Chris Brown

he/him/his. pace e bene

[Charlie Knight [they/them] @CKnightWrites]

I have a trans kid. At 5yo, he told us his correct pronouns and gender. Transition at that point was communicating that to everyone so he wasnt misgendered.

At 6, transition was a haircut and letting him go shopping.

That's all the transitioning any young child is doing. 🧵

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

My father was born in 1945. He would have been prohibited from attending UNC Chapel Hill as an 18-year-old because he descended from American slavery. UNC didn't admit first Black students until 16 years before I was born. But sure. That's ancient and irrelevant history.

[Kelli Garcia @Kelli_Gar]

And a final note: All abortions are needed abortions. You shouldn’t have to be sick or dying or prove you have a “good reason.” Not wanting to be pregnant is all the reason you need. #AbortionIsHealthcare #AbortionIsEssential

[Kelli Garcia @Kelli_Gar]

I’m seeing a lot of posts saying people will die because Roe has been overturned. That is definitely true. But perhaps not for the reasons you think.

[Sacha Coward @sacha_coward]

Do you remember the days before same sex marriage when it was a common argument that gay and bi people would render the word ‘marriage’ meaningless, that people would marry their dogs, that incest was next, that we’d groom our victims into marriage to protect underage sodomy? 1/

[Chris Brown @cbrown27]

Two and a half months after adopting them, one of my cats let me pet her tonight.

#rescuecats #catsofinstagram https://t.co/RjCTZksBix

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

Racist slurs have always been about power, that is why it is convenient for people atop the racial hierarchy to pretend otherwise. There is no equivalent to the N-word that Black people can deploy against white people because of the history of white power in the US.

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

“Whites, it must frankly be said, are not putting in a similar mass effort to reeducate themselves out of their racial ignorance,” King wrote in 1967. “It is an aspect of their sense of superiority that the white people of America believe they have so little to learn.”

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

You're clearly not talking about Black kids, or other children of color, who are forced to learn about race in early childhood and for obliviousness to race is not optional, so why not stop making the white silent...

[Chris Brown @cbrown27]

@JoeGardner84 Thank you Joe. Looking forward to reconnecting soon!

[Chris Brown @cbrown27]

I'm not sure what to say, and I suppose I'm not really surprised. But this just hurts. https://t.co/Xf5DfyIfh2

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

My favorite MLK quote

[Chris Brown @cbrown27]

@drbreewill Saying an embarrassed hello from the urgent care waiting room!

[Chris Brown @cbrown27]

So what do you do when the headphones tips pop off and get stuck in your ear, but you don't own tweezers? Asking for, um, a friend. Yeah. A friend.

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

"I'm the least racist person in this room," Trump said.

The heartbeat of racism is denial. #Debates2020

[Chris Brown @cbrown27]

A friend messaged me about some baseball player's walkup song and in parentheses explained what a walkup song is. He knows me. #sports

[Chris Brown @cbrown27]

I want to be happy about this. It is a big change coming from the Pope. But, supporting civil unions in order to "protect" marriage isn't a warm embrace of LGBTQ folx; it mean's we're still viewed as a threat.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples https://t.co/Gv7KDM1fqP

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

When politicians use faith as an excuse to pass and uphold laws that seize control of people’s bodies but not guarantee them healthcare, feed the poor, shelter the homeless, or welcome the stranger, you have to wonder if it’s really about faith at all.

[Colin Kaepernick @Kaepernick7]

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ABOLITION FOR THE PEOPLE: The Movement For a Future Without Policing & Prisons

The collection of 30 essays will be posted below over the course of the next 4 weeks.

#AbolitionForThePeople

https://t.co/jccRsxqLhT