Jess
@jesslx.bsky.social
Queer leftie. wife to my wife. writer of nonsense and random thoughts. wanna-be comedian. human rights supporter. progressive Christian. A little bit autistic.
Trump Says He Wants A Third Term. Is It Actually Possible??
Trump Says He Wants A Third Term. Is It Actually Possible??
Third time’s the harm
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March 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump Says He Wants A Third Term. Is It Actually Possible??
You probably didn’t learn about Pauli Murray in school. You should have. She was Black, queer, brilliant—and decades ahead of her time. Here's why her story matters more than ever.
The Revolutionary You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of: Why Pauli Murray’s Life Still Matters
The civil rights activist who was erased from American history
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March 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
You probably didn’t learn about Pauli Murray in school. You should have. She was Black, queer, brilliant—and decades ahead of her time. Here's why her story matters more than ever.
How I Accidentally Third-Wheeled My Ex on a Date (And why I don’t regret a single thing)
How I Accidentally Third-Wheeled My Ex on a Date
And why I don’t regret a single thing
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March 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
How I Accidentally Third-Wheeled My Ex on a Date (And why I don’t regret a single thing)
The Christianity Rebrand in Evangelical America:
A Nation Reborn (just not in the way you’d expect)
A Nation Reborn (just not in the way you’d expect)
The Christianity Rebrand in Evangelical America
A Nation Reborn (just not in the way you’d expect)
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March 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Christianity Rebrand in Evangelical America:
A Nation Reborn (just not in the way you’d expect)
A Nation Reborn (just not in the way you’d expect)
The Slow Boil: Recognizing the Dangerous Echoes of History So we never have to ask, “Why didn’t anyone stop him?” again
The Slow Boil: Recognizing the Dangerous Echoes of History
So we never have to ask, “Why didn’t anyone stop him before he killed all of those people?” again
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March 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Slow Boil: Recognizing the Dangerous Echoes of History So we never have to ask, “Why didn’t anyone stop him?” again
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name: How Christians Keep Erasing David and Jonathan’s Love Story
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name: How Christians Keep Erasing David and Jonathan’s…
Nothing shakes up heteronormative views of scripture like two dudes in love with each other
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March 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name: How Christians Keep Erasing David and Jonathan’s Love Story
How One Round-Bellied Demon is Slowly Driving Me Insane
How One Round-Bellied Demon is Slowly Driving Me Insane
A War Epic Between Me and This Abomination of a Bird
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March 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How One Round-Bellied Demon is Slowly Driving Me Insane
The High Cost of Going Viral: When Your Life Becomes Your Brand
The High Cost of Going Viral: When Your Life Becomes Your Brand
The truth behind the lens
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March 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The High Cost of Going Viral: When Your Life Becomes Your Brand
The ‘Pro-Life’ Movement Was Never About Life
The ‘Pro-Life’ Movement Was Never About Life
When I stepped out of evangelicalism, I realized the Bible is very clear on the matter — just not how the church claims it is
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March 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The ‘Pro-Life’ Movement Was Never About Life
Life Isn’t Hard Because You’re Pretty — It’s Hard Because You’re a Woman
Life Isn’t Hard Because You’re Pretty — It’s Hard Because You’re a Woman
The dangers of basing your expectations on society’s standard of beauty
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March 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Life Isn’t Hard Because You’re Pretty — It’s Hard Because You’re a Woman
The Millennial Maze — A Generation’s Journey from Analog Childhoods to Digital Adulthood
The Millennial Maze — A Generation’s Journey from Analog Childhoods to Digital Adulthood
As a millennial woman who’s just hit the 30-year-old mark, I’ve had a front-row seat to the roller coaster ride that’s been our…
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March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Millennial Maze — A Generation’s Journey from Analog Childhoods to Digital Adulthood
I Catfished My Best Friend in High School — You Won’t Believe the Ending
I Catfished My Best Friend in High School — You Won’t Believe the Ending
Non-fiction stories from a teen Jess, part 1
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March 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I Catfished My Best Friend in High School — You Won’t Believe the Ending
They Tried to “Quietly Fire” My Wife Because She’s Queer — And It Happens EverDay
They Tried to “Quietly Fire” My Wife Because She’s Queer — And It Happens EverDay
Silent Firing Is the Cruelest Form of Workplace Discrimination and No One Talks About It
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March 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
They Tried to “Quietly Fire” My Wife Because She’s Queer — And It Happens EverDay
The Social Struggles of Being an Alpha Female — It’s Not a Flex and We Know It
The Social Struggles of Being an Alpha Female — It’s Not a Flex and We Know It
The girl in charge is usually the one who feels most alone
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March 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The Social Struggles of Being an Alpha Female — It’s Not a Flex and We Know It
A Hilarious List of Things I Wasn’t Allowed to Do as an Evangelical Christian Child
A Hilarious List of Things I Wasn’t Allowed to Do as an Evangelical Christian Child
On our second date, I was talking to my wife about my childhood, comparing notes on our upbringings, when I casually mentioned that I had…
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March 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A Hilarious List of Things I Wasn’t Allowed to Do as an Evangelical Christian Child
The Time I Realized My Hairdresser Was Actually My High School Bully
The Time I Realized My Hairdresser Was Actually My High School Bully
I was in for an unforgettable hair appointment, and a lesson only time can teach
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March 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Time I Realized My Hairdresser Was Actually My High School Bully