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Human Rights Campaign Mourns, Honors, Remembers Black Trans Icon Miss…

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 1d

Human Rights Campaign Mourns, Honors, Remembers Black Trans Icon Miss Major Griffin-Gracy via: www.hrc.org/press-releas...

October 13, 2025

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 3d

Trying out a new season

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 3d

Anna says 4 takes place between 1 and 2, or something (?)

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 4d

It’s so good! Anna is trying to tell me there’s a prequel (?)
Also the 2019 animated Addams Family is very good!

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 4d

And my nervous system couldn’t handle Scream so we’re watching Hotel Transylvania (again)

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 4d

Forever weighing my "I should buy tickets now" urge against the Will-I-actually-be-up-for-this? reality. And this is deep Toronto + chronic illness at play.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 5d

Midnight, October 2025. Reading about Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thorton.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 5d

Actually, I do think the cauliflower Sonny Angel is a good Halloween costume idea, thank you

Grace Byron’s ‘Herculine’ shows what a trans cult might actually look like | Xtra Magazine

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 5d

Is a reason to consider cohabitation having someone to hold your head onto your body when it feels like it is going to explode and has for a solid week? Asking for definitely myself.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 6d

I am 19 minutes into this movie and I can't understand how this has a target market that is not singularly me. (I have also watched movies the day they came out maybe twice ever.)

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 9d

Is Maintenance Required gonna be You’ve Got Mail?

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 7d

Grace Byron’s debut novel examines a terrible consequence of the stripping back of trans rights: it’s easier for trans women to hurt one another, and to accept circumstances that to most people would be seen as unacceptable.

Byron flips right-wing stereotypes about trans people with her frightening and funny debut novel

Grace Byron’s ‘Herculine’ shows what a trans cult might actually look like | Xtra Magazine

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 7d

It's @nourabinakhoul.bsky.social on @emotrophywife.bsky.social, the FBI, and girls wanting to be beautiful.
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Byron flips right-wing stereotypes about trans people with her frightening and funny debut novel

You've Got Mail Horror 90's T-Shirt — Wavey Goods Co.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 9d

As my child says, “You’ve Got Mail is a horror movie”

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Her inbox holds unspeakable horrors.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 9d

Is Maintenance Required gonna be You’ve Got Mail?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 12d

But Dale, have you considered what life might be like if you just *didn’t* follow the news?

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 12d

I thought there being beads all over my apartment was over with the end of the Eras tour 😔😔

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 12d

'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' canceled after two chaotic seasons

Netflix is saying goodbye to the queer edition of The Ultimatum, which encouraged cast members to try out other relationships before committing to their own.

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 12d

I have the longest rant on cultural loops and lapsed collective memory and dominant queer culture to go on but maybe I just need to yell it at a friend (or, like, quit my job)

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 12d

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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk @tmziniuk.bsky.social · 12d

A package I dropped off at the post office to be returned days ago has been re-delivered to my home

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights | Xtra Magazine

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 13d

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights | Xtra Magazine

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 15d

Trans-affirming prison policies are threatened by a wave of right-wing transphobic attacks in Canada and the United States. We need a new approach to advocacy for Two-Spirit and trans prisoners—one that is based on Indigenous rights.

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons