Lena of Lune
@lena.realitywerks.com
🏳️⚧️ they/she | Transgender, goth-punk multiclass techno-sorceress/poet of the Internet Wilds.
100% the Problem and queer AF.
Candidate for Shelby County TN Commission, District 13!
Democratic Socialist doing the Work: https://lnk.bio/lenaoflune
100% the Problem and queer AF.
Candidate for Shelby County TN Commission, District 13!
Democratic Socialist doing the Work: https://lnk.bio/lenaoflune
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'sup. I'm Lena, a democratic socialist in the SE US, and I'm running for the Shelby County TN Commission!
You might want to follow me if you like...
- Trans activism
- Progressive politics
- Playful shitposts
- Software arch and dev
- Cute selfies
- Poetry
Let's change the world!
#introduction
You might want to follow me if you like...
- Trans activism
- Progressive politics
- Playful shitposts
- Software arch and dev
- Cute selfies
- Poetry
Let's change the world!
#introduction
I have Billy Joel's "She's Always a Woman to Me" stuck in my head, which is unfortunate, because I really, really hate that song
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I have Billy Joel's "She's Always a Woman to Me" stuck in my head, which is unfortunate, because I really, really hate that song
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This Thanksgiving, I'm blessed to be able to cook for my family in a warm, safe house.
I have that privilege, as do many of you.
Many of our neighbors don't, so please, hold them in your heart as you reflect on the blessings you have -- then donate to the small groups standing in their defense.
I have that privilege, as do many of you.
Many of our neighbors don't, so please, hold them in your heart as you reflect on the blessings you have -- then donate to the small groups standing in their defense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This Thanksgiving, I'm blessed to be able to cook for my family in a warm, safe house.
I have that privilege, as do many of you.
Many of our neighbors don't, so please, hold them in your heart as you reflect on the blessings you have -- then donate to the small groups standing in their defense.
I have that privilege, as do many of you.
Many of our neighbors don't, so please, hold them in your heart as you reflect on the blessings you have -- then donate to the small groups standing in their defense.
An important thing to remember about me is that I always have a certain low level of anxiety and terror, given the way I'm putting myself out into the world in politics.
But fear is the mind-killer, so I step through it because there's Work that needs doing.
Call that confidence, if you'd like?
But fear is the mind-killer, so I step through it because there's Work that needs doing.
Call that confidence, if you'd like?
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
An important thing to remember about me is that I always have a certain low level of anxiety and terror, given the way I'm putting myself out into the world in politics.
But fear is the mind-killer, so I step through it because there's Work that needs doing.
Call that confidence, if you'd like?
But fear is the mind-killer, so I step through it because there's Work that needs doing.
Call that confidence, if you'd like?
Ten years.
There. Is. Still. Time.
There. Is. Still. Time.
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Ten years.
There. Is. Still. Time.
There. Is. Still. Time.
Y'know, I feel like some wars have been fought that involved access to jury trials as an important part, of which England happened to be involved in, and then there's this whole "English common law" thing that would seem to disagree with him, but what do I know, really.
what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Y'know, I feel like some wars have been fought that involved access to jury trials as an important part, of which England happened to be involved in, and then there's this whole "English common law" thing that would seem to disagree with him, but what do I know, really.
Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor, convincing Windows it's using 0% CPU despite my computer running glacially slowly and its fans turned all the way to max.
XDR software, folks. Yay. Much wow. I feel so safe now.
XDR software, folks. Yay. Much wow. I feel so safe now.
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor, convincing Windows it's using 0% CPU despite my computer running glacially slowly and its fans turned all the way to max.
XDR software, folks. Yay. Much wow. I feel so safe now.
XDR software, folks. Yay. Much wow. I feel so safe now.
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Good afternoon, friends!
Like Aperture Science, I do what I must because I can -- for the good of all of us.
The difference is that my plans actually work and make people's lives better 😁
Like Aperture Science, I do what I must because I can -- for the good of all of us.
The difference is that my plans actually work and make people's lives better 😁
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Good afternoon, friends!
Like Aperture Science, I do what I must because I can -- for the good of all of us.
The difference is that my plans actually work and make people's lives better 😁
Like Aperture Science, I do what I must because I can -- for the good of all of us.
The difference is that my plans actually work and make people's lives better 😁
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do people really think that conservatives and christofascists just suddenly stopped despising gay people when anti-gay laws were sorta repealed? When the transes became an issue?
I can assure they have not. They are still hating on your in the pulpit and the legislative chambers.
I can assure they have not. They are still hating on your in the pulpit and the legislative chambers.
February 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
do people really think that conservatives and christofascists just suddenly stopped despising gay people when anti-gay laws were sorta repealed? When the transes became an issue?
I can assure they have not. They are still hating on your in the pulpit and the legislative chambers.
I can assure they have not. They are still hating on your in the pulpit and the legislative chambers.
