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it looks from the outside like the NYT adopted an advocacy position on the anti-trans side. anti-trans people rarely have issue getting a byline or a story-defining quote in the Times when no trans person is ever given that chance?

I don't want advocacy from the NYT, I want fairness.

Thanks for the shoutout! Also, lol at “reporter discovers transit is convenient and cheap” 🙄

halftime show fromt eh supebowl showing a set on the field featuring a nyc bodega

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.

Thank you for reading, Mollie!

The first gay man to sue Scouting America becomes a Scout leader, 45 years later | Xtra Magazine Tim Curran is enjoying the fruits of a hard-won, decades-long battle for gay inclusion in the organization

He was the first gay man to sue Scouting America in 1981. Now he’s a Scout leader. @mikedesocio.com tells @tim1curran.bsky.social’s story.

The first gay man to sue Scouting America becomes a Scout leader, 45 years later | Xtra Magazine Tim Curran is enjoying the fruits of a hard-won, decades-long battle for gay inclusion in the organization

Today I wrote about @tim1curran.bsky.social, the first gay man to sue Scouting America, who recently became a Scout leader, 45 years later.

Thank you @xtramagazine.com for letting me tell this story.

xtramagazine.com/power/activi...

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Indeed, if you want to know more, @mikedesocio.com has published a fantastic history.

What ‘Heated Rivalry’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ say about the Canada we want to be | Xtra Magazine There are surprising commonalities between "Heated Rivalry" and "Schitt's Creek," two of Canada’s most successful TV exports

In its embrace of earnest queer love, Heated Rivalry demonstrates the best of Canada and the nationalism we should aspire to.

And it’s not the first Canadian TV show that found an audience in the U.S. to do so.

Here's what to know about anal sex and IBD Experts answer questions about inflammatory bowel disease and anal sex you’re probably too embarrassed to ask

“Trying out anal s*x for the first time can be a stressful experience for anybody. [...] I was diagnosed with [IBD] at the tender age of 16[,] long before I even identified as queer or considered how it would affect my sexual health.”

So thrilled to see my piece about IBD and anal ex on the new @scripthealth.bsky.social site!!

It’s Open Enrollment Season. Don’t Be a Target of These Health Care Scams The urgency and confusion of health care enrollment make it prime time for fraudsters. Experts share how to protect yourself from these common scams.

The urgency and confusion of health care enrollment make it prime time for fraudsters. Experts share how to protect yourself from these common scams.

U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces' Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.

Congress requires DOD to facilitate Scouts activities but the Secretary can ignore the law in cases where it is “detrimental to national security." Hegseth is preparing to do so because the scouts have become too inclusive of girls.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...

Feels like a good time to mention @mikedesocio.com’s book MORALLY STRAIGHT: bookshop.org/a/18000/9781...

Thank you for the shoutout!

the script health logo on a rainbow gradient background

This month, after almost a year of development, we launched a whole new publication! @scripthealth.bsky.social is a brand new platform dedicated to covering LGBTQ2S+ health in a period where our rights and healthcare access are under extreme threat. www.script.health

Thrilled to be hanging out on the homepage of @scripthealth.bsky.social, the new queer health site from the folks at @xtramagazine.com!

My fellow sl*ts, read all about it! We explain when to take DoxyPEP and how to use these antibiotics to prevent STIs: www.script.health/article/what...

Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.

For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

The queer community still needs places for public sex | Xtra Magazine Sex party promoters, kink community leaders and educators refuse to shy away from the more explicit aspects of the queer experience

Bravo, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social, for this excellent piece in @xtramagazine.com about why queer community still needs places for public sex. (Because, well, it’s not just about sex. It’s about so much more).

Miss Major—legendary activist, elder and Stonewall veteran—tells her story  | Xtra Magazine “Miss Major Speaks” is part biography, part interview and full of Miss Major spitting truths and laying it down like it is

Trans trailblazer Miss Major Griffin-Gracy died yesterday. In 'Miss Major Speaks' the elder, organizer, Stonewall veteran and mother discusses her past and the community's and the struggle for Black, trans and queer liberation.

Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom We have seen this song and dance before.

1. If you've scrolled social media lately, you've likely seem Democrats cheering for Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Trump relentlessly.

You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.

I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.

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Burnout isn’t just a "you" problem - Work Life by Atlassian Systemic factors also play a major role in workplace exhaustion.

From @atlassian.bsky.social and @mikedesocio.com - I'm a great believer in #SystemsThinking and this is a good way of tackling #burnout: www.atlassian.com/blog/product...

Nick’s cheese career 📈

I’m so excited for this!

Thank you to @mikedesocio.com for this delightful recap of our FREE Electric Coach course (which you can also take)!

Mike, you were a wonderful student!

I Care About the Environment, So I Became a Certified Electric Coach I've been reporting on decarbonization and the environmental issues for almost four years. Now I'm choosing to do more than write about it with this free electric coach course.

I’ve been writing about climate for @cnet.com for years, but recently I decided I could do more. So, I became a certified Electric Coach with @rewiringamerica.bsky.social. Wrote about why I did — and why you should too: www.cnet.com/home/energy-...

Inside the history of Boston’s bygone gay bathhouses  | Xtra Magazine From sexual health support to discreet gathering place, bathhouses were once a small but important part of the city’s gay community

To be a journalism nerd for a second: this piece includes a) a source in his 80s—rare, and b) a historian who happened to work at a bathhouse in a past life. Queer journalism/being our own experts FTW. xtramagazine.com/love-sex/bos...

Easily my favorite two things about this story!!!

I wrote a super gay and fun story about Boston and its (tragic!) lack of gay bathhouses for @xtramagazine.com!