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Kin is a community advocacy group to uplift, protect, and celebrate LGBTQIA through the power of chosen family. At Kin, we believe that family is not defined by blood, but by love, solidarity, & shared purpose. Kindred Spirits! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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· Sep 19
Rina Sawayama, Elton John - Chosen Family (Performance Lyric Video)
YouTube video by RinaSawayamaVEVO
youtu.be
The first time wifey & I watched this, tears streamed. So many of us in the LGBTQIA+ community only have family that is chosen.
Here at Kin, we are your chosen family.
Welcome home!
#Kin
#Pride
#LGBTQ
#ChosenFamily
Here at Kin, we are your chosen family.
Welcome home!
#Kin
#Pride
#LGBTQ
#ChosenFamily
This boils my blood. Hopefully they decline the case but if they take it, it'll be nearly a year of uncertainty until they take the case.
Why do people get so caught up about who we love?
#Obergefell
#SCOTUS
Why do people get so caught up about who we love?
#Obergefell
#SCOTUS
Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices’ closed-door conference.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This boils my blood. Hopefully they decline the case but if they take it, it'll be nearly a year of uncertainty until they take the case.
Why do people get so caught up about who we love?
#Obergefell
#SCOTUS
Why do people get so caught up about who we love?
#Obergefell
#SCOTUS
This is the guy who thinks LGBTQ+ human beings deserve the death penalty. And that MLK is in hell and slaveholders are in heaven.
This is hate.
This is Hate.
This is HATE!
This is not Christian, this is not American.
WTF!
#OutandProud
This is hate.
This is Hate.
This is HATE!
This is not Christian, this is not American.
WTF!
#OutandProud
Hate preacher says GOP can only save the country by denying women the right to vote - LGBTQ Nation
We're sure his idea will be popular amongst female voters.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is the guy who thinks LGBTQ+ human beings deserve the death penalty. And that MLK is in hell and slaveholders are in heaven.
This is hate.
This is Hate.
This is HATE!
This is not Christian, this is not American.
WTF!
#OutandProud
This is hate.
This is Hate.
This is HATE!
This is not Christian, this is not American.
WTF!
#OutandProud
"This is the kind of sideshow that they want to take the main stage so that they don’t have to talk about anything serious, and it’s a reminder of just how exhausting it was to deal with all this the first time Donald Trump was president."
TY @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for stating it like it is!
TY @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for stating it like it is!
Pete Buttigieg explains why Donald Trump's relationship with Laura Loomer is bad in just two words - LGBTQ Nation
Loomer's racism is a "reminder" of the worst parts of the first Trump administration, Buttigieg said.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"This is the kind of sideshow that they want to take the main stage so that they don’t have to talk about anything serious, and it’s a reminder of just how exhausting it was to deal with all this the first time Donald Trump was president."
TY @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for stating it like it is!
TY @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for stating it like it is!
Congratulations to all the Democratic wins, the win for the first women mayor in Detroit, the first woman Governor in Virginia and to the first Trans mayor in Pennsylvania!!!
#DemsWin
#BlueWave
#TransRights
#History
#DemsWin
#BlueWave
#TransRights
#History
Pennsylvania elects its first out trans mayor - LGBTQ Nation
"This victory isn’t about one person," said Mayor-elect Erica Deuso, "it’s about what happens when people come together to choose progress over fear.”
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Congratulations to all the Democratic wins, the win for the first women mayor in Detroit, the first woman Governor in Virginia and to the first Trans mayor in Pennsylvania!!!
#DemsWin
#BlueWave
#TransRights
#History
#DemsWin
#BlueWave
#TransRights
#History
Today is the day! Let’s keep up this momentum all the way till 2026! And then some! Let’s take back our country from this idiot. I mean, seriously.
The arm fart brigade has got to go!
#SaveDemocracy
#Vote
#Midterms
#Mamdani
The arm fart brigade has got to go!
#SaveDemocracy
#Vote
#Midterms
#Mamdani
Analyst predicts good day for Democrats in tomorrow's elections: "Donald Trump is a huge, huge drag" - LGBTQ Nation
He said the results of these races could be "huge bellwethers" for midterm elections next year.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today is the day! Let’s keep up this momentum all the way till 2026! And then some! Let’s take back our country from this idiot. I mean, seriously.
The arm fart brigade has got to go!
#SaveDemocracy
#Vote
#Midterms
#Mamdani
The arm fart brigade has got to go!
