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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 20h

a little while ago I helped a friend from Uganda fundraise for some queer refugees who were trying to flee homophonic violence for a safer place to stay. they've made it to South Sudan but they're still in need of funds... I'd love it if you all could spread this link around 💖 gofund.me/1bebb5d7c

Donate to Support Queer Asylum Seekers from Uganda, organized by Erit Grünefeld

10€ FOR A SAFER HOUSE Support Queer Asylum Seekers from Uganda Homophobia… Erit Grünefeld needs your support for Support Queer Asylum Seekers from Uganda

gofund.me

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 1d

honestly it was also an absolute pain in other ways but I do find myself missing how back in the UK when I had to get a specialist test done they just sent me a letter informing me of when and where my appointment was & I just had to deal with that. I do so much telefoning around now 🫠

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adam @kumerish.bsky.social · 1d

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 1d

hey, no obligation to respond! But you're welcome, and thank you for sharing your art <3

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beartrapped 🔞 @softending.bsky.social · 2d

you'll learn to suffer beautifully 🪞
#kinktober

a mirror shot of an older woman cradling the face of a younger man, who's been made up and adorned with jewels. a large diamond earring is bleeding as if it's just been pierced, and there are mascara tears running down his cheek.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 2d

An account can’t be compromised if it doesn’t exist! Today’s #OptOutOctober tip comes from our friends at @consumerreports.org: find and delete an account you’re no longer using. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 2d

you should call up the doctor and make sure they actually put it into the system properly

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 2d

???? what is going ON even

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 3d

good! one difficulty removed, at least

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 3d

best of luck!!

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 3d

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d

#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/

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Carta Monir @cartamonir.com · 5d

If you love trans people, if you love sex workers, if you think we deserve to have families... please donate. The amount of money my friend needs to raise for court costs is shocking. Please donate.

More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 5d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 4d

"You make the best of it all and hope you can help make it a little better for the gurl after you."

- Miss Major, 2023 💔

One of the things I hear with some younger trans people I know is they feel, "I'm gonna get this surgery, and I'm gonna learn that way of speaking, and I'm gonna be done." You're never done. If you're a straight, cisgender person, you're never done. Things are always happening that have the potential to change you. So all I am today is not who I'm gonna be tomorrow, because of the things that happened to me today and later tonight. People forget that. "Oh, after I transition, I'm gonna be through." Well, good luck with that. 'Cause if you're through, then it's time to leave, you know, and I don't wanna go anywhere yet.
I'm in my seventies. Why didn't I stop? Number one is community. My gurls. I've had moments of thinking about stopping, but I didn't. I made sure I would step back, reju- venate myself, and then got back out there, and that's how you make a way. Our stories are not all the same, but the destination is: to get some place where we have some peace and harmony, and we can be at ease with ourselves and the people around us. You make the best of it all and hope you can help make it a little better for the gurl after you.

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 4d

they have the German translation at the library here 👀
(I had to double check bc of course Germany can never leave a good title alone so it's called "Das leuchten der Rentiere" 🙄)

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 5d

truuuue 😘💖

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 6d

From: Fair, then Partly Piggy (1988), dir. Toshio Hirata, Oh! Production

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 6d

REAL AND TRUE

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 8d

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

lostcoastoutpost.com

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 9d

oh man I gotta read thissss

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 9d

rip to people who refuse to get vaccinated when they otherwise could, easiest way to feel like you've accomplished a small positive change in your life and the lives of people around you just imo

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 9d

you're SO CUTE

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 9d

omg I cannot wait

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Hauke 👁️ @bircheswatching.bsky.social · 9d

seems to be working as normal for me, wonder if it's region-based

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10d

The one choice that's always in your hands is to live a principled life

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