Either no one in branding is gay, or everyone in branding is gay. @icecreamforbears.bsky.social

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live Pet Shop Boys The Gossip The Knife John Grant Goldfrapp Underworld Rufus Wainwright Janelle Monáe ADULT. Gus Gus

“The data revealed the curved relation the researchers were expecting: the highest intelligence levels seemed to be associated with declines in mental health.” ☑️ I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.

Urge your representatives to vote against this draconian bill. And thank you, @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social — it’s a shame the other big four didn’t join you. (Though it’s not surprise @harpercollins.bsky.social didn’t, given their ownership.)

Presented without comment.

Dressed up for my nephew’s wedding. We clean up nice!

This is just one of the reasons why I love my work with @qtlibrary.org

I mean, tell me your opinion section is a mouthpiece for the billionaire class without… oh, wait, you just told me. (Screenshot as opposed to link as to avoid driving any more traffic to this bullshit.)

I really want someone to write a cautionary tale about the excesses of right-wing influencers called “Clavigula”.

This is a very cool project that I may submit a few sentences for — all the work at @qtlibrary.org has really laid bare the number of queer book bans and reinforced the necessity of queer and trans voices, expression, and representation, especially for at-risk queer youth.

My work at @qtlibrary.org (and that of all of my fellow volunteers) gets more important by the day as public and school libraries (and librarians) face increasing hostility. Almost 40% of banned titles that @penamerica.bsky.social is tracking are likely targeted because of LGBTQ+ representation.

Slightly diminish a book: “The Alderman of the Rings”

@lcdsoundsystem.bsky.social at @roadrunnerboston.bsky.social.

It’s May Day. If you are able, avoid work or school or shopping. Join a local action (lots to be found here: maydaystrong.org). I think I’ll be wearing my new t-shirt, from a @dimension20.dropout.tv monologue. (As we all know, capitalism is the BBEG.)

What's that? You can see @qtlibrary.org from space? (source at go.nasa.gov/3QIxKF7)

If you can, consider donating time or money to the @splcenter.org. Their work has been invaluable to keeping hate in check for over five decades, and this lawsuit is just another attempt by the administration to tear down everything standing in the way of a Christian ethnostate.

DONT SKIP! Post you in another country. At Chueca Station on the Madrid metro. (My obsession with public transit is omnipresent.)

if you see this, post something orange from your gallery.

Spring has sprung! The daffodils in our front yard have exploded in the last 48 hours.

I was tabling for @qtlibrary.org at the MA School Library Association conference. It was encouraging to receive support and gratitude from so many librarians for the work we are doing, and likewise to be able to return that gratitude to educators who are on the front lines of book bans. #booksky

This is the kind of environment book bans create, in addition to their censorship of ideas. What have we come to when authors and illustrators are threatened? #booksky

A great discussion of what it means to be queer, and the dangers of the “normal gay” assimilationist trend.

I’m hosting another game night for @qtlibrary.org at Pandemonium Books and Games this Friday, April 10. The theme: Friendship is Magic 🪄 with all cooperative games. I’d love to see you there! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/friendship...

In recognition of 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️, here’s the @qtlibrary.org book recommendations list, which I along with some fellow colleagues on the Collections team helped assemble!

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism of any kind, but in this case, it is nearly quite literally the least you can do if you claim to care about trans people.

Off to #PAXEast for some tabletop fun with my sister-in-law!

Drop a movie that traumatized you as a kid

If you are a trans, nonbinary, or genderqueer/gender non-conforming person living in MA, this is an opportunity to share your story with someone who represents us in Washington, and hopefully be heard.

Ho studiato l’italiano per mille giorni! 🇮🇹

When I saw this headline, I thought “Do people not understand basic Newtonian physics vis-à-vis seasons?” And then I thought, horrified, “Of course people don’t understand basic Newtonian physics.”

Usually, I stand pretty united with my senators and congresswoman. In the case of COPPA 2.0, however, I cannot. The potential harm to LGBTQ+ youth, especially in this environment and under this administration, outweighs the potential benefits. @pressley.house.gov, please take care of our queer kids.

I’m a real bear now!

It’s things like this that make my work at @qtlibrary.org all the more essential in times like these. (Hat tip to @hessephillips.com for the heads up.)

#NASA just released some images from the #JWST of the Cranium Nebula. Absolutely stunning!

It’s not just young people.

I mean, I know I’m up late, but the snow blowing across the street at 1:30am is a bridge too far even for me.

My sister-in-law is dancing in a charity event "Dancing with the Doctors" to benefit OpenDoor Health, Rhode Island's LGBTQ+ health center. She's making history, being part of the first same-sex couple to dance in the event (to Pink Pony Club! 🌈). We'd both appreciate your vote ($10 = 1 vote). #lgbtq

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I’m tired of seeing Republicans with buyer’s remorse lament about “why we can’t return to the good old days of Reagan,” when our current predicament is a direct result of Reagan’s choices and political alliances. We have reached the stoney end of the road he started us down, and you are to blame.

1/🧵 Many other people can speak more eloquently about the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life and work, but I think it’s important to note that he was an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights long before it was a mainstream Democratic party platform. He understood that civil rights are civil rights for all of us, and

“Tulips for spring? Groundbreaking.”

Just a reminder, if you’re still on X, you are actively supporting white supremacists. (If you’re still on Meta, you’re tacitly supporting the fascist surveillance state, but that one’s a little less cut-and-dried.)

Favorite line from tonight’s #criticalrole: “This is your bannermen making a fuck-castle.” Thanks for the well-needed laugh, @aabria.bsky.social!

Age verification? My first home PC was a TRS-80 Color Computer II.

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160 years ago today, Gregor Mendel presented his paper describing his research into the inheritance of traits in pea plants. The importance of his work wouldn’t be realized for almost 40 years. Now, there is a fabulous board game based on his studies. Who doesn’t love a game with Punnett squares?

Hi, a small note from your local LGBTQIA+ library 💜

It is a single degree out. 1°. Fahrenheit, so that’s –17° for the rest of the world that has switched to a modern, sensical measurement system. DO. NOT. WANT. (Seriously, though, be safe out there, people.)

A true honor to be spotlighted by @bookriot.bsky.social in this breakdown of how to protect the right to read through the Horrors. We're only screaming a little. 😱💜 But seriously, there are a lot of great ideas here. Read the full thing! https://loom.ly/HJbyi7A