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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 17h

Live now with some Stardew shenanigans for a chill Sunday, join me at www.twitch.tv/ray_of_swords

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Fiction Factory Games @fictionfactorygames.com · 3d

You've only got a few days of #SteamNextFest before the demo for Laugh Track goes away FOREVER! ... yeah, no, it's gonna hang around until the full game is released in January. But! You've only got a few days to RIDE THE HYPE TRAIN okay it's more of a hype push cart and it's barely moving BUT STILL

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Gay Breakfast @gaybreakfast.bsky.social · 4d

✨🐦‍⬛🏳️‍🌈 &🐦‍⬛⏳✨

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“Feathers grow a little different on some crows.” The Crow Time crow stands on a log and looks down at a smaller rounder crow with rainbow chest feathers perched on a branch. The smaller crow’s eyes sparkle in trans colors.

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BASH BACK @bashback.bsky.social · 4d

A VICTORY BUT OUR LIBERATION IS NOT YET WON

THE BUSINESSES THAT PUT IN POLICY BASED ON THIS GUIDANCE HAVE SHOWN THEIR TRUE FACE.

THE MPs WHO REVELLED HAVE SHOWN THEIR HATRED

THE EHRC CONTINUES TO PETITION FOR RESTRICTIONS ON OUR LIBERTIES

THE CYNICISM AND REVULSION PERSIST

WE RESIST NONETHELESS

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 4d

"The EHRC’s exclusionary interim guidance has had a devastating impact on trans people’s lives"

“Now the guidance has been withdrawn, so should the exclusionary policies that organisations rashly implemented in its aftermath. If not, they could find themselves in hot water.”

EHRC withdraws interim guidance encouraging trans exclusion

After six months of confusion and delay, the EHRC has taken down interim guidance rushed out in April. But the damage has already been done.

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 4d

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 4d

Live now with cosy chaotic co-working crafting shenanigans www.twitch.tv/ray_of_swords

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[18+] Comfy co-working vibes with some chaos crafting || Commands: !pronouns, !socials, !info, !donate, !pattern

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 4d

"The EHRC’s exclusionary interim guidance has had a devastating impact on trans people’s lives"

“Now the guidance has been withdrawn, so should the exclusionary policies that organisations rashly implemented in its aftermath. If not, they could find themselves in hot water.”

EHRC withdraws interim guidance encouraging trans exclusion

After six months of confusion and delay, the EHRC has taken down interim guidance rushed out in April. But the damage has already been done.

goodlawproject.org

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Fiction Factory Games @fictionfactorygames.com · 6d

Looking through #SteamNextFest visual novels and, uh, wow, there is a LOT of obvious AI slop in here -- including those devs complaining about people complaining about it.

We don't use AI and never will. We love Iris dearly but she's fiction, okay? Don't let AI replace your own creative vision!

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 7d

Live now with some sleepy Stardew shenanigans www.twitch.tv/ray_of_swords

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[18+] Sleepy Sunday Stardew || Commands: !pronouns, !socials, !info, !donate, !pattern

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Trans Revolutionary Anarchist @traexecutive.bsky.social · 8d

Okay Idk what kind of game it is, I'm wishlisting Little Rocket Lab for when I next have a working gaming PC

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 10d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 17d

"Why don't people like me?"

Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, I struggled to keep friends. I always ended up being "too much" for people.

Too loud. Too weird. Too annoying.

But after all this time, I finally realized—I don’t have to make myself smaller to be worthy of love. ❤️‍🩹

#ADHDAwarenessMonth

Title: Fitting In

Excited blue triangle character approaches 4 orange circles, who laugh saying “Pffft” and “So annoying.”

The blue triangle gets an idea, and pulls out a saw. She starts shaving the corners of herself off in an effort to look more like a circle.

The mean orange circles laugh again, saying “What a loser, LOL” while the blue triangle looks sadly at all her corner pieces that read “loud,” “eager,” and “hyper.”

A green square shows up, with bandages all over its corners, carrying a red envelope. They help the blue triangle to her feet.

Green square proceeds to open the red envelope to reveal band-aids and re-attach the blue corners (starting with “loud”) to the triangle.

