@tillybridges 😳 Whoah. This is an incredible act of public good. What a collection! What work!
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Arizona’s New Governor Katie Hobbs Issued LGBTQ+ Protections on Her First Day in Office
https://www.them.us/story/katie-hobbs-arizona-governor-lgbtq-executive-order
#GenderEuphoria
Every morning, I roll out of bed, and look in the mirror.
Increasingly, I see a middle-aged woman looking back at me.
I couldn’t be happier about that if I tried. 🥰
Miss Puffy Eyes with Your Brow Furrows, Smile Lines, and Hair in Total Disarray, … I‘m so happy to see you today. Let’s crack some eggs and make some coffee. 😘
Confession time:
I was a free speeches absolutist teen. I think many young people latch on to this, but I couldn't conceive of anyone doing anything that would protect me-- had a lot of experience being shut down & told to be quiet.
That's kind of where my heart has always been. Even on twitter I hardly ever blocked anyone. Ever. But, part of growing up is recognizing it's just not practical or reasonable.
I'm a reluctant fan of moderation and I came here kicking and screaming. 🧵
@futurebird Same. Still wrestling with this internally, and have been for a number of years.
Law school led me away from absolutism. Unfortunately, once you accept that absolutism isn’t a solution, the problem is so much harder to reason about.
I think that’s probably why the most-visible free speech absolutists we see today are small children and adults behaving like small children.
@JenWojcik @futurebird 💯 Absolutely the funniest. 😂
@futurebird @JenWojcik Forgot to add the link. 🙄 Whoopsie!!
@futurebird @JenWojcik my favorite excanonical gospel is definitely the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. It describes the misadventures of Jesus as a supernatural child, and it’s so hard for me not to read it as the one-shot religious equivalent to Young Superman Whoopsies.
There's a housing crisis in many cities. But cars can park free. Why not claim public street-space for those who need it? If you disguise your shelter as a polluting, duly-licensed private vehicle, like artist Michael Rakowitz did...
...the authorities should be fine with it.
More on this thought-provoking art project here:
@autismsupsoc Oh gods. Printing this out and handing it to a friend. ❤️
@FabulousLisa @rooster Oh, yes, those moments when leering flips into disapproval are extremely unsettling. It's like, "I'm unhappy about this in two totally different ways right now, but you're a total creep either way."
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