U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is accusing Pete Hegsethβs attorney, Timothy Parlatore, of witness intimidation because Parlatore suggested that Hegseth may sue the woman who accused him of sexual assault and received a settlement if he doesnβt get confirmed.
Trump NIH pick "considering a plan to link likelihood of receiving research grants to some measure of academic freedom…Bhattacharya wants to counter what he sees as a culture of conformity that ostracized him over his views on masking and school closures" http://www.wsj.com/health/healt…
The list compiled by the American Accountability Foundation includes 20 general officers or senior admirals and a disproportionate number of female officers.Β Those on the list in many cases seem to be targeted for public comments they made either in interviews or at events on diversity, and in some cases for retweeting posts that promote diversity.
The above-named group is a dark money organization that does not reveal its donors. Their leader is a former staffer for nutbag Sen. Ron Johnson.
These people what a Russian style military of only white cis straight males which Ted Cruz gave such praise to over our US military.Β The thing is the Russian military was stopped and driven out of a country by the rag tag Ukrainian military with gifted supplies dripping in.Β A diverse military of the entire population is the strongest one, which has been demonstrated over and over again.Β Talk about a group wanting purity in a place, this is what these bigot racist haters want.Β Hugs
Among Hegsethβs alleged βmistakesβ are sexual assault, countless incidents of adultery (including with a coworker), at last one bastard child, drunkenly attempting to climb onto a strip club stage, on the job drinking, being fall down drunk at corporate events, shouting βkill all Muslims,β having white supremacist tattoos, belonging to a far-right misogynist Christian nationalist church, and running two nonprofits for veterans into the ground with what former colleagues call questionable spending on partying and travel. Itβs what Jesus would want.
1. Bondi asked for a $25,000 campaign donation from Trump, and got it. 2. Then she dropped her stateβs investigation into Trump University. 3. Now she’s Trump’s nominee for Attorney General.
Watch the clip and youβll see an excited Lummis wave a copy of her bill, calling it a βpresent for President Trump.β Hayes calls the bill an βenormous heistβ and an βexplicit bailoutβ of bitcoin holders should the price plummet
I posted about this before.Β Now I need to post an update.Β Rule by gang violence must always be rejected and pushed back against as hard as possible.Β Β Hugs
A few hours before the city of Prattvilleβs annual Christmas parade was to start, a federal judge ordered the city to allow an LGBTQ pride groupβs float to be included. Prattville Pride called the order βa powerful affirmation of the importance of visibility, representation, and inclusion for all members of our community,β in a Facebook post.
In his order, U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker of the Middle District of Alabama wrote: βWhile there are areas of unprotected speech, such as incitement of violence, the City makes no argument and provides no evidence that Prattville Pride has engaged in any speech or behavior that would remotely fall into an unprotected speech category. It is undisputed that Prattville Pride has complied with the Cityβs regulations.β
βThe City removed Prattville Pride from the parade based on its belief that certain members of the public who oppose Prattville Pride, and what is stands for, would react in a disruptive way. But discrimination based on a messageβs content βcannot be tolerated under the First Amendment,β the order continued.
From yesterdayβsΒ Alabama Political ReporterΒ report:
An LGBTQ+ float has been denied participation in the Prattville Christmas parade, with Mayor Bill Gillespie citing safety concerns. βThis morning, it was brought to the Cityβs attention from Prattville Pride that there are serious safety concerns regarding Prattville Prideβs participation in the Christmas parade,β Gillespie said in a statement Thursday morning.
Asked to clarify these safety concerns, Gillespie said the safety concerns were brought to the attention of the city by Prattville Pride itself in a Thursday morning email:
βSubsequent to the city council meeting held on Dec. 3, there have been some additional threats made against our organization referencing harmful actions to be taken against us and our float during the Prattville Christmas Parade. At this time, Prattville Pride is requesting Prattville police officers to specifically monitor us and our surroundings during staging, as well as assign two officers to walk near the crowd alongside our float.β
After a hearing for an emergency injunction Friday morning, an Alabama LGBTQ organization is waiting for a ruling from federal judge about whether it can participate in the city of Prattvilleβs annual Christmas parade, scheduled for Friday evening. Prattville Pride filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the city after it withdrew permission for the organization to march.
