Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞
@ethelthurston.bsky.social
Yes, I'm THAT bitch.
Genderfluid•Bisexual•Autistic
100% assimilation free!
Work account - https://bsky.app/profile/essenceofthought.bsky.social
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💉- 11/08/25
Genderfluid•Bisexual•Autistic
100% assimilation free!
Work account - https://bsky.app/profile/essenceofthought.bsky.social
Watch my content!
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youtube.com/c/EthelThurston
💉- 11/08/25
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Did the Maryland Renaissance Festival actually ban furries for being ‘ahistorical’ to the renaissance or is there something more sinister driving the decision to exclude this predominantly queer group from what has been a safe space for decades?
#Furry #FurryYouTube #FurryHistory #QueerHistory
#Furry #FurryYouTube #FurryHistory #QueerHistory
Furries Banned From the Maryland Renaissance Festival
YouTube video by Ethel Thurston
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September 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Did the Maryland Renaissance Festival actually ban furries for being ‘ahistorical’ to the renaissance or is there something more sinister driving the decision to exclude this predominantly queer group from what has been a safe space for decades?
#Furry #FurryYouTube #FurryHistory #QueerHistory
#Furry #FurryYouTube #FurryHistory #QueerHistory
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September 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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For years Finland’s Riittakerttu Kaltiala has claimed to have pioneered gender affirming care, only to turn against it after seeing the harm it caused. The reality, however, is much more distressing. Kaltiala and her team abused trans youth in every way imaginable to try and force them to desist.
How Finland’s Gender Clinics Became a Hotbed of Child Abuse
YouTube video by EssenceOfThought
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September 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
For years Finland’s Riittakerttu Kaltiala has claimed to have pioneered gender affirming care, only to turn against it after seeing the harm it caused. The reality, however, is much more distressing. Kaltiala and her team abused trans youth in every way imaginable to try and force them to desist.
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A dear friend of mine is in need of support to cover her emergency dentistry. I've watched her mental health slowly decay over the last few months from the sheer pain and she deserves better. Please, even if you can only spare a few dollars, it really helps.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-lyn-e...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-lyn-e...
Donate to Help Lyn Extract Her Damaged Teeth, organized by Lynnette Gaines
Hello, my name is Lyn. I'm a 22 year old trans girl with a big tooth problem. For… Lynnette Gaines needs your support for Help Lyn Extract Her Damaged Teeth
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August 29, 2026 at 10:16 AM
A dear friend of mine is in need of support to cover her emergency dentistry. I've watched her mental health slowly decay over the last few months from the sheer pain and she deserves better. Please, even if you can only spare a few dollars, it really helps.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-lyn-e...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-lyn-e...
Girl dinner!
But in all seriousness, I'm so happy to be making the switch to DiY HRT. I recently discovered that my doctor in India fucked me over (kept me at half the minimum blood serum levels set by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health)... 🧵(1/3)
But in all seriousness, I'm so happy to be making the switch to DiY HRT. I recently discovered that my doctor in India fucked me over (kept me at half the minimum blood serum levels set by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health)... 🧵(1/3)
August 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Girl dinner!
But in all seriousness, I'm so happy to be making the switch to DiY HRT. I recently discovered that my doctor in India fucked me over (kept me at half the minimum blood serum levels set by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health)... 🧵(1/3)
But in all seriousness, I'm so happy to be making the switch to DiY HRT. I recently discovered that my doctor in India fucked me over (kept me at half the minimum blood serum levels set by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health)... 🧵(1/3)
Went out for a walk earlier, thought I looked cute, so decided to take a selfie.
August 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Went out for a walk earlier, thought I looked cute, so decided to take a selfie.
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Future updates for my charity will likely be on my charity's bluesky page @eubedys.bsky.social
Given my previous experiences (IYKYK) I don't want to have it very openly linked to this account so I will share it sparingly going forward.
Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey 💜
Given my previous experiences (IYKYK) I don't want to have it very openly linked to this account so I will share it sparingly going forward.
Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey 💜
August 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Future updates for my charity will likely be on my charity's bluesky page @eubedys.bsky.social
Given my previous experiences (IYKYK) I don't want to have it very openly linked to this account so I will share it sparingly going forward.
Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey 💜
Given my previous experiences (IYKYK) I don't want to have it very openly linked to this account so I will share it sparingly going forward.
Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey 💜
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I am not expecting to have excess, but if I do I will open the discussion with how best to place that money with my trans peers.
I really do want to build a better, more accessible future for my queer brothers, sisters, and everything between.
I really do want to build a better, more accessible future for my queer brothers, sisters, and everything between.
August 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I am not expecting to have excess, but if I do I will open the discussion with how best to place that money with my trans peers.
I really do want to build a better, more accessible future for my queer brothers, sisters, and everything between.
I really do want to build a better, more accessible future for my queer brothers, sisters, and everything between.
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Any funds not required for the harm reduction group may be put aside for;
- Donations to other transgender support organisations
- Donations to local DIY HRT providers (and getting resources from them to hand out within legal guidelines.
- Setting aside to complete my non profit org application.
- Donations to other transgender support organisations
- Donations to local DIY HRT providers (and getting resources from them to hand out within legal guidelines.
- Setting aside to complete my non profit org application.
August 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Any funds not required for the harm reduction group may be put aside for;
- Donations to other transgender support organisations
- Donations to local DIY HRT providers (and getting resources from them to hand out within legal guidelines.
- Setting aside to complete my non profit org application.
- Donations to other transgender support organisations
- Donations to local DIY HRT providers (and getting resources from them to hand out within legal guidelines.
- Setting aside to complete my non profit org application.
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The money donated here will be used for;
- Room bookings
- Printing promotional/informative fliers and creating harm reduction resources
- Purchasing needle exchange supplies and ensuring compliance with legislation
- Writing safeguarding policies
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Excess will be used as below-
- Room bookings
- Printing promotional/informative fliers and creating harm reduction resources
- Purchasing needle exchange supplies and ensuring compliance with legislation
- Writing safeguarding policies
ko-fi.com/yana0678
Excess will be used as below-
Buy Yana a Coffee
Become a supporter of Yana today!
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August 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
The money donated here will be used for;
- Room bookings
- Printing promotional/informative fliers and creating harm reduction resources
- Purchasing needle exchange supplies and ensuring compliance with legislation
- Writing safeguarding policies
ko-fi.com/yana0678
Excess will be used as below-
- Room bookings
- Printing promotional/informative fliers and creating harm reduction resources
- Purchasing needle exchange supplies and ensuring compliance with legislation
- Writing safeguarding policies
ko-fi.com/yana0678
Excess will be used as below-
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#YanaCharity (1/5)
Excited to unveil some forward movement
I've been in touch with another local trans group and we are going to start our Trans DIY harm reduction group, "Forager" in the midlands!
I'll formalise this on my charity social media page soon but I'll link my kofi for donations below
Excited to unveil some forward movement
I've been in touch with another local trans group and we are going to start our Trans DIY harm reduction group, "Forager" in the midlands!
I'll formalise this on my charity social media page soon but I'll link my kofi for donations below
August 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
#YanaCharity (1/5)
Excited to unveil some forward movement
I've been in touch with another local trans group and we are going to start our Trans DIY harm reduction group, "Forager" in the midlands!
I'll formalise this on my charity social media page soon but I'll link my kofi for donations below
Excited to unveil some forward movement
I've been in touch with another local trans group and we are going to start our Trans DIY harm reduction group, "Forager" in the midlands!
I'll formalise this on my charity social media page soon but I'll link my kofi for donations below
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J.K. Rowling posted an upskirting photo of a trans woman to her 13.7 million followers in retaliation for said woman refusing to unblock her on Twitter. In response, Gina Martin — lead campaigner behind the UK's 2019 upskirting laws — came out in support of Rowling's victim, Freda Wallace.
"Feminist" J.K. Rowling Upskirts Woman in Transphobic Attack
YouTube video by EssenceOfThought
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August 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
J.K. Rowling posted an upskirting photo of a trans woman to her 13.7 million followers in retaliation for said woman refusing to unblock her on Twitter. In response, Gina Martin — lead campaigner behind the UK's 2019 upskirting laws — came out in support of Rowling's victim, Freda Wallace.
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August 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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I find "comment culture" so interesting, there's this weird entitlement where people feel like they are owed a platform to say whatever they want because it's online.
Imagine going to an art gallery and putting a post-it underneath it that says "this sucks" and getting mad when it gets removed lmao
Imagine going to an art gallery and putting a post-it underneath it that says "this sucks" and getting mad when it gets removed lmao
June 30, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I find "comment culture" so interesting, there's this weird entitlement where people feel like they are owed a platform to say whatever they want because it's online.
Imagine going to an art gallery and putting a post-it underneath it that says "this sucks" and getting mad when it gets removed lmao
Imagine going to an art gallery and putting a post-it underneath it that says "this sucks" and getting mad when it gets removed lmao
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Maybe DON'T post art about men 'breaking' lesbians as a Pride piece! A part of me can't believe I'm having to say that, but popular furry artist Inu-sama decided it was a great idea to do just that, only to act shocked when the famously queer community had a few things to say about rape culture.
Furry Artist Dragged For Dykebreaking 'Pride Art' | RE: Inu-sama
YouTube video by EssenceOfThought
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June 28, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Maybe DON'T post art about men 'breaking' lesbians as a Pride piece! A part of me can't believe I'm having to say that, but popular furry artist Inu-sama decided it was a great idea to do just that, only to act shocked when the famously queer community had a few things to say about rape culture.
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#Furry #Kink #Commentary
‘Furry Artist Dragged For Dykebreaking 'Pride Art' | RE: Inu-sama’
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June 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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‘Furry Artist Dragged For Dykebreaking 'Pride Art' | RE: Inu-sama’
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#Furry #Kink #Commentary
‘Furry Artist Dragged For Dykebreaking 'Pride Art' | RE: Inu-sama’
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#Furry #Kink #Commentary
I don't think my audience is ready for my new look in the next video. /lh
June 23, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I don't think my audience is ready for my new look in the next video. /lh
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Support, if you're able (and want to); even sharing helps: www.patreon.com/vanderwaarda...
My Patreon, in 2026: Videos and Voice Work | vanderWaardart
As of June 2026, my book series is predominantly written. I've decided, since then, to lean into videos and voice work. I'm doing so to con
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June 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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As of June 2026, my book series is predominantly written. I've decided, since then, to lean into videos and voice work that focus on trans/sex worker rights (and other minorities). If those mean anything to you, consider supporting me on #Patreon. Even $1/month makes all the difference.
Link below.
Link below.
![My Patreon, in 2026: Videos and Voice Work [source: https://www.patreon.com/vanderwaardart/posts/my-patreon-in-161355421]
As of June 2026, my book series is predominantly written. I've decided, since then, to lean into videos and voice work.
I'm doing so to continue supporting myself and my friends, whose drawings of I'll continue making elsewhere (focusing on trans, sex worker and other minority rights). Again, I'm still doing illustrations—you can even commission me on here, if you really want to—but shall predominantly feature my artwork elsewhere. It's simply easier me to do, at this stage, and devote my art to those I help (sex workers) on a case-by-case basis accordingly—meaning in places where I actually have more control (my old blog and website).
Here on Patreon, I'll be focusing on regular daily/weekly videos that feature my voice, first and foremost; i.e., that I sample on YouTube, but release fully on here; e.g., video essays, book readings, react videos, and more. By supporting me on here, you'll gain access to uncensored and raw, full-size videos that, on YouTube, only appear in smaller sample sizes (~5-10 mins, usually). Furthermore, this is the only place you'll be able to access them; these videos and voice works don't appear anywhere else, including on my blog or website.
If helping trans workers in times of crisis means anything to you, consider supporting my work. Community support is something I rely on—both to continue making work, but also archive the past work of me and my friends: to help preserve and disseminate it, therefore us and who we are, as fascism rises world-wide. Even $1/month makes all the difference.
"We live in Gothic times."
—Persephone](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d2545ppta4lpznhyjvs4tl6p/bafkreicffqa3rg4oe6rqk7erwpdffucsezecidlrllxpdffxp7btl4jnre)
![The original cover design for Persephone van der Waard's 2023 Sex Positivity book series, next to her husband Bay Ryan* (dressed in fair clothes with dinosaurs/a gentle plaid pattern and wearing glasses, left): a redhead with horns and a black beret, panties and fishnets, but also a rainbow ponytail moons the camera while surrounded by black and red. The page is covered with yellow and orange font.
*https://bsky.app/profile/barkingonmain.bsky.social
The font reads: Sex Positivity versus Sex Coercion, or Gothic Communism: Liberating Sex Work under Capitalism through Iconoclastic Art
written and illustrated by Persephone van der Waard (with her original artwork [& art for this book] make in collaboration with fellow sex workers and artists)
edited and co-written by Bay Ryan
over 3,400 illustrations & exhibits!
contains academic/erotic & triggering materials! / for purposes of critiquing capital/organized religion; for promoting non-coercive sex education, and for providing parody/transformation of canonical works](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d2545ppta4lpznhyjvs4tl6p/bafkreidl6ay3p2hickm4dlpgd6mixq3cqi7nt56slffjjas7d5szpubyna)
June 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
As of June 2026, my book series is predominantly written. I've decided, since then, to lean into videos and voice work that focus on trans/sex worker rights (and other minorities). If those mean anything to you, consider supporting me on #Patreon. Even $1/month makes all the difference.
Link below.
Link below.
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A heart like mine can't be tied down by stereotypes and old traditions.
It belongs to my hoard where we love each other like a treasure we'll never give up~
Don't see a lot of Polyamory Pride stuff so made an attempt!
It belongs to my hoard where we love each other like a treasure we'll never give up~
Don't see a lot of Polyamory Pride stuff so made an attempt!
June 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
A heart like mine can't be tied down by stereotypes and old traditions.
It belongs to my hoard where we love each other like a treasure we'll never give up~
Don't see a lot of Polyamory Pride stuff so made an attempt!
It belongs to my hoard where we love each other like a treasure we'll never give up~
Don't see a lot of Polyamory Pride stuff so made an attempt!
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Reposting this cause rn we all need it. I know I do rn. We won't be going anywhere, just try to stay strong. Be there for each other, check in on each other. Pick each other up when they're down. They can't make us dissappear. Hate will hurt but it will never win!
#transrights #trans
#transrights #trans
November 6, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Reposting this cause rn we all need it. I know I do rn. We won't be going anywhere, just try to stay strong. Be there for each other, check in on each other. Pick each other up when they're down. They can't make us dissappear. Hate will hurt but it will never win!
#transrights #trans
#transrights #trans
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A lot of trans people HATE Stephen Fry. It’s a fact that surprises many of my fellow Brits, especially in light of his support for gay activism. Today’s video explores the history behind this divide, what Fry has done recently to fix things, and how that has impacted my own perspective.
Why Do So Many Trans People Hate Stephen Fry?
YouTube video by EssenceOfThought
youtu.be
May 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A lot of trans people HATE Stephen Fry. It’s a fact that surprises many of my fellow Brits, especially in light of his support for gay activism. Today’s video explores the history behind this divide, what Fry has done recently to fix things, and how that has impacted my own perspective.
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May 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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NEW VIDEO! 76% of Republicans support equal rights for trans people, according to new research carried out on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign. This makes clear that, for as much as the party itself demonizes trans people, its constituents don't agree.
#TransRights #TransNews
#TransRights #TransNews
Most US Voters Support Trans Rights, Even Republicans
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April 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
NEW VIDEO! 76% of Republicans support equal rights for trans people, according to new research carried out on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign. This makes clear that, for as much as the party itself demonizes trans people, its constituents don't agree.
#TransRights #TransNews
#TransRights #TransNews