In a world of absolutely dogshit news about trans athletes, it was such a pleasure to write this piece about the derby community and the way they're stepping up for their trans + nonbinary + gender diverse athletes.

“Comet” is gotta be one of my favorite expressions in the polyam lingo, which is a partner you don’t see often. It fits perfectly with the expression “constellation,” which describes a group of people who are linked through their romantic and/or sexual relationships.

At least there's this?

They don't want you to believe things can get better. They are eager to bow down and make things worse.

Now that I've given the bullies my lunch money and gave myself a wedgie, they'll have to stop picking on me

if you ever randomly get the urge to donate to the democratic party, feel free to venmo that money to me or another trans person instead - we'll make sure it doesn't get used to take away people's healthcare

Oh, and if you want a list of the Dems that voted in favor of this, here's when they're up for replacement: Cortez Masto (NV)* 2028 Durbin (IL) retiring 2026 Fetterman (PA)* 2028 Hassan (NH)* 2028 Kaine (VA) 2030 King (ME)* 2030 Rosen (NV) 2030 Shaheen (NH) retiring 2026

I get why everyone feels betrayed. But honestly I'm surprised it took this long. But here's the deal, tonight's vote doesn't reopen the govt, or even pass the CR to fund the gov through January. That vote happens tomorrow. Tonight's vote was literally whether or not the Senate could vote on the CR.

in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”

If you’re under a certain age, Run For Something can help with that (they might also have info or links you can check if you’re over their age limit) runforsomething.net

As many of you know, a handful of Dem Sens have voted on a CR that keeps the government funded until Jan 30, which would end the shutdown. For those watching for anti-trans provisions, there are none in the CR. Senate Vets-MilCon, Leg, Ag minibus bills for FY26 have no riders.

Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country… Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.

We already know the answer to both of these, it's obvious

the rightwing loves to be like “this is the moment we become the nazi party”

If you're planning to attend an event on Saturday, remember the two cardinal rules: Don't get caught STFU

“you can’t just change your gender” maybe you can’t but i can. sounds like a fucking skill issue. 👀

Huh, lots of angry people, some with security clearances and lots of knowledge valuable to foreign adversaries, suddenly facing mortgage payments and hungry kids, with no jobs, limited prospects and a feeling that their nation just betrayed them. That won’t end badly, will it?

happy valentines day! give a trans person $100

It takes more than fists to stop oppression, for hate is born in the heart. But alongside the slow shifts, the fists must play their part - Ryan Harvey "And We'll Fight Fascists Too"

Sticker time courtesy of @scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz

Happy Valentines Day to my trans family! I will always celebrate my trans family's thirst posts, W's, and little moments of joy. And I will always commiserate with y'alls losses, struggles, and pain. There's not enough of that in this world, and there should be. 💜

"Gulf of America" is just a loyalty test. It's a way of checking who is going to abrogate reality for no reason other than a cowardly refusal to stand up to the bully or an opportunistic willingness to toady up to one. Anyone who will call it that will help you round people up or look the other way.

I, a trans woman, got accused of being a "man pretending to be a woman".... by a crossdresser... Wtf just happened?

Oh also Donald Trump wants to classify Black Lives Matter as terrorist. So congratulations, if you think Black people matter & deserve to be alive, unlike Donald Trump, welcome to the terrorist club.

As bad as it is being a victim of America's domestic policies... it all beats being a victim of America's foreign policies... That's horrifying.

The problem with the US is, unlike the rest of the world, the leader of the government of the United States isn't sufficiently scared of being overthrown by the CIA

Trying out a new hairstyle. I almost feel.... cute?

There’s a tuberculosis outbreak in KC. There was just a chiefs home game. A lot of those people are about to go to New Orleans. It’s carnival season in New Orleans plus the Super Bowl. 100s of 1000s of people from all over the country will be there. Get your masks back out. Here comes round 2.

This goes so fucking hard dude

🚨 BREAKING: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has REMOVED their pages on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity discrimination. Legally, Title VII and Bostock v Clayton Co still stand, so it's unclear if the EEOC is just removing it from their website or not enforcing it at all

Tryna get fed some good food, or get railed until I no longer care about the world. Either way, who's tryna get me filled?

I'm feeling very... liminal today. Like I'm here, but not, and like reality isn't fully real.

hey boss sorry i’m late it’s just that humanity was a mistake

At its Inception the Guillotine was Cutting Edge Technology. 😂😂😂 #ThatsPunny

one of these days I’d like to wake up to some news that’s like, wow, that’s surprisingly great! much better than I expected!

I'm gonna have to try to find community in New Mexico before summer hits. Or hope I can find it after I'm there late this fall. Either plan involves meeting people as an introvert. Not looking forward to it.

This is so spot-on (and equally applies to misgendering)👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I'm gonna miss tiktok. Facebook... probably should've been deleted years ago. To be fair, I almost exclusively use it now for memes and the messenger being useful.

Doctor: So you're sure you developed your carpal tunnel syndrome on the job? [Cut to me doing the jerkoff motion thru every conference call] Me: Positive

If anyone needs any #transjoy

And they thought eggs were expensive…. And the deficit will explode. Cue the leopards, entrance stage left

No words necessary