Lesley Bevan
@lesleybevan.bsky.social
(She/her)Some time Actor, all the time Potter. Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ now and forever. You’ll find me in Chicago, covered in clay dust and dog hair…
Hey Chicago, things are about to get rough. Here’s something you can do to make a difference: Join Pots to the People on September 13th for our inaugural sale, “Seconds for the First Amendment”
100% of the proceeds go to the ACLU, who keep fighting this shit every single day.
100% of the proceeds go to the ACLU, who keep fighting this shit every single day.
September 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hey Chicago, things are about to get rough. Here’s something you can do to make a difference: Join Pots to the People on September 13th for our inaugural sale, “Seconds for the First Amendment”
100% of the proceeds go to the ACLU, who keep fighting this shit every single day.
100% of the proceeds go to the ACLU, who keep fighting this shit every single day.
I started a little grassroots movement in the ceramics community. Check out “Pots to the People” on Instagram to see how potters are showing up for civil rights! First event is Sept 13th in Chicago!
August 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I started a little grassroots movement in the ceramics community. Check out “Pots to the People” on Instagram to see how potters are showing up for civil rights! First event is Sept 13th in Chicago!
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Also important to note that the estimates that place trans people at 1.3 million are rather old, from the Williams Institute, which did good work at the time mind you.
Latest Gallup poll shows 1.3% of people now identify as trans, which would be over 4 million people!
Latest Gallup poll shows 1.3% of people now identify as trans, which would be over 4 million people!
Still thinking about this quote from a writer at NYT who said she "can't quite say [Trump's attacks on trans people are] exactly consequential, since so few lives are materially affected."
There are an estimated 1.3 million trans adults in the U.S.
That's equal to the population of Dallas, TX.
There are an estimated 1.3 million trans adults in the U.S.
That's equal to the population of Dallas, TX.
March 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Also important to note that the estimates that place trans people at 1.3 million are rather old, from the Williams Institute, which did good work at the time mind you.
Latest Gallup poll shows 1.3% of people now identify as trans, which would be over 4 million people!
Latest Gallup poll shows 1.3% of people now identify as trans, which would be over 4 million people!
Yesterday’s emergency rally in Chicago. Just keep showing up!
March 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yesterday’s emergency rally in Chicago. Just keep showing up!
Chicago: if you’re feeling like your elected reps aren’t doing enough, I get it. Here’s something YOU can do. It will harness that agitation you’re wrestling with and you will feel energized and part of something greater. Because you are. Come join me!
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Fight for Trans Heathcare!
Event in Chicago, IL by Trans Up Front Illinois and 2 others on Saturday, February 15 2025 with 309 people interested and 64 people going. 17 posts in the discussion.
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February 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Chicago: if you’re feeling like your elected reps aren’t doing enough, I get it. Here’s something YOU can do. It will harness that agitation you’re wrestling with and you will feel energized and part of something greater. Because you are. Come join me!
facebook.com/events/s/fig...
facebook.com/events/s/fig...
Big crowd at Federal Plaza, and an unofficial March to Trump Tower. They asked if anyone had anything to say. I grabbed the bullhorn.
If you’re wondering when it will be time to grab the bullhorn: Now. The time is now.
If you’re wondering when it will be time to grab the bullhorn: Now. The time is now.
February 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Big crowd at Federal Plaza, and an unofficial March to Trump Tower. They asked if anyone had anything to say. I grabbed the bullhorn.
If you’re wondering when it will be time to grab the bullhorn: Now. The time is now.
If you’re wondering when it will be time to grab the bullhorn: Now. The time is now.
It’s near impossible to post pot pictures. I’m consumed with the dismantling of our government. Here’s a pic of our gorgeous brand new soda kiln which is having its inaugural firing today. But I’ll be at Federal Plaza in Chicago making some noise in front of our Senators’ offices.
February 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It’s near impossible to post pot pictures. I’m consumed with the dismantling of our government. Here’s a pic of our gorgeous brand new soda kiln which is having its inaugural firing today. But I’ll be at Federal Plaza in Chicago making some noise in front of our Senators’ offices.
Hey Chicago: We have a voice. Here’s an opportunity to use it. See you Wednesday!
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Demand our Senators shut down Trump's power grab · Indivisible Chicago
Join us for an in-person rally and letter delivery at the offices of U.S. Senators Durbin and Duckworth to demand that they shut down the Trump MAGA power grab. Although the attacks are constant and f...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hey Chicago: We have a voice. Here’s an opportunity to use it. See you Wednesday!
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I called these “Blue Wave”mugs, back when hope for a Blue Wave was still growing. But there’s room for this design yet. What if you started each morning with empathy as deep as the ocean, and waves churning your next big idea toward shore? #pottery
January 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I called these “Blue Wave”mugs, back when hope for a Blue Wave was still growing. But there’s room for this design yet. What if you started each morning with empathy as deep as the ocean, and waves churning your next big idea toward shore? #pottery
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"Your job is to do something small but measurable every day that ensures you are not the one being moved off your norms, that ensures you are connecting to community around you."
Do I Dare Disturb My Doomscrolling?
Part of the feeling of helplessness right now is this idea that you don’t know some big thing you can do. But why would you expect that from yourself? Do something every day. That can be some…
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January 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Your job is to do something small but measurable every day that ensures you are not the one being moved off your norms, that ensures you are connecting to community around you."