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Happy Pride: Here's me ranting about ableism intersecting with transphobia 🏳️‍⚧️
ALL disabled people know themselves - yes including the non-speaking ones and those in receipt of full time care.
ALL trans people deserve rights. End of story. #disabled #trans #ableism #transphobia

Sinn Féin banned from Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin march after period of engagement with party leaders Last month, Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin released a statement calling on Sinn Féin to clarify their position on the UK Supreme Court and the ban on puberty blockers in Northern Ireland. This statement was released in light of public statements from David Cullinane and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn supporting the ruling. Since then, Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin has undergone a period of engagement with the party, with numerous opportunities to explain their position, including: Being questioned by national media about the party facing a ban, including a Late Late Show interview with Mary Lou McDonald An email being sent to Mary Lou McDonald's office regarding their position A community engagement meeting with Mary Lou McDonald, David Cullinane, and other LGBTQ+ organisations across the island A 1:1 discussion meeting with Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin Organiser Jenny Maguire We engaged in order to seek clarity on their positions on the Supreme Court ruling; whether they would oppose attempts to implement the ruling in Northern Ireland (currently the Supreme Court ruling has no basis in Northern Ireland due to different equality laws; however, there have been attempts to implement the ruling in councils); whether they continue to support the Northern Irish Executive (of which Michelle O'Neill is First Minister) decision to ban puberty blockers; and whether they would support a ban on puberty blockers in the South of Ireland. After this period of engagement, Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin is not satisfied with the clarity received around their position on the Supreme Court ruling, with the continued defence of the banning of puberty blockers (including not supporting an amendment to reverse the puberty blocker ban in Stormont last Monday), and with the recent Journal article that claimed a conference to discuss its position on trans rights has been pushed …

"Sinn Féin officially banned from Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin after period of engagement," says this press release from Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin.

Spending evenings crafting with my boyfriend are some of my most treasured moments. He's painting minifigures and I'm painting protest signs - I love queer and neurodivergent love 💖

#BoycottEurovisionSongContest
#BoycottIsraHell

We love to see it 💚💚 FUCK AI and FUCK DUOLINGO 🔥🔥🔥 #duolingo #fuckai

In the after hours of May the 4th, remember that the Rebels would have been for Trans Rights, a Free Palestine, Land Back and overall for Collective Liberation 💖🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🌍 #maytheforuthbewithyou #starwars #rebels

This coming Friday 💚✊️

Happy to be back - please do join us on the 10th May over zoom at 6pm #Speirgorm #Spéirghorm

Call to action: March Against the Manosphere happening on 8th May in Dublin City. Be there and stand with women and against hate.
You can find more info on Rosa's Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DH3wGM5sH6...

#patriarchy #womensrights #manosphere #calltoaction

Thank you!

Finally finished this commission for my friend ✨🌈 #crochet #crocheter #rainbow

Image shows rainbow infinity symbols on clouds made of trans flags and intersex flags

We won't go into huge detail about the current queer news but we couldn't let the most recent news from the UK past without saying Neuro Pride Ireland, an all-island organisation, has always been a LGBTQAI+ inclusive space

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The AUsome Training Minding Autistic Minds Conference went brilliantly this weekend!! ✨💚
Being in such a neuro-affirming space was so healing and I'm so proud to be a part of the AUsome Training team that put it together 💖

A white person wearing deal clothes, using a stick behind a podium in front of a large screen with text 'Autistic LGBTQ+ mental health'

@nemkearns.bsky.social knocking it out of the park at the Ausome Conference on the topic of 'Exploring mental health & LGBTQ+ Neurodivergent Folx'

So glad I got to complete one of my 2024 goals in November 💖
#crochet #smallbusiness

I'm the luckiest guy ever 💖

My partner @beasbotbonanza.bsky.social
took photos of me and his family dog yesterday and it bears a striking resemblance to Feathers McGraw and the baby seal

A digital painting / illustration of the Dáil chamber, the seat of government and lower house in Ireland, with disability aids and equipment strewn across the floor along with splatters of blood The chamber itself has a realistic oil painting style while the wheelchairs, crutches, canes, masks, headphones, walkers, sunglasses, and more have a more chalk-like aesthetic The seats are empty in the chamber, and the equipment lacks users I struggled with what styles to use so you can see elements of different versions of it layered in It's hard to feel "done" when I try for realism so still just hoping it's "ok" sigh Digital painting, Clip Studio, 2024, Daniella Bella

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 18

Disability Committee testimonies made us so angry

Even the politicians were frustrated how little has been done - the govt refused to act, even making things worse

It's upsetting how things could be in Ireland if we had a govt that saw us as real people, not just props

In the new queer barbers in Temple Bar and they are BOOKED and BUSY - love to see it!! 💖

Can't wait to get home from work and play Stardew Valley for my mental health 🍄✨

Ireland has gone from having some of the cheapest electricity in Europe, to some of the expensive.

⚡ People Before Profit would reverse the privatisation of ESB
⏬ This would reduce prices and better control our energy sector in this age of climate crisis.

#ge24

A Journal article about homeless international protection applicants protesting outside the Dáil emphasised how it was a group of "mostly men"

This is in reference to the disgusting idea that men seeking refuge are less worthy of it somehow – that they are in some way dangerous because they are men

Thanks so much!!

Today I'm officially 4 months post op from my gender affirming breast reduction 🎉🎉
I've made a longer video on tiktok about my experience with the surgery and how it's changed my life:
vm.tiktok.com/ZGd6n9hB5/

#transmasc #nonbinary #genderaffirmingcare

#disabled #disability #internationaldayofpersonswithdisabilities #autistic #adhd #neurodivergent

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Please remember that disabled folk do not have marriage equality, disproportionately experience poverty and experience significant discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere, daily.
In 2025, include disabled people in your activism‼️

My first craft market was a success! So grateful to Heartlands Pride for the opportunity ❤️🧶🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#crochet #crochetartist #smallbusiness #queerartist #disabledartist

When slow fashion is in fact SLOW and it took me 2.5 hours to sew in the dots on the mushrooms 😅🍄
Bringing some mushroom bandanas and other crochet accessories to my first market this weekend though 🎉
#crochet #smallbusiness