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Addy Berry, PhD

@addyberry.bsky.social

Researcher, illustrator, overthinker & undersleeper in Manchester | Views my own | Research interests include healthcare, mental health, justice, gender, sex, family, community, SW, BDSM, autism, intersex | Writing a book about older intersex people

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Latest posts by addyberry.bsky.social on Bluesky

It's amazing to see this asshole cynically walk the tightrope between openly adopting transphobic policies and showing contrition for publicly expressing support for those exact same policies & fascist arguments.

28.10.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only way they allow it, is if they benefit. It's about power and control, of mind & body. Predators have patterns, spot the pattern.

15.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many prohibitions on stuff like sex work boil down to "we decided that you have to live in poverty at the edge of death and you're not allowed to find a way out of it"

15.10.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry. I cannot imagine giving Sam Altman access to one’s sexting with a computer. So fucking creepy.

15.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Grandpa, what happened to the entire Appalachian Mountain range?"

'well my child, we had to strip mine the entire range to have enough coal for people my age to jerk off while talking to a computer'

15.10.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Medical racism is a big reason why Black folks avoid the doctor. There are too many bad experiences with racist doctors & it develops distrust. Most of us have tales of medical racism. Then you get into community knowledge of all the times we were medical test subjects historically.

14.10.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 240    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 13
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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
14/10
CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

Rate Dogs & β€’ Follow ... 2h β€’ This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers. According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place. Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop 14/10 CBP Office of Professional Responsibility: 202-344-1808 JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov El Paso Border Patrol Sector: 915-834-8400 fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso): 915-541-1400 veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

β€œThis heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

14.10.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2390    πŸ” 746    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 84

This is why we all have to band together.

If our hero is having PR shoots clearing encampments for the unhoused then that’s no hero.
Only a matter of time before he comes for the rest of us.

Trump was holding up a pride flag a while back.
The β€œlesser evil” is still evil.

14.10.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So I guess sex work is only ok if just tech oligarchs are profiting off it and not marginalized women or minorities who depend on it to survive?

14.10.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 803    πŸ” 331    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5
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She Sent Money to Family in Gaza. ICE Claimed It’s Evidence She Supports Hamas. To keep her in ICE detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.

To keep her in detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.

02.10.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 11

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02.10.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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02.10.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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02.10.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

54 years and counting of avoiding public toilets.

Then add in issues from early intersex surgeries that make it excruciatingly painful and almost impossible to pee.

Meanwhile guess what those in power are NOT banning?

That’s right, early intersex genital surgeries…
#intersex #igm #banigm

02.10.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The cynical gesture of Keir Starmer recognising a Palestinian state.

The room applaud but when are we going to stop arming Israel who are murdering those same Palestinians?

30.09.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5
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A Desi group asked BuyMeACoffee not to let influencers make money from anti-Indian hate – and got ignored Researchers say the role of crowdfunding platforms in the spread of harmful ideologies is largely overlooked.

"Meanwhile, BuyMeACoffee has suspended accounts of sex workers, while leaving [racist Mick] O’Keeffe, [racist Paul] Nolan and others alone." via @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social

www.dublininquirer.com/a-desi-group...

01.10.2025 06:56 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping. After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative movement has accelerated its war against trans people. And too many centrist Democrats have kept up their trans bashing.

Wrote for @thenation.com about the complicity of some liberal politicians and pundits in the conservative campaign to exterminate trans people www.thenation.com/article/poli...

24.09.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1101    πŸ” 447    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 37

its kind of insane that we’ve been forced to watch rightwingers openly celebrate and taunt everyone over the death of people like trayvon martin for over a decade now and now they’re trying to grandstand over the one time it’s personally affected them and political project

17.09.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17109    πŸ” 3402    πŸ’¬ 203    πŸ“Œ 67

It’s not us that’s engaged in or complicit in genocide Nancy…

17.09.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or while being part of a government that is complicit in an active genocide where thousands of children are being torn to shreds before our eyes.

This government does not care about children, trans or otherwise.
It’s part of a fascist agenda to control and police bodies more broadly.

17.09.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s wrong with the Cass Review? A round-up of commentary and evidence [last updated 28/06/25] Wednesday 10 April 2024 saw the long-awaited publication of the final report of the Cass Review. This report was commissioned by NHS England, and provides a review of eviden…

An outstanding master list breakdown of expert responses to the Cass Report from @notrightruth.bsky.social - I can't recommend this enough - this is the 'evidence' Wes Streeting is pretending is robust ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...

17.09.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Janu & Viviana for letting me speak Sexversity Summer School @ Institute of Medical History & Science Research @ LΓΌbeck University yesterday β€œIntersex, intersex lived experience & what it means for the rest of us”.

Wonderful, engaging students with such thoughtful questions & commentsπŸ’•

12.09.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Equality and Human Rights Commission response | BPS The BPS response urged the Equality and Human Rights Commission to adopt a clearer and more coherent approach that protects the dignity, privacy, and rights of trans people, while supporting service p...

The British Psychological Society has warned that recent changes to equality law guidance risk causing confusion and damaging the wellbeing of trans people. This comes in response to the EHRC consultation on its code of practice for services, public functions and associations..

11.09.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Roughly 1.6% of all Americans identify as transgender or nonbinary.
β€” Pew Research Center, 2022

The percentage of mass shooters who identify as transgender are less than one-tenth of one percent.

Cisgender men are over 4,000 times more likely to be a mass shooter than is a transgender person. 1/4

07.09.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of a Bluesky post by Waseen Elmadhoun, which reads "My account keeps getting deleted on Bluesky, as if voices from Gaza don't deserve to be heard. We face death, displacement, and hunger every day. Please, if you can, support us with a donation - and if not, at least share so our cry for help reaches more hearts." It is accompanied by pictures of three young palestinian boys.

A picture of a Bluesky post by Waseen Elmadhoun, which reads "My account keeps getting deleted on Bluesky, as if voices from Gaza don't deserve to be heard. We face death, displacement, and hunger every day. Please, if you can, support us with a donation - and if not, at least share so our cry for help reaches more hearts." It is accompanied by pictures of three young palestinian boys.

Waseem is distressed by the way that his account keeps getting deleted when all he's doing is asking for help. He and his family depend on donations for survival, and their situation is desperate. gofund.me/35fdca7d @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social @fairshare.help #MutualAid #SkyAid πŸ‰

07.09.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

The fucking NRA coming out to the left of Dems on trans rights?! Didn’t see that coming…

05.09.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out & Proud: Why we need education for familes of intersex people On this week's Out & Proud, Trevor Keegan speaks to Dr. Adeline Berry, who shares their experience of being intersex.

"Most people, when their child is born, they're expecting it to check all the boxes on being a typical boy and a typical girl [...] the first time they find out that there's anything outside of this is when their child is born intersex" - @addyberry.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

04.09.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Wait until Brandon hears what they do to intersex kids 😬

02.09.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Addy Dr. Adeline Berry shares their experience of being intersex, the stigma of not being a boy "properly", undergoing painful surgeries as a young child and the long tail of shame that, their research sho...

Thank you so much Trevor and Jan for letting me talk your ears off about my life and my research #intersex #rte #life #transgender #tallaght #families #healthcare www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...

02.09.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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