via Inclusive TOday (formerly Open Your Wallet):

We have a Black Trans Women who wants to remain anonymous due to feeling ashamed. She needs $334 to cover her rent and has already received an eviction notice. She’s been struggling with job discrimination but is trying to get back on her feet. This is urgent. WE NEED TO RAISE HER $334 TODAY.

V: @inclusivetoday

C: $ItsOYW
PPL: dm us

#MutualAid #Urgent #BlackMastodon #Queer #LGBT #LGBTQIA #TransMutualAid

Virtual Pride 2023 Calendar!!!

https://bipanlibrary.com/2024/05/31/virtual-pride-2024/

#Queer #Virtual #LGBTQIA #LGBT

Democrats stand united; cloture vote FAILS in Senate

Holy shit, team. That thing I told you to do? Last week? The anti-trans bill, and the attempt to cut off debate, and how we had to stop it here or we wouldn’t, because then it could pass with only Republican votes so we needed to stop it here and now?

It fucken

WORKED

The vote got called this afternoon. Move to cloture FAILED 51-45, and not one single Democrat crossed the line.

Note how if this were a straight-up 50%+1 vote, it would’ve passed. That’s why we needed to win it here, where they needed 60 votes.

They might try again later but right now this is a big win. Drop ’em a note of thanks, team. Shouldn’t be required, but give it a moment anyway. This one can just be email, if that’s easier for you.

Not one crossed over.

Not one.

Good job.

#LGBT #LGBTQIA #politics #uspol #uspolitics

Good night, #Pixelfed! 🌃😴

As I head to bed, feel free to show my profile some love while I sleep 😊. Being gender-fluid is a big part of who I am 🏳️‍⚧️.

Sleep well and dream big! 😴💤

Love you all so much! 💞

#GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #Pride #SelfLove #LoveIsLove

Liebes Fediverse 👋
Wir sind das Forum Queeres Archiv München 🏳️‍🌈. Wir sammeln und forschen zur LGBTIQ*-Geschichte in München und Bayern.

Wir machen Stadtführungen, digitalisieren unsere Bestände und stellen sie online, veröffentlichen Aufsätze, sind Teil von Ausstellungen und vieles weiteres mehr.

Bisher sind wir vor allem auf #Instagram aktiv. Das wollen wir aber ändern.

Wir freuen uns über Follower! Und auf den Austausch mit anderen Archiven & Bibliotheken

#neuhier #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt

In the wake of the gruesome murder of Sam Nordquist, with one of the perpetrators identified as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, your Lovable Trans Auntie unpacks the trans bias within the LGBTQ+ community.

https://www.out.com/voices/transphobia-in-the-lgbtq

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

#ReligionIsPoison #Drag #dragqueens #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Did #albo say anything about the attack on two Muslim women in Melbourne? No?

Didn't they say: "We value every Australian, regardless of their faith, race, gender or LGBTIQ+ status,” ?

Someone reminds me, what do we call it when actions don't match the words?

So violent attacks are not ok if inflicted on Christians or Jews but it's apparently acceptable if inflicted on #Muslims , #women , #indigenous or #lgbtqia community. Because hey it's too complicated and hard to protect anyone other than Christians and Jewish people.

And Albo calls Dutton divisive, while he follows in his footsteps.

#trans #transgender #lgbtq #lgbt #women ##humanrights #auspol

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/feb/17/melbourne-alleged-islamophobic-assaults-women-epping-high-street-shops-ntwnfb

Singer-songwriter Victoria Canal played the Kennedy center and, at the end of her set, donned an “Anti-Trump AF” shirt. She got huge applause, and her set broke the record for highest viewership of any Kennedy Center livestream.

She also gave 100% of her fee to a trans rights org! #lgbtqia #trans #freedom https://www.threads.net/@victoriacanal/post/DGI0e3GOCUg

Read about Frances Thompson, a Black, transgender woman whose testimony before Congress helped push them to ratify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This is the history that has been whitewashed - and straightwashed - in the US and that is once again in danger of being forgotten.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/us/frances-thompson-transgender-memphis-massacre/index.html

#lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s #Black #BlackHistoryMonth #trans #transgender

From 2023: While Texas has a long history of repression of LGBTQ+ people, it's also been a hotbed of civil rights activism that inspired nationwide movements and landmark legal decisions granting queer people human rights. https://www.texasobserver.org/before-lawrence-v-texas-book-history-lgbtqia/

#LGBTQIA+ #news #politics #USpol #Texas #history #books #bookstodon #culture #HumanRights

I went on the VisuNews #podcast, hosted by photojournalist Zach D Roberts, to discuss my recent essay on why we need to be more strategic and targeted in our protesting during the #Trump era. https://kitoconnell.com/protesting-empty-buildings-kit-oconnell-visunews-podcast/

#activism #protest #50501 #politics #USpol #news #HumanRights #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #Austin #DonaldTrump #history #journalism

Sounds good to me 😊

#activism #activist #protest #protestsign #feminism #feminist #queer #lgbtqia #lgbti #lgbt #lesbian #anticapitalism #anticapitalist #humour #gender #sex #womensrights #witchcraft #wicca

It’s Day 8 of #LGBTQPlusHistoryMonth.

Today’s recommendation is Queer Roma by Dr Lucie Fremlova.

This book offers in-depth insight into the lives of queer Roma, thus providing rich evidence of the heterogeneity of Roma. The lived experiences of queer Roma, which are very diverse regionally and otherwise, pose a fundamental challenge to one-dimensional, negative misrepresentations of Roma as homophobic and antithetical to European and Western modernity.

https://iamnotataboo.com/books/queer-roma/

#LGBTQIA #Queer #Roma #RepresentationMatters #Inclusion

Remember how the CDC, FDA, and HHS had to frantically scrub their webpages of all mentions of “transgender” or “gender ideology,” or anything related?

Well, a federal judge has ordered them to put the pages back as litigation from outraged medical providers moves forward. The plaintiffs state that they rely on the critical information when caring for patients.

#health #PublicHealth #GenderIdeology #trans #transgender #trumpAdmin #USGovernment #USPol #LGBTQIA #lgbtq

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-orders-hhs-cdc-fda-restore-deleted-webpages-health-information/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a

From Kit @oconnell in 2022: How Texas used #NYTimes' inaccurate and misleading reporting about gender-affirming care for young people as evidence in court when the state accused supportive parents of child abuse. https://www.texasobserver.org/emily-bazelon-transgender-healthcare-debate-new-york-times/

#LGBTQIA+ #trans #Texas #KenPaxton #media #journalism #Healthcare #transphobia #news #politics #USpol

Je me suis plongée dans Le chant de la rivière de Wendy Delorme chez Cambourakis et mon coeur a été emporté dans un torrents d’émotion et de poésie. Franc coup de coeur pour ce double récit qui parle d’amour et donne à entendre la voie de minorités qui trouvent dans cette montagne un écho puissant. C’est beau et dévastateur, et la nature elle-même se fait ici protagoniste et narratrice, témoignant de la plus belle des façons de la capacité des gens à s’aimer d’un amour pur et magnifique.
Je vous en parle plus en détails sur le blog: https://yuyine.be/node/1306

#blog #critique #critiquelitteraire #bookreview #book #books #livre #lecture #pixelbook #roman #LGBTQIA #Amour #WendyDelorme #LeChantDeLaRiviere #Cambourakis

https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/113981600700603578 We're punished first by the hideous wrong of having been born in the wrong sex, not matching our gender identity, then we're punished again when we attempt to do something about it. I always goggle at the massive ignorance & venality of our mockers & accusers, in their insinuations that we're doing our transitions to trick / trap / harm them, when all we're actually doing is trying to remove the chronic agony of #GenderDysphoria.

#LGBTQIA+ #GenderDysphoria #Transphobia #Trans #TransRightsAreHumanRights #FsckThePatriarchy #fsckALLreligion #RWNJs #FsckRWNJs #FsckChristoFacists #ChangeTheSystem #FuckAroundAndFindOut #Misanthropy #TransRepresentation #transwoman #transwomen #transkids

🏳️‍🌈 If You’re LGBTQ+ Like Me, Read This! 🌈

As a gender-fluid person, I recently created an Instagram account to explore how the algorithm works. I wanted to see what kind of content it would show me if I actively engaged with LGBTQ+ creators and hashtags.

Over the past few weeks, I intentionally liked and followed LGBTQ+ posts to get into that part of the algorithm. What I saw was deeply upsetting, but let me be clear: this was my experience, and yours might be different.

If you’re curious about what’s out there, here’s what I did:

1. Open Instagram.
2. Search for any post about transgender issues or LGBTQ+ topics.
3. Scroll through the comments.

For me, the comments were filled with hateful, harmful, and cruel rhetoric directed at people like us. It was heartbreaking to see so much ignorance and bigotry. 🤮

That said, your experience might not be the same, you may see supportive and uplifting content instead. But for me, it was a stark reminder of how much hate now exists on Instagram.

If you’ve had enough of Instagram after seeing this (trust me, I get it), here’s how you can delete your account:

1. Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.
2. Tap the three horizontal lines (menu) in the top-right corner.
3. Select Accounts Center > Personal Details.
4. Tap Account Ownership and Control > Deactivation or Deletion.
5. Choose the account you want to delete and select Delete Account.
6. Follow the steps, confirm with your password, and tap Continue.

Instagram gives you 30 days to change your mind before it permanently deletes your account.

#Disgusting #Harmful #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBT #Pride #LoveIsLove #Equality #Queer #Gay #Lesbian #Bisexual #Transgender #Asexual #Pansexual #NonBinary #TwoSpirit #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #Intersex #Progress #Community #ChosenFamily #LoveWins #CelebratePride #LGBTQRights #QueerVisibility #OutAndProud #Acceptance

For Day 9 of #LGBTQHM, I’m resharing the first guest blog on #IAmNotATaboo, Being Visible as a Queer Teacher in ELT by Jordan Putman

If you’d like to submit a blog, see the blog submission page.

#LGBTQIA #ELT #Education #Blog

https://iamnotataboo.com/being-visible-as-a-queer-teacher-in-elt/

r/transgender_surgeries has been banned, removing a vital resource for trans people

https://www.reddit.com/r/transgender/comments/1ii8iu9/rtransgender_surgeries_has_been_banned_removing_a/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

New from Kit @oconnell: As Republicans made bigoted rhetoric a key part of their campaign strategy, there were at least three assaults, six bomb threats and 30 protests against LGBTQ+ events last year according to the nonprofit GLAAD.
https://www.texasobserver.org/anti-lgbtq-incidents-texas/

#LGBTQIA #homophobia #transphobia #news #politics #USpol #Texas

🚨 URGENT REQUEST - PLEASE BOOST 🚨

I'm looking for names and/or connections of any academics, independent researchers, or prominent figures *anywhere*, but *especially* in #Canada who have at least *some* connection to *any* fields related to:

- #Genocide (in general)
- #Trans Genocide
- #Geopolitics as they relate to trans people

I've been asked to lead a significant and urgent project related to the present crisis, and I've dropped all other tasks to support this. I wish I could provide more details publicly, but these details will have to follow.

- Feel free to either post or DM me names/info or to connect

#academia #research #transgender #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia

Reflections ✨️🖤

I hope all of you are doing well! I really enjoy pixelfed so far! I feel like it's way more laid back. 💖

#pixelfed #model #portrait #queer #gay #lgbtqia #lgbtq #blackandwhite #vintage #retro #blog #photography

"Pundits, reporters and columnists have done a delicate dance, subtly calling into question the legitimacy of gender-affirming care—sometimes even of transness itself—often without using blatantly hateful language. The line is always the same: We don’t want #trans people to disappear, we just want to protect the youth."

