Gaby Labotka

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

26.02.2025 16:49 — 👍 40717    🔁 6979    💬 619    📌 371

It’s BEEN time to cater to new audiences instead of solely donors. Be not afraid of innovation and daring.

21.02.2025 22:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Vet found hanging draped in trans flag The suicide letter they won't publish

I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.

She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.

RIP Elisa.

11.02.2025 19:11 — 👍 12462    🔁 3722    💬 383    📌 399

If you're protesting tomorrow:

"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."

MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.

04.02.2025 17:32 — 👍 9947    🔁 4413    💬 174    📌 160

A riso print in yellow and blue of an angel holding a yellow crescent moon, with yellow stylised top surgery scars on his chest. He is surrounded by an ornate border.

Four ceramic tiles painted with a version of the image on the left.

a new project that I recently started is transforming my trans angel riso print into a mosaic of 12 painted tiles - I just got the first four back from the kiln!

30.01.2025 20:39 — 👍 24    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Nail on the head

21.01.2025 00:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What if I just started posting, “Whyyyy???” every time I saw a white-centric, Cis-heteronormative show promotion for a Chicago theatre production?

15.01.2025 03:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Theater’s Exploitation Problem: When Passion Comes at a Cost Chicago’s theater scene is a living, breathing testament to artistry — rich with talent, bold storytelling, and the kind of passion that…

Sydney Charles puts into words this weight I’m feeling…
The theatre industry needs to re-prioritize its budgets. You can’t make art without artists and we can’t survive on this kind of pay:

Theater’s Exploitation Problem: When Passion Comes at a Cost medium.com/@mssydchas/t...

11.01.2025 16:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Currently drunk on the joy of creating with wonderful people.

11.01.2025 04:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🚨🚨Hope fades with each day my family faces famine and violence in G@za. But your support can reignite that hope. Time is of the essence.‼️

08.01.2025 03:21 — 👍 7    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 2

Add me, please! Thank you for doing this!

09.01.2025 01:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Bald eagle found in Hinsdale felled by bird flu A bald eagle that was spotted standing on the street last week in Hinsdale was suspected of having bird flu and euthanized.

A bald eagle dying of bird flu is an apt symbol for the state of the US in 2025.

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First Tech of 2025
#fatham #intimacydirector #fightdirector

07.01.2025 21:41 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Let’s make something together.
#theatre #film #actor #director #intimacydirector #fightdirector #playwright #intimacycoordinator

07.01.2025 17:59 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0