At what point do we have a conversation about how our community has started to embrace some of the negative stereotypes that have been imposed upon us? This isn’t a one-time occurrence; I’m quite frankly in today’s climate. I’m almost certain that these videos were intentionally resurfaced, but what’s even more concerning is that if they are indeed older and took place a few years ago, the fact that we’re only hearing about them now is alarming. The obsession with protecting male predators shoul
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At what point do we have a conversation about how our community has started to embrace some of the negative stereotypes that have been imposed upon us? This isn’t a one-time occurrence; I’m quite frankly in today’s climate. I’m almost certain that these videos were intentionally resurfaced, but what’s even more concerning is that if they are indeed older and took place a few years ago, the fact that we’re only hearing about them now is alarming. The obsession with protecting male predators shoul
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There is room in revolution for nuance, truth, and empathy. Learning how to use them together is something we all wrestle with, but then there are days like this. Days where being in community reminds you why you started in the first place. At the @equalityfl Let Us Live march, I felt energized just to be. This year we connect, we organize, and we get real. Respectability won’t save us, but each other just might. So who’s turning up this year? Because I know I am | Hope Giselle
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There is room in revolution for nuance, truth, and empathy. Learning how to use them together is something we all wrestle with, but then there are days like this. Days where being in community reminds you why you started in the first place. At the @equalityfl Let Us Live march, I felt energized just to be. This year we connect, we organize, and we get real. Respectability won’t save us, but each other just might. So who’s turning up this year? Because I know I am | Hope Giselle
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Black History Month might clock out at midnight. But we don’t. We wake up Black. We go to work Black. We build, love, argue, organize, create, parent, protest, and prosper Black. Not just in February. Not just when it’s trending. Every single day. This year felt heavier. The politics louder. The money tighter. The temperature different. And still… we showed up with that ancestral “anyway.” Anyway we rise. Anyway we laugh. Anyway we lead. Anyway we love. That’s not seasonal pride. That’s legacy.
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Black History Month might clock out at midnight. But we don’t. We wake up Black. We go to work Black. We build, love, argue, organize, create, parent, protest, and prosper Black. Not just in February. Not just when it’s trending. Every single day. This year felt heavier. The politics louder. The money tighter. The temperature different. And still… we showed up with that ancestral “anyway.” Anyway we rise. Anyway we laugh. Anyway we lead. Anyway we love. That’s not seasonal pride. That’s legacy.
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Black History Month might clock out at midnight. But we don’t. We wake up Black. We go to work Black. We build, love, argue, organize, create, parent, protest, and prosper Black. Not just in February. Not just when it’s trending. Every single day. This year felt heavier. The politics louder. The money tighter. The temperature different. And still… we showed up with that ancestral “anyway.” Anyway we rise. Anyway we laugh. Anyway we lead. Anyway we love. That’s not seasonal pride. That’s legacy.
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Black History Month might clock out at midnight. But we don’t. We wake up Black. We go to work Black. We build, love, argue, organize, create, parent, protest, and prosper Black. Not just in February. Not just when it’s trending. Every single day. This year felt heavier. The politics louder. The money tighter. The temperature different. And still… we showed up with that ancestral “anyway.” Anyway we rise. Anyway we laugh. Anyway we lead. Anyway we love. That’s not seasonal pride. That’s legacy.
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We keep acting surprised when state violence reaches our front door as if we didn’t watch it being built brick by brick. Militarized agencies, dehumanizing rhetoric, no real oversight, and a culture where “I was afraid” becomes a legal shield for lethal force. This was never about one incident. It’s about a system that keeps choosing power over people. If we don’t interrupt this, it will not stop. Accountability isn’t a vibe, it’s a practice and it only happens when regular people refuse to norm
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We keep acting surprised when state violence reaches our front door as if we didn’t watch it being built brick by brick. Militarized agencies, dehumanizing rhetoric, no real oversight, and a culture where “I was afraid” becomes a legal shield for lethal force. This was never about one incident. It’s about a system that keeps choosing power over people. If we don’t interrupt this, it will not stop. Accountability isn’t a vibe, it’s a practice and it only happens when regular people refuse to norm
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It’s almost time but before the years officially done I’m gonna pat myself on the back I’ve accomplished a lot this year. I survived things that tried to stop me. I built things that didn’t exist before me. I let go of what no longer fit, and I fought for what still mattered. This was the year my story was seen honored by BET, the Webbys, the Congressional Black Caucus, and named to the NBJC 100 to Watch. Not because I chased visibility, but because I stayed honest. Because I kept showing up as
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It’s almost time but before the years officially done I’m gonna pat myself on the back I’ve accomplished a lot this year. I survived things that tried to stop me. I built things that didn’t exist before me. I let go of what no longer fit, and I fought for what still mattered. This was the year my story was seen honored by BET, the Webbys, the Congressional Black Caucus, and named to the NBJC 100 to Watch. Not because I chased visibility, but because I stayed honest. Because I kept showing up as
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Burnout is not a personality flaw it’s a system problem.You are not lazy, broken, or behind. You are responding normally to a world that is constantly demanding more than it gives. Rest anyway. Slow down anyway. Choose yourself anyway. That’s not weakness that’s resistance. I’ll wait. 🌻 | Hope Giselle
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We keep acting surprised when shame turns into harm. But self-hatred doesn’t stay internal it always finds somewhere to land. Usually on people with less power. This isn’t about queerness being dangerous. It’s about what happens when someone is taught they have to be at war with themselves to be worthy of love. I’ll wait. | Hope Giselle
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I’m naming something I’ve been holding quietly for a while, and I know I’m not the only one. If this resonated, challenged you, or made you think I’d love to hear how. What did this bring up for you? Let’s build this conversation together in the comments. @naacp | Hope Giselle
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People aren’t mad because @druski mocked God. They’re mad because he exposed a system that’s been hiding in plain sight. Satire only hurts when it’s honest and this one hit a nerve because it told the truth too cleanly. If your faith collapses under a joke but survives exploitation, that’s not reverence that’s avoidance. And I think it’s time we stop yelling at the mirror and start addressing what it’s reflecting. | Hope Giselle
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For so many trans and gender-diverse people, HIV prevention has come wrapped in fear: fear of hormones being disrupted, fear of losing progress, fear of choosing safety over selfhood. This new research changes that conversation. Twice-yearly lenacapavir PrEP has been shown not to interfere with estrogen or testosterone meaning protection and affirmation no longer have to be in conflict. This is what it looks like when medicine starts to meet us where we actually live. Not perfect. Not complete.
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Cassie Ventura is doing what so many women are forced to do in silence: fight for her life after already surviving it. And still, some of y’all are more worried about Diddy’s reputation than a Black woman’s reality. This is what patriarchy looks like. This is what rape culture sounds like. And it’s not just on him—it’s on you. If you still don’t believe her, don’t call yourself an ally. This is the line. Choose a side. And say it with your chest. #IllWait
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Healing Through Community: Insights from Olay and Friends
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Everybody wants a clean answer to a complicated situation around @thedominiquemorgan and that’s exactly how you miss the truth. This isn’t about picking sides. It’s about holding all of it at once: the work, the harm, the system, and the silence. If you can’t sit in that tension, you’re not ready for this conversation.
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They arrested him because stalking, threats, and pulling up to people’s homes is not activism. It’s criminal. Black trans women like Ts Madison and Dominique Morgan have been targeted, harassed, and terrorized while folks rushed to fund his defense through GoFundMe. Let that sink in. This was never about DL men. It was about giving people permission to hate trans women out loud. If you’re louder for the stalker than for the survivors, you’ve already chosen a side. Accountability isn’t oppression
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If journalists can be arrested for documenting the truth, what do you think happens to the rest of us? This isn’t about fame. It’s about precedent. It’s about whether telling the truth becomes a crime, and whether we’re going to let fear decide who speaks next. I want to know what you think is this the line? Or did we cross it a while ago and just refuse to look back?
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Lets discuss Donald Trump’s long history of racist actions and statements, including lawsuits, public comments, and political rhetoric that have targeted and demonized people of color. This pattern of behavior is well-documented and cannot be dismissed as simply ‘different views’. | Hope Giselle
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Hope Giselle: Writer, Educator & Trans Rights Advocate
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Tish Hyman isn’t confused she’s calculated. And the community’s silence is helping her build a platform off transphobia dressed up as “honesty.” We’ve gotta stop pretending this is about safety when it’s really about control. Trans women don’t owe anyone femininity. We owe ourselves freedom. And it hurts to see how many of y’all forgot what it felt like to be in that in-between space learning, growing, trying to just be without judgment. She was at the gym, not a fashion show. And instead of pro
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