Daniel Strongman
@themoralityof.com
Marketing by day. Writer and poet by night.
A Los Angeles-based philosopher documenting injustice and pointing toward a brighter future for all LGBTQ people.
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A Los Angeles-based philosopher documenting injustice and pointing toward a brighter future for all LGBTQ people.
TheMoralityOf.Substack.com
Shoes That Fit Distribution Day at David Crocket Elementary School in Phoenix, AZ. We gave shoes to 446 students today. We had DJ Shammy Dee spinning KPop Demon Hunters which the kids knew word for word. A fun and meaningful day was had by all! Thank you to our incredible volunteers!
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Shoes That Fit Distribution Day at David Crocket Elementary School in Phoenix, AZ. We gave shoes to 446 students today. We had DJ Shammy Dee spinning KPop Demon Hunters which the kids knew word for word. A fun and meaningful day was had by all! Thank you to our incredible volunteers!
I watched Charlie Kirk get shot yesterday online and felt nauseous, not because I mourned him, but because murder is wrong even when his death benefits the LGBTQ+ community. Wrestling with political violence and moral consistency. #philsky #charliekirk
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The Morality of Political Violence
Between Justice and Murder: A Queer Reckoning
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September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I watched Charlie Kirk get shot yesterday online and felt nauseous, not because I mourned him, but because murder is wrong even when his death benefits the LGBTQ+ community. Wrestling with political violence and moral consistency. #philsky #charliekirk
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Reporting from Phoenix, AZ, I’m here leading events with Shoes That Fit. This organization gives athletic shoes to kids in need. Nordstrom is on a mission to raise 1.7 million dollars and distribute 50k pairs of shoes to kids in need. #fashion #shoes #philanthropy www.shoesthatfit.org/nordstrom/
August 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Reporting from Phoenix, AZ, I’m here leading events with Shoes That Fit. This organization gives athletic shoes to kids in need. Nordstrom is on a mission to raise 1.7 million dollars and distribute 50k pairs of shoes to kids in need. #fashion #shoes #philanthropy www.shoesthatfit.org/nordstrom/
In solitude we discover who we are; in community we learn who we might become.
August 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In solitude we discover who we are; in community we learn who we might become.
Belonging is the art of being seen completely and choosing to stay anyway.
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Belonging is the art of being seen completely and choosing to stay anyway.
Home is not a place we find but a feeling we create in the spaces between understanding and being understood.
August 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Home is not a place we find but a feeling we create in the spaces between understanding and being understood.
True intimacy lies not in knowing everything about someone, but in being comfortable with the mysteries they choose to keep.
August 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
True intimacy lies not in knowing everything about someone, but in being comfortable with the mysteries they choose to keep.
To deny another’s authentic existence is to diminish the very fabric of human possibility itself.
August 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
To deny another’s authentic existence is to diminish the very fabric of human possibility itself.
The courage to be oneself is the foundation upon which all other freedoms are built.
August 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The courage to be oneself is the foundation upon which all other freedoms are built.
The measure of a society’s wisdom lies not in its uniformity, but in how tenderly it protects its most vulnerable truths.
August 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The measure of a society’s wisdom lies not in its uniformity, but in how tenderly it protects its most vulnerable truths.
MacArthur Park, Los Angeles
No crowds came to his parade,
so he brought the parade to them,
boots on concrete in Los Angeles,
fear in doorways,
the old American symphony
of power proving itself powerless.
#poem #poetry #losangeles
No crowds came to his parade,
so he brought the parade to them,
boots on concrete in Los Angeles,
fear in doorways,
the old American symphony
of power proving itself powerless.
#poem #poetry #losangeles
July 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
MacArthur Park, Los Angeles
No crowds came to his parade,
so he brought the parade to them,
boots on concrete in Los Angeles,
fear in doorways,
the old American symphony
of power proving itself powerless.
#poem #poetry #losangeles
No crowds came to his parade,
so he brought the parade to them,
boots on concrete in Los Angeles,
fear in doorways,
the old American symphony
of power proving itself powerless.
#poem #poetry #losangeles
When communities demand you hide essential parts of yourself to belong, that’s not love, it’s emotional colonization. Real love is action that fosters growth, not performance that ensures comfort.
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#philsky #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtq themoralityof.substack.com/p/the-morali...
The Morality of Belonging
When Conditional Love Costs More Than Solitude
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July 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
When communities demand you hide essential parts of yourself to belong, that’s not love, it’s emotional colonization. Real love is action that fosters growth, not performance that ensures comfort.
#philsky #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtq themoralityof.substack.com/p/the-morali...
#philsky #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters #lgbtq themoralityof.substack.com/p/the-morali...
While fireworks light up the sky, I'm reminded that freedom isn't free when it doesn't include everyone. How can we celebrate independence when so many of us are still waiting to be free?
#philosophy #lgbtq #queer
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#philosophy #lgbtq #queer
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The Morality of July Fourth
When the Land of the Free Isn't Free for Everyone
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July 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
While fireworks light up the sky, I'm reminded that freedom isn't free when it doesn't include everyone. How can we celebrate independence when so many of us are still waiting to be free?
#philosophy #lgbtq #queer
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#philosophy #lgbtq #queer
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If you’re banning books about queer love and identity, you’re not protecting children, you’re protecting ignorance. A just society doesn’t hide its truths. It equips people to face them.
July 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you’re banning books about queer love and identity, you’re not protecting children, you’re protecting ignorance. A just society doesn’t hide its truths. It equips people to face them.
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On this last day of Pride, we are taking inspiration from the changemakers – from the Freedom to Marry plaintiffs and lawyers - to the ones who fought for our rights at Stonewall 56 years ago - to the queer and trans activists leading the fight against Trump and fascism today.
June 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On this last day of Pride, we are taking inspiration from the changemakers – from the Freedom to Marry plaintiffs and lawyers - to the ones who fought for our rights at Stonewall 56 years ago - to the queer and trans activists leading the fight against Trump and fascism today.
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Hungary banned pride and anything having to do with homosexuality. In response the country responded with the biggest pride protest in modern history. Orban is cooked. #3E
June 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hungary banned pride and anything having to do with homosexuality. In response the country responded with the biggest pride protest in modern history. Orban is cooked. #3E
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A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people's champ Tish James 🏳️🌈
June 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people's champ Tish James 🏳️🌈