On this day in 1939, Billie Holiday recorded the first great protest song of the Civil Rights Movement, 'Strange Fruit’

The Chilling Story of Strange Fruit and Billie Holiday.

A THREAD!

Ice caves of Iceland

Incredible news in Sweden: A new law there will allow you to change your legal sex at 16 and will make it easier for everyone to do so.

I promise you the same people often parading 'Swedish Studies' against trans care will not have anything to say on this one.

What I’ve learned these past couple of days - People really hate when women have pets and no kids. And talk about loving their pets. And talk about being sad when their pets are dying.

This has been wild and sad.

An infant doesn’t represent pregnancy.

Pregnancy and infancy are very different things.

“I had the rare vantage point of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse.” - Amber Heard

Not every job will accommodate disabled people. But they should. The world becoming more accessible helps everyone. It doesn't take anything away, just adds to it.

Mens bodies aren’t being controlled by the government.
Mens bodies aren’t being controlled by the government.
Mens bodies aren’t being controlled by the government.

Now tell me again how men & women are being treated equally

Two rescue mama cats raising seven babies together

Many people I’ve met assume I’m high functioning autistic because I have a business.

I always tell them, “I’m really not. Put me in the real world and I can’t survive.”

Nearly every job I’ve had I was bullied. My last job in 2021 tried to force me to quit because I’m autistic.

Threading the Autistic needle and being called too serious and too childish for the same interaction. (From two different observers.)

I had a lovely evening speaking with SWAN about autism and mental health, #GirlUnmasked and so many other important conversations. Thank you for having me, thank you to those who came, and thank you to those who shared bits of their own experience and wisdom. 💚

To other autistic people, what’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve heard someone try to present as a fact about autism?

From a million miles away, NASA captures Moon crossing face of Earth. (Yes, this is a real image)
Credit: NASA/NOAA

I changed my bio to ‘Author of GIRL UNMASKED: HOW UNCOVERING MY AUTISM SAVED MY LIFE (The Sunday Times Bestseller) 📚 & Trustee of Autistic Girls Network 🦋’ and felt all warm and fuzzy because of how lucky I am that I survived when I thought I wouldn’t and my life is now like this.

🏳️‍🌈There is no LGB without the T. 🏳️‍⚧️

Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵

1. When it’s cold enough to see the melody

A man who makes mobility devices for dogs that can’t walk

the fact that the first thing men do when given any form of new technology is to harm women is so insanely scary and realistic. AI has single-handedly sent back women’s rights and safety behind decades. i hate all of you.