Ellis Schwamm
@ellisschwamm.bsky.social
Database nerd, writer & sex educator. Words in Scarleteen. Queer, trans, Jewish, disabled (Stickler’s Syndrome). Philadelphia-based. He/him pronouns. All views my own.
Been having trouble getting medical supplies at my PO Box in the last month. Just set up a UPS box. People take getting mail safely for granted and underestimate the ancillary costs of being disabled.
February 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Been having trouble getting medical supplies at my PO Box in the last month. Just set up a UPS box. People take getting mail safely for granted and underestimate the ancillary costs of being disabled.
People have a right to info about their own bodies
Tfw you have to move your VPN to Canada because a link to a website about menstrual cycles for teenage girls is blocked in the US
But please remember porn bans are about protecting children from seeing sexual content 🙃
But please remember porn bans are about protecting children from seeing sexual content 🙃
January 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
People have a right to info about their own bodies
Facebook has been my primary social media platform for most of my life. The difference between using it now and BlueSky is incredibly jarring…actually seeing what is going on the world instead of just seeing inane reels and ads.
January 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Facebook has been my primary social media platform for most of my life. The difference between using it now and BlueSky is incredibly jarring…actually seeing what is going on the world instead of just seeing inane reels and ads.
I went to see a Death Tribute band in May at the TLA because Chuck Schuldiner died in 2001 and musicians still want to play his songs. It was an awesome show and it was great to see people younger than myself potentially learning about the bands. Nostalgia can fuel memorials too.
December 4, 2024 at 12:16 PM
I went to see a Death Tribute band in May at the TLA because Chuck Schuldiner died in 2001 and musicians still want to play his songs. It was an awesome show and it was great to see people younger than myself potentially learning about the bands. Nostalgia can fuel memorials too.
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As I frequently tell people, please be my co-conspirator, not my ally.
We need to be relentlessly hostile to any politician supporting anti-trans laws or even giving the tiniest hint that they will go along with them in order to win. We need to make it absolutely impossible for them to get away with this. So far, the cis community has failed miserably at that.
December 3, 2024 at 9:25 PM
As I frequently tell people, please be my co-conspirator, not my ally.
I know I’m not the first to do this, but I found using the Simpsons as a reference point a shockingly comprehensive way to highlight the effect of wage stagnation to my folks. Homer could never afford that house now!
November 30, 2024 at 12:18 PM
I know I’m not the first to do this, but I found using the Simpsons as a reference point a shockingly comprehensive way to highlight the effect of wage stagnation to my folks. Homer could never afford that house now!
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I head someone explain this as “Good weird is being weird about your own business, bad weird is being weird about other people’s business” and I thought that summed it up pretty well.
Stop being the bad kind of weird. This place is for the good kind of weird only. 🦋
November 25, 2024 at 2:12 PM
I head someone explain this as “Good weird is being weird about your own business, bad weird is being weird about other people’s business” and I thought that summed it up pretty well.
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Freddy Mercury died of AIDS 33 years ago today. With modern medical technology, he likely would have lived. Never forget how much progress against major infectious disease has been made in a short time. We are at risk now of rolling back much of that progress.
November 23, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Freddy Mercury died of AIDS 33 years ago today. With modern medical technology, he likely would have lived. Never forget how much progress against major infectious disease has been made in a short time. We are at risk now of rolling back much of that progress.
While we’re on the subject, my experience was that women were less respectful of personal space in public restrooms than men are. Men aggressively don’t make eye contact and act ashamed to be there, but they will never talk to you while you are in a stall or ask personal questions.
November 24, 2024 at 4:03 PM
While we’re on the subject, my experience was that women were less respectful of personal space in public restrooms than men are. Men aggressively don’t make eye contact and act ashamed to be there, but they will never talk to you while you are in a stall or ask personal questions.
I saw a post recently (cannot remember the platform) about how much of the GOP’s policies basically boil down to the idea that your body does not belong to you, but it belongs to the State or the men in your life.
