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Xander Schieman

@xanschieman.bsky.social

28 | Activist | Anti-fascist | BLM | Canada | Disabled | Epileptic | Feminist | Gamer | Manitoba | Owner of @pridefidgets.bsky.social | Polyamorous | Pro-choice | Public Speaker | Queer | They/Xe | Volunteer

81 Followers  |  222 Following  |  101 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.79

Latest posts by xanschieman.bsky.social on Bluesky

A Gifted Christmas with Gifted the Market. Rhineland Pioneer Centre. Altona, Manitoba. November 8, 2025. 12pm to 6pm. Join dozens of local small businesses to kick off the best time of the year, and celebrate the holiday season!

A Gifted Christmas with Gifted the Market. Rhineland Pioneer Centre. Altona, Manitoba. November 8, 2025. 12pm to 6pm. Join dozens of local small businesses to kick off the best time of the year, and celebrate the holiday season!

EMERSON COMPLEX PRESENTS. November 15 2025. 10am to 3pm. THE EVERYTHING CHRISTMAS MARKET. Canteen run by Uptown Lunch & Bakery. Potters Coffee Cart. 40+ vendors. Kids Crafts by RM Recreation & Wellness. Emerson Complex, 101 Church Street, Emerson, MB. 50/50 draw!! In lieu of admission fee, please bring cat food donation for Furever Friends Cat Rescue.

EMERSON COMPLEX PRESENTS. November 15 2025. 10am to 3pm. THE EVERYTHING CHRISTMAS MARKET. Canteen run by Uptown Lunch & Bakery. Potters Coffee Cart. 40+ vendors. Kids Crafts by RM Recreation & Wellness. Emerson Complex, 101 Church Street, Emerson, MB. 50/50 draw!! In lieu of admission fee, please bring cat food donation for Furever Friends Cat Rescue.

Hi, folks! J&C Handmade will be selling my fidgets twice this month. More info in the pics with alt text.

Please show your support for your 2SLGBTQIA+ loved ones by gifting them a pride fidget that reflects who they are. The holidays are often difficult for us.

#fidgettoys #PrideFidgets #Manitoba

06.11.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My chosen name has been legally changed for 1 year and 2 months!

#newname #legalname #legalnamechange #namechange #name #nonbinary #enby #non-binary #trans #transgender

26.09.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, everyone!

My fidget toys will be at the Gallery in the Park Market this Saturday.

They will be sold by J&C Handmade again and the market will go from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

#PrideFidgets #fidgettoys #fidgets #pride #GalleryinthePark #market #artgallery #SouthernManitoba #Canada #LGBTQIA+

11.09.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2 years and 8 months of going by my new name! #newname #name #socialnamechange #transition

04.09.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Stop Alberta's 2024 Education Amendment Act: Bill 27- Protect Trans Youth!

#Alberta #ProtectTransYouth #GenderDiverse #LGBT #Canada #LGBTQ #LGBTQI #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA+ #Amendment

30.08.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Trans Flag Day!

#trans #transflag #TransFlagDay #transgender #transgenderflag

19.08.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today marks 2 years and 7 months of going by my new name!

#newname #currentname #chosenname #socialname #socialnamechange #namechange #name

04.08.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My name has been legally changed for a year now!

It's also National Aunt and Uncle Day, but because not all of us are aunts or uncles, I'm gonna call it National Siblings of Your Parents Day.

#newname #namechange #legalname #aunts #uncles #piblings #siblings #legalnamechange #name

26.07.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, everyone!

I thought I'd let y'all know that my mom and oldest sister will be selling my fidget toys again, this time at the Sunflower Festival, which is this weekend.

Just like last time, you'll find them at J&C Handmade.

#pridefidgets #fidgets #sale #fidgettoys #toys #update

23.07.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's Disability Pride Month.

I have a learning disability as well as epilepsy, though I haven't had seizures since 2006. I also stutter a lot.

It hasn't always been easy being a disabled person, but I'm still here.

#DisabilityPrideMonth #disability #disabled #disabilities #epilepsy #seizures

10.07.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are now 65 countries where it's illegal to be LGBTQ+: one more since 2024 We take a look at all the countries and territories where it is still illegal to be gay or LGBTQ+ – and examine the role colonialism played.

β€œDuring the colonial era European powers exported these legal systems, and the laws criminalising LGBT people, across the globe, imposing them at times over diverse indigenous traditions where same-sex activity and gender diversity was not necessarily taboo.” www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/09/h...

10.07.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

2 years and 6 months of going by my new name!

