Ling Sheperd
@lingdeeyoh.bsky.social
Klora the Xplorer. Black Gay Agenda. Skarrel Kind. she/her/meidebok🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ Save the planet🌱 I'm not captain planet though bbz. Universal Basic Income! Reader, Writer, Arithmeticer http://lingsheperd.medium.com
Cape Town, SA
Cape Town, SA
🎓 Just completed the Fact-checking Mis/Disinformation to Counter Inflammatory Narratives course with @code4africa.bsky.social & the African Fact-Checking Alliance!
Grateful for tools to fight harmful narratives & build safer info spaces.
#FactChecking #MediaEthics #CodeForAfrica #DigitalJustice
Grateful for tools to fight harmful narratives & build safer info spaces.
#FactChecking #MediaEthics #CodeForAfrica #DigitalJustice
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🎓 Just completed the Fact-checking Mis/Disinformation to Counter Inflammatory Narratives course with @code4africa.bsky.social & the African Fact-Checking Alliance!
Grateful for tools to fight harmful narratives & build safer info spaces.
#FactChecking #MediaEthics #CodeForAfrica #DigitalJustice
Grateful for tools to fight harmful narratives & build safer info spaces.
#FactChecking #MediaEthics #CodeForAfrica #DigitalJustice
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You can’t vote out fascism by the way. Not once in power. It has never happened in the history of the world.
September 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
You can’t vote out fascism by the way. Not once in power. It has never happened in the history of the world.
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I'm offering a custom hand-written poem for this! For you, or customized as a gift for someone who could use it. 💖
The Genre for Trans Rights 2 auction is running til 7 June 1am BST. bit.ly/genrefortrans (a sequel after Genre for Trans 1 raised £20 500!) Lots of cool things to bid on and friends, we are still accepting new lots if you have something biddable you want to donate + postage, please DO hit me up.
Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA
Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm offering a custom hand-written poem for this! For you, or customized as a gift for someone who could use it. 💖
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Last 5 days of the Genre for Trans Rights charity auction, featuring the likes of: a first ed. galley of Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World, signed & decorated books, art, comics, a bespoke cocktail, handmade delights various, and the chance to get a character named for you bit.ly/genrefortrans!
June 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Last 5 days of the Genre for Trans Rights charity auction, featuring the likes of: a first ed. galley of Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World, signed & decorated books, art, comics, a bespoke cocktail, handmade delights various, and the chance to get a character named for you bit.ly/genrefortrans!
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Time is running out to bid on a signed and doodled King Sorrow for this really excellent fund-raiser. 4 days to go.
bsky.app/profile/laur...
bsky.app/profile/laur...
A crocheted axolotl or a blanket in trans flag colours, home-made dragon wings, a full 100k manuscript copy edit by Jo Hall, tickets to Empire UK's live roleplay event, bespoke micro fictions on postcards and, just added, a signed ARC of the new @joe-hill.bsky.social bit.ly/genrefortrans
Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA
Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.
bit.ly
June 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Time is running out to bid on a signed and doodled King Sorrow for this really excellent fund-raiser. 4 days to go.
bsky.app/profile/laur...
bsky.app/profile/laur...
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I’m working with the good folks at Genre Creators in the UK and SA to raise money for trans rights. I have 2 items up for auction: a cocktail recipe designed just for you and a Tuckerization in an upcoming book. You can bid here
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Your Name as a Character in a Richard Kadrey book
Auction item 'Your Name as a Character in a Richard Kadrey book' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I’m working with the good folks at Genre Creators in the UK and SA to raise money for trans rights. I have 2 items up for auction: a cocktail recipe designed just for you and a Tuckerization in an upcoming book. You can bid here
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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🌈 “Naming LGBTQI+ experiences in our health systems helps us shift them.”
Bayanda Ndumiso of Triangle Project reflects on building more inclusive, just systems in Tekano’s latest feature on LGBTQI+ health and advocacy.
Bayanda Ndumiso of Triangle Project reflects on building more inclusive, just systems in Tekano’s latest feature on LGBTQI+ health and advocacy.
Learning from those fighting for the LGBTQI+ rights - Tekano
tekano.org.za
May 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🌈 “Naming LGBTQI+ experiences in our health systems helps us shift them.”
Bayanda Ndumiso of Triangle Project reflects on building more inclusive, just systems in Tekano’s latest feature on LGBTQI+ health and advocacy.
Bayanda Ndumiso of Triangle Project reflects on building more inclusive, just systems in Tekano’s latest feature on LGBTQI+ health and advocacy.
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The fundraiser may be over but the work continues.
👉 Donate
👉 Share
👉 Show up
Help us build an accessible, rooted, and justice-centred Pride.
🌍🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#SupportPride #QueerLivesMatter #KhumbulaniPride
👉 Donate
👉 Share
👉 Show up
Help us build an accessible, rooted, and justice-centred Pride.
🌍🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#SupportPride #QueerLivesMatter #KhumbulaniPride
May 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The fundraiser may be over but the work continues.
