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TransLash Media @translash.org · 2d

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Tight & Nerdy: The Movie (a Documentary) @tightandnerdymovie.bsky.social · 12d

We are truly blown away by the fact that 3 tantalizing teasers from the Indy Burlesque scene are going to share their talents just before our documentary’s WORLD PREMIERE at the Heartland International Film festival - in partnership with the Indy Dance Council. Get your tickets: HeartlandFilm.org

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 20d

Rest In Power ✊🏼

"Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them."
-Assata Shakur

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · 22d

THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD comes out from @flatironbooks.bsky.social on June 2, 2026, and is available for preorder everywhere books are sold. As seen in, People, this novel centers on a gay Black movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Sex, Hollywood censorship, and love abound.

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Greg Mania @gregmania.bsky.social · 29d

congrats to alejandro varela, a genius king 👑, and eternal applause to @rasheed.bsky.social for being an incomparable conversation partner 🥄 get your copy of this beaut—out now! 🩷

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Aug 7

My 10 yr old daughter asked me to escort her and her friends from the beach back to the house we’re renting. Her instructions: “Walk behind us and don’t talk to us please.”

I was proud she said, “please.”

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Jul 20

When you get your novel back from the copyeditor, you have to explain some of your linguistic choices. A common thread has emerged in my notes….

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The de Groot Foundation @degrootfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 19

Congratulations to 2025-26 Visiting Fellow Rasheed Newson! @rasheed.bsky.social

At the Library, Newson will work on a novel about a gay, African-American, male runway model who becomes a brief international sensation during Paris Fashion Week in 1992.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Jul 16

OMG it's here! I just received a box of incredibly beautiful author copies of my upcoming novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster, coming 8/19/25

A young trans witch teaches her heartbroken mother how to do magic. It's about families, queer survival, and learning to see clearly the people you love most

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Jul 8

The American Library in Paris selected me to be one of its 2025-2026 Vistiting Fellows. I am honored! I am elated! I may never return from Paris…

americanlibraryinparis.org/visitingfell...

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Jun 15

I LOVE LA!
No Kings

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Jun 12

We had fun! Thanks to Bel Canto Books and Kubo LB for hosting a book event to celebrate GAYSIANS, the beautiful, sexy, and insightful graphic novel by @mikecurato.bsky.social. GO BUY THIS BOOK!

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Luther M. Siler @infinitefreetime.com · Jun 10

Post a Queer Book Every Day of Pride Challenge, Day 10: MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME, by @rasheed.bsky.social

The cover of Rasheed Newson's MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME. A black man's face in silhouette against an arch-shaped rainbow gradient, with the text wrapped around it.

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LGBTQReads @lgbtqreads.bsky.social · Jun 4

Happy Pride Month! This year, LGBTQ Reads is partnering with @bookshop.org for a sale on over 100 books by LGBTQIA+ authors using code PRIDE25! bookshop.org/info/pride

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thank you to @savidgereads.bsky.social for your kind words. (I love that my book is a “corker”) youtu.be/hfhl0pMMf1w?...

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · May 27

Today is my birthday. I’m 46, and it dawned on me recently that if I want to write all the books and screenplays currently taking shape in my imagination, I’m going to need to live another 46 years — maybe longer. Time retains an urgency for me. I still have so much to do.

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Like and Love @likeandlove.bsky.social · May 14

Today is #ReadAbook Weds!! Here are a few suggestions from:📚📚📚📚
@leslea.bsky.social
@rasheed.bsky.social
@tyhunter.bsky.social

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Clarence A. Haynes - Author, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social · Apr 30

It’s my honor to share words of support for The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery from bestselling author, screenwriter and showrunner @rasheed.bsky.social. Ever grateful.✨ A glam horror urban fantasy available for preorder now at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Apr 27

Yesterday was Independent Bookstore Day, and I had a blast celebrating it at DYM BOOKS & BOBA with the brilliant @carolynkhuynh.bsky.social!

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Apr 26

Hi #booksky I am going to be celebrating Indie Bookstore Day at DYM BOOKS & BOBA today at noon.

How are you celebrating?

Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day at DYM Books & Boba from Noon to 4pm - 2057 N LOS ROBLES AVE, Pasadena, CA

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Hollywood Pitch Festival @hollywoodpitchfest.bsky.social · Apr 24

THIS SUNDAY! Want 2 Sell Your Pilot?!
ONLY 2 SPOTS!

Join @rasheed.bsky.social, E.P. of “Bel-Air,” Apr 27. He’ll dive into creating compelling hooks, building powerful story turns & sharpening your pilot’s premise/subtext in this group session.

fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...
#scriptsky

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Next-Level Scribe @nextlevelscribe.bsky.social · Apr 21

THIS SUNDAY! Meet Showrunner @rasheed.bsky.social (“Bel-Air”) in person via Zoom.

With years in writers’ rooms, Rasheed knows exactly what it takes to thrive in this industry—& he’s sharing that knowledge directly with u.

Apr 27 | Group Session
12-2PM PT
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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · Apr 19

Last night @ BookSoup, the tall and talented Seán Hewitt enthralled everyone during a conversation with @jasonblitman.bsky.social of @gaysreading.bsky.social Go buy Seán’s novel OPEN, HEAVEN. (I stayed up way too late reading the opening chapter. It is mesmerizing!)

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Next-Level Scribe @nextlevelscribe.bsky.social · Apr 10

Want your pilot to stand out?

Take a tip from @rasheed.bsky.social, exec producer of “Bel-Air.” He knows what it takes to create scripts that get noticed by showrunners, producers & execs.

Sign up 4 Rasheed’s April 27 Group Zoom to elevate your pilot!
fadeinonline.com/rasheed-news...

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