Alexis
@alexisx-au.bsky.social
ey|she. Kinky (domme+owner), nd (autistic+adhd), consensually nonmonogamous, femme, queer/pan, spoonie (me/cfs), intersectional, sex geek / nerd, 51. In Naarm/Melbourne. Respectability politics is immoral. https://flexibeast.space/gemlog
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Alexis
@alexisx-au.bsky.social
· Jul 7
"We live in a time of intensely competing sexual discourses, and sexuality is one of the arenas for struggle against oppression and injustice. There is really no way to be apolitical as a sexologist – every action supports some interests and opposes others." -- Leonore Tiefer
#sexuality #research
#sexuality #research
"The results expose pervasive discrimination, routine coercion in mental health settings, and severe economic insecurity ... Economic insecurity is trapping people in crisis"
#auspol #mentalhealth #discrimination #humanrights #australia
#auspol #mentalhealth #discrimination #humanrights #australia
New national human rights report finds widespread rights breaches
Mental health consumer peaks call for a national Human Rights Act The National Mental Health Consumer Alliance, together with State and Territory mental health consumer peak bodies, today released Aus...
www.vmiac.org.au
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"The results expose pervasive discrimination, routine coercion in mental health settings, and severe economic insecurity ... Economic insecurity is trapping people in crisis"
#auspol #mentalhealth #discrimination #humanrights #australia
#auspol #mentalhealth #discrimination #humanrights #australia
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So many white-led autism nonprofits say they want “diversity,” but the moment Black autistic people speak on racism in the community, we’re labeled “divisive.” Naming harm isn’t divisive. Silencing us is 👌🏽
December 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
So many white-led autism nonprofits say they want “diversity,” but the moment Black autistic people speak on racism in the community, we’re labeled “divisive.” Naming harm isn’t divisive. Silencing us is 👌🏽
Looking at the papers and broadcast media today having read the press summary of the Sandie Peggie judgment is wild.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
They either haven’t read it or are lying about it.
And then people wring their hands about trust in institutions or bemoan people resorting to social media for news.
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It’s funny how even hard-core leftists will find a way to be against people who do sex work
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Person whose profile states: non-binary, ‘anti-fascist’, ‘anti-religious to the core’, etc.
Attempts to back up their own arguments on sex work with figures from the police and articles from EMMA magazine and the Christian fundamentalist sect Mission Freedom.
Am I in the twilight zone? 😱
Attempts to back up their own arguments on sex work with figures from the police and articles from EMMA magazine and the Christian fundamentalist sect Mission Freedom.
Am I in the twilight zone? 😱
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Person whose profile states: non-binary, ‘anti-fascist’, ‘anti-religious to the core’, etc.
Attempts to back up their own arguments on sex work with figures from the police and articles from EMMA magazine and the Christian fundamentalist sect Mission Freedom.
Am I in the twilight zone? 😱
Attempts to back up their own arguments on sex work with figures from the police and articles from EMMA magazine and the Christian fundamentalist sect Mission Freedom.
Am I in the twilight zone? 😱
After reviewing all documents relied upon by Sex Matters the Peggie judgement was clear:
“There is very far from sufficient reliable evidence to establish as a fact that a trans woman… is a greater risk… within a changing room environment.”
“There is very far from sufficient reliable evidence to establish as a fact that a trans woman… is a greater risk… within a changing room environment.”
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Neurotypicals regularly deride autistic people for supposedly not having empathy (untrue, and some of us are actually _hyperempathic_), yet seem unable/unwilling to empathise with what it's like to be autistic.
#actuallyautistic #actuallyadhd
#actuallyautistic #actuallyadhd
Just because you are unable to imagine how someone else’s mind works does not mean that person’s mind does not work like that
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Neurotypicals regularly deride autistic people for supposedly not having empathy (untrue, and some of us are actually _hyperempathic_), yet seem unable/unwilling to empathise with what it's like to be autistic.
#actuallyautistic #actuallyadhd
#actuallyautistic #actuallyadhd
"Australia now consumes more textiles per person than any country on earth, according to a 2024 report from the Australia Institute's Textile Waste project. That's an average of 55 new garments every year. More than half — or 220,000 tonnes end up in landfill each year."
#auspol #fashion #waste
#auspol #fashion #waste
'Six-foot-high pile': The unwanted fast fashion overwhelming op shops
Australians feel good donating clothes, but donation bins are being flooded with fast fashion and soiled items — and it’s costing op shops.
www.sbs.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"Each day, op shop volunteers and staff are hurling clothes packed into bin bags onto rubbish trolleys ... Their destination: landfill ...
And a growing number of the items that aren't soiled or ripped are unwanted fast fashion buys, many of which are unworn".
#auspol #fashion #waste
And a growing number of the items that aren't soiled or ripped are unwanted fast fashion buys, many of which are unworn".
#auspol #fashion #waste
'Six-foot-high pile': The unwanted fast fashion overwhelming op shops
Australians feel good donating clothes, but donation bins are being flooded with fast fashion and soiled items — and it’s costing op shops.
www.sbs.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"[A]n ABC investigation in September identified a police officer who had allegedly confessed to killing Dhakiyarr [in 1934] by taking him out into Darwin Harbour and shooting him before dumping his body in the water."
#auspol #firstnations #indigenous
#auspol #firstnations #indigenous
NT police restarts investigation into mysterious disappearance of Yolŋu leader
The announcement from NT police follows a months-long ABC investigation into the Northern Territory cold case.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"[A]n ABC investigation in September identified a police officer who had allegedly confessed to killing Dhakiyarr [in 1934] by taking him out into Darwin Harbour and shooting him before dumping his body in the water."
#auspol #firstnations #indigenous
#auspol #firstnations #indigenous
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$45m to help Tim Tams "go global", but no money to let pensioners wash with dignity. Peak Australia: exporting biscuits, importing shame.
#auspol #LateStageCapitalism
#auspol #LateStageCapitalism
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 AM
$45m to help Tim Tams "go global", but no money to let pensioners wash with dignity. Peak Australia: exporting biscuits, importing shame.
#auspol #LateStageCapitalism
#auspol #LateStageCapitalism
It's so wonderful to be a member of one or more marginalised and vulnerable communities harmed by "pub test" public policy, and treated as an "acceptable collateral loss".
#auspol #censorship
#auspol #censorship
In an article for Overland, Scarlet Alliance CEO Mish Pony explores a censorship legacy that was the forerunner to Australia’s online safety codes. Read the article via overland.org.au/2025/12/howa...
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It's so wonderful to be a member of one or more marginalised and vulnerable communities harmed by "pub test" public policy, and treated as an "acceptable collateral loss".
#auspol #censorship
#auspol #censorship
Unemployed parent: "My children and myself are going cold and hungry because Newstart is so low and we're paying 70% of our income in rent."
Government: "It's entirely reasonable for well-paid politicians to use government funds to fly their family members to cricket matches."
#auspol
Government: "It's entirely reasonable for well-paid politicians to use government funds to fly their family members to cricket matches."
#auspol
December 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Unemployed parent: "My children and myself are going cold and hungry because Newstart is so low and we're paying 70% of our income in rent."
Government: "It's entirely reasonable for well-paid politicians to use government funds to fly their family members to cricket matches."
#auspol
Government: "It's entirely reasonable for well-paid politicians to use government funds to fly their family members to cricket matches."
#auspol
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Neuroscience is fascinating! We are grateful we could learn about the neuroscience of pain and pleasure from Nishita Ragu Rao at Kink Between the Lines VI. 🧠
#neuroscience #pain #pleasure #kink #bdsm
#neuroscience #pain #pleasure #kink #bdsm
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Neuroscience is fascinating! We are grateful we could learn about the neuroscience of pain and pleasure from Nishita Ragu Rao at Kink Between the Lines VI. 🧠
#neuroscience #pain #pleasure #kink #bdsm
#neuroscience #pain #pleasure #kink #bdsm
"Almost all (94.4%) hypermobile Ehler-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) patients were incorrectly diagnosed with a mental illness by a non-psychiatrist prior to receiving their hEDS diagnosis, and 88% reported being told by providers that they were 'making up' their symptoms".
