Okay, I know it’s appalling that I keep forgetting this place exists (tbf I’ve had some really weird as shit interactions with randoms last time I tried) and that it took @LauraLangdon to remind me that THIS is where all the OSS/FOSS people hang out. But here I am now. And maybe it’ll stick this time.

Not much has changed and yet everything has changed. @finnporter and I moved to Galicia in Spain about 4 months or so ago. We’re loving it so far. I think we’ve just been lucky with the weather this year because it’s nowhere near as hot as I feared. The beach is a 7 minute walk from our flat. And because it’s the Atlantic it’s also nice and chilly, which I’m delighted by.

Chronic health stuff has… not been too great, but the Spanish healthcare system seems to actually be one of the few still functional ones, at least here in Galicia. So I’m waiting for referrals to an allergist for MCAS dx and probably to internal medicine for potential hEDS dx. Not thrilled I likely have these conditions but at least I may actually get to access care for them. I’m still too medically traumatised to actually believe it lol but so far everyone in the medical field here has been pretty great. Also, being trans is absolutely zero trouble here which is a delightful change for us.

I’m keen to connect to some covid conscious folks in Northern Spain if there are any around since it’s hard to make friends. Oh and we’re also looking for frontend devs for our volunteer open-source tech team at Distribute Aid. But I’ll just post about that separately so it’s easy to boost 😊

Alright, I guess it’s good to be back. Hopefully I’ll stick around this time.

#Spain#NorthernSpain#Galicia #oss #foss#DeveloperContent #frontend #trans #2SLGBTQIA#LGBTQIA #spoonies#chronicIllness

Volunteering for #Community Support✨

Today I had the opportunity to serve dinner at Rosie’s Place in #Boston.

Since 1974, Rosie’s Place has offered a safe haven for #LGBTQIA+ women, providing meals, overnight shelter, a food pantry, wellness care, education, legal aid, and #housing support to those in need who self-identify as female.

Nonprofits like this can’t do their work without community partners, donors, and volunteers.

Want to help? Visit https://www.rosiesplace.org/

#Homelessness #hope

UK Petition: Stop "gender critical beliefs" being protected under the Equality Act

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/712741

#transgender #trans#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA

Thanks to the person who donated this morning!

We're $497 short of budget for medicine and doctors, so we're asking for help. We're a found family of queer mixed race and indigenous folks, we're disabled, poor, and living off benefits in the US south.

http://paypal.me/ramavabray

http://patreon.com/squirrellilly

I'm trying really hard to get to a place where I can make money from my music. It's hard.

Please give if you can, and boost. You're saving our lives here.

Thank you for reading.

#disability
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#IndigenousMutualAid
#TransMutualAid
#TransCrowdFund
#DisabilityCrowdfund
#neuroDivergent
#LGBTQIA
#poverty
#DisabilityMutualAid
#TransCrowdfund
#Schizophrenia
#GTFOMyState
@mutualaid

UK Petition: Stop "gender critical beliefs" being protected under the Equality Act

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/712741

#transgender #trans#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA

It's 5am UK time (ish), which is the quietest hour of the Gender Census survey at the moment.

Do you find the gender binary wholly inadequate? Please come and tell me about how you want people to refer to you and your gender!

https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey has well over 32,000 responses. It takes 5-6 minutes for most people. It closes on 30th August.

#LGBT#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA #gender

I’m currently working on a series depicting people from the American story that our government would like to erase from history--people like James Baldwin.


I’m looking for an institutional partner who can help me turn the series into a collaboration between multiple artists. Please feel free to share my project proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BY3PHtJj3idnALRUIgfj8hweHPY5xGEd/view?usp=sharing

#mastoart #fediart #illustration #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #arttalk#aYearForArt#ArtMatters #lgbtq #lgbtqia#NonbinaryArtist #jamesbaldwin

Minnesota Fencing eliminates ALL WOMEN’s events to protest new anti-trans policy

https://calfkicker.com/minnesota-fencing-will-eliminate-all-womens-sanctioned-events-and-offer-only-mixedgender-competitions-in-defiance-of-the-new-anti-trans-policy/

#transgender #trans#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA

‘I’ve been spat on’: gender non-conforming women tell of toilet abuse in aftermath of supreme court ruling

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/12/ive-been-spat-on-gender-non-conforming-women-tell-of-toilet-abuse-in-aftermath-of-supreme-court-ruling?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://archive.ph/aZ1lD

#transgender #trans#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA

I’m currently working on a series depicting people from the American story that our government would like to erase from history--people like James Baldwin.


I’m looking for an institutional partner who can help me turn the series into a collaboration between multiple artists. Please feel free to share my project proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BY3PHtJj3idnALRUIgfj8hweHPY5xGEd/view?usp=sharing

#mastoart #fediart #illustration #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #arttalk#aYearForArt#ArtMatters #lgbtq #lgbtqia#NonbinaryArtist #jamesbaldwin

Groundbreaking trans sitcom The Switch gets free worldwide release

#News#GCN#GayCommunityNews#LGBTQIA#LGBTQ#LGBTIreland
https://gcn.ie/trans-sitcom-the-switch-free-worldwide-release/
The groundbreaking transgender sitcom The Switch is the world’s first TV show to be released on the Creative Commons, as announced by Canadian production company Trembling Void Studios on July 30. This will allow the public to access, view, or save all episodes completely for free. The Switch became the

It's 5am UK time (ish), which is the quietest hour of the Gender Census survey at the moment.

Do you find the gender binary wholly inadequate? Please come and tell me about how you want people to refer to you and your gender!

https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey has well over 32,000 responses. It takes 5-6 minutes for most people. It closes on 30th August.

#LGBT#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA #gender

Thanks to the person who donated this morning!

We're $497 short of budget for medicine and doctors, so we're asking for help. We're a found family of queer mixed race and indigenous folks, we're disabled, poor, and living off benefits in the US south.

http://paypal.me/ramavabray

http://patreon.com/squirrellilly

I'm trying really hard to get to a place where I can make money from my music. It's hard.

Please give if you can, and boost. You're saving our lives here.

Thank you for reading.

#disability
#MutualAid
#MutualAidRequest
#IndigenousMutualAid
#TransMutualAid
#TransCrowdFund
#DisabilityCrowdfund
#neuroDivergent
#LGBTQIA
#poverty
#DisabilityMutualAid
#TransCrowdfund
#Schizophrenia
#GTFOMyState
@mutualaid

Are you gender Teflon? Do you hoard genders like a squirrel?

If so, do this survey: https://survey.gendercensus.com

We're about 60 responses short of 32,000.

#LGBT#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA #gender

Groundbreaking trans sitcom The Switch gets free worldwide release

#News#GCN#GayCommunityNews#LGBTQIA#LGBTQ#LGBTIreland
https://gcn.ie/trans-sitcom-the-switch-free-worldwide-release/
The groundbreaking transgender sitcom The Switch is the world’s first TV show to be released on the Creative Commons, as announced by Canadian production company Trembling Void Studios on July 30. This will allow the public to access, view, or save all episodes completely for free. The Switch became the

Are you gender Teflon? Do you hoard genders like a squirrel?

If so, do this survey: https://survey.gendercensus.com

We're about 60 responses short of 32,000.

#LGBT#LGBTQ#LGBTQIA #gender

Yup. We all called it.

#USPol
#LGBTQIA
#SameSexMarriage
#Project2025

Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-formally-asked-overturn-landmark-same-sex/story?id=124465302

Arabi.gay is a Glitch Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.

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You can find out more at https://arabi.gay/about or contact the admin @ishraaf

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