#throw bricks

My blog is safe. I am a safe person to talk to; I'm AFAB, and in my late twenties, so I am an adult. I'm uncertain my gender identity because, more often than not, I simply don't care. It isn't important to me. But whatever yours is, whatever you identify as, you can message me. Talk to me. Rant to me. Scream, cry, laugh, whatever. You are not alone. You will never be alone.

I'm not going to sit here and write some sappy shit about "it gets better" because I don't know if it will, I just know that it can. I'm not making promises I can't keep. I don't know your situation, you don't know mine. I probably don't know you, you probably don't know me. But for your sake, if you just need to word-vomit and have the response be "rant received" or "you're seen/heard/understood" etcetera, I can do that. I'm a very busy person these days, so I can't always respond. If you find yourself in an emergency, please dial your respective emergency response number. For the US, it's 911.

I'm not licensed in anything, and I'm not going to claim to be. But I grew up in a small-ass town with a population under 3,000 people with legacy last names in the rural Midwest. My best friend is a gay man, and because of everything he went through, he didn't come out until he was in his twenties. We all could guess, but he wasn't treated kindly by some very loud voices, one of which has an uncle as the Chief of Police. The stereotypes write themselves.

I, myself, am bisexual. And I'm fairly certain my gender isn't cis, but again, I'm indifferent.

I'm not going to out you. I'm not gonna tell anyone. But for fuck's sake, please, please hold on if you can. Please. What happened-- what keeps fucking happening-- is vile, disturbing, and unjust.

Bottom Line: I wasn't old enough to hear about the first brick. I'm sure I'll be dead before someone throws the last. But never, ever stop throwing bricks until they let us live and love.

Here's the link. But the text of the article is below, cuz the webpage is riddled with ads.

Article text:

A new law is cracking down on who can obtain a driver’s license in Tennessee.

State lawmakers say the concerns are people getting behind the wheel without the proper documentation and the safety of Tennessee drivers.

Under current Tennessee Law, a person can register a vehicle without a valid driver’s license. According to the state, acceptable forms of identification include a check stub and a work ID. For proof of residency, a person can use a utility bill and bank statements.

Representative Kip Capley’s HB 1708 will now require proof of U.S. citizenship or of being a lawful resident of the United States before issuing a registration of a vehicle or a license plate.

Tennessee Representative Michele Reneau told Local 3 News that this is needed to protect Tennesseans on the roads.

“This is just an important step in tightening the noose around this illegal immigration issue,” said Reneau. “It's really important for the safety of Tennesseans to be able to make it as difficult as possible, and hopefully that discouragement by not being able to get that license will discourage them from driving.”

A section of the bill will also require a person to be able to read and speak the English language for the written examination.

SB 1889 says if an applicant for a driver’s license is unable to speak or read the English Language, they will be administered a written exam in another language. The applicant would receive a restricted license and must return to retake the test in English.

“Anyone could, in fact, get a driver's license, but it would be a restricted license for the first year, and then they would have up to one year to come back and take the test in written English…and that's really just important, because our road signs are in English,” said Rep. Reneau.

The state currently offers the test in five languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and German.

Chattanooga Immigration lawyer, Terry Olsen, tells Local 3 News this law will put the state back in history.

“I would just like everyone to understand that I think that we're changing 30 years of growth,” said Olsen.

He disagrees with the claim that drivers must be able to read and speak English to safely drive. Olsen says traffic/driving signals are based on colors and internationally known.

Olsen says this law will potentially hurt Tennessee economically and its relationships with international businesses. He cited several international companies, such as Volkswagen, that may have workers and executives from another country.

“When you have companies looking where to locate, they look at factors…Trade teams look at schools, education, quality of life movement, and part of that movement and quality of life would be driving, and so when you have a culture in the U.S. that's about cars, and we don't have where you can take a train or a bus or can walk somewhere, it really reduces these factors,” said Olsen.

Rep. Reneau reassures that this law will ensure public tax dollars are going to citizens, and the main focus is to ensure our roads are safe.

The bill was signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 7th, 2026.

Me: HELLO, HAVE YOU HEARD THE GOOD WORDT OF OUR LORDT AND SAVIOR MARSHA P JOHNSON. WHO THREW THE FIRST BRICK FOR OUR SINS!