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Jo (she/they)

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She/They. 🏳️‍⚧️ Almost 50. 🔞 DNI.
Cat mum of 4 former street cats.

**Popular account but not a mod or admin here at#blahajzone.**

Sometimes #NSFW, always #CW'd […]

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Jo (she/they)

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Trans Pride Australia won our category at the Wayahead Mental Health Matters awards for our Friday Night Social online meetup. I coordinate the group, but it has had many years of good people running it, and I made sure to mention that as I accepted the award […]

[Original post on blahaj.zone]

Friday Night Socials, hosted weekly by Trans Pride Australia, is a safe, inclusive online space where trans and gender diverse individuals connect, share, and support each other.
Led by Jo, a trans community member deeply attuned to participants' needs, the program fosters a judgment-free environment where people can be themselves, learn, grow, and build meaningful relationships.
By prioritising mental wellbeing, it combats isolation and loneliness,
Offering consistent, reliable support regardless of geography, age, or experience.
Each week, participants connect over shared stories and challenges, access peer guidance, and strengthen their sense of belonging. This dependable gathering profoundly improves mental health, giving participants a regular, welcoming space to feel seen, heard, and supported.

Portrait-style photo. A woman in animal print dress looking towards the camera.

A clear crystal award being held by hand. Engraved with
Mental Health Matters Awards
Presented to
Trans Pride Australia
For
Friday Night Socials
Rainbow Inclusion Award
Sponsored by
ACON

A woman in animal print dress on stage holding the award she's been presented on behalf of Trans Pride Australia

October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM

Jo (she/they)

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Awww. This is how I want to remember both of them. 🫠 #iykyk #fascism

Two portraits, one of Benito Mussolini and the other of Donald Trump, turned upside down - just like Mussolini was when he was hanged and beaten.

March 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM

Jo (she/they)

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Yesterday I marched again in the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade with Trans Pride Australia and then went to the Dykes on Bikes Sydney after party.
#sydneymardigras #transpride #trans #dykesonbikes

Selfie of me. White woman in a silver cami top and silver baseball cap.

Photo of me. White woman in silver cami top and pants, silver baseball cap and shoes

Heading off as float no 9 from our staging area in Wentworth St to turn right onto Oxford Street where crowds of 200,000 people lined the route.

Crowds 10-15 deep at points along the 30 minute long parade route on Oxford and Flinders Streets.

March 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM

Jo (she/they)

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12:13am AEST January 2 2025. Expansion recorded as -2254nT. Captured at Rydal (near Lithgow NSW), iPhone w/ 30 sec long exposure. #aurora #auroraaustralis

The southern lights of Aurora Australis, trees in front are a black silhouette.

January 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Jo (she/they)

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11:50pm Sydney Time. Out watching Aurora Australis at Rydal (near Lithgow NSW), iPhone w/ 10 sec long exposure. #aurora #auroraaustralis

Aurora Australis with distinctive pinks and reds in the southern sky.

January 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

Spending the first evening of 2025 listening to 90s dance music. Yes, I'm old enough to remember them from back then. #genx

Now playing
Nessaja - Scooter Heaven - DJ Sammy
Saturday Night - Whigfield Rhythm is a Dancer - SNAP!
Sunchyme - Dario G
Stay - Sash!
Castles in the Sky - lan van Dahl
Destination Calabria - Alex Gaudino &
Crystal Waters
The Key, The Secret - Urban Cookie Collective
Another Night - Real McCoy
Don't call me baby - Madison Avenue Lola's Theme - The Shapeshifters Around the World - Daft Punk
Everybody's free - Rozalla Moving on up - M People Ride on time - Black Box
Finally- CeCe Peniston
U don't know me - Armand van Helden

January 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

Deja vu. Bluesky throwing its queer, mostly trans, early user base under the bus, much like many of the largest #fediverse instances do with their similarly shit moderation.

You really are a numbskull if you think large instances largely auto modding from […]

[Original post on blahaj.zone]

Bluesky radmitting that their largely centralised automod system on their decentralised-but-not-really platform is stuck with all the same problems of Xitter and Meta. SocMed is dead if we don't move to decentralised human-moderated communities ASAP. Like on the Fediverse blahaj.zone/@jo

RT @safety.bsky.app
Our growing moderation team needs clear evidence and well-defined rules to make decisions that can be consistently enforced, so they action accounts based primarily on content and behavior that appears in our app, where the context and authenticity can be directly verified.