#mentalhealth #medicalgaslighting
#mentalhealth #medicalgaslighting
Hypermobility Often Misdiagnosed as Mental Illness: New Study
The complex relationships between neuropsychiatric conditions and the multi-system disorders hEDS and MCAS, both highly comorbid with ADHD, are highlighted in two new studies.
www.additudemag.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"Almost all (94.4%) hypermobile Ehler-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) patients were incorrectly diagnosed with a mental illness by a non-psychiatrist prior to receiving their hEDS diagnosis, and 88% reported being told by providers that they were 'making up' their symptoms".
#mentalhealth #medicalgaslighting
#mentalhealth #medicalgaslighting
"Across studies, perceived hostile rejection (e.g. the partner displayed criticism) was associated with more negative responses (i.e. resentment) from the rejected partner."
#research #relationships #sexuality
#research #relationships #sexuality
Buffering the Sting of Sexual Rejection to Promote Relationship Connection
Experiencing rejection from a romantic partner can be painful, and sexual rejection may have a lasting impact on satisfaction. However, some ways of communicating sexual rejection may elicit more c...
www.tandfonline.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"Across studies, perceived hostile rejection (e.g. the partner displayed criticism) was associated with more negative responses (i.e. resentment) from the rejected partner."
#research #relationships #sexuality
#research #relationships #sexuality
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Your reminder: Before Scott Morrison snuck off to Hawaii, he snubbed a delegation of 23 fire chiefs wanting to warn him and urge more water bombing resources, - because that would be acknowledging climate change.
The Coalition has nothing to offer but wilful ignorance.
The Coalition has nothing to offer but wilful ignorance.
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Your reminder: Before Scott Morrison snuck off to Hawaii, he snubbed a delegation of 23 fire chiefs wanting to warn him and urge more water bombing resources, - because that would be acknowledging climate change.
The Coalition has nothing to offer but wilful ignorance.
The Coalition has nothing to offer but wilful ignorance.
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calling it now, the “look for the helpers” of 2k26 is “look for the anarchists”
….A thousand liberal moms and grandpas being trained by a couple communists and anarchists they don’t know are communists and anarchists lolllll
December 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
calling it now, the “look for the helpers” of 2k26 is “look for the anarchists”
Yep. A bottom/sub who can't identify at least some of their limits - whether hard or soft - is not someone i want to be playing with.
#kink #bdsm
#kink #bdsm
CN: injuries
How does every wannabe ‘slave’ show that he is not to be taken seriously and therefore makes himself uninteresting to serious doms?
‘I have zero limits’
Absolutely every human being has limits.
Are you really open to branding, castration, amputation, tattooing, burial in the ground...?
How does every wannabe ‘slave’ show that he is not to be taken seriously and therefore makes himself uninteresting to serious doms?
‘I have zero limits’
Absolutely every human being has limits.
Are you really open to branding, castration, amputation, tattooing, burial in the ground...?
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding. Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an…
sexworkersallianceireland.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.
Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
"In Czech’s case, that bullying ended with a male coworker allegedly bludgeoning her to death, because, as he told law enforcement, he didn’t like her, and had been planning to murder her for some time."
#media #journalism #vaw
#media #journalism #vaw
Media Reaction to a Woman Murdered at Work Is ‘Nothing to See Here’
A male coworker allegedly bludgeoning Amber Czech to death has nothing to tell us, evidently, about broader trends or influences.
fair.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"In Czech’s case, that bullying ended with a male coworker allegedly bludgeoning her to death, because, as he told law enforcement, he didn’t like her, and had been planning to murder her for some time."
#media #journalism #vaw
#media #journalism #vaw