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I apologize for what I know is the world’s latest in the day link round up, but there’s a lot going on in the world right now (as I’m sure you are WELL AWARE). I hope your taking care of yourself, your loved ones, and then I hope you’re able to do something — even one small thing — to take of your community, too.

Love you.

Queer as in F*ck You

Cuuute! Looking for Queer Rom Coms? This TikTok Book Reviewer Has You Covered.

OK I have no idea what is happening here, but I am so intrigued! One Night in the Straightosphere. “I think Cara Delevingne got me kicked off the stage.”

Speaking of nightlife culture shifts, Where Are All the Lesbian Bars? Coming to a Place Near You. “Around the country, new pop-ups have sought to fill a void left by L.G.B.T.Q.-focused spaces that have closed.”

And so it officially begins, Texas Investigating Over Medical Treatments for Trans Youth, Lawsuit Says

Related, and not at all surprising, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer Adults Have High Rates of Adverse Childhood Experiences. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people had higher exposure to all adverse childhood experiences compared with heterosexual adults.”

Saw This, Thought of You

From Himani, whose voice and intellect I always trust in times like this — “For some global perspective on where various countries stand re: Russian invasion of Ukraine.” The World Is Less Unified in Its Support of Ukraine Than You Might Think

And more from Himani, “I’ve been reading a lot about Ukraine and this interview is definitely one of the best and most comprehensive things I’ve read.” ‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes

The Taliban Takeover Through the Eyes of the Women Who Survived It. “Even as the world turns away from Afghanistan, the oppression takes on a multitude of forms. So does the resistance.”

A WNBA Team Splurged on Flights for Its Players, and It Was a Huge Scandal. “The Liberty’s violation of CBA rules is a window into the state of ownership in the league.”

The Fatkini and Me: How a Viral Moment Helped Me Find Confidence After a Lifetime of Covering Up from Autostraddle’s former fashion editor Lydia Okello for Vogue. (Yes, Vogue.)

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Political Snacks

The State of the Union tonight, and from the non-profit gender and political news site The 19th, Here’s What You Can Expect Biden to Say

And again, I give you Himani, “For a Ukrainian perspective on what is happening, resources on how people can help from afar, orgs to donate to, and more”: Info Card.

And to follow up Himani, I’ve also been following the Forcibly Displaced People Network, who work to serve LGBTIQ+ people in forced displacement (like those being forced to flee Ukraine right now) and I just wanted to amplify their work as well.

Also Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon, a historian and graduate student finishing her PhD who has become a leading voice in discussing race and Ukraine, has also put together a linktree roundup of how to support Black and POC in Ukraine, queer and trans folks, disabled folks, and other marginalized groups who are caught in the middle of this conflict with few people looking out for them.