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Was hoping I might be able to use this for some of the teens I work with but it‘s too “much” for adolescent community mental health. Kate Bornstein is straight up truth.

"I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow. But I am here, so I might as well fucking enjoy it, and help my community if I can"

Words to live by!! Miss Major passed away last month. She was an inspiration as she says many times here, not many Black Trans people get to live to be in their 80s, what an amazing life she has had. Not easy, but amazing. I like how she spoke of Trans rights reminding us to be good allies by not assuming ?

"It's like being on a road, it doesn't matter if it's the yellow brick road, or pavement, or gravel. It's still a road and where it takes you is where you're going. And I think the journey is how you use that road- if you stay on it and the path that it's leading you down, or you venture off and do something else and create a path of your own."

#NonfictionNovember is here!
#WeeklyForecast

I am halfway into the tagged would like to finish tomorrow.
I am planning on reading one chapter from Far From The Tree a day, there are 12 chapters but I am looking realistically at a full 2 weeks I understand it is a dense one.

Supplementing with the brilliant Ta-Nehisi Coates and the inspiring Jacinda Ardern

"I didn't get to eighty years old being sweet and gentle. I'm no flower. Fuck that. I'm a cactus - get over it "

Okay, so, complicated feelings here because shared-ish personal experience, and also books for/about teenagers often don't hit right for me lately. I think it'd have been pretty important to me 10 years ago, and it feels honest and messy in a way teenagers often are. This is kinda... a theoretical pick. An I-know-it'd-be-a-pick-for-someone-not-quite-Present-Me.

As I kinda feared, this is *very* teenage and I am not at a point in my life where I find that very interesting... I guess we'll see how this goes.

This book is so cute, and such a quick read. It‘s cheerful and inclusive. The illustrations are fun and engaging (and sometimes downright funny). This is such a great book for everyone. I firmly believe everyone knows a they, but might not be a safe person to know about it. This book is definitely a step toward that safety and inclusivity everyone needs.
#StuartGetty #BrookeThyng #HowToTheyThem #nonbinary #genderfluid #inclusive #LGBTQIA+

Here‘s my first round of Book Cover Scavenger Hunt for #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew!

📚Natsume‘s Book of Friends: green
📚Ash‘s Cabin: weapon (Ash is holding a bow)
📚Go Luck Yourself: gold (gold coins by the Y)
📚Twistwood Tales: monster
📚Most Ardently: fake sticker (I am not sure if printed on versions of awards counts since they used to be stamped in)
📚Be Prepared: group (in the background)

@PuddleJumper

I'm not entirely sure what I just read or what I think of it yet, but the artist was clearly having an absolute blast and loving drawing two trans male MCs having sex and hijinks.

#ComicsBingo