James Baldwin was just insanely talented. He had such a haunting, poetic way with words, and his work is not taught near half as much as it should be.

Only James Baldwin could turn what should have been a dinky promotional essay in what was essentially a throw away magazine, into absolute poetry. I am also guilty of reading the TV Guide articles religiously when I was a kid, and desperately reading anything I could get my hands on.

“Hatred is sentimentality raised to its highest, most suicidal pressure. Whatever else hatred may or may not reach or destroy, it most certainly destroys the self”

It seems like a really good reason to go with a different location for subsequent events, not just as a financial protest, but also for the sake of attendees who may not be legally documented as their actual gender.

I am getting so sick and tired of bigots.

Trying desperately to see a silver lining - I think that the reactionary minority who spearheaded this ill-advised legislation may have gone too far. I hope that this will be an incentive for moderates, progressives, & everyone decent to get involved in politics and vote these bozos out.

Shut down all of the military bases in NC and let them get by without all of the money they bring to the state.

The kind of people who perform sexual assault are, as everyone knows, the sorts with strong respect for the law. This will totally solve and prevent all sexual assaults in North Carolina, I’m positive.

So while this is hateful bullshit of the highest order in any case, this is also somewhat personal because my partner, a trans woman, has organized a major conference in her field in NC later this year (the city in question lobbied hard for this event). She’s obviously very upset about this, but I’m wondering if she…

A few things that aren’t mentioned here. First, there’s a good chance this bill violates Title IX and may threaten federal funding for NC’s vaunted public university system. Since we have already been cutting state funding, this could pose a serious problem going forward; it could also help undermine the bill too, so…

I know introducing things with little time to understand what is being voted on is some cute technique, but there’s actual real people on the other end of these flippant decisions. There’s time when I feel like politicians see their job as a joke of sorts and forget who and why they have their job. Some quick decision…

As a woman, can the government PLEASE stop “protecting” me from things like people using the bathroom and access to reproductive healthcare? I’m good, thanks.

If you have a special needs child over the age of 7 of a different gender, you’re now not allowed to assist them. If you teach in schools, you’re also now not allowed to use the same facilities as students

I think Romer v. Evans, which held that a state constitutional amendment banning local and state anti-discrimination laws protecting homosexuals lacked a rational basis and was rooted in impermissible animus, makes this law very questionable, constitutionally speaking. I also wonder how it will interact with Title IX…

I’m sure there will be a legitimate, effective process by which authorities can check everyone’s birth certificates before they enter every restroom in the state.

Local politics my friends, is a shitshow. I know that Trump and Cruz and the rest of the clowns parading themselves as potential nominees for President are really distracting, but if you only vote in federal elections this is what happens.

The republicans don’t give a shit about fiscal responsibility, privacy, or local control of government. If they did, they wouldn’t do ridiculous stunts like this.

The resulting lawsuits are likely to cost a lot of money, and they are likely to lose. They are literally taking away control from city, county, and…