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At the @netflix trans walkout rally in Hollywood,

At the @netflix trans walkout rally in Hollywood, organized by the luminous and inspirational @ashleemariepreston protesting the continued support by @netflix of the latest Chappelle special. Great speakers, giving context, history, and demands. My favorite line: “Trans people mind their own business, okay? Trans people mind their own business until they are PROVOKED.”

They were provoked. They are being provoked. Daily.

A small group of counter-protesters, ostensibly pro-comedy but also anti-trans (note the “Team TERF” signs—another gift from Mr. Chappelle—and anti-trans chants.) Look, it’s not about comedy. Or censorship, or “political correctness” (God, I hate what that term has become). It’s about respect, and evolving with the world as it is today. Not long ago, the word “Orientals” was used to describe Asians. The N-word flew out of white people’s mouths with alarming regularity. We know better than to use those demeaning terms today. The same is true for the anti-trans speech in Chappelle’s special, and @netflix should know better.

#transvisibility #transrightsarehumanrights #stoppunchingdown #netflixwalkout

I can’t recommend this @showtime series more hig

I can’t recommend this @showtime series more highly or often enough. This Chicago-based show created by Abby McEnany is brim-ful of life—messy, hilarious, and heartbreaking, often within the same scene. It’s unabashedly queer, with a diverse cast that feels intrinsic and real and lived-in rather than quota-filling. If you like “Better Things” you will love the shagginess of this show. Work in Progress takes on big topics like mental illness and family trauma, but in a way that is both delicate and unafraid of big emotions. Season 2 just aired, and it takes on COVID and BLM in its usual nuanced way. Plus, it’s made me fall in love with @theogermaine all over again. Bonus points for it reminding me of how much I love Chicago, and double bonus points for this scene, in which I can see, could it be? my old apartment in Andersonville? #workinprogress

You never know what old friends are going to be st

You never know what old friends are going to be stopping by for Halloween…. #ghouldengirls @jimcolucci

One more congee shot, all decked out with fixings.

One more congee shot, all decked out with fixings. It’s a brown butter squash congee with chard, toasted hazelnuts, pickled daikon and pomegranates. The sour hit of the daikon and tartness of the pomegranate really make the dish. Thanks, @mignardisesla and @nytcooking for the inspiration!

Frighteningly true. #halloweenwalk

Frighteningly true. #halloweenwalk

I for sure went overboard hosting the writing grou

I for sure went overboard hosting the writing group today—I couldn’t help it. Baking for the first time in a while, wanting to use some stuff in my fridge, having company…and I didn’t have any writing to share, so I might as well cook…
Rice congee with pumpkin and swiss chard, fixings for the congee. Caramelized onion focaccia. Baked apple cider donuts. Plus fruit. Over. Board. #amwriting #amcooking #authorsofinstagram #authorlife

I believe this is what’s known as premature ejac

I believe this is what’s known as premature ejack-o-lantern.

Saw neither girl nor goat, but had a fantastic ann

Saw neither girl nor goat, but had a fantastic anniversary dinner. No photos of the delicious dishes because we were too busy cramming them into our mouths. So happy this restaurant is in Los Angeles now. #girlandthegoat

We married in that brief, magical period when same

We married in that brief, magical period when same-sex marriage was declared legal in California, just before Prop 8 slammed that door shut. What Prop 8 couldn’t take away was our relationship, already almost two decades in the making. Love is love is love is love and I’m so happy our anniversary is also #nationalcomingoutday🌈

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