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Carissa Grace

@ratastrophysics

DVM, Tennis, Star Trek, motorcycles, space, cooking. she/her. Trans. Lesbian. Panromantic for kind people. πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Celebrating successes of women.

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The "let men be feminine" line is such bullshit. Anyone who doesn't conform to the gender roles assigned to them at birth are punished for going outside the established binary. Y'all don't want "feminine men," but will lyingly say so since anything is preferable to the existence of transfemmes.

11.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I operate from a foundational belief validated by the world all around me that β€œwokeness” if you will (as we always meant it before you perverted it with appropriation) is normative in the Black community to a far greater degree than among whites. Including the Black sell outs & corporate people.

10.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

This video speaks to what most women know to be true.

β€œAll men”….
It’s a system built specifically for them.

#WomensHistoryMonth

10.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 552 πŸ” 264 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 13
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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8 things employers can do to better support women this International Women’s Day To mark International Women's Day, we share eight things workplaces should do to ensure that they are supporting their female colleagues

8 things employers can do to better support women at work this International Women’s Day https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/06/international-womens-day-women-workplace-support/?utm_content=1773120000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

10.03.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ChloΓ© Herbiet of Belgium wins the Gate River Run in 47:58. Fiona O'Keeffe is second (48:22) and she just beats the first man across the line.

FWIW, because they were out front, the women got a lot more coverage than the men for once.

07.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A color outdoor portrait of American bacterial geneticist Evelyn Witkin in her later years, standing in a sun-dappled garden or courtyard setting with green foliage and a brick building in the soft-focus background. She is an elderly woman with fair skin, short wavy white hair, gentle smile lines, and warm, thoughtful eyes gazing directly at the camera with a kind, serene expression. She wears a white button-up blouse with subtle textured patterns, small earrings, and a distinctive beaded necklace featuring dark and light beads. A small silver dragonfly brooch is pinned to the left side of her blouse, symbolizing her pioneering work on DNA damage repair (often likened to cellular "rescue" mechanisms). The natural daylight softly illuminates her face, highlighting her dignified and approachable presence as a trailblazing scientist and a Lasker Award and National Medal of Science recipient. The overall mood is one of quiet wisdom, resilience, and quiet celebration of a long, impactful career in #WomenInScience. #WomensHistoryMonth

A color outdoor portrait of American bacterial geneticist Evelyn Witkin in her later years, standing in a sun-dappled garden or courtyard setting with green foliage and a brick building in the soft-focus background. She is an elderly woman with fair skin, short wavy white hair, gentle smile lines, and warm, thoughtful eyes gazing directly at the camera with a kind, serene expression. She wears a white button-up blouse with subtle textured patterns, small earrings, and a distinctive beaded necklace featuring dark and light beads. A small silver dragonfly brooch is pinned to the left side of her blouse, symbolizing her pioneering work on DNA damage repair (often likened to cellular "rescue" mechanisms). The natural daylight softly illuminates her face, highlighting her dignified and approachable presence as a trailblazing scientist and a Lasker Award and National Medal of Science recipient. The overall mood is one of quiet wisdom, resilience, and quiet celebration of a long, impactful career in #WomenInScience. #WomensHistoryMonth

Geneticist Evelyn Witkin (b. #OTD 1921) pioneered work on DNA damage repair & mutagenesis.

Her discovery of the SOS response revealed how cells actively respond to genetic threats, laying foundations for insights into cancer, aging, radiation effects & chemotherapy resistance. #WomenInSTEM #WHM

09.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 561 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

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Marcy, enjoying the spring sun while walking into work. Light makeup with winged eyeliner, green Merrill quarter zip over beige scrub top.

Marcy, enjoying the spring sun while walking into work. Light makeup with winged eyeliner, green Merrill quarter zip over beige scrub top.

Hot girl spring?

09.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oleksandra Kononova became the champion of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in the women’s standing sprint race. During the award ceremony, the 35-year-old could not hold back her emotions.

It is Kononova’s 1st Paralympic biathlon gold medal in 12 years.

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How to Be a Trans Ally Without Making It Weird
How to Be a Trans Ally Without Making It Weird Good intentions, it turns out, are not the same thing as good allyship β€” and sometimes they can actually make things worse. In this season finale, diversity consultant Davey Shlasko breaks down the unconscious assumptions that make pronouns harder than they should be, why trying harder often backfir

How to Be a Trans Ally Without Making It Weird (video)

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

08.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Cover of "Picture an Astronomer: Best Practices for Retaining Talent in Astrophysics", which features an illustration of a 19-year-old Vera Rubin looking through a telescope over a backdrop of a first light image of spiral galaxies from the Rubin Observatory.

Cover of "Picture an Astronomer: Best Practices for Retaining Talent in Astrophysics", which features an illustration of a 19-year-old Vera Rubin looking through a telescope over a backdrop of a first light image of spiral galaxies from the Rubin Observatory.

Happy International Women's Day!

Perfect time for me to (re)share our white paper on increasing the retention of women in professional astrophysics (really full of suggestions that broaden participation in academic science in general).

arxiv.org/abs/2512.24465

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08.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

The reason I fight so hard for trans kids is because I was a trans kid myself. I knew who I was in the year 2000, 12 years old, behind my computer, using the name Erin. I wanted puberty blockers so badly. My body shifted and changed in horrifying ways that I suffered for 15 years over.

08.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 3133 πŸ” 438 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 27

Sometimes I really struggle with being trans, but I try to remind myself that the only thing keeping me from being proud of my trans-ness is a society too scared to let me spread my wings.

08.03.2026 06:28 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Abigail schΓΌtzt ganzes Korallenriff

Abigail schΓΌtzt ganzes Korallenriff

Weltweit engagieren sich Frauen fΓΌr Umwelt-, Natur- & Artenschutz – oft in Bereichen, die noch immer von MΓ€nnern dominiert werden. Eine von ihnen ist Abigail. Als RiffwΓ€chterin in Belize schΓΌtzt sie das Mesoamerikanische Korallenriff – unterstΓΌtzt vom @blueactionfund.org. www.wwf.de/themen-proje...

08.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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#WomensHistoryMonth
#InternationalWomensDay

In case you didn't know
OH....BTW....
YOU came from a woman !!

08.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 472 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 14
Amber

Amber

Lesbians rule

08.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’ͺπŸ‘Š

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teewatterss on Threads:
β€œlosing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollar”

teewatterss on Threads: β€œlosing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollar”

10/10 take. no notes

08.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 10287 πŸ” 2257 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 31

Happy Women's Day to me because fuck you I'm a woman

08.03.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

Can you imagine saying this to literally any other minority?

07.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy International Women's Day!

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

Check out our website
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08.03.2026 06:36 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gray and white Lily cat precariously laying curled up covering her eyes from the light on top center section of a sofa. Above is the bottom shelf display of dome of my rock collection.

Gray and white Lily cat precariously laying curled up covering her eyes from the light on top center section of a sofa. Above is the bottom shelf display of dome of my rock collection.

Cat ur day by defying gravity.

08.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 2126 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 5
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Utah deserves its own Dinosaur Documentary. No other place in the world has such a continuous record in one place intersperced with spectacular National Parks and Monuments. @scinews.bsky.social @netflix.com @altnps.bsky.social @whydinosaurs.bsky.social @agu.org @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social

08.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

I thought it sounded pretty and happy. And that’s what I wanted to be.

08.03.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

same for me, Marcy!

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a girl standing in front of a vending machine that says megm Alt: a girl standing in front of a vending machine that says megm

When you get something in the mail with your Deadname on it

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