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April 04, 2026 - 15:44 UTC

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It really doesn’t cost anything to not be a dick, huh
This woman proved it
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Is not the first time I've seen her wear a similar shirt.
She seems cool as hell.
:)
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She has a trans daughter!
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I'm ngl I'm not really surprised the author of a series that regularly depicts how painful it can be when your body changes especially when it's not necessarily something you want, would be an ally 🏳️‍⚧️
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she stays winning. also made many of her books free to read.
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she is fucking awesome

also fucking awesome, Bluesky’s own @diane.dianeduane.com of Young Wizards fame!
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@animorphsartist.bsky.social
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Oh the author of the books about the terror of being stuck in the wrong body?
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Omg fuck yeah
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even better, her husband (with her in the photo) is fellow author Michael Grant who has also long been an absolute badass in loudly supporting trans people, in part because their daughter is trans. both of them absolutely rock
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lmao someone said she's joanne's mario
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worth noting that Applegate has a Trans daughter herself!
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i just found out!!!
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It'd be weird if a series largely centered on a bullied kid who finds solace in his fluidity with different animals was written by a transphobe
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I mean it's wierd that a guy who literally wrote a book called Xenocide where the whole theme was "xenophobia is bad" turned out to be wildly racist.
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My favorite author just gets cooler and cooler
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She's great. The books end on kind of a downer instead of a climactic Hollywood victory, and when fans complained she was like, "Yeah, war sucks, maybe keep that in mind when you're old enough to vote."
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oh yeah she's a rider fr
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I've heard nothing but good about Applegate. Unlike SOME children's authors
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her own child is trans too so
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Animorphs was a formative experience via Schoolastic Book Fair when I was a kid, always picked up each new copy!

Super happy they are also incredibly based!
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I knew, but DAMN it's nice to see it reaffirmed again and again.
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Not just that, but she has a trans child who she wholeheartedly loves and supports!! SHES THE BEST!!!!
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If you ever get a chance you should look up her explaining why she ended the series on a non ending that was kind of a bummer for almost everyone involved, she rocks.
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Man... her boobs still hurt? Even today?
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That’s Newbery award winning author Katherine Applegate! She also wrote The One and Only Ivan.
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In a just world this lady has a massive media empire that she uses to fund trans healthcare around the world.
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In a just world, there is no need for private funding of healthcare.
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esto hará feliz a @picara.bsky.social
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Bastante, sip, molan mucho ♥️
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This is an individual who wrote a book series for kids about people that change their bodies, struggle with living with a secret that puts them in danger and experience the occasional identity crisis, acting exactly like a person who did that. Certain other children's authors could learn something.
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We made the wrong adored 90s youth fiction author famous 😭
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This too is new to me but considering the nature of that series, absolutely no surprise. I didn't realize she had a trans daughter either. Huh.
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katherine always been a real one
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Michael Reynolds!
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I didn't know this but somehow, in my heart, I knew this
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There are actually 35 people in this photo, but 33 of them are uncredited ghostwriters.
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She has always been cool as hell and on the right side of history
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comrade animorph
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Yessss she's amazing. Her daughter is trans! And her writing really shows how much she respects and refuses to underestimate the intelligence of kids.
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Ok, that’s it. I never read Animorphs because I was an adult when they came out, but I am going to read every one.
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Enjoy the body horror and war crimes!
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She seems genuinely awesome
bsky.app/profile/djolder.bsky.social/post/3mce2klyras25
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wow, love this. thanks!!
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Top tier young adult scifi author is top tier human being. Love to see it.
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Animorphs themes: the world can be harsh and the only way through is accepting and supporting one another

HP themes: I cant really figure it out. it’s cool to be rich and famous? I guess?
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EVERYONE GO ORDER THE ANIMORPHS GRAPHIC NOVELS SO THEYLL MAKE MORE PLEASE I NEED THIS
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yeah the author of animorphs, a popular child book series in the 90s turned out to actually be pro trans

so cool right? :)
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