Julie Shapiro
@weeb.site
book nerd, trans woman, in school to be future therapist, former software engineer on compilers
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Julie Shapiro
@weeb.site
· Apr 23
my new humblebrag is that in the last 6 months I've turned down both being in the macy's thanksgiving day parade and throwing the opening pitch at a red sox game
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Featured story: On a stone slab by the cold waters of Austin’s Barton Springs, transgender Texans celebrate existence. Against the best efforts of the state, they’re still here, laughing and swimming in the heat of a late-August afternoon.
At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
www.texasobserver.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Featured story: On a stone slab by the cold waters of Austin’s Barton Springs, transgender Texans celebrate existence. Against the best efforts of the state, they’re still here, laughing and swimming in the heat of a late-August afternoon.
I love my adoptive home in somerville, but bostonians will never know the joys of spokesman coffee’s carbonated glacier freeze gatorade
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I love my adoptive home in somerville, but bostonians will never know the joys of spokesman coffee’s carbonated glacier freeze gatorade
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got a sneak peak of the @mbta.com ’s new battery electric Xcelsiors waiting in the newly finished north cambridge garage. I love the little charging indicator in the bus route number display
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
got a sneak peak of the @mbta.com ’s new battery electric Xcelsiors waiting in the newly finished north cambridge garage. I love the little charging indicator in the bus route number display
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...
Remembering Our Dead - Reports
1 Nov 2024 to 20 Nov 2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...
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Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Harming trans kids – Using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation
When puberty blockers were banned in June 2024, the legislation included a clause stating that those currently on blockers would not be medically detransitioned, and could continue care if adopted …
growinguptransgender.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Harming trans kids - using art to capture the impacts of the Sussex ICB investigation on trans adolescents and families.
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Please read and share.
The art is not mine - the artist wishes to remain anonymous.
growinguptransgender.com/2025/11/19/h...
Fantastic reporting from the @texastribune.org on the implementation of SB12 and forced social detransition in Texas schools.
The trans people in this article are so incredible for speaking out.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
The trans people in this article are so incredible for speaking out.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Texas public schools “deadname” kids under new state law
The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Fantastic reporting from the @texastribune.org on the implementation of SB12 and forced social detransition in Texas schools.
The trans people in this article are so incredible for speaking out.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
The trans people in this article are so incredible for speaking out.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
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as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement,
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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
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We found HUGE trans representation in Boston, where Senator Ed Markey gave a rousing speech with a trans flag draped over his shoulders.
"Here in Massachusetts we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights!" said Markey. The crowd ROARED.
"Here in Massachusetts we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights!" said Markey. The crowd ROARED.
October 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We found HUGE trans representation in Boston, where Senator Ed Markey gave a rousing speech with a trans flag draped over his shoulders.
"Here in Massachusetts we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights!" said Markey. The crowd ROARED.
"Here in Massachusetts we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights!" said Markey. The crowd ROARED.
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society
What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.
October 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society
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paging @emilystjams.bsky.social for a buddy comedy script about the cops that get assigned to go undercover and accidentally discover they’re actually trans in the process
Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
paging @emilystjams.bsky.social for a buddy comedy script about the cops that get assigned to go undercover and accidentally discover they’re actually trans in the process
“It’s work, quite frankly, that a first-year consultant would do, delivered in minutes.”
Them saying we’re going to no longer hire and train new employees is bad! They’re pulling the ladder up after them.
Them saying we’re going to no longer hire and train new employees is bad! They’re pulling the ladder up after them.
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word
Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.
buff.ly
October 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“It’s work, quite frankly, that a first-year consultant would do, delivered in minutes.”
Them saying we’re going to no longer hire and train new employees is bad! They’re pulling the ladder up after them.
Them saying we’re going to no longer hire and train new employees is bad! They’re pulling the ladder up after them.
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fuck the people that try to make you scared
June 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
fuck the people that try to make you scared
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A Congresswoman calls for everyone like me to be locked up. The world's richest man proposes I be subject to a Nazi medical experiment. I no longer flinch at the sight of the soldiers with assault rifles on my commute. A billboard for AI tells me "keep thinking." One cold brew with oat milk, please
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A Congresswoman calls for everyone like me to be locked up. The world's richest man proposes I be subject to a Nazi medical experiment. I no longer flinch at the sight of the soldiers with assault rifles on my commute. A billboard for AI tells me "keep thinking." One cold brew with oat milk, please
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Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social
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On behalf of the people of Boston, and in solidarity with communities targeted by the Trump administration for our refusal to bow down to unlawful threats, we affirm our support for each other and for our democracy.
Boston will never back down from being a beacon of freedom and a home for everyone.
Boston will never back down from being a beacon of freedom and a home for everyone.
August 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
On behalf of the people of Boston, and in solidarity with communities targeted by the Trump administration for our refusal to bow down to unlawful threats, we affirm our support for each other and for our democracy.
Boston will never back down from being a beacon of freedom and a home for everyone.
Boston will never back down from being a beacon of freedom and a home for everyone.
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
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If you cannot go to the bathroom at work, you cannot go to work. If you cannot go to the bathroom at school, you cannot go to school. This effectively bans transgender people from a broad swath of public life in the UK
🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space".
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.
(Source: @TheTimes)
August 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you cannot go to the bathroom at work, you cannot go to work. If you cannot go to the bathroom at school, you cannot go to school. This effectively bans transgender people from a broad swath of public life in the UK
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The whole thing is violent as hell, but what stands out most: inherent in this is the idea that cisgender people have total veto power over trans people in any area — regardless of asab, gender or expression. Simply existing while trans gives others the right to demand a trans person be barred.
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The whole thing is violent as hell, but what stands out most: inherent in this is the idea that cisgender people have total veto power over trans people in any area — regardless of asab, gender or expression. Simply existing while trans gives others the right to demand a trans person be barred.
my worst music take is that viva la vida is a top 10 album
coldplay deserves the same national image rehabilitation project we undertook for linkin park and nickelback. everything they put out past their first three albums or so wasn't really my bag but they're a good band
July 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
my worst music take is that viva la vida is a top 10 album