Lindsey Graham, a gay man, was not just a pathetic hypocrite, but a quisling - the highest form of traitor.
He was a spineless, pathetic, simpering coward. For a scrap of influence, he spent his entire life polishing the boots planted on the necks of people just like himself.
Every sneering speech, every gutted protection, every life made smaller or more dangerous was another offering he laid before the rotten men whose approval he valued more than his conscience.
He spent decades mistaking proximity to power for possession of it.
In reality, he was never their equal, only a useful lackey: a frightened, self-serving weakling who traded his dignity on a daily basis, a repulsive bottom-feeding parasite who only aimed downward at anyone too vulnerable to retaliate.
He demanded the privacy, sexual freedom, and practical tolerance that he worked to deny to all others.
And the world became a slightly better place the day he died.
Yeah, I like that it's funny and laid-back with unique characters, very sort of creative premise that goes in unexpected directions - all that.
But I also really love it when a story uses humor to explore topics that can be kind of complex and dry - like in this case ethics. Cuz nothing kills my interest like some overly serious self-important story that can't poke fun at itself.
thought i would show this priceless treasure i made
the necklace is a shoelace from a pair of these weird men's dress shoes i wore everyday in like 2023 and um yeah. i oriented it so they
keeeeyuuus. mac and den keeyus and also the semi-moldy hilson like yeah. Yeah.
i have way too many lockets i put The Guys i like in. i have dozens like ššā ļøā ļøthis is just one of them. so they are on my heartš„°š„°š„°lol
What does NO-ACT mean?
-NO-ACT stands for "Non-Offending, Anti-Contact, Taboo" and is a movement for paraphiles who are against sexual contact with minors, theriform animals, and non-consenting people, but pro-kink and other means of safe sexual expression. The goal of this movement is for paraphilias to be destigmatized, alongside promoting abuse awareness and prevention, sexual education, and risk-aware sexual bodily autonomy. This is also a separatist movement, as NO-ACT paraphiles must disassociate entirely from beings who hold pro/neutral/complex contact stances if we ever want true destigmatization, acceptance, and abuse prevention.
More about NO-ACT and its stances under the cut.
This movement isā¦
-Against pederasty/youth age gap relationships, child sexual abuse material, bestiality, bestial material, rape, and all other forms of non-consensual sexual contact or creation of sexual exploitation material.
-Pro-kink/RACK, pro-fiction, and encourages finding healthy ways to express taboo paraphilias. Everything like roleplay, kink, art, fiction writing, special effects in films, and other fictional outlets.
-Pro bodily autonomy in all aspects. Whether it's the right to an abortion, euthanasia, rejecting treatment, or risk-aware sex.
-Pro-consang, as long as it is between two consenting adults who do not have a power imbalance.
-Anti-non consensual sex with the dead, and pro-consensual* sex with the dead. People deserve the right to bodily autonomy even in death, and if someone wants to write in their will that they want people to be allowed to have sex with their corpse, it should be legal to do so.
-Anti-non consensual sleep sex, and pro-consensual* sleep sex. As long as someone is following RACK principles and being careful, consenting adults should be allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to have sleep sex or not.
-Against pro/neutral/complex contact** stances. It is abuse apologism, full stop, and NO-ACT does not tolerate abuse apologism or abusers.
Disclaimers:
-*True consent relies on the ability to revoke consent, and since dead, sleeping, and intoxicated people cannot reliably revoke consent, there will always be a risk factor to sexual contact with the dead, sleeping, or intoxicated. NO-ACT is dedicated to both advocating for the rights of the dead, sleeping, and intoxicated - and the right to bodily autonomy for people who wish to have sex while dead, sleeping, or intoxicated. Thus, NO-ACT supports those who wish to have these experiences in a risk-aware context. Consent must be obtained beforehand, written down, and preferably legally recognized. NO-ACT advises those who wish to participate in sleep sex, sex with the dead, or similar acts that involve dubious consent to be aware of the risks, consequences, and potential harm these acts can bring before engaging in them or giving consent to engage in them with another, and to exercise upmost caution.
-**Anti-contact has always and will always mean being against sexual contact with minors, theriform animals, and other non-consenting beings. This is not up for debate, NO-ACT is strict on this and does not accept pro/neutral/complex stances.
-NO-ACT was made partially as a way to prevent anti-contact symbols and flags being appropriated by pro/neutral/complex-contact communities. Due to this, I try to avoid using explicitly pro-contact symbols as much as possible.
-NO-ACT is inherently anti-xenosatanist and radqueer-critical, as both ideologies encourage or allow pro-contact stances. This also goes for any "contact stance neutral" paraphile groups or movements, as NO-ACT is a separatist movement.
Flag symbols and color meanings:
Navy Blue: Community
Teal: Anti-abuse
Green: Health and Access to anti-abuse resources
Sky blue: Awareness and visibility, colorpicked from the original paraphile flag.
Purple: Consent, bodily autonomy, and risk-aware choices.
Magenta: Joy and Pride
Pink: Kink and self-expression
Black: Anti-contact, and fighting stigma
Someday I hope to make a flag template and color variations with the big 5, so stay tuned!
June 12, 2016. Putting a date on this for when it gets reblogged months from now by people who think the post is about something from 30, 40 years ago.
I am a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting, having grown up in Orlando and just turned 20 a month prior. If you didnāt know, there were several families who refused to claim the bodies of their relatives due to their sexuality. One family even had their relativeās name removed from the memorial. Murdered by the same hate with which their families reject them in both life and death.
Many, many people celebrated Pulse. We were told we deserved it. That it was Godās punishment for our sin of loving the same sex. We are sent messages like these I received in 2018:
We in the community often call the victim count 49+ to include the survivors who couldnāt live with the pain.
The event was never officially declared a hate crime or targeted homophobic attack and is rarely listed as one in databases.
At our vigils for those slaughtered, Extremist Christian groups showed up to protest, holding signs like this:
ID: Me kissing a woman I was casually seeing in front of an angry looking man with a āSodomy is Sinā sign.
Please understand how much more than just a mass shooting this was. We are still to this day harassed and told we deserved it by some.
This year was the sixth anniversary. The first couple years I received dozens of messages checking in on me on 6/12. Year 5 got enough news coverage for people to think to reach out to me. This year it was my therapist, the woman I kissed in that photo, and a couple of other gun violence survivor friends. People are forgetting already.