#newname #socialnamechange #namechange #currentname #name #myname #overtwoyears

04.07.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meta: Protect LGBT+ people from hate speech Meta’s policy changes will normalize hate against LGBT+ people on Facebook and Instagram. Sign the petition to demand Meta protect vulnerable communities and reverse this dangerous shift.

#Meta #Instagram #Threads #Facebook #WhatsApp #hatespeech #LGBT+ #policy #sign #campaign #AllOut #help

02.07.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Canada Day!

I acknowledge that I live on Treaty One Territory and that Indigenous Peoples, including Two-Spirit people, have faced colonization and discrimination throughout history.

This country should be a safe place for every Canadian.

#CanadaDay #TreatyOne #IndiginousPeoples #Two-Spirit

01.07.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My chosen name has been legally changed for 11 months now.

I think...

Counting on the calendar is confusing.

I purchased My Cozy Room All in one to celebrate.

#namechange #legalname #legalnamechange #MyCozyRoom #name #newname #myname

26.06.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's called My Cozy Room All in one.

25.06.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a lot of fun stuff coming up, so I've been pretty good. Going to Games Night tonight. Getting a game on the Switch tomorrow. Family time from Friday to Sunday.

25.06.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Meta Wrongfully Disabling Accounts with No Human Customer Support

#campaign #Facebook #Meta #Instagram #Insta #sign #change

24.06.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder: I still have fidgets in stock, so please comment or message me if you want some.

They cost $2.00 a piece and they're small enough to carry around in your bag or pockets.

My mom and oldest sister may sell some for me at the Sunflower Festival next month.

#pridefidgets #selling #fidgets

23.06.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One time I dreamed that I had a bi girlfriend whose hair matched the bi flag colours.

We danced and listened to speeches at a gay bar.

Was this my brain telling me to go to a gay bar? Will I eventually have a girlfriend who's bisexual? Maybe someday.

#bi #bisexual #girlfriend #dream #gaybar #LGBT

21.06.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Asexuality is not a choice or a mental illness. It's a very real and valid sexual orientation.

As an asexual who knows other people on the ace spectrum I can confidently say that we're all different, but something we have in common is that we're not broken.

#asexuality #asexual #ace #asexuals

20.06.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Prohibit the Broadcasting of Fox News in Canada

#sign #petition #Canada #prohibit #help #FoxNews #broadcasting #change

15.06.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Help Lilly Get Her Beloved Cat Rusty Back in Sudbury

#cat #petition #change #sign #Lilly #help

15.06.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you buy my fidgets from J&C Handmade (my mom and oldest sister) or from me and share posts about them, please tag me and use #PrideFidgets here on Bluesky so that I can comment my appreciation and easily find those posts.

#fidgettoys #fidgets #supportsmallbusinesses #smallbusiness #queerbusiness

04.06.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Canada Must Permit Endangered Afghan Women's Rights Activist to Join Toronto Family

#change #Canada #petition #sign #womensrights #Afghan

13.06.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you live in Manitoba and wanna purchase my fidget toys, please let me know and we will figure out the details. I still have a lot of them in stock.

My mom and oldest sister may sell them at a sale in July.

I'll keep y'all updated.

#pridefidgets #fidgets #fidgettoys #pride #Manitoba #Canada

11.06.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Carman Pride was fantastic!

A few people purchased some of my fidget toys, I helped guide the march and set stuff up, and my speech made a good impact.

I'm looking forward to the next pride festival already!

#pridefidgets #CarmanPride #pride #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA+ #2SLGBTQIA+ #PrideMonth

08.06.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Xan is wearing a white shirt with a rainbow heart on it, rainbow necklaces that are each a colour of the rainbow, and rainbow shades. They also have rainbow flag facepaint on each of their cheeks.

Xan is wearing a white shirt with a rainbow heart on it, rainbow necklaces that are each a colour of the rainbow, and rainbow shades. They also have rainbow flag facepaint on each of their cheeks.

Going to Carman Pride soon!

#pridefidgets #pride #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA+ #2SLGBTQIA #2SLGBTQIA+ #rainbow #rainbows #Carman #Manitoba #Canada #PembinaValley #PrideMonth #rainbowoutfit

07.06.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Justice For Seb - Sebastian Moore

#petition #JusticeForSeb #SebastianMoore #Sebastian #sign #change #justice

05.06.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's been 2 years and 5 months of going by my new name!

#newname #chosenname #name #currentname #transition #trans #transgender #enby #nonbinary #non-binary #socialnamechange #namechange #myname #PrideMonth #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA+ #2SLGBTQIA #2SLGBTQIA+ #pride #nonbinarypride #enbypride

04.06.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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