I just spent ~45 minutes typing up a #Bluesky thread (to then become a Masto thread), but one tiny misstep on my part and I lost the whole thread of like eight posts weaving current affairs with human emotions, culture, and mythology.

I'm so sad and #disheartened right now. Thanks technology. 😤

Why does it seem like so many people online do not vet sources of information? Do people even try? Do they even think about it?

#Disheartened

#SmithsonianInstitution #Cancels #AsianAmerican #Literature #Festival Leaving #Trans #AAPI #Community #Disheartened.

APAC's #ActingDirector #YaoFenYou #canceled the #festival after a #report flagging “potentially #sensitive” #issues in the #festival’s programming relating to #Trans and #Nonbinary #ReadingRoom, was submitted by #staffers…

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WashingtonDC #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.advocate.com/news/aapi-transgender-smithsonian-festival-cancellation

#RCMP #investigating #Hatecrime after #Kelowna #ArtGallery #transpride #flag was #torndown 3 times in 1 month.

#Staff, #localresident '#disheartened' by #targeting of #PrideFlags during #PrideMonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Transphobia

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-art-gallery-trans-pride-flag-1.6904852

Bit depressing at school today, Students that have identified as #LGBTQIA are potentially being pressured back into the closet. Admitting it is 'too hard to be gay'. I wish it was just kids finding their identity, but it doesn't sound like it.

Part of me wishes it were just kids explore their identity but to have multiple kids change their perception of self at one time is a bit coincidental especially considering some of thier statements. The flow on for those that continue to be out and be themselves is also a concern.

Really highlights the importance of struggling against this culture and trying to make a better environment for these kids so they can be themselves. Just seems at this point that it is a bridge too far without more support.

#LGBTkids #Teaching #bullying #identity #support #disheartened #students

#French athlete #HalbaDiouf, aspiring for #Paris2024, #disheartened, #marginalized by #WorldAthletics #ban on #trans women in #female #track after intense #Transphobic #pressure.

Diouf, a #Muslim, represents a unique #intersection of identities, and banning her participation deprives the sporting world an inspiring Olympic Games story.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #France #Entertainment #Sports #Representation #Culture #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://www.outsports.com/2023/5/10/23717217/olympics-transgender-runner-halba-diouf-track-and-field-france-paris-2024

Listening to some 80s music this afternoon. Freaking teared up when "We are the World" came on.

What happened to that sentiment?

#WeAreTheWorld #disheartened #Compassion #humanrights #humanity #80smusic

(Since arriving in #Canada - Mayar & Afshar have shared a similar experience—while they are relieved to be safe, they are also #disheartened . Both renowned & successful women in #Afghanistan are now forced to start their careers & lives from scratch—this has taken a toll on their mental health.)

https://rabble.ca/human-rights/afghan-women-refugees-restarting-their-lives-from-scratch

#AfghanRefugees #Immigration #RefugeesExperience #POC