Dwam

@dwam.bsky.social

NB Genderqueerlicious feminist visual artist (ael/they). Talkative. Intransigent I’m into ladies and gentleones 🌈 All that glitters is not queer ✨ dwamdwamdwam.com

If sexual abuse was really considered a terrible thing, the world's richest and most powerful people wouldn't be abusers. The most valued technology wouldn't produce sexual abuse on demand. And allegations of abuse wouldn't be framed as positive depictions of masculinity. Our culture rewards abuse.

We had such a blast at the South Okanagan Renaissance Fair ! It was a first edition and I think everyone was been blown away by how nice, how sunny, how busy, how happy it’s been all day. I’m in awe with everyone’s costumes and pure whimsy.

Dwam at the Ren FairArmony and a sweet old lady in a flower crown at the Ren Fair

I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING !!! Years ago I've got a Chrome extension that replaces every pictures of Trump with pictures of kittens. Forgot about it. But recently I noticed that on my tattoo flashs page, something was being replaced with kitten. It was....

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

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I do think "Avoid giving money to someone who will use that money to harm minorities, whose product is one fiction franchise out of literally thousands" is kind of a reasonable ask. Like it's not even activism, it's "don't actively contribute to harm."

More from our chat on polyamory with Natalie Davis, author "Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory" and the editor of the online publication Polyamory Today. This time about the emotional labor involved when you add more partners to the mix. On the Magnum Edition of Savage.Love/Lovecast.

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all