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I'm self employed and will likely lose my health insurance because of these plates in my face and that PTSD I had for a hot minute. I didn't love my premiums, but I was glad to have health care.
âI believe Trump is actively misleading Americans when he says the Russians did not attempt to help his election chances and denigrate Secretary Clintonâs electability. Cyber espionage against American political organizations and cyber intrusions into our electoral boards are not partisan issues, they are American issues. I call on every Member of Congress who has been briefed on or read the classified report to tell Trump that he needs to tell the truth to the American people. At stake is not just our national security, but the very fabric of our democracy.â
https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-statement-his-review-classified-report-russian-hacking-us
https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-statement-his-review-classified-report-russian-hacking-us
Any time is a good time to subvert the dominate paradigm... but particularly right now.
Know someone oppressed by the instilled power structure? Speak up! Act up!
Know someone oppressed by the instilled power structure? Speak up! Act up!
Sending all of my heart and soul home to the citizens of my beloved District. Be strong, be kind, and take no shit. âï¸âï¸âï¸
Thank you for last time we had March for woman's lives. xo.
Thank you for the last time we had to March for women's lives. xo.
13 years ago-- the march for women's lives.
Thank you to those that continue to teach me.
I'll just be over here lookin' & likin" these March posts-- keep 'em coming, y'all!
I swear to Allah, if the price of my tequila goes up 20% I will have a bathtub agave jihad.
I've failed at adulting today. Trolling trolls is not activism.
Like Daniel said.... "interesting"
http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2017/2/15/raise-bar-discrimination-queer-safe-spaces
http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2017/2/15/raise-bar-discrimination-queer-safe-spaces
"In Trump's America, even the roses are white!"
A follow up/ companion piece to the article on gay loneliness. This rings true to this reader-- but I'm left with a curious quarrel-- does it all boil down to privledged folks using privledge to get ahead and feeling the sting of its effects?:
"In the community, we have a name for these people: âA-gays." They enforce the social rules of a certain kind of urban gay space, implicitly or sometimes explicitly excluding other types of gays (and almost all queer people) who donât fit their strange standards. They are the donors and board members of the big gay nonprofits, the setters of the mainstream gay agenda.
Crucial to understanding the A-gays is seeing their cultural and economic complicity in the systems that both benefit them and, ironically, make them feel miserable. Please do not misunderstand: No one is responsible for suicide or mental illnessâthese are both complex phenomena that deserve to be addressed regardless of whoâs experiencing them. But part of taking a problem seriously is understanding where it comes from. If Iâm rolling my eyes at Hobbesâ piece, itâs not for lack of sympathy; itâs just the same way I might roll my eyes at an article about miserable hedge fund managers that didn't interrogate their exploitative profession and the way it might contribute both to their sadness and their privilege."
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/03/06/gay_loneliness_is_real_but_toxic_gay_cultures_isn_t_the_problem.html
"In the community, we have a name for these people: âA-gays." They enforce the social rules of a certain kind of urban gay space, implicitly or sometimes explicitly excluding other types of gays (and almost all queer people) who donât fit their strange standards. They are the donors and board members of the big gay nonprofits, the setters of the mainstream gay agenda.
Crucial to understanding the A-gays is seeing their cultural and economic complicity in the systems that both benefit them and, ironically, make them feel miserable. Please do not misunderstand: No one is responsible for suicide or mental illnessâthese are both complex phenomena that deserve to be addressed regardless of whoâs experiencing them. But part of taking a problem seriously is understanding where it comes from. If Iâm rolling my eyes at Hobbesâ piece, itâs not for lack of sympathy; itâs just the same way I might roll my eyes at an article about miserable hedge fund managers that didn't interrogate their exploitative profession and the way it might contribute both to their sadness and their privilege."
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/03/06/gay_loneliness_is_real_but_toxic_gay_cultures_isn_t_the_problem.html
Must be nice to not need an iPhone, what with that fancy office and computer you have...
at taxpayer's expense.
Please, tell me how much I don't need my smartphone (as a self-employed individual without an office.)
Don't worry, it's still a 5s. I'm waiting for the 8. Just like I'm waiting for universal health care/affordable care for all of our citizens.
Don't be shocked if I get the phone first.
http://vitals.lifehacker.com/here-s-how-many-iphones-you-ll-need-to-not-buy-to-affor-1793056384
at taxpayer's expense.
