Struck by the different language used between your letter and mine, and what they decided to add in a day later...

image of watchmen's doctor manhattan, a superhero who is entirely blue and nude, sitting on a rock, small in frame, on what is depicted to be a very pink version of the surface of the planet mars. he looks pensive.

It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.

It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.

It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.

It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—

URGENT: Save the NEH I just took action to oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Join me and take action here.

TransRural Lives (digital storytelling and research focused on trans older adults in rural areas) is funded by a #NEH Collaborative Research Grant. I'm privileged to co-direct this project, and have seen the vital intergenerational community and knowledge sharing that's emerged. p2a.co/1gzPVYl

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“The Durian Demon” by Lydia Kwa (Sneak peek of Room 48.1 WITS END) - ROOM Magazine As we consider the role of humour in revealing life’s absurdities and challenging power, we’re sitting with “The Durian Demon,” a new fiction piece by Room 48.1 Wits End‘s commissioned writer, Lydia K...

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Read "The Durian Demon" by @lydiakwa.bsky.social in the Wits End issue of Room Magazine! :) Lead-edited by me hehe.

Hi, my name is ___________ and I'm one of Senator ____________'s constituents. I need the Senator to commit to voting No on S-9, the "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act," and other anti-trans legislation on the way. Trump's Executive Orders made it clear none of this is about protecting women. And no compromise on trans rights will make Republicans stop attacking. Voters respond when Democrats fight injustice. Bipartisanship isn't what at-risk people need or what the base wants, and it didn't help Democrats win 2024 elections. [you can stop here at 0:30 if you want to bail out] If Senate Democrats stand together, Republicans can't pass this law and others like them. Executive Orders are easily overturned. Tell Senator _____________ to vote No on S-9. If not for trans people, then because voters show up for Democrats who stand for something. Thank you.

if your senator's a democrat, try the script below. it’s got a bail out written in. play with it. you’ll get an intern. be polite.

no dem cosponsors so far. but dems often cast cowardly votes & need to know it won't hurt them to stand with trans people. see ⬇️🧵

find your reps: myreps.datamade.us

A black cat is on her hind legs, draped on a couch, watching two other black cats mill about a ladder on the ground. A drill and some building materials are also in the scene, as is a white cat at the end of the couch, who is busy cleaning himself rather than helping with the matter at hand.

Foreperson and team. Joy amid stress.

A black cat lays stretched out on a light grey floor, her belly facing up but her head turned to the side. Her tail is missing patches of fur.

Interpretive stretching.

We will continue to be born.

Last month, at the Michigan #EmoSex conference, I said a few words about the friction between gender and sexuality studies, and also my thoughts about a "trans method." Maybe you'd like to read them, too.

Tomorrow is going to be every nonprofit asking you for a donation (in the US). I give through work, because my employer matches my donation, and tomorrow they will double their match. If that’s an option for you, DO IT.