"Can we talk about men?" "Men experience this too." "It's just that as a man," "Not to derail but this is also true for men." "OP idk if you know but men also..." "Sadly this also goes for men." "Can we please bring up how this affects men?" "Its just that men--

DR ADAM LEVY ClimateAdam ROSEMARY MOSCO

absolutely losing my mind that a bunch of nimby assholes spent $500k to build a sandcastle that was promptly wiped away

i'm sorry but this is the only submission to this trend that i'll consider giving any thought to

Please go watch Sex Explained on Netflix. Not only is it a great resource for the basic sex education that is sorely lacking in the U.S., but some of ya’ll need to take a deep breath and remember the difference between fantasy vs reality. This purity culture thing that we’re going through right now is directly harmful to responsible, healthy sexual expression. BTW this woman, Lisa Diamond, is a noted psychologist and has been pushing for greater understanding of womens sexuality as a whole.

It's easy to think you'd be able to do something when you know that you'd never have to actually do it.

i too have a pressing question: why are straights like this

Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts

My comic for “Queer Compassion in 15 Comics,” a collaborative anthology that blends social science and art to illustrate LGBTQ+ experiences of compassion. You can read it online for free, or purchase a physical copy at that link :)

I was asked to write a statement about this piece, which I will share here:

There are some difficult feelings in the comic about estrangement, belonging, and cultural longing. The story didn’t click for me, though, until I started reading the stories of others in the community from the research. There’s a lot of beauty in there, but there’s also a lot of hurt. I wanted to squeeze everyone’s hands and somehow find the perfect words of comfort— and isn’t that all that anyone wants to do when they see family going through it? So I started thinking of it as a call-and-response between you, at your lowest point, and the ghosts of your ancestors. If they could talk to you, what would they say? “Look—you’re safe and fed.” “You’re alive.” “How magnificent!” “You can cry, but wouldn’t it feel better if you did it in the shower?” “Now hold my hand and walk with me.” “Take care of yourself.” “Brush your teeth.” “Text her back.” “We love you.”

It’s surreal to share this. I began working with the anthology crew in 2021, towards the beginning of my undergrad. In just under a week, I’ll be graduating. This project has been living in the back of my brain for the past three years, a source of comfort and catharsis. Now we get to inflict it on all of you, hahahaha…!! Sincerely, I feel so lucky to have been able to participate in it. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone who leaves their touch on this anthology— scientists, artists, interviewees, readers, and beyond.

MONKEY MAN (2024)

CAT-erpillars!

my wife’s so cute because we both love animals so much but her way is very pure and genuine whereas my family is:

me, holding up my cat: stinky

wife: no!! don’t be mean!!!

me, swaying him back and forth in the air: stinky bastard man

wife: No!!!!!!!!

my mother, not looking up from chopping veggies: naughty boy. brat cat

wife, distraught: NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This will make you cry.

i've been reading whipping girl and i just think... it's so wild that radical feminists don't see the value that trans people and especially trans women bring to the feminist movement. it seems like half of them think that gender/sex should be sorted into two rigid, non-overlapping categories (which upholds the underlying structure of a society that is deeply prejudiced against women, aka oppositional sexism) and the other half think that gender is a fake concept (real) and we should abolish the social standards of gender but physical sex is real and immutable and therefore trans women are harming their movement by associating physical sex with the social construct of gender (operating within the society they live in unfortunately). much to think about