Unmasked leftists, are you “being shamed” when told to wear an n95 or feeling shame when realizing your actions & values don’t align?
If you can’t tolerate discomfort, you can’t learn, grow, or resist systems of oppression.
Expand your capacity for discomfort to expand your potential to liberate.
All you had to say was "We support leaving the decisions to the patient, their families, and their doctors in accordance with international standards of care." Come the fuck on, you fumbled an easy win.
“‘These are deeply personal decisions and we believe these surgeries should be reserved for adults,’ a White House spokesperson said in an emailed statement.”
Looking for one person to join me today in donating to flipping both statehouses in Arizona to create a new trifecta for democracy. This is the smartest political donation we can make this year.
I have benefitted greatly from the fights my ancestors fought for visibility, equity, and fairness and I will not disrespect them but being fatalistic and hopeless now. I will just keep fighting.
Respectfully: If you're on Bluesky right now screaming that Pride Month will be abolished, Trump will be declared king, America is forever ruined:
Log off.
You are entitled to your feelings, and it's better to let them out than not. But *Do Not Do Death Magic On The Emotional Contagion App.*
Pride BEGAN during a time of anti-sodomy laws. The first Pride was a riot against those laws. Pride is celebrated around the world in places where it is much more dangerous to be queer than here. Pride is not dependent on being ALLOWED to be who we are, it’s a promise that we WILL be no matter what
For Disability Pride Month, one thing I'd love abled bodied people to figure out is how to speak to someone with chronic health issues without implying that if they themselves had the disabled person's health conditions, they would end it all. I promise you life goes on- even with health issues.