Bex Sander
@chefboibex.bsky.social
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Bex Sander
@chefboibex.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Here’s a quick roundup of actions you can do to support trans and nonbinary people. If you have cis guilt I gotchu 🧵
RIP guy Fawkes you would have loved Luigi mangione
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
RIP guy Fawkes you would have loved Luigi mangione
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Glad to see this piece which rebalances the moral panic about young people and screens. Let’s move the debate on from ‘screening Adolescence in every school’
economist.com/internationa...
economist.com/internationa...
Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly
The digital habits that defined youth are transforming old age
economist.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Nobody tell me who Dan or Phil are. I mean it.
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Nobody tell me who Dan or Phil are. I mean it.
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So far as I'm aware, there is neither physical evidence nor testimony suggesting Ed Gein ever had any kind of fixation on or interest in Christine Jorgensen, nor to suggest Gein actually cross-dressed. I think to invent these elements for the purpose of fiction is at best ignorant and reckless.
October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So far as I'm aware, there is neither physical evidence nor testimony suggesting Ed Gein ever had any kind of fixation on or interest in Christine Jorgensen, nor to suggest Gein actually cross-dressed. I think to invent these elements for the purpose of fiction is at best ignorant and reckless.
I made this for a newsletter last year but Onlyfans also paid more tax in the UK than all these tech companies in FYE 2024
October 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I made this for a newsletter last year but Onlyfans also paid more tax in the UK than all these tech companies in FYE 2024
The writing of this still feels a bit too pearl-clutching for me, but I'm glad OnlyFans is being discussed as a profitable, legitimate company
OnlyFans chief Keily Blair: ‘People can be quite uncomfortable talking about sex’ on.ft.com/4o6KssR
OnlyFans chief Keily Blair: ‘People can be quite uncomfortable talking about sex’
The boss of one of Britain’s biggest tech start-ups on the ethics of porn, the future of the content creator economy — and why the platform banned Bonnie Blue
on.ft.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The writing of this still feels a bit too pearl-clutching for me, but I'm glad OnlyFans is being discussed as a profitable, legitimate company
It’s really been bothering me that Ryan Murphy decided his next big Netflix production would be about Ed Gein, who inspired so much early trans panic media, right as our current trans panic seems to be reaching a fever pitch.
This man profited off the trans community but he's privileged so he doesn't have to bother with us trans people anymore.
So glad that Indya Moore is speaking out.
www.out.com/media/indya-...
So glad that Indya Moore is speaking out.
www.out.com/media/indya-...
Indya Moore calls out Ryan Murphy for being silent on anti-trans attacks
As attacks on trans people continue, Moore wants people to speak out.
www.out.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It’s really been bothering me that Ryan Murphy decided his next big Netflix production would be about Ed Gein, who inspired so much early trans panic media, right as our current trans panic seems to be reaching a fever pitch.
It's genuinely shocking how bad these Tile tags are – the fact you have to continuously turn on the function that checks if other devices are moving with you is insane to me
Tile location-finding tags, unlike Apple/Google tags, broadcast MAC address/unique ID unencrypted, letting stalkers, Tile or LE track people/items. Anti-theft feature also undoes anti-stalking feature - any tag in anti-theft mode is invisible to scans looking for stalkers. My story for @wired.com
Tile Tracking Tags Can Be Exploited by Tech-Savvy Stalkers, Researchers Say
A team of researchers found that, by not encrypting the data broadcast by Tile tags, users could be vulnerable to having their location information exposed to malicious actors.
www.wired.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's genuinely shocking how bad these Tile tags are – the fact you have to continuously turn on the function that checks if other devices are moving with you is insane to me
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This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.
Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms
Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high
edmontonjournal.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.
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Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
The Overton window on what is acceptable to say has shifted dramatically in recent years, especially when it pertains to Trans+ rights
www.wearequeeraf.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Polari Prize saga shows us how the Overton window on Trans+ rights has shifted
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/polari-prize-saga-shows-us-how-the-overton-window-on-trans-rights-has-shifted/
“What makes a company investable is not necessarily its proximity to a breakthrough, but its ability to monetise belief.”
Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings seek et...
Billions of dollars are being poured into the longevity industry, with investors rapidly warming to cryonics
observer.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“What makes a company investable is not necessarily its proximity to a breakthrough, but its ability to monetise belief.”
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Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings seek et...
