Press/Editorial: @AFJustice
Formerly: ThinkProgress (RIP).
Cis, gay, atheist, pianist, gaymer, union member, progressive. Opinions my own. (He/Him) 🏳️🌈🖖
Aug 16, 2018 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
THREAD: There seems to be a lot of misinformation circulating about the new anti-trans Masterpiece Cakeshop drama, so let's clear some things up about discrimination.
thinkprogress.org/masterpiece-ca…2. First of all, attorney Autumn Scardina ordered a BIRTHDAY CAKE, but @AllianceDefends conspicuously NEVER MENTIONS this in its new lawsuit on Phillips' behalf. For that info, you have to read the complaint Scardina actually filed. Here it is:
Jul 22, 2018 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I just tried Kaizo Mario 1 for the first time and getting across that first bullet bill gap felt like the most amazing accomplishment ever. cc: @GrandPOOBear@Carl_Sagan42@GrandPOOBear@Carl_Sagan42 Oh man, I actually cleared a level of Kaizo Mario.
Jul 10, 2018 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
A quick thread about why I just teared up a little bit at my desk...
1. So, like a good music geek, I still have old recordings of band and choral festivals from when I was in HS, some of which survived several computer swaps to be live on in my Google Music drive...
2. In 2002 (I was a junior in HS), at our all-county band festival, we played a Frank Ticheli piece called An American Elegy, which was a tribute to the Columbine school shooting — which had taken place just 3 years prior.
Jun 21, 2018 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
THREAD: Yesterday I published my response to Jesse Singal's incredibly problematic cover story at @TheAtlantic about trans kids. Here are a few of my topline takeaways I hope you'll keep in mind: thinkprogress.org/atlantic-jesse…2. Most importantly, the piece is full of dog whistles that will appeal to parents who are inclined not to affirm their transgender children. Singal attempts "balance" by countering many of his own points, but they are points that shouldn't be made in the first place.
May 7, 2018 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
A THREAD:
1. The first piece I wrote after the Pulse shooting was one of the hardest things I've ever written. "No, we cannot weep together," I told anti-LGBTQ Christians begging for credit for the sympathy they were offering us - thinkprogress.org/no-we-cannot-w…2. My sentiment resonated. @roddreher responded directly in the NYT with an op-ed called, "Waving a Blood-Soaked Rainbow Flag to Scapegoat Christians." nytimes.com/roomfordebate/…
Feb 20, 2018 • 45 tweets • 16 min read
MEGATHREAD: Today's the release of @RyanTAnd's new anti-trans book, When Harry Became Sally, so let's review some of the many lies and distortions he relies upon to justify his prejudice.
Reminder: He seemingly didn't speak to a single trans person for a book about trans issues. 2. I've already written on the book twice, but this thread will include many flaws that didn't make it into my review, because it was already too long.
2. I've already written on the book twice, but this thread will include many flaws that didn't make it into my review, because it was already too long.