Caryl Lawson, vice president and co-founder of Pratville Pride, told the council the group had been subjected to βhateful pushback and rhetoric.β On social media forums, there have been suggestions the group will be clad in lingerie or will toss sex toys and LGBTQ literature to children along the parade route. There were also threats to vandalize the groupβs float or toss objects including βrotten tomatoesβ at members of the organization.
Prattville Pride was the very first organization to enter the City of Prattvilleβs annual Christmas parade this year. The group paid the fee like other organizations and says they plan to abide by the cityβs rules. However, Clean Up Alabama, the group that originally formed to challenge LGBTQ+ titles in the Prattville library, is calling on the city to reverse course and deny Prattville Pride the opportunity to participate.
βThe Christmas parade is a celebration of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ the Messiah. It is NOT a time to celebrate someoneβs sexual preferences. And it is certainly not a place for a drag show,β Clean Up Alabama said in an email pushing for the removal of Prattville Pride. The fervor started after a far-right website highlighted Prattville Prideβs participation in the event.
Trump nominated Judge Huffaker to the federal bench in 2019 and he was confirmed by the Senate in a lopsided 89-4 vote with the support of Democratic then-US Sen. Doug Jones. Thereβs more in the video report below. Prattville Pride is celebrating with a suggestion for donations to the Trevor Project.
We are thrilled to share the news that a federal court has granted us an injunction upholding Prattville Prides right to participate in the cityβs Christmas parade. This ruling is a powerful affirmation of the importance of visibility, representation, and inclusion for all members of our community. The Christmas parade is a cherished holiday tradition, and we are excited to celebrate alongside our neighbors and friends in the spirit of love, joy, and unity.
We want to express our deepest gratitude to our attorney, Julia Collins, and the Harris Law Firm for their incredible support and timely response. Their willingness to prioritize this case as soon as they heard about the cityβs decision was crucial in getting the motion filed in time. We also want to extend a special thank you to Keirsten Wallace for her invaluable assistance in preparing parts of the brief. Her hard work and dedication played an important role in this success.
While we celebrate this important step forward, we must also acknowledge the challenges and hateful rhetoric that have been directed towards our organization and the LGBTQ+ community during this process. Such negativity can have a profound and damaging effect on LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly youth, who often face heightened risks of isolation, mental health struggles, and rejection.
This is why Prattville Pride existsβto ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals feel safe, seen, and supported. Our participation in the Christmas parade is more than just a celebration; it is a statement of belonging and a reminder that love and acceptance are integral to the fabric of our community.
In addition to our ongoing Point of Pride fundraiser, we are calling on our supporters to consider donating to The Trevor Project, a vital organization dedicated to serving at-risk LGBTQ+ youth. By contributing, we can help ensure that young people in our community and beyond receive the support and resources they need to thrive.
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has stood by us and advocated for equality. Together, we are building a more inclusive Prattville where everyone has a place to belong. We look forward to spreading holiday cheer and representing the spirit of pride and love during this yearβs Christmas parade.
Thank you for your continued support. Letβs keep working together to create a community where every individual feels valued and celebrated.
Nick Dumont, the actor who played Jackie Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer, has come out as transmasculine and nonbinary.
As first reported by TMZ on Thursday, the actor recently changed their pronouns and name on their Instagram bio. Though their handle is still @emmadumont, their name is now listed as Nick Dumont on their profile, and their pronouns are listed as βthey/them.β Their bio includes a collection of heart emojis that appear to correspond to the lesbian and nonbinary flags, as well as the phrases βCarmy coded,β as in the main character from The Bear, and βMcCutcheon apologist,β as in the polarizing anti-hero Shane from the original L Word. Now thatβs a transmasculine nonbinary Instagram bio if ever weβve seen one.
Though Dumont has changed their pronouns and name on their Instagram profile, they have not yet directly posted about their coming out to social media. A representative for the actor told TMZ that they identify βas a transmasculine nonbinary person.β βTheir work name is still going to be Emma Dumont, but they will go by Nick with friends and family,β the rep said. (snip-MORE)
What he really means in the story below is that many people surging into the work force will depress wages and make workers even more desperate to get and keep a job no matter how bad or low wage it is.Β Hugs
Megan Kelly who made her fame by writing a book about the sexual harassment / abuse at Fox Is trying to give a boost to a man who paid a woman he sexually abused and harassed.Β Everything Hegseth is accused or from adultery, sexual assault, and his excesses alcohol problem are all court-martial offenses.Β He would be in charge of people that if they did what he did they would face demotion, jail time, loss of money, and more.Β How he can be in that position if republicans really respect and care about the military they wouldn’t even let this guy near the job.Β HugsΒ
In the below story notice two things.Β Β He is picking Fox entertainment rage TV people to be in his cabinet because he is a media made billionaire personality and he loves the showmanship.Β That is what made him a great con man and politician is his love of the camera and the attention, he glories in it.Β Β
Read theΒ full article. In 2017, Crowley registered as a foreign agent for a pro-Putin Ukrainian billionaire after withdrawing from consideration from a national security post when her book and PhD thesis were hit with accusations of plagiarism. She first appeared here when she spread claims that Barack Obama is secretly Muslim. Crowley is a Project 2025 contributor.
In this post notice the attack on immigrants along with the outright lies about no deaths.Β Anything for the maga base and the authoritarian fascist government is grand.Β Why?Β For me the question is why does the internet troll Marge want to see the tRump proclaimed goals?Β White supremacy!Β She is from a deep Georgia community that has long felt that the white people were superior to others.Β So white people attacked the capital and attempted to destroy democracy so what, they were white.Β Not those filthy non-white people who keep coming here trying to make our white supremacy culture less supreme.Β Hugs
The story below shows how desperate the right is to please donors by cutting the domestic spending part of the government.Β Β That is the part of the government that helps the people but puts nothing in the pockets of the wealthy.Β They fail to understand that the main function of the government is to promote the common good and the welfare of the people.Β From the preamble itself.Β … (P)romote the general Welfare …Β That means the government is to help the people.Β Β The reason the treasury is so shy of money is that the republicans when in power keep giving more of the general revenue generated in the US to the most wealthy instead of helping the general welfare with such as infrastructure, what the people need, and common defense.Β Basically so people understand every time the republicans reduce the corporate tax rate, the taxes charged against realtors, the taxes charged against wealthy people, the tax rate of wealthy estates, they are robbing from the US people and public all that money to run the country and help the public.Β Just like other countries of advanced incomes do.Β Which is why the republicans demand they stop doing it as it makes the US look bad for being a profit is king country.Β Β Hugs
The story below shows how fundamentalist Christians and right wing bigots attack the LGBTQ+ for being different and not following their faith … but at the same time they don’t live up to their own faiths doctrines.Β Β Hugs.
Read theΒ full article. Yager first appeared here in 2020 for hisΒ successful billΒ that forces public schools to allow kids to miss class for up to one hour each day in order to attend church. Along with raft of anti-trans legislation, most recentlyΒ Yager voted for a billΒ allowing county clerks to refuse to officiate same-sex marriages.
“The plans could mean that thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of migrants would be permanently displaced in countries where they do not know any of the people or the language and have no connection to the culture.”
The Diapered Rapist a fucking idiot, who can’t handle a task a 6 year old can manage.
Read theΒ full article. Boyd is now claiming that he was referring to a βbundle of sticks,β telling reporters βlook it up in the dictionary.β Video of the exchange is below. Boyd, not incidentally, wasΒ namedΒ to Trumpβs βSouth Carolina Leadership Team.β
Where are the pro left progressive big money trying to promote progressive ideals?Β This is why the right so often win, their big money backs them no matter what.Β Β Hugs
This is the woman on a crusade against the first trans person in the House of Representative also used to support the trans people. Her entire thing is being the center of attention.Β That is her entire goal.Β Hugs.
Read theΒ full article. Roberts, who had threatened violence if Trump did not win, appeared here earlier this week when he called forΒ seizing the endowmentsΒ of public and private universities if they donβt hew to Trumpβs anti-diversity edicts and end the βwoke mind virus.β
Just how insecure are these republican people demanding everyone but themselves be Rambo and Chuck Norris in some super action movie.Β It is a stupid throw back to the religious stereotype of men and women they want to force the country into.Β The idea that men are always he-man moneymakers and women are all attractive women waiting at home to serve their man after cleaning their home and making their meals all day.Β Give it up already.Β The goat herders in the deserts of the Middle East may have felt that way over 2500 years ago but we know better now.Β Β Hugs
A man from racist South Africa who feels non-white people don’t have enough authority and black people have too many rights is pushing hard to repopulate the world with his and other wealthy white men’s sperm.Β Say what?Β Yes Musk is on record saying that he needs to father as many children as possible to ensure the white race continues.Β Similar to what Jeffery Epstein felt as he raped multiple young girls.Β Look these facts up and stop admiring these trust fund wealthy kids of exploiters.Β Hugs
Yesterday I was reading Oliver Willis’s Substack (with a great photo of Kal El, as always,) and he’s begun a news aggregator for liberals/progressives called Breaking News USA. Oliver Willis knows of what he speaks, so I’ve bookmarked it to look at every day. Today, I ran across 2 I want to post here today.
