Mx. James Pennington, LPC 👩🏻🎤🏳️🌈
@queertherapist.bsky.social
Therapist, coffee addict, poly, adhd, queer as hell. A queen in this vexed landscape. They/Them
Had a client describe learning to manage the intensity of their emotions as “microdosing their emotions,” and I kind of love that.
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Had a client describe learning to manage the intensity of their emotions as “microdosing their emotions,” and I kind of love that.
Might’ve just described IFS parts to a gamer client as versions of a game that haven’t been updated, so they don’t have the fixes from subsequent patches. And that clicked for them. 🤷🏻♀️🤣
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Might’ve just described IFS parts to a gamer client as versions of a game that haven’t been updated, so they don’t have the fixes from subsequent patches. And that clicked for them. 🤷🏻♀️🤣
My semi-annual reminder to all teachers that even when the system does fuck all to support you, your students will still be in their therapy sessions years after they’ve graduated telling their therapist (me) how much you changed their lives.
Y’all are amazing, and you don’t hear it enough.
Y’all are amazing, and you don’t hear it enough.
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My semi-annual reminder to all teachers that even when the system does fuck all to support you, your students will still be in their therapy sessions years after they’ve graduated telling their therapist (me) how much you changed their lives.
Y’all are amazing, and you don’t hear it enough.
Y’all are amazing, and you don’t hear it enough.
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"How did people survive before______"
friend ... people used to starve to death... i hope that helps
friend ... people used to starve to death... i hope that helps
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"How did people survive before______"
friend ... people used to starve to death... i hope that helps
friend ... people used to starve to death... i hope that helps
If any of y’all don’t have a partner that’s a lit professor, you’re missing out on excellent opportunities to receive free lectures on speech acts, and how they connect to pragmatic linguistics over brunch. Your loss. 🤷🏻♀️
October 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If any of y’all don’t have a partner that’s a lit professor, you’re missing out on excellent opportunities to receive free lectures on speech acts, and how they connect to pragmatic linguistics over brunch. Your loss. 🤷🏻♀️
Sad to lose such a powerful voice. May we all follow her example of fighting for the safety and rights of ourselves and our community.
October 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sad to lose such a powerful voice. May we all follow her example of fighting for the safety and rights of ourselves and our community.
This is how you support trans folks. For any politicians that need to take notes.
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is how you support trans folks. For any politicians that need to take notes.
Guest lecturing in a class on gender and asked, “Why is it important to talk about gender?” One of the responses was, “Because people are being killed for it.”
They’re not wrong, and that’s a sad commentary on the world.
They’re not wrong, and that’s a sad commentary on the world.
September 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Guest lecturing in a class on gender and asked, “Why is it important to talk about gender?” One of the responses was, “Because people are being killed for it.”
They’re not wrong, and that’s a sad commentary on the world.
They’re not wrong, and that’s a sad commentary on the world.
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Go practice being mean to the fascist... make it apart of your spiritual discipline
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Before you put fork to mouth ask Jesus or whoever you got to help you be mean to bad people.
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Before you put fork to mouth ask Jesus or whoever you got to help you be mean to bad people.
September 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Go practice being mean to the fascist... make it apart of your spiritual discipline
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Before you put fork to mouth ask Jesus or whoever you got to help you be mean to bad people.
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Before you put fork to mouth ask Jesus or whoever you got to help you be mean to bad people.
I’m so confused by UHC’s provider feedback survey. Nowhere on this form is the option to check a box for, “You fucking suck.” Must be an oversight?
September 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I’m so confused by UHC’s provider feedback survey. Nowhere on this form is the option to check a box for, “You fucking suck.” Must be an oversight?
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
September 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
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A lot of people think that because they don’t see much homophobia in their day-to-day life, it’s not an issue anymore.
What they tend to forget is that the bulk of homophobia only shows up when there’s queer people around.
What they tend to forget is that the bulk of homophobia only shows up when there’s queer people around.
I saw someone earnestly say they didn’t understand why a gay politician would be closeted “in this day and age”… do people not realize that due to the continued and arguably resurgent existence of homophobia some people never even come out to themselves.
September 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A lot of people think that because they don’t see much homophobia in their day-to-day life, it’s not an issue anymore.
What they tend to forget is that the bulk of homophobia only shows up when there’s queer people around.
What they tend to forget is that the bulk of homophobia only shows up when there’s queer people around.
When they talk about living in such a way that people don’t celebrate your death, they were talking about this guy. The world is better for his absence.
James Dobson, influential voice of the religious right, dies at 89
He became an evangelical broadcaster in the late 1970s, denouncing abortion and same-sex marriage through his radio show and nonprofit, Focus on the Family.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When they talk about living in such a way that people don’t celebrate your death, they were talking about this guy. The world is better for his absence.
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Pastel Green Day
slightly diminish a band
the fairly recent pornographers
the fairly recent pornographers
slightly diminish a band
AutoTune and the Bunnymen
AutoTune and the Bunnymen
August 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pastel Green Day
I feel like I’ve discovered an entirely new style of attachment that I can only describe as indifferent. It’s genuinely bizarre to me.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I feel like I’ve discovered an entirely new style of attachment that I can only describe as indifferent. It’s genuinely bizarre to me.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
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So excited for the primary results! Can’t wait to vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for Mayor!
Tonight, we got results that were even better than we hoped, and it’s likely to only get better.
Seattle, you showed up!
It’s clear that voters want change.
This is your city.
Join the campaign, and let’s get this done!
Seattle, you showed up!
It’s clear that voters want change.
This is your city.
Join the campaign, and let’s get this done!
August 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
So excited for the primary results! Can’t wait to vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for Mayor!
The DNC should be taking notes on what actual social media game looks like.
Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.
See you soon, NYC.
July 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The DNC should be taking notes on what actual social media game looks like.
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My theory is that at a crucial point in their lives Nicki Minaj and Kanye had the same therapist, Dr. Six-Crack-Addicted-Raccoons-In-A-Coat, Jr.
July 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My theory is that at a crucial point in their lives Nicki Minaj and Kanye had the same therapist, Dr. Six-Crack-Addicted-Raccoons-In-A-Coat, Jr.
In case anyone needed further proof that being friends with a therapist is the worst:
July 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In case anyone needed further proof that being friends with a therapist is the worst:
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Genuinely heartbroken to hear that Andrea Gibson has died. Their work has shaped so much of my understanding of myself, my queerness, love, and the world around me. Forever grateful for them, and how they helped us all see ourselves and each other in the Good Light.
July 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Genuinely heartbroken to hear that Andrea Gibson has died. Their work has shaped so much of my understanding of myself, my queerness, love, and the world around me. Forever grateful for them, and how they helped us all see ourselves and each other in the Good Light.