Mainstream media paved the way for Trump's anti-trans policies | Xtra Magazine
https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-trans-270855

#media #journalism #LGBTQIA #transphobia #NYTimes

The Great Revenge: Trump’s Orwellian America Takes Shape

https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-great-revenge-trumps-orwellian-81b

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Trans Justice Project is calling for a national day of action against the Qld Gov's cutting of vital trans healthcare services.
Follow @transjusticeadelaide on Instagram for event details
#australia #auspol #qldpol #adelaide #kaurnaYarta #transgender #action #LGBTQIA

@mutualaid @actuallyautistic
telling my story as a homeless, queer & disabled person with trauma, in an attempt to provide context & hopefully raise awareness to the efforts of my partner & I, so we can get to a better place (in any sense of the word)…
Boosts appreciated 🫶
#CPTSDSurvivor #homeless #Disabled #StrugglingArtist #ActuallyAutistic #MutualAidRequest #Fundraising #fundraiser #crowdfund #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAid #DisabledCrowdfund #TransCrowdfund #LGBTQIA #trans

From: @LukeOrion
https://indiepocalypse.social/@LukeOrion/113913834680045822

Peel me a grape 🍇

#blog #model #pixelfed #lgbtqia #gay #photography #queer

Transgender Heroes Date Back To The Civil War!

Military records show that Melvin Bean, Samuel Blalock, John Burns, Albert D.J. Cashier, Lyons Wakeman and Frank Thompson fought on American battlefields during the Civil War.

They went on to be called heroes by their generation.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Transgender #LGBTQIA

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/transgender-soldiers-date-to-the-civil-war/ar-AA1y3EJl?PC=EMMX01

I've attempted to improve the web page on blog submissions, and I'd love to know what you think about it!

#Blog #BlogSubmissions #ELT #LGBTQIA

https://iamnotataboo.com/blog-submissions/

An important #Blog post from @leticiatrower.bsky.social, particularly for #LanguageLearners and #LanguageTeachers.

Much needed at this time.

#EduSky #Education #LGBTQIA #IAmNotATaboo #Today #SundayReading #Sunday

https://iamnotataboo.com/dont-panic-a-message-to-my-fellow-speakers-and-teachers-of-english/

A HUGE thank you to Lila Hartelius for allowing her previously published article (from Bi Women's Quarterly - link in the blog) to come on to I am not a taboo!

#Blog #LGBTQIA #IAmNotATaboo #ELT

If you'd like to submit a blog piece, have a look at the blog submission page on the website.

https://iamnotataboo.com/thoughts-from-the-closet/

A Line By Line #Analysis Of #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's Big #AntiTrans #ExecutiveOrder.

Trump released 70+ executive orders Monday. While orders on #immigration and #climate drew attention, his #antitrans order could have sweeping impacts.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Racism #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-line-by-line-analysis-of-trumps

I'm sending love from #Norway ❤❤❤🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️❤❤❤❤❤❤🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️❤❤🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️❤❤❤❤❤

FUCK TRUMP!!!! FUCK TRUMPISM!!!! FUCK THE GOVERMENT OF THE USA!!!! FUCK TRUMP!!!!!

FUCK MUSK!!!! FUCK NAZISM!!!! FUCK FACISM!!!

IM GENDER-FLUID AS FUCK!!!

- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transgender #Trans #Lesbian

My gender is illegal now? Cool... cool... very normal thing to happen to a person.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #nonbinary

I'm reposting most of my @TexasObserver stories onto my homepage.

Here's one I wrote in 2022 about Alex Jones. Sadly, as is often the case, Jones is a bellwether of extremist and, increasingly, mainstream Republican rhetoric, and anti-trans 'groomer' bigotry has certainly been mainstreamed. https://kitoconnell.com/2022/06/08/alex-jones-bigotry-groomer/

#AlexJones #extremism #fascism #transphobia #trans #LGBTQIA+ #media #Republicans #homophobia

#MastodonQuestion

Why do we have to opt out of porn (in too many ways to catch it all) when it should be opt in? Are ACE and kids encouraged to join Mastodon or not?

Porn is just as much of an obnoxious timewaster as AI.

#ACE
#LGBTQIA

Was reminded of this image again today:

"I don't wear 🏳️‍🌈 [queer pride] items to tell you who's in my bed. I wear them so the family across the street knows they are safe. So the couple in the restaurant know they aren't alone. So the boy who sees me notice him looking at dresses knows I won't judge. I wear because you make them hide."

Ever since seeing this, I have been wearing progressive pride buttons on each of my jackets and coats (and a cap).

#queer #lgbtqia