Women walking into the bathroom on Capitol Hill Thursday morning found a buoyant dance party in progress: A group of trans artists and activists staged a protest in a womenβs restroom in the U.S. Capitol, dancing to the song βMeeting in the Ladies Roomβ by the all-women pop and R&B band Klymaxx.
Thursdayβs dancing protesters include trans actor James Rose, nonbinary influencer Jerome Trammel, comedian Elizabeth Booker Houston, influencer Alexis Rose, transgender model June Raven Romero and activist Hope Giselle-Godsey. A video posted online starts with a panorama of the Capitol buildingβs interior before panning to a nearby restroom filled with dancing women. Some wear shirts with the colors of the transgender pride flag, pink, blue and white, and slogans like, βFlush the Hate, Not Our Rightsβ and βTrans People Are NOT Dangerous. You Are!β (snip-MORE)
The campaign is over; the election is done. The cases against Donald Trumpβfor the theft and improper storage of sensitive and classified government materials; for the effort to obstruct election administration in Georgia; for the attempt to overthrow the government of the United States on January 6, 2021βare wrapping up, unfinished in some cases and never really started in others. His sentencing for the 34 felony counts where he was found guilty of falsifying business records to hide election interference has been postponed indefinitely. In the executive branch, the transition is underway, complete with smiling photo ops and assurances from President Biden that he wonβt stifle or undermine the incoming administration the way he was hamperedβby the very man Biden is welcoming back to power. Everything is on track for January 20, 2025: the day that Joe Biden will cease to be president, and Donald Trump will be crowned as king.
There is no question that Donald Trump will not be limited by the Constitutional strictures on the presidency. Not only has the Supreme Court granted his absurd and expansive view of executive power as per Trump v. U.S., but Trump has spent the last four years out of office actively campaigning for the right to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, however he wants, without consequences. The incoming Republican Congress won its power on much smaller margins than Trump took the presidency, and he is barely two million votes ahead of Harris in the popular vote. Neither the slim and chaotic majority in the House nor the thoroughly Trumpified Senate will reject his whims, either because theyβll agree with his interests or theyβll be too cowardly to object if they donβt. Trumpβs early appointmentsβsex pests and conspiracy theorists, incompetents, lackeys, bootlickers, and sycophantsβreveal the nature of what this administration will be. These arenβt people put into place to work for the American people; they will be installed to preserve, protect, and defend the interests of one Donald J. Trump, damn the country.
Yet King Trump, first of his name, is not an inevitability.
Itβs his blatant disregard for the Constitution, the disinterest and disrespect for its limitations, checks and balances, that provides us with one last chance to derail the coming coronation. On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump stood at the Capitol of the United States and swore an oath to the country, the one every president has taken, as prescribed in Article 2, Section 8 of the Constitution. And on January 6, 2021, Donald Trump broke that oath in an attempt to overturn the election, overthrow the duly-appointed government of the United States, and install himself as dictator. It was, in word and deed, an insurrection. And, despite our republicβs long history of peaceful transfers of power, we have an answer for that, if we will only ask the question.
Does the 14th Amendment apply to Donald Trump? (snip-MORE)
Good morning! Time to go to work, if we don’t want to go back. First, it is time to call and write our Congress critters to let them know we want no human thrown under the bus in the Republican rush to pick on people they think are less than or “other.” Their majorities in our federal legislative houses are thin; razor thin; so if we will let those legislators know what we want, enough of them will see to at least stemming the damage. They have their ways; plus, the Dem minority numbers are big enough to toss rocks in the works, especially with a few Republicans. For more on this, please see this Substack that Janet passed to me:
For the click-adverse, here’s the snippet from which I’m working here today:
I am but one person and cannot speak for our entire community. But hereβs what I propose in the spirit of Queer Nation, who in the 1990s carried out myriad protests under the same banner but with no singular leader or directive.
I propose that on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 (the first day that both the House and Senate are back in session), all of us who are invested in this issue and have a platform (whether it be a blog, newsletter, column, podcast, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc.) publish a piece with the shared title: βLGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back.β Yes, I know, itβs a cheesy title, but it holds Democrats accountable to their own talking points and makes it clear that backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights is nonnegotiable for us.
What you write or say or express in your op-ed or article or video or podcast etcetera is up to you. I encourage you to make it personal and feel free to tailor it to your audience. My only request (other than all of us using the same title) is that you implore people to contact their Congressperson and Senators (and perhaps even local politicians) and tell them that 1) you will not tolerate any backpedaling on LGBTQ+ rights whatsoever, and 2) if they fail to strongly stand up against these attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, then you will take your vote elsewhere next election. (snip-More)
So, as to allies going back. For myself, if my friends are somehow rolled back, I will have to resist in different ways than I did in the past, except for the bothering of Congress critters, which continues apace. The past was fun and dangerous and sometimes more fun because it was dangerous but none of us got hurt or even threatened with arrest, unlike some places we read about in history and more recent times. I wrote a whole thing about those experiences, but it seemed to overshadow this, so some other time. Meanwhile, I’m going to schedule this, then copy it to my Substack, then letter blast some Congress critters, then Go To Bed. I’ve stayed up late most of the long weekend, but that doesn’t work well for me, so.
I encourage Scottie and Randy to post something with this title, and to make a call or send an email if they have time. I encourage any other blogger who reads this to please post something with this title, and also to bother your Congress critters about treating people the way they want to be treated, and opposing bills and resolutions that divide and “other” We the People. I hope we all have a great day, and get something done! And, thank you Janet, for passing this along!
Itβs Monday. There are 700 days until the midterm elections. The FBI is about to get way scarier, a warning from a monsterβs mommy and Dark Brandon goes Dark Daddy.
Be advised: This newsletter uses profanity. And itβs been saving that shit up for like a week.
Note: Sexy Patriots! Holy shit we sure missed your hot asses. How the hell are you?! How was your Thanksgiving? Does Uncle Trump Trash have third-degree burns on his crotch thanks to an βaccidentalβ gravy boat spill? Oh thatβs a shame. Well we sure are glad to be back with you, and weβre damn grateful to you for letting us take some time off to recharge. Lots of scary fucked up shit happened while we were away. But right now we need to talk about thisβ¦
Umβ¦ We donβt really know what to say here. Thereβs weird, thereβs fuck-a-couch weird and then thereβs whatever the hell that is. We kinda like that Jello Diddler (JD) Vance has gone missing, but when he pops up just to do shit like this it really freaks us the eff out. Itβs like thereβs a roomful of horrifying serial killers but the one you really gotta worry about is the guy who keeps disappearing. We like to think Trump traded him out for Elon Leon or heβs just off defiling a sofa, but we all know heβs probably up to something stupid and evil. Whatever it is, dude, it ainβt worth it if youβre posting shit like that on Thanksgiving. Yikes. Yβall have a blessed day.
Note two: Weβd just like to take a second to congratulate all the dumbshit mainstream media reporters who bought Trumpβs bullshit denials about Project 2025. More: AP News
Note three: Jamie Raskin is making a move to replace Nadler on the House Judiciary Committee. Nadler is a nice man, but this needs to happen. We need warriors in key places, and few people fight like Raskin does. More: Axios
Note four: Ex-convict Charles Kushner, who was pardoned by his sonβs father-in-law, will be our next ambassador to France because the only thing Trump loves more than criminals is nepotism. More: AP News
Note five: We like yβall too much to show you the clip of RFK Jr. in the shower while Cheryl Hines sells her crap. So hereβs the story without the video. Youβre welcome.
Note six: We understand there are people who wish Biden hadnβt done what he did for Hunter (more in the news section), but watching Colorado Gov. Jared Polis try to cozy up to the right every chance he gets is really pissing us off. Go ahead and run for president, asshole. More: The Hill
Note seven: Youβre not gonna believe this but pardoned criminal Dinesh DβSouza is totally full of shit. Ok so you will believe it. This weekend Dinesh apologized for the lies in his movie, 2,000 Mules, which was about voter fraud in the 2020 election. He should have kept lying. He might have gotten elected president. More: Independent
Note eight: Did yβall watch βA Man on the Insideβ over the break? Isnβt it wonderful?
