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I've spent 50 years watching straight folks treat a bi friend's history like black mold behind the drywall — something to scrub out with bleach or sell back as a kink — and I am sick to my fuckin stomach that "just a preference" is still the fig leaf this rotten bigotry does. #LGBTQ #Pride #QueerJoy #TransRights #Community #LoveWins #News #Photography #Resist https://thistleandmoss.com/p/pick-a-fucking-side-trump-auditions-fuckspeak-at-the-un-straight-women-ghost-bi-men-kid-rock-sells-s?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

Sausage gravy → Brown 1lb of breakfast sausage in a wide skillet about 5 minutes; sprinkle 3 tablespoons of flour over the fat and stir one minute; pour in 2.5 cups of milk, stirring until it thickens and bubbles, about 3 minutes. #Recipe #Cooking #CheapEats #FoodAsMedicine #BudgetCooking #Food #Photography #QueerJoy #MutualAid https://thistleandmoss.com/p/carry-your-own-goddamn-garbage-the-press-padlocked-out-lesbian-loaded-like-a-slur-and-kindness-haule#the-nurturing-food-as-medicine?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

Good night, darlings. 🌙💜 The day is finally winding down, the cats have presumably forgiven me for whatever terrible crime I committed today, and I think it’s time to crawl under the blankets and let my brain stop pretending it’s going to solve the entire universe at 0200h. Tomorrow may be difficult. Things may still be messy. The world may continue being an absolute fucking disaster. But tomorrow is also another chance. So rest, breathe, drink some water, hug someone you love if you can, and remember: fascists are temporary. Cats are eternal. ✨ Sleep well, you wonderful weirdos. 💜🏳️‍⚧️ #GoodNight #QueerJoy #StaySoft #Resist #Cats

Good morning! 🌈✨ Pride March in Amsterdam today! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ I’m very much looking forward to all the wonderful, fabulous people, the joy, the colours, and the glorious queer chaos. 💕🥰 My only question is whether my poor little legs have received the memo that they’re expected to survive this. 😅🧦 Wish me luck… and perhaps a strategically placed bench or two. 💜 #Pride #AmsterdamPride #QueerJoy #LGBTQIA #PrideMarch

Good morning. 🌸 After a wonderfully wild day in The Hague, I'm now ready for Rotterdam. The outfit has gone a little more industrial today... which, naturally, calls for the robust kneesocks. One must dress appropriately for the local architecture, after all. 🤭🧦 Wish me luck. I shall bravely face the city, one adorable step at a time. 💜 #GoodMorning #Rotterdam #TheHague #Kneesocks #CuteButPunk #QueerJoy #TrainTravel #Netherlands #AltFashion #BeYourself

Pantry meal: skillet squash-and-lemon pasta — feeds 3, under $10, ten minutes → Seven things: 12 oz short pasta, two medium summer squash, four cloves garlic, olive oil, one lemon, half a cup breadcrumbs, grated parmesan. Boil the pasta. Toast the crumbs in oil with one minced clove until sandy-gold; set aside. Grate the squash coarse, hit the hot pan with it and the rest of the garlic for three minutes — it collapses fast — then add drained pasta, a splash of its water, lemon zest and juice, the cheese. Toss hard. Crumbs on top. Late July is when squash gets cheap enough to be insulting, and the grater turns a vegetable nobody's excited about into something that behaves like a sauce. #Recipe #Cooking #CheapEats #FoodAsMedicine #BudgetCooking #Food #Photography #QueerJoy #MutualAid #Solidarity #pride https://twp.ai/4huIzc

via GayBuzzer: A week after a woman was killed at Berlin Pride, Hamburg's deputy mayor was asked on live television whether a parade was really the right thing to be doing. Her answer was now more than ever Katharina Fegebank told RTL that since the attack, plenty of people inside the LGBTQ community and outside it had been unsure whether Saturday was the right day to be out on the street. About 250,000 of them decided it was #Hamburg #HamburgPride #lgbtqia #pride2026 #pride #queerjoy #germany

Amsterdam has officially defeated my cute argyle kneesocks. 🩷🌈 They've surrendered to the heat and slid halfway down my legs. I shall consider this a tactical retreat until the weather becomes more sock-friendly. 😌 #Amsterdam #Pride #KneeSocks #RainbowShoes #TransJoy #QueerJoy #SummerVibes 🌈

Good night. 🌙 I know... late again. But have you ever spent an evening with people you love and an utterly fantabulous collection of Chinese desserts? Some nights are simply worth staying awake for. Going to bed with a tiny sugar rush, a full heart, and a very happy smile. 💜✨ #GoodNight #SweetDreams #LittleJoys #Happy #DessertTime #ChineseDesserts #QueerJoy

Good morning (albeit again late...) from Amsterdam! 🌷💖 I made it safely, somehow managed to get here with all my socks accounted for, and now I'm ready for Canal Pride! I'll be wandering the canals with a big smile, probably getting distracted by pretty boats, prettier people, and at least one bakery. Have a lovely day, everyone. Be kind, be proud, and stay hydrated. 🏳️‍🌈✨ Have a wonderful time at Pride! 🌈 #Amsterdam #CanalPride #Pride #GoodMorning #LGBTQIA #QueerJoy #TrainTravel #BeKind

Good night. 🌙 Yes, I'm up far later than I should be again. But this time I have an excuse: I'm on a train... I'll be sensible tomorrow. Probably. Maybe. Oops. Sleep well, everyone. 💜 #GoodNight #TrainTravel #RainbowSocks #QueerJoy #NightOwls #TravelDiaries

"Do whatever it takes to make your life more worth living. Just don't be mean." — Kate Bornstein, from Hello, Cruel World (2006) https://twp.ai/4huJ30 #LGBTQ #Pride #ProgressPride #Toronto #QueerJoy #TransRights #Community #LoveWins #News #Photography #Resist #Solidarity #QueerNews #LGBTQ #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest

Pantry meal: skillet squash-and-lemon pasta — feeds 3, under $10, ten minutes → Seven things: 12 oz short pasta, two medium summer squash, four cloves garlic, olive oil, one lemon, half a cup breadcrumbs, grated parmesan. Boil the pasta. Toast the crumbs in oil with one minced clove until sandy-gold; set aside. #Recipe #Cooking #CheapEats #FoodAsMedicine #BudgetCooking #Food #Photography #QueerJoy #MutualAid #Solidarity #pride 1/2

Newly released Justice Department and House Oversight material shows Jeffrey Epstein arranged a 2013 marriage between his girlfriend, Dr. Karyna Shuliak, and one of his own assistants — a woman her lawyer describes as a victim — to secure a green card. https://twp.ai/4huJ2i #LGBTQ #Trans #TransRights #Pride #QueerJoy #TransMuslim #Visibility #QueerVoices #LGBTQIA #Resilience #HumanRights #Solidarity #MutualAid

Christian fitness influencers are opening men-only gyms to prevent infidelity. Jeff Hambrecht of Proverbs 27:17 Fitness in Oklahoma City says the gym is a top location for affairs; a second, in Denver, promises training "without having nakedness shoved in his face." #LGBTQ #Trans #TransRights #Pride #QueerJoy #Christians #Visibility #QueerVoices #LGBTQIA #Resilience #HumanRights #Solidarity #MutualAid https://twp.ai/4huJ2j

North Carolina Rep. Erin Paré says it "may be time" for a law requiring school employees to wear "gender-appropriate professional attire," after complaints about a transgender music teacher in Wake County. The Campaign for Southern Equality called it cruel and likely unlawful. #LGBTQ #Pride #ProgressPride #Toronto #QueerJoy #TransRights #Community #LoveWins #News #Photography #Resist #Solidarity #QueerNews https://twp.ai/4huJ2Z

Somebody at the State Department put a map of Africa on screen at the global AIDS conference with every labeled country in the wrong goddamn place. Nigeria landlocked. Mozambique north of Uganda. Then, with that horseshit still glowing behind them, they defended gutting the programs keeping people on that continent alive. #LGBTQ #Trans #TransRights #Pride #QueerJoy #Visibility #QueerVoices #LGBTQIA #Resilience #HumanRights #Solidarity #MutualAid https://twp.ai/4huIzz

▪ State Department draws Africa wrong, apologizes, keeps the cuts ▪ Musk revives America PAC — up to $120 million, eight states ▪ Typhoon survivors haul Shell into a London courtroom ▪ Copan an driùchd — lady's mantle, the cup that holds the dew ▪ Ronda Goldfein, who got HIV out of Pennsylvania's criminal code #LGBTQ #Trans #TransRights #Pride #QueerJoy #Visibility #QueerVoices #LGBTQIA #Resilience #HumanRights #Solidarity #MutualAidhttps://twp.ai/4huJ01

Change of plans! ✨ No Switzerland this weekend after all. Instead, I'm spending a whole week in my second home, Amsterdam. 🌷🚲☕ I'm ridiculously happy about this. There will be canals, coffee, my second set of cats, definitely too many bookshops, and at least one moment where I pretend I absolutely needed more Bitterballen. Sleep well, little stars. May your dreams be soft, your pillows fluffy, and your morning coffee kind. 💜🌙 #GoodNight #Amsterdam #QueerJoy