Aloe-Vera
aloe-vera.bsky.social
Aloe-Vera
@aloe-vera.bsky.social
Trans woman in Ohio, System Engineer, well versed in the care and feeding of servers
Love me some sundogs
October 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Still some of my favorite
October 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Aloe-Vera
a thing about playing with outright dishonest propaganda is that it isn’t entirely self-fulfilling. when you lie to people you don’t get to complain when there’s a disconnect between your perception as a movement and public contempt for your actual views. people still think nazis are bad
October 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Reposted by Aloe-Vera
...this video examines the many ways in which the straight majority sexualizes LGBTQIA+ people, the central role that stigma & imagined “contagiousness” plays in their stereotypes of us, plus how past “gay rights” activism has largely sidestepped this important issue:
youtu.be/2tq66YS5Kus
Why Do Straight People Sexualize Queer People? LGBTQ+ Stereotypes, Sexualization & “Contagiousness”
YouTube video by Julia Serano
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Well? Where is that line?

And before you answer these questions for me, answer them for the black people, the native people, the immigrants, and anybody else that does not fit nicely into a WASP box.
August 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
How much longer do I need to be not seen, not heard, not even acknowledged as existing to maintain the status quo so that supporting me will not be seen as a weakness?
August 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What parts of myself do I have to excise to impress the worst people on the planet?

Why is it considered a "Purity test" because I don't support a politician who has made it abundantly clear that he does not support me?
August 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Exactly what rights do I have to give up to be politically palatable enough so that the not quite as right wing party has a chance of winning again?
August 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM