Jackie Torrens
@jackietorrens.bsky.social
director. direct person. writer & maker of things. i catcall dogs, unrepentantly so. co-partner of peep media, a woman & non-binary person owned production company. pronouns: they/she
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justice for survivors
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
justice for survivors
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Reposted by Jackie Torrens
“The researchers found reasons for detransition were due predominantly to transphobia and ‘challenges related to social acceptance,’ such as not being accepted by friends or family for being trans.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/16/t...
Top reason trans people 'detransition' is transphobia, survey finds
The largest ever trans survey has shown what trans folks have long said: transphobia is the main cause of detransition.
www.thepinknews.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“The researchers found reasons for detransition were due predominantly to transphobia and ‘challenges related to social acceptance,’ such as not being accepted by friends or family for being trans.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/16/t...
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The "No Kings" organizers say that there are more than 1,800 protests planed for tomorrow.: www.nokings.org
We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.
We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.
June 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The "No Kings" organizers say that there are more than 1,800 protests planed for tomorrow.: www.nokings.org
We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.
We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.
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Bike lanes aren’t the cause of congestion anymore than tent encampments are the cause of homelessness. They are symptoms of larger issues, and removing them won’t solve those issues either.
June 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Bike lanes aren’t the cause of congestion anymore than tent encampments are the cause of homelessness. They are symptoms of larger issues, and removing them won’t solve those issues either.
honestly this is the lamest of times
June 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
honestly this is the lamest of times
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It is wild to me how often we can have the same conversation, unpack the same things & yet, the needle never moves.
Three years ago, the Globe interviewed me & tons of other experts for a big exposé on misogyny in the world of hockey & yet, we're still trying to convince people it's a problem.
Three years ago, the Globe interviewed me & tons of other experts for a big exposé on misogyny in the world of hockey & yet, we're still trying to convince people it's a problem.
As hockey’s toxic culture faces a reckoning, those who love the sport push for change
People who run and play hockey are reckoning with the harmful culture in the sport that others have lived through as young athletes
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It is wild to me how often we can have the same conversation, unpack the same things & yet, the needle never moves.
Three years ago, the Globe interviewed me & tons of other experts for a big exposé on misogyny in the world of hockey & yet, we're still trying to convince people it's a problem.
Three years ago, the Globe interviewed me & tons of other experts for a big exposé on misogyny in the world of hockey & yet, we're still trying to convince people it's a problem.
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Somebody Should Do Something About All The Problems
Somebody Should Do Something About All The Problems
Why isn’t anyone doing anything about all the problems? We’re living in a time with super computers and underwater sea stations and million-dollar laboratories. And still, everyday when I watch the TV...
theonion.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Somebody Should Do Something About All The Problems
so...cars can just sit in a crosswalk, block the crosswalk & impede & endanger pedestrians while they're sitting in traffic...? and this gets drivers further ahead in traffic, how...?
May 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
so...cars can just sit in a crosswalk, block the crosswalk & impede & endanger pedestrians while they're sitting in traffic...? and this gets drivers further ahead in traffic, how...?
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Oh FUCK this.
We're not idiots. We know, from watching our neighbours to the south, exactly how this goes.
We're not idiots. We know, from watching our neighbours to the south, exactly how this goes.
May 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Oh FUCK this.
We're not idiots. We know, from watching our neighbours to the south, exactly how this goes.
We're not idiots. We know, from watching our neighbours to the south, exactly how this goes.
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Whenever I read comments about male loneliness, I think this is another aspect of life men want women to fix for them. Men, get a hobby, sign up for a class, go outside. You’ll meet people and it may also make you interesting. Stop expecting moms, wives, and girlfriends to create your social life.
May 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Whenever I read comments about male loneliness, I think this is another aspect of life men want women to fix for them. Men, get a hobby, sign up for a class, go outside. You’ll meet people and it may also make you interesting. Stop expecting moms, wives, and girlfriends to create your social life.
