Mia McKenzie

@miamckenzie.bsky.social

Two-time Lambda-award-winning Author of The Summer We Got Free, Skye Falling, and These Heathens (June 2025). Mama. Visionary. Queer icon.

Dolly actively rejected the male gaze at a time when few women in entertainment did. Especially in the 80s, people tried to shame her for it. "You could be so pretty." Dolly said I know men don't find this attractive, I don't care, I don't look the way I look for men. 🤷🏼‍♀️ An absolute fucking icon.

Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.

Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos

A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.

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Chuck Schumer, in an hour from now: The president plans to flood the streets with military personnel to oppress innocent people, but what he should be flooding the streets with is tax credits for the middle class!