Stephanie 🎀
@beamsandbows.bsky.social
Particle accelerator fan, ace-aro artist, millennial, ribbons and bows, BS ‘23 Physics
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“Getting our needs met” doesn’t mean becoming less autistic.
It means building lives that don’t require constant self-betrayal.
Needs aren’t preferences.
They’re the conditions under which we remain human.
It means building lives that don’t require constant self-betrayal.
Needs aren’t preferences.
They’re the conditions under which we remain human.
December 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“Getting our needs met” doesn’t mean becoming less autistic.
It means building lives that don’t require constant self-betrayal.
Needs aren’t preferences.
They’re the conditions under which we remain human.
It means building lives that don’t require constant self-betrayal.
Needs aren’t preferences.
They’re the conditions under which we remain human.
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BREAKING: We just filed an amicus brief challenging a Florida school board's ban of "And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about gay penguins.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
December 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
BREAKING: We just filed an amicus brief challenging a Florida school board's ban of "And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about gay penguins.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
School officials can't overrule the First Amendment.
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2025 recapped
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
2025 recapped
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PSA: You don’t owe anyone an explanation about the health reasons why you are wearing a mask.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
December 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
PSA: You don’t owe anyone an explanation about the health reasons why you are wearing a mask.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
Badgering others about the tools they need to survive is stigmatizing and ableist, and should have no place in decent society.
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Versions of these Gen-Ai infographics with Alt-text for better legibility!
December 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Versions of these Gen-Ai infographics with Alt-text for better legibility!
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Can anyone spare $20 so I can get a few things from the store? Please?
I lost hope in everything
I was raped and lost my job. I also have no car and I need a rental. It’ll cost $650. I want to feel safe again
My rapist lives 2 streets from me. I need help.
Please share this.
My v e n m o is : @astrotoya
My c a s h a p p : $astrotoya
or PayPal.me/toyamck
I was raped and lost my job. I also have no car and I need a rental. It’ll cost $650. I want to feel safe again
My rapist lives 2 streets from me. I need help.
Please share this.
My v e n m o is : @astrotoya
My c a s h a p p : $astrotoya
or PayPal.me/toyamck
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Can anyone spare $20 so I can get a few things from the store? Please?
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I don’t feel well at all. Pretty sure I have Covid again for the 8th time.
I need help. I lost ALL of the money I needed to get a rental because of my bank taking it all out.
This is all I have. I was raped and this is all I have. This is it.
I was raped and I have $0.52 to my name.
I need help. I lost ALL of the money I needed to get a rental because of my bank taking it all out.
This is all I have. I was raped and this is all I have. This is it.
I was raped and I have $0.52 to my name.
December 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I don’t feel well at all. Pretty sure I have Covid again for the 8th time.
I need help. I lost ALL of the money I needed to get a rental because of my bank taking it all out.
This is all I have. I was raped and this is all I have. This is it.
I was raped and I have $0.52 to my name.
I need help. I lost ALL of the money I needed to get a rental because of my bank taking it all out.
This is all I have. I was raped and this is all I have. This is it.
I was raped and I have $0.52 to my name.
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My utilities, phone bill and everything else came out of the bank and I was trying to get my rental. I JUST got out of the negative and now I can’t even…
I can’t even think
I need $650 yall. Can yall help me raise that? Had to cancel my reservation for this
I can’t even think
I need $650 yall. Can yall help me raise that? Had to cancel my reservation for this
December 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
My utilities, phone bill and everything else came out of the bank and I was trying to get my rental. I JUST got out of the negative and now I can’t even…
I can’t even think
I need $650 yall. Can yall help me raise that? Had to cancel my reservation for this
I can’t even think
I need $650 yall. Can yall help me raise that? Had to cancel my reservation for this
With all the mutual aid posts that come across my feed…
December 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
With all the mutual aid posts that come across my feed…
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I don’t think I’ll be able to get this rental at all. I’m nowhere even close to my goal.
I need y’all’s help please. The reservation is at 12.
Can yall see this and donate?
I need y’all’s help please. The reservation is at 12.
Can yall see this and donate?
December 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I don’t think I’ll be able to get this rental at all. I’m nowhere even close to my goal.
I need y’all’s help please. The reservation is at 12.
Can yall see this and donate?
I need y’all’s help please. The reservation is at 12.
Can yall see this and donate?
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I’m only short $250! I genuinely want this rental so I can feel safe again.
December 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m only short $250! I genuinely want this rental so I can feel safe again.
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Hey yall. 🚀
My reservation is at 12. Can yall help me pay for this?
Please. This is the only way I’ll feel again:
My reservation is at 12. Can yall help me pay for this?
Please. This is the only way I’ll feel again:
December 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hey yall. 🚀
My reservation is at 12. Can yall help me pay for this?
Please. This is the only way I’ll feel again:
My reservation is at 12. Can yall help me pay for this?
Please. This is the only way I’ll feel again:
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I didn’t raise enough yesterday. I barely raised anything at all so I’m begging for y’all’s help :(
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I didn’t raise enough yesterday. I barely raised anything at all so I’m begging for y’all’s help :(
Make bad art to rebel against others’ negative opinions. That’s the vibe I keep in mind.
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Make bad art to rebel against others’ negative opinions. That’s the vibe I keep in mind.
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As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
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6. It's fine to collect plush toys. Any gender, any age, it is harmless.
July 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
6. It's fine to collect plush toys. Any gender, any age, it is harmless.
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14. The world needs to better accommodate folks with different circadian rhythms. There are folks who function better in the evening across all industries, so let me do my groceries at 2am!
July 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
14. The world needs to better accommodate folks with different circadian rhythms. There are folks who function better in the evening across all industries, so let me do my groceries at 2am!
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Friendly reminder that many autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people overexplain to avoid miscommunication because we've learned the hard way that if there _is_ one, we'll probably be the one blamed for it. 😬
Image credit: @queeraioli
Image credit: @queeraioli
December 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Friendly reminder that many autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people overexplain to avoid miscommunication because we've learned the hard way that if there _is_ one, we'll probably be the one blamed for it. 😬
Image credit: @queeraioli
Image credit: @queeraioli
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Meltdowns aren’t a loss of control.
They’re what happens when control has been demanded for too long.
By the time someone is melting down, the nervous system has already been negotiating, compensating, masking, and pushing past limits for too long.
What brings on yours?
They’re what happens when control has been demanded for too long.
By the time someone is melting down, the nervous system has already been negotiating, compensating, masking, and pushing past limits for too long.
What brings on yours?
December 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Meltdowns aren’t a loss of control.
They’re what happens when control has been demanded for too long.
By the time someone is melting down, the nervous system has already been negotiating, compensating, masking, and pushing past limits for too long.
What brings on yours?
They’re what happens when control has been demanded for too long.
By the time someone is melting down, the nervous system has already been negotiating, compensating, masking, and pushing past limits for too long.
What brings on yours?