imogen sayers
@tomatoslayers.bsky.social
the artist formally known as tom sayers. she/they 🏳️⚧️, journalist & audio extrodinaire, advisory board for @transnews.network, words in slate, uncloseted media, trans news network & gay times, tomsayers.co on the web, tomatoslayers.115 on signal
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Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
January 26, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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everyone should go listen to this comprehensive episode on trans athletes and take note! everyone involved did a great job of digging into how trans women ended up banned from athletics -- and a profile by me of the last openly trans woman to swim as a woman in the NCAA
I've got updates and a recap of my Riley Gaines reporting in this week's Reveal episode! Also featuring a dive into the science of trans athletes by @holarascon.bsky.social and a powerful profile of one of the last trans women to swim in the NCAA, by Imogen Sayers www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How women’s sports became a battleground over trans rights
Riley Gaines turns a fifth-place tie in college swimming into a career in anti-trans activism. Soon, she’s sharing the stage with the president.
www.motherjones.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
everyone should go listen to this comprehensive episode on trans athletes and take note! everyone involved did a great job of digging into how trans women ended up banned from athletics -- and a profile by me of the last openly trans woman to swim as a woman in the NCAA
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At a dr’s office & a super nice nurse just told me “I’m going to warn you. We try to keep time but there are often delays & we fail, we fail terribly. I always tell ppl it’s in the nature of the work we do. We just can’t keep to that schedule” & friends this is going DIRECTLY into my editorial spiel
December 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
At a dr’s office & a super nice nurse just told me “I’m going to warn you. We try to keep time but there are often delays & we fail, we fail terribly. I always tell ppl it’s in the nature of the work we do. We just can’t keep to that schedule” & friends this is going DIRECTLY into my editorial spiel
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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my friends over at nyu have done something amazing in creating a show called The Sonic Lab. you should go and check it out,
especially if you're into breathing or dancing.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
especially if you're into breathing or dancing.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Sonic Lab
Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Monthly · A podcast made by audio artists, documentarians and journalists from around the world. Born out of New York University's audio program.
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
my friends over at nyu have done something amazing in creating a show called The Sonic Lab. you should go and check it out,
especially if you're into breathing or dancing.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
especially if you're into breathing or dancing.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Conservative Christian groups are turning to the courts to bring conversion therapy back to the brink of legitimacy. How will it impact our legal system?
Check out Tom Sayers' (@tomatoslayers.bsky.social) "We Need to Talk About Conversion Therapy."
therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
Check out Tom Sayers' (@tomatoslayers.bsky.social) "We Need to Talk About Conversion Therapy."
therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Conservative Christian groups are turning to the courts to bring conversion therapy back to the brink of legitimacy. How will it impact our legal system?
Check out Tom Sayers' (@tomatoslayers.bsky.social) "We Need to Talk About Conversion Therapy."
therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
Check out Tom Sayers' (@tomatoslayers.bsky.social) "We Need to Talk About Conversion Therapy."
therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
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bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
The far-right are weaponizing your freedom of speech to give themselves legal permission to try and cure people of queerness. But that's not possible, nor does it need to be.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The far-right are weaponizing your freedom of speech to give themselves legal permission to try and cure people of queerness. But that's not possible, nor does it need to be.
if you cut lily allen open she'd bleed london wtf was she ever doing in new york anyways
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
if you cut lily allen open she'd bleed london wtf was she ever doing in new york anyways
lily allen's new album
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
lily allen's new album
brilliant read about how american exceptionalism is the very thing that will bring american downfall
Debris from the demolition of the East Wing is scattered across the White House lawn and @ryanlcooper.com writes that this striking visual makes the stakes of what is happening clear. Trump is “literally and symbolically ripping out the core of American democracy.”
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Goodbye, White House. Hello, Trump House. - The American Prospect
It turns out that the notion of American exceptionalism actually makes the country more vulnerable to an authoritarian takeover. But it’s not too late to stop Trump’s attempt to consolidate a dictatorship.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
brilliant read about how american exceptionalism is the very thing that will bring american downfall
So grateful to everyone who shared and supported this fundraiser. In the first month, we’ve reported some relevant and important stories, with plenty more to come! 🏳️⚧️🩷🎉🍾
Wow--we just hit our extended goal of $20,000 for our launch fundraiser!