Please, tell me how much I don't need my smartphone (as a self-employed individual without an office.)
Don't worry, it's still a 5s. I'm waiting for the 8. Just like I'm waiting for universal health care/affordable care for all of our citizens.
Don't be shocked if I get the phone first.
http://vitals.lifehacker.com/here-s-how-many-iphones-you-ll-need-to-not-buy-to-affor-1793056384
What does McDonald's have thats keto-pescaterian friendly?
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/16/520390105/mcdonalds-tweet-blasts-president-trump-and-is-quickly-deleted
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/16/520390105/mcdonalds-tweet-blasts-president-trump-and-is-quickly-deleted
Domestic Violence Resource Project #DVRP at @PurplePatch today. Get some @hotbuttonissues buttons and support a great cause.
"Thirty-four years ago, on five consecutive episodes of Mister Rogersâ Neighborhood, two feuding sects representing Russia and the United States began stockpiling parts for bombsâat one point stripping the neighborhoodâs arts funding to bankroll the build-up."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/25/two-lost-mr-rogers-episodes-mysteriously-resurface-and-might-be-a-message-to-trump.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/25/two-lost-mr-rogers-episodes-mysteriously-resurface-and-might-be-a-message-to-trump.html
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." -- MLK JR
WE'RE HERE! WE'RE QUEER! GET USED TO IT!
I wish that the White House would have acknowledged the male spouse of Luxembourgs's male prime minister. I wish that 45 would have made a statement for June, which is Pride Month. I do not wish I hadn't been assaulted physically and verbally most days growing up-- told my voice, my body, my mind, and my capacity for love were wrong, ugly and loathesome-- because it has made me who I am today. However, I do not wish it on your children, my children, or anyone else.
As a child, that kind of violence almost killed my spirit. As an adult, it almost killed my human form.
The silence is deafening and the message is clear. Systematic erasure. You want to help? Know that it's pride. Know when black history month is. Talk frankly and openly about sexuality and race. If you can't, ask for help. Im talking frank conversation from your cohort. If you don't have anyone you can have this conversation with, I'm here. Get real. Get woke. GET LOUD.
I assure you, WE aren't going back in the closet-- we won't die to the pages of history. Tell your friends.
I wish that the White House would have acknowledged the male spouse of Luxembourgs's male prime minister. I wish that 45 would have made a statement for June, which is Pride Month. I do not wish I hadn't been assaulted physically and verbally most days growing up-- told my voice, my body, my mind, and my capacity for love were wrong, ugly and loathesome-- because it has made me who I am today. However, I do not wish it on your children, my children, or anyone else.
As a child, that kind of violence almost killed my spirit. As an adult, it almost killed my human form.
The silence is deafening and the message is clear. Systematic erasure. You want to help? Know that it's pride. Know when black history month is. Talk frankly and openly about sexuality and race. If you can't, ask for help. Im talking frank conversation from your cohort. If you don't have anyone you can have this conversation with, I'm here. Get real. Get woke. GET LOUD.
I assure you, WE aren't going back in the closet-- we won't die to the pages of history. Tell your friends.
Iran has banned women from dancing, cycling, watching soccer matches, listening to certain music and now ⦠Zumba.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-zumba-20170613-story,amp.html
https://www.google.com/amp/www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-zumba-20170613-story,amp.html
"I try to stay out of his political views" -- if you are not calling out the bigotry in your own home, you're part of the problem.
http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/national/white-nationalist-rally-virginia-triggers-state-emergency-article-1.3405906
http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/national/white-nationalist-rally-virginia-triggers-state-emergency-article-1.3405906
Confederate Monuments Are Not About Southern Heritage - White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville Over Robert E. Lee Statue Is Not About Southern History
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a56974/charlottesville-virginia-confederate-monuments/
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a56974/charlottesville-virginia-confederate-monuments/
Your silence is deafening.
In the last few months, two different gay friends were assaulted. Both are over 50. Both in Washington, DC. One had an assailant yelling about being "in trumps America now." Y'all, we've been in this America.
My outfit from 2010, when I decided I wanted to go explore the teabagger events. Notes: 1) ive been wearing these cut up shirts for a long ass time. 2) how these politics have morphed!
Can anyone guess what they all have in common?
(H/T: @[821580710:2048:Amaya Naomi])
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/fair-representation/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.2c641cc48759
(H/T: @[821580710:2048:Amaya Naomi])
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/fair-representation/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.2c641cc48759
The overlap between being objectified by people of power and situations where assault of the sexual variety occurs runs the risk of allowing "me too" to be viewed from the cheap seats as a bit of a toothless tiger.
Sexual harassment occurs constantly. I have been sexualized and demeaned to some degree in every job I've had as an adult. I suspect almost every woman/gay men have, too. I know almost every gal in town has been catcalled, for sure.
On a hierarchical level we have given passes to strong men taking sex acts by force. The amount of people who voted for a man who literally propagated grabbing woman by their pussies and doing whatever he wants with them needs addressing. "They'll let me," he says.
At least 16 women have publicly accused Trump of forcibly attempting to kiss, grope and have sex with them. He is on the record saying he forcibly touches woman.
This is not sexual harassment-- this is sexual assault.
What kind of accountability do we reasonably expect men in power to have when we give them a "yes, but" along with a "me, too" So glad we're speaking up: remember this in 3 years, fam. The more voices we raise, the more potential we create.
Take that "Me, too" and talk to you husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, and kids.
Me, too.
Sexual harassment occurs constantly. I have been sexualized and demeaned to some degree in every job I've had as an adult. I suspect almost every woman/gay men have, too. I know almost every gal in town has been catcalled, for sure.
On a hierarchical level we have given passes to strong men taking sex acts by force. The amount of people who voted for a man who literally propagated grabbing woman by their pussies and doing whatever he wants with them needs addressing. "They'll let me," he says.
At least 16 women have publicly accused Trump of forcibly attempting to kiss, grope and have sex with them. He is on the record saying he forcibly touches woman.
This is not sexual harassment-- this is sexual assault.
What kind of accountability do we reasonably expect men in power to have when we give them a "yes, but" along with a "me, too" So glad we're speaking up: remember this in 3 years, fam. The more voices we raise, the more potential we create.
Take that "Me, too" and talk to you husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, and kids.
Me, too.
The High Heel Race with @melrockas and @no_lies_b was what a girl wants. What a girl needs.
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A Chechniyan popstar was tortured and killed by his government for being gay. Too close to home for my tastes.
Y'all still supporting that no-tax-paying, bigot enriching, minority oppressing, opiating organization?
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FTR: Im talking about the one that charges $9 for a bud light, not the one that asks for 10% of your income.
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FTR: Im talking about the one that charges $9 for a bud light, not the one that asks for 10% of your income.
"I look back and think about all the ways weâre told that those two
goals: being chosen and having kids, are what makes you
worthy. I mean: Nursery Rhymes. Fairytales. Books. Movies. Sixteen
Candles, every love song, and even Black-ishâall reiterating this
narrow story of âhusband plus child equals womanâ. And the
patriarchyâthe patriarchy is not pleased with me right now. Iâm
failing at my function. Let me tell you, Mike Pence is fucking
confused by me right now."
https://www.glamour.com/story/tracee-ellis-ross-glamour-women-of-the-year-speech-2017?mbid=social_facebook_fanpage
goals: being chosen and having kids, are what makes you
worthy. I mean: Nursery Rhymes. Fairytales. Books. Movies. Sixteen
Candles, every love song, and even Black-ishâall reiterating this
narrow story of âhusband plus child equals womanâ. And the
patriarchyâthe patriarchy is not pleased with me right now. Iâm
failing at my function. Let me tell you, Mike Pence is fucking
confused by me right now."
https://www.glamour.com/story/tracee-ellis-ross-glamour-women-of-the-year-speech-2017?mbid=social_facebook_fanpage
From the article: âð was called a faggot long before ð was called a ni**er.â
Me? Last called a faggot: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
Me? Last called a faggot: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
From the article: âð was called a [redacted] long before ð was called a ni**er.â
Me? Last called a [redacted]: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
Me? Last called a [redacted]: thanksgiving morning, out walking the dog. Responding promptly, ðTold the guy to get his ass over here so ðcould stuff it like a turkey. He asked me to repeat myself, and ðsaid âyou heard me. Say what you said to me again, and get your ass over here so ðcan fuck it. â he, a straight black man, wanted no part of this crazy.
In the constructed hierarchy we are all enslaved by, ð am not on the bottom. Who is? Well, just days before this transgression, a black trans woman became the 29th of the year to be murdered.
Yogiâs, what are you doing to ensure that all of us are equal? Are you speaking up at your relatives house? Are you actively deconstructing this hierarchy? Or are you buying in?
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
https://www.theroot.com/fear-of-the-state-fear-of-my-home-to-be-black-and-que-1821141920
How the fuck did America elect that monster?
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14404-night-work/
âNight Workâ is one of my favorite albums of all time by my favorite band of all time. This review is basically saying that music by gay people for gay people is not palatable to a straight audience and therefor not inclusive enough.
This is why Iâve been so fucking pissed for 2017 and will carry that fire into 2018. This is why Living Single isnât on Hulu. Because I have participated in fucking straight people culture without complaint and have had to pull teeth to get straight people to even consider coming to a queer event (other than the pride parade-- but who doesn't love a parade? I digress ). This is to me self evident of the fact that straight folk (especially, but not limited to, white ones) think their activities are normal, and gay folks activities are not. No wonder gay folk dont want y'all in their safe spaces-- folks act like theyre on safari or doing something lurid. No gurl, it's a fucking Thursday and the drinks are cheap.
You know who does come to queer events when I ask? My non-white female friends. They also know how to treat the space (ie, putting away any urge to behave in an entitled manner). You know who came with me to see the Scissor Sisters tour Night Work? Wanna know who watches Living Single?
This article, and this situation, is garbage. If this made your asshole pucler, then maybe now you know why your gay friends low key think youâre the worst and if youâre white, your non-white friends low key think youâre even worse than that. But Facebook is an echo chamber, so if you made it this far, youâre probably not the problem.
Back to the pitchfork review:
âIf the cover of Night Work did not clue you in, let's just state the obvious right now: This is a very, very gay album. Whereas the first two Scissor Sisters records found a way to translate specifically gay subject matter into big-tent camp that opened up their appeal to anyone with a taste for colorful dance music and 1970s radio pop, their third album isn't quite as inclusive. They are no less tuneful, but their aesthetic and lyrical themes are more firmly rooted in gay culture, to the point that many straight listeners may find themselves feeling like outsiders looking in. Instead of presenting a queer pop sensibility for the masses, they've gone deeper into their subcultural niche."
âNight Workâ is one of my favorite albums of all time by my favorite band of all time. This review is basically saying that music by gay people for gay people is not palatable to a straight audience and therefor not inclusive enough.
This is why Iâve been so fucking pissed for 2017 and will carry that fire into 2018. This is why Living Single isnât on Hulu. Because I have participated in fucking straight people culture without complaint and have had to pull teeth to get straight people to even consider coming to a queer event (other than the pride parade-- but who doesn't love a parade? I digress ). This is to me self evident of the fact that straight folk (especially, but not limited to, white ones) think their activities are normal, and gay folks activities are not. No wonder gay folk dont want y'all in their safe spaces-- folks act like theyre on safari or doing something lurid. No gurl, it's a fucking Thursday and the drinks are cheap.
You know who does come to queer events when I ask? My non-white female friends. They also know how to treat the space (ie, putting away any urge to behave in an entitled manner). You know who came with me to see the Scissor Sisters tour Night Work? Wanna know who watches Living Single?
This article, and this situation, is garbage. If this made your asshole pucler, then maybe now you know why your gay friends low key think youâre the worst and if youâre white, your non-white friends low key think youâre even worse than that. But Facebook is an echo chamber, so if you made it this far, youâre probably not the problem.
Back to the pitchfork review:
âIf the cover of Night Work did not clue you in, let's just state the obvious right now: This is a very, very gay album. Whereas the first two Scissor Sisters records found a way to translate specifically gay subject matter into big-tent camp that opened up their appeal to anyone with a taste for colorful dance music and 1970s radio pop, their third album isn't quite as inclusive. They are no less tuneful, but their aesthetic and lyrical themes are more firmly rooted in gay culture, to the point that many straight listeners may find themselves feeling like outsiders looking in. Instead of presenting a queer pop sensibility for the masses, they've gone deeper into their subcultural niche."
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