Robin Stevenson

@robinstevenson.bsky.social

Author: Pride Puppy; Pride Colors; Queer History A-Z; A Hug on the Wind and 30+ more.
Spring 2026: The Book of Jupiter
Spring 2027: Pride Puppy Countdown!

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@karenattiah.bsky.socialReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

It is really chilling to see how quickly Black, Caribbean, and African writers and academics have become the global face of AI use and accusations of plagiarism.

For such a serious charge, @vauhinivara.bsky.social's
article rests on...a Pangram scan.

www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/1...

theatlantic.comYet Another Literary Prizewinner Seems to Be AIThe prestigious Caine Prize, announced last week, went to a story with many red flags.
@robinstevenson.bsky.social

Harriet the Spy was one of the books that made me want to be a writer; I read it over and over. Imagine how lonely kids would be if they only read books about well-behaved perfect children who never had critical thoughts about adults or peers!

@ffrf.orgReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

If Kid Rock fears his grandkids fighting a civil war over religion, he should defend separation of church and state instead of fearmongering about Muslims. The answer to religious extremism isn’t Christian nationalism. It’s secular government that protects us all.

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@ruha9.bsky.socialReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

“Texas Tech’s censorship policy does not just affect the humanities. According to the AAUP lawsuit, medical students at the campus in El Paso are no longer permitted to learn about racial disparities in medical care or how to treat underserved populations.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

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@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.socialReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

It's the last day of Banned Books Week 2026 aka "Let Freedom Read Day" - a day of action to defend books & to stand up for librarians, library workers, educators, writers, publishers, & booksellers who make them available! Here are 6 ways to Defend the Freedom to Read - what action are you taking?

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@jaywillis.netReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

Feels to me like the U.S. government livestreaming the shooting death of a guy in a wheelchair is going to be in all the history books, and hopefully framed as the end of an era that was very bad, and not the start of an era that was much, much worse

@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.socialReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

October is LGBTQ+ History Month. The month celebrates the achievements, history and civil rights movements of the LGBTQ+ community. Today, it is the story of Jim Egan.

In 1986, Egan, who was self-employed much of his life, retired and applied for spousal benefits for Jack Nesbit, his partner of 40 years. This was refused because they were a same sex couple. Egan launched a court case that made it to the Supreme Court. While they lost their case, the court ruled to include sexual orientation as a prohibited grounds for discrimination under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This paved the way for the legalization of same sex marriage.
@robinstevenson.bsky.social

Good. But he was never going to get elected in this riding, so it wasn't a huge sacrifice. The BC Conservative party is still full of anti-LGBTQ bigots and conspiracy theorists, eg. Heather Maahs, who implied gay people are pedophiles. Apparently Lorne Doerkson can tolerate that with no trouble.

@feistywaters.comReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

This book is 27 years old and just as relevant now as in 1999, because rape culture. It’s also been one of the most frequently banned books in American libraries since it was published, because god forbid young people know they’re not alone and have a voice to speak out against sexual violence.

Photo of the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson on a wood background.
@jaywillis.netReposted by @robinstevenson.bsky.social

Pretty wild to see Alito describe reliance on Obergefell as "much more concrete" than reliance on Roe v. Wade, because Roe was merely about "women's ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in." If it's a Ladies Issue, he just doesn't give a shit.

www.cbsnews.com/news/samuel-...

"One of the important factors we take into account in deciding whether we should reexamine a past decision is the degree to which there has been reliance on the decision," he said. "Obviously a great deal had changed in the country as a result of Obergefell. There was a lot of reliance in various ways on the decision in Obergefell." I pointed out that people thought Roe v. Wade was settled law of the land, had organized their lives around it. Overturning Roe also would have consequences. Obergefell, he said, was different. "After Obergefell, people of the same sex got married and entered into contracts … it was much more concrete," he said. "Whereas with Roe, the argument was made that it had an effect on people's ideas, women's ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in, that this would have an effect on the society. It was much more abstract than what would've been involved had we been asked to overrule Obergefell."
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