Halcyon

Black trans femme writer Venus Selenite calling attention to the murder of Goddess Diamond, a black trans woman in New Orleans, on June 5. I hadn’t heard anything about this until just now. I know we’re all going through a lot after the Pulse shooting, but please don’t forget that black trans feminine people are living through this every single day.

Goddess Diamond’s family has set up a burial assistance fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/28b4atw

Bernie Sanders: “You can’t praise Ali and disparage Muslims.”

Saturday, June 4, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that we, people mourning Muhammad Ali, must remember the legendary boxer’s faith. During a press conference in Los Angeles said: “The reason that Ali struck a chord in the heart of so many Americans was not just his great boxing skill, it was his incredible courage. At a time when it was not popular to do so, Ali stood up and said, “I am opposed to the war in Vietnam and I’m not going to fight in that war.” And that incredibly courageous decision cost him three and a half years of his prime fighting life. But he chose to stand by his ideals, his views. What a hero. What a great man.”