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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11h

Rest in peace, Miss Major.

We will carry the bricks forward.

ACLU @aclu.org · 12h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 13h

Rest in power, Mama 🏳️‍⚧️🕊️

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 14h

Rest in power, Miss Major.

www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

👇👇

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 2d

McDonald’s at 1:00am is a bleak scene, man.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 3d

My girls!!!!!

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 3d

But the reason of the season was a chance to hang out with my very own Justice League, @nicoleamaines.bsky.social and @whattheshea.bsky.social. We had a fantastic lunch and talked about *everything.* Well worth the trip!

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 4d

Remember all of the ghouls who denied this was happening and did everything they could to make the problem worse from JK Rowling to Wes Streeting. The NHS who did a stitch up report to hide the growing number of suicides from trans youth on the waitlists. They should never be forgiven.

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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 6d

This y'all's king?

Hiring a great social team does NOT make this man on your side.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 6d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 7d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 7d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14d

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15d

So we've had two white male Marine veterans commit mass shootings this weekend in Michigan and North Carolina leaving at least 4 dead and a church burned down.

I'm sure MAGA will declare it an epidemic and push to ban white male Marine veterans from owning guns any day now.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15d

This is now the second attempted terrorist attack on the LGBTQ community in a week as "revenge" for Charlie Kirk. This follows an attempted mass shooting of a gay bar in Arizona.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Texas man accused of plotting Pride parade shooting as revenge for Charlie Kirk

Exclusive: ‘Come on bro let’s go hunting fairies,’ Joshua Cole wrote to a friend two days before the Abilene Pride Parade, according to an FBI probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Independent

www.independent.co.uk

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 15d

Why are people saying "this is not normal" over and over again, instead of "this is illegal" or "this is unconstitutional" or "this is treason?" Not normal sounds subjective, wishy-washy and neurotic. It communicates nothing of substance.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 20d

Ugh, we’re so fine

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 20d

Today's Style, with @nicoleamaines.bsky.social

Nicole is wearing a gold necklace with a gold heart-shaped pendant, a maroon henley with white lace trim, blue jeans with a black bel and black boots. Jadzia is wearing a necklace with a small heart-shaped carnelian pendant, a red dress covered in sci-fi imagery (rockets, robots, planets, stars, etc) and shiny metallic silver DKNY boots.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 21d

You deserve it!

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 21d

Still counts!

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 21d

Get ready for the year of GALAXY!

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 21d

I have just seen new art for GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN and the JUSTICE LEAGUE special @nicoleamaines.bsky.social and I are writing, and it is wild to work on stories of my girl Galaxy at two different stages in her life.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 21d

MOTHER

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onion person @junlper.beer · 24d

the hysteria has gone off the rails so far that the average american thinks 1 in 5 people are transgender. pure absolute insanity that is driving the current lavender scare

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23d

When you baselessly call LGBTQ people terrorists who murdered Charlie kirk, this is the result.

people.com/charlie-kirk...

Man Claiming to Be Charlie Kirk's 'Martyr' Allegedly Threatened to Shoot Up Gay Bar in Slain Activist's Name

Treven Michael Gokey was arrested in Arizona on a terroristic threat charge

people.com

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 24d

"I don't get angry when I'm pissed/
I'm the eternal optimist/ I scream inside to deal with it" vs "They all say that it gets better/But what if I don't?"

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 24d

I actually haven't been listening to a lot of music while writing it, because I've writing with @nicoleamaines.bsky.social over FaceTime, and that means we talk a lot.

But when I do write bits alone, I've been listening to Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS. It fits the vibe.

Do you (and Nicole, ofc) have any songs you've been listening to while writing the upcoming Justice League one shot?

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 24d

If Sarah has no haters, I’m fucking dead.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24d

1. Today, 95 Democrats voted to "honor the legacy" of Charlie Kirk, calling him a "model for young Americans."

Kirk was notable for practicing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans extremism, racism, and violent rhetoric.

Among the yes votes was Trans Rep. Sarah McBride.

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95 House Dems, Including Trans Rep McBride, Vote To "Honor The Legacy" Of Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, an anti-LGBTQ+ activist who was killed a week ago, had a history of hateful rhetoric and extremism.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26d

the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok

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