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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 11h

When someone defines a woman as an adult human female get them to define each word separately.

‘Biological Female’ is NOT a scientific term, it's a PROPAGANDA TERM used by Putin & other RWNJ politicians!

Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · Aug 5

Acknowledging sex is complex isn’t “unscientific.”
The fact is: sex has several domains:
-Chromosomes
-External genitalia
-Internal sex organs
-Sex hormone profile
-Neurological sex
Acknowledging complexity isn’t denying biology. It’s recognizing its reality.

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 11h

Tasmanian trans woman Marjorie was gang raped by a group of men and hospitalised, and that the injuries were so significant Marjorie needed a colostomy bag.

Transgender prison rape claim prompts push for reform in Tasmania

www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08...

Push for reform after allegations transgender prisoner raped in Tasmanian jail

A transgender rights group is campaigning for change after the alleged gang rape in Tasmania's Risdon Prison of a woman they say never should have been housed with male inmates.

www.abc.net.au

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 15h

The common one-dimensional portrayal of women as harmless victims reinforces outdated gender stereotypes.

This backwards decision in the NT, it keeps us from seeing women as complex human beings, able to wield power, even in misguided or violent ways.

x.com/kirstimiller...

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 15h

When I had a female inmate fatally stab her female cellmate 33 times we did need move this murderer to a men's jail.

We placed her in segro.

This is placing the most vulnerable inmates at even more risk.

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

NT bans trans women in womens prisons www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit...

www.theaustralian.com.au

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 15h

When I had a female inmate fatally stab her female cellmate 33 times we did need move this murderer to a men's jail.

We placed her in segro.

This is placing the most vulnerable inmates at even more risk.

Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 15h

This will kill trans women.

Anti-trans biases & structural racism is rife against Aboriginal Trans People in the NT; they fare worse on measures of poverty, homelessness, & overrepresentation in the justice system, & abuse/harassment both in & outside of the justice system!!

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

NT bans trans women in womens prisons www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit...

www.theaustralian.com.au

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 15h

Anti-trans biases & structural racism combine against trans people of color; they fare worse on measures of poverty, homelessness, overrepresentation in the criminal justice system, and abuse/harassment both in and outside of the criminal justice system.

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 15h

Considering the large majority will be vulnerable sister girls.

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 15h

Lia Thomas has approximately as much chance of winning a female Olympic swimming event as Riley Gaines and @Caitlyn_Jenner.

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 17h

The common one-dimensional portrayal of women as harmless victims reinforces outdated gender stereotypes.

This keeps us from seeing women as complex human beings, able to wield power, even in misguided or violent ways.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/sexu...

Sexual Victimization by Women Is More Common Than Previously Known

A new study gives a portrait of female perpetrators

www.scientificamerican.com

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

Investigating how crypto is making the Trumps hundreds of millions, @4corners

youtu.be/sij89ENvZqQ?...

Investigating how crypto is making the Trumps hundreds of millions | Four Corners Documentary

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

youtu.be

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

John Denver

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

You too. I also have a feel good folder. It helps me on my darkest days X

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

There has only been one study that shows trans athletes have a clear advantage, Roberts (2020).

The chief author Dr Roberts said,

“it's the trans men that dominated the c1s men.”

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Blue (he/him) @eternaltrophyboy.bsky.social · 1d

May I screenshot this for my personal folder of hope? (It's full of posts like this for when my brain gets mean)

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

What’s mine is yours X

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

Sex in sports & the military is dynamic.

In the Roberts et al (2020) 🇺🇸 Military Study, Trans men service members prior to T therapy performed 43% fewer push-ups & ran 1.5 miles 15% slower than c1s men.

After just 2 years of T, trans men were no different to c1s men.

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

When history writes about the resistance, it will begin with the Transgender Americans who refused to disappear. And those who stood with them through thick and thin. 🏳️‍⚧️💪

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

Swimming Australia moves to shut down Mollie O’Callaghan ‘fake quotes’ about transgender athlete

Swimming Australia moves to shut down Mollie O’Callaghan ‘fake quotes’ about transgender athlete.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Swimming Australia moves to shut down Mollie O’Callaghan ‘fake quotes’ about transgender athlete

Quote falsely attributed to star swimmer posted on Facebook and X while World Aquatics rules bar Lia Thomas from competing in female category

www.theguardian.com

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

Religious schools in Australia both Christian and Muslim - can reject gay & trans students & staff as an abomination.

These publicly funded schools are free to be bigots.

I don't want my taxes subsidising that bigotry. Cut 'em off @AlboMP????

Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

If religious schools can refuse to employ gay teachers, it’s only fair the 2,336 religious chaplains funded by the Commonwealth Gov in public schools should get sacked.

Public schools need the best counsellors and not the best religious counsellors.

twitter.com/kirstimiller...

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

If religious schools can refuse to employ gay teachers, it’s only fair the 2,336 religious chaplains funded by the Commonwealth Gov in public schools should get sacked.

Public schools need the best counsellors and not the best religious counsellors.

twitter.com/kirstimiller...

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 1d

If religious schools can refuse to employ gay teachers, it’s only fair the 2,336 religious chaplains funded by the Commonwealth Gov in public schools should get sacked.

Public schools need the best counsellors and not the best religious counsellors.

twitter.com/kirstimiller...

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 2d

🇦🇺 like our 🇺🇸 & 🇬🇧 nuclear submarine cousins, is fond of locking people up.

🇦🇺 has returned to mass incarceration we now incarcerate a greater share of the adult population than at any point since the convict days.

x.com/kirstimiller...

Kirsti Miller on X: "Incarceration rates are universally linked to poverty. It's not surprising that trans people are overrepresented in criminal justice systems across Western nations. This is a pattern similar to the carceral overrepresentation of other minority groups." / X

Incarceration rates are universally linked to poverty. It's not surprising that trans people are overrepresented in criminal justice systems across Western nations. This is a pattern similar to the carceral overrepresentation of other minority groups.

x.com

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Mccallan @mccallan.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams suggested this about 30 years ago 👌👌👌👌👌👌

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 2d

Religious schools in Australia both Christian and Muslim - can reject gay & trans students & staff as an abomination.

These publicly funded schools are free to be bigots.

I don't want my taxes subsidising that bigotry. Cut 'em off @AlboMP????

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