Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction. Read our full obituary here:

I shout out @claresears.bsky.social @rachelcleves.bsky.social @susanstryker.bsky.social @crileysnorton.bsky.social @candicelyons.bsky.social @wendylrouse.bsky.social @sjvider.bsky.social @aketchum22.bsky.social and a bunch of other amazing historians not on Bluesky (yet!)

A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

Beyoncé has won Album of the Year for the first time ever at the #GRAMMYs .

WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH

I can’t believe Beyonce has me watching football on vacation. This is very definition of emotional labor.

when you stop reading "believe women" as "women never lie" and see it as "one of the foundational myths of patriarchy is that women can never be trusted" it makes a lot more sense.

Also, I just launched a photography website! Most of the pictures are of my muse, @solairedenaud.bsky.social, so it’s really more of a modeling portfolio, but still. Check it out at lyonslensphotography.com

The world is depressing and I have nothing interesting to add to the discourse, so enjoy this picture of my cat trying to figure out how to attack my new lightbulb instead @solairedenaud.bsky.social

Trying out bsky! Might not post often, but I am absolutely not a bot