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#blacklivesmatter

#longreads

#BlackLivesMatter: A Longform Reading List

Fifty years of words I liked reading and you will too! Authors include James Baldwin, bell hooks, Kiese Laymon, Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, Bayard Rustin and Dr. Brittany…

Riese —

Jun 3, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

alsoalsoalso

protester sign reads "we will not be silent so that you can remain comfortable"

politics + activism

Also.Also.Also: Police Brutality Rages at Protests Against Police Brutality — What’s Happening Now and How To Help

In today’s Also.Also.Also link roundup: many accounts of police violence against protesters, and resources for educating yourself, supporting black businesses, providing jail support, donating to mutual aid funds and more.

Riese —

Jun 2, 2020

community check

covid-19

politics + activism

Keep It On The DL Encourages Community Members to Share Tips and Resources for Distance Learning

All people deserve the right to continue their education regardless of their ability to sit in a physical classroom. Accessibility should never determine a child’s ability to learn.

Lafi —

Jun 2, 2020

criminal justice reform

greatest hits

politics + activism

Police and Prison Abolition 101: A Syllabus and FAQ

The work around decarceration has been some of the most successfully documented, accessible, and digitally interactive of any movement. This is a guide to guides, organized loosely by some of…

Rachel —

Jun 1, 2020

black lives matter

No Justice No Pride

politics + activism

74 Bail Funds You Can Absolutely Support Right Now

Donate to a bail fund. We don’t have to wait for others to commit to upholding the value of Black life and materially improve the lives of Black people. We…

Carmen Phillips —

May 31, 2020

link roundup

NSFW

nsfw sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Having Phone Sex

Sex work in a pandemic, flirting by text and voicemail (not to mention, phone sex!), whether disaster brings us closer and more.

Ryan Yates —

May 31, 2020

audre lorde

queer theory

book features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: May’s Burst of Light

“I am going to write fire until it comes out my ears, my eyes, my noseholes — everywhere. Until it’s every breath I breathe. I’m going to go out like…

Jehan —

May 30, 2020

Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni

Saturday Morning Cartoons

webcomics

Things Are Hard! Here’s Some Queer Coloring Pages!

Times are rough, all around. Instead of my regular Grease Bats, I’m sharing some coloring pages that were rejected last month after an editor was “slightly offended” by the images.…

Archie —

May 30, 2020