Just Good Shit: 06.13.21

Whew, what a weekend! Yesterday I spent the day at Good Judy, a newish (and, now, vaxxed-only) queer bar in Park Slope. They closed the block down and had a bunch of amazing drag performances throughout the day. The vibe was just so good — mellow, communal, welcoming, fun. The DJ was playing banger after banger; when he put on “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” we all absolutely lost it.

Today I spent the day at the March for Black Trans Lives, an incredibly moving (and impressively well-organized) event that started with a rally at the Brooklyn Museum and ended in Ft. Greene Park. It centered on trans youth and trans liberation, and featured several young speakers, all of whom were incredible. (I recommend checking out all of the speeches; you can see two of my favorites here and here. NYT also covered it, and there are lots of great photos.) Coming together in solidarity and community, taking to the streets, chanting in unison, protecting each other, and making time to celebrate the fact that we’re still here… it’s just kind of the whole thing, you know?

Here’s what else I had going on this week…

Reading

This week, I read The Killer Wore Leather, a very funny murder mystery that I discovered via this list of queer beach reads that I edited recently!

And a couple other articles worth your time:

The New York Times’ Culture-War Definition of Free Speech, The New Republic.

I Asked My Rapist For $10,000, Lux.

Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount., NYT.

I’m using NYT’s new “gift articles” feature to share the NYT links in this post; basically, subscribers can now share 10 articles per month, and if you use a “gift” link like the ones above, it won’t count toward your free article total.

Have a good night! ✊🏽

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