Orchid Butch
@orchidbutch.bsky.social
A simple flower, grounded in love.
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HIV stigma is still one of the biggest barriers to care, but storytelling can shift culture.
This #WorldAIDSDay, GLAAD celebrates the advocates, artists, content creators, and community leaders using their voices to challenge misinformation and reimagine what HIV representation looks like in media.
This #WorldAIDSDay, GLAAD celebrates the advocates, artists, content creators, and community leaders using their voices to challenge misinformation and reimagine what HIV representation looks like in media.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
HIV stigma is still one of the biggest barriers to care, but storytelling can shift culture.
This #WorldAIDSDay, GLAAD celebrates the advocates, artists, content creators, and community leaders using their voices to challenge misinformation and reimagine what HIV representation looks like in media.
This #WorldAIDSDay, GLAAD celebrates the advocates, artists, content creators, and community leaders using their voices to challenge misinformation and reimagine what HIV representation looks like in media.
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay, and I’m thinking about the communities who fought to get us to this moment.
Thanks to PEPFAR, HIV treatment is more accessible and more people are living long, healthy lives.
Let’s keep fighting for a world where everyone can get the care they need.
Thanks to PEPFAR, HIV treatment is more accessible and more people are living long, healthy lives.
Let’s keep fighting for a world where everyone can get the care they need.
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Today is #WorldAIDSDay, and I’m thinking about the communities who fought to get us to this moment.
Thanks to PEPFAR, HIV treatment is more accessible and more people are living long, healthy lives.
Let’s keep fighting for a world where everyone can get the care they need.
Thanks to PEPFAR, HIV treatment is more accessible and more people are living long, healthy lives.
Let’s keep fighting for a world where everyone can get the care they need.
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On #WorldAIDSDay we remember the incredible activism that turned the tide on this deadly epidemic in the past
I’m sad that funding cuts by G7 nations are making such activism necessary yet again
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
I’m sad that funding cuts by G7 nations are making such activism necessary yet again
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
AIDS Activism, A Playbook For Global Health Advocacy
AIDS activism was exceptionally successful. Other areas of global health can and must use the AIDS activism playbook.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
On #WorldAIDSDay we remember the incredible activism that turned the tide on this deadly epidemic in the past
I’m sad that funding cuts by G7 nations are making such activism necessary yet again
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
I’m sad that funding cuts by G7 nations are making such activism necessary yet again
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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It’s #WorldAIDSDay - Did you know sanitation and barriers are industry standard in tattooing because Cliff Raven, a gay tattooer from Chicago, made sure he could still provide service to his own community as most shops refused to tattoo homosexuals when the AIDS crisis emerged?
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It’s #WorldAIDSDay - Did you know sanitation and barriers are industry standard in tattooing because Cliff Raven, a gay tattooer from Chicago, made sure he could still provide service to his own community as most shops refused to tattoo homosexuals when the AIDS crisis emerged?
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Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
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It is #WorldAIDSDay
Treatment and prevention methods have come worlds forward since the 80s. Know your status, get checked, and get educated.
PrEP and PEP are fantastic methods of preventing the spread of HIV, and with the correct treatment, a positive diagnosis is not the end of the world ❤️
Treatment and prevention methods have come worlds forward since the 80s. Know your status, get checked, and get educated.
PrEP and PEP are fantastic methods of preventing the spread of HIV, and with the correct treatment, a positive diagnosis is not the end of the world ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It is #WorldAIDSDay
Treatment and prevention methods have come worlds forward since the 80s. Know your status, get checked, and get educated.
PrEP and PEP are fantastic methods of preventing the spread of HIV, and with the correct treatment, a positive diagnosis is not the end of the world ❤️
Treatment and prevention methods have come worlds forward since the 80s. Know your status, get checked, and get educated.
PrEP and PEP are fantastic methods of preventing the spread of HIV, and with the correct treatment, a positive diagnosis is not the end of the world ❤️
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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#WorldAIDSDay
Daniel Royles joined #LeftOfBlack
to discuss his book 'To Make the Wounded Whole: The African American Struggle Against HIV/AIDS' (@uncpress.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdko...
Daniel Royles joined #LeftOfBlack
to discuss his book 'To Make the Wounded Whole: The African American Struggle Against HIV/AIDS' (@uncpress.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdko...
Left of Black | Daniel Royles on HIV/AIDS & the Black Community
YouTube video by John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke U.
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
#WorldAIDSDay
Daniel Royles joined #LeftOfBlack
to discuss his book 'To Make the Wounded Whole: The African American Struggle Against HIV/AIDS' (@uncpress.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdko...
Daniel Royles joined #LeftOfBlack
to discuss his book 'To Make the Wounded Whole: The African American Struggle Against HIV/AIDS' (@uncpress.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdko...
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So thrilled that my pals in Piqsiq got some national exposure on Q today. They're utterly charming and their music is like nothing you've ever heard before. If you haven't listened to them, check them out.
www.cbc.ca/arts/q/why-p...
www.cbc.ca/arts/q/why-p...
Why PIQSIQ wrote a song about Mahaha, the Inuit tickling demon | CBC Arts
The Inuit throat singing duo joins Q's Tom Power to set up a song from their haunting new album, Legends.
www.cbc.ca
October 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So thrilled that my pals in Piqsiq got some national exposure on Q today. They're utterly charming and their music is like nothing you've ever heard before. If you haven't listened to them, check them out.
www.cbc.ca/arts/q/why-p...
www.cbc.ca/arts/q/why-p...
