Deirdre Maultsaid

DERIVATIONS is here: lukebradford.xyz/derivations

It's a set of centos, with lines from:

“Another Day” by @cteicher.bsky.social
“History” by @camillerankine.bsky.social
“White Box (notes)” by @afteriwasdead.bsky.social
“Winter: Helmcken Falls” by @deirdmault.bsky.social

and 107 more poems.

Advocates, experts warn against vilifying trans people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

As Tumbler Ridge Mourns, Anti-Trans Misinfo Spreads | The Tyee No good will come from the conservative rush to weaponize the shooter’s identity in this story.

The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.

Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced

a good read and good reminder “The focus should be on mourning, not weaponizing.”

A Love Letter to Tumbler Ridge | The Tyee The northern community faces some of its darkest days ahead, but is famously resilient.

In some ways, #TumblerRidge appears almost too perfect to be true.

But the heartache brought to the small northern B.C. community on Tuesday is only too real.

@amandafollett.bsky.social writes.

Frazzled Lit | Substack Welcome to Frazzled Lit, the home of sparky and exciting prose, flash fiction, poetry and CNF! Subscriptions are free, but are not required to view our content. Click to read Frazzled Lit, a Substack ...

Thank you to frazzledlit.com
@frazzledlit.bsky.social
For publishing my essay, "We Want Medals for our Lost Autonomy".
Thank you to Jennifer McMahon, @jmcm.bsky.social
Congratulations to all the authors of Issue 4!!!

Where do we go from here? To return rights to trans youth, we need to change hearts and minds across Alberta. We need to help Albertans in every corner of the province understand this as what it is: as an attack on vulnerable youth and their families, and as an attack on individual rights and freedoms. Together, we can and we will build the movement to restore the rights of trans youth in Alberta and repeal Premier Smith’s anti-trans legislation. Take action, join the movement: Stop-Smith.ca

Take action at www.stop-smith.ca

I published, with many other writers,  a tribute to trees: Worth More Standing caitlinpress.com/Books/W/Wort...
Congratulations to all

I published a research article on Open Pedagogy and Care: irrodl.org/index.php/ir... Congratulations to Michelle Harrison, co-author with me.
@michelleharrison.bsky.social

Pride Festivals and Celebrations • WOQ Resources A full listing of 2025 Pride Festivals, Parades and Celebrations in BC, Canada

whatsonqueerbc.com/woq-resource...

Anatomy is not destiny. If people could look within and undo their dangerous gender essentialist attitudes. Change! Be better! Protect human rights for all. I see you non binary people! I see you trans people. I see you fungi with your glorious 23,000 genders. Carry on. Thrive .

I published an Open Education Cases on Social Justice written by students, which I edited.  
kpu.pressbooks.pub/social-issue...

With Trans Rights Under Attack, Advocates Prep for the Election | The Tyee ‘We're giving folks a way to speak up, to take action, to chat with their neighbours.’

With Trans Rights Under Attack, Advocates Prep for the Election via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

Canada Is in a Fight for Its Life | The Tyee Trump attacks from outside and the right undermines from within. Here’s what’s needed.

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Canada: true north strong and...fierce. Love you.

In Alberta, Canada
linktr.ee/Transrightsyeg

Home - Egale Canada - Egale Canada Egale is Canada’s leading organization for 2SLGBTQI people and issues. We improve and save lives through research, education, awareness, and by advocating for human rights and equality in Canada and a...

In Canada:
egale.ca

In Canada:
translifeline.org

We can’t stay here/
in the septic mud forts/ their cynicism/
brutalist flanks/
crumbling ports/
for weapons/
Wait, is that blood/
is that your broken heart?/
Get out. Get out!/
flee/
find love like a wide, green river/
rushing/
easy, easy/
"Wear a flower in your hair"/
they used to say.
#poetry

Cover of poetry journal.

Poem in Contemporary Verse 2 Fall 2024.

Moon in night sky plus poem.

Purple flowers plus poem.

Mural of dykes on bikes

Hope to connect with *Canadian* educators, creative writers, LGBTQ folks and.... international educators, writers, LGBTQ folks.

The lost data: how AI systems censor LGBTQ+ content in the name of safety - Nature Computational Science Many AI companies implement safety systems to protect users from offensive or inaccurate content. Though well intentioned, these filters can exacerbate existing inequalities, and data shows that they ...

AI censors LGBTQ content.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

I am tired! The Conservatives scheme is to police children: police officers in schools, ban 2SLGBTQ resources ( police bodies and souls) do standardized testing (police minds). A scheme without consulting educators. Politicians: govern for *everybody*. Don't exclude people. So unethical.

Incompetence or Worse? The Case of the Conservatives’ Education Platform | The Tyee Rustad’s party set out their education plans Sunday. And then changed them hours later.

#New: Incompetence or worse?

John Rustad and the BC Conservatives set out their education plans Sunday.

And then changed them hours later.

Tyee senior editor Paul Willcocks writes. #BCElxn2024 #bcpoli

Is There Hope for Trans People in BC? | The Tyee I believed I could live my truth without fear. This election is changing my mind.

“There was a time when I believed that here, in my home of British Columbia, I could live my truth without fear. The past two weeks have shattered that belief.

“The weight of this realization wears on me, and I pen this lament with profound sorrow.”

"Pink Fur Purr" by Deirdre Maultsaid - League of Canadian Poets Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "Pink Fur Purr" by Deirdre Maultsaid.

Poem today in League of Canadian Poets: Poetry Pause
poets.ca/pink-fur-pur...

Como muchos otros, abandoné Twitter porque no se ajusta a mis valores. No hace falta hablar de ello, por favor. Me uní a Instagram. Tenemos que usar Instagram en nuestros móviles. Qué inaccesible es eso.

Like many others, I left Twitter as it doesn't align with my values. Don't need to talk about, please. Joined Instagram. We have to use Instagram on our mobile. How *inaccessible* is that.