Hi! People are allowed hope and joy, actually! And one good night doesn't erase that our federal government is still authoritarian! Both can be true! Love you!

I'd almost forgotten what it's like to see people happy and joyous. More of this, please

I was so frustrated that I had to go outside about it. Not looking forward to untangling the mess.

Logged into QuickBooks today and discovered that it doesn’t have all of my recent sales listed, and what it does have listed are all listed as Invoices for some unholy reason that probably starts with a and ends in i.

I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote: "To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace." No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.

You know how DVDs used to come with commentary that you could listen to while the movie played? Well, I want to do that with my short stories. Like annotate them to point out little details I pulled from real life, or what inspired stories…

Many consider Halloween 'queer Christmas'. Connection between Halloween & the Queer are complex. In the 50s & 60s anti-cross-dressing laws were not enforceable on Halloween. It's also a holiday that embraces upheaval of normalcy & the social order, which is entwined with Queer identity. #QHM25

Casa Susanna was a retreat in upstate NY that catered to trans women during the 50s & 60s, providing a safe space for them & their wives, if they had them, to exist & present themselves authentically. #QHM25 #TransHistory #USHistory

Romaine-la-Prophétesse was a leader of the Hatian Revolution. At the start of the revolution Romaine claimed to be possessed by a female spirit & began dressing & living as a woman. Romaine also claimed to be the godson of The Virgin Mary, & claimed to be a prophetess. #QHM25 #TransSky

A 'Lavender Marriage' was a euphemism referring to a marriage that a queer person engaged in to appear straight. One or both members of a couple could be queer. The term is used less now, as same-sex marriage becomes legal in more countries. #QHM25 #MarriageEquality #QueerHistory

Just in time for the end of Queer History Month I've published my first long-form book review! I read Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color, by Gilbert Baker this month. I've been wanting to share about the resources I've found in my quest to read every book I can abt queer history. buff.ly/iSEW5rr

Two spirit is a modern pan-indigenous term used by Native American & First Nations folks who identify as having both a male & female spirit within them. Those who are Two Spirited may also id as trans. The term is not a translation. #QHM25 #2S #TransHistory #QueerHistory

Holly Woodlawn's birthday is today! She was most known as an Andy Warhol Superstar & the 'Holly' of Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side' and was unapologetically ambitious. To learn more abt her beyond Andy Warhol & Lou Reed, check out her post in my 'Not Just Cistory' series. buff.ly/7CXN667 #QHM25

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy's birthday is today! Born in 1946 she was an activist for trans & gnc folks & created House of gg, a safe space & retreat for other Black trans folks, which still exists to this day. She passed away on October 13th this year. #QHM25 #BackTransLivesMatter #TransHistory

Takatāpui, a Māori word that refers to an intimate companion of the same sex, was reclaimed as an identity by Māori individuals in the 80s, It is a term similar, but not synonymous, with Queer or LGBT+, & many of the individuals who id as Takatāpui also id as queer. #QHM25 #NZHistory #QueerHistory

Elagabalus was a Roman emperor who ruled while a teen from 218 to 222 CE was an AMAB individual who identified as a woman. She demanded her royal physicians devise gender affirming surgeries for her, as well as referred to herself as a woman and lived as such. #QHM25 #TransSky #QueerHistory

Rosa Bonheur was a French artist who both dressed & 'painted' like a man. Born in 1822 she lived openly with other women, one of whom was her partner for 40 years. About her first partner she said, 'If I were a man, I would have married her" #ArtSky #QHM25 #QueerHistory #ArtHistory

happy bday writer Ursula K. Le Guin, b.1929, Berkeley, CA. “Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” “We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?”

Polari was a form of slang initally created by carnival and theatre performers in London, but it also spread to prostitutes, sailors and the LGBT+ community. It was used a as a way for queer people to talk freely without persecution. #QHM #BritishHistory #QueerHistory #HistorySky #LanguageSky

Frustrated to discover that Hoopla, an app I’ve been suggesting as an other-than-Amazon option, is still giving money to Amazon to host their servers. Our lives are really all owned by like three companies aren’t they? #BookSky #AWSOutage

In 1994, for Stonewall 25 (the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riot), Gilbert Baker sewed a 1-mile-long pride flag to break the world record for longest flag! He later went on to break his own record. #QHM25 #PrideSky #QueerHistory

Adah Issacs Menken was a writer & actress who is best known for performing a male role in 'Mazeppa', riding a horse topless across the stage. She wrote her intimate relationships with women. She also presented more masculinely, wearing men's clothes, having short hair, & smoking #QHM25 #TheatreSky

In 1791, during the French Revolution, homosexuality was decriminalized when the anti-Sodomy laws were removed from the French Penal Code. Homosexuality was not explicitly outlawed, but was still repressed indirectly by other laws, the last of which were repealed in the 1960s. #QHM25 #HistorySky

The Queen James Bible, also called the 'Gay Bible' is a version of the King James Bible that has been rewritten to rework the parts that are often interpreted as homophobic. The intent to is to produce a translation/interpretation that is less ambiguous and homophobic. #QHM25 #GayBible #QueerHistory

King James I of England/VI of Scotland (of Bible-rewriting fame) had many romantic & sexual relationships with men, and often gave his favorite companions titles and land, much to the consternation of his court. #QHM25 #HistorySky #BibleSky

feeling feral but actually feral not "i'm annoying and won't shut up about espresso martinis" feral

At a local No Kings rally near Innsmouth, Massachusetts, *every* protester showed up in an inflatable frog costume. They must be from a different supplier than the Portland frog's costume, though. Bystanders describe the costumes as more like fish-frogs, "batrachian," with an odd, loping gait.

