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Trans shelter for Black Trans women #trans https://gravatar.com/blacktranstexas.card https://facebook.com/MaxineTran https://twitter.com/blacktranstexa1 https://www.paypal.com/pool/9i5O0oQWEy?sr=wccr

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 3d

Black background with orange 🍊 pumpkin in the middle

White color reads lights on
Thrive house shelter
HELP KEEPS SHELTERS LIGHTS ON KEEPING OUR LIGHTS ON DURING
SCARY
TIMES
THE HORROR
THATS HAPPENING TO TRANS PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE REPUBLICANS TRANSPHOBIA IS SCARY
Orange letters reads Donate
Lights on
White letters read
PayPal.me/blacktranstexas

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1m

@moderation.bsky.app

Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1m

@moderation.bsky.app

Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1m

Bluesky sends us another email right after on the same day. saying restoring our account.

Hi there,
A Bluesky account you control (@blacktranstx.bsky.social) has
engaged in activity that falls under spam behaviors under our community guidelines, including but not limited to the following
• Bulk Following/Unfollowing:
Excessive following or unfollowing large numbers of accounts

Interaction churn: Repeated following/unfollowing actions to gain engagement
• Mention, Quote, or Reply Spam:
Frequently mentioning, quoting, or replying to many users
• Spam Posting: Sending multip identical or irrelevant posts
This email is a warning:

This email is a warning: if the pattern of behavior continues, we will label your account as spam.
Thank you for doing your part to keep Bluesky a welcoming place for all users. If you have any additional questions or wish to appeal this decision please em. moderation@blueskyweb.xyz.
Bluesky Moderation Team

Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 13m

This is the email that was sent to us on Monday after restoring our account.

This is a email from Bluesky moderate about our account

account you control
(@blacktranstx.bsky.social). We
now believe this suspension might have been a mistake on our part, due to a bug in our investigation software. We're very sorry for the inconvenience that the suspension may have caused and appreciate your patience throughout this process.
If you have any additional questions, please email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz.
Bluesky Moderation Team

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major was a black transgender activist who has fought for over fifty years for trans rights she is veteran of Stonewall Riots and a survivor of Prison and Bellevue Hospital’s “queen tank.” Her global legacy of activism is rooted in her own experiences. She is gone at 78 may her legacy live on.

Miss Major a black trans woman wearing a long sleeve black shirt with eye glasses and her hair slicked back posing for photograph.

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1d

TRANS IS BEAUTIFUL

Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1d

Make sure your checking in on your Trans friends.

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1d

Giving a shout out to @wearequeeraf.com for their clothes donation. 7 boxes full. 🩷🩷🩷🩷

If anyone can help with our electricity pls donate to us to keep on lights on.
PayPal.me/blacktranstexas
Cashapp $bttconnection
#trans #donations #transaid #mutualaid #solidarity #share

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1d

These next 3 years is going to be the worst for our community.

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 1d

bluesky reinstated our account but we are tired of the ups and downs of being suspended or labeled for no reason. We won’t be using this platform to much because it’s just not a good place to be for trans people.

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 3d