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Managing editor
@them.us
Author of PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE, ROLAND ROGERS ISN’T DEAD YET, and PUCK
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Them
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Zohran Mamdani Launches $15 Million Trans Care Investment: “New York City Is Stepping Up”
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Zohran Mamdani Launches $15 Million Trans Care Investment: “New York City Is Stepping Up”
The funding comes amid a federal battle over gender-affirming care.
https://www.them.us/story/zohran-mamdani-expands-access-to-gender-affirming-care
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
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Judge Mark Pittman, who signed the case over to Judge Reed O'Connor, is who presided over the Prairieland trial in the US Northern District of Texas, where the protest occurred. O'Connor, who's had a role in several anti-trans DOJ efforts, handed down some of the sentences with Pittman yesterday.
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Someone Help Josh Hawley Understand MLB’s Three-Page Rebuke to His Pride Tantrum
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Someone Help Josh Hawley Understand MLB’s Three-Page Rebuke to His Pride Tantrum
The GOP senator claimed the league “admitted they were wrong” to enforce its policy, which isn’t what happened.
https://www.them.us/story/mlb-josh-hawley-letter-senate
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Wait, we thought you could “always tell”...
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The Trump Administration Claimed Dozens of Boys Play on Colorado Girls’ Teams. They Forgot Mascots Exist
Jeffco Public Schools says the Education Department “never asked us to clarify the role of any individual listed on those rosters.”
https://www.them.us/story/colorado-schools-trans-sports-mascots
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Ilana Masad
7 days ago
BTW, for folks new here, please check out this incredible anthology I co-edited featuring brilliant talent like:
@samanthaallen.bsky.social
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@priscadorcas.bsky.social
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@jeannakadlec.bsky.social
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@emmagray.bsky.social
,
@claireefallon.bsky.social
& more!
bookshop.org/a/20948/9781...
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This will go well, surely.
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11 days ago
Jesse Watters Served Pickle Cake to JD Vance Because Fudge Is “Too Gay”
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Jesse Watters Served Pickle Cake to JD Vance Because Fudge Is “Too Gay”
The bizarre food stunt came during the veep’s National Fudge Day appearance on ‘The Five.’
https://www.them.us/story/jd-vance-fudge-cake-fox-news-joke
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Today in conservatives playing gender detective with absolutely everyone.
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Intersex Teacher in Florida Says School Fired Him Based on Belief He Was Trans
Shepard Scalf said in an EEOC filing that a parent complained to the district that he was transgender.
https://www.them.us/story/florida-intersex-teacher-eeoc-complaint-transgender
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A Lush Pride Display of a Tiger With Top Surgery Scars Sparks Right-Wing Outrage
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A Lush Pride Display of a Tiger With Top Surgery Scars Sparks Right-Wing Outrage
Bucky Ringsell, the artist behind the display, defended the mural on Instagram.
https://www.them.us/story/lush-trans-tiger-top-surgery-scars
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Huge stuff! Go
@ilanaslightly.bsky.social
!!!
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15 days ago
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Robin Bradford
2 months ago
And it's not about hockey! Puck is reclaiming their rightful place.
#collectiondevelopment
bookshop.org/a/4013/97816...
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Hannah Bananza 🍌
18 days ago
Just DEVOURED this one! I could not put it down and finished it in just over a day ❤️ This one was so much fun to read - a modern queer retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream that was so amazing and hilarious. It had wonderful NB representation which I loved to see!
#booksky
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Ilana Masad
18 days ago
This Pride month, please don't forget about all the queer and trans books that came out the rest of the year (like mine, which is both queer and trans ^_^)
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The Onion
18 days ago
Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
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I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the...
https://theonion.com/i-work-very-hard-and-i-would-like-to-try-cake/
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M.R. Robinson
19 days ago
If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.
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Saw Tim Meadows in an airport and said nothing to him. That man has to think about his whole life before he boards his plane.
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The Transfeminine Review
21 days ago
Went on a fantastic bookstore crawl on Thursday to get this
#pride
haul! Lots of exciting recent releases :)) You should check out all these authors:
@planetx.bsky.social
@willowcatelyn.bsky.social
@blipstress.bsky.social
@susanstryker.bsky.social
@samanthaallen.bsky.social
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cmrn knzlmn
22 days ago
please share this widely!