#SaveDemocracy
#Vote
#Midterms
#Mamdani
Today is the day, let’s show the world what we can do with a capable, empathetic, fair minded leader! The rest of the world will again look to NYC as the Beacon of Democracy and prosperity!!!
#ElectMamdani
#NYC
#SaveDemocracy
#ElectMamdani
#NYC
#SaveDemocracy
Crowd goes wild as Zohran Mamdani takes the stage at late-night queer Halloween party - LGBTQ Nation
The New York City mayoral frontrunner said it was "an honor to be the first mayoral candidate to ever be at Papi Juice!”
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today is the day, let’s show the world what we can do with a capable, empathetic, fair minded leader! The rest of the world will again look to NYC as the Beacon of Democracy and prosperity!!!
#ElectMamdani
#NYC
#SaveDemocracy
#ElectMamdani
#NYC
#SaveDemocracy
What a phenomenal project my friend Randy has published! Check it out!
After Oct. 7, I started reading about the Palestinian situation. I kept wondering where the LGBTQ Arab voices were. Finding little, I set out on a project to bring these neglected voices to light. I used my money and hours of my time, but this has been one of the greatest experiences of my life.
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What a phenomenal project my friend Randy has published! Check it out!
Thank you @southerngayteacher.bsky.social for adding us to your pack!!! We appreciate it!
Two great packs in anticipation of standing up tomorrow! Please check out both!
No kings, No tyrants, No dictators Pack 1
go.bsky.app/8djjber
No kings, No tyrants, No dictators Pack 2
go.bsky.app/HWcxAAe
No kings, No tyrants, No dictators Pack 1
go.bsky.app/8djjber
No kings, No tyrants, No dictators Pack 2
go.bsky.app/HWcxAAe
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thank you @southerngayteacher.bsky.social for adding us to your pack!!! We appreciate it!
And while we’re at it, stop taking scripture out of context. Jesus said absolutely nothing about being gay.
This is for all the “Christians” out there worshipping God.
Marinate in that.
Marinate in that.
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
And while we’re at it, stop taking scripture out of context. Jesus said absolutely nothing about being gay.
It’s all too easy to feel alone. But you’re not! You matter. You are loved.
In the words of my dear friend Taylor Swift, haters gonna hate hate hate!
Love you friends!
In the words of my dear friend Taylor Swift, haters gonna hate hate hate!
Love you friends!
To my friends who have been bullied here, to the ones who have deleted their accounts, to the ones who suffer in silence… I value you. I support you. I am always here for you!
🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
#Pinks
#StrongerTogether
#IFLY
🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
#Pinks
#StrongerTogether
#IFLY
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s all too easy to feel alone. But you’re not! You matter. You are loved.
In the words of my dear friend Taylor Swift, haters gonna hate hate hate!
Love you friends!
In the words of my dear friend Taylor Swift, haters gonna hate hate hate!
Love you friends!
School board elections are vitally important to our children. We need to elect Democrats in these seats to stop the Christian far right from dominating these districts, taking away children's civil rights⚖️ and from passing policies meant to hurt our LGBTQ+ students🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
TYSM @tarasworld.bsky.social
TYSM @tarasworld.bsky.social
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
boltsmag.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
School board elections are vitally important to our children. We need to elect Democrats in these seats to stop the Christian far right from dominating these districts, taking away children's civil rights⚖️ and from passing policies meant to hurt our LGBTQ+ students🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
TYSM @tarasworld.bsky.social
TYSM @tarasworld.bsky.social
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The only attack of late I remember on Portland was an invasion of dildos.
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
Someone Is Mercilessly Attacking Portland's Power Lines with Dildos
Some Portland vigilante is throwing pairs of dildos over telephone wires like rubber dick nunchucks.
www.vice.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The only attack of late I remember on Portland was an invasion of dildos.
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
The only attack of late I remember on Portland was an invasion of dildos.
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
Someone Is Mercilessly Attacking Portland's Power Lines with Dildos
Some Portland vigilante is throwing pairs of dildos over telephone wires like rubber dick nunchucks.
www.vice.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The only attack of late I remember on Portland was an invasion of dildos.
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
#Portland
#FuckICE
#Troops
#Cantmakethisshitup
Thank you AG for being a voice in the dark! This is how we fight back!
Remember, the power of the people is more powerful than the people in power!!!
#JimmyKimmel
#FightBack
Remember, the power of the people is more powerful than the people in power!!!
#JimmyKimmel
#FightBack
BREAKING: Per MSNBC, Nexstar has ALSO CAVED and will stop preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Way to go, everyone!
