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emhrnndz.bsky.social
E.M. Hernandez
@emhrnndz.bsky.social
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Two-spirit trans woman writer, philosopher, and brat.

https://emhernandez.tilda.ws/
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coyotegirl.online
too many fucking parents should not have been parents and did so anyway for straight up narcissistic reasons

children as extension of self.
misswillow.meangirls.online Miss Willow - Sizey Switch; Pathetic Elf Food @misswillow.meangirls.online · 2d
i keep saying - children being treated as property and commodities is the festering core of so many of our societies ills and not enough people understand that yet. it is the backbone of a lot of this fascist stuff
victoriascott.bsky.social victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 2d
I’ve spent years of my life trying to explain to people that anti-trans conservatism naturally flows from their belief that children in the American nuclear family are not individuals with autonomy, but instead property of the parents and state, and this guy just… tweeted it out
February 13, 2026 at 12:22 AM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Being a lesbian doesn't mean I'm not attracted to men, it just means all the men I'm attracted to remind me of women and I like that most about them.
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
I get the affirmation some dolls get from being like 'I was always a woman' but there's something so much more metal about being like, 'yeah I was a boy but I cut that shit out and got a sex change.'
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Um !!!!
October 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Protecting trans kids includes my inner child !!
September 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Me saying, "thank you for your service" to every cute girl in a hot fit.
August 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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emhrnndz.bsky.social
Kissing to say 'hello' is romantic and kissing to say 'bye' is platonic. I leave the rather trivial proof of this maxim as an exercise for the reader--have fun 😘
July 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Kissing to say 'hello' is romantic and kissing to say 'bye' is platonic. I leave the rather trivial proof of this maxim as an exercise for the reader--have fun 😘
July 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Wild now that, after bottom surgery, I feel so much less compelled to call my body a 'flesh prison'
July 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Overhearing a prof meet up with a grad student to discuss dissertation and feeling FOMO. What a loss, to not have me working with grad students.
July 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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natalan.bsky.social
noone make any decisions with long term effects until at least sunday, it's too hot to think good
June 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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amymarvin.bsky.social
New essay: "Atmospheres of Conversion" - We argue that trans films (The People's Joker & I Saw the TV Glow) frame anti-trans conversion as central to cis society and that creating trans art spaces is one way to fight back! Written with @echosequence.space Preprint here: philpapers.org/rec/MARAOC-16
Atmospheres of Conversion: Trans Cinema, Tactics, and t4t Sociality Amy Marvin and Isobel Bess Author preprint. Forthcoming in philoSOPHIA: A Journal of Transcontinental Feminism. Please cite the final published version when available. Abstract: This essay draws from recent trans films to map a social atmosphere of anti-trans conversion beyond the discrete set of social, medical, and psychiatric practices normally discussed in this context. To explain this phenomenon, we introduce a permeating organizational maxim of cis society we refer to as the Silenic imperative: that it is best to not live as trans, and second best to cease living as trans as soon as possible. The People’s Joker and I Saw the TV Glow depict this permeating atmosphere of conversion within mass culture, constituted by and constitutive of spaces in which trans existence is systematically threatened and repressed. By staging atmospheres of conversion, both films likewise stage tactics of trans resistance that open new spaces for trans sociality. We consider how these films frame attempts to navigate and resist atmospheres of conversion, considering trans-for-trans (t4t) sociality as a site of both escape and failure. We conclude by considering trans cinema itself as a site of tactics against atmospheres of anti-trans conversion in our own world and as a source for life-sustaining sociality. This is especially important within the contemporary atmosphere of cis society and its attempts to suffuse and snuff out all trans life. Keywords: Atmospheres; Conversion Therapy; Queer and Trans Film; Practice Theory; t4t “This isn’t the Midnight Realm, Maddy, it’s just the suburbs.” -Owen, I Saw the TV Glow
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
It warms my heart to see this zine being made. From what I've read I admire the vulnerability and hope in these testimonies that philosophy can become a better place for trans people.
being.transinphilosophy.org Being Trans in Philosophy: Inviting Pitches/Questions (Dec 20) @being.transinphilosophy.org · Jun 11
We printed the first batch of the zine today! And of course we made the cover in 13 different colors 🌈 #beingtransinphilosophy
Photo of six copies of the Being Trans in Philosophy zine spread out to show the differently colored covers. The cover says "our stories" and "we are not trans in a theoretical way." The photo also says in captions "Issue no. 0 release date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025."
June 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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being.transinphilosophy.org
A quick project update! 💖✨
