JamesFinn

JamesFinn, 1 month ago to LGBTQ

#LGBTQ Michiganders like me have been reeling since last week when 7 high school boys stalked, cornered, violently attacked, and hospitalized a #gay couple on the #MichiganState campus.

Shocked? Here are 3 reasons teen anti-#queer violence is surging.👇

https://t.co/6Srb28oTPB

JamesFinn, 1 month ago to LGBTQ

This week, @prismnpen's #LGBTQ writers cry out our human right to the dignity religious leaders, journalists and other elements of society seem determined to withhold from #gay, #transgender, and other #queer humans.

We are not depraved, #PopeFrancis, despite your Church’s dignity-destroying assertion!

https://medium.com/prismnpen/prism-pen-responds-surging-transphobia-in-religion-journalism-society-12ce33fbb982

JamesFinn, 2 months ago to Batman

Did you know #Batman's young #Jewish creator was denied credit for decades? Did you know the man who fought to restore his legacy is being silenced because he dares say #gay to school children? This might be one of the most fascinating #LGBTQ stories you've never heard!

https://medium.com/prismnpen/saying-gay-to-children-shouldnt-be-hard-says-secret-batman-biographer-05591901e783?sk=94cefaf3c8ec3d932b28b37afd1da5e9

JamesFinn, 2 months ago to LGBTQ

Have you heard the news out of Florida? A press release from #LGBTQ-advocacy group @EqualityFlorida knocked me breathless yesterday - in a good way.

#DontSayGay has seen its day! (Or at least it's on life support.) Details: 👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/florida-lgbtq-advocates-celebrate-huge-dont-say-gay-victory-1d7febdad8ab?sk=886dc2994ab6f3de7d834463d88162fa

JamesFinn, 3 months ago to superbowl

See that #SuperBowl #footwashing ad? Did it make you mad? As a #gay man, #transgender ally, and #LGBTQ advocate, I sure don't like the sponsor! But I'm just getting over a painful illness, and I'm "Thinking about Washing Feet in God's Country."

Here's my story about suffering neighbors!👇

https://jfinn6511.medium.com/pain-and-flu-tried-to-stop-me-loving-my-neighbor-did-i-learn-anything-e5ea37113a7e?sk=d614858f52c1ae7d0b9e99164e8d80d7

JamesFinn, 4 months ago to LGBTQ

This is Oliver, 12. He lives in Wyoming and wants kids to stop bullying #LGBTQ youth. He was shocked when the principal canceled his school anti-bullying play, saying it "does not conform to community values.” Wow, did that principal ever mess with the wrong kid! 👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/twelve-year-old-stands-up-for-bullied-lgbtq-kids-wont-be-cancelled-ecf85c9d735b?sk=63869c48f17b1073d7aa6bd41f14737a

JamesFinn, 4 months ago to queer

In Montana, parents just won the "right" to remove kids from a classroom with a #lesbian teacher. Scary, anti-#LGBTQ Pink Scare redux? Of course! But Frenchtown is fighting back and WINNING. So, let's discuss important #ParentalRights principles this case teaches us! 👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/parents-demand-right-to-straight-teacher-for-their-public-school-kids-00fc0be41d36?sk=968d1dccfff5dd5c95422c2059a74209

JamesFinn, 5 months ago to transgender

Hey, Nikki Haley and #GOP House leaders, would you please stop trying to politicize the US military? Nikki, your tweet about recruitment falling over "woke" and "#transgender pronouns" was factually wrong and dangerous for our Democracy. As a former Air Force intelligence officer, let me please explain why. 👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/nikki-haley-the-u-s-military-is-not-at-risk-from-woke-or-trans-inclusion-b7f52e50126e?sk=aa8bb81d87c286c80e69471a6460df6a

JamesFinn, 5 months ago to gay

Months ago, a young #gay refugee wrote to ask me for help. I tried my best, but I thought I had failed. Well, I just got a lesson in the power of online love, activism, and #LGBTQ #storytelling that I'm calling the best holiday gift ever. Check it out! 👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/medium-helped-give-this-lgbtq-advocate-the-best-holiday-gift-ever-e7ec79a538b9?sk=27d39dd3eaf46ea310fc99f8563be306

JamesFinn, 5 months ago to queer

As an "Original-#Queer" cis-#gay man, I'm appalled to see the #LGBwithoutTheT crowd rejecting the inclusive love we #LGBTQ folks stand for. Last week, I wrote a story about an abused #gay kid, and you won't believe the anti-#transgender sh*t storm that followed! We can and must do better than this.👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/how-did-my-story-about-an-abused-gay-teen-draw-waves-of-anti-trans-hate-3712467a61c2?sk=cc16e48f2a90356fcffd712fe206f4dc

JamesFinn, 5 months ago to gay

This is David at 17, dragged from his bed in the middle of the night and forced into a Caribbean boarding school run by US Christians who tortured him for being #gay. The US troubled-teen industry brutalizes #LGBTQ youth, and desperately needs reform. 👇 Details👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/meet-david-wernsman-kidnapped-and-beaten-at-17-for-being-gay-e7edc0aeb1af?sk=e86bc9c27963d4703d9edb6f3714c61a

JamesFinn, 6 months ago to gay

20 years ago, my kid's school was AWESOME about supporting his #gay dads. Today, 97% of kids of #LGBTQ parents report bullying and abuse from fellow students and TEACHERS. 62% report physical assault. Kids with #transgender parents have it the worst.

