Davi Gray (she/they)
@davigray.bsky.social
Queer, trans, nonbinary poet, writer, performer, artist, activist, & abolitionist. 🌐 davigray.com. 18+ 🙏🏼
Work published in Poetry, Water~Stone Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, et al. First collection "This Body, This Fruit" @ Feb 2027 (Trio House Press).
Work published in Poetry, Water~Stone Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, et al. First collection "This Body, This Fruit" @ Feb 2027 (Trio House Press).
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i am very exhausted by disinformation about the cost of transition healthcare. it costs less than $100 for 1-2 years of hormones, depending on your exact sourcing. presenting HRT as impossibly expensive and inaccessible to people who need HRT but don't know how is equivalent to medical gatekeeping.
Trans people needing hormones but lacking medical access for whatever reason: they're fairly easy and cheap to get elsewhere! See 🧵 by @katie.bzky.team ->
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Tyra Payer (they/them) is a member of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe tribe, from Belcourt North Dakota. Tyra is a writer and entrepreneur who has a background of storytelling and Indigenous food systems. Outside, you can find Tyra vending at the farmers market or in the garden.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Tyra Payer (they/them) is a member of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe tribe, from Belcourt North Dakota. Tyra is a writer and entrepreneur who has a background of storytelling and Indigenous food systems. Outside, you can find Tyra vending at the farmers market or in the garden.
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Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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what’s remarkable about this is that there are zero winners at all, one of the biggest lose-lose deals I can remember
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
what’s remarkable about this is that there are zero winners at all, one of the biggest lose-lose deals I can remember
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
the Dem cavers will catch incandescent shit for it
the rest of the Dems will catch collateral fury
the big R win is… jacking everyone’s health care costs ahead of midterms
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Look at me interviewing @tricialockwood.bsky.social od.bsky.social , for @therumpus.net , like some sort of big shot.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
Joining the World: A Conversation with Patricia Lockwood - The Rumpus
“A lot of pandemic novels were about a place where everyone could get away from it and not directly have to deal. I totally understand that, but as a person who was writing about it from the very begi...
therumpus.net
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Look at me interviewing @tricialockwood.bsky.social od.bsky.social , for @therumpus.net , like some sort of big shot.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
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I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
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"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope
His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
"When it comes to poetry, I have to admit that definitive readings don't exist, just as poetic rules themselves don't finally exist. We work within patterns and limitations that we also defy."
— @paisleyrekdal.bsky.social, "Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens: On Reading and Writing Poetry Forensically"
— @paisleyrekdal.bsky.social, "Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens: On Reading and Writing Poetry Forensically"
November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"When it comes to poetry, I have to admit that definitive readings don't exist, just as poetic rules themselves don't finally exist. We work within patterns and limitations that we also defy."
— @paisleyrekdal.bsky.social, "Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens: On Reading and Writing Poetry Forensically"
— @paisleyrekdal.bsky.social, "Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens: On Reading and Writing Poetry Forensically"
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my friend Simone—whom TC folks may know as an artist, activist, community-builder, and beyond—had a bad accident and is gathering some funds to get through the recovery process:
Donate to Help Simone Get Back on Their Feet!, organized by Simone Williams
Hello Community! I write this to you with a heavy heart, and a heavy brace. Asking… Simone Williams needs your support for Help Simone Get Back on Their Feet!
gofund.me
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
my friend Simone—whom TC folks may know as an artist, activist, community-builder, and beyond—had a bad accident and is gathering some funds to get through the recovery process:
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Reminder that in Minnesota, you have the right to vote on the same day you register. We are not a voter ID state. You can vote if you've lived in Minnesota for 20 days and are old enough: www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Your neighbor/friend can also vouch for you.
Your neighbor/friend can also vouch for you.
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
www.sos.mn.gov
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reminder that in Minnesota, you have the right to vote on the same day you register. We are not a voter ID state. You can vote if you've lived in Minnesota for 20 days and are old enough: www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Your neighbor/friend can also vouch for you.
Your neighbor/friend can also vouch for you.
New newsletter, in which I proclaim November to be National November Month. I'm definitely not writing any novels.
Also 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Awareness Month 🏳️⚧️!
news.davigray.com/p/national-n...
Also 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Awareness Month 🏳️⚧️!
news.davigray.com/p/national-n...
National November Month - slow down!
I proclaim November to be National November Month (in addition to other amazing bits, like Native American Heritage Month). I'm *not* writing any novels (yet).
news.davigray.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New newsletter, in which I proclaim November to be National November Month. I'm definitely not writing any novels.
Also 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Awareness Month 🏳️⚧️!
news.davigray.com/p/national-n...
Also 🏳️⚧️ Transgender Awareness Month 🏳️⚧️!
news.davigray.com/p/national-n...
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One small thing people can do is refuse to consume shitty art that isn’t made by people
Interact with art made by real artists
Interact with art made by real artists
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
One small thing people can do is refuse to consume shitty art that isn’t made by people
Interact with art made by real artists
Interact with art made by real artists
Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Please join us on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7:00pm, at Moon Palace Books, for our next 5×5 Reading, featuring five fantastic artists: Tyra Payer, Jen Bowen, Fong L., Sun Yung Shin, and Bao Phi, followed by an open mic.
Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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Both reading and open mic will feature ASL interpretation.
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FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.
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The University of Minnesota just announced the "Meal-A-Day Program" which will provide one meal a day for SNAP benefit recipients while the SNAP program is limited or unavailable. This makes me very happy. A lot of students, faculty, and staff at the U need this, unfortunately.
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The University of Minnesota just announced the "Meal-A-Day Program" which will provide one meal a day for SNAP benefit recipients while the SNAP program is limited or unavailable. This makes me very happy. A lot of students, faculty, and staff at the U need this, unfortunately.
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They just gutted Teen Vogue which had top notch political journalism. The media is continuing to purge any sort of political dissent to Trump and the oligarchs.
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
They just gutted Teen Vogue which had top notch political journalism. The media is continuing to purge any sort of political dissent to Trump and the oligarchs.
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
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My most recent review for the Minnesota Star Tribune finds much to admire in MINOR BLACK FIGURES, a worthy addition to Brandon Taylor's exceptional bibliography. If you like it half as much as I did, you'll love it.
www.startribune.com/minor-black-...
www.startribune.com/minor-black-...
Review: An artist and his would-be boyfriend are ‘Minor Black Figures’
Fiction: Booker finalist Brandon Taylor returns with a sensational novel about art, God and modern love.
www.startribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My most recent review for the Minnesota Star Tribune finds much to admire in MINOR BLACK FIGURES, a worthy addition to Brandon Taylor's exceptional bibliography. If you like it half as much as I did, you'll love it.
www.startribune.com/minor-black-...
www.startribune.com/minor-black-...
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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November 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Heid E. Erdrich’s VERB ANIMATE is on our list for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! This @triohousepress.org book “explores the nuances and joys of Erdrich’s artistic collaborations with Twin Cities choreographers, visual artists, digital artists” & others: triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/pre...
Verb Animate by Heid E. Erdrich
Verb Animate: Poetry and Prompts from Collaborative Acts explores the nuances and joys of Erdrich's artistic collaborations with choreographers, visual artists, filmmakers, galleries, and museums.…
triohousepress.myshopify.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Heid E. Erdrich’s VERB ANIMATE is on our list for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! This @triohousepress.org book “explores the nuances and joys of Erdrich’s artistic collaborations with Twin Cities choreographers, visual artists, digital artists” & others: triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/pre...