A picture of black text set in typewriter font on white background: What is it like to be a table in a discipline that has been busy writing table-burning instructions? Being Trans in Philosophy, issue #0, tells stories from eighteen (18!) trans philosophers and philosopher-parents of trans kids in our own words, aided and abetted ("edited") by two of your darling trans women still in philosophy. We are delighted to share that the zine is on track for a MID-JUNE LAUNCH. We'll post more sneak peeks in the coming weeks, hand out copies at conferences, and make PDFs and printing instructions freely available online. We are also exploring the feasibility of mailing a limited number of copies. Sign up for email updates: being.transinphilosophy.org. With love, Ding and Willow Starr
June 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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being.transinphilosophy.org
“Philosophy will only be truly accessible when junior trans people are able to build careers free of harassment and discrimination, and when out trans academics stop being held to higher standards than their cis peers.” -- Ray Briggs #beingtransinphilosophy
A picture of black text set in typewriter font on white background: I've seen multiple trans friends quit philosophy because they didn't feel valued or respected. I am doing okay professionally and personally, but that's not evidence that the discipline is generally habitable for trans people. I have tenure and a great support network. I built a lot of resources before coming out, which probably helped. No one should have to wait until tenure to come out, and not everyone can. Philosophy will only be truly accessible when junior trans people are able to build careers free of harassment and discrimination, and when out trans academics stop being held to higher standards than their cis peers. The text continues: Sometimes, it feels like my existence in the discipline is taken as evidence that all of the trans people complaining about and repelled by the discipline are wrong. I've had people approach me to say awful things about trans women in particular, based on the assumption that I am one of the nice, rational trans people, while this or that trans woman is hysterical and emotional. I hate this. It feels like I am being offered an insultingly small bribe to sell out people I love.  Ray Briggs I had days where I was spat at in the streets, then had to go to class and listen to discussions about whether or not trans people should be considered ... The text continues: ... part of the gender they identify with. I developed a habit of arriving late so I could use the restroom while everyone else was already in class -- only to be scolded for being late. My body internalized the hatred and developed chronic bladder infections, which eventually made it impossible for me to work -- right after I had fought my way to a degree as the only openly trans person in philosophy in the city where I lived at the time. I watched from the sidelines as things unfolded, only to see support grow for those targeting trans people. I've only recently reentered philosophy, but I now live with a constant fear: that if I say the wrong thing, I'll be pushed out of the network again and left with no real job prospects. The text continues: To be fair, I'm not alone anymore -- there are other trans philosophers now, and some non-trans philosophers who are genuinely trying to make a difference. But I fear it's not enough. Anonymous Being Trans in Philosophy is a zine edited by two trans women collecting first-personal accounts of what it's actually like to be trans or to have trans kids as a philosopher, with a focus on the material, on-the-ground consequences of academic philosophy's role as perhaps the main discipline providing intellectual cover for a global transmisogynistic and transphobic moral panic. Sign up for email updates at being.transinphilosophy.org.
June 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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angelic.style
they should of called it CatGPT. and made it furry. and small. and a cat. Cat Generator Please Thanks
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
"A need to know is not an abstract need.
God may be hidden but the truth is not.
I do not recognize any right of any person or institution on earth

to limit the workings of intellect
or the illuminations achieved by love."
June 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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jordanjamboree.pittbert.gay
If you're a cis person who bought hogwarts legacy, you owe a trans person $70 immediately. Also you should probably wear a hat that says "dipshit" on it
April 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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emhrnndz.bsky.social
Spending queer lake day rereading @caseyplett.com 💜
June 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
I really dislike the "people pleasing" framing of self-abandonment because it makes it v easy to overcorrect into selfish behavior. It's good, actually, to be thoughtful and considerate of how your actions (even when appropriate and permissible) negatively affect other people.
June 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
An incredible, unexpected read
June 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
Spending queer lake day rereading @caseyplett.com 💜
June 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
emhrnndz.bsky.social
So excited for our FOURTH picnic !
June 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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littlepuss.net
We're printing the collected GENDERTRASH FROM HELL!

‼️ Pre-order today ‼️

There is material from an unpublished 5th issue!!

And we have a deluxe pack with the buttons they used to make!

➡️ www.littlepuss.net/gendertrashp... ⬅️
The cover of Gendertrash From Hell, which features Mirha-Soleil Ross and Xanthra Phillippa MacKay kissing
May 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM