Thank you, Massachusetts, for leading the way in library protections. #booksky
Lawmakers send Healey bill governing library book access — NBC10 Boston
The Massachusetts Legislature on Friday sent to Gov. Maura Healey's desk legislation that establishes guidelines for how schools and public libraries make decisions about the availability and appropri...
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Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18
River Phoenix My Own Private Idaho
Alt: River Phoenix as Mike Waters in "My Own Private Idaho", waking up in an airplane seat wearing a red t-shirt and mustard jacket.
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His Royal Tragesty@splodey.bsky.social · 4w agoWithout saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18
LGBTQI+ folks -- anywhere, but especially in the Global South / East / Majority -- please fill this out! Takes 2-5 minutes & helps my colleagues assess the lived experiences of LGBTQI+ folks in as many countries as possible.
Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers@fmglobalbarometers.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe 2026 F&M Global Barometers LGBTQI+ Perception Index is officially live! Every response matters. Take the survey and share the link in our bio! #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQPride #gayrights #transrights #gay #lesbian #bisexual #trans #transgender #intersex #queer #nonbinary #lgbtqresearch #humanrights
I have missed the camaraderie of P-Town Bear Week. Love to friends new and old.
I’m so sick of respectability politics. (Which, by the way, won’t save you.) Unsurprisingly, both pieces were written by cis white men (we need to do better!), and Ben Appel is a “drop the T” gay traitor — when your book is praised by Julie Bindel, the company you keep is clear.
Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people? — Advocate
Opinion: Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently ran opinion pieces essentially preaching "gay is respectable, queer is the problem." It's not helpful, writes Josh Ackley.
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The Diversity Lounge / The Intersection at @officialpax.bsky.social is what made Boston Gaymers what it is today. The outreach and visibility it gave us were game-changing. Inclusive spaces in gaming are essential, and we need PAX to continue supporting them now more than ever.
Cassie aka Lamia@intersectionscch.blacksky.app · 2mo agoWith the nightmares for QTBIPOC in the United States right now, it is so so telling that @officialpax.bsky.social has decided that 2026 is the year to cut support and funding for The PAX Intersection & its PTI programs that made a PAX safer & life changing event for devs & attendees of color alike.
As if this wasn’t already clear to anyone who’s been following the NYT over the last decade or so.
The New York Times helped turn trans rights into political controversy, analysis finds — Advocate
A new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality.
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Hey! If you want to know what @qtlibrary.org got up to in 2025, check out this Instagram post and link in bio to our 2025 Annual Report! 🌈📖 www.instagram.com/p/DZsfcKOuzi_/
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Reminder to all Boston-area peeps: I’m running a space-themed game night TONIGHT at Pandemonium for @qtlibrary.org. (If you want a Central Square queer double feature, Playland: A Queer Affair at @manraynightclub.bsky.social is happening later right around the corner!)
Ranbir Sidhu’s “Asteroid 3033 X1” at AGO. It was an amazing piece of sculpture and soundscape.
Even the gem collection at the Royal Ontario Museum is celebrating Pride Month!
The gall. At the start of Pride month no less. They want to “acknowledge any hurt” — that’s like saying “I’m sorry you can’t breathe” to a person you have in a chokehold. You could easily end the hurt and drop the lawsuit. And they couldn’t even provide fucking ALT text.
Patagonia@patagonia.com · 3mo ago
Hey Boston peeps! I’m hosting another game night June 12 with @qtlibrary.org at Pandemonium Books & Games in Cambridge! Let’s blast into orbit with some space-themed games for Pride month.
Out of this World: A QT Library Game Night
Join the QT Library at Pandemonium Books & Games for a fun night filled of space themed games!
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I think @honeydavenport.bsky.social’s IML win is fantastic, as the leather community (like most LGBTQ+ groups) is getting queerer/less binary. But it sure has made a small, vocal group of people unhappy — mainly older white cis gay men — who are too stuck in the past to see our shared queer future.
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live Pet Shop Boys The Gossip The Knife John Grant Goldfrapp Underworld Rufus Wainwright Janelle Monáe ADULT. Gus Gus
Tom@tomsmith02144.bsky.social · 3mo agoIntroduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live Annie Lennox Robyn Grace jones Siouxsie and the banshees Eurythmics Lady Gaga The Knife The Cure Billy Brag Depeche Mode
“The data revealed the curved relation the researchers were expecting: the highest intelligence levels seemed to be associated with declines in mental health.” ☑️ I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.
Depression scales may not work the same for highly intelligent people — Scientific American
Research suggests depression assessment questionnaires can’t reliably compare people with differing intelligence Psychologists have found that two common questionnaires for assessing depression don’t ...
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Urge your representatives to vote against this draconian bill. And thank you, @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social — it’s a shame the other big four didn’t join you. (Though it’s not surprise @harpercollins.bsky.social didn’t, given their ownership.)
PEN America@penamerica.bsky.social · 3mo agoPEN America and five library, booksellers, and anti-censorship organizations along with a major publishing house urged Congress today to oppose H.R. 2616, a bill intended to censor speech and instruction in schools related to gender and LGBTQ+ identities. pen.org/press-releas...
This is just one of the reasons why I love my work with @qtlibrary.org
John Paul@johnpaulhi.bsky.social · 3mo agoLibrarians literally saved my life
