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Alt text: The first transgender suicide hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 (Additional info from me: Trans Lifeline's been around since 2014. It is available Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm EST. All operators are trans, & they won't call 911 w/o your consent.)

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

Ok, librarians/archivists/archive nerds: if there any weird superstitions, workplace foibles or other bizarro daily facts in your profession I'd love to hear about them

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

You know what really sucks about this? People upload my work onto Pinterest all the time without my permission, so it'll be scraped now whether I like it or not.

submitted 1 day ago • 20 comments

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please please PLEASE get your boosters, or check with your doctor to have your levels checked. Don't mess around with this y'all. You can make appointments at Publix, Walgreens, CVS, Costco... so many places!

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

I strongly suggest that if you dislike this feature, you write a quick ticket saying so. Annoy the fuck out of them. ⚔️ support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...

submitted 11 days ago • 92 comments

No more US Worldcons while this policy is in place. It's probably too late for @seattlein2025.org , but @laworldcon.bsky.social should consider whether it's possible to move to an alternate location outside the US. Certainly going forward we shouldn't seat any more US Worldcons.

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

Please submit a request to Discord to ask for the removal of generative AI features. It's fast and it works! Easy copy paste: Please remove generative AI features from Discord, it's unethical and unsustainable. Thank you.

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

Just a regular reminder, be punk as fuck

submitted 38 days ago • 8 comments

You don't have to answer every question, but please lend your voice. Don't let AI continue to erode the protections for creators and their work!

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Submissions are open through March 3rd for #TransRightsBundle2025! This year's bundle benefits Trans Ohio and the Kaleidoscope Youth Center! Submit your games here: itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-f...

submitted 35 days ago • 9 comments

Hey, Bluesky, help a person out if you can: what's your fave SCIENCE FICTION BOOK with asexual and aromantic traces published PRIOR to 2000? Note: I'm not looking for definite rep. I'm just looking for what resonated with people because my knowledge of pre-2000s scifi is... not great.

submitted 15 days ago • 20 comments

Movies you have watched more than six times, GIFs only

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Answering some questions: the series covers the first novella "All Systems Red," I'm a consulting producer, and we've been working on it since 2021. (So it seems fast from the timing of the announcements but it has actually taken a million years in me-time.)

submitted 16 days ago • 61 comments

Happy birthday to Auntie Sylvia. If you were here, you'd be fighting tooth and nail for all of us. Bc the Stonewall National Monument no longer honors her legacy, let's show Sylvia some love today by donating to orgs that do. I'm gonna start a🧵, please feel free to add... 1/?

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

It’s been FOUR HOURS. In that time we’ve raised nearly $14,000 to help trans youth in the South access safety and healthcare and stability!!! Well done everyone and let’s keep it going!!

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

Amazing thread!!!

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

The Government’s AI Consultation closes on Tues 25th Feb. If you're a creative person (or you care about us & our rights/income) please respond or email your MP. @alcs-uk.bsky.social has advice on how to answer qu's. Here's my letter to my MP

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Ok, Bsky - a MISSION for you. We want as many subs to Wrath Month as possible, from as diverse an array of voices as possible. POC voices, disabled voices, neurodiverse voices, trans voices, ace and aro voices - everyone. Scream it from the rooftops, folks!

submitted 47 days ago • 21 comments

I work at a small tax firm. Highly recommend this before DOUCHE attacks the IRS. The IRS made this a voluntary opt-in for anyone as an extra security measure against ID Theft. Once enrolled, you get a new one each season, and any return filed with your social without this PIN will not be processed.

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

Why do companies throw away their lead? Like you are winning in one specific area and you decide to trip yourself and fall in an AI gutter. This is what differentiates your product. It's the selling point. And you throw it away. So smart.

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

If you're looking for a concrete action to take today--and you're a Visa cardholder--take 2 min and send an email to them today. 👇

submitted 26 days ago • 128 comments

Now do Scotland 😂

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Gotta say, I'm loving this graphic. (Pulled from Lyz Lenz's newsletter, Men Yell at Me: open.substack.com/pub/lyz/p/wh...)

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

Lots of special animals and pets buried in the PDSA London animal cemetery. But my first visit is always to Able Seacat Simon. Only feline recipient of the animal Victoria Cross. "During the Yangtse Incident, his behavour was of the highest order." Thread below. #navalHistory

submitted 29 days ago • 19 comments

Please enjoy this tranarchy patch I got from www.etsy.com/shop/CbJeebees

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

Hello, it is I, here to mention the @barnesandnoble pre-order sale. If you needed a sign to treat yourself to qu33r dragon books, or qu33r circus book, here it is🐉🎪

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There's a petition to ban conversion practices (targeting LGBTQIA+ people) in the European Union. We need one million signatures, and we currently have 180,000+. If you live in Europe (even if you don't), spread the word ! 🌈🔥✊ eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

submitted 32 days ago • 82 comments

Heyyyyyyy it's Barnes & Noble preorder sale time! And sure I'd love it if you preordered THE LAST SOUL AMONG WOLVES, but more importantly, this is a great time to preorder books by marginalized authors to send a message that even now they're worth investing in! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-s...

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.

submitted 31 days ago • 11 comments

Do iiiiitttt

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Proud to be an Elder Geek. 👵🏻 ❤️❤️❤️ @microsoft.com

submitted 32 days ago • 1235 comments

📣 MAJOR MAJOR PSA 📣 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROTEST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "REGISTER" TO SHOW SOLIDARITY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS. YOU JUST SHOW UP.

submitted 34 days ago • 17 comments

Boosting this one more time because we are in the home stretch!!! 💓

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner

submitted 36 days ago • 93 comments

We can finally say it: Season 3 is coming next month! #TheWheelOfTime

submitted 35 days ago • 3 comments

Thread.

submitted 36 days ago • 11 comments

If you are trans or in any way gender non-conforming and live outside the United States - do not travel there. Not for any reason. We must stand in solidarity with our siblings in the US and help them any way we can to survive.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Trans people are people, trans rights are human rights, and you should read trans authors because maybe it'll save you from getting sucked into the TERF death spiral. Here's a(n incomplete, working on it!) list of titles we carry by trans authors: weightlessbooks.com/category/tra...

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

Shocking.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Hey Bluesky, do I know any cover designers who could work on book covers in the same kind of vein to this? Paying job obv, please link to contact detail and portfolio

submitted 36 days ago • 13 comments

Important update from the Pratchett estate about the Good Omens graphic novel. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dun...

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This eloquent scream articulates a lot of just how fucking miserable so many 'fan spaces' are right now. kotaku.com/superman-tea...

submitted 37 days ago • 11 comments