Forbidden Zone

Clothing company Patagonia is currently suing drag queen Pattie Gonia for "irreparable” harm to their brand.

To be clear; Pattie named herself after the region in South America.

So Pattie is asking people to politely ask Patagonia to drop the lawsuit.

I'm extending the invitation to all of you, because suing a drag queen for 'infringement' in the current political cultural landscape is vile. Especially a drag queen who has raised millions of dollars for non-profits, uses her platform to raise awareness for climate activism, and fully aligns with Patagonia's apparent climate-conscious mission statement.

They're claiming they're suing for $1. They're actually asking her to stop using her name, and pay over $1 million in legal fees. They're straight up harassing her.

In contrast, drag queen Jan Sport has a Jansport bag line. It's that easy to just... work with a queen.

Anyway. Be respectful(ish), but feel free to be annoying on Patagnoia's socials, asking them to 'DROP THE LAWSUIT'

Some of the stories would be...

Give Me Your Heart by Joyce Carol Oates

The Chaser by John Collier

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

The Teacher by Paul Tremblay

Feed by Richard Matheson

Hand in Glove by Elizabeth Bowen

From A to Z, The Chocolate Alphabet by Harlan Ellison

Monster by Kelly Link

In the Hills, The Cities by Clive Barker

The Werewolf by Angela Carter

The Dream Detective by Lisa Tuttle

Sardonicus by Ray Russell

The Gospel According to Mark by Jorge Luis Borges

The Vampire Lovers by Tanith Lee

The Picture in the House by H. P. Lovecraft

Reminder that porn will never stop being a thing. It just won't. If it's made illegal, then it will continue to be created and distributed - its just that it will now be done under the table, and with no safety regulations or protections for anyone.

Yes, the hard-right's ultimate plan is to use porn as a gateway from which to attack queer people, but even if that wasn't their plan, you should want to protect the legality of porn anyway.

Keeping porn legal means that the chances of sexual assault on those who work in the industry are reduced, and means that victims of assault are able to pursue legal action against their attackers. Keeping porn legal means that human trafficking is decreased, and it gives victims of human trafficking a legally supported escape route that would be lost if porn were made illegal.

Keeping porn legal means that anyone who is involved in making it - regardless of whether theyre making it simply because they want to, or because they're financially desperate -- is granted a measure of protection that they otherwise would not be. People love to raise the "but porn is made by desperate people who sell their body to survive," but a) some people make porn because they like it, and b) someone who is desperate enough to sell their body will do so regardless of whether it's legal or not. But when it's legal, that desperate person has far more protections and is less likely to be taken advantage of than when it's illegal.

Hunting for some coochie

Wrote a G up on his belt

Another “crisis pregnancy center' was vandalized, this time in West Asheville.

Folks busted out the windows and the main entrance and left messages that said "If abortions aren't safe neither are you"and "No forced births” along the walls.

Centers like this one are a key part of anti-abortion disinformation and harassment networks. These disgusting and dangerous sites tell pregnant people that abortions cause breast cancer and severe mental health issues.

They pressure and traumatize people with their evangelical propaganda, fear monger with no valid or scientifically accurate claims, and most often times have little to no training- including when they attempt “abortion pill reversal” - the unscientific and unethical practice of injecting high-dose progesterone.