Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)
Boston-area non-binary/transgender/queer nerd
Past co-chair, WisCon (wiscon.net), the world's first feminist SFF con
Founder, The Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity (effing.org)
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- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)/ MARCH FOR TRANS FUTURES / TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, MARCH WITH US TO TELL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND STATE LEGISLATURE IT'S TIME TO TAKE ACTION / SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7TH / 1 PM / THE BANDSTAND IN BOSTON COMMON / FROM: www.instagram.com/p/DUO6EiVDeUT/
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)let the goofballs cry. trot with love. and if you can spare the energy then leave the door open a crack for if they ever feel like wiping their tears and crawling back as grown ups. or not. you dont owe the babies anything
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)in solidarity with the authors on social media who have been getting mocked or harassed for celebrating their accomplishments i would like to announce that i too am the worlds greatest author and i sell a lot of books. thank you
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)videogame things: sneaking up behind a person who's wearing ordinary clothes and waiting to get close enough to see whether they're named "Villager" or "Bandit" before deciding whether to greet them or stab them
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Pronoun police? No. Pronoun vigilantism.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)When I was doing press for A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN last year one interviewer brought up Barry but then inexplicably used they/she for him. I wish I'd said what I was thinking ("he would murder you for that, dude") rather than gently modeling behavior
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Insane photo of a cormorant
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Me: If I post any NSFW art I might lose job opportunities or even have my payment methods or bank accounts frozen Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)This, from @theradr.bsky.social on resources you can use even before DHS comes to your community. www.lifeisasacredtext.com/actions-to-t...
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)They Don’t Have Enough Guys theory remains undefeated
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)pizzagate and qanon were not onto something, they were orchestrated by pedophiles to make accusing people of pedophilia make you look insane so that they could continue doing pedophile shit. fucking christ
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- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)first painting of 2026 with the energy i’m bringing into the year so far. things are pretty tough and i’m making a point of finding joy anywhere and everywhere i can #art
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Just a little scrabbledy sketch to keep spirits up. I also learned today that a group of chickadees is called a ‘banditry’ and how cute is that?
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)GREAT DAY TO NOT POUND
- I can't thank @nathanburgoine.bsky.social enough for this little guide! It gave me the courage to accept my first ARC & write my first review. I read a lot, but I want to do more to support authors! My goal is to write at least a three-sentence review for every book I finish in 2026. 🧵
- My first review: Bound by the Blood (2026) by @ceciliatan.com bsky.app/profile/kits...
- Happy book birthday to @ceciliatan.com for "Bound by the Blood"! 5/5 stars from me (prolific reader, first-time reviewer) TLDR: Action! Romance! Bi woman as BDSM magical prodigy! 🧵 1/6
- What is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution by @johnbirdsall.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/did:...
- What is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution by @johnbirdsall.bsky.social tells the stories of queer people and their cooking from the end of the 19th century through the height of the AIDS crisis. The range of stories is incredible, 1/2 #nonfiction #bookreview
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View full threadCinder House (2025) by @freyamarske.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/kits...
- Cinder House (2025) by @freyamarske.bsky.social is a darkly delightful retelling of Cinderella with many elements of the classic story and much more depth. Marske deftly twists and bends the tale into an eerily beautiful story of disability, chronic illness, and queerness. #bookreview #fiction 1/3
- Cinder House (2025) by @freyamarske.bsky.social is a darkly delightful retelling of Cinderella with many elements of the classic story and much more depth. Marske deftly twists and bends the tale into an eerily beautiful story of disability, chronic illness, and queerness. #bookreview #fiction 1/3
- The last scene in particular is one of the most creative and fun bedroom scenes I've read in a long time; it reminds me of my favorite stories by @ceciliatan.com and my favorite @s2b2.bsky.social pieces. 2/3
- If you enjoyed But Not Too Bold by @hachepueyo.bsky.social or A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher, Cinder House will make an excellent addition to your reading list! 3/3 app.thestorygraph.com/books/37a04a...
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)there are lots of book buckaroos that do not know football who follow chuck and they say 'who should i root for in general?' and i say 'go seahawks' but honestly a GREAT second choice if you are a book buckaroo is the BALTIMORE RAVENS. only team in the NFL named after a literary character
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)If you haven't bought one of my books this might be a good time, lolsob This is the new book for Jun 30 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721856... All the books on this page have earned out: www.clpolk.com
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)This is why we cis folk have to speak up, draw a line, and refuse to move. It’s a "No, you move" moment. Everything from, "Do you hear how hateful you sound?" with those you think you might be able to reach right on through to "I won’t allow hate like that in my home. Leave." Disinvite them.
- The Maiden and Her Monster by @maddiesmartinez.bsky.social is an intense, sapphic, secondary world fantasy inspired by Jewish culture and mythology. 1/4 #bookreview #fiction
- Malka, a Yehadi apprentice healer, must capture the monster living in the forest outside of her village in order to save her mother from the Ozmini Church. On her journey, Malka must decide what it means to be a monster and how she will change herself to protect her family and her people. 2/4
- The Maiden and Her Monster is the fairy tale that I desperately need right now: Martinez skillfully captures in heartbreaking detail the love, the fear, the anger, and the fortitude that bring individuals and communities together to survive oppression. 3/4
- If you enjoyed "The Wolf and the Woodsman" by Ava Reid, R. B. Lemberg's Birdverse, "The Butcher of the Forest," by Preemie Mohammed, or "Where the Dark Stands Still" by A. B. Poranek, I can't recommend The Maiden and Her Monster highly enough! 4/4 app.thestorygraph.com/books/3a1b15...
- What is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution by @johnbirdsall.bsky.social tells the stories of queer people and their cooking from the end of the 19th century through the height of the AIDS crisis. The range of stories is incredible, 1/2 #nonfiction #bookreview
- and the care Birdsall takes in presenting these stories warms my heart (including calling out homophobic bullshit when he finds it). There are no recipes here, but if you're interested in queerness, community, and food, this book is a great choice. 2/2 app.thestorygraph.com/books/07c046...
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)HUGE NEWS for trans people: We have the latest minibus, including the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and it looks like there are no restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
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- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)My democratic rep told me ICE keeps hurting his constituents so I asked how many constituents he has and he said he just goes to actblue and asks for more donations to do nothing so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding his constituents to murderers and then my phone lit up asking for a donation
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)⚠ 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜-𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣 ⚠
- Happy book birthday to @ceciliatan.com for "Bound by the Blood"! 5/5 stars from me (prolific reader, first-time reviewer) TLDR: Action! Romance! Bi woman as BDSM magical prodigy! 🧵 1/6
- Bound by the Blood is an outstanding, intensely erotic urban romantasy that follows the story of Mira, a bisexual woman who's become disconnected from her local BDSM community, and Clive, the handsome man she doms for exactly one scorching scene before he ghosts her. 2/6
- Clive's reappearance weeks later pulls Mira into a small group of kinksters who turn her world upside-down: magic is real, and it's controlled by many of the same practices Mira is familiar with from her play in dungeons. 3/6
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View full threadIf "bi woman as BDSM magical prodigy" sounds like fun to you, give Bound by the Blood a try. You can purchase Bound by the Blood as a direct download from the author or from many other retailers via www.ceciliatan.com/archives/lan... 6/6
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Hard to believe that Dilbert died and Heathcliff introduced the Sexy Ham on the same day. The lord (Peter Gallagher) works in mysterious ways
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Every person that buys the in-depth market-tested bad-faith “trans girls are actually boys and are stealing medals and trophies from Real Girls and are additionally sex predators, and we can imply all this without stating it outright” dog whistle is certainly useful to fascism
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Whenever I find out a colleague is using LLM to do literature searches and to "summarise" papers
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)May the snow seep into their shoes; May their socks be forever damp and frozen; May they soak through their gloves cleaning the ice from their windshields; May their noses and cheeks burn with frostbite that eats away their faces like foolish Arctic explorers.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)-human tries to use art to perfectly communicate something they see or feel -they fail -in failing, their fingerprints get all over the art -other humans see the fingerprints and find them beautiful, learn something unexpected about the human that created the art which is beautiful
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota. If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)as i stood there last night i felt a tether between past and present, and i was so overwhelmed with gratitude. to the creators out there feeling like you have failed in art because you are riding a scary wave, please understand the current is not always your enemy, it can your power. WORK WITH IT
- Just backed! We need 💖 more 💖 horny 💖 gay 💖 games!
- Our Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! And we were funded in mere hours! Help the momentum continue to unlock our stretch goals: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ypr... #bara #yaoi
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Merriam quits the high-stakes world of lexicography to teach at a college in Springfield, MA…where Webster just became the head librarian. She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up. “A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups. This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Every organization is vulnerable somewhere. The larger they are, the more tender spots they have. Disrupt their events. Drive negative press coverage. Damage their reputations. Compel your organizations and institutions to sever ties with them. Be a hornet - sting where they are vulnerable.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)For people who think book banning isn't a big deal because even if they're not available in libraries and schools, you can still buy them--this is an elitist argument. Most kids ONLY have access to books from their library. Libraries ensure info access for all. Libraries are vital in democracies.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Y'all should be following Assigned. Probably the best trans-centric journalism org in the game today. Go ahead and follow @evanurquhart.bsky.social too while you're at it.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)Yup, people get surprised to hear I have a banned book. Know how many I actually have? Five. Know what that does? Keep my book off shelves and away from being discovered or read by the very audience I intentionally wrote it for. That’s it.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)As a pornographer myself, I feel... weird about creators who make distinctions between porn and other adult/sexual content. If you defend porn, your work will ALSO be defended. Don't be afraid to get down in the mud with us. You're gonna end up here anyway.
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- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)this is my #1 advice to grad students: anyone can reproduce jargon; the bigger flex is being able to make the argument in straightforward prose. clarity is indicative of deep thought and engagement. even chatGPT can write word salad.
- Reposted by Kit Stubbs, Ph.D. (they/them)i am not usually shrill about media consumption as a moral metric. i read historical romances, a genre riddled with colonial fantasies and gender essentialism! but the thing is that none of those authors are billionaires converting my money directly into anti-trans violence
