BookA question for the Midwestern fedi friends.
What is a mudd-dobber?
Susan Larson βοΈπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ#Illinois #officials aim to #strengthen #protections as #trans #Midwesterners consider #relocating ahead of a possible second #Trump #term.
With #support from Gov. #JBPritzker, #State #Legislators are now examining #Project2025 and #Trumpβs #proposed #policies to #identify any #gaps in existing #state #protections.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Illinois #DemocraticParty #Allies
Officials aim to bolster Illinois protections as trans Midwesterners consider moving before 2nd Trump term
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy said there has been a coalition effort to protect trans and reproductive health care access since the Dobbs decision leaked, and Gov. JB Pritzker has been a part of that. Now legislators are looking at Project 2025 and Trump policy proposals to find holes in existing stateβ¦
HowToPhil (Phillip R)These #LGBTQ+ #families have a #message for the #Midwest: β#WeLiveHereβ
#KatieChiaramonte, is an #Iowa #woman who is #married to a #transgender #woman, and they are one of several #Midwesterners #profiled in the #film, which also visits #Nebraska, #Kansas, #Ohio and #Minnesota.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Iowa #Entertainment #Movies #Documentaries #Representation #Culture
#Queer #midwesterners take centerstage in new #documentary about #loving a #home that #struggles to love you back.
"#WeLiveHere" wants to send the #message that #LGBTQ+ #people are #everywhere and #deserve to be treated like everyone else.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TV #Representation #Culture
Fishy ~ % 
When your 19year old nephew asks you to chaperone him and friends to a bar, because they have video games at said bar... and you tell them that there's a legit #arcade (called "the Arcade").
You're then informed that one of the <21ers parents "don't like them going downtown"
But to a bar with an unknown adult? #WTF? (I don't understand #midwesterners anymore)
Toni SnarkA post about #NewYorkCity and #Omaha, NE, both of which have been home to me for nearly an equal amount of time.
I heard this said before, and it rings true to me.
By and large, #NewYorkers are kind but not nice, and #Midwesterners are nice but not kind.*
There are certainly outliers, and I surround myself with them for sure... but this generality applies to so many that I've met. How about you?
*Examples provided upon request.
JimTheWhyGuy βπ@mckra1g Now that's the Chicago I remember working downtown over the last 40 years in IT! This is why #midwesterners are tough as nails - when that wind comes off the river at -10F, you gut it out and walk over the bridge at lightspeed.
Nine-Toed Sloth π¦₯ π¦₯ π¦₯@mistymorningme Ohio here. It's nice getting acquainted with other #Midwesterners or people displaying #MidwesternNice. I lived a while in #SouthernCalifornia, and definitely missed the small things around here.
Kevin J BinderAs a Chicago native, I've often though my fellow #Midwesterners need a more passive aggressive alternative to #AmITheAsshole. So check out my new #humor piece on where you can see what that would look like! https://medium.com/slackjaw/introducing-aita-for-midwesterners-is-it-understandable-that-im-just-a-little-miffed-3ad809641f4
