Michelle K. Smith
@michelleksmith.bsky.social
Just an ordinary being surviving in extraordinary times. 🇦🇺 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 💜 ♕ 🎹 ⚛️ 🗝️ Atheist, Vegetarian, She/Her.
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TERFs Don’t Speak for Us: An Open Letter from Lesbians, Queer Women, Trans Women and Gender Diverse People
Lesbians are being pressured to have sex with trans women. That’s the claim now being pushed in Australia’s Federal Court by the so-called “Lesbian Action Group”, in support of Giggle app founder Sal...
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Open Letter: TERFs Don't Speak for Us: An Open Letter from Lesbians, Queer Women, Trans Women, Gender Diverse People, and our allies. Hate has no place in our community. ⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈♀️ ✊👸 #LGBTQIA #TransWomenAreWomen #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTheDolls actionnetwork.org/forms/terfs-...
Helen Dalton is a transphobe. A big no from me. She sought to include amendments from the Catholic Church and Womens Forum Australia, over the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023. catholicweekly.com.au/equality-bil...
February 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Helen Dalton is a transphobe. A big no from me. She sought to include amendments from the Catholic Church and Womens Forum Australia, over the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023. catholicweekly.com.au/equality-bil...
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In a functional country, this would be a scandal. A service suffering only from chronic underfunding was ripped apart because the media created a myth of 1000s of complaints of malpractice. The truth - as in my family’s experience - was very different.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:19 PM
In a functional country, this would be a scandal. A service suffering only from chronic underfunding was ripped apart because the media created a myth of 1000s of complaints of malpractice. The truth - as in my family’s experience - was very different.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
As some who has been a victim of police violence. and I know many trans people who have, I disagree with the your position Miller. Police have a long history of targetting and discriminating against LGBTQIA+ people. We don't want them marching in our parade. Period. #MardiGras #NSWPolice
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
As some who has been a victim of police violence. and I know many trans people who have, I disagree with the your position Miller. Police have a long history of targetting and discriminating against LGBTQIA+ people. We don't want them marching in our parade. Period. #MardiGras #NSWPolice
Funding surgery and hormones for trans people can save Medicare millions: new research. #Australia #Medicare theconversation.com/funding-surg...
Funding surgery and hormones for trans people can save Medicare millions: new research
Until now, we haven’t had research that tracks how accessing hormones or surgeries affects how much trans people use mental health services and medications.
theconversation.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Funding surgery and hormones for trans people can save Medicare millions: new research. #Australia #Medicare theconversation.com/funding-surg...
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ProLife protests turns super spreader for measles; a potentially fatal infection (though fatality potential is lesser in healthy ppl with strong immune systems). Many , especially on the right, don't believe in immunizations.
www.rawstory.com/march-for-li...
www.rawstory.com/march-for-li...
Right-wing pro-life march ends up being measles super spreader: health officials
Anti-abortion protesters who travelled to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life ended up at a measles super spreader-event, according to health officials.Thousands of pro-lifers came for the Jan. 23...
www.rawstory.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
ProLife protests turns super spreader for measles; a potentially fatal infection (though fatality potential is lesser in healthy ppl with strong immune systems). Many , especially on the right, don't believe in immunizations.
www.rawstory.com/march-for-li...
www.rawstory.com/march-for-li...
Unbelievable that CBS turned down Gene Roddenberry's Genesis II, and Lew Grade's Space: 1999, in favour of producing a Planet of the Apes series, which was cancelled anyway after only 13 of its 14 filmed episodes aired due to low ratings. PotA plot is narrow and repetitive - Men running from apes.
February 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Unbelievable that CBS turned down Gene Roddenberry's Genesis II, and Lew Grade's Space: 1999, in favour of producing a Planet of the Apes series, which was cancelled anyway after only 13 of its 14 filmed episodes aired due to low ratings. PotA plot is narrow and repetitive - Men running from apes.
