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james factora
@jamesfactora.bsky.social
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actually an expert on all matters that are fake and gay. staff writer at them dot us, words in other places too, musician, idiot
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NEW for @inkstickmedia.com: I spoke with former Human Rights Campaign employees & activists with @genderlib.com @adalahjustice.bsky.social about the 2-year campaign for America's largest LGBT advocacy group to divest from the arms manufacturer Northrop Grumman. inkstickmedia.com/largest-lgbt...
Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group in US Parts with Arms Manufacturers
Following two years of activist pressure, Human Rights Campaign is not sponsored by the weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
inkstickmedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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condeunion.bsky.social
Today at 6! ✊✊✊✊

Will you be there?
nyguild.bsky.social The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 10d
JOIN US WEDNESDAY: Come out and support those illegally fired and suspended by Conde Nast at a rally on Wednesday at 6PM EST outside the World Trade Center.....
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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condeunion.bsky.social
That’s a no on union busting at Condé Nast from @newyorkstateag.bsky.social
New York attorney letitia James says no to union busting at Condé Nast Join our rally for the reinstatement of our wrongfully fired colleagues! 6 pm at 1 wtc (corner of west st and vesey st)
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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condeunion.bsky.social
You can also support the Fired Four via this GoFundMe
Donate to Support the Fired Four: Alma, Ben, Jake, Jasper, organized by Louryn Strampe
On November 5, 2025, Conde Nast management illegally fired four union l… Louryn Strampe needs your support for Support the Fired Four: Alma, Ben, Jake, Jasper
www.gofundme.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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condeunion.bsky.social
Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.

Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Stand with Condé Nast Union. Sign our petition. Stand with Condé Nast Union  We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting. Use the link in bio to add your name.
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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condeunion.bsky.social
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
Statement from The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United on illegal firing of four union leaders who demanded answers about this week’s layoffs at Teen Vogue, other brands Late Wednesday night, Condé Nast’s VP of Labor Relations notified the Guild that the Company was immediately terminating four Condé United leaders for engaging in the protected concerted activity of gathering in their 1 World Trade Center office to demand answers on this week’s abrupt layoffs at multiple brands including WIRED and the consolidation at Teen Vogue. These egregious terminations are a flagrant breach of the Just Cause terms of our contract and an unprecedented violation of their federally protected rights as union members to participate in a collective action. Through these illegal terminations, Condé Nast management is attempting to intimidate and silence our members' advocacy for the courageous cultural and political journalism of Teen Vogue, as well as diverting attention away from the obvious lack of corporate leadership at the company. Condé United members illegally fired are: Alma Avalle: Writer, digital producer at Bon Appetit; NewsGuild of New York first vice president, trans activist, and union leader Jake Lahut: Wired senior reporter covering the Trump White House Jasper Lo: Senior fact checker at The New Yorker and US Army veteran: outgoing first vice chair of The New Yorker Union Ben Dewey: Videographer at Condé Nast Entertainment, former vice chair of the CNE unit “Management’s attempt at union-busting, using intimidation and grossly illegal tactics to try to suppress protected union activity, will not stand,” said Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York. “The NewsGuild of New York has zero tolerance for bad bosses who harass, target and disrespect our fellow Guild members. We represent nearly 6,000 media workers across the tri-state area and we stand firmly in solidarity, ready to fight for the rights of our members illegally fired from their jobs at …
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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goodbyealma.bsky.social
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.

I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
maxtani.bsky.social max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 15d
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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lexmcmenamin.com
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
Really proud of this profile Samantha Riedel wrote of me in THEM. We talked about BLACK FLAME, DC comics firing me, Palestine, and real-life community as it relates to the internet.

www.them.us/story/gretch...
Horror Fiction’s It Girl Gretchen Felker-Martin Doesn’t Care if You Like Her
The ‘Black Flame’ author talks to Them about queer horror, getting dropped by DC Comics, and the perils of being hyperonline.
www.them.us
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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kissphoria.bsky.social
Been thinking about what i call the "anti trans style guide" that conservatives use as a foil to the newer, more sensitive language that's taken hold. it's essentially a total remaking of language to dehumanize trans people but it's more tortured and annoying than any "woke" language ever was
joedudekjd.bsky.social Joe Dudek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · Oct 4
Among other things, his capacity for needless cruelty appears to know no bottom.
2. В.Р.J. is a biological male teenager attending public high school in West Virginia. See 24-43 Pet. App. 15a. He identifies as female and has taken puberty blockers since age ten. See id. at 76а; 24-43 Ј.A. 550. He seeks to participate in girls' track and cross-country competitions. 24-43 Pet. App. 76а.
October 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Ariana Grande puts money behind her trans-community support and donald is still a c*nt

that's all.

@jamesfactora.bsky.social for @them.us www.them.us/story/ariana...
The White House Responded to Ariana Grande's Trans Rights Post Exactly How You'd Expect
The Trump administration used the pop star's own lyrics in its reply.
www.them.us
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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evangreer.bsky.social
::chanting intensifies::

I'M ON THE LIST! I'M ON THE LIST!

www.them.us/story/fall-2...