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If someone posts a story about identity fraud, I don't feel the need to defend the accused because I've never committed identity fraud.
Car theft! B&E! Assault! Name the crime, I'm not feeling defensive because it couldn't be me.
If you feel instant loyalty to accused rapists, that's on you, babe
Car theft! B&E! Assault! Name the crime, I'm not feeling defensive because it couldn't be me.
If you feel instant loyalty to accused rapists, that's on you, babe
May 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If someone posts a story about identity fraud, I don't feel the need to defend the accused because I've never committed identity fraud.
Car theft! B&E! Assault! Name the crime, I'm not feeling defensive because it couldn't be me.
If you feel instant loyalty to accused rapists, that's on you, babe
Car theft! B&E! Assault! Name the crime, I'm not feeling defensive because it couldn't be me.
If you feel instant loyalty to accused rapists, that's on you, babe
“I’m trying to hear Charlie,” said a man in a MAGA hat and a “Filipinos for Trump” shirt who declined to provide his name. “I’m trying to hear a good conversation, and all I hear is, ‘AGGHHH.’”
“Yup, that’s the idea,” said Donovan McNitt, a Surprise Privilege fan.
sfstandard.com/2025/05/06/c...
“Yup, that’s the idea,” said Donovan McNitt, a Surprise Privilege fan.
sfstandard.com/2025/05/06/c...
‘I’m trying to hear Charlie’: Punk show drowns out Charlie Kirk rally at SF State
“This song goes out to them,” Surprise Privilege singer Joey S. said, pointing to the Charlie Kirk rally crowd. “It’s called ‘Fuck You.’”
sfstandard.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“I’m trying to hear Charlie,” said a man in a MAGA hat and a “Filipinos for Trump” shirt who declined to provide his name. “I’m trying to hear a good conversation, and all I hear is, ‘AGGHHH.’”
“Yup, that’s the idea,” said Donovan McNitt, a Surprise Privilege fan.
sfstandard.com/2025/05/06/c...
“Yup, that’s the idea,” said Donovan McNitt, a Surprise Privilege fan.
sfstandard.com/2025/05/06/c...
"We wouldn’t make that argument with any other type of crime, would we? We wouldn’t say, ‘oh, well, murderers have this urge, so we should make blood-spurting dummies available for them to stab that realistically let them get the urges out’."
“On the worst days, I can get 200 death and rape threats in a single day.”
Laura Bates, writer and founder of Everyday Sexism, tells @cathynewman.bsky.social about the dangers of deepfakes and why “politically brave regulation” is needed.
Read and watch here:
Laura Bates, writer and founder of Everyday Sexism, tells @cathynewman.bsky.social about the dangers of deepfakes and why “politically brave regulation” is needed.
Read and watch here:
‘Deepfakes are old misogyny amplified by tech’ – Sexism expert
The tech revolution is ushering in huge benefits, but it's also doing untold harm - with many women and children facing exploitation, abuse and worse online.
www.channel4.com
May 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"We wouldn’t make that argument with any other type of crime, would we? We wouldn’t say, ‘oh, well, murderers have this urge, so we should make blood-spurting dummies available for them to stab that realistically let them get the urges out’."
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Reposted by Jackie Torrens
“The big headline is that Americans think it’s important to be inclusive, to include LGBTQ people, and to include all people.” – Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO @glaad.bsky.social www.advocate.com/business/pri...
Most Americans support corporate LGBTQ+ Pride efforts despite pull-back by major brands: report
A new GLAAD report challenges the notion that Americans endorse a retreat from LGBTQ+ inclusion in commerce.
www.advocate.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“The big headline is that Americans think it’s important to be inclusive, to include LGBTQ people, and to include all people.” – Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO @glaad.bsky.social www.advocate.com/business/pri...
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Gender is mostly about doing bits
May 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Gender is mostly about doing bits