A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
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This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
Gutted to lose Alice Wong. Her voice, her vision, her kindness have changed the world for people with disabilities (including me) and will continue to do so.
She left a message:
Marriage equality does not exist for everyone until disabled people can marry without losing their benefits.
BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Siegfried’s Long Call from Twilight of the Garage (Gäragerdämmerung)
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
The image shows the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on display on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in October 1996. This particular display, from October 11-13, 1996, was the last time the entire quilt was shown in its entirety, covering the vast expanse of the National Mall from the Washington Monument towards the U.S. Capitol. It featured over 40,000 panels and drew approximately 1.2 million visitors.
AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.
Woman with short gray hair, glasses, olive green t-shirt and blue jogging pants is sitting in a white chair, smiling and holding two copies of a brightly colored book.
It’s Pub Day for this beautiful poetry anthology, Love is for All of Us: poems of tenderness and belonging from the lgbtq+ community and friends, edited by James Crews & Brad Peacock. I’m humbled to have a poem in it, alongside so many amazing others. Congratulations James, Brad & all of the poets!
“We find ourselves, then, gathered not just to discuss poems and ideas but to reckon with what feels like the narrowing of possibility around us.”
Poetry is community.
"Poet Jason O’Toole said to me, succinctly, “Poetry is community.” He was right. We write because we believe others will read, and the best and most profound support I’ve had in life has come from fellow poets."
- Willie Carver, Jr
Trans and nonbinary people waving and saying thank you outside the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico.
We're only $25 away from meeting our $500 match! Will you be the one to help us hit our first big goal on #SNMGivingDay? Visit bit.ly/snmgd-tgrcnm and let's do this! #snmgivingday25 #supporttranskids #transjoy
Wonderful! Congratulations!
I love the glowing tip of Marshall’s tail.
Black dog with a sign on its back reading, “Dogs against DOGE”.
Ooops! The Alt text on that first photo should say “Two women smiling…”, not smoking! 😂
Two women smoking and holding signs, one reading, “Love still wins” and one that says, “No sign is big enough for this!”
Woman with sunglasses holding a sign reading, “Hands off! Social security, Medicare, voting rights, USPS, vaccines, healthcare”
Backs of crowd of people at rally, including man draped in rainbow flag that says, Peace.
Drone shot of crowd at rally showing over a thousand people.
#HandsOff rally in Albuquerque, NM. @maddow.msnbc.com @indivisible.org
Good morning.
Listen, you have to just decide.
They are not taking the Black Smithsonian.
Resolve it in your spirit.
This.
I’ve added this feed and pinned it, and it’s a nearly-perfect getaway when needed.
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There was a reason they attacked DEI first. It's because white christian male supremacist views are core to their movement. Dems should, contrary to the advice of some reflexive compromisers among us, respond by picking up the fallen banner of equality & opportunity. We should proudly champion it.
‘Rhythm’ has two h’s and no vowels.
Just remember:
Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move
Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
I’m so sorry that you have lost your friend.
We love you too. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇦
Books can help us see the world, educate us, and give us hope. To be reflected in books is to be seen and affirmed. All youth deserve to see themselves and their families represented in books and media. (1/2)
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"The diversity of sexual phenotypes across species is vast and spectacular" & so is this delightful story. Thanks to @professormaney.bsky.social for showing how white-throated sparrows are more proof that we shouldn't "flatten nature’s wondrous diversity into two categories, male and female." 🧪