*takes test*
*gets result*
"...Your Honor, I invoke my 5th Amendment rights" 😅
*gets result*
"...Your Honor, I invoke my 5th Amendment rights" 😅
I don't think I am wild enough.
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
*takes test*
*gets result*
"...Your Honor, I invoke my 5th Amendment rights" 😅
*gets result*
"...Your Honor, I invoke my 5th Amendment rights" 😅
Abolish ICE is the moderate position.
I stood in solidarity with people from all walks of life today to fight the predations of ICE on #Memphis communities.
Your politicians should look like this. They should be standing with those they represent.
If they don't, demand better.
I stood in solidarity with people from all walks of life today to fight the predations of ICE on #Memphis communities.
Your politicians should look like this. They should be standing with those they represent.
If they don't, demand better.
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Abolish ICE is the moderate position.
I stood in solidarity with people from all walks of life today to fight the predations of ICE on #Memphis communities.
Your politicians should look like this. They should be standing with those they represent.
If they don't, demand better.
I stood in solidarity with people from all walks of life today to fight the predations of ICE on #Memphis communities.
Your politicians should look like this. They should be standing with those they represent.
If they don't, demand better.
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son when you grow up
Will you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son when you grow up
Will you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son when you grow up
Will you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son when you grow up
Will you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"
Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Could you take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Could you take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Could you take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane
My skin is bare, my skin is theirs
Could you take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember
Tell me all your thoughts on God
'Cause I'd really like to meet her
And ask her why we're who we are
Tell me all your thoughts on God
'Cause I'm on my way to see her
So tell me, am I very far?
'Cause I'd really like to meet her
And ask her why we're who we are
Tell me all your thoughts on God
'Cause I'm on my way to see her
So tell me, am I very far?
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Tell me all your thoughts on God
'Cause I'd really like to meet her
And ask her why we're who we are
Tell me all your thoughts on God
'Cause I'm on my way to see her
So tell me, am I very far?
'Cause I'd really like to meet her
And ask her why we're who we are
Tell me all your thoughts on God
'Cause I'm on my way to see her
So tell me, am I very far?
Obligatory "trans girl in the arcade bathroom in a hostile state" selfies
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Obligatory "trans girl in the arcade bathroom in a hostile state" selfies
Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?
And further what, back in '99, we *all* thought his character was a creep for that
Literally all of us!
I was *there.* No one was nodding along and saying, "oh, that's totally normal."
Except I guess for those in the weird evangelical pedo cults?
Literally all of us!
I was *there.* No one was nodding along and saying, "oh, that's totally normal."
Except I guess for those in the weird evangelical pedo cults?
MAN WHAT?
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
And further what, back in '99, we *all* thought his character was a creep for that
Literally all of us!
I was *there.* No one was nodding along and saying, "oh, that's totally normal."
Except I guess for those in the weird evangelical pedo cults?
Literally all of us!
I was *there.* No one was nodding along and saying, "oh, that's totally normal."
Except I guess for those in the weird evangelical pedo cults?
TFW you lose which VS Code window you have open has your WSL2 terminal with the kubectl context 😅
(This one's for the DevSecOps nerds out there)
(This one's for the DevSecOps nerds out there)
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
TFW you lose which VS Code window you have open has your WSL2 terminal with the kubectl context 😅
(This one's for the DevSecOps nerds out there)
(This one's for the DevSecOps nerds out there)
A cute girl who just got her Apretude shot!
Now let's see if the insurance can keep that going next month
Now let's see if the insurance can keep that going next month
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A cute girl who just got her Apretude shot!
Now let's see if the insurance can keep that going next month
Now let's see if the insurance can keep that going next month
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I’m bringing back something that’s SORELY needed.
TRANS APPRECIATION FRIDAY!
How this works: post a pic of you, if comfy. Tell us your name, pronouns, and a bit about you.
THEN repost this post and make new friends!
I’m Alyssa(she/her). I love hiking, coffee, kitties & kindness.
Now YOU!💜
TRANS APPRECIATION FRIDAY!
How this works: post a pic of you, if comfy. Tell us your name, pronouns, and a bit about you.
THEN repost this post and make new friends!
I’m Alyssa(she/her). I love hiking, coffee, kitties & kindness.
Now YOU!💜
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I’m bringing back something that’s SORELY needed.
TRANS APPRECIATION FRIDAY!
How this works: post a pic of you, if comfy. Tell us your name, pronouns, and a bit about you.
THEN repost this post and make new friends!
I’m Alyssa(she/her). I love hiking, coffee, kitties & kindness.
Now YOU!💜
TRANS APPRECIATION FRIDAY!
How this works: post a pic of you, if comfy. Tell us your name, pronouns, and a bit about you.
THEN repost this post and make new friends!
I’m Alyssa(she/her). I love hiking, coffee, kitties & kindness.
