Sylvie Althoff
@sylvie-althoff.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, jazz banjoist. Work appearing in Harper's Bazaar, Escape Pod, Lesbians in Space, Small Wonders, Solarpunk. “Trivial Matters” coming 2027 from Android Press. Say no to AI. Stay alive, stay free. 🏳️⚧️🚲🍃 https://www.sylviealthoff.com/writing
REMEMBER The guidance coming into effect today doesn't dictate what you're allowed to do as an individual. It for service providers and business owners. Do not cower in fear, do not reduce yourself, do not isolate, that is one of the intended effects.
Lovely event tonight at @ravenbookstore.bsky.social with Paige Lewis speaking about their novel Canon! Actionable takeaways include: don’t touch newts or frogs, and don’t make stacks of rocks (on account of potential newt-crushing consequences).
Relistening to Threedom again because everything is extremely fun aboard the ol’ mental health express
At the bookstore, I waved over a guy with an astronaut tattoo and a pride necklace. "I'm not your demographic," he said. "My book is about a female biker gang in space rescuing a gay prince," I said. "The sequel is about a sex-positive sexbot." "In space?" "In space." "I AM your demographic!"
The world isn't on fire because of Trans people. There isn't endless wars and genocide going on because of Trans people. You aren't having trouble paying for your groceries because of Trans people. The reason you don't have Universal Healthcare isn't because of Trans people. That's Cis people.
And the song of the summer is- yes, for the 34th year in a row, it's "Toxic Love" as sung by Tim Curry in Ferngully!
Ferngully Toxic Love HQ
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effed up transfeminine cool beans microbrew brain dump ...Hell with you, astrology, this is the real shit.
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 5d agoFind the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026
Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.
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After transitioning I started writing stories that get published and performing music for my community that makes people happy (most of all myself).
Hierophant Shelley B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛@shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 6d agoShare your trans joy so that others know it's possible.
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - JUNE 2026🏳️🌈 I round up over 40 works by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @mdmcd.com @redscribe.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @rukman.bsky.social @ernerker.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social & MORE!!!! www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...
Some Queer Short SFF - June 2026 | Charles Payseur
Hi all! I’m still a mess in general but the show continues, this month with works from June—and there are quite a few, thanks in large part
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If I could just mint a new tradition, it'd be this: When you turned 18, it'd be a rite of passage to declare your new name, and your childhood name normally became your middle name. And then any time as an adult that you want to make a symbolic new beginning you just take a new name.
Look what came in the mail! Many cheers for @reasie.bsky.social for including my story in this beautiful volume of terrible people falling in terrible love!
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN JUNE 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's May's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...
Some Queer Short SFF - May 2026 | Charles Payseur
Pride Month might be wrapping up for many people, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop paying attention to awesome queer short SFF. Now,
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Cried four times watching Hadestown. Says a lot about the incredible cast and direction of the filmed version, and also the four years of estrogen I’ve had since seeing the touring cast.
For the crime of using the restroom at her workplace (a public university) a friend of mine is being persecuted by both her employer and the online phobic mobs. Stand against this bullshit and help support Siobhán if you're able. gofund.me/ecee45379
Donate to Protect Siobhán from Discrimination, organized by Siobhan Kirchstein
Hello, everyone, my name is Siobhán, a 41-year-old trans woman who works as a c… Siobhan Kirchstein needs your support for Protect Siobhán from Discrimination
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📚 Our seventh novella series crowdfund is now live 📚 Boosts appreciated!
“Sinon’s story, to me, feels like a warning. Abandoning the trans community has a price. We aren’t a shame that can be buried forever. The pendulum will swing, and we have long memories.”
Alexander Chee@alexanderchee.bsky.social · 2w agoI didn’t really have any interest in seeing The Odyssey until I read this. open.substack.com/pub/flintdel...
Perpetual reminder that making fun of "bad" fat people means that "good" fat people are one infraction away from you being an asshole at them about their bodies and it is completely at your whim and mercy. It's not a good look.
I spoke with Howie Howard at Dat Fury Radio once more, this time about the struggles of playing music with other people. We touched on jam session etiquette, how bands are like marriages in (mostly) non-sexy ways, and how to navigate music-making with strangers and/or giant alien bugs.
1Q w Sylvie - Playing Music With Other People
Howie Howard of Mr. Furious Records, in collaboration with Datura Records, talks with guests and plays music from both labels' home base of Lawrence, Kansas and across the world.
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Cleared 40k in the draft of my first novel. Not the true first, but the first I'm going to finish, dammit. Certainly the first I'm going to show anybody.
With great sympathy to everyone who got a Jimothy tattoo during step 2 of this process.
Levi Phipps@likethejeans.bsky.social · 2w agoI cannot scream this loudly enough. Art, especially trans art, is transformative and gives us the vision to create a culture and a future worth living in. No revolution without joy is a revolution I want anything to do with.
Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧@charliejane.bsky.social · 2w agoThe good thing about our incredibly rancid culture war is that you can and should fight back (in part) by celebrating culture that you love. Especially culture that centers and uplifts marginalized people and rejects the miserable, joyless attitude that's at the heart of so much of our politics.
The person who brought in the Upskirting law is specifically accusing Rowling of breaking it.
No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck. Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special. "She probably doesn't mean me" I do.
sephirAmy@sephiramy.bsky.social · last yr.I've seen some vocally anti-AI people recently make an anti-AI post and be surprised there are still pro-AI people following them, and I can explain this; most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue! well, we do. so fuck off.
I’ve seen a lot of bad movies, weird movies, cult movies. Until today I’ve never seen anything like Forbidden Zone. Among many exceptionalities, this has to be the earliest (and only) film portrayal of the transfeminine pseudo-menstrual period I’ve ever seen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidd...
Forbidden Zone - Wikipedia
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Late to the party, but holy hell is this an incredible game. The kind of game that comes with freaky dreams and poor sleep until I can finish the dang thing.
Outer Wilds - Wikipedia
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Heartbreaking discoveries in watching professional women’s sports: Dippin’ Dots is now just sold as “ice cream” (presumably of the present).