Angel Hellyer
@angelhellyer.bsky.social
Canberra-based author & comms specialist
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🌐 www.angelhellyer.com
Novel: tinyurl.com/JustHumanBook
They/them 🏳️🌈
🌐 www.angelhellyer.com
Novel: tinyurl.com/JustHumanBook
Starting a new job for an NFP that advocates for queer rights on Trans Day of Rememberance. Feels very fitting.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Starting a new job for an NFP that advocates for queer rights on Trans Day of Rememberance. Feels very fitting.
TIL that Denzel Washington's mother owned a hairdressing salon with a drag queen who performed with Dorian Corey.
Episode 2 of Season 9 profiles Dorian Corey. One of Paris Is Burning's most quotable characters, Corey's life helps us explore the history of drag from balls for enslaved people in the 1870s to today. And when she died, friends found a mummified body in her closet. badgayspod.com/episode-arch...
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TIL that Denzel Washington's mother owned a hairdressing salon with a drag queen who performed with Dorian Corey.
When you follow world politics and are also a nerd, headlines about 'MTG' and Trump can be very confusing.
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
When you follow world politics and are also a nerd, headlines about 'MTG' and Trump can be very confusing.
I am such a nerd. I noticed the product codes written towards the bottom of these bottles in my hotel bathroom, and my next thought was: 'Ahhh, so that's why I couldn't find any moisturiser'.
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I am such a nerd. I noticed the product codes written towards the bottom of these bottles in my hotel bathroom, and my next thought was: 'Ahhh, so that's why I couldn't find any moisturiser'.
I've been reflecting on poor luck in dating & how rarely I get hit on. Some people have called me intimidating, which I find ironic & hilarious.
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I've been reflecting on poor luck in dating & how rarely I get hit on. Some people have called me intimidating, which I find ironic & hilarious.
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
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Turns out the real threat to women and children were the Republicans in charge. They scapegoated trans people to deflect from their own sex crimes against women and children.
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Turns out the real threat to women and children were the Republicans in charge. They scapegoated trans people to deflect from their own sex crimes against women and children.
I don't agree with capital punishment, but certainly more serious ramifications. Especially in cases where this hurts people, like wage theft.
one thing we need to do as a society is treat all fraud or theft over $100 million or so as a potential capital crime, with the possibility of execution for offenders.
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I don't agree with capital punishment, but certainly more serious ramifications. Especially in cases where this hurts people, like wage theft.
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"Leftists are the real fascists!"
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Leftists are the real fascists!"
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I love seeing a shred of accountability for Trump as much as anyone, but it's pretty striking that most people are prepared to believe a man who's a convicted serial rapist-sex trafficker and NOT ALL THESE WOMEN katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
katemanne.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I love seeing a shred of accountability for Trump as much as anyone, but it's pretty striking that most people are prepared to believe a man who's a convicted serial rapist-sex trafficker and NOT ALL THESE WOMEN katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
Fucking morons.
Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target
The decision brings the party closer to the Nationals, which ditched its support for the target earlier this month amid internal turmoil over the Coalition's policy.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Fucking morons.
"It is a rare thing for a government to admit it was wrong — rarer still to commit, in plain words and enduring actions, to making it right. Yet that is what this moment asks."
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people becomes law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"It is a rare thing for a government to admit it was wrong — rarer still to commit, in plain words and enduring actions, to making it right. Yet that is what this moment asks."
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
Today marks 10 years since I legally removed a superfluous 'a' from my birth name.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today marks 10 years since I legally removed a superfluous 'a' from my birth name.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.
Reading The Invisible Doctrine by Monbiot & Hutchison and there are just so many great references and conclusions. But tonight, this one stood out to me.
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reading The Invisible Doctrine by Monbiot & Hutchison and there are just so many great references and conclusions. But tonight, this one stood out to me.
Unpaywalled link: web.archive.org/web/20251108...
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Unpaywalled link: web.archive.org/web/20251108...
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Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
Well, this is mildly terrifying in my city.
Canberra 'wannabe terrorist' behind bars over plans to attack protesters
A 17-year-old Canberra boy is behind bars after shocking allegations he developed detailed plans for public attacks and had equipment to create a bomb in his bedroom.
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Well, this is mildly terrifying in my city.
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Read more in The Point ⤵️
thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
Two growing tax loopholes that are exploited by the rich – and how to plug the leaks
Those on million-dollar incomes should not be able to manipulate the tax system to avoid paying their fair share.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Read more in The Point ⤵️
thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
Queer Xmas (i.e. SpringOut Fair Day) was a great reminder that there is loving community here in Canberra for LGBTQIA+ folks.
I needed that.
I needed that.
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Queer Xmas (i.e. SpringOut Fair Day) was a great reminder that there is loving community here in Canberra for LGBTQIA+ folks.
I needed that.
I needed that.
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Happy Halloween. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich. For working people, it's been 40 years of all trick and no treat. Enough.
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy Halloween. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich. For working people, it's been 40 years of all trick and no treat. Enough.
This is just devastating. Only six hours of hope for some of Qld's most marginalised young people.
The decision by the Queensland Health Minister to reinstate a ban on puberty blockers for trans kids is a bloody disgrace.
To do so literally hours after the previous ban was overturned in court is particularly cruel and callous. 🧵(1/4)
To do so literally hours after the previous ban was overturned in court is particularly cruel and callous. 🧵(1/4)
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is just devastating. Only six hours of hope for some of Qld's most marginalised young people.
AFP finally responded to my complaint re: cops ignoring transphobic hate speech & refusing to answer my Qs on laws at the 1st MFA rally in Canberra.
Admitted all 3 cops I approached acted improperly, counselled all & will request additional info sent to protest cops.
Not enough, but something.
Admitted all 3 cops I approached acted improperly, counselled all & will request additional info sent to protest cops.
Not enough, but something.
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
AFP finally responded to my complaint re: cops ignoring transphobic hate speech & refusing to answer my Qs on laws at the 1st MFA rally in Canberra.
Admitted all 3 cops I approached acted improperly, counselled all & will request additional info sent to protest cops.
Not enough, but something.
Admitted all 3 cops I approached acted improperly, counselled all & will request additional info sent to protest cops.
Not enough, but something.
With Trump building a gold-covered ballroom while over 40 million US citizens will stop getting food stamps, this comparison seems even more apt.
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
With Trump building a gold-covered ballroom while over 40 million US citizens will stop getting food stamps, this comparison seems even more apt.
So happy to see that someone in my home state has sense and compassion!!!
BREAKING: Supreme Court overturns Queensland’s puberty blocker ban
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
qnews.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
So happy to see that someone in my home state has sense and compassion!!!