Triangle is all put back together. A purple hexagon and pink parallelogram enter the scene, excited to be there and also donning bandages on their corners.

Last frame: shapes standing together among a long line of same orange circles. The red envelope with bandages can be seen center stage.

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 11d

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BonneFyre 🤍💛💙💕💜 @bonnefyre.bsky.social · 12d

This is one of the first things I mention when I talk to anyone about transition. Anyone who thinks people are being rushed through and pushed into decisions they might later regret is absolutely incorrect. Even going privately was a whole, long ordeal. Not to mention incredibly expensive.

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 12d

Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get their first appointment at an NHS gender clinic, and some will never receive care, QueerAF can reveal 👇

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 12d

Gender Identity Clinic's Waiting Lists from Shortest To Longest

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 14d

Live now with some Sunday Stardew shenanigans www.twitch.tv/ray_of_swords

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 15d

This just confirms what trans person in the UK already knows, and it only tracks the time between referral and first appointment. There is still more waiting for at least another 2nd appointment and then any treatment. Nevermind waiting for surgery after all of that...

What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 16d

The gender clinic files is out now!

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Check out our podcast on Monday for our coverage on this.

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 16d

The gender clinic files is out now!

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Check out our podcast on Monday for our coverage on this.

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 16d

This amazing article from @vic-parsons.bsky.social via @wearequeeraf.com shows the absolute criminal state of trans healthcare in the UK.

Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 16d

I'm gifting my PEAK cherry to Kaemsi for her birthday, live on stream!! www.twitch.tv/kaemsi

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Kathryn Rose @artsyhonker.bsky.social · 17d

They say it will make it easier to access government services but I would rather not lose access to the NHS, HMRC, and local council services all at once if my phone battery dies or someone nicks my phone. You can't make things easier than they already are without increased risk of identity theft.

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 17d

The government's response to the "no ID" petition. Make it make sense.

Not compulsory, but mandatory.
It's not a physical card. So how will people without phones have this "not compulsory, but mandatory" digital ID? #IDCard

To tackle these interlinked issues, we will introduce a new national digital ID. This is not a card but a new digital identity that will be available for free to all UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over (although we will consider through consultation if this should be age 13 and over). Over time, people will be able to use it to seamlessly access a range of public and private sector services, with the aim of making our everyday lives easier and more secure. It will not be compulsory to obtain a digital ID but it will be mandatory for some applications.

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sexy ludovician @beardynoise.bsky.social · 17d

It is a high holy day

The "on October 3rd, he asked me what day it was

It's October 3rd" moment from Mean Girls

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Anna Hollinrake 🌤️ @annahollinrake.com · 18d

Crescent County's September update is live!! We've brought on a new team member @octal0.bsky.social, and are developing our narrative systems! It's very exciting times!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...

Update 15: Writing! Rain! Wiggly text! A new Saint enters the fray! · Crescent County - a witch-tech delivery adventure

Happy Green Day everyone! We're here to wake you up when September ends and keep you up to date on the latest happenings in the Electric Saint team.🌧️ Rainy mood is here to stay!Our wonderful technica...

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Ray 🖖🏻 @rayofswords.bsky.social · 18d

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JenJen @jenniegyllblad.bsky.social · 18d

I'm sure that's a compliment

"Scary" Lee Grice @leegrice.bsky.social · 18d

What's this bursting out on the 1st of the month like a penis on a skateboard? Why its NEVER SEEN... ALIEN (1979), with very special guest @jenniegyllblad.bsky.social (and if you've heard our previous episodes with JenJen you know what we mean by "special")

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Poster for NEVER SEEN... ALIEN (episode 40) with very specual guest Jennie Gyllblad.
Quote: "I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies."
Disclaimer: "Contains spoilers and swearing and unexpected goats."

The classic poster for ALIEN. A warty leather egg on a black background, cloaked in shadow, cracked, with a green light and mist spilling out. Tagline: "In space no one can hear your scream."

Jennie Gyllblad, bright and smiley - but what terrifying darkness lies beneath???

The cover to Jennie's B&W horror comic "Signatur", and young artists sits at her desk, spotlit by an angle-poise lamp, surrounded by the tools of her craft...

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