francesca lisette
butterflyrhythm.bsky.social
francesca lisette
@butterflyrhythm.bsky.social
poet + astrologer // devoted to the liminal // they|them
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Nah this is unhinged. This is the really the world people want? Bathroom police? You gotta be fucking kidding me.

Fix your hearts or die
New: I obtained an internal memo the Pentagon sent the White House about complying with anti-trans exec order

This includes "continuously" monitoring bathrooms for compliance

Also ordered a "review hold" on Stars & Stripes, a nominally independent newspaper

www.404media.co/pentagon-say...
Pentagon Says It Will ‘Continuously’ Monitor Bathrooms to Comply With Anti-Trans Order
An internal memo obtained by 404 Media also shows the military ordered a review hold on "questionable content" at Stars and Stripes, the military's 'editorially independent' newspaper.
www.404media.co
July 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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My goodness, *Hong Kong* pulled ahead of most of the Southern United States in terms of trans rights. I never thought I would live to see this day.
1/ Hong Kong's High Court handed a landmark victory to the LGBTQ community on Wednesday, ruling that laws barring transgender people from using public toilets according to their gender identity are unconstitutional.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
July 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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What does Philosophy see as she gazes into the future?

British Library Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c1335; Italy, Tuscany; f.27r
March 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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VENUS RETROGRADE IN ARIES + PISCES

Yes, I know Mars is barely direct, but it’s out of the frying pan and into a different kind of transitional breakdown of the status quo.
March 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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ok @npeg.bsky.social and I have made something. the less said about the election the better rofl. join if u want and we can sort out some UK meetups in the near future etc
discord.gg/FZF59Jy9
February 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.”

A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Girls don’t want Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, they want a film version of Madeline Miller’s Circe.
February 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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times like this were made for woo friends to be like "don't worry, it's not just you"
February 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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There's a common notion that being ungovernable means being tough, unmovable, etc.

But I'd say that being ungovernable requires agility, the ability to redirect the flow of things, softness that allows us to survive falling so we can get back up and keep going.
February 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Tomorrow (Sunday) I’ll be giving a talk for OPA on Pluto summoning the lights into the dark. This really changed me, and I wrote this one from the heart. Register for free through OPA or just message me for the link ❤️
February 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Today is one of those days. Tell me something good pls
February 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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If you are a cis person *please* take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.
Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes.

You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.

My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.

www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans
www.reddit.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
& don’t we just know it 🙃
can you believe we’re (finally and/or already) here
February 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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no the fuck we are NOT making “LGBQ+” a thing and if I see any of you motherfuckers using that acronym it’s on sight

Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
‼️ The National Park Service has REMOVED mentions of transgender people being involved with Stonewall. Not only did the remove the world "Transgender" but changed "LGBTQ+" to "LGBQ+".

The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.

This pride, we riot.
February 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Now is a great time to hire trans people.

Ensuring a trans person has housing, food and clothing at a critical time like this is life-saving work.
February 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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question for trans men/mascs: someone I know is contemplating a hysterectomy, but was told taking progesterone was recommended afterwards, which they'd rather not (as they're transmasc). they are currently on low-dose T. does anyone have experience w/this? bonus for studies they can show their Dr...
February 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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...& if you don't feel comfortable sharing responses in public, feel free to DM me if we're mutuals, or else email me (juliaserano.com/contact.html). thanks in advance!
julia serano - contact information
how to contact Julia Serano, acclaimed writer, performer, lecturer, speaker on the subjects of sex, gender, sexuality, feminism, queer, transgender, activism.
juliaserano.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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I'm gonna be a broken record about it. Feeling down? Do something. Feeling helpless? Do something. Feeling scared? Do something.

(Yes, yes, yes, do what you need to not burn out, and to make life worth living / keep culture alive and vibrant.)

Action empowers. It refreshes. It builds community.
All that matters anymore is action.
February 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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inspired by @thetransfemininereview.com's discussion of archiving your trans microlibrary, im gonna do a thread about all the books ive loved written by trans authors over the next however long

to start here's a nonexhaustive pile of the books written by trans authors i could find around my house 😌
February 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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“Modern rationalism tends to exclusivity - either-or-ness - while symbolic and mythopoetic thought tends to be inclusive, and-ness.”
— Geoffrey Cornelius
February 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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The best thing I ever did for my ability to be in deep, meaningful relationships with humans was learning to be in relationship with the numinous, unseen, and animistic
February 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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I had a fabulous time chatting with Mat and Rachel! 😁 go have a listen to be enchanted by some Welsh fairy lore!
February 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Are you a trans or nonbinary writer?

Clarion West just announced a new scholarship that covers all six weeks of tuition:
Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers
We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…
www.clarionwest.org
January 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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if you're in nyc
February 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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The text on the front banners say 'We are the Firewall'. Massive demo in Berlin today against right-wing extremism.
February 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM