kamala harris denied trans inmates gender-affirming surgery & forced trans-women into male prisons. kamala harris strongly opposed a ballot measure to end sex worker arrests. kamala harris helped shut down backpage. kamala harris raised convictions for drug-related crimes by 18%
sad but not surprising this tweet connected with lots of folks! if you’re interested in supporting a great group consider donating to
@projectlets
(your money or your time as a volunteer!!!) & my cashapp is $lobsterpocket if you want to support me while i wait for my ta stipend!
also !! if you want a disability & human development program that will treat you like a person University of IL at Chicago has been incredible so far & their disability cultural center rules. all academia is rooted in ableism (rooted in racism) - UIC is working towards change imo
@jewelsann
@fungi_punk
@sexyquagsire
i really appreciate this response & agree that there are ways to make up work & learning without requiring someone to haul themselves around during a flare up of any kind — it’s all about person-centered approaches and creativity on a teacher’s part!
polyamory can be weird for 1000000 million reasons but one of those reasons is feeling devastated over the potential end of a really wonderful new partnership while your nested partner makes you lunch
fosta/sesta killed people in our community, forced me out of work, put countless lives in danger. the industrial prison complex and drug criminalization took multiple people I love. its not just political its personal. its always been personal.
Isabel McKenzie is an unsafe person literally lying about a transwoman through violent transphobic rhetoric. She is extending abusive tactics instead of apologizing for abuse & abandonment. she has literally sent photos of self-harm to guilt this ex-partner into silence.
.
@ChiBondFund
is not looking for donations (they rule!) but lots of us are itching to help w/ mutual aid in Chicago. lets get this sex work emergency resource funded! local orgs have been sending folks directly to the organizer to apply for/receive aid🚨🚨
surviving despite all the reasons to give up is literally the most revolutionary thing you can do. surviving is an act of self love and community care. i love you. i love you i love you i love you
we can unlearn the explosive reactions to hurt and jealousy and pain that were taught to us by abusers and parents who could not give us the "right" tools. i'm not there yet. this is my reminder. but we can. we can we can we can we can we can
a year ago i took my last sip of alcohol to prep for detoxing at home & moving into abstinence. a long winded way of saying i have been sober from everything but cannabis for 365 days.
at midnight i am six months sober during a PANDEMIC during MULTIPLE MENTAL HEALTH CRISES ✨🍓✨🍓 i am incredible & strong & would like to thank elderberry tea & my hitachi, through which all miracles are possible
hello pals !!! i'm so excited to announce my first chapbook is available for purchase w/
@BottlecapPress
RIGHT NOW 🥰🥰🥰 i hope you love all the weird little new pieces as well as some pieces previously published with
@okaydonkeymag
,
@thehooliganmag
and
@madness_press
🍓 tysm 🍓
MY PITCH TO WRITE A SCHOLARLY REVIEW FOR A LOVED BOOK WAS ACCEPTED i’m going to have academic pub credits by the end of the year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canceled my solo trip to chicago next week because i couldn't stop fantasizing about the "perfect" relapse in my airbnb 🙃🙃🙃🙃 it's ok to not be ready yet it's ok to need more time
not killing myself is really expensive & i deff won't be able to pay this today & honestly? if waiting to get paid upsets my therapist she should try some grounding techniques
here's something we don't talk about: just dropping off a ton of unsolicited donations to unhoused encampments is actually not helpful! i am helping some unhoused neighbors clean up two camps bc folks keep just...dropping bags and bags of raw meat & unusable house products off??
i treated my partner like shit for the first few years. i can't blame abuse & trauma but being completely unhealed contributed to me being untrusting & cruel. anyway, if you feel like a pos who won't ever get better, pls know there is a you in the future who is healing & kind.
happy international sex workers rights day !!! decriminalization is an act of love. police abolition is a path of love. someone you love is a sex worker.
hi trans people warning each other about an abuser is not "cancel culture" - everyone is capable of deep, meaningful change but until then it's important to share information about who has caused harm in a way that is both protective & non-carceral
my primary partner publicly came out as queer today 🥺🥰💕 can he get some “I love and see you Jason”s in the chat (he doesn’t have a twitter but I’ll show him!!)
trying to remember everyone is going through extreme stress right now & has been for months & has different needs but that doesn't mean my own needs during times of stress (deeply desiring contact, etc) arent valid & opps i'm having a hard time holding these two truths at once!!!
i'll be a year sober from alcohol in two weeks & honestly do not feel like i've grown at all most days lmao !!!! still having use dreams, still having panic attacks in social situations without a bottle of wine in my hand, but at least i'm not hungover & leaking shame everywhere
hi if you think you can't stop drinking without losing your friends i just want to say that you are probably right !! but that doesn't mean it will be bad in the long run !! it really hurts but not as much as feeling out of control & not as much as getting your stomach pumped
in order to free every black person in the Dane County jail right now,
@FreeThe350
needs to raise $3.4 million. that’s only about 4% of the Madison police department’s yearly budget. 📣📣 defund the fucking police 📣 📣
hello hi yes i am scheduling an interview for a MASTERS PROGRAM they want to TALK TO ME they went through my application & said YES THAT ONE i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the fickle
hi! hi. whether you are in recovery or actively using substances or somewhere in between i'm proud of you and your dedication to survival. we are all just doing what we need to get through each day
my bedroom has a huge window sill that i can just tuck myself into & smoke a joint in & look out over my sweet little chicago neighborhood & anyway some things are so good
loving someone with adhd is easy, actually. loving someone with active psychosis is easy, actually. it ok to leave someone for any reason but let's not pretend that loving people with mental illness is impossible.