September 2022, Riveresque Cafe, Leeds. Bacon, sausage, egg, black pudding: photographed before the HP Sauce went on. Try to ban this and I'll be taking up arms.

Capt'n Amy, the Girl with the Sun in her Eyes@captnamy.bsky.social · 19h ago

My fav part of social media is getting folks all riled up about foodstuffs. Like: microwave tea Or: cheese toasties vs grilled cheese sandwiches And Blood Pudding should be banned. Or: beans on toast???? Why

Gonna need someone who studies history to weigh in on whether they have always been Senators this stupid, or whether this is a recent development.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 16h ago

Tommy Tuberville: Many airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers are part of the furry community. It's terrifying.

7+ years, from "oh god I'm out in public, hope no-one looks at me" to "proudly and fiercely OUT in public". If Id been told 10 years ago, at 54, that a decade later I'd look like this - and more importantly I'd feel like this - I'd assume they'd been drinking. It's NEVER too late. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Hannah Who@notablyuncool.bsky.social · 23h ago

To all the late transitioners: You didn't just change your own lives. You expanded the horizon of possibilities for everyone witnessing your journey. Thank you for being the role models we so desperately need and are so lucky to have.

Autumn, all of a sudden. First commute in a jacket for a while, first outing for the trans Stegosaurus. Soundtrack: John Coltrane Quartet - Impressions. He would have been 100 this year, and I must have listened to versions of this 100 times. As graceful and powerful as ever.

My mother grew up in Nazi Germany. Her family was safe only because they had the officially stamped up Aryan passport that proved their lineage back over several centuries. I will not *ever* take lectures from "patriots" about who does and doesn't "belong" within the borders of a nation state.

Dreamliner Ontario@mostlyharmless.northsky.social · 2d ago

The RNLI is the very best of us. That’s a concept the Nazi thugs will never understand.

90 next week! An absolutely amazing (and still growing) body of work. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...

‘Good music is good music, and most music is not!’ As he hits 90, master minimalist Steve Reich looks back

At 14, he heard Stravinsky and resolved to be a composer. As Reich approaches his 10th decade, the man revered by the likes of David Bowie reflects on a life that changed the soundtrack of modern livi...

theguardian.com

"Can you give an example of liberals throwing trans people under the bus?" is the new "When has Joanne Rowling ever been transphobic?" Neither is asked in good faith.

Bookmarking this and wheeling it out like a note from my mum whenever I get in trouble.

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 3d ago

so yeah it’s fucked but it’s actually not the British’ fault

Moist. Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit with @scarlettaddams.bsky.social. Proper football weather.

The current version of The Trans Debate is "how many rights can we take away from the trannies before centrist cishets will feel mildly uncomfortable at brunch?" It's looking increasingly like "all of them."

samantha@commiesamantha.bsky.social · 4d ago

first they came for the trannies and i said "i'm a utilitarian, i'm doing harm reduction by keeping quiet and saying nothing"

#Caturday Post-breakfast nap

Beginning Chicago version feasibility study...

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧@charliejane.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl is happening TOMORROW. This is going to be a fantastic, joyful exploration of a bunch of local queer and indie bookstores. And there will be CHOCOLATE. I really hope you can join us.

I've been having similar thoughts lately. I find myself wondering how many Dems have decided that a blue wave is coming, they're confident of winning, and they can stop pretending to support our rights. I don't think it's true of all the freshly-out Dem transphobes, but it's probably true of some.

Julia Serano@juliaserano.bsky.social · 6d ago

...given that right-wing political orgs are acknowledging that anti-trans ads have limited effect, it just seems like the Dems who have recently taken up anti-trans positions are doing so because in their hearts they are opposed to trans ppl existing & having equal rights bsky.app/profile/erin...

The Pope meets the ambassador from the planet Tython.

