Grok is now outright promoting Hitler

I really think you're going to be fine, jsyk! Shock and denial are their first steps.

Not gonna lie it's rough. They're going to need time. Lean on your supportive friends as much as you can. At some point, your parents will be ready.

I'm sorry it sucks. I really do think you'll be ok though 💛

It really can!

It took my mum ferrying another mum through the 'my kid just came out' process to really process things.

Are your parents otherwise pretty compassionate people, or did they seem accepting of queer people until you came out?

Ooooof feel this. I went to an all girls school, first came out as bi at 14, then as a trans guy at 17. Parents definitely were like 'you just aren't around boys'

It can get better. In my experience, my parents took time to grieve, I took space from them, and after about 2 years I couldn't ask for more supportive parents.

They were so scared for me. But when they see the real you, and see you thriving, they realise you're going to be fine and settle down

Fuck.

Why do some newspapers have a vendetta against 'the' as a word. Strains THE bounds of propriety. Makes it so much clearer that 'bounds' is a noun, BC sometimes it's a freakin verb

Liminal space

Aussie election is this week too. It feels like every second question our two major party leaders are asked are about Trump

If you're a good author, (especially of dystopian fiction, great fantasy authors) your writing is always rooted in present and historical politics and social dynamics. A thought experiment as to what's possible if you broaden the current social dynamics, or imagine them functioning in another world

Ok I can't watch the clip rn, but legit why is he tanned darker than the two POC he's standing next to?

Dystopia isn't ever about the future, it's about the consequences of continuing on the current path.