Yosha Iglesias
@yoshaiglesias.bsky.social
2025 French Champion, Woman International Master, Fide Master, chess coach, chess composer, YouTuber 🏳️⚧️
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Because FIDE follows IOC's rules which recognize chess as a sport, this will probably mean a blanket ban from chess for trans women.
Will FIDE go as far as introducing sex tests in chess to also ban intersex women?
I doubt I'll be able to defend my Women's French Chess Champion title next year...
Will FIDE go as far as introducing sex tests in chess to also ban intersex women?
I doubt I'll be able to defend my Women's French Chess Champion title next year...
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Because FIDE follows IOC's rules which recognize chess as a sport, this will probably mean a blanket ban from chess for trans women.
Will FIDE go as far as introducing sex tests in chess to also ban intersex women?
I doubt I'll be able to defend my Women's French Chess Champion title next year...
Will FIDE go as far as introducing sex tests in chess to also ban intersex women?
I doubt I'll be able to defend my Women's French Chess Champion title next year...
I don't think I've ever been that happy about a city election result, and I'm a Parisian.
Zohran is a worldwide inspiration.
Zohran is a worldwide inspiration.
Decision Desk has called the NYC mayors race for Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I don't think I've ever been that happy about a city election result, and I'm a Parisian.
Zohran is a worldwide inspiration.
Zohran is a worldwide inspiration.
Yesterday might have been the most important day of my life, as I got my vaginoplasty.
I would have been the happiest ever if not for Naroditsky's tragic death.
As I lay in my hospital bed, morphine in my veins, I can't help but think of him.
I would have been the happiest ever if not for Naroditsky's tragic death.
As I lay in my hospital bed, morphine in my veins, I can't help but think of him.
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Yesterday might have been the most important day of my life, as I got my vaginoplasty.
I would have been the happiest ever if not for Naroditsky's tragic death.
As I lay in my hospital bed, morphine in my veins, I can't help but think of him.
I would have been the happiest ever if not for Naroditsky's tragic death.
As I lay in my hospital bed, morphine in my veins, I can't help but think of him.
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Here's what happened:
Girl Wonder Of Chess Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, Beats A World Champion.
worldchess.com/news/bodhana...
Girl Wonder Of Chess Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, Beats A World Champion.
worldchess.com/news/bodhana...
Girl Wonder Of Chess Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, Beats A World Champion / News / World Chess - Official FIDE Online Chess Gaming Platform
The English super prodigy has pulled off yet another incredible feat—downing GM Mariya Muzychuk at the European Club Cup in Rhodes, Greece.
worldchess.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Here's what happened:
Girl Wonder Of Chess Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, Beats A World Champion.
worldchess.com/news/bodhana...
Girl Wonder Of Chess Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, Beats A World Champion.
worldchess.com/news/bodhana...
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it's worth noting that he's the most vocally pro-trans party leader in the UK as well
On the day Zack Polanski announced his leadership campaign, the Green Party had 60,000 members.
They now have 128,000 - an increase of 113%.
He doubled the membership in just 5 months.
They now have 128,000 - an increase of 113%.
He doubled the membership in just 5 months.
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
it's worth noting that he's the most vocally pro-trans party leader in the UK as well
Do you believe in the Hot Hand Fallacy, or in the Hot Hand Fallacy Fallacy?
Anyway, I should stop playing so that if I die during my upcoming surgery, this will be my legacy.
Anyway, I should stop playing so that if I die during my upcoming surgery, this will be my legacy.
October 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Do you believe in the Hot Hand Fallacy, or in the Hot Hand Fallacy Fallacy?
Anyway, I should stop playing so that if I die during my upcoming surgery, this will be my legacy.
Anyway, I should stop playing so that if I die during my upcoming surgery, this will be my legacy.
Every egg too.
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Every egg too.
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1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.
The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
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The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support
The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.
The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
"Despite women making up 51% of the global population, only about 19% of biographies on English language Wikipedia are about women"
That made me wonder how many trans people have a Wikipedia page:
~0.042%, an order of magnitude lower than in the overall population
That made me wonder how many trans people have a Wikipedia page:
~0.042%, an order of magnitude lower than in the overall population
October 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Despite women making up 51% of the global population, only about 19% of biographies on English language Wikipedia are about women"
That made me wonder how many trans people have a Wikipedia page:
~0.042%, an order of magnitude lower than in the overall population
That made me wonder how many trans people have a Wikipedia page:
~0.042%, an order of magnitude lower than in the overall population
I've played a few games with a talented 6-year-old girl in a chess bar in Lille.
Her parents posted one of the games on Instagram, where people criticize the child for bad etiquette?!
Guys, she's 6, we are having fun. WTF?
www.instagram.com/reel/DPralKo...
Her parents posted one of the games on Instagram, where people criticize the child for bad etiquette?!
Guys, she's 6, we are having fun. WTF?
www.instagram.com/reel/DPralKo...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I've played a few games with a talented 6-year-old girl in a chess bar in Lille.
Her parents posted one of the games on Instagram, where people criticize the child for bad etiquette?!
Guys, she's 6, we are having fun. WTF?
www.instagram.com/reel/DPralKo...
Her parents posted one of the games on Instagram, where people criticize the child for bad etiquette?!
Guys, she's 6, we are having fun. WTF?
www.instagram.com/reel/DPralKo...
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New In Chess 2025#7 is out with a tournament report of the FIDE Grand Swiss, interviews with Giri and MVL, Timman on Caruana, and an article on @yoshaiglesias.bsky.social winning the French women's championship.
October 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New In Chess 2025#7 is out with a tournament report of the FIDE Grand Swiss, interviews with Giri and MVL, Timman on Caruana, and an article on @yoshaiglesias.bsky.social winning the French women's championship.
I wish just one French politician had one tenth of Zack's or Zohran's courage and eloquence regarding trans people.
Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I wish just one French politician had one tenth of Zack's or Zohran's courage and eloquence regarding trans people.
Leftist politicians from all over the world should take Zohran as an example.
Injustice to one is injustice to all, and, in 2025, fighting against injustice should start by protecting trans people.
I feel so grateful and inspired by him even though I never went to New York. 🙏
Injustice to one is injustice to all, and, in 2025, fighting against injustice should start by protecting trans people.
I feel so grateful and inspired by him even though I never went to New York. 🙏
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 4:13 PM
Leftist politicians from all over the world should take Zohran as an example.
Injustice to one is injustice to all, and, in 2025, fighting against injustice should start by protecting trans people.
I feel so grateful and inspired by him even though I never went to New York. 🙏
Injustice to one is injustice to all, and, in 2025, fighting against injustice should start by protecting trans people.
I feel so grateful and inspired by him even though I never went to New York. 🙏
Robert Badinter was a kind, wise, and inspiring man.
He abolished the death penalty and decriminalized homosexuality.
Thanks to him, Coccinelle, an openly trans star, was able to marry in 1962.
Today, he enters the Panthéon.
(And, sadly, his wife, still alive, is an anti-trans activist)
He abolished the death penalty and decriminalized homosexuality.
Thanks to him, Coccinelle, an openly trans star, was able to marry in 1962.
Today, he enters the Panthéon.
(And, sadly, his wife, still alive, is an anti-trans activist)
October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Robert Badinter was a kind, wise, and inspiring man.
He abolished the death penalty and decriminalized homosexuality.
Thanks to him, Coccinelle, an openly trans star, was able to marry in 1962.
Today, he enters the Panthéon.
(And, sadly, his wife, still alive, is an anti-trans activist)
He abolished the death penalty and decriminalized homosexuality.
Thanks to him, Coccinelle, an openly trans star, was able to marry in 1962.
Today, he enters the Panthéon.
(And, sadly, his wife, still alive, is an anti-trans activist)
"An endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seem trapped in their own madness" or like we call it in France, a normal soirée.
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"An endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seem trapped in their own madness" or like we call it in France, a normal soirée.
Can we talk about the fact that France just set the world record for the shortest government term ever?
Sébastien Lecornu announced his government yesterday evening and had to resign this morning.
Sébastien Lecornu announced his government yesterday evening and had to resign this morning.
October 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Can we talk about the fact that France just set the world record for the shortest government term ever?
Sébastien Lecornu announced his government yesterday evening and had to resign this morning.
Sébastien Lecornu announced his government yesterday evening and had to resign this morning.
🥺💜
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🥺💜
My opponent congratulated me after I swindled them. ^^
Do you see why they resigned after Rh1+?
Do you see why they resigned after Rh1+?
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My opponent congratulated me after I swindled them. ^^
Do you see why they resigned after Rh1+?
Do you see why they resigned after Rh1+?
Either I'm statistically lucky, or I'm playing way too much bullet chess.
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Either I'm statistically lucky, or I'm playing way too much bullet chess.
I'm deeply hurt. She was one of the most inspirational people.
Without her, the world has less empathy, kindness, and goodwill, all of which we really need right now.
Without her, the world has less empathy, kindness, and goodwill, all of which we really need right now.
Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
October 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm deeply hurt. She was one of the most inspirational people.
Without her, the world has less empathy, kindness, and goodwill, all of which we really need right now.
Without her, the world has less empathy, kindness, and goodwill, all of which we really need right now.
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Ca mitraille sec dans la première chronique de Laurène Marx sur @laradionova.bsky.social :
La première chronique de Laurène Marx dans "La dernière"
YouTube video by Radio Nova
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September 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Ca mitraille sec dans la première chronique de Laurène Marx sur @laradionova.bsky.social :
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1. A day after the Michigan church shooting, Republicans are silent after learning the shooter was a MAGA extremist.
No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men.
The silence is deafening.
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No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men.
The silence is deafening.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Deafening Silence After Mormon Church Shooter Not A "Transgender Leftist" But A Trump Supporter
The event is a case study in how shootings are covered in America.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
1. A day after the Michigan church shooting, Republicans are silent after learning the shooter was a MAGA extremist.
No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men.
The silence is deafening.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men.
The silence is deafening.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
I had a lengthy and pleasant interview with trans chess coach and movie director Summer Dylan
transadvocate.substack.com/p/yosha-igle...
transadvocate.substack.com/p/yosha-igle...
Yosha Iglesias, 2025 French Women's Chess Champion
An Interview with key insights on queer and trans chess
transadvocate.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I had a lengthy and pleasant interview with trans chess coach and movie director Summer Dylan
transadvocate.substack.com/p/yosha-igle...
transadvocate.substack.com/p/yosha-igle...
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🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”
New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
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absolutely shocked and disgusted to see France join the club of nations who throw former presidents in jail just because they "committed a bunch of crimes." I'm going to throw up www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Sarkozy Gets Five-Year Prison Sentence in Gadhafi Funding Case
A trial in Paris examined whether the former French president's 2007 campaign received money from the regime of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
absolutely shocked and disgusted to see France join the club of nations who throw former presidents in jail just because they "committed a bunch of crimes." I'm going to throw up www.wsj.com/world/europe...