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The first few days back at work after an extended holiday break are always exhausting…here are a few links to help get you through the day.
Queer as in F*ck You
Nonprofit ‘Oakland Pride’ Loses Headquarters To Gentrification
Will they leave? Will they stay? A tug of war burdens young LGBTQ people in Columbus
India’s LGBTQ community joins citizenship law protests
How queer DJs are moving beyond stereotypes about LGBT Thailand
Saw This, Thought of You
Men Are Scamming Crisis Hotlines to Masturbate on Calls
Salty Is Fighting Facebook—and Challenging Our Ideas about Censorship
What is private equity, and why is it killing everything you love?
Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico And Collapses Punta Ventana — A Landmark Coastal Arch
🐨 Saw This, Thought of You: Aussie Edition 🐨
The Latest Updates on the Australian Brushfires
How big are the fires burning in Australia? Interactive map
Paradise lost: residents flee Eden as Australia fires race towards them
‘It’s an Atomic Bomb’: Australia Deploys Military as Fires Spread
How to Help Australian Fire Victims
How to Help Koalas, Evacuees, and Firefighters as Australia’s “Apocalyptic” Fires Worsen
Political Snacks
Julián Castro’s Campaign Was Not for the Fearful
Today I'm proud to endorse @ewarren for president.
Elizabeth and I share a vision of America where everyone counts. An America where people—not the wealthy or well-connected—are put first. I'm proud to join her in the fight for big, structural change. pic.twitter.com/xDvMEKqpF3
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) January 6, 2020
How Biden stopped his Iowa tailspin
Conservative Lawmakers Have a New Trick to Bring Down Roe v. Wade
Deceased GOP Strategist’s Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed
So Castro is gonna be Warren’s VP, right?
Ugh is that why I’m so exhausted this week?
I went to the Go Grrrls party in Thailand this past November. I did not expect to see that scene. My goal was to be in a queer space without the fetishes, a space where the local people might… If you closed your eyes you could be in NYC. So maybe not 100% local, but certainly a pleasant surprise. One of my favorite nights in a foreign gay scene.
If you want to have koalas, whatever you do, do NOT sign a petition that proposes introducting them to NZ eucalyptus forests. Eucalypts are not native trees in NZ, and are purely a cash crop. They probably aren’t the kind koalas eat (they only like a few varieties). NZ has a terrible pest problem with possums introduced from Australia eating native wildlife and plants as it is.
Also, please do not donate the Salvation Army. Like everywhere else, they’re homophobic and transphobic and lobby against our rights. For animals, don’t donate to the RSPCA – donate to WIRES.
If you’re interested in helping wildlife in Australia, you can also consider donating to Wildlife Victoria as they are helping wildlife in the Victorian fires (WIRES only covers NSW)