i remember when utah's (republican) governor ended up vetoing a law banning transgender students from playing high school sports when he looked at the numbers, and there were only four trans students in the state playing sports at all. he released a clumsily worded but surprisingly compassionate statement about the decision.

I must admit, I am not an expert on transgenderism. I struggle to understand so much of it, and the science is conflicting. When in doubt, however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy, and compassion. I also try to get proximate, and I am learning so much from our transgender community. They are great kids who face enormous struggles. Here are the numbers that have most impacted my decision: 75,000, 4, 1, 86 and 56.

75,000 high school kids participating in high school sports in Utah.

4 transgender kids playing high school sports in Utah.

1 transgender student playing girls sports.

86% of trans youth reporting suicidality.

56% of trans youth having attempted suicide.

Four kids and only one of them playing girls sports. That’s what all of this is about. Four kids who aren’t dominating or winning trophies or taking scholarships. Four kids who are just trying to find some friends and feel like they are a part of something. Four kids trying to get through each day. Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live.

of course, it didn't amount to much. they overrode his veto. it's just so cartoonishly evil. an entire state's political body so desperate to terrorize this one little trans girl.

Same for kink regardless of if there was sex involved tbh. Basically the only times I get to talk about things like “harmonica impact play” or “falling down a mountain during a sub hunt”, etc. is on the internet, in kink clubs, or with other trans girls regardless of how objectively hilarious any individual event was.

was literally having this conversation yesterday about how socially acceptable topics are always just the most inane and boring shit, like one of the guys in the group is in the process of building a padded cell for asylum play and management have decreed that he's not allowed to talk about this thing that brings him joy because it's taboo; it's tragic, and it minimises us as people

We used to be less prude about this on Tumblr and I really think we should reclaim the ground, here.

Someone start a funny sex story post and link me.

If you’re exploring an abandoned building and find stagnant water your next sentence should be either “I am equipping my respirator” or “I am leaving”

It’s the 19th anniversary of Katrina and therefore also the 19th anniversary of me and my family getting Katrina cough

Mold spores and airborne bacteria and algae are not a joke. They kill people. Don’t play in them

Pictured here, the robin hopping into her nest to settle in for some egg warming.

Two of the three eggs have hatched, these are some ugly babies.

Feeding the babies!

All three are now hatched, here's more feeding time.

And here they are up close, in their resting state.

Apparently there are four. Surprise bird! No idea why they're laying like this, I assume they're just derps or scared of me.

Almost fully fledged, the nest is getting quite crowded. We've moved the cars out of the garage and set down some cushions from outdoor chairs to provide a landing pad for them. They'll be out of the nest within the next few days.

Just one left in the nest, no idea when he's going to get out, but maybe today, and that will be the last of robinposting (hopefully). Definitely some very different styles of leaving the nest.

Alright, that's the last of the robin babies out of the nest, which concludes the saga. I think I'll have just one more post where we press the button to close the garage door and see just how precariously positioned the nest actually was, but that will be later.