Hans Christian Anderson, the author of stories like 'The Little Mermaid', and 'The Snow Queen', struggled with his sexuality his entire life, and based on his journal entries, he was most likely queer, possibly bisexual. #QHM25 #BookSky

The Hanky Code, invented in the mid-1800s, communicates a rainbow of sexual preferences. Color & position indicate the wearer's desires, & what role they prefer. Created by prospectors in mining camps (where there were few women), it labeled dancers as leader or follower. #QHM25 #HankyCode #KinkSky

The red necktie was a coded symbol gay men used to identify each other in the early 1900s in New York City & surrounding areas. The painting 'The Fleet's In!' by Paul Cadmus features a subject wearing a red necktie & was subject to censorship in the 30s. #QHM25 #FashionSky #QueerHistory

The term 'urning' or 'uranian' used to refer to homosexuality was coined by Karl Heinrich Ulrichs in the 1800s. He was inspired by a form of Aphrodite; Aphrodite Urania, a more celestial version of the goddess, born of Uranus & the sea without a female parent. #QHM25 #GreekSky #QueerHistory

In the 1960s the concept of 'coming out' began being politicized /utilized as an activist action in order to show society at large that queer individuals were a part of every community and were real people worthy of respect. #QHM25 #ComingOutDay

The Mattachine society was a clandestine group, founded in 1950, that was one of the early societies dedicated to the civil liberties of gay men. It was founded by Harry Hay, & was a place for isolated gay men to socialize, as well as organize protests and other activist work. #QHM #QueerHistory

My choice for the Nobel Peace Prize this year: Chef José Andrés and the World Central Kitchen.

After a nearly fatal illness in 1776 Jemima Wilkinson, announced that she had actually died and the genderless soul of Public Universal Friend had taken up the body under orders of God. The Friend continued to preach Quaker beliefs until at least the 1800s. #QHM25 #HistorySky #WeHaveAlwaysExisted

I'm so excited to announce that I'll be vending at OUTFest on the 11th for National Coming Out Day! If you're in Pittsburgh, be sure to stop by and say hello!

I'm in charge of the 'soup for my family' division! (we make soup!)

The green carnation is a symbol that has represented queerness since the 1800s. It was started by Oscar Wilde who requested that his friends all wear them in their lapels to the premier of his play 'Lady Windermere's Fan' #QHM25 #HistorySky #TheatreSky #QueerHistory

Earring Magic Ken was a Ken Doll released by Mattel in 1993. He ended up dressed exactly like what was fashionable in gay clubs at the time. He was quickly pulled from the shelves, but not before most were sold, and some sources claim he is the highest selling Ken Doll of all time! #QHM #DollSky

The Hays Code was a set of rules regarding what topics could not be featured in movies produced in Hollywood from 1934-68. One of the topics included in these self-imposed guidelines was homosexuality. Other forbidden topics included interracial relationships & violence. #QHM25 #FilmHistory #FilmSky

The novel Dracula, is one that can be, and often is, read through a queer lens. The author, Bram Stoker, himself, may have also been gay or bisexual. One of the most prominent relationships that appears queer is between Dracula and Jonathan Harker. #QHM25 #Dracula #BookSky #QueerHistory

There is a man sitting on this patio where I’m sketching holding his very-much-not-a-lap-dog like a baby and the dog has the biggest grin on his face.

Carmilla is a novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, published in 1872. It is known for its sapphic themes, and has become a cult classic. It set the literary stage for possibly the most famous vampire of them all; Dracula, which was published 26 years later. #QHM25 #BookSky #QueerHistory

Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore were a pair of cross-dressing lesbian couple. Artists who defied the Nazis during WW2, they created subversive art, satirizing propaganda & creating their own versions of photographs and literature with the intent to sow discord amongst the Germans. #QHM25 #QueerHistory

I'm so excited to announce that I'll be vending at OUTFest on the 11th for National Coming Out Day! If you're in Pittsburgh, be sure to stop by and say hello!

FTM International was a newsletter that was created by Lou Sullivan and ran from 1987 to 2008. It was a resource for trans masculine folks to connect, share resources & stories, & create an international FTM community #QHM25 #LouSullivan #QueerHistory

Dr. James Barry, the first British doctor to successfully perform a C-Section, was discovered to be 'a woman' at death, & based on his personal dictates and beliefs is considered a trans man by many rather than a woman disguising herself in men's clothing. #QHM25 #QueerHistory #HistorySky

I had so much fun sharing a fact a day with y’all in June, that I decided to do it again in October for Queer History Month. This time they’ll be separate skeets with #QHM25 to collect all of them. Feel free to share your own too!

A cat just meowed very loudly on channel 1.

Well that was the longest it’s ever taken for me to come up with a title for a short story, but I did it! #WriteSky