Elon buying Twitter is a good reminder about platform ownership.
Online platforms are not owned by their users, and that’s something the users working to make them special must remember.
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I have left Twitter.
I have heard good arguments to stay, but ultimately I neither like or trust Elon Musk, and I won’t be part of his empire.
On Queer Haircuts, Gatekeeping, and the Value of Identity
For every queer person, coming out is a defining experience, not unlike a volcanic eruption. It is preceded by a slow build of pressure as we come to terms with our own identity and consider the potential ramifications of telling the people most important in our lives. Next comes the moment of declaration, a release …
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More Crimes that Never Happen
Perhaps the very worst thing about the repeal of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance is that voters feared imaginary sexual assault so much that they voted in favor of actual sexual assault. There’s basically no documented history of straight men pretending to be transgender so they can access women’s bathrooms. There is, however, a long and …