Note nine: Elon Leon Musk has like 50 kids of his own, but he spent Thanksgiving with Baron Trump. How fucking weird is that? More: CNN
Note 10:Β Politico and other kiss-asses just donβt understand why normal decent people are leaving Elon Leonβs nazi playground Twitter for Bluesky. (snip-MORE)
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OK. Now for the message from Ali. Can you tell I watched a lot of PBS this weekend, with the interruption of a perfectly good and funny bit of work to remind people that democracy and freedom are not free? I feel like I’m doing that.
The thing is better and more succinctly explained here, but very briefly, tomorrow the US legislature opens a session, and we want to meet them with the message that βLGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back.βΒ And neither are your allies-we aren’t going back, but we are going with you wherever you need us to, and many of us have free mom hugs to go along with that. After you wash your hands. Anyway, my bit, which I’m working on and is saved in drafts, will be to encourage all of us to write to our Congress critters, and any other Congress critters to whom we’re moved to write. I’m likely to do the Congress critters writing tonight, so they see it in the morning first thing. As the draft post here will be.
We can fight like Jamie Raskin! (See above; Parkhomenko has that bit of great news up there. It could be a great idea to write to him, and encourage him to make the move.)
Queer artists have always subverted musical boundaries, shaping the sound of culture itself. That truth is the guiding ethos behind TRANSA, an astounding new compilation from the nonprofit production company Red Hot that puts a spotlight on trans, nonbinary, and queer artists, celebrating the unique gifts they have brought to the world. Artist, model, and trans activist Massima Bell, who produced this compilation alongside senior Red Hot producer Dust Reid, puts it best. βI see in the quality of music trans people make this ability to create a portal out of their music and take you to a different place in a way that is really powerful,β Bell tells me.
TRANSAΒ provides precisely that kind of transporting experience. Featuring 46 collaborative tracks with over 100 contributing artists, the compilation was inspired by Bell and Reidβs love of the music ofΒ Beverly Glenn-CopelandΒ and the natural world. The passing of trans musical visionaryΒ SOPHIEΒ in 2021 prompted the pair to focus on a project which they now describe as a βspiritual journey in eight chapters.β Individual chapters with titles like βWomb Of The Soul,β βAwakening,β and βReinventionβ serve as a blueprint for a winding musical narrative with multiple missions, one of which is to be a living document of contemporary music by trans and nonbinary artists. βWe often donβt get to understand our history and the long legacy of trans people,β Bell says, βboth in music, but throughout time and human culture.β
Queer artists and makers work hard all year long, but due to the seasonality of product sales, many only make the majority of their income during the final three months of the year. So this holiday season, instead of buying from mega-retailers who love to slap rainbows on their merchandise for Pride month, you can put your dollar to better use by shopping small and buying direct from LGBTQ+ sellers.
Plus, with your house being such an important space for relaxation and recharging, what could make a better gift for queer loved ones in your life than handmade home decor? Itβs a win-win: Your friends and family will get quality things to beautify their abodes, and youβll help pay a queer personβs bills.
If you want to help your friends and loved ones jazz up their space, here are some incredible options for handmade home decor made by queer artists. (Buy something for yourself, too. We wonβt judge.)
For plant parents
The thing about adopting plants is that itβs too easy to go from having a few here and there to an apartment full of aloe, monstera, and pothos. If you know someone whose home is overrun with greenery, you can never go wrong with the gift of a new container, so get the plant parent in your life a bright, 3D-printed flower pot to really make those leaves look good.
Made by the completely queer-owned design shop Object Lover, these pots are constructed from recyclable, biodegradable corn-based plastic, so your eco-conscious friends can feel good knowing their plants are helping the planet.
For candle lovers
Nothing is more synonymous with the holidays than a good candle, especially as the days get shorter and darker during winter. But thereβs no one-size-fits-all candle, so here are two very different options:
Queer Candle Co. is your go-to if youβre buying for someone whose style is a little more subtle. The glass jar and black-and-white label are both fairly nondescript, but the scents spill the tea. Youβll find blends like their astrological bundles for Fire Signs, Water Signs, and Air Signs as well as decadent scents like dark plum β all of which are tastefully designed by a queer-owned company who wanted to βpromote visibility and amplify the voices of members of our community.β The company contributes 10% of their profits to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.
If youβre looking for another candle company with product names that elicit some queer rebellion and cheekiness, look no further than Violet&Jade. With scents like Leather Daddy, Campfires & Carabiners, and Drag Brunch, these candles will make a great addition to any queer personβs mantle or side table.
For people who like to burrow in a nest of blankets