👉 Donate
👉 Share
👉 Show up
Help us build an accessible, rooted, and justice-centred Pride.
🌍🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#SupportPride #QueerLivesMatter #KhumbulaniPride
👉 Donate
👉 Share
👉 Show up
Help us build an accessible, rooted, and justice-centred Pride.
🌍🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#SupportPride #QueerLivesMatter #KhumbulaniPride
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🎤 Performers, speakers, and community leaders filled the night with power and purpose.
Every story shared, every note sung, helps build a Pride that heals.
#CommunityPower #RememberAndRise #KhumbulaniPride
Every story shared, every note sung, helps build a Pride that heals.
#CommunityPower #RememberAndRise #KhumbulaniPride
May 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🎤 Performers, speakers, and community leaders filled the night with power and purpose.
Every story shared, every note sung, helps build a Pride that heals.
#CommunityPower #RememberAndRise #KhumbulaniPride
Every story shared, every note sung, helps build a Pride that heals.
#CommunityPower #RememberAndRise #KhumbulaniPride
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🌈 Behind the scenes of the Khumbulani Pride Gala Fundraiser 🌈
More than a night of glamour, it was a night of solidarity, remembrance, and community power.
Khumbulani = “Remember” 🕯️
Let’s remember. Let’s rise.
#KhumbulaniPride #SupportPride #QueerCapeFlats
More than a night of glamour, it was a night of solidarity, remembrance, and community power.
Khumbulani = “Remember” 🕯️
Let’s remember. Let’s rise.
#KhumbulaniPride #SupportPride #QueerCapeFlats
May 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🌈 Behind the scenes of the Khumbulani Pride Gala Fundraiser 🌈
More than a night of glamour, it was a night of solidarity, remembrance, and community power.
Khumbulani = “Remember” 🕯️
Let’s remember. Let’s rise.
#KhumbulaniPride #SupportPride #QueerCapeFlats
More than a night of glamour, it was a night of solidarity, remembrance, and community power.
Khumbulani = “Remember” 🕯️
Let’s remember. Let’s rise.
#KhumbulaniPride #SupportPride #QueerCapeFlats
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💬 Real stories. Deep connection. Radical inclusion.
🎧 Watch, share, amplify.
#ThePowerOfCommunities #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AccessibilityMatters
youtu.be/_yBCO9SY7fs?...
🎧 Watch, share, amplify.
#ThePowerOfCommunities #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AccessibilityMatters
youtu.be/_yBCO9SY7fs?...
The Power of Communities | Ep 1: Thriving at the Intersection – Queer & Disabled Voices
YouTube video by Triangle Project CT
youtu.be
May 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
💬 Real stories. Deep connection. Radical inclusion.
🎧 Watch, share, amplify.
#ThePowerOfCommunities #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AccessibilityMatters
youtu.be/_yBCO9SY7fs?...
🎧 Watch, share, amplify.
#ThePowerOfCommunities #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AccessibilityMatters
youtu.be/_yBCO9SY7fs?...
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#QueerFoodJustice #SupportQueerFarmers #FoodSovereignty #BuciAndHerBees #KnowledgeIsPower #QueerCollectives #BeekeepingMatters
May 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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🍯 Beekeeping isn’t just a cute hobby , it’s a radical act of resilience. And in our collective, knowledge like Buci’s is golden.
Let’s keep building skills, sharing tools, and growing queer food futures together.
Let’s keep building skills, sharing tools, and growing queer food futures together.
May 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🍯 Beekeeping isn’t just a cute hobby , it’s a radical act of resilience. And in our collective, knowledge like Buci’s is golden.
Let’s keep building skills, sharing tools, and growing queer food futures together.
Let’s keep building skills, sharing tools, and growing queer food futures together.
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From the #QueerFoodGrowingCollective #QFGC
🐝 Buci and her Bees 🌼
At QFGC , we know that growing food isn’t just about plants; it’s also about people, skills, and shared knowledge.
🐝 Buci and her Bees 🌼
At QFGC , we know that growing food isn’t just about plants; it’s also about people, skills, and shared knowledge.
May 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
From the #QueerFoodGrowingCollective #QFGC
🐝 Buci and her Bees 🌼
At QFGC , we know that growing food isn’t just about plants; it’s also about people, skills, and shared knowledge.
🐝 Buci and her Bees 🌼
At QFGC , we know that growing food isn’t just about plants; it’s also about people, skills, and shared knowledge.
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About 100 people march in Nomzamo, Strand to celebrate 12 years of Khumbulani Pride and to remember victims of hate crime
Read groundup.org.za/article/marc... by Mary-Anne Gontsana
Read groundup.org.za/article/marc... by Mary-Anne Gontsana
Pride marchers celebrate progress in townships
But they call on justice system to do better, starting with the police
groundup.org.za
May 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
About 100 people march in Nomzamo, Strand to celebrate 12 years of Khumbulani Pride and to remember victims of hate crime
Read groundup.org.za/article/marc... by Mary-Anne Gontsana
Read groundup.org.za/article/marc... by Mary-Anne Gontsana
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🌱 The Queer Food Growing Collective Market returns Sunday, 1 June (9–3) at 2–4 Seymour St, Observatory!
