Daniella Bella

@daniemililly

Irish artist, organiser, weirdo. She/her. Disabled queer. Probably sleeping Adult oriented posts sometimes

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Daniella Bella@daniemililly· 7d

A poem from during the eclipse

The sun has become dim
The world seems quiet enough to take off my headphones
The dogs stop barking
I hear an owl
The other birds slowly quiet down
An alarm is blaring in the far distance
Vehicles keep driving, though less frequently for a moment
The electricity keeps screeching
I try to think of how to capture a moment without meaning
But that which we give it
My friend refers to the end of the world
The feeling is mutual
But
The trees rustle
A helicopter whirls
The light becomes brighter
A moment when we forgot to breathe
Just for a few seconds
But we're breathing again now
The profound and the mundane
Remain within us
Remembered or not

- Eclipse

______

The accompanying image is a hand in a half heart against a dimming sun with the poem text

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Oct 26

Beautiful speech in Irish by our new President 😭🙏 🇮🇪 #spéirghorm #spéirgorm #speirgorm

A photo of Catherine Connolly in a park with the quote "'Focáil thart, faigh amach'" and the text "Catherine Connolly accepts her election as President of Ireland, 26th October 2025"

(This is a joke lol)

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Aug 24

Heba's account keeps getting deleted as she pleads for help for her diabetic, injured son The place they've been displaced to can be seen in the photo she sent me, and she doesn't know what to do Please send any money if you can so they might eat www.gofundme.com/f/help-Heba-...

Smoke billows in massive clouds above buildings in Gaza very close to the photographer

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· May 10

Wrote a poem because my silly thoughts about transness in the Garden of Eden had an interesting rhythm Hope you like it

I wonder what transness would have looked like
In the garden of Eden
Adam a woman and Eve a man
Where would their sense of self find purchase
If there was no landscape of mirrors
Reflecting back at them
Adam born alone in humanity
What could they really be but
Beyond a binary
And Eve, born of Adam's body alone
Sharing no DNA with a mother
Unless Adam that mother could be
What could they see of womanhood
Without cloth to sew themself
An identity
She and he, they and ze
Meanings we only find as we
Scratch at each other's surfaces
To bleed commonality and
The unquantifiable mysteries
We each hold inside with no certainties
As to who we are supposed to be
And when we are covered in each other's
Fluidity
And humanity
And find what lies lurking under growth upon growth
Are we not all born in infantality
Clutching at what we may learn
How we might yearn
At great expense to all the versions of us
We could have been
And may yet be
When we reject our sires’
Hierarchy dreams
And find our bodies’ lines
Can never be predestiny

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Mar 14

If you could commission one fictional character to fix the current US political problems, who would it be?

Falcor from never-ending story a big fluffy friendly looking doggy dragon

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Mar 8

[image description: Bart reading from his play to Lisa with the cast on his leg beside his telescope. Text reads: "'Kippers for breakfast, Aunt Helga? Is it international women's day already?' ''Tis,' replied Aunt Helga..."]

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Feb 19

Yep, just added source www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/m...

From the start, the T4 reporting process was haphazard. Physicians and administrators were required to return the forms quickly; one institutional doctor had to fill out 1,500 questionnaires in two weeks. Early confusion about the purpose of the forms led some doctors to exaggerate the severity of their patients' conditions, in the belief that they were protecting them from a plan to release them from institutions in order to send them to work.

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Feb 5

Saw that Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin posted these slides about the dropping of previous commitments by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in the new Programme for Government including WPATH, for anyone who would like to know more

What does The Programme for Government mean for the trans community.

Spoiler: a step backwards

HEALTHCARE

The Fianna Fail/Fine Gael led government has dropped a commitment to introduce a model of care based on WPATH (World Professional Association of Transgender Health). A model based on affirmative gender care, an imperfect model but miles ahead of the current gatekeeping model of care. This has been dropped due to the Cass Review.

the new model put forward by the programme for Government says they will "ensure a transgender healthcare service that is based on clinical evidence, respect, inclusiveness and compassion", a vague commitment that could mean further attacks on trans healthcare.

This has been welcomed by National Gender Service Doctor Paul Moran

NON-BINARY PEOPLE

The Programme for Government has dropped commitments to examine legal recognition of Non-binary people.