Now YOU!💜
The real reason my pinkie nails are so long isn't because I'm making a statement or because they just happen to weirdly be my strongest nails
It's so I can more easily peel oranges with them, thereby striking fear into the hearts of my enemies and getting girls to fawn over my futch ways
It's so I can more easily peel oranges with them, thereby striking fear into the hearts of my enemies and getting girls to fawn over my futch ways
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The real reason my pinkie nails are so long isn't because I'm making a statement or because they just happen to weirdly be my strongest nails
It's so I can more easily peel oranges with them, thereby striking fear into the hearts of my enemies and getting girls to fawn over my futch ways
It's so I can more easily peel oranges with them, thereby striking fear into the hearts of my enemies and getting girls to fawn over my futch ways
The saga continues more!
A couple of days ago I got a call from a new person at CVS/specialty, my secondary insurance's pharmacy. She said she just ran it through no problem, but I'd heard that before
So imagine my surprise when last night I got a "this has shipped" email!
A couple of days ago I got a call from a new person at CVS/specialty, my secondary insurance's pharmacy. She said she just ran it through no problem, but I'd heard that before
So imagine my surprise when last night I got a "this has shipped" email!
The saga continues!
The specialty pharmacy for my secondary insurance, which covers my PrEP, won't dispense because they're out of network with the primary. The specialty pharmacy for my primary insurance, which doesn't cover it, won't dispense because they're out of network with the secondary
The specialty pharmacy for my secondary insurance, which covers my PrEP, won't dispense because they're out of network with the primary. The specialty pharmacy for my primary insurance, which doesn't cover it, won't dispense because they're out of network with the secondary
Really wish there was a DIY option for PrEP because my insurance plans more or less make it impossible to access
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The saga continues more!
A couple of days ago I got a call from a new person at CVS/specialty, my secondary insurance's pharmacy. She said she just ran it through no problem, but I'd heard that before
So imagine my surprise when last night I got a "this has shipped" email!
A couple of days ago I got a call from a new person at CVS/specialty, my secondary insurance's pharmacy. She said she just ran it through no problem, but I'd heard that before
So imagine my surprise when last night I got a "this has shipped" email!
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Today we mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. I always cry when the names are read, because it cuts me that our people die to transphobia -- violence, suicide, or systemic injustices.
But when we remember those no longer with us, it reminds us to fight like hell for those of us who still live.
But when we remember those no longer with us, it reminds us to fight like hell for those of us who still live.
a candle is lit up in the dark with a single flame coming out of it
Alt: a candle is lit up in the dark with a single flame coming out of it
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November 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Today we mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. I always cry when the names are read, because it cuts me that our people die to transphobia -- violence, suicide, or systemic injustices.
But when we remember those no longer with us, it reminds us to fight like hell for those of us who still live.
But when we remember those no longer with us, it reminds us to fight like hell for those of us who still live.
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To be clear, Katelyn acknowledges what I said in her piece---we share these criticisms of McBride.
I just absolutely cannot come to the same conclusion. McBride is a fair-weather friend at best and should be treated as such. It's how her job works.
I just absolutely cannot come to the same conclusion. McBride is a fair-weather friend at best and should be treated as such. It's how her job works.
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
To be clear, Katelyn acknowledges what I said in her piece---we share these criticisms of McBride.
I just absolutely cannot come to the same conclusion. McBride is a fair-weather friend at best and should be treated as such. It's how her job works.
I just absolutely cannot come to the same conclusion. McBride is a fair-weather friend at best and should be treated as such. It's how her job works.
STOP! This is a selfie checkpoint. You must repost with a cute selfie to proceed.
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
STOP! This is a selfie checkpoint. You must repost with a cute selfie to proceed.
I get this too -- sometimes from other trans people
"You could just use she/her!" "You're pretty, you don't have to talk about being trans!"
Yeah, well, I'm proud of who I am, and in solidarity and defense of my siblings without privilege, and to show we're going nowhere, I will never be quiet.
"You could just use she/her!" "You're pretty, you don't have to talk about being trans!"
Yeah, well, I'm proud of who I am, and in solidarity and defense of my siblings without privilege, and to show we're going nowhere, I will never be quiet.
On at least a weekly basis, "well meaning" cis people who call themselves "allies" ask me why I'm so loud about being trans. I'm mostly cis passing, I'm a lawyer, why do I have to announce I'm trans, they ask? I could just be "normal." By being so loud, they say, I bring the transphobia on myself.
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I get this too -- sometimes from other trans people
"You could just use she/her!" "You're pretty, you don't have to talk about being trans!"
Yeah, well, I'm proud of who I am, and in solidarity and defense of my siblings without privilege, and to show we're going nowhere, I will never be quiet.
"You could just use she/her!" "You're pretty, you don't have to talk about being trans!"
Yeah, well, I'm proud of who I am, and in solidarity and defense of my siblings without privilege, and to show we're going nowhere, I will never be quiet.