No, it belongs to you!
No, it belongs to you!
The thing that keeps getting me about all the pieces fretting about Bluesky being too insular is that the argument seems to be that those of us who are most likely to be abused by the right (BIPOC people, trans people, queer people, etc) must put up with being abused for the sake of public discourse
November 24, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I saw a post recently (cannot remember the platform) about how much of the GOP’s policies basically boil down to the idea that your body does not belong to you, but it belongs to the State or the men in your life.
No, it belongs to you!
No, it belongs to you!
I wonder if the acquisition of MSNBC will have more of an impact on the social consciousness of American voters. Can think of many people who thought Twitter was frivolous and who aren’t online!
This is exactly right. Elon fooled lots of people into thinking that his acquisition of Twitter was about protecting free speech—it was always about reengineering a public square into a reactionary echo chamber. Which is why he’s flirting with running the same play again with MSNBC.
November 23, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I wonder if the acquisition of MSNBC will have more of an impact on the social consciousness of American voters. Can think of many people who thought Twitter was frivolous and who aren’t online!
It frustrates me when people are very anti-nap. As someone with sleep apnea, I am *very* aware of the importance of a regular schedule.
But naps are also the cheapest, most accessible, and reliable way for me to manage joint pain as someone with a connective tissue disorder.
But naps are also the cheapest, most accessible, and reliable way for me to manage joint pain as someone with a connective tissue disorder.
November 22, 2024 at 11:19 PM
It frustrates me when people are very anti-nap. As someone with sleep apnea, I am *very* aware of the importance of a regular schedule.
But naps are also the cheapest, most accessible, and reliable way for me to manage joint pain as someone with a connective tissue disorder.
But naps are also the cheapest, most accessible, and reliable way for me to manage joint pain as someone with a connective tissue disorder.
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But this is a zero sum view of trans issues, as though we need to compete with each other for turns to be seen.
What would be much more helpful is for cis allies to develop more mature ways of naming different forms of trans hate and recognizing when they occur.
What would be much more helpful is for cis allies to develop more mature ways of naming different forms of trans hate and recognizing when they occur.
November 22, 2024 at 2:04 PM
But this is a zero sum view of trans issues, as though we need to compete with each other for turns to be seen.
What would be much more helpful is for cis allies to develop more mature ways of naming different forms of trans hate and recognizing when they occur.
What would be much more helpful is for cis allies to develop more mature ways of naming different forms of trans hate and recognizing when they occur.
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Important note for reporters covering the GOP's effort to ban trans women from bathrooms on Capitol Hill: while Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace both have private bathrooms in their offices, the trans people who are not elected officials who have to work there every day do not.
November 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Important note for reporters covering the GOP's effort to ban trans women from bathrooms on Capitol Hill: while Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace both have private bathrooms in their offices, the trans people who are not elected officials who have to work there every day do not.
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It’s not “American Taliban” it’s white Christofascism
It’s not “Mullah Trump” it’s WHITE supremacy
It’s not “Christian sharia” it’s White Christofascism
Stop going “What are WE? A bunch of MUSLIMS?” with y’all’s analogies
Stop blaming Muslims for WHITE XSTIANS
Y’all are being bigots
It’s not “Mullah Trump” it’s WHITE supremacy
It’s not “Christian sharia” it’s White Christofascism
Stop going “What are WE? A bunch of MUSLIMS?” with y’all’s analogies
Stop blaming Muslims for WHITE XSTIANS
Y’all are being bigots
November 15, 2024 at 3:21 AM
It’s not “American Taliban” it’s white Christofascism
It’s not “Mullah Trump” it’s WHITE supremacy
It’s not “Christian sharia” it’s White Christofascism
Stop going “What are WE? A bunch of MUSLIMS?” with y’all’s analogies
Stop blaming Muslims for WHITE XSTIANS
Y’all are being bigots
It’s not “Mullah Trump” it’s WHITE supremacy
It’s not “Christian sharia” it’s White Christofascism
Stop going “What are WE? A bunch of MUSLIMS?” with y’all’s analogies
Stop blaming Muslims for WHITE XSTIANS
Y’all are being bigots
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It's all tied together and don't let them trick you into thinking it's for safety
November 21, 2024 at 6:34 PM
It's all tied together and don't let them trick you into thinking it's for safety
The transvestigating continues on multiple fronts.
