Rien Gray
@riengray.bsky.social
Agender Intersex Butch | Author of F/F and F/NBi romance, fantasy, & horror | They/Them | 2026: GALEAS THE KEEN | #sapphicromance #lesfic https://riengray.shop/ https://riengray.itch.io/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rien-Gray/author/B091NLB554
can you guys retire "the right wing / chuds don't know what to do with trans men and forget they exist and will be So Confused by them!!!!" already. they are fully aware trans men exist and the thing they do to trans men is violently abuse and murder them
SOME GOOD NEWS! continue to contact your reps re: KOSA and the KIDS Act, but also give yourself a pat on the back if you called! Your voice mattered!
Free Speech Coalition@fsc.bsky.social · 4h agoSCREEN Act, which would have required mandatory age-verification for sites (like this) that allow "material harmful to minors" failed to pass out of committee after thousands and thousands of people called their Senators. More work ahead!
Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 16h agoSpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
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For your consideration: huge scary muzzled butch and her beautiful femme domme holding her leash
What can you do? CALL. WRITE. SCREAM. The bill is up for a vote THIS WEDNESDAY. Call your Senator. Dem. Republican. Whomever. Right now, it's a solid R bill, but they're looking for Dems to take it across the finish line. Let them know how badly it stinks. www.defendonlineprivacy.com/screen/
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Breaking out the scalpel to do some short story edits this week.
It probably feels good as hell to yell "ENOUGH!" and transition into the final phase of your fight.
I'm sure it's news to no one, but Between Two Fires was a very good read.
And for the really bad news? They've put a target on VPNs. Sites are required to identify (and age-verify) any US citizen, regardless of whether they're using a VPN. In fact, the default is to get the ID and biometrics of EVERYONE unless you can somehow prove their not a US citizen.
Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · 2d ago"VPNs are a privacy and security tool used by millions of internet users every day, and their use should not be treated as suspect. It is particularly galling that the SCREEN Act forces users who intentionally take steps to protect their privacy to identify themselves."
fascists will be like The Noble Wisdom of our Ancient Past but then you'll open an actual book and the noble wisdom will be "snakes flee at the sound of the mandolin because they have no spleen, the organ of lust" and "electrum makes you gay"
Our Face-Snaked Queen still standing after the battle with Mehrunes Dagon
DO IT THIS IS MY FAVORITE IF YOU DON'T WIN IT BUY IT I PROMISE YOU IT'S SO FUN the giggles I giggled and the way I kicked my feet 🥰😍
Rien Gray@riengray.bsky.social · 2d agoIf you want to win a copy of my butch biker werewolf romance Her Wolf in the Wild, there's a giveaway happening over at IHS today! iheartsapphfic.com/2026/08/03/2...
reminder that I'm looking for character design work! DM me or email me via my bio. I also have an e-book out which you can also find in my bio, only 4 bucks!
If you want to win a copy of my butch biker werewolf romance Her Wolf in the Wild, there's a giveaway happening over at IHS today! iheartsapphfic.com/2026/08/03/2...
I really like how artist François Miville-Deschênes portrays nature.
For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why
🔥I’ve been summoned🔥 If you’re looking for ✨cosmic yuri✨ with whatever the hell this vibe is, Name Her Holy might be the book for you 🏳️🌈🫡 the-hallowed.carrd.co
Ian Haramaki 🏳️⚧️✨ @ Megaplex C9@cometkins.bsky.social · 3d agoHow about we get a Yuri promo day going today? If you’ve got Yuri tell people about it and where to buy it! #WritingPrompt
So they're remaking The Thomas Crown Affair, and while I think MBJ is a fine pick for the lead role, its first trailer feels very... Bond-style action movie and not a romantic heist film. His love interest doesn't show up until 3/4s of the way in? I'm hoping future trailers show that dynamic more.
Some great new reaction images to use when people are obtuse on BlueSky.
Officially certified as an open water diver!
Rien Gray@riengray.bsky.social · 4d agoTwo dives done and two more tomorrow 🌊
The TOS being so strict that they control you offsite is the problem; sites like Patreon and Kofi have offsite clauses too. The social criminalization of the suggestion that somewhere you might be doing nsfw is a problem. It's branding a person as obscene and we need consumers to stand up for us
Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 5d agoa bunch of popular ASMR artists lost their channels forever this week, after YouTube cited them for violating terms against "sexually gratifying" content: www.404media.co/youtube-asmr...
Now that the newsletter people got to see it first, presenting the official OUR CRIMSON CAGE art that will come with every signed pre-order of the book I'm fucking obsessed with the everything Artist: @exaltxix.bsky.social Pre-order link: ladz-merch.square.site/product/-pre...