Love-Hungry Monster

Rachel Ann Bovier is a Pittsburgh legend who has been publishing her poems in city newspapers for decades. In more recent years, she started putting up these bill boards along major roads. For what reason? I have no clue. But I would often pass them on my way to Oakland for therapy. They never failed to cheer me up.

As a young trans writer, they gave me this precious little spark of joy. There was someone like me, a writer, a Pittsburgher, a trans person, who was confident enough to put their face on a bill board! I would always smile as we passed by and my mom took note.

Fast forward a few years and it’s my 21st birthday. My mom has been super excited about my gift and teased me about it over and over again. She said it was the best gift she’d ever gotten me and in many ways she was right. It was a custom poem she commissioned from Miss Bouvier! It congratulated me on my birthday, my academic success, lots of little stuff. It was simple and sweet and perfect.

Today marks the 56th anniversary of Algeria’s independence from France on 5 July 1962.

Never forget the 1.5 million martyrs slaughtered by the French.

Never forget the millions of Algerians raped, tortured and dehumanised by the French.

Never forget the 200+ Algerian civilians drowned at Seine by the French.

Never forget the millions of Algerians dehumanised till this day in France for simply being Algerian.

Abdu and the queer people he shepherds deserve to live, eat and breath, just like me and you. Below are a few updates and graphics before the dono link to justify the monetary goal. Please please boost this post and do whatever you can for them.

I am setting a flash goal, to be met as soon as possible for 900 USD.

This is all I can do. 5, 10, 25 sets these people on their way. But I would be remiss if I didn't say that if you can donate large sums, this money would be put to very good use on food, medicine and shelter for a deeply vulnerable collective.

My friends, please help us keep our friends and kinfolk alive.

Cash and pay are both agenderdread

V_nmo is deejwalker365

if you would like to spite the really mean people even more today, consider donating to raices con voz. they're a student-led organization in los angeles, who deliver food and essential supplies to immigrant families who can't leave their homes due to the ICE raids. More information about them here

in keeping with tradition, here is a link to unicef's fund for emergency health supplies and services for survivors of the venezuela earthquakes.

here is another link for manos in action, an organization that delivers supplies, such as food and childcare items, to latin american immigrants in central florida. I've participated in one of their local food drives; they're great. if you're not local to central florida, you can always donate money.