Humanity
Meta Yields to the Right. Top Story - January 2025.
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg recently announced META (Facebook, Instagram, and Threads) will no longer use fact checkers and rely on a community notes to report information. Zuckerberg announced the decision after meeting with President-elect Trump. However, what Zuckerberg did not announce was overturning protection for LGBTQ+ community, women, and BIPOC. In other words, META users will be able to attack these marginalized groups with no consequences. Since the announcement, many users on Threads have already begun looking for an alternative social media space, or deleting their accounts from all social media. However, it is vital we stay on these apps and continue to make our presence known in the META-verse.
By Iris Harrisabout a year ago in Pride
What Word Inspires Your Goals For 2025?
Last week on a thread in Queer Vocal Voices, we asked you to list one word that drives, inspires, or motivates you to work on your goals for 2025. That word is the cornerstone of the challenge. (That is fine if you haven’t listed a word in that thread. Just choose a word that inspires, drives, or motivates you to complete your goals.) Queer Vocal Voices is a separate group for LGBTQIA+ creators on Vocal. It can be found here:
By J. Delaney-Howeabout a year ago in Pride
Ancestry, Addiction, and the American Dream: A Review of "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong
Sometimes you pick up a book that is so deep, beautiful, and layered in meaning, the words, without saying, ask you to put them down for a moment, just to be sure you're ready for them. Ocean Vuong's debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous demands us to feel. It isn't just Vuong's story, or the format of his novel in the shape of a letter to his mother who cannot read, that makes On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous impactful, though. Vuong's craft is so stunning, thought-provoking, and intentional that you cannot help but be suffocated by his words; in that mesmerizing asphyxiation is where we meet his narrator, Little Dog, and in his story, we are reminded of pieces of ourselves, or maybe a loved one, or perhaps the fragments of someone we might once have known. Ocean Vuong doesn't flinch and in doing so connects dots over decades to tell a story that is not just Little Dog's, but so much of North America's.
By sleepy draftsabout a year ago in Pride
Job Openings
The much-anticipated Airport Youth Career Day 2024 recently took place at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) from 13th to 14th December 2024, bringing together over 30 aviation companies and offering an impressive 2,000+ job opportunities across diverse sectors of the aviation industry.
By Horace Wasabout a year ago in Pride
The Wolf That Cried Hedgicorn
(Inspired by Sarah McBride, U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district. Dedicated to my daughter Mellow, to Huckleberrie, to Vivian Jenna Wilson and all of the transgender humans being targeted. The damage was done with grim stories. This tale will be their undoing.)
By Lisa Suhayabout a year ago in Pride
2024 and Bisexual?
Sometimes in life, things happen that you can't go back from and these incidents change you. They form and shape you into a different person with different thoughts and different beliefs even. I'm a very open minded person and because of this I'm constantly growing and learning and changing. This year has been a weird one for me. My spirituality is changing and morphing. My belief system going from something strict and concrete to something more fluid and open to different concepts from around the world. I know after waking up to these beliefs that I won't go back. That things can only go forward from here. I also know that some people and some of my family won't like these revelations of mine. I know that I'm going to have to come to terms with this and be who I am regardless. I'm getting in touch with my inner light and learning that we all have Source inside us. The amount of things we are all capable of is astounding. You just have to open your mind to the fact that what you believe and what you put into the universe will be. If you believe you will be broke and miserable the rest of your life you will be. However, if you believe you are abundant and radiate abundance you will do just that. Expel the negativity and drama from your life and you will find life and the universe greeting you with love and kindness. I have also discovered this year that I am okay alone. I've embraced who I am in all aspects and even if I don't feel comfortable sharing that with everyone in my life just yet I'm ok with it. For instance a big revolution that I've just come to the conclusion of is I'm bisexual. Thinking back on it I always have been but I've suppressed these feelings because they were wrong, dirty and sinful according to the way I was raised. I remember though that ever since middle school I've had what I now realize were girl crushes and I would look at a girl and think she's hot. I thought boys were hot too but I do recall thinking about girls in a romantic way as well. So, now, here we are at almost forty years of age trying to learn how to admit this to not only myself but everyone else in my life. I've honestly had my feel of relationships with men. I've been through two failed marriages. My first husband was my highschool sweetheart and he never supported me financially or emotionally. My second husband ended in a toxic, abusive way with emotional, mental and verbal abuse on a daily basis. I've tried to date since then with men but I no longer feel that connection. All I see now is red flags and how deeply engrained with patriarchy they all are and it pisses me off. I've really come into my feminine side these past few months and it has empowered me to be more of a girl's girl then I already was. We are women, hear us roar. We will not back down, we will support each other and love each other because loving each other is often times better than loving a man who thinks he owns the world. The sad part is behind every good man is a woman who keeps him standing so I ask you who needs who?
By Lindsey Altomabout a year ago in Pride
Self-Development: Your Path to Personal Growth Today
Self Development: Your Path to Personal Growth Today Ever thought about what stops you from reaching your full potential? Self development is more than just getting better. It's a deep journey to personal growth and empowerment. By discovering yourself, you can grow emotionally, become more resilient, and improve your relationships with others.
By youssef mohammedabout a year ago in Pride
Varicocele and Fertility: Natural Homeopathic Treatments and Recovery Insights
Understanding Varicocele and the Recovery time after Homeopathic Treatment Varicocele is a condition in which the veins within the scrotum increase in size, causing discomfort, and for some having fertility issues. So, even although it's silent the condition can affect people of all ages and could cause problems such as infertility. But, there is an recognition of the homeopathic cure varicocele naturally and what alternative treatment options are available in addition to traditional medical methods. The treatment is designed to lessen symptoms and aid in recovery especially for people who want to pursue an alternative to conventional treatment.
By Bharathomeopathyabout a year ago in Pride
Health care system in United States
**Understanding the Health Care System in the United States** The health care system in the United States is one of the most complex and debated systems in the world. It provides high-quality medical care, but access to this care and its costs remain significant challenges. Understanding how it works, its strengths, and its weaknesses can help us grasp why it’s such a hot topic of discussion.
By Malappa Koliabout a year ago in Pride
Representation feeds imagination
São Paulo-Brasil, 1998. I was ten years old. Fourth grade. Every school day, my girlfriends and I would get together between classes to talk. I remember this day so clearly. It was an extra important day: Chiquititas, the most popular teen girls tv series at that time, had announced an open casting call for its second season, and they were looking for girls, like us. They were all excited and making plans for how they would submit their applications. I was not.
By Dani Wieczorekabout a year ago in Pride
