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Jason Terry

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the most famous queer person from Chattanooga since Leslie Jordan. quaker baker garden poet trying to be a novelist when i grow up. another bearded he/they in the d(m)v. www.jaterry.com

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 9d

#Queer #Quaker Friends (and friends)! My co-convenor Religious Education Martin and I have a new piece out in @friendsjournal.org! Check out "Advices and Que[e]ries: Chosen Family and Chosen Ancestors." www.friendsjournal.org/advices-and-...

Advices and Que[e]ries

Chosen family and chosen ancestors.

www.friendsjournal.org

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Isaiah @ivianese.bsky.social · 4h

I’m very sad to hear about Diane Keaton’s passing. She was such an inspiration to me, especially during my 20s. When I was writing my first book, Men and Music, I was living alone and single, really struggling with what I was supposed to do with my life.

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 16h

My friends are like "I can't connect with/find time for my faith right now, do you have any advice?" and I'm like "make a space for prayer/meditation in your home. Don't care if it's a room or a corner or just part of a shelf. Put physical space aside for it, and the mental space you need will come.

A prayer corner under an eaves roof, there's a flock of paper doves on the back wall, in front is a table with two books, an icon, and two lot candles on it. Hanging over the wall is a wooden cross. There's a kneeler below.

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 2d

these absolutely weren't the first Quakers I met!

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`Tek @thetekshow.bsky.social · 2d

propriety be damned!?!?

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Eli Deep @elideep.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely losing it at menswear guy calling the frog suit a “garment” there’s still good out there, folks

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 4d

grown ass adults dedicating their lives to the pursuit of a “right” to torture trans and queer kids reflects a pathetic and pitiable life. that other adults would enable that effort is reprehensible.

and don’t even *try* to tell me that any of this is Christian. it isn’t.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban.

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

Today at Law Dork:

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

www.lawdork.com

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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 4d

fellas is it gay to live in a city

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 4d

This moment had us all in tears!

Friends Journal @friendsjournal.org · 5d

At the first Friends Meeting of Washington (DC) Pride Month worship this year, a weeping Friend shared, “This meeting makes me a better person. Your queerness makes me a better person.” As trans & queer people face renewed enmity, a safe & welcoming spiritual center is imperative to their survival.

Advices and Que[e]ries

Chosen family and chosen ancestors.

www.friendsjournal.org

Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 4d

thank you so much!

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 4d

keep your wonder alive, keep your aliveness alive

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 5d

Cooler months mean switching out the crystal candlesticks with the silver ones because I’m not some godless heathen who entertains with seasonally inappropriate candleware.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 9d

Advices and Que[e]ries

Chosen family and chosen ancestors.

www.friendsjournal.org

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 9d

We reflected on the spot in the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus declares that everyone before him is “my mother and my brothers.” We discussed Psalm 121 (my favorite!), how being watched over by some other force when natal family fails offers solace. We reaffirmed our support for each other. So proud!

Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 9d

But our chosen ancestors have a different story. The chapel was built on the site of an earlier chapel that hosted funerals for people with AIDS, something our meetinghouse has in common. St. Thomas has also been affirming since the 1970s. I hope our chosen ancestors were proud.

Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 9d

In worship, I mused over how our 400 year old Quaker and Anglican ancestors were probably spinning in their graves over this co-mingling. How they might spin in unison over our queerness.

Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 9d

Last night the queer Quakers decamped to St. Thomas Episcopal, as our meetinghouse was filled with Yom Kippur observances by the Jewish congregation that shares our space. We met in the Bishop Gene Robinson Chapel, so definitely no pressure to be queerly spiritual!

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 10d

i haven't paid enough attention to #shutdown discourse to know why it's happening, but assume it's a divide between "we want to strip away all rights" and "ok but can't we strip away rights with, like, twinkle lights" because there is no serious elected opposition here

Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to reading about my dear sainted husband.

And if you
1) look like Sal,
2) are roughly my age or younger,
3) are tormented,
4) have ever posed for a room-sized nude photograph,
please inquire within.

Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 16d

oh god I’m in an airport
restaurant wearing
a blue blazer
I have become
my own worst enemy

Selfie of Jason in a blue blazer and turquoise shirt wearing a ceasefire in Gaza pin

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 16d

And a natural thickener! We like thick things!

Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 16d

ok ok ok wait okra is a versatile and delicious vegetable in addition to being a floral delight

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 17d

the booker prize judges make a lot of fuss about having to read 153 books. but assuming an average weight of 750g per book, that comes in at 115kg of literature - or just under the weight of a single adult male ostrich

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 18d

no i love the temperature love it i just need the sun to keep setting at 8:00pm thanks

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Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social · 18d

though i know bell hooks wrote this 20 years ago, it feels like she wrote it today.