December 14, 2024 at 5:22 AM

Jo (she/they)

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Had a big night in Sydney. First at the Chippo Hotel for Trans Takeover - the fundraiser for our Trans Pride Australia float in the Sydney Mardi Gras. Was so good to catch up with friends IRL and make some new ones. Then one of my mates, his friend and I went to […]

[Original post on blahaj.zone]

Me, a 50 yo woman in a sparkly black dress. Eye contact, selfie.

Sign advertising the cocktail made for the Trans Takeover event

Singer Cassy Judy performing at the Trans Takeover event

Drag king Woody performing at the Trans Takeover event

December 9, 2024 at 12:47 AM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

Got rid of the grey. #selfie #eyecontact

A photo of me, a 50yo white woman with purple-rimmed glasses, looking at the camera. I am wearing a black Lizo t shirt.

December 2, 2024 at 4:19 AM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

I love it when I find something brand new with tags that's cheaper than pre-loved online. Today it is an Eve Hunter black sequined evening top. $195 RRP, $60 BNWT at a western Sydney thrift store.

Photo of me from the shoulders down to waist in a new black sequined evening top.

November 25, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

[Selfie, Trans Awareness Week]

A friend reminded me it is Trans Awareness Week from today until the 19th. Here's some low-key trans joy as I head off to pack more biscuits for this weekend's Bathurst Christmas Markets. #trans #selfie #eyecontact

Woman wearing a black top and a multicoloured wrap skirt is looking towards the camera.

November 13, 2024 at 11:44 AM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

[Selfie, eye contact. Night out at theatre]

Staying at my bestie's place for a couple of days. Tonight we went to see the musical Dear Evan Hansen in Sydney.

#eyecontact #selfie

Woman with purple glasses, eye contact. Burnt orange overcoat on black dress.

October 15, 2024 at 12:51 PM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

Tonight I got to the Hassans Wall Lookout at Lithgow about 10 minutes after the peak of auroral activity, but still managed to get some photos and had some great chats for the next two hours with all the people who were also there.

#lithgow #aurora #auroraaustralis #southernlights

A long-exposure image of the Aurora from Hassans Wall Lookout, Lithgow NSW, Australia.

October 11, 2024 at 12:17 PM

Jo (she/they)

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Just before 4am Australian EDT, after spending an hour and 15 minutes in the 1°C cold air, I phoned my neighbour and we both watched our first visual sighting of Aurora Australis.

These iPhone photos are much stronger than what you see with the eye, but capture […]

[Original post on blahaj.zone]

The red glow of Aurora Australis behind a silhouette of trees, looking south from the NSW Central Tablelands.

October 10, 2024 at 10:01 PM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

[LGBTQ Awards, NSW Conversion Practices Ban, selfie]

Tonight I attended the ACON Honour Awards in Sydney as a guest of Equality Australia. The Campaign to Ban Conversion Practices in NSW was nominated in the Community Organisation category. I participated in […]

[Original post on blahaj.zone]

Selfie, of me in an animal print dress, purple glasses.

COMMUNITY
ORGANISATION
PRESENTED BY
UNIVERSAL!
UNIVERSAL
HOTELS
Manon
OMFORD IMPERIAL
FINALISTS
TAMWORTH PRIDE
TRANS JUSTICE PROJECT
THE AURORA GROUP
BAN CONVERSION PRACTICES
IN NSW CAMPAIGN
HONOUR24

September 18, 2024 at 11:57 AM

Jo (she/they)

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Beautiful day here in the NSW Central Tablelands, just west of the Blue Mountains. Quiet Sunday. Started off cold and snow was possible but didn't eventuate. Trini, one of my four cats, has been happy to stay in my bed with my blåhaj, Flake, and new shonk […]

[Original post on blahaj.zone]

Grey cat Trini looking at the camera, lying between two blue shark plushies.

Grey cat Trini looking at the camera, lying on her side between two blue shark plushies.

September 15, 2024 at 2:14 AM

Jo (she/they)

@jo.blahaj.zone.ap.brid.gy

[Skin cancer surgery; mention of medical procedures. ]

Drove 2 hours each way to see a specialist for my recurring skin cancer. Had three options presented: 1. Another round of PDT (light therapy with a chemo drug) and biopsy; 2. A chemo treatment that I could […]

[Original post on blahaj.zone]