Auckland:

This is something that happened when I was two months old (a world away). I don’t feel like I’ve been around that long, and so the significance of this milestone in this current context feels momentous.

I am reasonably confident it was this man and my local librarians who allowed me to survive to adulthood and to be functional enough to survive long enough get to therapy and become the contributing member of society I am today

Reagan's government, among others, did nothing about AIDS because they wanted queer people dead. They would laugh in the halls and openly mock queer people to the press. Covid and the current anti-trans climate is just another echo.

A seriously educational thread on this phenomenon also with NZ-specific data! There is a reason DON’T want the unemployment to get too low:

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When students are given space to actually learn and explore, they are so incredible. There is no reason us to have an adversarial relationship with them.

Let's Streisand-effect these people. Here's the editorial that somehow merited calling the cops. Read and share.

This is over a year old

Random kai ask: what is your favourite (veg*n) broth recipe? Either from scratch or combos of broth powder etc I sometimes rely on instant noodles and would like to move away from the plastic waste. Rice noodles are easy, but what kind of broth should I try for?

Fyi to those unfamiliar with the history: “your sex life makes you too vulnerable to blackmail and so we must ban you from government work” is what we did to queer people in America throughout most of the 20th century

Random kai ask: what is your favourite (veg*n) broth recipe? Either from scratch or combos of broth powder etc I sometimes rely on instant noodles and would like to move away from the plastic waste. Rice noodles are easy, but what kind of broth should I try for?

Auckland:

Rainbow Action Tāmaki is also holding a sign painting event in the two days leading up to the protest, if you can make it

If you'll be in Auckland on Saturday 13 June, make sure you're coming to this protest against NZ First's transphobic definitions bill

Yes! We're so keen to reduce any systemic problem to one single uniquely bad individual, it's exhausting. Great man theory is killing us. Also the systematic dismantling of accountability and increasingly unitary power of the executive branch would remain, and others would take advantage, too.

Incredible!

Their door knockers came around so I closed my curtains and put a sticky note on the door which read “I vote green. F off”

Just a reminder that the US president is a product of the US culture, not a weird anomaly. If/when “it happens” the system will continue to exist. The horrible values will still exist and people who hold them will continue to vote, own guns, invest in private equity, lobby to deregulate, ect

Christ. I just presented on Tuesday on how the political sphere is currently SO relevant to medical education. How do we navigate teaching evidence-based, values-driven, community-informed practice, only to release them into a legislative landscape that doesn’t allow them to practice that??

The story of Gays and Lesbians Support the Miners makes me cry every time! This is the reason we fight together: our freedoms are all tied up together

Wonderful Fuck Reform. www.instagram.com/reel/DZCswtZ...

Who could have seen a neutrality stance not serving a university well during an era of fascism?!

Gonna zoom in for this to taukoto and provide context/answers/discussion

I was magically cured of my depression by moving out of a dysfunctional and abusive household. I still have a lifetime of trauma work to look forward to, but I was only depressed as a very reasonable response to my living conditions

Have you signed yet? This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...

Ōtepoti: Palestine solidarity Movie fundraiser June 14 at 5pm Entry koha! YOURS Cafe 43 Moray Place To tautoko a local Palestinian whānau who is supporting their whānau in Palestine Movie 'From Ground Zero' Stories from Gaza image: event poster, same info

Say no to capitalist propaganda and proxies! Lots of work can be meaningful and people will find it if their material needs are met!

I appreciated the insights in this short thread

Happy Pride Wednesday! All month, we’re highlighting some of our Pride Month must-reads. Curious about what accurate, inclusive sex, health, and relationships education by and for queer people looks like? Check out some of our faves! 🧵

#OtD 3 Jun 1906 bisexual Black French resistance activist and performing artist Josephine Baker was born in St. Louis, MO. During WW2 she worked for the resistance, carrying messages and hiding weapons and Jews. Learn more in our book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/be-...

Yeah but what about second pride? Elevensies pride?

Does Mylie Cyrus look like Sheryl Crow..?

bsky.app/profile/rspb... Little green fluffy babies!

This is what I’m worried about: “This kind of student would be intellectually passive, less likely to see themselves as agents of their own lives.” We have how many industrial complexes whose sole goal is to disempower the population? We don’t need more

It just occurred to me that the reason I’m dissatisfied with work is that I’m *bored* and overworked. Like doing upskilling for stupid fucking submission portals and bureaucratic systems that I don’t care about is *stressful* and possibly *necessary* but not *intellectually interesting*

Tāmaki, yours is 12pm with a hīkoi starting at Myers Park: Afaik there will be actions in Pōneke and Kirikiriroa too - details to come

Ōtautahi, haere mai for a rally on a national day of action challenging the "definition of woman" bill. Hear from a wide range of speakers, cis and trans, and make it clear that it doesn't speak for *anyone*. 1pm 13th June, Bridge of Remembrance

I was only in two years of school before uni. I had a chemistry teacher give me a different grade on an in-class assignment as my two table-mates who had the same answers. Apparently she didn’t like those losers. I was not having that, and told her to give me a C if that’s what they got.

Even the most straightforward, uncomplicated application process is incredibly convoluted. When everything goes right, it’s a huge ordeal. This is why I get grumpy when people ask me how they can immigrate to NZ, as if it’s just buying the plane ticket and filling out the visitor visa waiver form

Interested in rheumatology, physical therapy, or a similar field? Want to learn more about LGBTQIA+ inclusion in care delivery and research? Register for this FREE EULAR & HPR webinar I'm part of on June 24. pulse.ly/2g9qrm4lg0

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Masked Rogue: "I mean, we’ve known that COVID damages the brain since 2020. This isn’t news. It’s a choice." CP24: "Study suggests more Canadian kindergartners are experiencing developmental vulnerabilities after COVID-19" Source: x.com/unMaskedRogu...

This is tomorrow afternoon, fyi!

On my way to Wellington, to present at the UOW Pride Symposium. In case any of y’all are curious about LGBT+ health research and medical education at the University of Otago: students, staff, community members are all welcome to register & there is a livestream events.otago.ac.nz/2026-uow-pri...

The USification continues all capitalists-turned-politicians seek to consolidate power

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Remember how NZ* has very high levels of self reported trust in government and institutions? Maybe y’all should reconsider that. *presumably white NZers

I think it’s time for us pākehā folks to really engage with the levels of casually cruel racism that Māori artists are just…working under. Māori culture is devalued in colonial systems, and (most) art is devalued in white supremacist culture. That’s a significant burden people are forced endure

“About 400 University of Otago students marched from Campus to the Octagon this morning, to protest against the government’s moves in the Budget along with the ‘‘neoliberal’’ management of universities in general.”