIEVED.

(it's these, you have to ship them from america, they perfectly match how my brain works <3 )

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Daily Planner - Undated - Evergreen Gilded Magic

Create days full of wonder with the Evergreen Gilded Magic Undated Daily Planner. Experience the magic of courageous authenticity and unexplored possibilities. As you chart your journey, let this prod...

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Jul 11

I was reminded of this gorgeous article by @miamingus.bsky.social today. Its a short read but it describes everything I'm always reaching for, and often missing, in life as a disabled person

leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/a...

Access Intimacy: The Missing Link

There are many ways to describe intimacy. For example, there’s physical intimacy, emotional intimacy, intellectual, political, familial or sexual intimacy. But, as a physically disabled woman, th…

leavingevidence.wordpress.com

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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · Jul 2

A new theatre initiative aims to support freelancers using benefits system.
The Surviving on a Shoestring initiative is part of Fair Play, a programme for people in the theatre sector from working-class backgrounds.

www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/theatre...

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Theatre initiative aims to support freelancers using benefits system - Arts Professional

A programme for people from working-class backgrounds in theatre is exploring new ways to help creative freelancers get paid while navigating the benefits system. ‘Surviving on a Shoestring’ is an…

www.artsprofessional.co.uk

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Jul 2

My favourite ever webcomic 🖤

asofterworld.com

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Equality and Human Rights Commission's six-week consultation into its guidance on how to implement the supreme court's ruling on gender closed last night - and had *25,825* responses, the EHRC says.

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Miranda Debenham @mdebenham1.bsky.social · Jun 28

Delighted to announce that I will soon be the Executive Producer at Interplay Theatre, Leeds!

Really excited to get stuck back into producing and programming a small venue, especially one focussed on families and learning disabled people!

A photo of me at work, smiling at the camera and holding a cup of tea

A photo of Interplay, a theatre in a former red brick chapel building

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