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Grace Byron’s ‘Herculine’ shows what a trans cult might actually look like | Xtra Magazine

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 1d

It's @nourabinakhoul.bsky.social on @emotrophywife.bsky.social, the FBI, and girls wanting to be beautiful.
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Byron flips right-wing stereotypes about trans people with her frightening and funny debut novel

You've Got Mail Horror 90's T-Shirt — Wavey Goods Co.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 3d

As my child says, “You’ve Got Mail is a horror movie”

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Her inbox holds unspeakable horrors.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 3d

Is Maintenance Required gonna be You’ve Got Mail?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 5d

But Dale, have you considered what life might be like if you just *didn’t* follow the news?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 5d

I thought there being beads all over my apartment was over with the end of the Eras tour 😔😔

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 6d

'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' canceled after two chaotic seasons

Netflix is saying goodbye to the queer edition of The Ultimatum, which encouraged cast members to try out other relationships before committing to their own.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 6d

I have the longest rant on cultural loops and lapsed collective memory and dominant queer culture to go on but maybe I just need to yell it at a friend (or, like, quit my job)

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 6d

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 6d

A package I dropped off at the post office to be returned days ago has been re-delivered to my home

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights | Xtra Magazine

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 6d

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights | Xtra Magazine

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 8d

Trans-affirming prison policies are threatened by a wave of right-wing transphobic attacks in Canada and the United States. We need a new approach to advocacy for Two-Spirit and trans prisoners—one that is based on Indigenous rights.

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

Changing health landscape poses a questionable future for HIV organizations | Xtra Magazine

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 9d

Bought Halloween movie tickets today 🎃🦇

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 9d

My neighbours are gonna be thrilled to learn I put up Halloween decorations in September

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BC-CfE @bccfe.bsky.social · 12d

“We know HIV community services are critical: our research shows that people with strong social supports are much more likely to stay engaged in HIV treatment."

BC-CfE Senior Research Scientist Dr. Kate Salters spoke with @xtramagazine.com about the important role HIV service organizations play.

Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 13d

After 42 years, the AIDS Committee of Toronto is shutting its doors. What does this mean for the future of HIV service organizations in Canada?

With the closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto, public health experts are wondering if this is the beginning of the end for HIV service organizations in Canada

Changing health landscape poses a questionable future for HIV organizations | Xtra Magazine

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JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 12d

On one hand, yes -- the realities of those living with and affected by HIV has changed. But we're also experiencing a cultural regression, with vaccine denial, medical privatization, and the destruction of health resources for marginalized communities. Progress can be undone. This is scary.

Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 13d

After 42 years, the AIDS Committee of Toronto is shutting its doors. What does this mean for the future of HIV service organizations in Canada?

With the closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto, public health experts are wondering if this is the beginning of the end for HIV service organizations in Canada

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 11d

Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland and authorises 'full force'

The president says the latest move to send troops to a major US city is "necessary" to protect immigration detention facilities.

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Changing health landscape poses a questionable future for HIV organizations | Xtra Magazine

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 13d

After 42 years, the AIDS Committee of Toronto is shutting its doors. What does this mean for the future of HIV service organizations in Canada?

With the closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto, public health experts are wondering if this is the beginning of the end for HIV service organizations in Canada

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 12d

Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army Member and Political Exile, Dies at 78

Convicted in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper, she escaped prison and spent decades in exile. To U.S. officials she was a wanted terrorist; to supporters, a symbol of resistance.

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Canada Post workers walking off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 13d

It’s absolutely right that workers walk off the job in response to the government taking a chainsaw to Canada Post.

If we lose the unique national infrastructure the postal service has, it will never be rebuilt. We should be using it to expand services to the public, not nickel and diming it.

The union representing Canada's postal workers has called for a cross-country strike in the wake of the federal government announcing major reforms to Canada Post.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 26d

Canada’s largest and oldest HIV service organization, AIDS Committee of Toronto, will close in March after 42 years supporting those living with HIV, by Zosia Bielski www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

AIDS Committee of Toronto to close in 2026

The country’s largest and oldest HIV organization is shutting down after 42 years of supporting those living with the virus

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 13d

AIDS Committee of Toronto timeline, courtesy of the @arquives.ca: digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/exhibits/sho...

ACT Timeline · The AIDS Walk Toronto Virtual Museum · The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions

The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions

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Changing health landscape poses a questionable future for HIV organizations | Xtra Magazine

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 13d

which were ASOs "in my day." But I'm curious to hear other peoples' ACT memories. And some of my questions are asked, if not answered, in this piece we published at work today: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

With the closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto, public health experts are wondering if this is the beginning of the end for HIV service organizations in Canada

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 13d

The funding struggles they cited were not a surprise in this day and age, but years of declining demand and the changing HIV landscape somehow were. The announcement snapped me into a bit of a reality I've been aware of but apparently not clearly. I don't know what this means for HIV service orgs—