everyone say hello to the extremely goofy looking camera i just thrifted

*violently throws up in every direction*

Nearly six dozen Chicago musical acts have signed onto this boycott campaign / open letter urging other local musicians to pull their music from Spotify. More on this in my @chicagoreader.com story chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...

new: more than 40 media outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” following the shooting of charlie kirk, according to research from @transjournalists.org

More than 40 media outlets published anti-trans misinformation in the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting, according to research from @transjournalists.org Here's why that's such a big deal ⬇️ (Video for @xtramagazine.com by me and @cody.boats ) www.tiktok.com/@xtramagazin...

🚨 48 hours of chaos. A scramble for flights. Tech workers walking off planes. Immigration lawyers working nonstop. The White House’s $100K H-1B fee threw Silicon Valley into turmoil overnight. Big new feature from me + my dream team at @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/trump-h-1b-v...

kamala harris is the latest high-ranking democrat to fall for the right-wing moral panic about trans kids in sports

back at cinefile.info to review the lovely alan cumming flick DRIVE BACK HOME, which screens at @reelingfilmfest.bsky.social this weekend!

new from me: why is there an AI-generated image in a queer photography exhibit?

They're covering an insane amount of distance here. The furthest spots are hours away from each other.

new from me: officials in west hollywood and fire island are facing backlash for flying pride flags at half-mast in remembrance of conservative commentator charlie kirk

incredibly happy for her but i’m so mad that more people won’t be able to see her transcendent run in MADE FOR LOVE because warner brothers erased it for a tax write-off!!!

emmy winners tramell tillman and jeff hiller..music to my ears

dudes rock

For your 2025 Gaggy Awards consideration, Michael Izquierdo for Best Drag Photographer!

today i learned pope francis had a custom leica

get ready for the greatest unofficial commentary track of all time

We need more games and internet journalists. And also more trans journalists. And also more journalists. aftermath.site/tyler-robins...

NEW from me today ... I wrote about Charlie Kirk, the WSJ report about "transgender ideology" on bullets, the media's breathless rush to find any sort of link between trans people and political violence, and how nothing good is going to come out of any of this xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

This. A reputable news organization would not print this without providing additional detail. Again, we have a case of a major news organization abandoning basic journalistic standards when the reporting is about trans people.

new video about some great flicks at TIFF 🎥

settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

I wrote about how I am not buying the narrative that the anthropic AI settlement is good for authors: defector.com/if-the-thiev...

new from me on the iconic "performative masc lesbian" contests held in Toronto and on college campuses across the U.S.

found a new stupid obsolete and dead-end tech product that i desperately need

back in january, i got an old 35mm dslr body from ebay so i could get back into taking photos and have a more tangible relationship with creative hobbies an ongoing thread 🎞️

"Come with me to get arrested": This Chicago lawyer wants to help you fight back against ICE. blockclubchi.co/464JUfx

new from me: after unsuccessfully trying at least 16 times over the past decade, Texas is set to be the latest U.S. state to ban trans people from using public bathrooms

it happened to me: i waited until i was done with three rolls of film before getting them developed and now have 108 frames i need to individually scan 😀

I wrote about the intentionally byzantine process of getting a COVID vaccine this fall defector.com/how-the-fuck...

new from me: da chicago pope had a meeting this week where he pledged to carry on pope francis’ relatively pro-lgbtq legacy

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seeing my chemical romance and boys go to jupiter this weekend…cody stocks have never been more up

how life feels ever since a film lab opened up a reasonable bus ride away from me

got caught blogging about tronnor in 2025 😞

me as hell

being afraid of the subway is so fucking funny. you mean the choo-choo train???

decline the cookies? i don't know, i don't want to disappoint the website

new from me: Florida officials keep painting over the Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalk

“Unless you're gonna pretend to be a character from The Wire, ultimately what's attainable for people is compartmentalization, not anonymity." - @harloholm.es to @wired.com

do you know how satisfying it was to finally get the context for this photo. thank you, david cronenberg.

locking in for @intothetwilight.xyz 🫡

a girlboss has fallen at the little free library

ok it was cute the first time but project runway i am begging you to put the eliminations at the end of the episode…we cannot keep doing this…

And Just Like That.... ends tonight. But Sex Change & the City is forever! Preorder now from our trans small press — I wrote a whole press release and then realized I'm not sure if anyone writes about books or gay anymore. So, back to Plan A (posting). girldadpress.bigcartel.com/product/sex-...

new from me on the underwhelming and chaotic state of the 2025 "song of the summer" race

Hahahahahahahahahahahahha hell yeah dude

i got to write about one of my niche obsessions (chartreuse) and a great locally-made spirit inspired by it chicagoreader.com/food/food-dr...

realized today that this month marks 10 years of living in chicago 🥲 a whole decade! greatest city in the world!!

this shot of columbo walking up a city street is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen