Auntie Kate
@katebornstein.bsky.social
I’m an author, actor, and performance artist. Most any pronoun works so long as you use it with love
My reading at Riffraff Books in Providence, Oct 4
Sad to say I had to cancel my reading at Riffraff Books this evening. My partner Barbara had to go to the ER. She’s fine now! I’m in touch with Riffraff Books and I’ll be rescheduling, they’ve been great about it. I’m so sorry for any inconvenience.
Sad to say I had to cancel my reading at Riffraff Books this evening. My partner Barbara had to go to the ER. She’s fine now! I’m in touch with Riffraff Books and I’ll be rescheduling, they’ve been great about it. I’m so sorry for any inconvenience.
October 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
My reading at Riffraff Books in Providence, Oct 4
Sad to say I had to cancel my reading at Riffraff Books this evening. My partner Barbara had to go to the ER. She’s fine now! I’m in touch with Riffraff Books and I’ll be rescheduling, they’ve been great about it. I’m so sorry for any inconvenience.
Sad to say I had to cancel my reading at Riffraff Books this evening. My partner Barbara had to go to the ER. She’s fine now! I’m in touch with Riffraff Books and I’ll be rescheduling, they’ve been great about it. I’m so sorry for any inconvenience.
Hey Providence friends and family, I’ll be reading from and talking about the 30th anniversary reboot of my novel, Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love On The Run at Riffraff Books, Saturday October 4 at 6PM. Hope to see you there ❤️
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September 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Hey Providence friends and family, I’ll be reading from and talking about the 30th anniversary reboot of my novel, Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love On The Run at Riffraff Books, Saturday October 4 at 6PM. Hope to see you there ❤️
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Kate Bornstein & Caitlin Sullivan with Casey McQuiston 'Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run'
Wednesday Sep 10th
6:00 PM-7:00 PM Pacific
VIRTUAL EVENT
RSVP to attend FOR FREE!
Event link will be sent the day of the event. Seattle locals can also attend our in-person watch party at the store.
Wednesday Sep 10th
6:00 PM-7:00 PM Pacific
VIRTUAL EVENT
RSVP to attend FOR FREE!
Event link will be sent the day of the event. Seattle locals can also attend our in-person watch party at the store.
Kate Bornstein & Caitlin Sullivan with Casey McQuiston 'Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run' | Charlie's Queer Books
Seattle's home for queer books
charliesqueerbooks.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Kate Bornstein & Caitlin Sullivan with Casey McQuiston 'Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run'
Wednesday Sep 10th
6:00 PM-7:00 PM Pacific
VIRTUAL EVENT
RSVP to attend FOR FREE!
Event link will be sent the day of the event. Seattle locals can also attend our in-person watch party at the store.
Wednesday Sep 10th
6:00 PM-7:00 PM Pacific
VIRTUAL EVENT
RSVP to attend FOR FREE!
Event link will be sent the day of the event. Seattle locals can also attend our in-person watch party at the store.
So excited. I love Diane DiMassa. Hothead Paisan was a lifesaver for me as a baby trans dyke
September 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
So excited. I love Diane DiMassa. Hothead Paisan was a lifesaver for me as a baby trans dyke
Hope to see New York area fam here!
August 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hope to see New York area fam here!
Reposted by Auntie Kate
August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wow! The deadline for getting yourself a free e-book copy of Hello, Cruel World has been extended to June 30th. Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell your whole extended family! (yes I know the website still says the 25th. That should be sorted soon) www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
Free eBook: Hello, Cruel World (2nd Edition)
On June 18, 2025, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies, effectively shielding...
www.sevenstories.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wow! The deadline for getting yourself a free e-book copy of Hello, Cruel World has been extended to June 30th. Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell your whole extended family! (yes I know the website still says the 25th. That should be sorted soon) www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
I’m thrilled that Seven Stories Press is giving you a Pride gift: an absolutely free e-book of my shiny new edition of Hello Cruel World. Hurry, cuz the offer is only good thru June 25th. Click here, and it’s yours. www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
Free eBook: Hello, Cruel World (2nd Edition)
On June 18, 2025, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies, effectively shielding...
www.sevenstories.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I’m thrilled that Seven Stories Press is giving you a Pride gift: an absolutely free e-book of my shiny new edition of Hello Cruel World. Hurry, cuz the offer is only good thru June 25th. Click here, and it’s yours. www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
Gender Outlaw came out May 12, 1994, it’s still making people laugh, cry, and gasp out loud in recognition. Thanks for your trust in me and support all these years. Oh, and fuck you very much, Donald Trump—I’ve sold more books than you have.
May 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Gender Outlaw came out May 12, 1994, it’s still making people laugh, cry, and gasp out loud in recognition. Thanks for your trust in me and support all these years. Oh, and fuck you very much, Donald Trump—I’ve sold more books than you have.
Okie dokie, brand new essay by me on Substack:
What Is A Binary Anyway?
what I've found out so far, from living my life in—and outside of—a whole lot of binaries
open.substack.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Okie dokie, brand new essay by me on Substack:
Just got my advance hardcover copy of MARSHA, by Tourmaline. At long, long last Miss Marsha P. Johnson has a for-real and lovingly written biography. Cannot wait to dig in!
April 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just got my advance hardcover copy of MARSHA, by Tourmaline. At long, long last Miss Marsha P. Johnson has a for-real and lovingly written biography. Cannot wait to dig in!
Happy Transgender Day Of Visibility, my darlings. And fuck you very much, Donald Trump.
March 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy Transgender Day Of Visibility, my darlings. And fuck you very much, Donald Trump.
Shiny new essay by me on Substack. The essay appears in the new edition of Hello, Cruel World, which hits shelves on April 29th. I hope it helps you out when you’re thinking about gender.
Gender In Four Dimensions
a new way to think about gender that'll make you feel better
open.substack.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Shiny new essay by me on Substack. The essay appears in the new edition of Hello, Cruel World, which hits shelves on April 29th. I hope it helps you out when you’re thinking about gender.
New post by me on Substack: “Hello Again, Cruel World,” in which I break good news about a shiny new second edition.
open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...
open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...
March 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
New post by me on Substack: “Hello Again, Cruel World,” in which I break good news about a shiny new second edition.
open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...
open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...
“#Woke just means you give a damn about other people.”
Jane Fonda,
at 2025 SAGAwards
Jane Fonda,
at 2025 SAGAwards
February 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“#Woke just means you give a damn about other people.”
Jane Fonda,
at 2025 SAGAwards
Jane Fonda,
at 2025 SAGAwards
New post by me on Substack: An Open Letter To Queer Artists—we did it before, we can do it again. Please read and share ♥️
open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...
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Inbox | Substack
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New post by me on Substack: An Open Letter To Queer Artists—we did it before, we can do it again. Please read and share ♥️
open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...
open.substack.com/pub/kateborn...
New essay by me on Substack: The Real Gender Binary
Home | Substack
Discover and discuss great writing with the world’s smartest readers on Substack.
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January 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New essay by me on Substack: The Real Gender Binary
Reposted by Auntie Kate
feels like a good time to remind my fellow freaks of
@katebornstein.bsky.social 's "get out of hell free" card
also "Hello, Cruel World Lite: Beta 1.0.1": katebornstein.typepad.com/files/hcw_li...
gotta stick around and stick together to get through this.
we keep us safe.
xo
(1/2)
@katebornstein.bsky.social 's "get out of hell free" card
also "Hello, Cruel World Lite: Beta 1.0.1": katebornstein.typepad.com/files/hcw_li...
gotta stick around and stick together to get through this.
we keep us safe.
xo
(1/2)
January 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
feels like a good time to remind my fellow freaks of
@katebornstein.bsky.social 's "get out of hell free" card
also "Hello, Cruel World Lite: Beta 1.0.1": katebornstein.typepad.com/files/hcw_li...
gotta stick around and stick together to get through this.
we keep us safe.
xo
(1/2)
@katebornstein.bsky.social 's "get out of hell free" card
also "Hello, Cruel World Lite: Beta 1.0.1": katebornstein.typepad.com/files/hcw_li...
gotta stick around and stick together to get through this.
we keep us safe.
xo
(1/2)
My first post on Substack, in response to Trump’s damned executive order on sex and gender.
Inbox | Substack
open.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
My first post on Substack, in response to Trump’s damned executive order on sex and gender.
Reposted by Auntie Kate
On the other hand, the surest way to get Elon ejected from Trump’s orbit would be for everyone to start calling him President Musk.
December 18, 2024 at 9:29 PM
On the other hand, the surest way to get Elon ejected from Trump’s orbit would be for everyone to start calling him President Musk.
“To smile is not to smile only for yourself; the world will change because of your smile.”
Thích Nhất Hạnh
#stayalive
Thích Nhất Hạnh
#stayalive
December 11, 2024 at 12:50 AM
“To smile is not to smile only for yourself; the world will change because of your smile.”
Thích Nhất Hạnh
#stayalive
Thích Nhất Hạnh
#stayalive
Reposted by Auntie Kate
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
November 23, 2024 at 8:08 PM
A warm hello and welcome to all of you who’ve been migrating from Casa Elon to our new place here on Bluesky. Thank you for following. Please, if you’ve got any questions I can speak to, do ask away — kiss kiss, Auntie
November 21, 2024 at 11:01 PM
A warm hello and welcome to all of you who’ve been migrating from Casa Elon to our new place here on Bluesky. Thank you for following. Please, if you’ve got any questions I can speak to, do ask away — kiss kiss, Auntie
“I’m not a boy, not a girl, not a faggot, not a drag queen, not a transsexual—I’m just me, Jackie.”
~ Jackie Curtis, 1969
~ Jackie Curtis, 1969
October 12, 2023 at 6:50 PM
“I’m not a boy, not a girl, not a faggot, not a drag queen, not a transsexual—I’m just me, Jackie.”
~ Jackie Curtis, 1969
~ Jackie Curtis, 1969