In this year alone, I have missed so much work due to lifelong mental health issues that I've required FMLA protected leaves. And yet, I wouldn't say that I am "disabled". Do you know why? Conditioning and indoctrination.

My favorite MTG content creator has strong takes that I agree with, including this one on the release of George Santos.

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat. Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

Selections from Davy Graham, Bauhaus, Ex-Vöid, Bitchin Bajas, Pepe Deluxé, Meryn Cadell, Alison Goldfrapp, Bob Mould, Tool, Hayley Williams, Regina Spektor, Brody Dalle, David Bowie, Malachai, Bishop Briggs, Julian Plenti, Sleater-Kinney, The Long Blondes, The Lords Of The New Church, and more.

A two hour exploration of Pulp's discography.

This National Coming Out Day, I finally feel confident enough to let you know that I am a polyamorous, queer, trans woman. It feels great to finally be open about that. (Checks profile) Oh, crap, you already knew that. Guess I've got nothing to celebrate today.

For folx in central Connecticut, Middletown Pride is assessing what needs could be met through a legal clinic. c

Got an impulse conch piercing because the flesh craved modification. While my piercer gave me a lot of good information, I didn't think through the terrible ramifications. Like the fact that I really can't wear my earbuds anymore LOL

How you can identify domestic terrorists by agenda "anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality"

I just watched a victim get blamed for the actions of the abuser. Whoops. I meant I watched the President blame the UN for failures that the USA directly caused by vetoing solutions, withdrawing from global agreements and ignoring its financial obligations to the UN.

Selections from Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, Jewel, Girly-Sound, Liz Phair, Fiona Apple, Garbage, Poe, Ani diFranco, Alanis Morissette, k.d. lang, Indigo Girls, Dar Williams, The Juliana Hatfield Three, Letters To Cleo, Sleater-Kinney, Belly, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Lisa Loeb and more.

My eyes rolled when I saw this headline & then exploded when I got to the segment about the essential skin care, hair care, and curling of your lashes needed to pull of this look. News flash: glossy lip balm that replaces lipstick is still make up. apnews.com/article/pame...

Join Bliss Kern (per/per/pers), clinician and co-founder of OurTransLife, for a research based presentation on the experiences of trans and gender diverse folks and the barriers to receiving appropriate mental health care. Light refreshments will be provided.

"..Project 2025 has urged the FBI to treat "violent transgender ideology" as a new domestic terror threat..including the belief that anti-trans rhetoric or policies..threaten trans people's lives by contributing to the community’s high suicide rate." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

FBI Readies New War on Trans People "A federal designation of trans people..includes constructing link-analysis diagrams of friends and friends of friends, monitoring social media..and even arresting people preemptively — all in the name of public safety." www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...

My birthday mood in a song: "You know how sometimes You're so tired of the country Its poptones and its pale kings And its fences like knives But in the same breath Your heart breaks with the feeling With love and with grieving For its irrational life" youtu.be/Yo9p9wxbLa4?...

Selections from The Von Trap Family, The Times, Playn Jayn, Pup, Sycco, Goose, The Cure, Hiatus Kaiyote, Adam Selzer, The Syndicats, John's Children, Blonde On Blonde, Jefferson Airplane, Flamin’ Groovies, Pentangle, Brainticket, My Solid Ground, Earlene Bentley, The Pedestrians, & more.,

A tribute to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with covers by Bee Gees, Paul Nichola, Peter Frampton, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Natalie Duncan, The Living Daylights, Easy Star All-Stars featuring Max Romeo, Billy Bragg, Cara Tivey, Dogs In A Pile, Cheap Trick, Baxter Dury, Cheap Trick, & more.

Selections from James, Samia, Hamilton Leithauser, Ex-Vöid, Beach Bunny, Black Country, New Road, Drop Nineteens, Du Blonde, Perfume Genius, Ghost, Sleep Token, Propagandhi, Deerhoof, Matt Berry, Mogwai, OK Go, Fingathing, Galactic and Irma Thomas, and more.

Middletown Pride hosted State Representatives Gilchrest, Keitt, and Shannon to discuss preserving access to life-saving gender affirming care in CT. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NdA...

Huh. The LGBTQIA+ Newsmaker feed I was following seems to have gone the way of trans rights. Any suggestions for a similar feed, featuring queer and trans news stories and journalists?

Selections from Ministry, The Night Flight Orchestra, Young Knives, Peter Murphy, Drop Nineteens, Death Valley Girls, MewithoutYou, Men I Trust, Imagine Dragons, Obongjayar, Mdou Moctar, Solgyres, BANKS, Nitsua, Mac Miller, Aesop Rock, Sleigh Bells, Eurythmics, Deep Sea Diver, Moe., and more.

Covers of Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy by Amish, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Al Kooper and Michael Bloomfield, Schenker-Pattison Summit, Big Sugar, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Tesla, Grateful Dead, Southern Culture On The Skids, Gov't Mule, Steven Stills and Graham Nash, Dave Mason, and more.

Facts without context are often meaningless. Exampl:, to get from my house to NYC take a right, a right, a left, a right, and a right and you're there! (True!) Or one plus one equals one! (True!) Or that transgender people detransition! (True!)

We need to have patience and remember most people have no idea how badly things are going for the trans community under Trump. It's not a frequent focus in media and there is *so* much news. Well, I mean, I have to. I'm a professional trans journalist. You don't have to have patience for anyone.

Covers by Paul Anka, Dizzee Rascal, Bonjah, Sixpence None The Richer, The Short Fuses, Third Grade Teacher, Rachel Sweet, Basement, The Courettes, Jarvis Cocker, Julia Massey, Jeff Russo, Noah Hawley, Florence + The Machine, Marc Maron, Dan Sultan, Rufus Wainwright, Death Cab For Cutie, & more.

Selections from The Monkees, Colin Hay, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Warren Zevon, Elvis Costello, Morphine, Shearwater, Jethro Tull, Wax Fang, Arbouretum, Radiohead, Winston Marshall & Kodiak Blue, Mighty Purple, Modest Mouse, Small Faces, The Clash, Manic Street Preachers, Cracker & more!

Selections from Fruit Bats, Perfume Genius, Jim James, John Lennon, Bill Callahan, mewithoutYou, Franz Ferdinand, Corey Taylor, Drop Nineteens, Manic Street Preachers, White Town, Laetitia Sadier, Hamilton Leithauser, Ithaca, Jethro Tull, Guru Guru, Pink Floyd, Califone, Satan's Pilgrims, & more!

I've seen friends praise Governor Newsom. I'm glad he gives some people hope. However, his statements indicate that he fundamentally does not believe transgender men are men, transgender women are women, or that non-binary genders are valid. (1/6)

Sorting through old photos, I noticed a pattern. Pre-transition: 70% of my photos are just of whatever beer, straight liquor or cocktail was in front of me. I'm rarely in the shot. Post-transition: The few photos with alcohol are ones showing me and my friends being happy.

Jeffrey Lewis, The Wave Pictures, Travels With Brindle, Roy Harper, The Devil Makes Three, Antietam, Midlake, Franz Ferdinand, Barenaked Ladies, The Front Bottoms, My Morning Jacket, Cosmic Jokers, Sleep Token, Tool, Mogwai, Matt Berry, Midnight Oil, Beck, Black Lips, and more!

Music from this weirdo! Selections include Basia Bulat, Bo Burnham, Ball Park Music, Heartworms, Goat, Young Widows, Mastodon, Grrrl Gang, Liz Phair, The Damned, Lambrini Girls, Bob Vylan, Laura Jane Grace, The Monkees, Sia, & more! Volume 03 Episode 367 djcheshirecat.com/2025/08/19/v...

Two hours of free-form music will be served up fresh for your hungry ear-hoes when Wonderland on WESU Middletown, 88.1 FM returns at 4:00 PM today! You'll hear selections from Basia Bulat, Goat, Lambrini Girls, Bob Vylan, and more! Outside of CT? Listen online here radio.wesleyan.edu:8000/stream

Tradwife, for when you want to brag on the Internet about your 24/7 D/s lifestyle while wearing linen instead of leather.

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Selections from Moses Sumney, Jenny Lewis, and Friends, Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis, The Band, Camper Van Beethoven, Easy Star All Stars, Scissor Sisters, The Dresden Dolls, Evelyn Evelyn, Amanda Palmer, Duran Duran, Ramones, Hail Mary Mallon, Aesop Rock, and Rush.

When I went to the Smithsonian, I broke down and wept. I cried because the exhibits perfectly captured how fragile humanity is and how easily entire cultures have been eradicated. How we have stolen the darkness from the night sky. How our technology changes our brains. I have a new reason to cry

I do take time to be with people I love doing things that make life feel brighter and lighter.

I assume the loudest people that accuse others of harmful behaviors are projecting their own sins. I'm often validated. Examples: the ridiculous statement that anyone would declare themselves trans just to "win" in a gendered sport or that we aren't really trans, we just want attention.

Two hours of music are coming up at 4:00 PM today with selections from Brunt Of It, Kesha, Aesop Rock, John Coltrane, and more! So spin your radio dial all the way left to WESU Middletown, 88.1 FM for your weekly dose of Wonderland! Outside of CT? Listen online here radio.wesleyan.edu:8000/stream

If you come to my residence and ask for my signature to help an individual petition to be on an upcoming ballot, please be prepared to direct me to where I can read about that person's policies. Their name and party affiliation is not enough for me to blindly support a candidate.

Selections from Robert Johnson, Echo and The Bunnymen, Big Star, Badfinger, Beastie Boys, Santigold, Bad Religion, Sturgill Simpson, The Hu, XTC, Rufus Wainwright, The Flaming Lips, Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton, and AC/DC.

I am quoted as saying, "I am afraid not just for other people in the trans community, but the precedent that your identity can be turned into a subject of political debate". This quote is taken from a much longer statement I shared with the media, which I would like to summarize.

From CT Attorney General Tong's press conference yesterday announcing our state's lawsuit against Donal Trump and Pam Bondi for interfering with legal access to medically necessary care: "Trans girls are girls. Trans boys are boys." ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as...

The author of this piece is amazing. "Opinion: You say ending gender care protects kids. I’m one of those kids—and you’re wrong." www.courant.com/2025/07/31/o...

THELMA AND THE SLEAZE!!

If you begin with the principle of "Transgender women are women. Transgender men are men. Intersex individuals are a natural expression of human biology. Non-binary individuals are valid" then it becomes impossible to "compromise" on our rights.

Selections from Drive-By Truckers, The Who, They Might Be Giants, Gorillaz, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Damned, and Atomic Rooster.

If I knew what this country would become when I decided to come back out the closet....I would have still done it. I'd rather live freely myself in a world where I am hated than freely in a world where I hate myself.

"Closure is a fanciful concept conceived by the mind's automatic attempt to force narrative structure on the chaos of life." - Me talking myself out of the temptation of a 30 year high school reunion.