From the first of two large rallies in Pittsburgh today (there were at least four smaller ones in neighborhoods around the county). Sign ups for the second one were so numerous that they changed the venue at the 11th hour to a larger park on the north side of the city. #NoKings

The far right embraces reductionist fantasies about human sex and gender. It's worth noting that the complexity surrounding these things isn't limited to our species. Nature as a whole is a hot beautiful fucking mess. (Image source: www.instagram.com/p/DN_TsV0D8TP/)

Priding in Pgh last Sunday. From @qburgh.com: "Pittsburgh Pride 2025 shattered expectations and lit up the city with unapologetic queer joy, drawing an electrifying crowd of over 275,000."

1/ My nonfiction essay, "Passing in the Academy," is out tonight in the QBIPOC edited online journal The Ana. The link in the following post is to the new issue of the journal. My essay starts on page 11. I'm thrilled to see it out in the world.

1/ From a new article from Erin in the Morning. As with so much of the garbage coming out of MAGA world, it can be hard to know whether to laugh or scream at its surreal stupidity and cruelty.

Today's Stand for Science rally in Pittsburgh. Hundreds in attendance.

10/This is a balance that any period piece has to grapple with; and while conscientious politics often don't go together with great art, art that sidesteps the hot button issues its subject matter engages with, it seems to me, will always in some measure be lacking. /end