4. The reality is clear: life as a transgender person in America is becoming unlivable for many. The time has come for countries with strong human rights protections to extend refuge to those who can no longer exist safely or openly within U.S. borders.

1. It is time that countries begin accepting trans refugees from the United States.

Refuge has always been a defining act in times of political persecution—this is one of those moments. History will remember who opens the door.

I make the case in my latest.

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"You don't have to cross the river quickly, just steadily. So that every step makes the last one seem inevitable and the next one obvious.

The people who say, "This will never happen on our watch!", they'll just divert the river south to keep it true."

The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.

Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.

Slaps your baby bump Hey girl are you pregnant

The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.

"Bluesky Won't Broaden Your Horizon"

Meanwhile, the horizon they want me to be a part of:

anyway this website is useless to me until they add private accounts 50% of the people i care about are private only on twitter so Yeah ok my rage

advice for new bluesky users: sometimes your old mutuals won't refollow you on here. the best way to react to this is to take it very personally, as a slight on your character. they're glad to be rid of you.