Trans and queer writers review thirteen essential queer books (that weren’t covered by the New York Times Book Review during Pamela Paul’s reign).
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Trans and queer writers review thirteen essential queer books (that weren’t covered by the New York Times Book Review during Pamela Paul’s reign).
In case you missed it.
The Lemkin Institute has issued a *THIRD* trans genocide warning, noting the next stage is widespread containment - and this was before the 4th Circuit ruled today that states can essentially do whatever they want to make trans people "appreciate their sex".
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
under-loved trans rights readathon recs poetry: world voices edition There are five book cover images below the title: Everything Thaws by R.B. Lemberg Zom-Fam by Kama la Mackerel Desecrated Poppies by Yaffa Wain by Rachel Plummer The Good Arabs by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
I made a ListChallenges list of 100 trans books I love, and 86 people have taken it! I love diving through the stats of everyone's responses, and decided to make some recs from the books that almost no one has read.
#TransRightsReadathon
Today's post:
Poetry: World Voices edition!
A screenshot of tRaum Books' Itch Io landing page. The ebooks are all discounted at 50% off, until the end of March.
It's Read an eBook March, so we've got all of our ebooks on sale--or buy them all in a big ol' bundle and get them all! <3
This sale will go on until the end of March~~ 📚👀📚
traumbooks.itch.io
Layered walkways and thrust platforms in the school design from the Adolescence of Utena film.
More of the same.
Walkways crossing the shot diagonally.
Utena looks up at the architecture towering over her, culminating in Anthy's rose garden platform.
collect S-K-A-T-E
We have only 61 stories submitted for WHAT ELEGANT STARS so far. I suppose a lot of folks will submit in the last month, but that still seems low. Though the theme is more specific than some previous ones, so folks are less likely to have anything ready to go.
www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
I was in Tehran this time last year. I want you to see how beautiful my city is. I want you to see the city the US/Israel is trying to wipe off the face of the earth
Latest attacks in Lebanon leave nearly 400 dead as two Israeli soldiers killed
Maybe the most impressive headline distortionism I've ever seen
The Trans Rights Readathon is back for 2026!
From books about trans elders to comics about trans joy, genderqueer fantasy and non-binary memoirs, here are a few suggestions of trans books to help you get started on your reading journey this Trans Rights Readathon!
#trr26 #transrightsreadathon
Former LA Times managing editor @sarayasin.bsky.social launches The Key, a new publication about Palestine that will be "a home for journalists who have had their stories spiked in mainstream outlets."
Her opening essay is worth every second of your time: www.thekeymagazine.com/p/western-jo...
A noir-toned background image of a rainy city skyscape, birds flying with a backdrop of smeared neon lights, with a detective standing on a rooftop in long coat and hat with one arm raised. Right-justified text on the image reads "open call for novellas, opens: 4.01.26, closes: 4.30.26." The Ruadán Books logo is centered above the text.
We're opening to novella manuscripts on 4/1/26! We're looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, & dark speculative fiction—if you've got a complete novella (25k-40k words) that fits, we want to hear from you.
Submission guidelines coming soon: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs
#WriterSky #AuthorSky
Please help Mohammed's family survive Israel's genocide, which has left them homeless, sick, & starving:
imagine there are simply too many dopey flightless parrots walking around the sidewalks like penguins and fucking amongst the berry bushes. a beautiful world
Mind you these workers are specifically Kenyan workers who are made to view and annotate the absolute worst things created by man and machine for extremely low pay and absolutely no support or care from Meta for the trauma they endure every day at work
We need help. My husband drives delivery for a bakery and their truck broke. He's gotten no work shifts for 7 days because the bakery's mechanic is super behind due to understaffing because people are calling out sick. We're going to be $685 short on rent because of this.
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“The real enemy of my people is here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality.” —Muhammad Ali on refusing to fight in Vietnam
No to War, No to Empire: An Anti-Imperialist Reading List
I would like to remind people that AI has already been used to kill people
OpenAI and Microsoft supplied Israel with AI models to track and kill people in Gaza which led to increased civilian deaths
apnews.com/article/isra...
hey buds
this promotion ends today
we'd love it if you could pick up a BOOK ON SALE
then read it and love it
links in the quoted tweet if you're interested...
From left to right: Abi Stevens's FF#24 cover (a psychedelic and colourful space whale dwarfing an observatory, amidst planets and a rocketship), Nickolej Villiger's FF#25 cover (featuring comic-book style art of 9 different scenes from the issue's stories), and Evelyne Park's FF#26 cover (a painting of a woman's face surrounded by shards of glass and fragments of a noh mask, all containing different eyes).
For awards season, I'd like to take a moment to hype FF's 2025 cover artists. FF's cover art is commissioned, based on stories from each issue, and @abistevensart.bsky.social @almosthomefree.bsky.social and @evelynepark.bsky.social did an incredible job of bringing these stories to life!
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I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img
acefoundationict.org
House Republicans have just introduced a bill that would result in a NATIONWIDE book ban. Oh, the bill is also specifically transphobic. Contact your House Rep and ask them to publicly oppose this legislation. A few more thoughts in the thread about this action. bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...
If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.
tcpipeline.org
Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix
An illustration of a Black little girl walking through a field of yellow-purple grass, towards a yellow light. At the top of the image reads: “augur + tales & feathers” in white text. Below it reads: “Black Words & Worlds.” in white text. In the middle of the image is a spread of the covers of Augur Issue 8.1, Augur Issue 8.2, Augur Issue 8.3, Tales & Feathers Volume 3, and a cellphone with an illustration of murmurstations podcast. Underneath reads: “Celebrating voices, art, and stories during Black History Month and every month” in white text. There is a yellow arrow pointing right below. At the bottom of the image is a white border with the Augur logo.
For Black History Month, we’re showcasing Black creators’ stories, voices, & illustrations! 🌟📚
From the light-hearted to the heart-wrenching to the deeply mysterious, these creators' imaginations captured our team's hearts.
Scroll down to see their work! ⬇️
keep seeing people talking about Hugo and Nebula nominations which means it is my professional duty to remind you that nominations for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize open on SUNDAY
I can assure everyone that at TTL we love dogs, as can be seen in @czwrites.bsky.social story in Issue 10, The Care And Training Of Hellhounds translunartravelerslounge.com/2024/02/15/t...
Dash, a small white dog in green boos and a red sweater. He was a very good boy
The hellhound inspiration:
