Shad 🏳️🌈
@thecspider.bsky.social
Software Person - They/Them
Bring back the Þ!
Bring back the Þ!
A good read on some historic transgender figures. Especially good for those bigots who like to say trans folks were invented in the last 20 years.
The Most Legendary Trans Figures In History You Never Learned In School
We have always been here.
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A good read on some historic transgender figures. Especially good for those bigots who like to say trans folks were invented in the last 20 years.
It’s almost as if all those accusations of rainbow capitalism were true!
Pride and Prejudice in Corporate America
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It’s almost as if all those accusations of rainbow capitalism were true!
Tore a long nail today. Took forever to grow.
Those who don’t really care for their nails: “Oh that sucks. Oh well.”
Those who do their nails: “Oh my gosh! That’s awful! I bet it took forever to grow”. And so forth with the affirmations.
I tore a beautiful long nail. Guess which one my wife is. 😕
Those who don’t really care for their nails: “Oh that sucks. Oh well.”
Those who do their nails: “Oh my gosh! That’s awful! I bet it took forever to grow”. And so forth with the affirmations.
I tore a beautiful long nail. Guess which one my wife is. 😕
March 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Tore a long nail today. Took forever to grow.
Those who don’t really care for their nails: “Oh that sucks. Oh well.”
Those who do their nails: “Oh my gosh! That’s awful! I bet it took forever to grow”. And so forth with the affirmations.
I tore a beautiful long nail. Guess which one my wife is. 😕
Those who don’t really care for their nails: “Oh that sucks. Oh well.”
Those who do their nails: “Oh my gosh! That’s awful! I bet it took forever to grow”. And so forth with the affirmations.
I tore a beautiful long nail. Guess which one my wife is. 😕
Oh look! The State Department’s passport change of gender to sex in compliance with the orange cheeto’s EO is now open to public comment. So go comment!
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we a...
www.federalregister.gov
February 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Oh look! The State Department’s passport change of gender to sex in compliance with the orange cheeto’s EO is now open to public comment. So go comment!
This is the ad that WaPo refused to post. Make sure you share it about.
February 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is the ad that WaPo refused to post. Make sure you share it about.
In case you can’t see where this is heading.
The REAL Agenda Behind "LGB" Without The "T"
YouTube video by YukkoEX
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
In case you can’t see where this is heading.
John Green changing up his course on religion to address some current topics.
“We all want to do whatever we can to keep our kids alive.”
“We all want to do whatever we can to keep our kids alive.”
What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?: Crash Course Religions #20
YouTube video by CrashCourse
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
John Green changing up his course on religion to address some current topics.
“We all want to do whatever we can to keep our kids alive.”
“We all want to do whatever we can to keep our kids alive.”
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When your base is getting battered in a culture war, pretending the war isn’t happening is, in every conceivable way, a losing strategy.
But keep it up with those “kitchen table” issues, I guess, Dems. Heckuva job
But keep it up with those “kitchen table” issues, I guess, Dems. Heckuva job
Will the Democrats start standing up for their core constituencies—instead of taking us for granted and acting like things are normal while GOP fascists complete a coup and brutally target the marginalized?
To quote the Magic 8 Ball, signs point to no
www.bugbeardispatch.com/p/when-will-...
To quote the Magic 8 Ball, signs point to no
www.bugbeardispatch.com/p/when-will-...
When Will the Democrats Stand Up Against Fascist Culture Wars and For the Party's Base?
The answer, I fear, might have to do with porcine wings and an extreme cold snap in a very hot place
www.bugbeardispatch.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
When your base is getting battered in a culture war, pretending the war isn’t happening is, in every conceivable way, a losing strategy.
But keep it up with those “kitchen table” issues, I guess, Dems. Heckuva job
But keep it up with those “kitchen table” issues, I guess, Dems. Heckuva job
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“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher
Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.
www.thepinknews.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
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“Burn it” 1 of 2
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“Burn it” 1 of 2
I’m tired of sharing all bad news. So here’s some good news:
Hundreds tie the knot as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage
Celebrations held across the country after a decades-long fight for equality law
www.thetimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I’m tired of sharing all bad news. So here’s some good news:
What could possibly go wrong?
Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in 'horribly shortsighted' decision | TechCrunch
The Department of Homeland security told members of the Cyber Safety Review Board that their membership was terminated.
techcrunch.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
No need to apologize for asking someone to have some empathy.
Bishop Budde told Time she's received death threats since her sermon asking Trump to show mercy to LGBTQ children & undocumented migrants (time.com/7209222/bish...). That's sadly not surprising given animosity against her by Trumpian pastors & pundits (publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/brave-serm...)
'I Am Not Going to Apologize': Bishop Who Confronted Trump Speaks Out
In an interview with TIME, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde discussed her sermon, which has drawn death threats and prompted Trump to demand an apology
time.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
No need to apologize for asking someone to have some empathy.
A summation of the current political discourse on Reddit.
January 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A summation of the current political discourse on Reddit.
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Thank you, the new york times, for your timely analysis of things in the news
January 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Thank you, the new york times, for your timely analysis of things in the news
For the maggots these aren’t bugs with the executive order, they’re features. The goal is suffering and trans people are the targets.
The new "sex and gender" executive order does nothing but make trans people's lives more difficult than they already are. Trans prisoners will be raped more, trans federal employees will be discriminated against more, and trans travelers will be subject to unneeded hassle.
For nothing.
For nothing.
January 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
For the maggots these aren’t bugs with the executive order, they’re features. The goal is suffering and trans people are the targets.
Progress, however slow, is progress. Well done Virginia!
Virginia lawmakers pass marriage equality, abortion & voting protections — Advocate
Democrats are hopeful they can amend the state’s constitution to protect hard-fought rights.
apple.news
January 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Progress, however slow, is progress. Well done Virginia!
Finally some good news from the corporate world.
Apple board pushes back on proposal to abandon diversity initiatives
Apple's board has asked investors to vote against a proposal to end the tech giant's diversity, equality and inclusion programmes.
www.thepinknews.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Finally some good news from the corporate world.