A huge thank you to our generous donors and supporters who have brought us to this point. This money will provide us with at least 6 months of operations and allows us to focus on hard-hitting journalism.
A huge thank you to our generous donors and supporters who have brought us to this point. This money will provide us with at least 6 months of operations and allows us to focus on hard-hitting journalism.
Please donate to our LAUNCH fundraiser here with FREE gifts! Your tax deductible donations serve a dual purpose: Keeping trans journalists out of poverty, and funding high-quality exclusive journalism the trans community needs that you won't find anywhere else.
Share it with your friends!
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August 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So grateful to everyone who shared and supported this fundraiser. In the first month, we’ve reported some relevant and important stories, with plenty more to come! 🏳️⚧️🩷🎉🍾
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Wow--we just hit our extended goal of $20,000 for our launch fundraiser!
A huge thank you to our generous donors and supporters who have brought us to this point. This money will provide us with at least 6 months of operations and allows us to focus on hard-hitting journalism.
A huge thank you to our generous donors and supporters who have brought us to this point. This money will provide us with at least 6 months of operations and allows us to focus on hard-hitting journalism.
Please donate to our LAUNCH fundraiser here with FREE gifts! Your tax deductible donations serve a dual purpose: Keeping trans journalists out of poverty, and funding high-quality exclusive journalism the trans community needs that you won't find anywhere else.
Share it with your friends!
Share it with your friends!
LAUNCH FUNDRAISER: Help fund trans journalism with a donation to Trans News Network!
"With your help, I can actually build myself a solid future - one without being left on the streets, wondering where I'm gonna sleep that night." Trans News Network , the newsroom formerly known as Ma...
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August 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Wow--we just hit our extended goal of $20,000 for our launch fundraiser!
A huge thank you to our generous donors and supporters who have brought us to this point. This money will provide us with at least 6 months of operations and allows us to focus on hard-hitting journalism.
A huge thank you to our generous donors and supporters who have brought us to this point. This money will provide us with at least 6 months of operations and allows us to focus on hard-hitting journalism.
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Hey y'all, do you know how often over the years I've pitched pieces about trans realities in the South and gotten nowhere?
Instead TNN paid for and supported my latest, on what we're up against in NC and all the history behind it.
If you want to see more unapologetic trans journalism, donate here.
Instead TNN paid for and supported my latest, on what we're up against in NC and all the history behind it.
If you want to see more unapologetic trans journalism, donate here.
Thank you to all of our readers for supporting Trans News Network.
We are only three days away from the end of our launch fundraiser with just over $2000 left from our goal. Help us publish more work like this one and keep trans journalists out of homelessness with a tax-deductible donation here!
We are only three days away from the end of our launch fundraiser with just over $2000 left from our goal. Help us publish more work like this one and keep trans journalists out of homelessness with a tax-deductible donation here!
LAUNCH FUNDRAISER: Help fund trans journalism with a donation to Trans News Network!
"With your help, I can actually build myself a solid future - one without being left on the streets, wondering where I'm gonna sleep that night." Trans News Network , the newsroom formerly known as Ma...
transnewsnetwork.networkforgood.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hey y'all, do you know how often over the years I've pitched pieces about trans realities in the South and gotten nowhere?
Instead TNN paid for and supported my latest, on what we're up against in NC and all the history behind it.
If you want to see more unapologetic trans journalism, donate here.
Instead TNN paid for and supported my latest, on what we're up against in NC and all the history behind it.
If you want to see more unapologetic trans journalism, donate here.
Ever since she was little, Kenzie knew she was queer. She also remembers dragging her feet as her mom sent her off to American Heritage Girls, a Christian extremist alternative to the Girl Scouts.
“I describe it as Girl Scouts but indoctrination," she told me.
“I describe it as Girl Scouts but indoctrination," she told me.
August 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ever since she was little, Kenzie knew she was queer. She also remembers dragging her feet as her mom sent her off to American Heritage Girls, a Christian extremist alternative to the Girl Scouts.
“I describe it as Girl Scouts but indoctrination," she told me.
“I describe it as Girl Scouts but indoctrination," she told me.
did you go to american heritage girls or trail life usa? DM me #journorequest
July 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
did you go to american heritage girls or trail life usa? DM me #journorequest
DM me with your scouting stories if you’re trans and forced into the wrong gender troop 🫶🏻
hi, i'm looking for someone who is queer or trans or both and went to american heritage girls when you were younger for a story about the strict gender roles they force upon children. i'd love to hear your story & you can remain anonymous #journorequest
July 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
DM me with your scouting stories if you’re trans and forced into the wrong gender troop 🫶🏻
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the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
July 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
Come forward if you had any bad experience as a trans person in any scouting group, actually! I need your stories for piece I’m writing #journorequest
hi, i'm looking for someone who is queer or trans or both and went to american heritage girls when you were younger for a story about the strict gender roles they force upon children. i'd love to hear your story & you can remain anonymous #journorequest
July 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Come forward if you had any bad experience as a trans person in any scouting group, actually! I need your stories for piece I’m writing #journorequest
hi, i'm looking for someone who is queer or trans or both and went to american heritage girls when you were younger for a story about the strict gender roles they force upon children. i'd love to hear your story & you can remain anonymous #journorequest
July 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
hi, i'm looking for someone who is queer or trans or both and went to american heritage girls when you were younger for a story about the strict gender roles they force upon children. i'd love to hear your story & you can remain anonymous #journorequest
also last week my sound art was part of @auntnellproduction.bsky.social's new project, The Sound of Trans Freedom which explores the archive of Press for Change, a formative lobbying group that brought about the Gender Recognition Act in the United Kingdom
Listen now 🎧🔊
Listen now 🎧🔊
The Sound of Trans Freedom
Content Warning: Please note this piece includes stories of transphobia and explicit language.
The Sound of Trans Freedom, produced by Tash Walker for Aunt Nell, is an audio journey of four trans so
soundcloud.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
also last week my sound art was part of @auntnellproduction.bsky.social's new project, The Sound of Trans Freedom which explores the archive of Press for Change, a formative lobbying group that brought about the Gender Recognition Act in the United Kingdom
Listen now 🎧🔊
Listen now 🎧🔊
ICYMI last week I sat down with Rep. Seth Moulton's new competitor @beth4ma.bsky.social for @transnews.network in MA to talk grassroots campaigns, Dem support for trans rights and Palestine, and the fact that America could have nice things
‘Absolutely Not’: Rep. Moulton’s Trans Primary Opponent Defies Dems on Trans Rights, Palestine and more, in Exclusive Interview
Bethany Andres-Beck is directly challenging an anti-trans incumbent in a deep blue Massachusetts seat, and hopes to channel grassroots energy against party leadership to show that voters support trans...
transnews.network
July 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
ICYMI last week I sat down with Rep. Seth Moulton's new competitor @beth4ma.bsky.social for @transnews.network in MA to talk grassroots campaigns, Dem support for trans rights and Palestine, and the fact that America could have nice things
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from the river to sea, palestine will be free
July 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
from the river to sea, palestine will be free
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Several anti-trans bills with sweeping implications are moving through Congress rapidly, with provisions that would fully ban gender affirming care for undocumented immigrants, federal workers, and more.
Written by @thefreeradical.org, edited by @madycast.com & @davidforbes.bsky.social
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Written by @thefreeradical.org, edited by @madycast.com & @davidforbes.bsky.social
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The Sweeping Anti-Trans Bills Moving Through Congress No One’s Talking About
Republicans are jamming in dozens of anti-trans measures across a series of government funding bills. Few Democrats have spoken out against them. The failure of Democrats, the press and Gay Inc organi...
transnews.network
July 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Several anti-trans bills with sweeping implications are moving through Congress rapidly, with provisions that would fully ban gender affirming care for undocumented immigrants, federal workers, and more.
Written by @thefreeradical.org, edited by @madycast.com & @davidforbes.bsky.social
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Written by @thefreeradical.org, edited by @madycast.com & @davidforbes.bsky.social
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