Billions of dollars are being poured into the longevity industry, with investors rapidly warming to cryonics
observer.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Private bankers are already offering wealth management plans for cryonically preserved people, in the event that they should ever come back to life.
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Believe it or not, that was one of the less surreal moments at the Longevity Investors Conference
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Adding Paulina Borsook to my list of under appreciated women I need to learn more about
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Adding Paulina Borsook to my list of under appreciated women I need to learn more about
Fun fact: the law introduced to remove thalidomide from pharmacies has only been used once since then. To ban puberty blockers.
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Fun fact: the law introduced to remove thalidomide from pharmacies has only been used once since then. To ban puberty blockers.
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The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.
September 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.
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so the Economist article isn't attributed an author. but someone in the replies of this 🧵 tipped me off that it was Jəsse Singal. & it turns out that it was, which in retrospect isn't surprising (as he's one of the ppl who would never answer this question):
many ppl highlighting flaws in this article. but having fought in the "80% desistance" wars of the mid-2010s, I remember asking anti-trans activists if they'd be ok if 80% of youth were helped by gender-affirming care (flipping their argument). & they *never* answered. b/c they want *zero* trans ppl
September 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
so the Economist article isn't attributed an author. but someone in the replies of this 🧵 tipped me off that it was Jəsse Singal. & it turns out that it was, which in retrospect isn't surprising (as he's one of the ppl who would never answer this question):
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GOING FROM BINARY TRANS TO NON-BINARY IS NOT DETRANSITIONING
Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum.
This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.
This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.
A recent study found that children who transitioned young retained stable gender identities over time. But the fact that nearly a fifth of those in the group did not ought to give advocates of irreversible medical interventions pause
September 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
GOING FROM BINARY TRANS TO NON-BINARY IS NOT DETRANSITIONING
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The truth: we need migration.
The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.
Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.
Reject it. Draw the line.
The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.
Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.
Reject it. Draw the line.
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The truth: we need migration.
The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.
Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.
Reject it. Draw the line.
The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.
Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.
Reject it. Draw the line.
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Sainsbury's corn flakes, 1973. From the Sainsbury Archive.
Its a little too 'Wicker Man-ish' for me...
www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/se...
Its a little too 'Wicker Man-ish' for me...
www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/se...
September 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Sainsbury's corn flakes, 1973. From the Sainsbury Archive.
Its a little too 'Wicker Man-ish' for me...
www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/se...
Its a little too 'Wicker Man-ish' for me...
www.sainsburyarchive.org.uk/catalogue/se...
This might be rogue but here goes: you know how long shots or oners in movies are normally accompanied by jazz drumming? Where did that start? Was it Hitchcock?
September 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This might be rogue but here goes: you know how long shots or oners in movies are normally accompanied by jazz drumming? Where did that start? Was it Hitchcock?
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New from @pmpress.bsky.social, BE GAY, DO CRIME: EVERYDAY ACTS OF QUEER RESISTANCE AND REBELLION, a history of queer activism edited by Zane McNeill, Riley Clare Valentine, and Blu Buchanan: weightlessbooks.com/be-gay-do-cr...
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New from @pmpress.bsky.social, BE GAY, DO CRIME: EVERYDAY ACTS OF QUEER RESISTANCE AND REBELLION, a history of queer activism edited by Zane McNeill, Riley Clare Valentine, and Blu Buchanan: weightlessbooks.com/be-gay-do-cr...
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James O'brien asking 'what is the ideology behind calling Brigitte Macron a man' if you fancy phoning in to answer that
September 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hotdog costume jpg
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from my latest: "The trans-shooter myth largely began circulating in 2023 around the Nashville shooting, 'as the right began rolling back LGBTQ rights in earnest'... Two years later, and just a decade after the so-called trans tipping point, anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage."
September 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
from my latest: "The trans-shooter myth largely began circulating in 2023 around the Nashville shooting, 'as the right began rolling back LGBTQ rights in earnest'... Two years later, and just a decade after the so-called trans tipping point, anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage."
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Libraries are great! We love having our books in libraries! We love you checking our books out of libraries! We love when you take advantage of the many other services at your local library!
Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.
But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!
It's easy! Check your library's website.
But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!
It's easy! Check your library's website.
September 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Libraries are great! We love having our books in libraries! We love you checking our books out of libraries! We love when you take advantage of the many other services at your local library!