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Today's portraits of the day are of my pals PIQSIQ. Just two of the loveliest and most talented humans you could hope to know. These 35mm snaps were taken on stage at CFMF.
Their new Christmas single is out now. Go download it!
piqsiq.bandcamp.com/track/jingle...
Their new Christmas single is out now. Go download it!
piqsiq.bandcamp.com/track/jingle...
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Today's portraits of the day are of my pals PIQSIQ. Just two of the loveliest and most talented humans you could hope to know. These 35mm snaps were taken on stage at CFMF.
Their new Christmas single is out now. Go download it!
piqsiq.bandcamp.com/track/jingle...
Their new Christmas single is out now. Go download it!
piqsiq.bandcamp.com/track/jingle...
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ICE detaining indigenous people who were literally here first.
Despicable.
Despicable.
Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
ICE detaining indigenous people who were literally here first.
Despicable.
Despicable.
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"This Thanksgiving, we do not give thanks. We choose it.
We make this choice of thanks with courage, knowing that it is humbling to say 'thank you.'"
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃 🥧 🍽️
We make this choice of thanks with courage, knowing that it is humbling to say 'thank you.'"
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃 🥧 🍽️
When Gratitude Eludes Us - Choose it Anyway open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
When Gratitude Eludes Us
Choose it anyway
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"This Thanksgiving, we do not give thanks. We choose it.
We make this choice of thanks with courage, knowing that it is humbling to say 'thank you.'"
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃 🥧 🍽️
We make this choice of thanks with courage, knowing that it is humbling to say 'thank you.'"
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃 🥧 🍽️
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Thanksgiving is a good day to recommend www.amazon.com/Grateful-Tra... by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks―Practical Steps for Personal Growth and Community Connection
Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks―Practical Steps for Personal Growth and Community Connection [Bass, Diana Butler] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks―Practical Steps for Personal Growth and Community Connection
www.amazon.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thanksgiving is a good day to recommend www.amazon.com/Grateful-Tra... by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
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Prayers up for the single childless women who gotta constantly explain why they not married with kids every damn holiday
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Prayers up for the single childless women who gotta constantly explain why they not married with kids every damn holiday
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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Nothing makes me happier than these three getting their moment. They are the most wholesome adorable joyful presences on tiktok and I hope they continue to experience unprecedented success.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjo_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjo_...
KPOP Demon Hunters “Golden” 2025 Macys Thanksgiving Parade Performance - NBC LIVE - HUNTRIX
YouTube video by BradC-ORL
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Nothing makes me happier than these three getting their moment. They are the most wholesome adorable joyful presences on tiktok and I hope they continue to experience unprecedented success.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjo_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjo_...
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Oh no I just saw a picture of the art supply suitcase go by so it must be time for my yearly psa: don't buy that.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oh no I just saw a picture of the art supply suitcase go by so it must be time for my yearly psa: don't buy that.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
I've been given it many times in my life and it was usable once: in 1989.
"But I don't know what to get my artist friends/talented cousins for the holidays!"
I will help.
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Reminder for myself and anyone else who needs it:
Hope is a verb, and it takes practice.
Hope is a verb, and it takes practice.
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Reminder for myself and anyone else who needs it:
Hope is a verb, and it takes practice.
Hope is a verb, and it takes practice.
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Please be aware of HOW MANY scams are out there right now. You can tell AI “create a book promotion website for me in English” & it’s done.
I got a chilling email last week, asking if I’d used “The Author’s Edge” services. The site used me as a reference with a fraudulent VHStone gmail address.
I got a chilling email last week, asking if I’d used “The Author’s Edge” services. The site used me as a reference with a fraudulent VHStone gmail address.
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Please be aware of HOW MANY scams are out there right now. You can tell AI “create a book promotion website for me in English” & it’s done.
I got a chilling email last week, asking if I’d used “The Author’s Edge” services. The site used me as a reference with a fraudulent VHStone gmail address.
I got a chilling email last week, asking if I’d used “The Author’s Edge” services. The site used me as a reference with a fraudulent VHStone gmail address.
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I logged back in on my phone to be here for this
I love all of you people
We are going to build lives worth living, in communities and states worth living in, in a country worth living in, in a world worth living in
I love all of you people
We are going to build lives worth living, in communities and states worth living in, in a country worth living in, in a world worth living in
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I logged back in on my phone to be here for this
I love all of you people
We are going to build lives worth living, in communities and states worth living in, in a country worth living in, in a world worth living in
I love all of you people
We are going to build lives worth living, in communities and states worth living in, in a country worth living in, in a world worth living in
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
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can we talk about the women ages 18-29 though??? how is that not the story here
A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
can we talk about the women ages 18-29 though??? how is that not the story here
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Breaking: Jubilation in Richmond, Virginia where Abigail Spanberger was just elected the new governor.
Republican anti-trans ads did not work in the state.
www.advocate.com/politics/abi...
Republican anti-trans ads did not work in the state.
www.advocate.com/politics/abi...
LGBTQ+ ally Abigail Spanberger trounces anti-trans Republican to win Virginia governor’s race
The Advocate is reporting live from Spanberger's election night victory event.
www.advocate.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Breaking: Jubilation in Richmond, Virginia where Abigail Spanberger was just elected the new governor.
Republican anti-trans ads did not work in the state.
www.advocate.com/politics/abi...
Republican anti-trans ads did not work in the state.
www.advocate.com/politics/abi...
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.