This is despite 18 countries already recognizing non-binary people without any issues and despite it being in the previous programme for government

The Programme for Government has also dropped a commitment to ensure that public bodies "take positive steps, including the use of correct pronouns and, where possible, making improvements on official forms, to assist non-binary people".

This is a right-wing programme for government and a step backwards for the trans community. It is made up of right-wing independents, including transphobic TDs.

This week Minister Roderic O'Gorman asked Deputy Danny Healy-Rae to withdraw comments he made in the Dáil in which he said he was "concerned about the influence of the transgender movement on minors and potential connections to paedophilia advocacy."

The trans community can have no faith in Fianna

Fáil/Fine Gael.

In a world with the far-right rising, we can only rely on ourselves and other marginalised groups to fight against the far-right threat

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Jan 6

If you can get to Dublin City Hall on Dame Street for 6pm (30 minutes from now) there's a protest being held against the Dublin city Council plans to ban soup kitchens for homeless and poor folks

DCC's proposed criminalisation of on-street mutual aid would effectively cut many people's safety nets by banning their neighbours from providing vital support that the council is not supplying. A 2021 report commissioned by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive describes the work of on-street groups as "disruptive to the functioning of business, and the city centre as a space," and claims that people gathering for these services are a"nuisance". It also claims that supports such as food and tents "encouraged people to remain on or return to the streets," rather than the reality: meeting critical needs of those who are unhoused. The proposed criminalisation is a blatant attempt to forcefully displace unhoused people and other oppressed groups from a city increasingly built for tourists, landlords, and multinational corporations.

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Jan 3

We couldn't sleep with being I'll the other night so read all of Detective Beans by Li Chen, a graphic novel @jamesfbrophy.bsky.social got us for Xmas 😁 It is the cutest comic everybody omg

Detective beans and the case of three missing hat cover of beans holding an ice cream cone and looking for clues through his magnifying glass

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Dec 25

Sending hugs to anyone who is having a hard time right now / today

Pic is a purple figure hugging a starry figure

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Dec 24

"You will be visited by three spirits." The three spirits:

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Dec 17

Pillow Queens in Dublin the other day was so good Here are some pro-Palestine symbols I saw at the show #Palestine #PillowQueens #SpéirGorm

A keffiyeh hangs from the pillow queens drumkit in low light

The amps on stage, and one piece of equipment has what I think is a representation of the Palestinian coat of arms shield

Palestinian flag hanging from the balcony

A keffiyeh hangs from the pillow queens drumkit, now lit up after the show

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Dec 1

Day one of my Lego Friends advent calendar 🥰

A little Lego girl and her stuffed bunny and hat in warm light in front of a printed bookshelf with her family portrait hanging on the wall

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Nov 28

The third part of the #VoteWithPride images is parties who don't mention lgbtqia+ policies or who actively have policies against them There weren't any images for the other fascist parties but they're roughly along the same lines (usually actively against) #ge24

Aontú

Aontu's policies contain no references to progressing the rights and needs of the LGBTQI+ community in Ireland.

This manifesto states:

"Aontú will continue to oppose, speak, and vote against censorship laws" [Hate Speech Laws]

"Aontú seeks to repeal the Gender Recognition Act"

#VoteWithPride

Independent Ireland

Independent Ireland's policies contain no references to progressing the rights and needs of the LGBTQI+ community in Ireland

This manifesto states that they: "oppose any hate-speech legislation"

#VoteWithPride

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Nov 28

Part two of the #VoteWithPride images showing Irish parties stances on lgbtqia+ policies ahead of the election on Friday 29th These are the parties who partially agreed with the coalition's stances It's worth noting that Sinn Féin introduced a puberty blocker ban in NI recently as well #ge24

Fianna Fail

Contains commitments to:

• Ban conversion practices that violate individual rights

• Continue to improve investment in and access to a range of health services for LGBTQI+ people and provide for a more inclusive health, mental health and social care environment

• Ensure a gender healthcare service that is based on clinical evidence, respect, inclusiveness and compassion

• Expand the FUSE anti-bullying and online safety programme to more schools and students*

Does not reference:

• Gender recognition for young trans and non-binary people

• Updating the Equality Acts to provide protections for all LGBTQI+ people

• Improving and expanding sexual health services

• Protecting intersex people from harm

• Providing LGBTQI+-inclusive training and resources to teachers

• Legislating against hate speech

• Expanding LGBTQI+ community services and supports

#VoteWithPride

*Does not specifically mention LGBTQI+ students

Fine Gael

Contains commitments to:

• Support the HSE in serving the transgender community

• Publish a new National Sexual Health Strategy

Eradicate new HIV transmissions by 2030, and expand capacity for PrEP services

• Progressive funding increases for mental health services including early intervention programmes

• Protect children from bullying*

Does not reference:

• Banning conversion therapy

• Protecting intersex people from harm

• Gender recognition for young trans and non-binary people

• Updating the Equality Acts to provide protections for all LGBTQI+ people

• Providing LGBTQI+-inclusive training and resources to teachers

• Legislating against hate speech

• Expanding LGBTQI+ community services and supports

#VoteWithPride

*Does not specifically mention LGBTQI+ children

Green Party

6/9

Contains commitments to:

• Ensure legislative protections for trans and intersex people

• Including LGBTQI+ people specifically in the updated Equality Acts*

• Implement a community-based, person-centred model of trans healthcare, ensuring universal access to evidence-based care

• Invest in dedicated LGBTQI+ health services, with the goal of ending new HIV transmissions

• Support the implementation of the new SPHE curriculum, covering issues such as mental health... consent, and sexuality

• Implement the Action Plan on Bullying**

Modernise incitement to hatred legislation

• Ensure communities are adequately supported to celebrate their history, culture, and diversity

Does not reference:

• Banning conversion therapy

• Providing LGBTQI+-inclusive training and resources to teachers

• Expanding LGBTQI+ community services and supports

#VoteWithPride

*Confirmed with party via email

**Does not specifically mention LGBTQI+ students

Sinn Féin

Contains commitments to:

• Implement and extend a new and holistic model of care for gender identity services

• Update the national sexual health strategy to address long waiting lists for PrEP and reduce rates of STIs and HIV

• Implement the Bí Cinealta Procedures to make schools safer for all children, including LGBTQI+ young people

• Develop a new National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy

Deliver comprehensive early intervention mental health services, particularly for young people with a €250m Mental Health Action Plan

Does not reference:

• Banning conversion therapy

• Gender recognition for young trans and non-binary people

• Updating Equality Acts to provide protections for all LGBTQI+ people

• Protecting intersex people from harm

• Providing LGBTQI+-inclusive training and resources to teachers

• Expanding LGBTQI+ community services and supports

#VoteWithPride

Note: The Sinn Fein manifesto states: "Sinn Fein would not introduce hate speech laws and we would repeal the government's Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act."

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Nov 28

Going to share what the #VoteWithPride coalition shared on parties' lgbtqia+ rights policies ahead of the irish election on Friday 29th Beginning with the ones who agreed with the policies the coalition were asking for, People Before Profit, Social Democrats, and Labour: #ge24

People Before Profit

People Before Profit's manifesto supports all the policy asks in the VoteWithPride manifesto to support LGBTQI+ lives and rights*

#VoteWithPride

*Not all asks are mentioned in their manifesto but the party corresponded with our campaign to express their support for the entire range of asks.

Social Democrats

Social Democrats' manifesto supports all the policy asks in the VoteWithPride manifesto to support LGBTQI+ lives and rights

#VoteWithPride

Labour

Labour's manifesto supports all the policy asks in the Vote With Pride manifesto to support LGBTQI+ lives and rights

#VoteWithPride

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Nov 17

If your need help remembering to put alt text on your images here, there's a reminder setting in the accessibility settings

A screenshot of bluesky accessibility settings

Require alt text before posting is on
Display larger alt text badges is off
Disable autoplay for videos and gifs is on

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Nov 14

Issue #2 will come out when I can stop falling asleep all day long enough to finish colouring it but here's a nice page I'm really proud of from it

[A comic page in an apartment building, where Áine is cooking something and Tee is in bed asleep. Áine sneaks into their room, but Tee isn't taken by surprise as they smile slightly, opening their eyes to say "Hi" to Áine hovering over their bed]

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Nov 6

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

Bosco with the word "uafásach" and little raincloud clipart around them

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Sep 17

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #460,671! I am your bluesky cougar, roarrrr!

