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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Remember those who have been killed, injured, abused, tortured for being who they are. Remember those who have taken their own lives because they could not live in a world where they could not be themselves. Remember them. And make the world remember them.

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A group of 51 Japanese novelists, including Akutagawa Prize winner Ri Kotomi, released a statement denouncing discriminating against LGBTQ people to coincide with Transgender Day of Remembrance: "Literature cannot be a party to discrimination, oppression, & exclusion."

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This is some nasty work. And on Trans Day of Remembrance no less. Let's be clear, this isn't about restrooms at all. This is about grinding down the spirit of trans folks and erasing us from public life. It will not, can not continue. And cis folks of good conscience need to gather your folks.

submitted 196 days ago • 8 comments

Donald Trump absolutely fucked housing in NYC. (Long before he was president!)

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Olives are such a fundamental part of Palestinian heritage and culture. Watching the obliteration of orchards is deeply troubling.

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Hey you, buy the precut fruit and veggies, no, I know it’s not cheaper, I can read, but you’re not going to go home and cut them and put them away like you said. You’re actually going to NOT eat them if they’re not pre-cut so you’re actually wasting money. You are welcome, I love you too.

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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.

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Dear trans folks, We have lived, thrived, and survived for generations without the cosign of silly politicians. And we will continue. They will never extinguish our light. Honestly, truly, fuck anyone who tells you that you don't belong.

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And they always claim it's for of fiscal reasons. Because somehow wanting money for education, health, and ensuring people have food and shelter is worse than wanting money for war and the wealthy.

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Ongoing protests in Israel highlight the fact that Israelis are NOT a monolith on the topic of the genocide in Gaza.

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Canadian rainbow skies

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Not that you asked, but here's a big roundup of upcoming books by trans authors that you can preorder now! :) Links to individual books below. (Asterisks indicate that this author has been interviewed on the cool podcast Gender Reveal.)

submitted 198 days ago • 8 comments

So many problems stem from the fact that nobody tells young AMABs they’re beautiful

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Posting this because I feel this cat's emotions in my soul.

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Pay for your porn 😊

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another hot take on "listen lefties, you need to get out of your filter bubble and debate right wingers on social media to prevail in the marketplace of ideas" in US & UK & elsewhere, the right wings are operating as cults. you can't debate them, they're not fact-based, they don't live in reality

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This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.

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Normalize inconsistency in your art. Normalize not making every art piece super detailed and intricate. Normalize just creating art for the sake of it.

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The idea that you *must* coexist with and listen to people who are cruel, unjust, and just plain unpleasant to be around is the logic of abusers, by the way

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Hey, authors new to Bluesky: We've gathered a little starter pack of publishers, organizations, and publications to follow and help populate your feed with literary resources. go.bsky.app/bQfVJ6

submitted 201 days ago • 28 comments

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater. (It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)

submitted 224 days ago • 19 comments

A new starter pack! Genre authors (SFFH and romance) I admire Find some new friends #BookSky #WritingCommunity go.bsky.app/7Ah9bkr

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