My focus has been all over the place today, but we’re doing our best! (Sorry this link round up is late.)
Queer as in F*ck You
Never thought I would say this, but JoJo Siwa is a whole entire legend: ” “I came out in early 2021 and what I love to do is make truly being who you are easier for kids.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPPpEALxZBQ
JoJo Siwa Makes ‘Dancing With the Stars’ History With First-Ever Same-Sex Dance Partner
https://twitter.com/writtenbyhanna/status/1439060663138144258?s=21
OUT HERE IN THESE PRIDE STREETS!!! Gabrielle Union Opens Up About Taking Zaya Wade To Her First Pride
Lil Nas X singing “Jolene” is exactly what you need today, I’m sure of it.
Saw This, Thought of You
Where Are the 710 Missing Indigenous Women and Girls in Wyoming?
If you’re looking to honor Latinx History Month, this piece nearly brought me to tears because it’s so simple, human, and beautiful: When a Minivan Becomes a Music Machine by Isabelia Herrera for The New York Times
From Natalie: “The gayest thing the WH has ever produced? Possibly.”
And related, Ranking the 25 Greatest Players in WNBA History (I actually new 12 out of 25 of these names, Let’s go SPORTS!)
And still related, Hundreds Of Athletes Have Signed Onto A Brief Calling For The Supreme Court To Protect Abortion Rights
Himani recommends: The Slow Death of Artistic Freedom in India
Teaching Made Me Realize Adulthood Is a Myth. I Want to Show My Students It’s Okay to Be Human.
Political Snacks
Trudeau Wins, but Is Diminished by a Futile Election
Taliban Ban Girls From Secondary Education in Afghanistan
SB 8 Is a Reminder That Abortion Is a Disability Issue
I haven’t been able to think about anything else for two days, I’m positively sick:
- U.S. Removes Migrants From Texas Border Camp, Begins Flights to Haiti
- U.S. Authorities Accelerate Removal of Haitians at Border With Mexico
- Video Shows ‘Horrific’ Border Patrol Chase of Haitian Migrants as White House Says It Must Not Happen Again (yeah, I’m so sure having the Department of Homeland Security investigate itself is gonna be productive or go well 🙄)