It is 90 degrees and today I am having veggie quesadillas and a beer and I cannot wait.
Queer as in F*ck You
More Places Are Requiring Proof of Vaccination. LGBTQ Bars Led the Way.
Cardi B Shuts Down “Queerbaiting” Claims by Reminding Everyone She’s Bisexual. Someone should definitely inform Cardi that “queerbaiting” isn’t a new word and has been around queer fandom for almost as long as there’s been fandom, but still points were made and I’m always here for Cardi B reminding people that she is in fact bisexual!
Behind the GOP Strategy to Outlaw Trans Youth
First-of-Their-Kind Trans Clinics Staffed by Trans Doctors and Nurses Open Their Doors. “India has opened its first two trans clinics — trans-led and staffed by trans doctors and nurses, with the intention of supporting trans people living with HIV, promoting safer sex, and improving trans people’s wellbeing.”
From Sally: 1,000-Year-Old Remains in Finland May Be Non-Binary Iron Age Leader
Saw This, Thought of You
What Miss Piggy Taught Me About Abuse
Natalie said “Make time for this one” and if you know this column at all, you know that what Natalie says goes: What 9/11 Did to One Family
The Case Against the Beach Read. (I’m sorry but, absolutely not)
What’s Wrong With Ice Cream Right Now? Geez, I don’t know why everyone is so cranky this summer, I’m just here to gather the links.
Political Snacks
Senators Urge Biden Administration to Protect LGBTQ Asylum-Seekers
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Will Resign Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal, which is such a great time to revisit Rebecca Traister’s magnificent The Cruelty and the Casualties.
If you live in New York and are curious about your new Governor, who will now become the first woman Governor in the state’s history, may I also suggest: Maybe You’d Like to Know More About Kathy Hochul?
