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Yilin (she/they) @ check out The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter.bsky.social · 1d

have been learning a lot about the LGBTQIA community in Taiwan despite being here only for about 10 days... (i purposefully chose to apply for a residency in October to overlap with Pride)

thank you Yo-Ling for the summary

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2025 Taiwan Pride Controversy Explained:  LGBTQ+ Community Speaks Out Against Transphobia and Contempt for Sexual Rights | New Bloom Magazine

This past week, controversy erupted throughout Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ community after it was discovered that the Administrative and Public Relations Director of this year’s Taiwan Pride march posted on her…

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Please share this explainer article on the Taiwan Pride controversy this year so that all participants can know what they are walking into~

Proud of so many Taiwanese LGBTQ+ organizations coming out in support of intra-movement solidarity and against any nefarious attempts to split us apart ❤

New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 1d

'2025 Taiwan Pride Controversy Explained:  LGBTQ+ Community Speaks Out Against Transphobia and Contempt for Sexual Rights" by @yolingwrites.bsky.social

2025 Taiwan Pride Controversy Explained:  LGBTQ+ Community Speaks Out Against Transphobia and Contempt for Sexual Rights | New Bloom Magazine

This past week, controversy erupted throughout Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ community after it was discovered that the Administrative and Public Relations Director of this year’s Taiwan Pride march posted on her…

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Aug 28

I am personally in touch w/ some of these families, and am coordinating/liaisoning between New Bloom and the other orgs/activists that are part of this global grassroots initiative.

Please sign-up and share widely with your networks/circles: ylcurl.short.gy/NBPMMAI

New Bloom @newbloommag.net · Aug 28

In collaboration with Sinophone Palestinian solidarity groups across the world, New Bloom is launching a Palestine Monthly Mutual Aid Initiative to raise funds for 30 verified families surviving famine and genocide in Gaza.

Info & sign-up here: ylcurl.short.gy/NBPMMAI

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Aug 17

re-posting as a note to self

Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 @kerim.one · Aug 17

This stuff is even better. I was amazed that it is legal in Taiwan.

A hand holds a small glass bottle with a clear plastic measuring cup attachment at the top. The bottle contains a brown liquid and has a white label with red and black text in both Chinese and English. The label reads "晟德" at the top, followed by "甘草止咳水" and "Liquid Brown Mixture" with "(乾咳化痰劑)" underneath. The ingredients section lists "Glycyrrhiza Fluid Extract," "Opium Tincture," and "Antimony Potassium Tartrate" with corresponding measurements. Additional Chinese text provides usage instructions, warnings, and storage information. (ALT Text by Claude AI)

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Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thai PBS news reporting that a Ceasefire has been agreed between Thailand & Cambodia. Unconditional & starting at midnight.

This is a good start & good news for the peoples of both countries. Lets hope it holds.

#NoWarThaiCambodia

Screenshot from ThaiPBS news of Thai caretaker PM on right Malaysian PM middle and Cambodian PM left doing a 3 way handshake.

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · Jul 18

As of today, it is confirmed that 24 #KMT lawmakers face being voted out of office on July 26, and an additional 7 on Aug. 23.

So **31** out of the 52 legislative seats held by the KMT are being challenged.

This includes former KMT chair Johnny Chiang and Hualien Monarch Fu Kun-chi.

Here's why 👇

Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · Apr 9

April 9 in #Taichung: Rally against KMT lawmaker Yang Chiung-ying (楊瓊瓔), a proponent of providing free healthcare for seniors aged 65 and over (which would tank Taiwan's national healthcare system as a super-aging society) and putting the parliament (w a KMT majority) in charge of national security.

More info: https://watchout.tw/reports/tLNGkVxpJLxDcUWegz6B

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 22

Well said!

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 21

Conflicting media reports. MOFA is at least showing some awareness of how truly unprecedented a direct foreign government donation to a West Bank settlement project is...

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 21

Earlier this month, Israel National News lauded Taiwan's supposed decision as "the first time a foreign country has decided to donate toward the development of the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria."

www.israelnationalnews.com/news/411231?...

Historic Support: Taiwan donates to new medical center in Binyamin region

The State of Taiwan has decided to make a significant donation to the “Nanasi” Medical Center in Binyamin.

www.israelnationalnews.com

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 21

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told media that the government has not officially made a donation pledge to the Binyamin Medical Center project and is only "in talks," which contradicts how Israeli media have reported on this "historic support"

udn.com/news/story/6...

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Jul 7

If you missed my talk "Misinformation in the Age of 'AI'" at the Durham County Library, Digging down on dis-/misinformation, authoritarianism, generative "AI", the stakes for consensus reality, and what we can try to do about it, the recording is now up on the tubes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=THE5...

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 21

ROC-Israel relations didn't thaw until the 1990s since Israel's strategic recognition of the PRC in 1950 was felt as a betrayal of the ROC's early recognition of Israel. I think Taiwan's self-interested brown-nosing to problematic states is the better framing.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

The Republic of China and Israel, 1911–2003

The relations between the Republic of China (ROC), the Zionist founding founders, and the state of Israel can be broken down into five distinct phases: (1) Active support for Zionism from the Balfo...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · Jul 20

Deeply unfortunate for Taiwan to actively participate in Israel's genocide in this way--Taiwan seems curiously unaware of the optics of this, even as it calls for international support for itself

www.scmp.com/news/china/p...

Why Taiwan pledges to Israeli settlement project may mar its own global support

‘I don’t think Palestinians will be going there for medical services. I’m not buying it,’ NGO monitor says.

www.scmp.com

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Taiwanese press has yet to cover this story...

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 20

archive.ph/XCdNa

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jul 20

Shame on Taiwan for spitting in the face of international law and ongoing apathy to the genocide of Palestinians by making this historic, bold, and morally bankrupt decision to become the first country to DIRECTLY donate to a settlement project in the West Bank.

www.scmp.com/news/china/p...

Why Taiwan pledges to Israeli settlement project may mar its own global support

‘I don’t think Palestinians will be going there for medical services. I’m not buying it,’ NGO monitor says.

www.scmp.com

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New Bloom @newbloommag.net · Jun 22

"'Demand a Red Line Against Genocide' Protest Held for Gaza in Liberty Plaza" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

“Demand a Red Line Against Genocide” Protest Held for Gaza in Liberty Plaza | New Bloom Magazine

A demonstration in support of Gaza was held today in Liberty Plaza, despite sweltering heat. The main organizer of the protest was Amnesty International Taiwan. The demonstration began at 4 PM under…

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Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · Jun 18

OUT NOW - our episode on US v. Skrmetti, the case upholding TN’s ban on gender affirming care for minors.

With @chasestrangio.bsky.social

@profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social

crooked.com/podcast/scot...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 19

If an 11,000-word story has a major, factual error in the fifth graf, it probably should be seen for the biased, hit-piece it is.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court delivered a new, crushing blow, upholding Tennessee's ban in a 6-to-3 decision. In allowing Tennessee to outlaw blockers and hormones, the court not only shielded similar laws on the books in some two dozen states. It effectively closed the door on extending new constitutional protections to trans people. Some advocates fear that Skrmetti could open the door to banning medical transition for adults and perhaps other health care that some conservatives oppose, like birth control or in vitro fertilization - even vaccines. The fate of a once-obscure medical treatment could have profound consequences for American law.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Jun 20

"Harming Young People": Chase Strangio on SCOTUS Trans Heathcare Ban & End of LGBTQ Suicide Hotline

“Harming Young People”: Chase Strangio on SCOTUS Trans Heathcare Ban & End of LGBTQ Suicide Hotline

In a 6-3 decision on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth, paving the way for other bans on trans healthcare to remain...

www.democracynow.org

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Yangyang Cheng @yangyangcheng.bsky.social · Jun 20

Should Huawei be feared? How did it rise when others failed? What distinguishes capitalism in China from those in the West?
For @chinafile.bsky.social, I write about the most controversial telecom giant, in review of Eva Dou's fascinating new book, House of Huawei: www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...

Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics

In 1965, one of Mao Zedong’s most loyal lieutenants, the political theorist Chen Boda, came up with a bold scheme for industrial development in China: centering the electronics industry. Mao seemed in...

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · Jun 20

Advocate 20 Jun 25 -- 9 members of Gender Liberation Movement (GLM) arrested for protesting Skrmetti ruling by blockading the Supreme Court courthouse and unfurling trans flag. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

BREAKING: 9 trans rights activists arrested in front of Supreme Court while protesting Skrmetti ruling

Nine activists were arrested outside the Supreme Court and detained for two hours, according to organizers.

www.advocate.com

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Jun 19

Important context to the Supreme Court ruling is that Tennessee only has one gender clinic for kids and it performs 5 top surgeries per year.

This entire "debate" is about a phenomenon — large numbers of kids being rushed into hormones and surgeries — that doesn't exist.
apnews.com/article/heal...

On average, VUMC has provided five gender affirming surgeries to minors every year since its transgender clinic opened in 2018. All were over the age of 16 and had parental consent, and none received genital procedures.

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有靈 Yo-Ling (他/they) @yolingwrites.bsky.social · Jun 17

Powerful @newbloommag.net panel tonight on Palestine solidarity organizing in the US vs Taiwan featuring Hazem Almassry, @kerim.one, Rebecca Karl, and @aurorachang.bsky.social

#FreePalestine

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Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social · Jun 15

Calling all global feminist groups & gender justice networks! @sisters2sistersmm.bsky.social & sisters in Myanmar ask you to sign on today to spotlight the rising conflict-related sexual violence in Myanmar.

forms.gle/74j61maAjKgf...

#REDLipsSpeakTruthToPower

QR code link on call to action poster
Call for Solidarity with Myanmar Women

END SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
Sign on to our global feminist statement for June 19 - stand against sexual violence in conflict.
By 18 June, 2025

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