User Number 460,671 with my username and "centified bluesky elder: first 10%" as part of a 10 million users celebration

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Aug 27

There's another protest of the puberty blockers ban in Northern Ireland happening at City Hall, Belfast at 5:30pm

PUBERTY BLOCKER BAN EXTENDED TO NI - STAND UP, FIGHT BACK CALL TO ACTION FROM ROSA SOCIALIST FEMINIST MOVEMENT
WE ARE NOT PAWNS FOR YOUR POLITICS
ROSA Socialist Feminist Movement
Belfast City Hall, Tuesday August 27th, 5:30pm

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Aug 26

In Dublin, there's a protest outside Sinn Féin Headquarters on Parnell Square West at 1pm tomorrow (Tuesday 27th August 2024) in opposition to their going along with the British banning of puberty blockers for trans youth It's being organised by ROSA

Image description :

Colourful faded image in the background of a Trans rights demonstration . Text on the front reads:

“Picket outside Sinn Féin HQ

Support Trans Youth, Healthcare & Lives

SF must reverse its decision to extend the banning of puberty blockers to NI

1pm Tues 27 August
SF HQ, 44 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Aug 23

Trans Kids Deserve Better are a group of trans kids in the UK who are occupying the Department of Education this evening and they have such basic demands that any child should have without question transkidsdeservebetter.org

Trans kids deserve better leaflet

"We occupied the front of the department of education to remind them that trans kids deserve better. We deserve respect in education and in all other areas of life. We will have our dignity and so will you"

It has links to their socials and website

The other side of the leaflet, with their demands

"What we deserve

Autonomy: We deserve to make our own decisions about our social transition and about who gets to know about it.

Priority: Our comfort and safety takes priority over theoretical disapproval from people who are unaffected by us.

Safety: We should be protected from transphobic bullying and harassment, including misgendering and deadnaming.

Respect: Our identities are not up for debate, and they should not be subject to any external validation.

Inclusion: Who we are is not a contested deology, and our reality should be reflected 1 what we learn about in education.

@transkidsdeservebetter

transkidsdeservebetter.org"

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Aug 8

I talked to our therapist about my poems today This one is from when I was really sad about being a young alter It helped to write it I wanted to share for #NeuroPrideDay since I'm proud of expressing myself more L

my sunshine is faded
behind the clouds
don't think i want it
back from the shroud

don't have it in me
to hang around
how to keep going
just can't be found

the world is too big
and i'm really not
but sometimes it's just me
i'm all i've got

nobody can see
how hard things is
when you never grew
up like they did

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Jul 29

i feel like not enough people are talking about how on september 20th there's a movie called wolfs coming out but also a movie called 200% wolf

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Jun 12

C'mon errybody, we gon get the ableists 😆

[Picture is Lego figures and one is a blue haired girl driving a kitty van and she has a ray gun and another is a brown hair girl in a wheelchair riding on top with a bow and arrow

Robin Hood and wolverine are getting pancakes also]

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Jun 6

Reminder that you don't need to be a citizen to vote in local elections in Ireland, just a resident. It's too late to register for this election, but if you are registered, you can vote tomorrow, June 7th

[Image is a screenshot from Citizens' Information which says:

Can I vote in a local election?

You do not have to be an Irish citizen to vote in a local election. However, you must be ordinarily resident in Ireland to vote. You may not vote in both a county council and a city council election.

To vote in a local election, you must:

Be over 18 years of age
Live in the local electoral area
Be on the electoral register

To find out if your name is on the electoral register, you can checktheregister.ie.

You can read more about registering to vote.

Find out how to vote in a local election.]

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Jun 3

You've still got time to tell me lol

[Images description: Tumblr posts from noelledeltarune "before pride month ends does anyone wanna admit they have a crush on me "posting this on the first day of june so you all have plenty of time to gather your nerves and whatnot"]

Daniella Bella@daniemililly· Jun 2

I like that the earliest galaxy found is a lesbian flag dildo Happy pride!