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Lannen

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She/Her. Lutruwita. #LongCovid. Proud mum of trans kids. Student. Parent for Trans Youth Equity. None of my posts reflect any person or any group, but me!

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jan 13

“…refusing the banality of cruelty, refusing to be worn bare, refusing to do violence unto each other — these may damn well be the closest we will come to revolution”

I really needed this essay, along with the term “palliative activism”.

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · Jan 12

Many have been struggling with hopelessness these last few years—and even more since the election. Too often I’ve asked myself how we should live in a world that can never be repaired. If that’s also you, I hope that you will find this essay on palliative activism helpful.

Palliative activism, or Fighting for justice without hope

The spirit within me wearies. I see each day pass another by, forever in want of change. I see the skies fall by a few inches each day. The…

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16h

Some people might laugh but there's something actually important in this as I have heard others talk about how a fear of dying is palpable among fascists. They carry hell with them in real life.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 16h

Australian LGBTIQA+ youth are already discriminated against through our laws, practices, community.

The Qld govt has prohibited their trans youth from accessing necessary healthcare through the public system because of bigotry.

Now take away their social media? Against all prof advice?

I just… 😓

Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 17h

Australian law says that any religious education facility can expel any student simply for being LGBTIQA+. With SM ban these students without caregiver, school, and online support…. What will they envisage for their future? How will they thrive?

Unconscionable. Unnecessary. All avoidable.

#Auspol

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · 17h

I am so concerned for LGBTIQA+ youth across Australia without supportive and affirming parents/caregivers.

Those at private religious education facilities? It’ll be like going back to the 1980s for these kids.

Where do they go? What limited choices will they think are before them?

All avoidable.

Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18h

We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 18h

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 18h

We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 18h

LGBTQIA+ advocates say social media ban will 'cut off' regional queer teens

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 18h

Single JobSeeker just hit $400 a week
How would you go if you were getting that little and were randomly not paid?
'Happy' #AntiPovertyWeek
#AbolishMOs and #RaiseTheRate

Great piece from @amyremeikis.bsky.social on the current debacle
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

#NobodyDeservesPoverty

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18h

they do this all of the time. They beat people and arrest them for celebrating.

Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 18h

Anyone who celebrates the release of a prisoner will be considered a target for "punishment and arrest" by Israel. Are you fucking kidding me?

Israel warns West Bank Palestinians against celebrating prisoners’ releases

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www.timesofisrael.com

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Veda Scott @vedascott.bsky.social · 20d

You can’t fix autism because autistic people are not broken.

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Aug 29

Happy Wear It Purple day to everyone!

Now more than ever, trans youth need your visible support.

Hope you’ve got some purple on today, or even just some purple bling!

🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 🏳️‍⚧️

a blue poster that says gender affirming care is life-saving

ALT: a blue poster that says gender affirming care is life-saving

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Reading about trans youth in Texas today. Awful. Fucking awful.

The cruelty is the point- those politicians are sick.

Trans youth deserve So. Much. Better.

Privileged supportive family’s are fleeing the state (fleeing the country if they can).

The rest are stuck there until they can escape 💔

Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thinking of all trans youth out there without support. So many don’t realise that life will get so much better. Being unsupported and existing in a hostile home and school environment is temporary. It will get better. So much better. So hard to see that in the moment though. But it will improve ❤️

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Sontology @sontology.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is un-fucking-believable. @albomp.bsky.social Australia should be absolutely POURING money into the CSIRO, repairing the damage of Morrison's cuts, and nabbing as much talent as we can from anywhere we can find it. Australia won't become better or more prosperous by being stupid. #auspol #CSIRO

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Aug 6

Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science

Concerns Australia is gutting its research capability coincide with Trump’s deep cuts into US science agencies * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Hundreds more jobs could be axed at Australia’s national science agency, sparking concerns the country is gutting its research capability just as the Trump administration makes deep cuts into the sector in the US. The latest potential research job losses at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) follow 440 positions being cut last financial year and earlier deep reductions under the Coalition government, including 300 in 2016. Continue reading...