The link between GCs, TERFs, and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein is undeniable. #EpsteinFiles #JeffreyEpstein #Gender
don't mind me, just finding lots of bread crumbs showing Epstein and the League of Pederasts were a driving force in pushing transphobic hate.
This email was sent in October 2014, at the start of the current anti trans political campaign and astroturphing.
This email was sent in October 2014, at the start of the current anti trans political campaign and astroturphing.
February 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
The link between GCs, TERFs, and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein is undeniable. #EpsteinFiles #JeffreyEpstein #Gender
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Wes Streeting’s mentor?
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing "further embarrassment" to party as result of Epstein links.
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Wes Streeting’s mentor?
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Just emailed this to the NYT reporter who published that credulous Ratner profile yesterday:
www.thedailybeast.com/melania-doc-...
www.thedailybeast.com/melania-doc-...
January 31, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Just emailed this to the NYT reporter who published that credulous Ratner profile yesterday:
www.thedailybeast.com/melania-doc-...
www.thedailybeast.com/melania-doc-...
Emails reveal Elon Musk had more extensive ties with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. #ElonMusk #JeffreyEpstein #DOJ #DonaldTrump #GOP #Tesla #X #DOGE #LittleStJames #LolitaExpress www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
Newly released files from DoJ show the pair making plans in 2012 and 2013 for the Tesla CEO to visit Epstein’s island
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Emails reveal Elon Musk had more extensive ties with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. #ElonMusk #JeffreyEpstein #DOJ #DonaldTrump #GOP #Tesla #X #DOGE #LittleStJames #LolitaExpress www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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BREAKING: A gender-critical challenge the City of London's trans-inclusive arrangements at Hampstead Heath ponds has been refused permission, just as consultation responses show majority back trans inclusion pa.media/blogs/pa-edi...
January 29, 2026 at 11:48 AM
BREAKING: A gender-critical challenge the City of London's trans-inclusive arrangements at Hampstead Heath ponds has been refused permission, just as consultation responses show majority back trans inclusion pa.media/blogs/pa-edi...
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FIFA ex-President Blatter backs call to boycott World Cup.
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
FIFA ex-President Blatter backs call to boycott World Cup
With the US due to co-host the football World Cup this summer, former FIFA President Sepp Blatter said a former colleague was "right" to advise supporters to "stay home" and watch on TV amid an immigr...
www.dw.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
FIFA ex-President Blatter backs call to boycott World Cup.
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
The ending of Battlestar Galactica is nonsensical. The surviving colonials and Cylons travel across the universe and in the end, just throw away all their collected knowledge, science, and technology, to live as simple neolithic farmers. The writers are scared of the future. Luddites. What a waste.
January 27, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The ending of Battlestar Galactica is nonsensical. The surviving colonials and Cylons travel across the universe and in the end, just throw away all their collected knowledge, science, and technology, to live as simple neolithic farmers. The writers are scared of the future. Luddites. What a waste.
Really disappointing news about Holly Valance. 👎 You are the company you keep. If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Really disappointing news about Holly Valance. 👎 You are the company you keep. If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
Congratulations to Katherine Bennell-Pegg named 2026 Australian of the Year, recognised as the first person to qualify as an astronaut under the Australian flag. Makes a refreshing change that a female scientist and pioneer is recognised from the usual sportsperson or activist receiving the award.
January 26, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Congratulations to Katherine Bennell-Pegg named 2026 Australian of the Year, recognised as the first person to qualify as an astronaut under the Australian flag. Makes a refreshing change that a female scientist and pioneer is recognised from the usual sportsperson or activist receiving the award.
The Spectrum Angels relaxing in the Cloudbase Amber Room. From the British science-fiction television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
January 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM
The Spectrum Angels relaxing in the Cloudbase Amber Room. From the British science-fiction television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
Uh I get the humour but Adolf Hitler was cremated in a bomb crater within the Reich Chancellery garden. Partial dental remains were reportedly sent to Moscow for examination.
