: The Rise of Far-Right Leaders in Western Democracies: British Politics is Driving me Crazy Edition Hi, my name is Marti Abernathey and I’m an American that’s settled in the UK. I’m happy here, but …
: Mastodon Reports I’m quite amused at the moderation of my Mastodon instance. I’ve been reported by …
: Who Owns Bluesky and Why it Matters My initial reservations about Bluesky were that it is algorithm-based, it is a closed platform (you …
: Who Owns Bluesky and Why it Matters My initial reservations about Bluesky were that it is algorithm-based, it is a closed platform (you …
: Labour Party's Unseen Influence on Trump Win I haven't seen too many people talk about one angle of the Donald Trump win. They did awfully after …
: What Trump's Election Tells Us About Global Politics I'm an American living in the UK, and my wife is Brazilian. in both the UK and in Brazil, I'm seeing …
: The Rise of the 4B Movement Post-USA Election and How it's Transphobic Since the election of Donald Trump in the USA, there's been a resurgence of the 4B movement online. …
: The Future of American Politics: Moving Beyond Party Lines I woke up yesterday morning in my bed in Southeast England. I realized the country of my birth has …
: Understanding Introspective vs. Emotionally Reactive People I've experienced two kinds of people in my life: introspective adjective Inspecting within; seeing …
: Debating Sex Work: Centering Real Experiences I see countless videos on TikTok and YouTube saying things like “is sex work, work” or “is sex work …
: The Deprogram: S1 E2 I just started listening to a podcast called The Deprogram. You can find them on Twitter too. This …
: Bayard Rustin's Vision is Why Bigots Use Dog Whistles Bayard Rustin was an American civil rights icon. He was the main organiser of the March on …
: Who Is To Blame for Trump's Win? I've seen many Facebook/Twitter friends post this story from Newsweek: The implication is that if …
: Understanding Privilege in Atheist Spaces The genesis of this post is from a comment I left on The Thinking Atheist Podcast page. The host, …
: Bernie or Meh, The Clinton Path to Defeat I’ll say it up front, I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter that: thinks Sanders has a very …
: James O'Brien on Jeremy Corbyn: "I Believe in Faeries" Listening to the podcast of the Thursday edition of LBC’s James O’Brien’s radio …
: No My Bits Aren't Your Business or Your Trans Advocacy Recently I read the en(Gender) post,"Guest Author: Zoe Dolan, When Political Correctness Hits Below …
: Millionaire Was Misgendered, I Was Triggered (From Martine Rothblatt to Me) This morning I decided to watch a Ted Talk that featured Martine Rothblatt. Martine’s life …
: WTF Comedy, Twitter Mobs, and the End to the Everlasting Podium If you listened lately to people who have well established media outlets to speak from, pitchforks …
: Public Trials, Free Speech, and the Right to Name Your Rapist Recently I was involved in a discussion with Twitter user @schnookiekins concerning people who …
: I Get Trans Regret This morning I read an excellent post over at Crossdreamer's Tumblr blog about transition regret …
: Kinda Killed My Buzz Recently I went to the health department to get a copy of my birth certificate. One of the women at …
: Feeling Good, Looking Forward I can’t believe it, but I’ve kinda got the workout fever thing going on. I usually try …
: Terrorist Dalia Lama "If we tackle these problems the wrong way, then while today there is one bin Laden, after a few …
: The Cost of War My blood boils when I read crap from illogical, immoral, blind followers of President Bush. This is …
: TRUTH IS BAD! A youth opinion writer for the Indianapolis star wrote recently that "Howard Deans recent comment …
: Terri Schiavo I told you so…. From the Florida’s medical examiner’s office: Reported by BBC …
: Addressing Homelessness: A Call for Community Action Today I read an article by Rishawn Biddle of the Indianapolis Star’s Editorial staff …
: Jefferson Vs The Religious Right Dr Albert Mohler Jr. “In the case Lawrence V. Texas, the Supreme Court of the United States of …
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For The Love of Christ
It was brought to my attention yesterday that a few members of the GLBT community had emailed the …
: Welcome to Jesusland As a child, I used to be afraid that one day soon Armageddon would come and destroy my world. In …
: Hate In Constitution One Step Closer Tuesday evening the Indiana House of Representatives passed Senate Joint Resolution 7 by a vote of …
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New York/Boston
I had an awesome time in New York and Boston. This pic was taken with a very good friend of mine …
: Writers Block Ug. I have writers block and it sucks ass. I’ve been trying to write a piece since Tuesday and …
: Robin Hood As I was getting ready for work, I sat at my PC and talked with one of my favorite LJ'ers, …
: The Loss of Innocence Coming back from Kentucky, Lisa gave me a GLSO Newspaper to read on the way back. Its a queer …
: I May Be A Queer, But I Love Thomas Jefferson The error seems not sufficiently eradicated that the operations of the mind as well as the acts of …
: Blog Issues Be Gone! Well, I think I’ve solved my blogging issue. For the longest time I have wanted to be able to …
: Nervous.... Well, I went in the Indiana Statehouse for the first time in my life. And who stepped through those …
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Lola....laaa laaa looola
I went to the Southside Animal Shelter and immediately fell in love with this pretty little thing.. …
: On The Bus You Can Just Call Me Pat All those years of watching SNL just paid off. When I go to work I can't go in full femme mode so I …
: Magnetic Resonance of You I know your voice has changed but I still have a tape of you talking into the recorder. It’s …
: Your Duty Vote! If you have kids that are teens, it just may…. So if you haven’t heard it …
: Decisive Victory The Bush website proclaims a decisive victory! You be the judge…. CNN: Kerry: 87% Bush: 21% …
: My weekend Sorry for not posting of late. I read a couple days back, but I can’t read back far enough to …
: CNN's Decision I sent this e-mail to CNN: …
: Cold Mountain “What we have lost will never be returned to us. The land will not heal - too much blood. All …
: Promise of America "The promise of America is government that does not seek to regulate your behavior in the bedroom …
: Word For The Day. If your say you love me, you should be able to show it in your words AND your deeds. Anything less …
: My trip to the Zoo/White River Gardens Omg…the flowers at White River Gardens are breathtaking. Then I went to the Indianapolis Zoo …
: Pride Extravaganza! My Friend Lexy from Boston came into Indy on Friday night. I met her out at the airport, then took …
: Famous Dead People Honestly, all this Reagan worship freaks me the hell out. Thousands of folks line the street for a …
: Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday Nick! I LOVE YOU! :) Guess what I gotcha?
: Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens Last October 17th was my 36th birthday, and it’s a long story…but that day I was felt …
: Farty Jones and Pathetic North Americans Yahoo News ran a story about Smarty Jones that stated, “By then the backyard was in …
: More Weather Fun! Went out this morning and took more pics. If it looks bad, thats because it is. Spooky. A bit more …
: Rain Sirens! Tornados!!! I need a blankie and a closet ...and ill sit in there and suck my thumb. :) …
: Sleep Sleep ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I slept little yesterday after work, but lord did I pay for it later. I around 6 or 7 I fell asleep …
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500 parade
Cinnamon and I walked down to the Indianapolis 500 Parade. I took a bunch of pics….
He looks …
: What I lerned at dictionary.com I feel like life is a crabwise slamdance. crabwise KRAB-wyz, adjective: Sideways. In a cautiously …
: A Year Its getting close to a year of me not seeing you. N- Mom told me that you no longer want to speak to …
: Living Monument This is my living monument to my children. Im not sure how you wandered here….but if your one …