So, let's talk about parental rights, shall we? 👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/97-of-kids-with-lgbtq-parents-report-school-staff-student-bullying-d0575a403e95?sk=688cfccefbd1dc62857eef825db5f865

JamesFinn, 7 months ago to LGBTQ

This is Bubba, an Alabama pastor/mayor who killed himself after being outed for cross-dressing. He took abuse from two barrels at once, from the left and the right — unrelenting and withering. All of us need to do better, including some of us #LGBTQ folks (like me). Details below👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/this-crossdressing-baptist-preacher-mayor-should-be-alive-loving-his-kids-0a5cde821f26?sk=a08bf55402e648f367a4c6f0c76a6fcc

JamesFinn, 7 months ago to LGBTQ

I cried yesterday when Mike Johnson was elected Speaker. Most Americans have no idea how extremist/hateful he really is, but like many #LGBTQ Americans, I know VERY well. But this week brings encouraging headlines too, to help keep us energized and WINNING. Details below👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/lgbtq-roller-coaster-extremist-speaker-elected-but-nhl-scholastic-step-up-47976dab9a78?sk=6c389d8491927a20f278f6a6f97fb0da

JamesFinn, 7 months ago to transgender

Join us at @prismnpen for an interview with detransitioner/ retransitioner Ky Schevers and a rainbow of personal stories from #transgender, #gay, #bisexual, and #asexual writers. As always in P&P, real stories by real #LGBTQ people illuminate the headlines.

https://medium.com/prismnpen/detransition-trans-bosses-and-fireflies-personal-storytelling-shines-e2ce9346cd4c

JamesFinn, 7 months ago to gay

Why did 3 kids #gay-bash an elderly man in the heart of NYC's biggest #LGBTQ neighborhood? Why did a little kid at an anti-#transgender rally in Alberta pick up a mic and shout "gays are disgusting?" Why did an adult 4-H leader in Iowa deface a 12-year-old's inclusive messaging? It's all connected! Details. 👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/were-showing-kids-how-to-hate-lgbtq-people-they-re-learning-ba385cfc1d9a?sk=4a9578c9448c38ff5625c7b2ff83552f

JamesFinn, 8 months ago to LGBTQ

Hear about the school district that banned ALL books with #LGBTQ characters from ALL classrooms and libraries? How about the state that banned #BannedBookWeek in schools and then (paging Orwell!) said the ban isn't REALLY a ban?

We Americans are steadily losing real liberty, at the hands of Orwellian religious autocrats. Details👇

https://medium.com/prismnpen/school-district-bans-all-books-with-gay-characters-in-iceberg-tip-move-8ce064b3bd98?sk=f21b6dad95adab987b323be698424ebd

JamesFinn, 8 months ago to gay

Transphobia rages in the U.S. and the U.K., spreading north into Canada. So is anyone truly surprised the U.K. government is targeting #gay people now?

All that this week in @prismnpen, plus a Texas church creates a resistance network to care for #transgender youth.

And John Cormier wraps up his riveting serialized memoir Slammed, about his meth addiction and recovery.
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https://medium.com/prismnpen/straightwashing-in-the-u-s-racism-in-canada-and-the-u-k-goes-after-gays-6ab8ccb4a069

JamesFinn, 8 months ago to transgender

Is it true that #transgender and #gay kids are indoctrinated? We #LGBTQ people know that isn't true. Join us this week for an issue of @prismnpen that focuses on indoctrination, #humanrights #philosophy, and genuine #queer lives.

https://medium.com/prismnpen/lgbtq-writers-ask-who-are-the-real-indoctrinators-225db3613664

JamesFinn, 9 months ago to transgender

Threats of violence are increasingly used to justify excluding #transgender, #gay, and other #LGBTQ Americans from ordinary civic life. Here, I examine one such recent incident in Iowa as I remember how Brendan Fay fought for decades for St. Patrick's Day inclusion. Brendan won his fight then. So can we today!

https://medium.com/prismnpen/iowa-mayor-uses-violence-pretext-to-boot-lgbtq-neighbors-from-parade-9a692c494a3b?sk=18ae1ac04b98f456ad694f3272209f2a

JamesFinn, 9 months ago to Florida

Think you know everything you need to know about #Florida restricting #education? Hang onto your hats. Things are getting much worse, very quickly!

Don’t Say #Gay. Don’t Say #AnneFrank. Don’t Say #Shakespeare. Don’t Say #Slavery. Don’t Say #Psychology.

#LGBTQ students are losing out, but so are ALL Florida students.

https://medium.com/prismnpen/dont-say-gay-florida-schools-say-no-shakespeare-no-ap-psych-classes-3d4ebf658498?sk=f2eae2a926367fb629427377e73c8bb7

JamesFinn, 10 months ago to transgender

15-year-old John is so traumatized he can’t sleep. He’s afraid to use the bathroom at home by himself. He's a nonverbal #autistic boy who LOVED the cinema — until the day a manager mistook him for #transgender and had cops throw him out. When will this cruel war on trans end? Will we ever value kindness again?

https://medium.com/prismnpen/traumatized-autistic-boy-called-transgender-ejected-from-cinema-22fff28dee6e?sk=7dc4325154c3122c8b98cc23b1877334