It should not be expected to be anyone's responsibility to avoid other people ever experiencing discomfort. (And if you feel discomfort at certain other people just existing, that is something you should talk to a therapist about not try to legislate)

make sure to include the phrases "i do not want to ask a man if he has a vagina" and "i am worried speculation about genitals is now part of our policy"

if you're cis and you are asked by your management to police bathrooms, "can you confirm in writing that you are ordering me to approach customers to discuss their sex?" is an email no manager wants to reply to

Anathema Magazine, the first iteration changed my writing career. They published "The Pull of the Herd" a story that had gone through years of rejections. This is the kind of venue that is doing the work of making sure queer BIPOC voices get heard when other places say: You're not relatable.

Every month, Global Voices will be choosing an urgent theme to explore in depth across all our regions. In June we're exploring how gender diversity is experienced and opposed all over the world. Donate to support our #GVSpotlight coverage! globalvoices.org/2026/05/12/s...

just say socialist shit and call it centrist and they can be out here going, "no it's a leftist liberal conspiracy to let you afford your gas"

Yep, if you say "move to the center" they'll approve. If you say "while we're in the center should we make sure everyone on both sides can have healthcare without ever worrying about medical bankruptcy" they'll also approve. Redefine the center as basic human dignity, man.

Legitimately, I am otherwise not really paying much attention to the Odyssey movie just because I don't watch that many movies so its not high on my list. But honestly I feel like I am watching the movie with those reactions lol

THE CHAFF PROJECT Hi! Are you cis in the UK and you'd like to support trans rights? Great! How: buy a trans flag pin and wear it in public. Why: chaff is an overwhelming amount of false positives so that when a missile gets close to the plane, it hits the chaff and not the plane.

Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades.

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted to require teachers to forcibly out transgender youth against their will. Censoring "gender ideology" does nothing to advance the basic promise that every child deserves the same opportunity to thrive, and that includes transgender students.

Call your senators. This is abhorant in every level.

I know it seems incredibly obvious to most of the people I hang out with on here, but sometimes it is worth saying to local government staff, "You can ask the question of whether a data center is the highest and best use of your community's resources."

We got in a couple hundred original NeeDohs today, but instead of selling them and creating a big hullabaloo, we donated them to HCMC. Their pediatrics department will give them to kids who need help healing. Thanks to Alyson, HCMC's Child Life Program Coordinator, for making this possible. 💖

I like many cakes. Cheesecake feels a dodge because it's more of a pie (but a cheese pie makes me think of a quiche, though I guess that's strictly speaking an egg pie). I'd probably have to go with a German chocolate cake. :)

“I’m just so goddamn fed up with all this,” Gina Small, 29, said in a comment on the U.S. economy that one of her friends assumed was about the world’s ongoing humanitarian crises, another friend thought was about the weaponization of America’s military against its own people.

Aahhhhh its perfect

New fiction! "Afterimage" by Anna Zumbro Domenico can't shake the feeling that there might still be a way to connect with his lost loved one. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

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Just learned the Submission Grinder lets you customize the colors of the chart! My partially colorblind eyes are so grateful 🪩💙

Dragon Stitch: sort of seeing the head shape finally!

"When someone offers you a seat on the rocket ship, you do not ask which seat" Correct! You ask, who built this ship? Do they have a good track record of building ships? Is my safety a priority, or were safety measures too time-consuming or costly? Do the people in charge care about my wellbeing?

“We have made a technology that creates nothing but will ensure you have no future while we get richer and richer wait why are you boooing?”

The media when regular people are worried about money: "Honestly you don't need to eat that much bread." The media when the super rich are worried about money: "We discovered five new tax loopholes and check out our profile on the guy who wants to deport all Dems to Uruguay."

There are things I wouldn’t write for any amount of money. There are things I would write but only for a very large amount of money. There are things I write for love & no money. But ‘for money’ while not an excuse for certain deeds, is often a good reason for why an artist made a creative decision.

daaaamn london

I want to go to there

What is the whole odyssey if not a penelope cruise

Random but genuine question: why do men's underwear have the fly opening? Do some people use that instead of just pulling it over the waistband?

As a queer who grew up in the 90s, when it was completely normal to call everything you didn't like "gay," I'm begging y'all to push back on the use of homosexuality as an insult, even when it's leveled at people you hate. No, it's not more fitting because they're homophobic bigots. It's never cute.

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

in a way, isn’t causing men to crash out before she’s even done anything just proof that Lupita is perfect for Helen of Troy

We're all looking for the guy who did this!

*wearily* They have to work together, but The Fantastic Pho

The Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Artists and Writers is now open!! No submission fees No rights encumbered 1st Place: $1500 (the art contest’s prize money as part of the Monu Bose Memorial Prize) 2nd Place: $750 3rd Place: $400 Submit by June 8, 2026 1/2

There is opportunity here. Let's put the cards on the table:The United States is in a period of change, flux and transformation. We can choose what that form will be. It is NOT pre-ordained to be a White Nationalist Fever Dream of Musk and Miller. A better new U.S. is as possible as a bad new U.S.

One famous theme of genre fiction is that having a doppelgänger typically turns out great.

Remember that time I had to walk away from a dream acceptance after 7 months attempting to negotiate a fair contract? Well, a few months back, I got an acceptance for that very story and am thrilled to say "A Game of Go" is coming to @adventitiouswords.bsky.social issue 4! Fair contract signed.

I realize that, as I was offline when it came out, I never quite promoted my story “Jefferson Dines Alone” in @diabolicalplots.com. LLM Thomas Jefferson confronts the collapse of meaning in a flood of slop. Hope you‘ll have a look. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

Dragon Stitch: unfurl

Highly recommended 👇👇👇

It really is somewhere in between hilarious and deeply (if not at all surprisingly) embarrassing that book publishers still haven’t figured out that Bluesky is The Premiere Social Media Platform for People Who Actually Buy Lots of Books.

Too shy to join, but still curious.

Dragon Stitch: filled the belly

Dragon Stitch: outline of the dragon belly

Name a song with "girl" in the title but replace girl with squirrel if you'd like: I Kissed a Squirrel and I Liked It

This game is so cool, I played it last year. Sifting through documents and search results to establish the genealogy of a celebrity family for a matter of inheritance!

Today we embrace the genealogy with The Roottrees are Dead, and Roottreemaniafrom @roottrees.com We loved this one, with John destroying his sleep schedule to keep playing. There's a reason this game is a major inspiration in the space. open.spotify.com/episode/3q9x...