Nonconformist 🌎

ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα, πολύτροπον "Tell me, Muse, about a complicated man."--Homer, 'The Odyssey'. Happily married. Straight ally. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ He/him/his.

[hndthoreau]

"THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated”  ― Thomas Paine, 'The Crisis'

[nevertrump]

Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument

The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. That's angering activists who see the change

[hndthoreau]

What a way to cause a second Stonewall.

[jilli1205]

[hndthoreau]

Truth.

[wilwheaton]

“Omar Abdulkadir Artan, Africa’s 2025 referee of the year, was turned away at Miami International Airport on Saturday due to unspecified vetting concerns despite carrying valid documents and a diplomatic passport. He would have been the first Somali referee at a men’s FIFA World Cup, but FIFA confirmed Monday he’s been removed from the tournament’s 52-referee roster.”

—

Ground News - Somali Referee Denied US Entry Before World Cup

He carries a DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT.

Fuck Trump. Fuck ICE. Fuck everything about this. 

But, more than anything else, fuck the people who voted for this.

[hndthoreau]

And so it begins. The world had been warned long ago this would happen.

[demondmayhew016]

#Black Conscious ❤️🖤💚🌍✨

[weirdcatlive]

[tiktoks-i-enjoyed]

Free Gender-Affirming Kits & Resources | The Queer Trans Project

Get free gender-affirming kits and flight assistance. The Queer Trans Project is a Black & Trans-led nonprofit supporting the trans and nonb

[hndthoreau]

A Very Stable Genius Part Two--A Randy Rainbow Song Parody

[depsidase]

[secondlina]

No transphobes allowed, only transborbs.

Check out my stuff!

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[jamie-elbowz-deactivated2025092]

[hndthoreau]

I Turned a Pencil Into a Dessert--Amaury Guichon

[itgetsbetter]

big announcement: Digital Pride is back!!!

all throughout june, some of our fave LGBTQ+ creators are streaming, hosting charity events, doing marathons, playing games, hanging out, and raising money for our lgbtq+ youth programs.

we keep bringing digital pride back every year because we know not every queer young person can safely or easily access pride events in person. whether it’s because of where you live, finances, safety, disability, family circumstances, or anything else - you still deserve community, celebration, and queer joy.

we’ll be sharing stream announcements and schedules on IG and bsky throughout the month so you know exactly when and where to tune in and support.

see y'all in chat. <3

[itgetsbetter]

first up: digital pride RELAY!

happy to announce that 1UP Gaming Festival came back for their 3rd annual Pride charity event. over 30 streamers will stream across 7 days while raising funds for our lgbtq+ youth programs (honoreddd)!

their goal is to help us raise $5,000 - see their schedule here, meet the creators, see what games and activities they'll be streaming, and make a donation to support their goal: 1upgamingfestival.com/pride26

[itgetsbetter]

the Great Palia Charity Hunt is BACK and they're raising funds for our lgbtq+ youth programs!

hosted by Behind_TheLash_Streaming, you can follow along all pride month long as 50+ streamers compete head-to-head, mining for rare star stones all around Palia, while raising funds for It Gets Better.

we've got the full schedule here.

their goal is $20,000 for queer youth (!!) - y'all can see upcoming streams, drop in, and make a donation to support their goal here: tiltify.com/@behindthelash/tgpch19pride

[itgetsbetter]

next stream is here! join galaxyjellobear for some cozy Digital Pride streams, while raising funds for lgbtq+ youth! 🟣 June 6th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT: Stardew Valley 🟣 June 20th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT: Golf with Your Friends 🟣 June 27th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT: Sun Haven pop in and make a donation to support: twitch.tv/galaxyjellobear

[itgetsbetter]

another weekend stream kickoff!

join nerapi ALL JUNE LONG playing Coffee Talk Tokyo, Borderlands, and Persona 5 Royal while raising funds for LGBTQ+ youth!

Join in at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on:

🟣 6/7

🟣 6/9

🟣 6/11

🟣 6/14

🟣 6/16

🟣 6/18

🟣 6/21

🟣 6/23

🟣 6/25

🟣 6/28

🟣 6/30

Pop in and make a donation: twitch.tv/nerapi

[itgetsbetter]

MORE streams!

this week, we're playing some of the games in Humble Bundle's June Humble Choice bundle, which benefits US here at It Gets Better! all throughout Digital Pride, some of our faves will be playing games from the bundle that benefits lgbtq+ youth. this week, we've got:

🟣 mon 6/8 at 7:45 ET/4:45pm PT: twitch.tv/writingthewaves

🟣 weds 6/10 at 7:15pm ET/4:15pm PT: twitch.tv/thewivesanarchy

🟣 sat 6/13 at 2pm ET/11am PT: twitch.tv/spacehuggle

see you there, can't wait to hear which game from the bundle is your fave!

[leighlew3]

ALL. OF. THIS.

[westernwitchy75]

💯❤️

[evergreen-femme]

im just so happy i live in a time period where actual meaningful biological transition is possible. even if we lose rights or the ability to exist in public, nothing can turn back the clock on that, and just by having any sort of access to that our lives are made immensely better. millions of our sisters throughout history would never have dreamed of a day where they could have what HRT does for us.

please don't lose the plot of this. if you're a trans person on HRT you're a living miracle, the dream of hundreds of millions of your ancestors. your lives are all deeply meaningful no matter what anyone says.

[t4t4t]

תפילה להפך – מאבן בֹחן | Prayer for Transformation, from the poem "Even Boḥan" by Rabbi Ḳalonymus b. Ḳalonymus ben Meir (1322) • the Open Si

A prayer by Kalonymus b. Kalonymus ben Meir that appears in his poem ספר אבן בוחן, יג Sefer Even Boḥan (§13), describing the author's wish t

[unabashedllamamusic]

Cursed be the one who announced to my father: “It’s a boy!"... ...How could he twist the course of the stars so much? How could he have erred so in his astrology? A lying tongue, a fool’s mouth it had given him For he foolishly transformed justice to poison He altered the law and transposed the lines

Oh, but had the artisan who made me created me instead – a worthy woman... ...I would say "how lucky am I"

Father in heaven who did miracles for our ancestors with fire and water... ...Who would then transform me from a man to woman? Were I only to have merited this being so graced by goodness...

What shall I say? why cry or be bitter? If my father in heaven has decreed upon me and has maimed me with an immutable deformity then I do not wish to remove it. the sorrow of the impossible is a human pain that nothing will cure and for which no comfort can be found. So, I will bear and suffer until I die and wither in the ground. Since I have learned from our tradition that we bless both, the good and the bitter I will bless in a voice hushed and weak: blessed are you [HaShem] who has not made me a woman.

I think I'm gonna go lay down for a little while.

[217truckdrivinman]

[hndthoreau]

And taken over the US Government.

[hndthoreau]

Relax--Frankie Goes to Hollywood