So very, very true. #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #lesbian #gay #bi #bisexual #trans #istandwithtrans #queer #questioning #intersex #ace #asexual #censorship #bookbanning #banningbooks #education

Interesting that no one thinks twice about this kind of gender affirming care for men. Yet, trans men are under fire continuously. Such a double standard and such unnecessary suffering and chronic stress. #trans #transrights #istandwithtrans #gender #genderaffirmingcare

WORLD AIDS DAY: December 1, 2025 WHO’s 2025 theme: “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response” #HIV #AIDS More: www.who.int/campaigns/wo...

“I was told I’m a “liberal extremist” for calling out J.K. Rowling—and honestly, I’m done pretending bigotry needs balance and TERFs deserve any grace.” Trans rights are human rights. Some positions are not “opinions.” They are harm. www.tvfandomlounge.com/i-was-told-i... #istandwithtrans #trans

Bertrand Russell’s two messages to future generations (from 1959): 1. When you are studying any matter, or considering any philosophy, ask yourself only: “what are the facts, and what is the truth that the facts bear out?" 2. Love is wise, hatred is foolish. youtu.be/ihaB8AFOhZo

Some wisdom I found on Reddit recently: *Your religion does not prohibit me from anything. It prohibits you. Learn the difference.* Religion is meant to guide personal belief and conduct, not to dictate the freedoms of others… #religion #dogma #authoritarianism #freedom #politics

20 cognitive biases that screw up your thinking and decisions. #criticalthinking #logic #medialit #cognition #cognitivebias #bias #logic #reasoning #science #empiricism #k8 #k12 #onted #education #debating

Interesting results from the RepCore Nations 2025 study from Reputation Lab. Source: corporatereputationlab.com/en/canada-an... #reputationlab #countryrank #Canada #Switzerland #GDP #G7 #reputation

😬😬😬😬😬😬😬 #toronto #bluejays #la #dodgers #freetrade #tarrifs #worldseries #MLB #baseball

March 10, 1971: A group of lesbian women stormed a Paris radio studio to interrupt a show called “Homosexuality, a painful problem.” They silenced the priest being interviewed and called on homosexuals to fight. This event would later be dubbed “Stonewall on the air.” #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ #France

How gummy bears are made. #gummybears #candy #gelatin

27 years ago today we lost #MatthewShepard to a senseless act of hate. Let’s work to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance. Share this image and help keep Matthew's memory alive. #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ #🏳️‍🌈 www.matthewshepard.org

"What does seventy million years mean to beings who live only one-millionth as long? We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever." -Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Canada is the most educated country in the G7. Almost 60% of the working-age population holds a college or university credential. Thank you to all #Canadian #teachers for inspiring a love of lifelong learning #WorldTeacherDay #Canada #🇨🇦 #onted #education

Dr. Jane Goodall recorded this interview in March 2025 with the understanding that it would only be released after her death. #janegoodall #goodall #makeadifference #motherearth #science #nature #environment

Every one of the last 31 political attacks came from Republicans. Political violence in the USA is on the rise and, contrary to conservative talking points, the evidence shows it is overwhelmingly fueled by right-wing extremism. Source: wikicrawlers.com/archives/2781

The fascinating history of Bi Visibility Day, and how it was inspired by this famous figure https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/23/bi-visibility-day-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/?utm_content=1758630000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

What is stochastic terrorism? Also, it’s interesting to note that most critics of this term / concept fall into the “speaker” category below and argue that their free speech is protected. #hatespeech #hate #bigotry #freespeech #stochasticterrorism

September 23 is Bisexuality Visibility Day and Bisexual Coming Out Day. For those ready to do so, this day can be used to come out in the company of many others. There’s strength and comfort in numbers. If you’ve come out today, congratulations and welcome! 🩷💜💙 #bisexual #bi #lgbtq+ #queer

A new study shows that “strategic victimhood” is used to justify retaliation and puts to work anti-democratic, coercive, and illiberal governance and policies once an authoritarian populist is granted executive power. #politics www.psypost.org/new-paper-un... www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/6/...

Absolutely bonkers. Why is the court allowing this couple to care for their three other children after they are released? Again, absolutely utterly bonkers. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

The benefits of extremism by John Cleese. 1987. #extremism #politics

"My friends… Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Best Prime Minister we never had. 😔 #JackLayton #canada #canpoli

Where Rationalists Go Wrong: Stop Sharing Facts! Start Changing Minds! #rationalism #atheism #skeptic #freethinker #empiricism #existentialism #populism #science #dogma #religion #polititics #psychology www.freethinkersinternational.net/where-ration...

If the person offering you salvation is the same person threatening you with eternal damnation, it’s not really salvation. It’s extortion.

