Hey all, my ex-college just fired one of the RDs for having pronouns in her email signature and speaking up that they were closing the Multicultural center & further pushing away students of color.

It's getting some traction on Twitter but hasn't made its way to TikTok so it would be wonderful if people could share there or engage with current videos about it.

[Image Description: A letter posted by thats_soraegan on Instagram, dated April 19, 2023

Raegan,

You previously tendered your resignation advising that you did not intend to return next year. However, as a result of your refusal to remove pronouns in your email signature in violation of institutional policy, and false and defamatory statements attributed to you in the recent Star article, please be advised of the following:

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Nancy Stanley

Associate Director of Human Resources

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Linked above is the article the letter refers to. I've quoted the relevant passages below.

"Women’s Area Coordinator Raegan Zelaya remarks that while she understands the reasoning behind closing the Mosaic Center, Houghton–as an institution–can’t claim to value diversity if we aren’t doing everything we can to safeguard and develop it.

'If anything,' Zelaya writes, 'it feels like it just further demonstrates that the university is only interested in the kinds of diversity that are convenient for marketing purposes. It is outrageous to have diversity as a pillar in our strategic plan when we are actively cutting the programs and spaces that help empower diverse students to succeed.'"

Absolutely love chipping a tooth and then finding out my dental insurance doesn't cover the main issue.

Any time I think my husband and I could possibly be making somewhere in our savings, some major issue happens.

$1300, not including all the other work which will be like another $300-400.

Dental is a scam and I hate everything

I have until 2/4/2023 to figure out how I'm going to pay for the $1,300 charge. My husband is a teacher & is going to pick up a couple of extra detention duties at school but I work at a non-profit so I don't have the option to pick up any more shifts... so I guess I will work on raising money any way I can.

Etsy Shop (pride, cottagecore, and bookish stickers, candles, and shirts)*

Poshmark (clothes, willing to bundle)

Mercari (bookish items & special editions, willing to negotiate prices just send an offer)

Redbubble (I make the least from this but seriously anything helps)

Queer Books (if you purchase through my affiliate link, I can make a small commission)

Venmo

*if you live outside of the US & don't want to pay the ridiculous shipping prices, contact me on Tumblr or Instagram so I can sell the items off of Etsy. This is true for Poshmark & Mercari as well because I can sell them directly to you without taking a cut from these sites.

Thank you to anyone who donates or reblogs, or who has helped in the past. I really appreciate you all.

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How to Use the Queer Book Master List

I have created a master list of queer fiction books which can be sorted and filtered by your preferences.  However, many have asked how to use it - so I have created a quick guide below!

This is not like google sheets - any filters you create will only be shown to you and will disappear when you exit that screen. So feel free to mess around! I promise you won’t ruin anything.

Step 1: Open the database

Step 2: Select the “Create Your Own Filter” view on the left-hand side.

Step 3: Click “filter” on the top bar.

Step 4: Input any filters you would like to organize the files by. The screen will automatically update with books that fit into all of your specifications.

Link to the master list

Reminder, if you think I am missing a book, there is also a submission link where I can review & add to the main list!

Don’t forget to submit a book if you think it’s missing from the list! 

I know I don’t have all of the indie & self-published authors, so if you’ve written a queer book, feel free to add it! Any information will at least give me a starting point. 

Queer chevron flag redesign

A redesign of the original queer chevron flag. I know there’s been a million redesigns of this flag but I just wanted to make my own. I’m calling it the lavender queer flag. 

And before anyone says “but the point of the chevrons was so that the lines aren’t straight because straight people aren’t queer!!!”: straight trans (transhet) people, multigender people who are partially straight, abro people who sometimes straight, straight a-spec people, genderfluid/flux people who are  sometimes straight, and people who use the split attraction model (SAM) and are therefore only partially straight, exist and can call themselves queer. 

Also the chevrons are a design nightmare for me, especially since I’m currently trying to make flag splices and barcode headers. I might even replace the gray stripes with white if they don’t contrast enough with the purple.

(Flag ID: A flag with 5 horizontal stripes. The stripes are light gray, lavender, gray, a dark purple, and a darker gray.)

[Image Description: A black color block with text that reads “support disabled queer people”]

(Image description: a dark background with a rainbow stripe along the right side; white text says “You don’t need permission to identify as queer. If you believe that queer fits your identity, then you are valid as a queer person.” End image description.)