International Transgender Day of Visibility

Shit has got real now and it will get much worse

if we make the mistake of throwing

the transgender community to the wolves.

BE AN ALLY!

And to lesbigay people who want to ban

trans people and trans issues from our movement --

SHAME ON YOU!

And to all haters, I say --

Everyone has the right to be and become

who they truly are, no matter when that process begins.

Trans youth are particularly vulnerable to anti-trans hate --

Trans people always have and always will exist

and will live their lives as best they can,

no matter what any law says.

SUPPORT TRANS RIGHTS!

Back on the Rainbow Track

Okay, okay, I know that

my annual blogfest party

TRANSLESBIGAYAPALOOZA

got a little derailed this year

by the Edmonton Oilers'

Stanley Cup run --

. . . but now I'm back on the

Rainbow Track again!

Wait, whaddya mean

Pride Month

is almost over?

Well, I guess I'd better

wrap things up then.

Thanks for celebrating the

LGBTQ+ community

with me all month long!

Here's one last message

for all of us --

. . . and for our opponents --

Calling All Lesbians!

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Let Slip the Dogs of Pride

This month's DOGS post is taking

a decidedly RAINBOW turn!

Well, now that CATS have snuck into this post, it's time to

WRAP THIS UP and go have a  FEW DRINKS instead --

the proverbial HAIR OF THE DOG, dontcha know!

Pride Celebrations Are For Everyone

But for many people,

the closet still remains

a practical necessity.

A necessity for safety

and survival.

And let's not kid ourselves,

those unsafe countries,

spaces, and families

can include our own too.

Pride Celebrations are for everyone,

including those who cannot

celebrate it openly.

Let's continue to work

for that happy day when

it will finally be safe for

EVERYONE to come out

and be their true selves.

The Highlight of My Week

I won a pair of rainbow socks

and admission tickets to

our local botanical conservatory.

Bingo? Ha ha, yes, I'm --

Happy Pride!