Canada pauses deportation of a non-binary US citizen because of 'risks' to LGBTQ+ people in America

An American father who moved to Russia to avoid #LGBTQ+ “indoctrination” is being sent to the front line in Ukraine, despite being assured he would serve in a non-combat role. Derek Huffman feels he is being “thrown to the wolves.” #lgbtqia+ #FAFO www.thedailybeast.com/texan-moved-...

Good for you, Ken. The political targeting and public harassment of vulnerable folks by powerful folks needs to stop.

Additionally, let’s also listen to Fred Roger’s back in 1969 arguing for the same thing: youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA

Everyone can change. Kindness isn’t woke. Kindness is a life giving force. We have a responsibility to deal more kindly with one another. More than ever. #kindness #loveislove #pride #lbgtqia+ #lgbtq+ #trans #transrightsarehumanrights #istandwithtrans

Fascists and dictators will pick apart society like an onion… peeling away vulnerable groups until they eventually get to you. Human rights: United we stand. Divided we fall. #trans #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia+ #istandwithtrans #🏳️‍⚧️ #🏳️‍🌈 #lgbtq+

Pedro Pascal Stands Up For Trans Community. Again. Via @pinknews.bsky.social #trans #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #istandwithtrans #🏳️‍⚧️ #lgbtq+ #🏳️‍🌈

Remembering Mel Blanc. Amidst a lonely, messed up childhood, those cartoons and his characters were always there to distract and cheer me up. #melblanc #cartoons #looneytunes #merriemelodies #voiceacting

Who are these cowards who fired her? On June 18, Moore was called into her supervisor’s office and told she was being terminated. The reason, she was told, was the inclusion of a specific children’s book placed in a summer reading display themed “Color Our World.” gomag.com/article/geor...

Robin Wall Kimmerer has an infectious love of both natural beauty and science, and a respect for multiple streams of knowledge, including indigenous knowledge. She is a wise and powerful storyteller. #science #nature #naturalbeauty #botany #goldenrod #aster More here: youtu.be/BiVvl-p_6O8

I love this video. Quiet yet powerful signals of support, allyship, and kindness. Very important, now more than ever. #lgbtq+ #lesbian #gay #bi #trans #transrightsarehumanrights #🏳️‍⚧️ #queer #ace #intersex #twospirit #🏳️‍🌈

“Currently, the world’s eight richest individuals have as much wealth as the bottom 50% of people worldwide.” www.eurekalert.org/news-release... academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... #inequity #wealth #wealthinequality #billionaires #waronpovertynotpeople

Over 5,000 LGBTQ+ activists formed the world's largest human Pride flag in Mexico City's Zócalo (June 22, 2025). #LGBTQIA+ #LGBTQ+ #pride #gay #lesbian #bi #bisexual #trans #transrights #queer #questioning #asexual #ace #intersex #twospirit

“All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.” —John Steinbeck #peace #love #kindness #war #nowar #fuckwar #politics #nonukes #news #history #nowar #waronpovertynotpeople

In case you can't tell what just happened, JK Rowling instructed her followers to take photos of anyone in a women's restroom who doesn't match their idea of Western feminine beauty standards. Short hair? Thick cheekbones/jaw? Too tall or broad-shouldered? You're now "a man" and will be harassed.

On June 23rd, we commemorate the birth of Alan Turing, a man whose brilliant mind laid the foundations of modern computing & whose tragic fate serves as a stark reminder of humanity’s capacity for both genius & cruelty. medium.com/@somanathtv/... #lgbtq+ #pride #pridemonth #turing #alanturing #🏳️‍🌈

“It’s the Trojan Horse that you use for all this anti-trans nonsense…” Nick Berg in Texas speaking truth to power. #transrights #trans #transrightsarehumanrights #istandwithtrans #lgbtq+

For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.

Disgusting and hateful. “The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.” “The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.” —Jimmy Carter

When will hateful, bigoted folks who often use “religious liberty” as their justification finally accept that EVERYONE has a right to live their life freely, safely, find happiness and love, and thrive? www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/tran... #trans #transrights #lgbtq

“We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” Carl Sagan, Cosmos, 1980 (p. 30)

A better approach to the #nature vs. #nurture debate is summarized in this video. Neuropsychologist Russell Barkley emphasizes that we need to take the shepherding view of parenting rather than the engineering view. #parenting #lgbtq+ #psychology youtu.be/TknWODlAzvo

“You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up.” The movie ‘A Bug’s Life’ has a lot to teach us about power.

Life doesn’t wait. While we’re tangled in worries, chasing what’s next, replaying what’s past, or trying to save the world, this moment happens and quietly slips by. Breathe. Feel. Notice. Love hard. Even on the worst days, there’s beauty in the now. #SheShed

Pride isn’t just a party, it’s a protest. This June, we celebrate who we are and stand up to those trying to erase us. Be loud. Be bold. Be unshakable. Queer joy is resistance. #HappyPride