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Uh I get the humour but Adolf Hitler was cremated in a bomb crater within the Reich Chancellery garden. Partial dental remains were reportedly sent to Moscow for examination.
Christine Zuba = A "useful idiot".
We need to get away from patriarchal religions like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Religions are the root cause of racism, homophobia, misogyny, and transphobia. The more we get away from their superstitious and bigoted beliefs, the better the world will be.
We need to get away from patriarchal religions like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Religions are the root cause of racism, homophobia, misogyny, and transphobia. The more we get away from their superstitious and bigoted beliefs, the better the world will be.
Transgender Catholic Envisions a Church for Everyone
www.newwaysministry....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.newwaysministry....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Transgender Catholic Envisions a Church for Everyone - New Ways Ministry
“More and more ‘people in the pews’—at least in the United States—are coming to know us. On the local levels, more pastors, deacons, bishops, cardinals, members of religious orders and Catholic lay leaders are listening in order to better understand us.”
www.newwaysministry.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Christine Zuba = A "useful idiot".
We need to get away from patriarchal religions like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Religions are the root cause of racism, homophobia, misogyny, and transphobia. The more we get away from their superstitious and bigoted beliefs, the better the world will be.
We need to get away from patriarchal religions like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Religions are the root cause of racism, homophobia, misogyny, and transphobia. The more we get away from their superstitious and bigoted beliefs, the better the world will be.
Geneviève Doyle should be careful who she calls "weirdo" and "plays games". You blocked me first with your paranoid behaviour. I'm not in any closet. People who know me, know me, and I've been fighting for trans rights since the 1990s, with activists like Roberta Perkins. Your loss not mine.
January 18, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Geneviève Doyle should be careful who she calls "weirdo" and "plays games". You blocked me first with your paranoid behaviour. I'm not in any closet. People who know me, know me, and I've been fighting for trans rights since the 1990s, with activists like Roberta Perkins. Your loss not mine.
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Homosexual behaviour has sometimes been regarded as an evolutionary paradox, but a study looking at 59 primate species suggests it does in fact boost survival.
Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?
www.newscientist.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Homosexual behaviour has sometimes been regarded as an evolutionary paradox, but a study looking at 59 primate species suggests it does in fact boost survival.
As long as religions exist, we will never be free from hatred. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags
Many liberals celebrated when Hamtramck, Michigan, elected a Muslim-majority council in 2015 but a vote to exclude LGBTQ+ flags from city property has soured relations
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:06 AM
As long as religions exist, we will never be free from hatred. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
It would be funny if the Nobel committee rescinded Maria Corina Machado's Peace prize, meaning her award is effectively worthless. 🧐
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
It would be funny if the Nobel committee rescinded Maria Corina Machado's Peace prize, meaning her award is effectively worthless. 🧐
The best part of the day - when travelling on public transport and a gorgeous woman spots you, and she gives you a beautiful smile, and you have to smile back. Just made my day. 😎
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The best part of the day - when travelling on public transport and a gorgeous woman spots you, and she gives you a beautiful smile, and you have to smile back. Just made my day. 😎
Maryland Woman Who Attacked Gay Man in Viral Shopping Video Arrested. #ShibritneyColbert www.them.us/story/shibri...
Maryland Woman Who Attacked Gay Man in Viral Shopping Video Arrested
Shibritney Colbert could face hate crime charges in connection with a video that went viral over the holidays.
www.them.us
January 15, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Maryland Woman Who Attacked Gay Man in Viral Shopping Video Arrested. #ShibritneyColbert www.them.us/story/shibri...
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Grok controversy the ‘real threat’ to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Grok is the 'real threat' to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue
A collective of over 75,000 cisgender women has said the controversy around Grok is the 'real threat' to women, not trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Grok controversy the ‘real threat’ to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky