No-contact is not a trend. It's survival.

When big media calls no contact a trend, they profit while those that are othered pay the real price. No contact isn't a trend. It's a survival strategy. 1992. Oprah. - Parents Estranged from Their Gay Children. I was there, on stage. #NoContact #truth #CycleBreaker #lgbtqhistory

The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...

This moment is asking for men to tap into themselves and lead from within.

NEWS FLASH: Only ~ 25% of all Americans are straight, non-Hispanic white men. For every 1 straight white man, there are ~ 3 other people who are women, people of color, LGBTQ+, or non-white men. As a minority population, they hold a majority of top leadership roles. For now. Happy NO KINGS DAY!

Just published a new essay: “Making Manhood Great Again.” On shame, power, and the work of becoming whole. For anyone doing (or avoiding) the work of being a man in this moment. #menswork #authenticity #masculinity #healing

FOLKS! Take time to get grounded in your HUMAN RIGHTS.... Let's start with the beginning... Article One. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

We don’t need perfection from allies. We need participation. Join us. Step in. Lead with courage and care. Be LOUDER...

Imagine being a billionaire and having the resources and influence to heal the earth and humanity... And instead choosing to do this? It can't feel good.

ICYMI... Thank you @alancumming.bsky.social for putting these truths out there and using your voice and platform to be a true ally.

On death down the hall..

A lot of guys are feeling it right now. Stuck. Unclear. Pulled in all directions. The world is shifting fast. Culturally. Emotionally. Spiritually. Inner Helm™ is a coaching journey built for this moment. For guys who want to do better. Lead better. Show up without losing themselves. Book now:

The power of connection... Even the smallest ways. More important now than ever. Ya?

A few words on (trans) identity and (social and self) perception. Please have a read and share your thoughts.

Happy people don’t hurt people. Happy people don’t harm people. Happy people help people. Happy people heal people. Be happy.

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

FOLKS! Take time to get grounded in your HUMAN RIGHTS.... Let's start with the beginning... Article One. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

good morning blue sky.

Senator Booker can speak with more leadership, eloquence, and inspiration for hours on end—without pause—than The Felon and his entire cabinet can manage in mere seconds.

Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵

Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.

Indivisible Zoom call: how might we cultivate equity meta-governance to co-create Project 2029 to undo the harms of Trump implementing Project 2025? open.substack.com/pub/equitymo...

MUST WATCH - We are her seeing the result. Ideological Subversion. [~Pick up at 1:07] "I's a great brainwashing process, which goes very slow, and it's divided in four basic stages, the first one being demoralization. It takes from 15 to 20 years to demoralize a nation."

a worthy listen…

CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up. Tomorrow is the cloture vote. KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️ Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill. Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.

a mindful minute can make all the difference these days.

In loving memory of my friend Mike.

That is exactly true.

Hate is lazy. Prove me wrong.

Self care is the essential act of resistance right now. Check in with yourself, find your calm to support your strength. I offer you a minute on the shores of the Pacific to just sit and be. Take a minute. You deserve it.

keep taking care of yourselves!

A reminder for these times.

47 rules with unbridled cruelty, destroying us from the inside out. Compassion. Empathy. Acceptance. Love. THIS must be the standard. THIS is the only way forward. Let us rise by lifting each other as we find our way through—toward the land of the brave, home of the free. He must be stopped. NOW.

Trans People are Powerful Humans.

another day of shame on the administration.

you get to be joyous now.

My current obsession. I’d love to hear what connects you to strength in the spirit of resisting these days.

it’s true!

Substack rebranding & relaunch | "Goodyear to Rise and Resist". As a transman, I’ve spent my life pushing toward visibility. As a writer, I’m still learning to find my voice. This space is a place to speak truth, challenge, connect—and rise. Subscribe and share! substack.com/@nikgoodyear...

Misgendering cis folks as an act of resistance. Dig.

💪 lets go!

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

Weak leaders fear trans power.

LGB- T ... History cannot and will not be erased and we will not go back. Trans people exist. Trans humans are human. Folks on the other side of this conversation are showing their own limitations of mind, heart and spirit.

It only took 53 days #DOGE is how he will do it. www-theatlantic-com.translate.goog/ideas/archiv...

On Abraham Lincoln's 216th birthday, it's worth listening to this important warning he gave us back in 1838. Does any of this sound familiar to you? www.youtube.com/shorts/s2WcV...

A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.