(When I saw her in concert, she was very pleased with that line).

(Video has a thread of a butch teen being socially pressured to feminise. But there's a happy ending.)

Mooooooost of the politics mentioned are Canadian, a couple U.S. links in there.

Anti-Trans Bull Shit in Alberta
Stop Smith: Danielle Smith wants to take our rights and freedoms away. Help push back..
A petition.

Momentum: Join our mass organizing call on Wednesday, November 26th to help us turn the tide and stop Danielle Smith's assault on freedom, rights and trans kids..
Organising calls for both Alberta and elsewhere.

( Putting the context behind a cut. Anti-trans violence discussed )


Other Canadian Politics Stuff I'm Mad About:
Most of these are from leftist rags, because other news sources make me tired, y'all. Just posting links. ( Cut for CanPol Fuckery )


Miscellaneous. Kinda Downer Stuff?
caelanconrad: ChatGPT Kіlled Again - Four more Dеad (Video: 42min).
Ban. It. Ban it now. What the fuck!?

Dromline: When Your Favourite Author is Dead to You.
About Neil Gaiman, who the author was a lot more attached to than I ever was. Interviews Nalo Hopkinson and Tara Prescott-Johnson!

The Tyee: The Librarians Traces the Battle of a Lifetime.
Review of a documentary about book bans in Texas.


Miscellaneous. Not Completely Horrible Stuff?
Everyday Feminism: 8 Critical Things to Remember When Booking a Trans Performer.
Both funny and containing alarming examples from Kai and Ivan's lives.

Trauma Rewired: Self Compassion and How The Science of Kindness Changes Your Brain (Audio: 50min).
I find Dr. Kristin Neff's stuff helpful, though I know millage varies.

The Comics Journal: Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: "We’d stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh".
Really fun interview!