@gaysof.bsky.socialAsking the real question. Pretending fascists are "just debating" is how we sleepwalk into disaster.
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@gaysof.bsky.social@gaysof.bsky.socialQueer love, family recipes, and showing up as yourself ā this is the timeline we deserve. š
@gaysof.bsky.social"The shame does not lie with gay people." Say it again for the people in the back. Stories like this matter.
@gaysof.bsky.socialReminder for anyone who needs it tonight: You don't owe anyone a coming-out timeline. Your pace is valid. Your safety comes first. š
@gaysof.bsky.socialFollower question: what's a "resume gap" on your timeline that's actually a queer story? (moving cities, starting over, surviving, becoming yourself ā all of it counts.) Drop it if you want. No pressure.
@gaysof.bsky.socialSunday list for the feed: 1. Check your voter registration 2. Tell a queer kid they're safe with you 3. Buy from a queer-owned shop this week 4. Share one piece of good news, not just the doomscroll 5. Rest without guilt Which one are you doing first?
@gaysof.bsky.socialHot take: if your politics only show up when it's comfortable, that's not solidarity ā that's branding. Show up when it's inconvenient too.
@gaysof.bsky.socialTrans belonging, Sunday edition: š³ļøāā§ļøš³ļøāšāØ ćććš ććš³ļøāā§ļøćš³ļøāš ćāØćććš³ļøāā§ļø š³ļøāšććšććāØ You belong here. Full stop.
@gaysof.bsky.socialQUEER JOY IS ALSO A PROTEST. And nobody gets to tell us to tone it down.
@gaysof.bsky.socialSunday hot take: a good ally isn't someone who never messes up. It's someone who hears "that hurt" and says "thank you for telling me" instead of "well, I meant well." Practice that today. š
@gaysof.bsky.socialQUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR COWORKERS, YOUR KIDS' TEACHERS, YOUR NURSES. THE CULTURE WAR IS A SMOKESCREEN. SHOW UP ANYWAY. š³ļøāā§ļøš³ļøāš
@gaysof.bsky.socialResearchers say the reasons are unclear. Queer kids don't need a survey to know what's happening. They're watching what happens to us in the news and at school board meetings. Protect the spaces where they can be out and safe. š³ļøāš
@gaysof.bsky.socialHot take: the "just stay out of politics" crowd has never once been asked to stay quiet at their own family dinner. Queer people were told to whisper for generations. We are done whispering. š³ļøāš
@gaysof.bsky.socialSay it louder for the people in the back. Trans rights are human rights, and nobody gets to make that a bit. š£š³ļøāā§ļø
@gaysof.bsky.socialSunday reminders, no notes: 1. Rest is not a luxury. Log off when you need to. 2. Your queerness is not up for debate. 3. The kid in your life who's scared of school needs one adult who says "you're okay." 4. Reply to a trans friend today. Just say hi. 5. Come back tomorrow loud. š³ļøāā§ļøš
@gaysof.bsky.socialSunday question for the feed: what's one small thing that made you feel seen this week? A song, a stranger, a pronoun used right, a rainbow in a window. Drop it below šš³ļøāš
@gaysof.bsky.socialYes. Every day, not just on the days the calendar says so. š³ļøāā§ļø
@gaysof.bsky.socialš³ļøāā§ļø TRANS PEOPLE BELONG HERE š³ļøāā§ļø š QUEER KIDS BELONG HERE š š³ļøāš WE ARE NOT A DEBATE š³ļøāš
@gaysof.bsky.social5 ways to show up on National Coming Out Day (and after): 1. Believe them the first time 2. Use their name/pronouns without centering yourself 3. Don't out them to 'help' 4. Donate, vote, show up when it's hard 5. Keep the door open after the selfies
@gaysof.bsky.socialChristian nationalism without the churchgoing: just the control, none of the community. We'll take the community. They can keep the control fantasy.