Rev. Dr. TWH
@revdrtwh.bsky.social
So Gay, Husband, Dad, Pastor, Scholar, and author of Gay Thoughts, a blog about family values, faith, and culture: www.gay-thoughts.com #blessedtohavegaythoughts. And host of the NEW Thoughts podcast: https://newthoughtspodcast.com/
Don't take the pussies in your life for granted! Cherish them, as I do. I love my pussy! #cats #animalshorts #animaljustice #animallove #allsfair #sarahpaulson
Cherish Your Puss #new #weird #animalshorts
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December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Don't take the pussies in your life for granted! Cherish them, as I do. I love my pussy! #cats #animalshorts #animaljustice #animallove #allsfair #sarahpaulson
NEW THOUGHTS is here! I talk about the implications of sentience for human animal relationships to "the heterogeneous multiplicity of the living"! Happy Holidays, you filthy animals . . . and a Happy New Year! from nEW Thoughts! #animal #animalrights #human
Animal Changes
Host Tony Hoshaw opens with a viral Donald Trump claim about immigrants eating pets and uses it to explore how we dehumanize people by turning them into "animals."
He traces his own journey from a hun...
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December 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
NEW THOUGHTS is here! I talk about the implications of sentience for human animal relationships to "the heterogeneous multiplicity of the living"! Happy Holidays, you filthy animals . . . and a Happy New Year! from nEW Thoughts! #animal #animalrights #human
It's #Advent! A time to reflect on important questions👇
If I Were A Man - Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear - The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
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December 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's #Advent! A time to reflect on important questions👇
Don't love being lectured by straight hipsters about how uncool homoness is? I don't either. #hipster #gay #queer #politics #change
The Anti-Homoness of Straight Hipster Politics: On Homo Family Values and the Question of Political Change
Hipster irony is just more of the same: straight (male) resentment and self-righteousness masquerading as progressive politics.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New at Gay-Thoughts.com: In tearing down the East Wing—something Trump seems to have known he could not announce in advance—the President dramatically, unabashedly took a 💩 on us #trump #eastwing #whitehouse #thepeople #poop
Tearing down the East Wing, Trump 💩 on us.
Uncover the deeper meanings behind Trump's East Wing demolition. What does it say about power and disrespect? 💩
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October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
New at Gay-Thoughts.com: In tearing down the East Wing—something Trump seems to have known he could not announce in advance—the President dramatically, unabashedly took a 💩 on us #trump #eastwing #whitehouse #thepeople #poop
Tony explores how puberty and social media intersect, comparing Jonathan Haidt’s *The Anxious Generation* and Matt Richtel's *How We Grow Up,* and closing with Adam Aleksic’s *Algospeak.* One suggestion from Tony: learn to suck at popularity. #socialmedia #mentalhealth #puberty #adolescence
Social Changes
Podcast Episode · The NEW Thoughts Podcast · 10/18/2025 · 2h 3m
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October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Tony explores how puberty and social media intersect, comparing Jonathan Haidt’s *The Anxious Generation* and Matt Richtel's *How We Grow Up,* and closing with Adam Aleksic’s *Algospeak.* One suggestion from Tony: learn to suck at popularity. #socialmedia #mentalhealth #puberty #adolescence
What does it mean to speak the truth in love when we’re exhausted by division? Read Tony's deeply honest sermon about anger, unity, and tending unity 🌹in a time of culture war.
#SpeakingOfUnity #UCC #Ephesians4 #CultureWar #ChurchLeadership
#SpeakingOfUnity #UCC #Ephesians4 #CultureWar #ChurchLeadership
Speaking of Unity
This sermon reflects on love and unity amid conflict, providing insights on managing anger and nurturing connections.
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October 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What does it mean to speak the truth in love when we’re exhausted by division? Read Tony's deeply honest sermon about anger, unity, and tending unity 🌹in a time of culture war.
#SpeakingOfUnity #UCC #Ephesians4 #CultureWar #ChurchLeadership
#SpeakingOfUnity #UCC #Ephesians4 #CultureWar #ChurchLeadership
Andrew Sullivan is wrong, again. #andrewsullivan #freespeech #hatespeech #usdemocracy #transrights #judithbutler
Free Speech, Free Reign: The Pious Speech of Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan insists that speech is never violent. He's wrong. Every democracy acknowledges a link between speech and violent conduct.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Andrew Sullivan is wrong, again. #andrewsullivan #freespeech #hatespeech #usdemocracy #transrights #judithbutler
The Politics of Unity
gay-thoughts.com/2025/09/11/t... #unity #Church #charliekirk #politics #America #progressive
gay-thoughts.com/2025/09/11/t... #unity #Church #charliekirk #politics #America #progressive
The Politics of Unity
There's no escaping the pull of unity. We are born out of its exclusions. But unity’s regulatory power is not entirely within its direction.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Politics of Unity
gay-thoughts.com/2025/09/11/t... #unity #Church #charliekirk #politics #America #progressive
gay-thoughts.com/2025/09/11/t... #unity #Church #charliekirk #politics #America #progressive
The Murder of Charlie Kirk
gay-thoughts.com/2025/09/11/t... #charliekirk #gunviolence #politics #progressives
gay-thoughts.com/2025/09/11/t... #charliekirk #gunviolence #politics #progressives
The Murder of Charlie Kirk
If you encourage cruelty, why are you surprised when you receive it? If you live by the sword, why is it surprising when you die by it, too?
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September 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Murder of Charlie Kirk
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gay-thoughts.com/2025/09/11/t... #charliekirk #gunviolence #politics #progressives
Should churches be allowed to endorse political candidates—and still keep their tax-exempt status? See the image for how ChatGPT breaks it down:
📊 What’s your take?
#Religion #Politics #FreeSpeech #Nonprofits #ChurchAndState
📊 What’s your take?
#Religion #Politics #FreeSpeech #Nonprofits #ChurchAndState
July 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Should churches be allowed to endorse political candidates—and still keep their tax-exempt status? See the image for how ChatGPT breaks it down:
📊 What’s your take?
#Religion #Politics #FreeSpeech #Nonprofits #ChurchAndState
📊 What’s your take?
#Religion #Politics #FreeSpeech #Nonprofits #ChurchAndState
I write about conservative gay Andrew Sullivan's NY Times Op-Ed. Argument: Sullivan follows the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, naturalizing a conservative theology of sex while masquerading it as liberal neutrality.
Against (Virtually) Normal: Law, Politics, and the Trans/Queer Body
Andrew Sullivan follows the SCOTUS majority, naturalizing a conservative theology of sex while masquerading it as liberal neutrality.
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July 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I write about conservative gay Andrew Sullivan's NY Times Op-Ed. Argument: Sullivan follows the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, naturalizing a conservative theology of sex while masquerading it as liberal neutrality.
We should reform early childhood public education by securing and defending a boy’s right to desire like a woman/mother. That's maternal politics. #democrats #sarahmcbride #podsaveamerica
Gender Politics & the Indoctrination of Boys
Democrats fight to secure and defend a boy's right to become a man who desires like a woman/mother. That's the maternal politics we need.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We should reform early childhood public education by securing and defending a boy’s right to desire like a woman/mother. That's maternal politics. #democrats #sarahmcbride #podsaveamerica
A quick Hobbesian reflection on (the reign of) insignificant speech: "The common sort of men,” wrote Thomas Hobbes in *Leviathan,* “seldom speak insignificantly” (I.viii.27). Perhaps among Donald Trump’s more surprising achievements is proving Hobbes wrong. #freespeech
On (the Reign of) Insignificant Speech
Thomas Hobbes is rolling over in his grave. Today, insignificant speech--a train of meaningless words--reigns supreme. And we enjoy it. Why?
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April 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A quick Hobbesian reflection on (the reign of) insignificant speech: "The common sort of men,” wrote Thomas Hobbes in *Leviathan,* “seldom speak insignificantly” (I.viii.27). Perhaps among Donald Trump’s more surprising achievements is proving Hobbes wrong. #freespeech
Great episode of the *Question Everything Podcast.* Reed speaks with Barton Gellman (of the Brennan Center for Justice), who conducts "war games with high-level military leaders and government officials" to find forms of resistance that work in Trump 2.0 scenarios. #questioneverything
He quit journalism to fight authoritarianism. How’s that going?
Podcast Episode · Question Everything with Brian Reed · 04/03/2025 · 26m
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April 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Great episode of the *Question Everything Podcast.* Reed speaks with Barton Gellman (of the Brennan Center for Justice), who conducts "war games with high-level military leaders and government officials" to find forms of resistance that work in Trump 2.0 scenarios. #questioneverything
Parents/caregivers, is Thomas Hobbes right--or is he right? "There are beasts [i.e., animals] that at a year old observe more, and pursue that which is for their good more prudently, than a [human beast (i.e., a child)] can do at ten." -- *Leviathan* I.III.9. #parenting
April 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Parents/caregivers, is Thomas Hobbes right--or is he right? "There are beasts [i.e., animals] that at a year old observe more, and pursue that which is for their good more prudently, than a [human beast (i.e., a child)] can do at ten." -- *Leviathan* I.III.9. #parenting
Take on Netflick's "Adolescence" -> gay-thoughts.com/2025/03/26/f.... Reveals tragic consequences of cultural fixation on masculinity embedded in social media & incarnated by teen boys and girls. Photo: still, ep.3, Miller speaks w/ psych Briony. #toxicmasculinity #adolescence #socialmediainfluence
Fixated on Masculinity
In episode 3 of Netflix's "Adolescence," Jamie Miller, accused of murder, meets psychologist Briony Ariston, who takes extra time to assess him, realizing he cannot accept his actions. The episode hig...
