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are you a GAY PERSON IN MY PHONE who writes about TECH, VIDEO GAMES, MEMES, MISSING VINE, or (most importantly) HATING AI?
you have until this sunday to submit to the MOTHERBOARD anthology by @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social. we would love to read your work!!
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It is very appalling and sometimes quite frightening to see how trans-exclusionary feminists have allied with rightwing attacks on gender. The anti-gender ideology movement is not opposing a specific account of gender, but seeking to eradicate "gender" as a concept or discourse, a field of study, an approach to social power. Sometimes they claim that "sex" alone has scientific standing, but other times they appeal to divine mandates for masculine domination and difference. They don't seem to mind contradicting themselves. The Terfs (trans exclusionary radical feminists) and the so-called gender critical writers have also rejected the important work in feminist philosophy of science showing how culture and nature interact (such as Karen Barad, Donna Haraway, EM Hammonds or Anne Fausto-Sterling) in favor of a regressive and spurious form of biological essentialism. So they will not be part of the coalition that seeks to fight the anti-gender movement. The anti-gender ideology is one of the dominant strains of fascism in our times. So the Terfs will not be part of the contemporary struggle against fascism, one that requires a coalition guided by struggles against racism, nationalism, xenophobia and carceral violence, one that is mindful of the high rates of femicide throughout the world, which include high rates of attacks on trans and genderqueer people. The anti-gender movement circulates a spectre of "gender" as a force of destruction, but they never actually read any works in gender studies. Quick and fearful conclusions take the place of considered judgments. Yes, some work on gender is difficult and not everyone can read it, so we have to do better in reaching a broader public. As important as it is, however, to make complex concepts available to a popular audience, it is equally important to encourage intellectual inquiry as part of public life. Unfortunately, we are living in anti-intellectual times, and neo-fascism is becoming more normalized.
The section that the Guardian censored…
By Prof Judith Butler
Bridget Philipson will probably say some nasty stuff about trans people today and pretend it’s dignified and respectful so instead of watching that you could instead buy Arthur’s book and make him happy
An LLM is nothing like a sewing machine, and only a dickhead who devalues textiles could even come up with that.
Every single garment is handmade, from the cutting up. We have been attempting to automate for literally a century. It’s not happening. Circular knits are about the pinnacle.
Earth
Okay. This is a much better quality from NASA's site of Earth.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Check out the new website for the Library Freedom Journal, published by the folks at the Library Freedom Project. journal.libraryfreedom.org
They're looking for submissions for articles, reviews, hot takes, zines, & artwork focused on privacy, intellectual freedom, information democracy, & more! 📚
On a more positive note, and this is not an exhaustive list, but please do follow, read, and support our friends at places like @wearequeeraf.com, @attitudemag.bsky.social, @divamag.bsky.social and other UK queer media that provide good public interest journalism for our community.
pink news has been a rag for ages but it’s still a shame to see how far it’s slipped
The time has come for us, as an organisation, to boycott @pinknews.bsky.social.
Despite reservations about the company, we have sometimes worked with queer and trans reporters there to tell stories we thought were important for our community - the same as other outlets.
That ends today. Why?
It's been a decade and I'm still amused that being trans comes with its own secular holiday calendar.
Apply to be Chair of @ciliplgbtq.bsky.social - it's been a brilliant opportunity for me, and maybe it could be for you too!
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this is extremely specific but can anyone rec some good documentaries or books about either coal mining in the 19th c or the lives of nuns in the 15th c (both in britain)
Librarians ARE still needed (in fact, are even more essential today, than they've ever been).
The British Fantasy Society, Dominic Berry, Elizabeth Hopkinson, Rachel Handley, Alex Penland, 7 pm: Open Mic, 5 min slots for poetry or stories, 8 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A. 22nd April.
Come join me for a @britfantasysoc.bsky.social event on April 22nd at Social Refuge in Manchester at 7 pm!
Me and some fabulous authors will be reading our work, chatting about writing, AND there will be an open mic!
Tickets & Info: www.socialrefuge.com/event-detail...
Reposts are appreciated! ✍️
We have heard this consultation may have had a strong transphobic response. It looks like they've tried to slip it through without trans input. It needs to be in by 02 APR, so almost time up. We haven't been able to put a guide for this one due to the short notice.
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ind...
i’m not too worried about this rn as i can’t imagine the government successfully and competently rolling out a national ID within the next decade
Are you taking part in the Trans Rights Readathon?
In support of Trans Day of Visibility (March 31st) it calls on readers to celebrate books written by trans & nonbinary authors.
Our recommendation is 'Before Gender by @elierlick.bsky.social.
Available from all good bookstores & online now.
ICYMI! New online horror course w/ @bronteschiltz.bsky.social starting in May!👀✍️
🎟️A limited number of discounted places available for underrepresented writers & those on low income!
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Image shows a person with blonde hair tied up in a scarf with a pink and blue necklace that reads "I'm registered to vote". Text reads: Register to vote by 20 April. It's quick and easy. The electoral Commission.
Your vote really does matter.
Local elections are taking place in some parts of England on 7 May. Register before the deadline on 20 April: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Make sure you've got an approved form of voter ID or register for a postal or proxy vote. www.transactual.org.uk/vote
We've got a great programme, we've got tickets, now we need you!
Tickets and bursary applications now available for #CALC26, taking place online from Tuesday 12th-Thursday 14th May. Hope you can join us!
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Latest @nlisn.bsky.social (monthly) newsletter is out! If you want to know what NLISN has been getting up to, please take a look...
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who designs the tifos? couldn’t see information about the artist on the website and it would be good to shout them out!
Happy Birthday to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and a massive thank you to her for inventing rock and roll
She was born on March 20th, 1915
The librarian in this case - curating work by queer, global majority, feminist, and neurodivergent authors - was no doubt beloved by the teens she supported. The bullying and censorship from school managers (some definite parallels with HE…) is chilling. She and the students deserve better
absolutely horrendous situation. i can’t imagine what the librarian is experiencing
Same again, but with loads of text above and below the image – too much to fit here, but summarised in the following post
I think that’s actually a composite image, because the original looks like this www.newspapers.com/article/lawr...
Telegraph article ‘Abortion "pills by post" must be banned, peers have said. A group of female peers - including Baroness Falkner, the former chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Baroness Davies, the Olympic medal-winning swimmer - are seeking a change in the law to end the controversial Covid-era scheme.
What are the main amendments? Nine amendments have been laid on abortion so far, including proposals to have a police investigation of every girl under 16 who accesses a legal abortion and a proposal for the first new abortion offence in nearly 100 years. The key amendments are two broadly pro-choice and two broadly anti-abortion proposals. Source: Guardian
🧵Some Lords are busy trying to wreck abortion decriminalisation. An amendment to report every girl under 16 who has a legal abortion to the POLICE and Sharron Davies wants to ban telemedicine that allows early abortions to happen at home in privacy
Almost half of library staff axed during austerity- a new report from @unison.org.uk finds.
Unison’s 'Closing Chapters' report exposes the impact of austerity on council libraries: www.ier.org.uk/news/almost-...
Happy Big Dan Burn Day to all who celebrate