September 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thank you AG for being a voice in the dark! This is how we fight back!
Remember, the power of the people is more powerful than the people in power!!!
#JimmyKimmel
#FightBack
Remember, the power of the people is more powerful than the people in power!!!
#JimmyKimmel
#FightBack
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has been a lifeline for LGBTQ youth. Since its launch, over 1.5 million LGBTQ+ young people have reached out via calls, texts, or chats
Studies show LGBTQ+ youth are four times as likely to attempt suicide compared.
#SuicideAwareness
#MentalHealthMatters
Studies show LGBTQ+ youth are four times as likely to attempt suicide compared.
#SuicideAwareness
#MentalHealthMatters
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has been a lifeline for LGBTQ youth. Since its launch, over 1.5 million LGBTQ+ young people have reached out via calls, texts, or chats
Studies show LGBTQ+ youth are four times as likely to attempt suicide compared.
#SuicideAwareness
#MentalHealthMatters
Studies show LGBTQ+ youth are four times as likely to attempt suicide compared.
#SuicideAwareness
#MentalHealthMatters
Native Americans are profoundly inspiring for their rich cultural heritage and their longstanding, inclusive embrace of Two-Spirit people—honoring identities that many other societies have marginalized.
We all hold unique roles in society, as we should.
We all hold unique roles in society, as we should.
Today is Native American Day in California — a celebration of Native culture and achievements, an acknowledgment of what Native peoples have endured, and a day to honor their resilience and all that they’ve protected.
Basket: Brittany Souza, Karuk Tribe
Basket: Brittany Souza, Karuk Tribe
September 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Native Americans are profoundly inspiring for their rich cultural heritage and their longstanding, inclusive embrace of Two-Spirit people—honoring identities that many other societies have marginalized.
We all hold unique roles in society, as we should.
We all hold unique roles in society, as we should.
We all know what this is. It's not about criminals. It is about racism. This is no different from Nazi's rounding up who they didn't like.
Fuck them all. ICE is nothing but thugs.
Fuck them all. ICE is nothing but thugs.
ICE agents have detained Des Moines Public School District superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts on Friday, according to school board chair Jackie Norris.
There is no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or what the next potential steps will be.
#FuckICE #ICEGestapo
There is no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or what the next potential steps will be.
#FuckICE #ICEGestapo
September 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We all know what this is. It's not about criminals. It is about racism. This is no different from Nazi's rounding up who they didn't like.
Fuck them all. ICE is nothing but thugs.
Fuck them all. ICE is nothing but thugs.
An older woman once shared her husband had passed, she said her days of the motorhome were done. She didn’t think she was strong enough to drive it.
Honey, you aren’t picking it up!
Women are capable more than we give ourselves credit for!
My wife can back a camper up like a boss!
#Kin
#Pinks
Honey, you aren’t picking it up!
Women are capable more than we give ourselves credit for!
My wife can back a camper up like a boss!
#Kin
#Pinks
September 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
First, @joncooper-us.bsky.social is an amazing person to follow. Second, RELEASE THE FILES!
The distractions are at an all times high. He is floundering. He knows he's losing his base, he's terrified about the files, and he's losing his power. Expect more nonsense.
#Kin
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
The distractions are at an all times high. He is floundering. He knows he's losing his base, he's terrified about the files, and he's losing his power. Expect more nonsense.
#Kin
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
September 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
First, @joncooper-us.bsky.social is an amazing person to follow. Second, RELEASE THE FILES!
The distractions are at an all times high. He is floundering. He knows he's losing his base, he's terrified about the files, and he's losing his power. Expect more nonsense.
#Kin
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
The distractions are at an all times high. He is floundering. He knows he's losing his base, he's terrified about the files, and he's losing his power. Expect more nonsense.
#Kin
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Thank you @tcrg2012.bsky.social Carmen for mentioning the progress in Mexico. It spurred me to find this article and share it.
#Kin
#Equality
#Mexico
#Kin
#Equality
#Mexico
That's incredible Carmen! She is amazing and is doing incredible things for Mexico!
LGBTQ+ rights and the sentiment is changing too! Still, our community should be cautious traveling there but it's amazing to see progress while the US steps back progress. 😭
#Kin
#Equality
LGBTQ+ rights and the sentiment is changing too! Still, our community should be cautious traveling there but it's amazing to see progress while the US steps back progress. 😭
#Kin
#Equality
LGBT Rights In Mexico: Everything You Should Know Before You Visit! 🇲🇽
Expert travel advice for travelers on LGBT Rights in Mexico and the unique challenges that may face them in Mexico City, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and more
queerintheworld.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Thank you @tcrg2012.bsky.social Carmen for mentioning the progress in Mexico. It spurred me to find this article and share it.
#Kin
#Equality
#Mexico
#Kin
#Equality
#Mexico
Maybe there is more to Elon's hatred of our community than just being so pissed his daughter is Trans.
#Kin
#MusksFather
#Musk
#Kin
#MusksFather
#Musk
Elon Musk's father Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a @nytimes investigation finds. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help. @kirstengrind.bsky.social Jon Eligon www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Maybe there is more to Elon's hatred of our community than just being so pissed his daughter is Trans.
#Kin
#MusksFather
#Musk
#Kin
#MusksFather
#Musk
Not ONE trans person has ever been charged with misconduct in a bathroom.
John Hinson, Larry Craig, & Bob Allen - REPUBLICAN congressmen caught in the act in the bathroom. Craig used campaign funds for his legal defense fund & Allen was arrested for soliciting a police officer.
#Kin
#Hypocrites
John Hinson, Larry Craig, & Bob Allen - REPUBLICAN congressmen caught in the act in the bathroom. Craig used campaign funds for his legal defense fund & Allen was arrested for soliciting a police officer.
#Kin
#Hypocrites
Texas to become the 20th state with a transgender bathroom law
The bill, which Texas first attempted to pass in 2015, will require transgender people to use restrooms in public schools and government buildings in accordance with their birth sex.
www.nbcnews.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Not ONE trans person has ever been charged with misconduct in a bathroom.
John Hinson, Larry Craig, & Bob Allen - REPUBLICAN congressmen caught in the act in the bathroom. Craig used campaign funds for his legal defense fund & Allen was arrested for soliciting a police officer.
#Kin
#Hypocrites
John Hinson, Larry Craig, & Bob Allen - REPUBLICAN congressmen caught in the act in the bathroom. Craig used campaign funds for his legal defense fund & Allen was arrested for soliciting a police officer.
#Kin
#Hypocrites
They urged the FBI to add a new designation to its list of domestic violent extremist groups for Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism
There is no 'ideology.' There are chromosomes the tell a person what gender they are & Trans ppl match the outside to the inside. That's all folks.
#Kin
There is no 'ideology.' There are chromosomes the tell a person what gender they are & Trans ppl match the outside to the inside. That's all folks.
#Kin
The Heritage Foundation wants transgender people and allies designated as terrorists
The Charlie Kirk killing fueled the anti-LGBTQ think tank's latest attack on gender minorities.
www.advocate.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
They urged the FBI to add a new designation to its list of domestic violent extremist groups for Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism
There is no 'ideology.' There are chromosomes the tell a person what gender they are & Trans ppl match the outside to the inside. That's all folks.
#Kin
There is no 'ideology.' There are chromosomes the tell a person what gender they are & Trans ppl match the outside to the inside. That's all folks.
#Kin
“Trump’s hold on power is indeed loosening,” Frum explained. “His standing with the voting public is quickly deteriorating. Grocery prices jumped in August 2025 at the fastest speed since the peak of the post-pandemic inflation in 2022. Job growth has stalled to practically zero.”
#Kin
#Inflation
#Kin
#Inflation
Analyst says Donald Trump is scrambling to consolidate power before the public fully turns on him - LGBTQ Nation
Republicans have increasingly had enough.
www.lgbtqnation.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“Trump’s hold on power is indeed loosening,” Frum explained. “His standing with the voting public is quickly deteriorating. Grocery prices jumped in August 2025 at the fastest speed since the peak of the post-pandemic inflation in 2022. Job growth has stalled to practically zero.”
#Kin
#Inflation
#Kin
#Inflation
This has always boggled my mind! How on earth do these weirdos think that seeing gay people, seeing a picture of gay ppl or reading gay stories turn someone gay???
🤣🤣🤣
#Kin
#LGBT
#Pride
#QueerStories
🤣🤣🤣
#Kin
#LGBT
#Pride
#QueerStories
September 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This has always boggled my mind! How on earth do these weirdos think that seeing gay people, seeing a picture of gay ppl or reading gay stories turn someone gay???
🤣🤣🤣
#Kin
#LGBT
#Pride
#QueerStories
🤣🤣🤣
#Kin
#LGBT
#Pride
#QueerStories