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donnywinter.bsky.social
Pushcart Prize Nominated Poet for: CARBON FOOTPRINT (2020), FEATS OF ALCHEMY (2021), & CASTING SEEDS (2022) Podcast Host of: RESTITCHING THE TAPESTRY & GROWING UP WITH GODZILLA My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/donnywinter Shameless queer & hobbit.
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I am ready to destroy the bigots with CHIKORITA.

Tune in on Sunday, March 2 at 4 PM EST for a new episode of Growing Up With Godzilla, featuring none other than D Man1954! Watch Here: youtu.be/2wGZN7bbjZ0?...

NEWS: I'm excited to announce that my poem "treespeak" was published by The Bookends Review! Our planet is in peril and this poem calls into attention the climate crisis we're currently experiencing. Read here: thebookendsreview.com/2025/02/25/t...

Dear Rep. Josh Schriver: LGBTQ+ people have always been here and we always will be. We're not going anywhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpgr...

And there we have it. A MI Republican House member is unveiling a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (marriage equality) tomorrow. This isn't law - it's a "sentiment" essentially; however, it speaks LOUDLY.

Check out the new episode of #GrowingUpWithGodzilla! @donnywinter.bsky.social chats with Dante Dotson! #kaijufans #kaiju #godzilla www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K4x...

Today at 4 PM EST, the iconic YouTuber Dante Dotson joins me on Growing Up With Godzilla! Watch here: youtu.be/9K4xEX8HMh0?...

Marginalized people are not and never will be acceptable losses! Do not capitulate to fascists! Do not comply in advance! Fuck the middle ground, stay where you are and stay strong!

We made it to the weekend y'all

Busy day today. Giving two presentations for our professional development conference.

Reposting this because I feel the message is important, now more than ever. It’s also moved me to be more open about being GenderQueer. We’re all searching for a place to belong, and fandoms give us this opportunity. Everyone should be treated with kindness. This will always be a safe space.

I'm still getting a number of people reaching out with words of support after my recent video discussing the Godzilla fandom homophobia I've been dealing with. Let's keep the conversation going! youtu.be/qZCiabXyX2E?...

My uncle sent me this old photo of me hugging my Grandma in early 1998. I miss her every day. ♥️

On Sunday at 4:00 PM EST, the iconic YouTuber Dante Dotson will be joining me on Growing Up With Godzilla!

This. Also, DEI is responsible for helping veterans find jobs & accepting service-related experience. To anyone who voted for the person actively dismantling these systems, they not only don't support BIPOC & LGBTQ+ communities, they also don't support veterans or disabled communities either.

Poets, we gotta write and document everything happening right now.

I'm not saying you only have to read Black authors, but like diversifying your reading with a percentage is good. Same goes with LGBTQ+, Native American, Disabled, Latinx, just like, think about it. What are you reading? Who are you reading? And, not just Literary Fiction either.

If you missed the newest episode of Growing Up With Godzilla! youtu.be/5hHjPeLEnkY?...

*Some* Godzilla Fans: "Why do you have to talk about this stuff and cause drama?" Me:

I love observing the classes of my colleagues. It's so cool to see the awesome things my coworkers are doing. ❤️

My dear friend @strangenothings.bsky.social who co-hosts Restitching the Tapestry with me & has guest appeared on Growing Up With Godzilla just posted a video adding to the conversation about anti-LGBTQ+ behavior in the Godzilla fandom. Some good stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM9C...

NEW GUWG EPISODE: @donnywinter.bsky.social chats with MattZilla Collectibles! #kaiju #podcasts #growingupwithgodzilla #godzilla #godzillafan www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hHj...

Thank you all for coming to the premiere of Growing Up With Godzilla's new episode! youtu.be/5hHjPeLEnkY

The new episode of Growing Up With Godzilla is dropping now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hHj...

I just had to turn away a potential guest for Growing Up With Godzilla because they're associated with a website which actively allows its users to spread homophobia/transphobia. Again, receipts: youtu.be/qZCiabXyX2E?...

Our "president" quoting Napoleon Bonaparte on Twitter is yet ANOTHER indication of his intentions.

Tomorrow at 4 PM EST a new episode of Growing Up With Godzilla drops! This week, I'm joined by Mattzilla Collectibles to discuss tradition, meeting Haruo Nakajima, and sharing a moment with Takashi Yamazaki! You won't want to miss it! Premiere link: youtu.be/5hHjPeLEnkY

Happy Valentine's Day to my better half, @brittonclarke.bsky.social! Here's one of our recent engagement photos by Morgan of Captured By Grace Photography!

Happy Valentine's Day, Queens!

One of my favorite episodes of Restitching the Tapestry @strangenothings.bsky.social & I did was a Valentine's themed one! Check out our dating horror stories! www.youtube.com/live/L_KfSph...

i'm so happy to see that some people are voicing support for @donnywinter.bsky.social. its great knowing there's safe areas in the godzilla fandom. im still pissed that influential voices from last summer who spoke up aren't saying much... but hey, i guess it shows who they really are.

Right!?

A quick response to the criticism: "donny, why do you insist on bringing negativity into the Godzilla fandom by talking about social issues?" What's the real negativity though? Calling out slurs or allowing slurs to happen unconfronted? Just some food for thought. youtu.be/qZCiabXyX2E

Exciting news! Between now and April, there will be an episode of Growing Up With Godzilla EVERY Sunday as opposed to every other! Some exciting Godzilla content on the horizon!

Thank you, @gojiraspouse.bsky.social! Excellent addition to our ongoing conversation!

Wonderful video, @henshinjohn.bsky.social!

It is pretty unsettling, isn't it?

To the Godzilla fans telling me: "What homophobia and transphobia?" Just cuz you are insulated to where you DON'T see it doesn't mean it isn't there. That's literally why I put receipts in the video because I kept having people tell me "it ain't real unless you show me." youtu.be/qZCiabXyX2E?...

I'm pretty moved by the level of response my video has received here on bluesky. Thank you all for circulating and sharing words of encouragement. Hate has no home at our table!

I totally understand where you're coming from on this.