Michelle Simmons 🏳️🌈📚
@michellesimmons.bsky.social
Queer activist. Founder & President of QueerLit Collective, on a mission to put in queer libraries around the US.
But really, just a person who likes doing the work, occasionally fueled by anger.
But really, just a person who likes doing the work, occasionally fueled by anger.
If you truly support the queer community, seek out queer-owned businesses or individuals offering the things or services you need. Queer-friendly isn't enough - put money into the queer economy itself. Write reviews and recommend people who have done good work for you.
January 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
If you truly support the queer community, seek out queer-owned businesses or individuals offering the things or services you need. Queer-friendly isn't enough - put money into the queer economy itself. Write reviews and recommend people who have done good work for you.
Nothing quite like scheming up political protests that are accessible
December 12, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Nothing quite like scheming up political protests that are accessible
The 1994 film Priest was difficult to watch, for many reasons. But the hardest was the complete and public destruction of a man caught making out with another man in a car.
November 30, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The 1994 film Priest was difficult to watch, for many reasons. But the hardest was the complete and public destruction of a man caught making out with another man in a car.
Perhaps I never stayed at home for long periods of time because it never felt like home - or that any place felt like I belonged. Even now, with a mortgage, it feels a breath away from being taken yet I belong here more fully than anywhere else.
The same goes for people.
The same goes for people.
November 26, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Perhaps I never stayed at home for long periods of time because it never felt like home - or that any place felt like I belonged. Even now, with a mortgage, it feels a breath away from being taken yet I belong here more fully than anywhere else.
The same goes for people.
The same goes for people.
"By keeping the topic of gay sexuality a private, bedroom matter, liberals also did not have to confront the reality of gay sexuality, something that still made them uncomfortable." - from Mayor of Castro Street.
It's the old "We don't care what you do in the bedroom as long as it stays there."
It's the old "We don't care what you do in the bedroom as long as it stays there."
November 24, 2024 at 3:21 AM
"By keeping the topic of gay sexuality a private, bedroom matter, liberals also did not have to confront the reality of gay sexuality, something that still made them uncomfortable." - from Mayor of Castro Street.
It's the old "We don't care what you do in the bedroom as long as it stays there."
It's the old "We don't care what you do in the bedroom as long as it stays there."
At minimum, @queerlit.bsky.social and OKEQ library books need a minimum of 3 touches to be processed and shelved. The average is likely closer to 4 touches. Tonight, we did at least 375 touches with 11.5 hours between all our volunteers. Time-consuming, but oh so worth it.
November 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM
At minimum, @queerlit.bsky.social and OKEQ library books need a minimum of 3 touches to be processed and shelved. The average is likely closer to 4 touches. Tonight, we did at least 375 touches with 11.5 hours between all our volunteers. Time-consuming, but oh so worth it.
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Take a peek at our latest queer library! We've set up a location at Youth Services of Tulsa, and we are excited at how many young people will be able to check out affirming literature - literature quickly disappearing from public libraries and schools.
November 22, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Take a peek at our latest queer library! We've set up a location at Youth Services of Tulsa, and we are excited at how many young people will be able to check out affirming literature - literature quickly disappearing from public libraries and schools.
You know your sleep schedule is off when the adaptive charge on your phone says it'll be fully charged at 3am, not 6:30am.
November 22, 2024 at 2:46 AM
You know your sleep schedule is off when the adaptive charge on your phone says it'll be fully charged at 3am, not 6:30am.
QueerLit office hours - the time when I get excited again about changing the fucking world.
November 21, 2024 at 2:42 AM
QueerLit office hours - the time when I get excited again about changing the fucking world.
QueerLit Collective put in a new library at Youth Services of Tulsa!
November 20, 2024 at 2:32 PM
QueerLit Collective put in a new library at Youth Services of Tulsa!
"I was naked before God and he raped me," is perhaps one of the most memorable things I've read in a book - partly because it is horrifying and partly because deep down, it resonates. "Religious trauma" is a clinical term that glosses over a very real experience.
November 17, 2024 at 11:12 PM
"I was naked before God and he raped me," is perhaps one of the most memorable things I've read in a book - partly because it is horrifying and partly because deep down, it resonates. "Religious trauma" is a clinical term that glosses over a very real experience.
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November 17, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Sometimes you have to destress so you play with plants.
Exciting news coming on Monday!
Exciting news coming on Monday!
November 16, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Sometimes you have to destress so you play with plants.
Exciting news coming on Monday!
Exciting news coming on Monday!
Hosted a board meeting for the first time at my new house! It was everything I needed as a person, a board president, and a volunteer.
Community matters.
Community matters.
November 15, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Hosted a board meeting for the first time at my new house! It was everything I needed as a person, a board president, and a volunteer.
Community matters.
Community matters.