Is the #publishing #world #embracing a #Native #Renaissance 2.0?

A #surge in interest in #Indigenous #writings brings a wave of new #authors

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #IndigenousPeople #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://ictnews.org/news/is-the-publishing-world-embracing-a-native-renaissance-2-0

#Embracing #election #conspiracies could #sink a #Kansas #sheriff who once looked #invulnerable

Hayden is in a #contentious #race ahead of Tuesday’s #primary #election and #Democrats are #bullish about their #chances of winning their first #sheriff’s #race since 1930 in the #generalelection in #November.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kansas #Politics #Elections

https://apnews.com/article/kansas-sheriff-election-conspiracies-republican-primary-c4b22e555fc96745132663c61e456982

#Embracing #trans #dignity.

There are 3 #stories that have recently passed my desk, each of which are #unrelated, but together paint a very descriptive image of #whatswrong with the way #nontrans #people are #speaking about #trans #lives.

#Women #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://epgn.com/2024/04/15/embracing-trans-dignity/

After years of hiding, #AdoreDelano is finally #embracing her #TrueSelf, and feeling better than ever.

This profile is part of #Queerty’s 2023 #OutForGood #series, recognizing #public #figures who’ve had the #courage to #comeout and #makeadifference in the past year.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture #NationalComingOutDay

https://www.queerty.com/after-years-of-hiding-adore-delano-is-finally-embracing-her-true-self-and-feeling-better-than-ever-20231011

How #Wicked’s #queer #themes earned the #hit #musical a legion of #LGBTQ+ #fans.

The latter is no surprise, really – the #song, and #Wicked more broadly, deal with #themes of being #different, #learning to be “through #accepting #limits”, and #embracing the things that one “cannot change” about oneself.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Movies #Theatre #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/25/wicked-musical-film-lgbtq/

#Embracing #Pride: #Overcoming #Shame in the #Military as a #Trans #Airman.

#Trans #Airman shares journey of #comingout in the #military, standing up to #shame and #navigating #genderaffirming #care. #Commander's #acceptance brings #relief and renewed #pride.

Dispelling #shame and embracing #diversity in the #military #community.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MilitaryService #USAirforce #Asia #Japan #Transitioning #ComingOut

https://japan.stripes.com/community-news/embracing-pride-pride-month

‘My biggest strength’: #LGBTQ #millennials reflect on what it means to ‘#comeout’.

Learning how to #thrive in the shadow of the #HIV/#AIDS #epidemic while #embracing their own #identities, LGBTQ millennials detail their #comingout #journey.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture

https://www.today.com/life/coming-stories-millennials-rcna90423

The #US #Indie #Band #Aces on #breakingfree from #religious #shame and #embracing the ‘f**king #magic’ of #queer #women

#Women #Lesbians #Bisexuals #Queer #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/08/the-aces-ive-loved-you-for-so-long-queerness-religious-shame/

#worldkindnessday

Kindness isn't cheesy or weak, it's a gift we give each other that sustains us. It's okay to give it, and it's okay to need it.