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22 days ago
New York State's Budget Allocated $0 to New Gender-Affirming Care Resources. Advocates Want to Know Why
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New York State's Budget Allocated $0 to New Gender-Affirming Care Resources. Advocates Want to Know Why
Among budgetary frustrations pointed out by LGBTQ+ advocates, resources for homeless youth and the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund did not receive increased funding.
https://www.them.us/story/new-york-states-budget-allocates-no-money-to-new-gender-affirming-care-resources
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TJ Alexander (they/them)
24 days ago
Here's where I'm at this Pride Month! June 4 - convo partner for Samantha Allen's new romcom PUCK, a modern queer Midsummer Night's Dream retelling Somerville, MA
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All She Wrote Books Presents: Author Samantha Allen | All She Wrote Books
Join us as we welcome author Samantha Allen to celebrate the release of her latest novel, Puck!
https://www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all-she-wrote-books-presents-author-samantha-allen
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For
@literaryhub.bsky.social
, to mark the release of PUCK, I wrote about how Shakespeare’s comedies predict reality television.
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Shakespeare and Reality Televison Really Aren’t That Different
When the first massively popular reality TV shows hit the air in the early 2000s, I remember thinking in my naïveté: Surely this is just a passing fad. I was entering my teens and, like so many clo…
https://lithub.com/shakespeare-and-reality-televison-really-arent-that-different/
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Hello! My new novel PUCK, a queer and trans retelling of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is out today! Buy a copy now and come see me on tour!
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My book PUCK — a queer retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that reimagines Puck as a nonbinary reality TV producer — is out next Tuesday! I would love it if you bought a copy and/or came to a tour stop! Info for everything is here:
linktr.ee/readpuck
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Los Angeles, Boston, Louisville, Kansas City, New York! I’m going on tour next week! RSVP to come see me using the link below:
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Ol' Chef Dan
about 1 month ago
Honestly, one of the funniest tweets I've ever seen.
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about 1 month ago
BREAKING: The body of Murry Foust, a missing 22-year-old trans college student at Northern Kentucky University, has been found after a weeks-long search. Authorities say there are “currently no indications of foul play.”
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Body of Missing Trans College Student Murry Foust Found by Search Party
An official cause of death has not yet been released.
https://www.them.us/story/murry-foust-body-found-northern-kentucky-university
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Ilana Masad
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For my very first piece for
@bloomberg.com
, I wrote about reality TV, new books about it, and my theory that we are still watching it in the age of influencers because it's a fundementally social endeavor (gift link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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There Have Always Been Good Reasons to Watch Reality TV
Several new books argue that unscripted TV serves a social function: It helps us make sense of the world by constructing and deconstructing human drama.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-22/why-do-we-keep-watching-reality-tv-if-we-know-it-s-manufactured?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTQ5MTM3OSwiZXhwIjoxNzgwMDk2MTc5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURkZMMDdLSVVQVDUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwRTk5MkNGQURFRjU0OTc1QjkzNThCNEM1OTE1MTgwRiJ9.SDhHFzXCTOjltLOC5DQOW-61wqm_nRSOJQwHbLXudxA
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Lawsuit Challenging Idaho’s Bathroom Bill Dismissed After Student Plaintiff Dies by Suicide
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Lawsuit Challenging Idaho’s Bathroom Bill Dismissed After Student Plaintiff Dies by Suicide
The court offered “sincerest sympathies to Jane Doe’s family.”
https://www.them.us/story/idaho-bathroom-bill-plaintiff-suicide-graduation
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Rachel Holliday Smith
about 1 month ago
Ginger’s!
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Brooklyn’s Oldest Lesbian Bar Cancels “Majority” of Pride Month DJ Events Due to Noise Calls
The Park Slope neighborhood is currently undergoing “super-gentrification.”
https://www.them.us/story/gingers-lesbian-bar-pride-month-dj-events-noise-complaints
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I have some news for
@alamodrafthouse.bsky.social
about Val Kilmer’s role in Top Gun: Maverick.
about 1 month ago
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Slain Trans UW Student Identified as Juniper Blessing: “The Most Amazing Human Being”
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Slain Trans UW Student Identified as Juniper Blessing: “The Most Amazing Human Being”
The family of the 19-year-old atmospheric and earth sciences major released a statement on Thursday.
https://www.them.us/story/slain-trans-uw-student-identified-juniper-blessing-family-statement
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TJ Alexander (they/them)
about 2 months ago
Not extremely well known YET because it's not out until June but
@samanthaallen.bsky.social
's PUCK is going to be the nonbinary chaos Midsummer Night's Dream retelling of the summer
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🎶 It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
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Let Us Savor the Saltiest FCC Complaints About Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show
Many of the thousands of messages sent to the government agency complained about gay grinding.
https://www.them.us/story/bad-bunny-halftime-show-complaints-homophobic
about 2 months ago
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Ilana Masad
about 2 months ago
For
@electricliterature.com
, my co-editor and I spotlit eight fascinating and/or thoroughly enjoyable books about reality TV, including those by:
@emilynussbaum.bsky.social
,
@samanthaallen.bsky.social
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@lydiaetc.bsky.social
,
@djlindee.bsky.social
and more!
electricliterature.com/8-thought-pr...
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8 Thought-Provoking Books About Reality TV - Electric Literature
For these authors, reality TV is a genre full of rich texts that reflect our contemporary social and economic structure
https://electricliterature.com/8-thought-provoking-books-about-reality-tv/
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Denny Carter
about 2 months ago
me sleeping seven hours vs. me sleeping six hours and 42 minutes
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I have an essay in this and I would love if you bought it and then read my essay and then told me you liked it.
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
NEW: The Department of Education announced Monday it has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College over the school’s trans-inclusive acceptance policy. The investigation marks an escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict and regulate trans people in higher education.
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Department of Education Threatens to Pull Smith College’s Funding for Admitting Trans Women
The administration is threatening to take action that could strip the school of its single-sex status.
https://www.them.us/story/department-of-justice-investigation-smith-college-trans-women
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Mel Woods
about 2 months ago
There are a lot of positives to the current era of creator-led online writing (anyone can have a Substack and make money from it! Be your own boss!) but the deterioration of more traditional outlets and losing that guidance and mentorship piece is a huge loss for longterm quality and creativity.
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This story is so wild. I know Democratic primaries get heated but insisting that your trans opponent deadname herself (!) feels like one of those clear bright lines I’ve heard so much about.
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
NEW: In the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 2nd House District, former representative Frank Liberati filed a complaint alleging his opponent Joanna Whaley violated campaign law by not listing her deadname on her application for the ballot— even though Whaley has indeed legally changed her name.
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Michigan Dem Claims Trans Primary Opponent Violated Law by Not Running Under Deadname
The state legislature’s LGBTQ+ caucus called the move “weaponizing transphobia as an electoral tactic.”
https://them.visitlink.me/d-59IA
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about 2 months ago
In Defense of “Sock” Contrary to viral internet claims, nonbinary people still exist. But the jokes aren’t helping.
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In Defense of “Sock”
Contrary to viral internet claims, nonbinary people still exist. But the jokes aren’t helping.
https://www.them.us/story/nonbinary-memes-sock-jokes-discussion
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Close enough. Welcome back, Black Swan.
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Dermatologist’s new patient paperwork had a “sex assigned at birth” M/F checkbox, no other sex/gender field, and then a *preferred* pronouns fill-in. Baffling. Couldn’t tell whether it was just clunky or some kind of 301-level transphobia?
2 months ago
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Ilana Masad
2 months ago
If you live in Los Angeles, please join me and my coeditor and our incredible LA-based contributors for our launch party for the Bachelor anthology on May 6, 7pm, at The Hoxton in DTLA!
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I will never return to Twitter cadence for your sake and mine, but I would like to post on here slightly more often. Hello, I’m Samantha! You may know me as the author of the following four books, the last of which is available for pre-order, or as the managing editor of
@them.us
, a gay website. 👋
2 months ago
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Tim Heidecker Wants to Make Infowars the Premier Destination for Trans Comedy
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Tim Heidecker Wants to Make Infowars the Premier Destination for Trans Comedy
Post-Onion takeover, the comedian has big plans for the right-wing conspiracy website.
https://www.them.us/story/tim-heidecker-trans-comedy-the-onion-infowars
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The Onion
2 months ago
Commentary: You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored
https://theonion.com/you-cant-even-watch-a-movie-anymore-without-seeing-some-theme-explored/
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