I explained what this term means to my mom last night and equated it to phrenology. She said “Oh, so eugenics”.
www.out.com/news/john-kr...
I explained what this term means to my mom last night and equated it to phrenology. She said “Oh, so eugenics”.
www.out.com/news/john-kr...
For some reason, a Fox News host thinks John Krasinski is trans
Yes, you read that right. A baffling segment from Fox News' Greg Gutfeld questioning the A Quiet Place actor's gender identity has left many folks scratching their heads.
www.out.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The transvestigating continues on multiple fronts.
I explained what this term means to my mom last night and equated it to phrenology. She said “Oh, so eugenics”.
www.out.com/news/john-kr...
I explained what this term means to my mom last night and equated it to phrenology. She said “Oh, so eugenics”.
www.out.com/news/john-kr...
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Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
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not to be too harsh but what’s the use of transgender representation in congress if they will immediately give in to fascist demands. genuinely what’s the purpose to this at all here
1. Transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride has announced that she will comply with Speaker Johnson's policy declaring her a man and banning trans people from bathrooms.
She is receiving sharp critiques from those with trans friends who work in the capitol.
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She is receiving sharp critiques from those with trans friends who work in the capitol.
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Congresswoman McBride Announces She Will Comply With Rules Declaring Her a Man
The decision comes after Mike Johnson declared that transgender people are not allowed in bathrooms of their gender identity under the provision that he "controls the facilities."
www.erininthemorning.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
not to be too harsh but what’s the use of transgender representation in congress if they will immediately give in to fascist demands. genuinely what’s the purpose to this at all here
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A betrayal as well to Pennsylvania voters who came out to keep Oz from power
The woman who served as Director of Operations on John Fetterman’s U.S. Senate campaign speaks out about Fetterman’s willingness to vote to confirm Dr. Oz (Fetterman’s opponent in that race) if Oz says he will protect and preserve Medicare and Medicaid.
November 20, 2024 at 4:59 PM
A betrayal as well to Pennsylvania voters who came out to keep Oz from power
One thing that is actually lovely about reconnecting with folks after taking a break from Twitter is seeing people’s pics and how they have progressed in their transitions. Everyone looks great!!
November 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
One thing that is actually lovely about reconnecting with folks after taking a break from Twitter is seeing people’s pics and how they have progressed in their transitions. Everyone looks great!!
But is there a starter pack of starter packs?
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 PM
But is there a starter pack of starter packs?
Yeah they made us take a class about “Medicare fraud” at my job at I was grumpy about it until I realized that it was so we could call out the cruel people who work with vulnerable populations so it’s easier for them to pocket the money for themselves.
November 19, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Yeah they made us take a class about “Medicare fraud” at my job at I was grumpy about it until I realized that it was so we could call out the cruel people who work with vulnerable populations so it’s easier for them to pocket the money for themselves.
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It may be funny to some of you to see these ridiculous nominations, but the people who will be so incredibly fucked by this are disabled people. So. Incredibly. Fucked.
BREAKING
President-elect Trump says he intends on nominating Dr. Oz to serve as CMS Administrator.
As CMS Administrator, Dr. Oz will oversee Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
These programs provide healthcare to over 100 million Americans.
President-elect Trump says he intends on nominating Dr. Oz to serve as CMS Administrator.
As CMS Administrator, Dr. Oz will oversee Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
These programs provide healthcare to over 100 million Americans.
November 19, 2024 at 9:17 PM
It may be funny to some of you to see these ridiculous nominations, but the people who will be so incredibly fucked by this are disabled people. So. Incredibly. Fucked.