Elle@elleisanisland.bsky.social · 6d ago

Pope Leo XIV has been gifted a massive green orb and honestly not now massive green orb

'Changing Gender' in a Time of Backlash. Talking to Susan Stryker about what this moment means for trans people and self-definition. www.kqed.org/forum/2... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

'Changing Gender' in a Time of Backlash | KQED

We talk to Susan Stryker about what this moment means for trans people and self-definition.

kqed.org

Night shift repost: I am doing a study on the experiences of trans college students and I need your help! If you are Trans/NB/expansive, over 18, and are enrolled in college/grad/trade school within the last year, please complete the survey linked below. It’s anonymous, and takes like 5 minutes.

College Experiences of Transgender Students

Researchers at Lehigh Carbon Community College are working on a research study about gender expansive college students' experience in college amid the changing landscape of inclusion policies. This i...

docs.google.com

Another one. #DontVoteBlueIfTheyHateTransPeople

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 7d ago

Holy shit. Marcy Kaptur becomes the latest Dem to release an anti-trans ad, and its worse than all the rest combined. "I voted WITH Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of schools, and let me be clear, boys should NOT play in girls sports." This is getting out of control.

New cat just dropped.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 7d ago

The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.

First flannel shirt day of the season. Looking even more like the Blue-Haired Lesbian from Central Casting than usual.

Shout out to the student journalists at The Daily Iowan for reporting on the travesty that is Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom. With quotes from me dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...

Uncertainty in leadership, curriculum surrounds UI Center for Intellectual Freedom

In the barren walls of his Calvin Hall office, where the Center for Intellectual Freedom resides, interim director and University of Iowa economics professor Luciano de Castro shuffles a stack of pape...

dailyiowan.com

It wasn't perfect by any means, but I preferred it here when it was QueerSky, not MediocreCentreRightBroSky.

Hierophant Shelley B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛@shelleybwoke.bsky.social · last wk.

Weird how they're talking now about a "toxicity score" after all the Democratic candidates went full transphobic bigot and the "dogpile" policy was announced.

4'33" (Taylor's Version)

In which @nicholehiltz.bsky.social wins the internet:

Shatner's wig?

☀️ Starshine@starshine.bsky.social · last wk.

[discourse voice] what’s the best conservative work of art

In the spirit of this excellent thread: Chicago's a better place than many, but going to vote in person while trans can still be stressful, especially for the recently out. If you're local and would like someone to go with you, let me know.💜🏳️‍⚧️

Crip Dyke@cripdyke.bsky.social · last wk.

REMINDER: Voting While Trans has put trans people at risk for decades, and things have only gotten worse since new ID laws and voter purges have become common. If you want trans ppl to vote, and esp for a Dem whose positions are discouraging trans votes... ...you should DO SOMETHING.

If the police ask me about my "sex" and my "trans status", I'm likely to tell them to "piss off". Pissing off would be voluntary.

Scottish Trans@scottishtrans.bsky.social · last wk.

As of May 2026, Police Scotland now ask every person who reports or witnesses a crime for data about their “sex” and their “trans status”. These questions are voluntary - you are not legally required to disclose your sex or your trans status to the police when reporting or witnessing a crime.

[vicar voice] Oh good heavens, dearie me [/vicar voice]

Abra / Jessica Conwell, Serious Author™ 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼@pairofclaws.bsky.social · last wk.

You think you can make me cringe? I once ran sound for a funeral for an 83 y/o man who had sang bass in a choir and therefore the middle-aged pastor officiating it decided to theme his entire homily around the song "All About That Bass" and at one point sang the chorus as "all about that GRACE."

You think you can make me cringe? I once ran sound for a funeral for an 83 y/o man who had sang bass in a choir and therefore the middle-aged pastor officiating it decided to theme his entire homily around the song "All About That Bass" and at one point sang the chorus as "all about that GRACE."

Up and at 'em, cuties! Happy Monday! Four days of commuting this week - haven't had many weeks like this since the pandemic. Soundtrack: Stray Voltage #411 - solo electronics bu my favorite musician of all time, the incomparable Sun Ra.