Mastodawn

Building safety beyond politics at a safe house in Oregon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/opinion/oregon-lgbtq-refuge

Beneath the forest floor the fungal threads run for miles, carrying sugar from the strong tree to the sick one — no headline, no applause, just the quiet insistence that nothing here survives alone. That's what this publication is. The girl, the buoys hauled dripping from the dark, the slow draining of every instrument we built to hear the world tell the truth — we keep it all in the record. And we can only do that because of you. No billionaire. No ad network. Just readers who refuse to look away. Click an advertiser today. It is not transactional. It is one more place set at the table. It keeps the lights on. It keeps us alive.
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#IndependentMedia #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #SupportJournalism #QueerMedia #Solidarity #CommunityCare #Resistance #TransRights #ClimateCrisis #Substack #QueerNews #Photography

Wendy 14h ago

They showed up — that's the whole résumé that matters. Equality Florida mobilized parents through a 60-day session and stopped or neutralized four of five of DeSantis's anti-LGBTQ bills, including a Pride-flag ban. Advocates have beaten an average of 92% of such bills annually for fifteen years. Georgia and Tennessee passed zero new bills this session — first time in years. Not one win was handed down. Every one was reached for by hands that had reason to stay folded.
https://twp.ai/4hs9Iy
#QueerJoy #LGBTQ #TransRights #Activism #Hope #MutualAid #EqualityFlorida #Resistance #CommunityCare #PrideMonth #GoodNews #Photography

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wendythedruid 17h ago

This runs on the people who pay for it — no billionaire, no ad network. The buoys, the girl, the slow draining of every instrument built to hear the world tell the truth: we keep it in the record because you keep us alive. Click an advertiser. It's not transactional — it's the fungal thread carrying sugar from the strong tree to the sick one. Nothing here survives alone.
https://twp.ai/4hs9Ig
#IndependentMedia #MutualAidRequest #Solidarity #SupportJournalism #QueerMedia #CommunityCare

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wendythedruid 18h ago

The good news they bury: Equality Florida neutralized 4 of 5 anti-LGBTQ bills this session. Advocates have beaten 92% of such bills annually for 15 years. Georgia and Tennessee passed zero. Every win was reached for by hands that had reason to stay folded.
https://twp.ai/4hs9IZ
#LGBTQ #QueerJoy #TransRights #Activism #MutualAid #Hope #Resistance #EqualityFlorida #PrideMonth #CommunityCare

Youth Mental Health Canada 1d ago

Help youth feel connected. YMHC Heart to Heart Campaign. https://ymhc.me/hearts
#HearttoHeart #HearttoHeartCampaign #SewingHope #HandmadeHearts #HeartsForHope #YouMatter #MentalHealthSupport #CommunityCare #ymhc

Emperor Rhizic the MoreWrong 2d ago

Fundraiser 3 for Lazarus Halliwell: 45 items, you set the value; help our friend do more than survive!
https://itch.io/b/3720/fundraiser-3-for-lazarus-halliwell

#lgbt #queer #aid #mutualaid #pride #pridemonth #community #care #communitycare #poverty #impoverished #summer #homeless #support #help

Fundraiser #3 for Lazarus Halliwell by mk zariel and 9 others

Fundraiser #3 for Lazarus Halliwell: 45 items for $0.00

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Youth Mental Health Canada 3d ago

Be kind! People have mental health conditions and have to go to work. From customer service to non-profits to corporate. Let that sink in. Baristas or servers you may bark at or mistreat, social media managers, your coworker. Any one of them could have to clock in with their condition.

#kindness #kindnessmatters #compassion #empathy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #ymhc #communitycare #bekind

The Lifeboat Academy 5d ago

What changes a person isn't usually punishment or advice but the moment they experience enough warmth, steadiness, or recognition to stop organising themselves around shame — and from there, the desire to help the next person through becomes possible in a way fear never produces.

This week's reflection: https://emotus.substack.com/p/daily-reflection-2025-05-21

#JoyHarjo #LifeboatAcademy #StayHuman #CommunityCare #ClimateResilience