Expect seed swaps 🌾, local vendors 🛍️, community vibes 🌍, and a surprise about healing 🌿
Come grow with us 💫
#QueerFoodGrowingCollective #SupportQueerBusiness #SeedSovereignty
Expect seed swaps 🌾, local vendors 🛍️, community vibes 🌍, and a surprise about healing 🌿
Come grow with us 💫
#QueerFoodGrowingCollective #SupportQueerBusiness #SeedSovereignty
May 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🌱 The Queer Food Growing Collective Market returns Sunday, 1 June (9–3) at 2–4 Seymour St, Observatory!
Expect seed swaps 🌾, local vendors 🛍️, community vibes 🌍, and a surprise about healing 🌿
Come grow with us 💫
#QueerFoodGrowingCollective #SupportQueerBusiness #SeedSovereignty
Expect seed swaps 🌾, local vendors 🛍️, community vibes 🌍, and a surprise about healing 🌿
Come grow with us 💫
#QueerFoodGrowingCollective #SupportQueerBusiness #SeedSovereignty
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in joy, grief, power, and solidarity.
📷 Tag us in your pics + vids and let’s keep this conversation going and keep showing up.
#KhumbulaniPride2025 #IDAHOBIT #QueerPride #Solidarity #CommunityPower
📷 Tag us in your pics + vids and let’s keep this conversation going and keep showing up.
#KhumbulaniPride2025 #IDAHOBIT #QueerPride #Solidarity #CommunityPower
May 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us in joy, grief, power, and solidarity.
📷 Tag us in your pics + vids and let’s keep this conversation going and keep showing up.
#KhumbulaniPride2025 #IDAHOBIT #QueerPride #Solidarity #CommunityPower
📷 Tag us in your pics + vids and let’s keep this conversation going and keep showing up.
#KhumbulaniPride2025 #IDAHOBIT #QueerPride #Solidarity #CommunityPower
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As anti-gender movements grow across the globe, we say: we’re not going anywhere.
💥 Nothing about us without us.
💥 Nothing about us without us.
May 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
As anti-gender movements grow across the globe, we say: we’re not going anywhere.
💥 Nothing about us without us.
💥 Nothing about us without us.
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Khumbulani Pride 2025 was held on IDAHOBIT this year; a powerful reminder that Pride is protest, memory, and resistance. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
May 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Khumbulani Pride 2025 was held on IDAHOBIT this year; a powerful reminder that Pride is protest, memory, and resistance. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
what a devastating day fam, im defeated by it, this is a low i wasn't prepared for
May 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
what a devastating day fam, im defeated by it, this is a low i wasn't prepared for
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this is solidarity! this is movement building! we are in awe and the support means so much for triangle project, the trans community and all our siblings! We are so appreciative.
May 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
this is solidarity! this is movement building! we are in awe and the support means so much for triangle project, the trans community and all our siblings! We are so appreciative.
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Ling! Thank you so much, it's been a joy watching this thrown-together idea grow and grow thanks to a whole community. People REALLY care about this issue and I personally know from trans friends back in Cape Town how much @triangleprojectngo.bsky.social has done for them. So glad we could do this.💙
May 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Ling! Thank you so much, it's been a joy watching this thrown-together idea grow and grow thanks to a whole community. People REALLY care about this issue and I personally know from trans friends back in Cape Town how much @triangleprojectngo.bsky.social has done for them. So glad we could do this.💙
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If you've got something genre and covetable people might want to bid on, hit me up. Rare books are great, but so many of the lots were also gorgeous, playful, handmade and affordable things www.32auctions.com/organization... as well as microfiction & recipes postcards, a personalised cocktail recipe
Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA
Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If you've got something genre and covetable people might want to bid on, hit me up. Rare books are great, but so many of the lots were also gorgeous, playful, handmade and affordable things www.32auctions.com/organization... as well as microfiction & recipes postcards, a personalised cocktail recipe
this is so moving and I am ngl I got very senti about this, in the best way. All of us in the sector are gonna face tough times , and already have, and seeing the work and movement building being challenged has been hard, and then seeing beacons like this give me hope, all of us. yall are amazing
You guys, we're so blown away, thank you so much! The first Genre Creators for Trans Rights charity auction ended at midnight on Friday and raised over £20 000 for @triangleprojectngo.bsky.social in South Africa and @goodlawproject.bsky.social fight for trans rights in the UK!
To @laurenbeukes.com , @ngjeannette.bsky.social, and every single writer, donor, and community member who supported the Genre for Trans fundraiser; thank you. 📚🏳️⚧️
May 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
this is so moving and I am ngl I got very senti about this, in the best way. All of us in the sector are gonna face tough times , and already have, and seeing the work and movement building being challenged has been hard, and then seeing beacons like this give me hope, all of us. yall are amazing