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sydney. This Sunday. Tell the Albanese govt it’s beyond time to sanction Israel, stop the starvation of Palestinians and stop the siege on Gaza.

#NSWPol
#FreePalestine
#MarchForHumanity
#AltText

Poster says in all caps: STOP THE STARVATION. SANCTIONS NOW. STOP THE SEIGE ON GAZA. PROTEST 1.30pm August 10 HYDE PARK NORTH SYDNEY. PALESTINE ACTUON GROUP

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

Further, I am going to block you because conversing is a waste of my time when you don’t even acknowledge trans people exist!! Stating falsely that it’s a “choice” causes harm to trans youth who have no choice in who they are. The rest of us though have choice whether to love our kids or not!

Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

The Cass Report (sham report) found less than 10 individuals desisted out of more than 3,000.

The Cass Report underwent peer review this year. Here is the peer-review: bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology

Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final product of this project, the Cass report, re...

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

The Cass Review, which was a sham, even confirmed that less than 1% detransition.

The talking points you’ve been fed are incorrect and false. I’m sorry people have lied to you.

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

Gender and sexuality are different. But your talking points aren’t.

Less than 1% detransition.

Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

I’m a parent. My kiddo is trans. They came out to my husband and I a decade ago. We supported them and affirmed them.

They’re thriving now. Mid-20s. No regrets in our family at all, other than I wish they had the words to express who they were when they were much younger.

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

You sound like you just stepped out of the 1980s and you’re talking about gay teens.

All these points you raise have been debunked. All of them.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are getting closer to the point of everyone quickly trying to pretend they have always called this genocide

Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Jul 24

Aid organizations report that thousands of children in Gaza are at risk of starvation while trucks full of food sit waiting across the border.

The full flow of humanitarian assistance must be restored immediately. news.un.org/en/story/202...

People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official

The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row, a senior official with the UN World Food Programm...

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

I think that’s all any of us ever want: to be loved unconditionally. Trans kids are no different.

Also, unconditional love doesn’t mean love without boundaries or difficult conversations. Kids still need to think about poor choices when made, but being trans isn’t a choice. It’s who they are. 🏳️‍⚧️💝🏳️‍⚧️

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

I’m not saying parents have to throw a party the minute your kid comes out (though that might be nice for extroverted trans kids!!), but rigid negative responses means you only love your kids conditionally.

If you falter, apologise as soon as you can, then tell them they’re loved unconditionally.

Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

I truly believe it’s as simple as loving your kids unconditionally. If a parent rejects their child simply because of who they are (trans), then that parent has put conditions on their love for their child (ie. the child must pretend to be cis to be loved).

Conditional love is not good parenting.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · Jul 25

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.

www.democracynow.org/2025/7/24/va...

“Duty to Repair”: Vanuatu Climate Minister on World Court Ruling Countries Must Address Climate

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming. In a unanimous ruling by a panel of 15 judges, the court ...

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Lannen @lannen.bsky.social · Jul 25

The Australian Institute of Family Studies, using peer-reviewed research in their newly published page (July 2025).

#TransKids
#ParentsOfTransYouth
#AltText

If all parents loved their kids unconditionally, this link wouldn’t be necessary. Parents need to/can do better!

aifs.gov.au/resources/sh...

Screen shot of one section of link which states:

Parents play a key protective role in reducing some of the health and wellbeing challenges commonly experienced by transgender and gender diverse young people. A review by Brown and colleagues (2020) examined the association between family relationships and the health and wellbeing of these young people. They found that those with parents who are supportive (both generally as well as specifically about gender identity), warm and caring, and who they can communicate with directly and honestly had better health and wellbeing (Brown et al., 2020).

The health improvements for transgender and gender diverse young people associated with supportive parents included (Brown et al., 2020):

1. reduced anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, disordered eating symptoms, self-harm and suicidal ideation
2. greater quality of life, life satisfaction and self-esteem
3. reduced risk of homelessness
4. improved sexual self-efficacy and consistent condom use
5. reduced risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

However, for parents to provide this support to transgender or gender diverse young people, they themselves may also need assistance and support (Riggs et al., 2020).

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