(thx @jamesfactora.bsky.social and @them.us)
them: Our 11 Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Albums of Fall 2025. We're living through a renaissance of trans music.
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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samanthawrites.net
For context, this is a tactic fascist groups have been using for years, in particular when trying to target Pride events. Here's @jamesfactora.bsky.social on one such Patriot Front op in 2022: www.them.us/story/a-whit...
August 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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for @them.us’ latest pride cover, i profiled alan cumming and we discussed the traitors, bisexuality, intactivism, and so much more www.them.us/story/alan-c...
alan cumming wearing a felt hat, a blue blazer and a tank. he’s holding a red stilletto to his ear as though it’s a phone. the them logo is at the top of the image, and the coverline is “alan cumming is full of surprises” alan cumming in a protect the dolls tshirt, garters, stockings, and heels
June 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
jamesfactora.bsky.social
for @them.us’ latest pride cover, i profiled alan cumming and we discussed the traitors, bisexuality, intactivism, and so much more www.them.us/story/alan-c...
alan cumming wearing a felt hat, a blue blazer and a tank. he’s holding a red stilletto to his ear as though it’s a phone. the them logo is at the top of the image, and the coverline is “alan cumming is full of surprises” alan cumming in a protect the dolls tshirt, garters, stockings, and heels
June 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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i profiled kelly marie tran ahead of the release of THE WEDDING BANQUET, and we talked about the pressures of being a "historic first," musical theater, and her truly adorable relationship with her girlfriend (!!!) www.them.us/story/kelly-...
Kelly Marie Tran’s Girlfriend Crashed Her ‘Wedding Banquet’ Zoom Audition
The actor is ready to talk about queerness, love, and overcoming imposter syndrome.
www.them.us
April 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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KELLY MARIE TRAN IS FOR THE GIRLS AND THE GAYS 🗣️
www.them.us/story/kelly-...

ty @jamesfactora.bsky.social for keeping us fed!
Kelly Marie Tran’s Girlfriend Crashed Her ‘Wedding Banquet’ Zoom Audition
The actor is ready to talk about queerness, love, and overcoming imposter syndrome.
www.them.us
April 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Kelly and her gf 🥺 www.them.us/story/kelly-...
“Despite that ever-present fear, Tran is ready to share her queerness with the world - and she's ready to share that she has a girlfriend, too. They've been together for two years, but from spending a brief amount of time around the couple, you'd think they were still in the honeymoon phase. Even just the question of how long they've been together makes Tran blush and giggle; during a moment of downtime on the day of our photoshoot, the actor perches in her girlfriend's lap, arms wrapped around her shoulders. Tran doesn't want to identify her girlfriend yet, since she lives a relatively normal life, and they'd like to keep it that way.”
April 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
jamesfactora.bsky.social
i profiled kelly marie tran ahead of the release of THE WEDDING BANQUET, and we talked about the pressures of being a "historic first," musical theater, and her truly adorable relationship with her girlfriend (!!!) www.them.us/story/kelly-...
Kelly Marie Tran’s Girlfriend Crashed Her ‘Wedding Banquet’ Zoom Audition
The actor is ready to talk about queerness, love, and overcoming imposter syndrome.
www.them.us
April 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
jamesfactora.bsky.social
had a lovely chat with al menne of great grandpa, who just released an incredible new record www.them.us/story/great-...
How Great Grandpa’s Al Menne Sang His Way Through Year One of Testosterone
“As uncomfortable as it is, sing through the frustration and sing through the annoying part.”
www.them.us
April 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I’ll keep your spirit alive Jo #jocalderone
March 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Hossam Shabat, a 23 year old journalist who documented the genocide of his people left a final message. shared by his team.
screenshot of @HossamShabat on twitter: This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message : “If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18 months, I have dedicated every moment of my life to my people. I documented the horrors in northern Gaza minute by minute, determined to show the world the truth they tried to bury. I slept on pavements, in schools, in tents—anywhere I could. Each day was a battle for survival. I endured hunger for months, yet I never left my people’s side. By God, I fulfilled my duty as a journalist. I risked everything to report the truth, and now, I am finally at rest—something I haven’t known in the past 18 months . I did all this because I believe in the Palestinian cause. I believe this land is ours, and it has been the highest honor of my life to die defending it and serving its people. I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free.” — For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza. followed by a photo of Hossam in a press vest. black and white.
March 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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them.us
Lucy Dacus is a private person, but on her new album “Forever Is a Feeling,” she just can’t help but be honest.
www.them.us/story/lucy-d...
March 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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ericwickham.ca
When I was 23 years old I was just completing my first semester of journalism school. I remember how nervous I felt even calling people for interviews.

Hossam was 23.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat killed in Israeli attack in Gaza
Hossam Shabat is one of two media workers killed in Israeli strikes on Monday.
www.aljazeera.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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i profiled lucy dacus for @them.us' first cover story of the year www.them.us/story/lucy-d...
Lucy Dacus Might Regret Being This Honest
The musician opens up about finding love with Julien Baker, intense fandom, and her new album ‘Forever Is a Feeling.’
www.them.us
March 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM