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Black Trans Archives™️ @blacktransarchives.bsky.social · 2d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy known for her incredible resilience she survived homelessness, police brutality, and systemic oppression, yet kept fighting for the community she loved.

Image courtesy of Miss Major/Beck Witt 📸

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Black Trans Archives™️ @blacktransarchives.bsky.social · 2d

A fun fact about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy:

She was a key organizer in the Stonewall uprising and later became a lifelong advocate for Black trans women, helping hundreds through her work with trans prison abolition and housing initiatives.

📸 Date unknown, Alexa Wilkinson 🏳️‍⚧️

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not dave @itsdavis.bsky.social · 11d

he's here

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 11d

2/2 First vlog drops October 15 on HikingWithCBCatlin. Follow me @clarabelleisgay and use #HikingWithCBCatlin to join the journey.

🔗 youtube.com/@hikingwithc...

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 11d

1/2 Diving into vlogging my hikes, van life, and adventures.
This is something my late mom dreamed about too and I’m honoring her with a series of her unreleased motorcycle videos.
Disability will not win. I’m disabled, a Black trans girl, and unstoppable…..

🔗 youtube.com/@hikingwithc...

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 11d

I cherish Native American people and this land. I honor it and I honor you.

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 16d

Trans women deserve to live. Black trans women deserve to live. Black trans sex workers deserve to live. Human beings deserve to live.

I’m angry, scared, and grieving. Rest in peace to my sister. Losing another one of us in my area hits close and hurts deeply.

#RIP Tiara Love Tori Jackson 🏳️‍⚧️

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 16d

I’m a Black trans woman. I deserve to live, to breathe, to exist without fear. Silence has blood on its hands stand with us. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ⬇️⬇️

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Black Trans Archives™️ @blacktransarchives.bsky.social · 17d

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 17d

ur goofy trans femme butch trans woman. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 17d

ur goofy trans femme butch trans woman. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 24d

The government and Bigots hit like a bitch. We’ve always been labeled a threat to your “perfect” society, and we’ve always fought back. I’m a Black trans woman—you can call me a cupcake with sprinkles, but I’m still fucking here. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 24d

Yeah, this the face of a trans “terrorist”? Yeah, right.…. 🧐 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 24d

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · 24d

www.them.us/story/trump-...

FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says

The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025.

www.them.us

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi hello hi 👋🏿 I’m C.B. Catlin If you’re trans and cute and have groovy energy, I’ll follow back. Say what’s up, introduce yourself let’s actually be friends fr hehe💗

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kemerync.bsky.social @kemerync.bsky.social · Aug 19

Let's get CB a cozy traveling van home!!

@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sharing my fundraiser again—it hasn’t reached its goal yet, & it’s really important. As a Black trans woman who has faced homelessness, I need support for a van, daily needs, & medication. Please donate & share—be a real ally, not a performative one.
🔗: gofund.me/dc40ff64

💕💸 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #transcrowdfund 🏳️💕💸

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Aug 19

Won’t you be my neighbor and friend? Please consider sharing this and donating. ✨

@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sharing my fundraiser again—it hasn’t reached its goal yet, & it’s really important. As a Black trans woman who has faced homelessness, I need support for a van, daily needs, & medication. Please donate & share—be a real ally, not a performative one.
🔗: gofund.me/dc40ff64

💕💸 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #transcrowdfund 🏳️💕💸

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Black Trans Archives™️ @blacktransarchives.bsky.social · Aug 19

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sharing my fundraiser again—it hasn’t reached its goal yet, & it’s really important. As a Black trans woman who has faced homelessness, I need support for a van, daily needs, & medication. Please donate & share—be a real ally, not a performative one.
🔗: gofund.me/dc40ff64

💕💸 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #transcrowdfund 🏳️💕💸

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Aug 12

My mom, my grandma, and everyone I’ve lost live through me — but so does the pain. You cry yourself to sleep, then wake up, hold your head high, chest out, and keep going. Life isn’t the dream we imagined, but every step forward honors those who can’t walk with us.

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Black Trans Archives™️ @blacktransarchives.bsky.social · Aug 5

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hi, I’m C.B. Catlin a Black disabled trans woman, writer, & activist. I’m grieving the loss of my mom & facing housing instability. I’m raising funds for a van to create a safe,mobile home for me & my ESA—plus support for daily needs,rent, & healing. 🚨

💕💸 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #transcrowdfund 🏳️💕💸

gofund.me/dc40ff64

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Jul 3

This nonviolent shit’ll get you killed — especially when you’re Black and trans in a world that refuses to see your humanity. We fight not because we want violence, but because survival demands it. Our lives, our rights, our existence — unapologetically defended. 💚

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Josh Colletta, professional lycanthrope. @joshcolletta.com · Jun 30

Please help out if you can!

@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Jun 30

Howdy y’all, it’s C.B. Catlin I urgently need $200 for rent. I’ve been recovering from surgery + managing Crohn’s, scoliosis, & more. Please donate/share if you can. Show up for a Black trans disabled woman. Community keeps us safe.

Allies & etc, I need you right now. 🚨

💸 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #transcrowdfund 🏳️💕💸

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Maddie Ouranía @maddiequestions.bsky.social · Jun 30

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@HikingWithCBCatlin 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈(They/She) @clarabelleisgay @clarabelleisgay.bsky.social · Jun 30

Howdy y’all, it’s C.B. Catlin I urgently need $200 for rent. I’ve been recovering from surgery + managing Crohn’s, scoliosis, & more. Please donate/share if you can. Show up for a Black trans disabled woman. Community keeps us safe.

Allies & etc, I need you right now. 🚨

💸 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #transcrowdfund 🏳️💕💸

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