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March 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Take on Netflick's "Adolescence" -> gay-thoughts.com/2025/03/26/f.... Reveals tragic consequences of cultural fixation on masculinity embedded in social media & incarnated by teen boys and girls. Photo: still, ep.3, Miller speaks w/ psych Briony. #toxicmasculinity #adolescence #socialmediainfluence
On this Ash Wednesday, we are reminded of our shared bodily vulnerability. For a thought-provoking exploration of this theme, consider reading "Ash Wednesday & the Animal Body" on Gay Thoughts: gay-thoughts.com/2025/03/05/a...
#AshWednesday #AnimalBody #SharedVulnerability
#AshWednesday #AnimalBody #SharedVulnerability
Ash Wednesday & the Animal Body
This reflection on Ash Wednesday juxtaposes the solemnity of receiving ashes with the harsh realities of animal death and decay, evoked by images of animal bodies. It challenges the readers to confron...
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March 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
On this Ash Wednesday, we are reminded of our shared bodily vulnerability. For a thought-provoking exploration of this theme, consider reading "Ash Wednesday & the Animal Body" on Gay Thoughts: gay-thoughts.com/2025/03/05/a...
#AshWednesday #AnimalBody #SharedVulnerability
#AshWednesday #AnimalBody #SharedVulnerability
My recent post expressing "gratitude" for President Trump's victories: "Thank you, thank you, Mr. President. You have inspired me to look forward to the future again. As Martha Nussbaum reminds us, the future is the only thing we can change."
Thank You, Thank You, Donald Trump
Explore how Donald Trump's presidency disrupted familiar political and spiritual frameworks, prompting a reevaluation of orthodox desires and a search for new, enlivening possibilities for the future.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My recent post expressing "gratitude" for President Trump's victories: "Thank you, thank you, Mr. President. You have inspired me to look forward to the future again. As Martha Nussbaum reminds us, the future is the only thing we can change."
My recent post is about the politics of human-animal compassion: gay-thoughts.com/2024/12/13/c... #compassion #dogs #gospel #marthanussbaum #politics
Compassion Is for The Dogs?
Dive into the concept of compassion in the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Discover the power of compassion through the lens of canine tongues and animal behavior.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM
My recent post is about the politics of human-animal compassion: gay-thoughts.com/2024/12/13/c... #compassion #dogs #gospel #marthanussbaum #politics
They discount fear as a reason for imagining subgroups as being larger than they are in reality, but their reasoning is not persuasive to me. What do you think?
From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans | YouGov
When it comes to estimating the size of demographic groups, Americans rarely get it right. In two recent YouGov polls, we asked respondents to guess the percentage (ranging from 0% to 100%) of America...
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November 26, 2024 at 5:55 PM
They discount fear as a reason for imagining subgroups as being larger than they are in reality, but their reasoning is not persuasive to me. What do you think?
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“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.”
Dictionary.com has named its word of the year, and it isn’t ‘brat’ | CNN
“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year –– beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.”
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November 26, 2024 at 12:36 PM
“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.”
so, i get why praising a barista for a "light as air" cappuccino may seem a form of twattery. i was a barista to help pay for grad school, and making a cap (esp. the free pour) was considered a fine art. the damn thing $$$$$. so, it's ok to kindly resist the latte habits of your barista.
November 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM
so, i get why praising a barista for a "light as air" cappuccino may seem a form of twattery. i was a barista to help pay for grad school, and making a cap (esp. the free pour) was considered a fine art. the damn thing $$$$$. so, it's ok to kindly resist the latte habits of your barista.
Even if you disagree that fear had anything to do with your vote, Nussbaum's study of fear (& related emotions: anger, disgust, and envy) is worth your time. Fear motivated Trump voters. It grips the hearts of those opposed to Trump. Understanding fear can lead to a politics of love and kindness.
How Fear Influenced the 2024 Election Outcome
The 2024 U.S. presidential election revealed a surprising Republican victory, driven by fear among voters, particularly regarding immigration and social changes. This fear can lead to manipulation …
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November 19, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Even if you disagree that fear had anything to do with your vote, Nussbaum's study of fear (& related emotions: anger, disgust, and envy) is worth your time. Fear motivated Trump voters. It grips the hearts of those opposed to Trump. Understanding fear can lead to a politics of love and kindness.