#gbltq — Public Fediverse posts

#Maine - #Queer #GearLibrary - #KindlingCollective

"Kindling Collective is a queer-centered gear library creating an accessible pathway to outdoor experiences in Wabanaki Confederacy Territory / Maine.

We aim to build community and support people in nurturing and sustaining relationships with the natural world and each other. At Kindling Collective, members can check out the gear they need for #camping, #hiking, and #backpacking adventures. You don’t need to be queer to be a member; you just need to be on board with supporting and affirming queer people’s access to the outdoors. Our guided trips and events are designed by and for queer people.

You don’t need to be queer to be a member; you just need to be on board with supporting and affirming queer people’s access to the outdoors.

Membership perks:
- Unlimited gear loans for up to 7 days.
- Advice, tips, and guidance from our staff and volunteers.
- Invitations to member appreciation and community events.
- A welcoming and inclusive community.
- Access to additional gear and equipment supplied by #MaineGearShare through interlibrary loans.
- 25% off monthly membership at Portland Yoga Collective
- 15% off room reservations at the CoHo Hostel in Conway, NH
- 15% off gym memberships (monthly & yearly), a discounted day pass for $17, and a discount off of the "learn the ropes classes" at Evo Rock & Fitness
- 10% off at Portage Eats "

Sliding scale memberships available.

FMI:
https://www.kindlingcollective.org/

#SolarPunkSunday #GBLTQ
#GBLTQEvents #SafeZoneEvents
#QueerEvents #SolarPunkSunday
#BorrowDontBuy #SharingEconomy
#SpendTimeInNature #Kayaks
#Hiking #Maine #BIPOCEvents
#QueerFriendlyEvents #SpendTimeOutdoors #GearHub #GearLibraries #BorrowDontBuy

A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures

This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.

"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).

"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.

"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.

"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]

"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.

"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.

"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."

Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/

#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders

So, I've been downloading #GBLTQ resources and historical documents (including #QueerTalk, a radio show on #WMPG hosted by one of my first friends after I moved to #Maine). Why am I doing this? Because I don't trust #Trump and fiends to be in charge of public university archives. I'll be uploading those precious digital records to the @internetarchive soon. So grateful IA are there to be an independent repository of #History and #Culture! 📚 🎧 🎥

#PreservingCulture #PreservingHistory #InternetArchive #FundingCuts #MemoryHole #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LGBTQ #QueerHistory

A shout out to #GayKlingons everywhere! Meeooow! (And yes, that's me barefoot in the reflection, as usual.)

#KeepCalmAndKlingon #GBLTQ #NerdMobile #StarTrek #Trekkie #ClawsOut

"Second Nature": #ElliotPage on New Film Exploring Animal World Beyond the Binary

http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/24/second_nature_elliot_page

#Pride #NonBinary #Gender #BeyondTheBinary #GBLTQ #NatureIsQueer

Federal Judge Blocks #Idaho Law Criminalizing #Transgender Bathroom Use

Six transgender residents claimed that the #BathroomBan, the most restrictive in the nation, violated their constitutional rights.

By Amy Harmon, June 16, 2026

Excerpt: "Twenty states besides Idaho restrict transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, according to the #MovementAdvancementProject, which tracks state-level legislation on #LGBTQ issues. But the restrictions elsewhere apply only to schools and colleges, government-owned buildings and public places like parks and airports.

"Idaho’s measure is viewed as the most restrictive such law in the nation because of its broad application and because of the penalties it imposes. Repeat violators face up to five years in prison. The law covers restrooms in all publicly owned buildings as well as privately owned settings such as restaurants, retail stores and business offices. It includes bathrooms with a single stall. Idaho’s law also applies more immediately, including no provision like the one in #Florida that requires a transgender person to refuse to leave a bathroom that does not match their sex at birth in order to establish a violation.

"State officials argue that even if the law is challenging to enforce, it is not unconstitutionally vague because it is clear about what must be proved. They noted that a person’s biological sex could be determined later through objective means, such as a birth certificate or DNA testing, even if it cannot be done at the scene."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/transgender-idaho-bathroom-law.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/VjZXW

#USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #GBLTQ #GenderPolice

I loved being able to talk about that on the airwaves while playing #DavidBowie's song #RebelRebel! I hope more #GBLTQ and #TransKids know that they aren't alone, and DESERVE LOVE AND SUPPORT!!!

#ProtectTransYouth #SupportGBLTQKids #Acceptance

#RebelRebel - " #DavidBowie performing at #LiveAid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir #BobGeldof and #MidgeUre to raise funds for the Ethiopian #famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population."

#LiveAid #Live8 #BandAid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00rP_mlZYx0

#BowieLove #Bowie #GBLTQ #WeExist

Socializing Day 2 - Out and about in #PortlandME today. I love being a tourist in my old stomping grounds. A bit gentrified, but still very gay!

#MainePride #GayCrossing #StreetPride #GBLTQ+ #Crosswalks #PrideCrosswalks #InclusivePride #RainbowCrosswalks #MaineIsntFlorida