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Periodic reminder: wear a well fitting n95 or better mask. The fascists are going to do nothing to protect people from the spread of this new variant or its damage. If you have stopped wearing mask it’s time to buy some new ones or find your stock so you can protect yourselves and your community

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

I keep getting asked if it’s legal to spend our campaign funds on food drives or our high school public service grants and the answer is YES. It is. Politicians and Democratic organizations need to use their coffers to help people NOW and fill in the gaps that Trump has created.

submitted 1 day ago • 80 comments

The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments

blumineck has been my archery inspiration for years because he’s a pole dancer who can do trick shots while being pro–sex worker and an intentional resource for illustrators/animators. That’s 4x based. A frequently inverted king.

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

This is extremely true, and I don't mean to minimize the important point being made. But also: kids deserve art. Kids deserve art that respects them, and they deserve art that isn't designed to appeal first and foremost to adult tastes. Children's literature is art and art is never expendable.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Happy Agender Pride Day 2025! lgbtqreads.com/2025/05/19/h...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Dutch friends, your Eurovision song is stuck in my head now, thank you for that. dances around with the vacuum

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

The problem (one of the problems) with using mutants as a 1:1 metaphor for marginalized groups is that they're simultaneously an oppression metaphor and a power fantasy.

submitted 8 days ago • 35 comments

ATHLETE IS AGENDER: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports is out today! This is a nonfiction anthology for readers 10+, and it's maybe the most important book I've sent into the world. I really mean that.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Also, as far as I know - and I might be wrong, because it's SUPER HARD AND ANNOYING to figure out bus routes - none of the available buses run evenings and weekends anymore. It's the train or nothing (so give the train engineers everything they want please).

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

If all NJ Transit services into NYC are suspended because of a strike, then the best option for commuters would clearly be to use one of the myriad commuter buses that run into the Port Authority Bus Terminal. The problem is, there is no map of what routes exist. www.nj.com/news/2025/05...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

Please vote for this guy, NYC. This isn't even a "lesser of two evils" situation (which come on, not hard to do with Cuomo), he just straight up seems cool af, and socialism scares rich people for a GOOD reason. YOU are not a rich person, do not be scared of socialism!

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

This is a great interview and also contains (one) answer to the question I am beyond exhausted of answering: “When are you going to stop masking?”

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

2nd. Wear a mask. Protect disabled folx, immuno-compromised folx, and yourself. I for one do not want life-long crippling disabilities that effect my breathing, sleeping, and energy. Wear a mask at protests, at the store, on public transit, in crowds. Be a cool kid and mask up.

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Pope Pesto the VII.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].

submitted 15 days ago • 58 comments

I was scrolling through Jen's excellent blog for cover comp purposes and found this and the fact that none of you told me about this means you're all fired. COSTUMES FOR TIME TRAVELERS?!?!?

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

living through 2025 and having to wake up, go to work, handle responsibilities etc feels like this

submitted 17 days ago • 10 comments

Oooh what a cover!!!

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

So, I'm going to confess: I've struggled a little bit with putting these pieces out there, because frankly - this was the worst night of my life. There are residual impacts not covered in this piece. But I saw my pet groomer today - yes, Jack gets trims for health (!)

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

to me, “you should create for yourself” and “you deserve to be acknowledged for what you make” are two statements that should coexist. chasing engagement will rot your soul, while being neglected will see your passion wither. loving what you make is a failsafe for when the engagement never comes.

submitted 25 days ago • 5 comments

my book was just born moments ago and now it is at the store

submitted 24 days ago • 14 comments

Today is the day! The debut adult rom-com from @mkengland.bsky.social is finally here! Watch for ALL FIRED UP, in bookstores everywhere. 🔥 www.harpercollins.com/products/all...

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

I am so ready.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

They keep insisting there are good use cases for LLMs, but none of them rise to the level of "this is so important it justifies breaking copyright, destroying the environment, and paying people in the Global South $1 a day to data train the worst parts out."

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Today is Lesbian Visibility Day! It's also Independent Bookstore Day. Coincidence? I think not. What better day to buy your favorite wlw books from your favorite indie bookstore! You can see this rec list (and many other wlw books!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate shop: bookshop.org/lists/wlw-st...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I wrote Pride Puppy and @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social illustrated. We know exactly what it does (and does not!) include. So when Neil Gorsuch started talking about bondage and sex work, while claiming he'd read our book, we knew he was lying. Thanks to @jaywillis.net for this incredible piece.

submitted 27 days ago • 6 comments

We've been asked this a few times & now have an answer! If you're in publishing, but not author you can join Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans! The group is still in development but you can sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

THIS. It was sickening. They essentially argued that any book representing LGBTQ+ people in a positive light (eg. getting married, having a nice day, being people who, you know, exist in the world) was coercing or indoctrinating children.

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments