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Aabra Mastodon, PDX stereotype<p>"Hazel knew she had to fly." Watch an Oregon Experience episode- for free!- about the first ever Chinese American woman to fly for the U.S. military. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtu.be/vCuUdyRGEus?si=WaTqzRixWCBohdmy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/vCuUdyRGEus?si=WaTqzR</span><span class="invisible">ixWCBohdmy</span></a></p>
The Bright Side<p>The Campbells have seen the community embrace this sanctuary.</p><p>Now, it’s not just about burial; it's for picnics, hikes, and appreciating nature.</p><p>A place where diverse beliefs converge.</p><p>“Finally, a place where rednecks and hippies can agree,” Billy jokes.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a></p>
EGU<p>How can we make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EGU25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGU25</span></a> a welcoming space for everyone?<br>By promoting a culture of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>respect</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/integrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>integrity</span></a>!</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EGUCodeOfConduct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGUCodeOfConduct</span></a> calls all members and attendees to treat each other with courtesy and respect.</p><p>👉 Find more information here: egu.eu/2ZM3AX</p>
Cheryl Lindo Jones<p>This person is inspiring! I wish I would've had her confidence when I was coming up in computer engineering. I hope we see a lot more from her in the near future.</p><p><a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/why-i-code-alexis-williams-creative-technologist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">refinery29.com/en-us/why-i-cod</span><span class="invisible">e-alexis-williams-creative-technologist</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a></p>
Mohamed Dosou<p>Perceptions of anti-Arab sentiment among American politicians are influenced by historical U.S.</p><p>For a comprehensive analysis, read the full article here: <a href="https://mohameddosou.blogspot.com/2025/03/understanding-perception-of-anti-arab.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mohameddosou.blogspot.com/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/understanding-perception-of-anti-arab.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiArabBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiArabBias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEastPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArabRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArabRelations</span></a></p>
Cappuccino Girl<p>Good article from Far Out:<br>Modern punks write love songs: Music won’t be truly inclusive until it deals with its class issue</p><p>"We constantly talk about how music needs to be inclusive and how people in the arts should be a representation of those who will be consuming said art, but with every year that passes, the working class is pushed out of it even further."</p><p><a href="https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/music-wont-be-truly-inclusive-until-it-deals-with-its-class-issue/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">faroutmagazine.co.uk/music-won</span><span class="invisible">t-be-truly-inclusive-until-it-deals-with-its-class-issue/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/musicindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicindustry</span></a></p>
FUR/HELP 🇺🇦 :verified_gay:<p>Women solidarity includes ALL women.</p><p>"This year's International Women's &amp; Women Solidarity Day is as important as a day like this can be, coming at a time when basic human rights are under attack around the world"</p><p>Read our full speech on the OpenCollective:<br><a href="https://opencollective.com/furhelp/updates/women-solidarity-includes-all-women" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opencollective.com/furhelp/upd</span><span class="invisible">ates/women-solidarity-includes-all-women</span></a></p><p><a href="https://plush.city/tags/womensrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensrights</span></a><br><a href="https://plush.city/tags/internationalwomensday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internationalwomensday</span></a><br><a href="https://plush.city/tags/transrightsarehumanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transrightsarehumanrights</span></a><br><a href="https://plush.city/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a><br><a href="https://plush.city/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Hmmmm... Why am I having <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DejaVu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DejaVu</span></a>? </p><p>From 2022: "Vladimir <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> has mentioned 'gender freedoms' more than once to justify <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s war against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> and simultaneously crack down on its own citizens.</p><p>"Most directly, he alleged that Russian citizens who seek '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFreedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFreedoms</span></a>' (alongside foie gras and oysters) are part of the anti-Russian 'fifth column.'</p><p>"Gender and sexuality freedoms — or rights, as they are more typically called — are about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BodilyAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodilyAutonomy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminist</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ activists assert that every human being deserves respect, recognition and equal rights regardless of their gender or sexuality.</p><p>"What’s the connection between Putin’s animosity toward Ukraine and toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexuality</span></a> rights in Russia and around the world?<br> <br>Gender and Putin’s regime</p><p>"Putin’s regime has increasingly relied on very conventional gender and sexual norms.</p><p>"When he first ascended to the presidency, image-makers used Putin’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KGB</span></a> background and penchant for physical fitness to frame him as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/macho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macho</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strongman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strongman</span></a> who could reverse Russia’s waning power and 'remasculinize' the country after a decade of supposed geopolitical flaccidity in the wake of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Soviet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soviet</span></a> collapse. </p><p>"In other words, an inflexible and clearly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/patriarchal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchal</span></a> notion of masculinity has been central to the Putin regime’s legitimacy.</p><p>"Russia’s foreign policy has relied on rigid gender norms as well. When Ukraine underwent its first pro-democracy revolution in 2004, Russian media questioned its leaders’ masculinity.</p><p>"Putin likewise used homophobic terms to dismiss <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoseRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoseRevolution</span></a> in 2003, responding to a reporter’s question by saying: 'A rose revolution — next they’ll come up with a light blue one.' In Russian, 'light blue' or goluboi is slang for “gay male.”<br> <br>Gender and appealing to constituencies</p><p>"Putin has often been represented as the unquestioned leader of the pack ruling Russia — a masculinity-driven image.</p><p>"However, even as the leader of a personalist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> — a regime in which there are few institutional limits on the leader’s power — Putin must balance competing interests among significant elites and maintain at least the appearance of public support in order to be considered a legitimate ruler.</p><p>"Until 2020, Putin was using gendered language in his speeches to signal his alignment with a variety of elites and public constituencies that supported him. He was sending mixed signals to both relatively progressive Russians who value women’s roles in the workplace and to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> wishing for a return to '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFamilyValues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFamilyValues</span></a>,' in order to keep everyone in his camp.</p><p>"But after July 2021, when he published an essay contending Ukrainians and Russians are a single people, Putin no longer shied away from making sexist and LGBTQ+-phobic comments in prominent settings.</p><p>"At an October 2021 meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club — a Moscow-based think tank and discussion forum that Putin is closely associated with — he said teaching children about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> was 'truly monstrous' and 'verging on a crime against humanity.'" </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/vladimir-putin-the-czar-of-macho-politics-is-threatened-by-gender-and-sexuality-rights-180473" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/vladimir-p</span><span class="invisible">utin-the-czar-of-macho-politics-is-threatened-by-gender-and-sexuality-rights-180473</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicMasculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicMasculinity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFascists</span></a></p>
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>Yer darn tootin’.</p><p>As a straight, cis, het, male, I have the power of intergroup bias. It’s my job to use that to advance awareness and equity.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-group_favoritism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-group</span><span class="invisible">_favoritism</span></a></p><p>Also, how cool that I get to work for a company who values this. We have an inclusion council, and it’s not going away because of fascism.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a></p>
SL Huang<p>Strange Horizons was founded in 2000 by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@maryannemohanraj" class="u-url mention">@<span>maryannemohanraj</span></a></span> and it did so, so many things differently from what was “normal” at the time. Here are the things almost *nobody* else was doing back then:</p><p>1) Publishing diverse voices. Afaik this was not a “thing” back then! SH was sorely, sorely needed and has helped pave the way for every other magazine striving in this direction since.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DiverseVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiverseVoices</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DiversityInPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiversityInPublishing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Holly Schofield<p>New blog post up! With great originality, it&#39;s &quot;2022 in Review&quot;! <a href="https://hollyschofield.wordpress.com/2022/12/18/2022-in-review/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollyschofield.wordpress.com/2</span><span class="invisible">022/12/18/2022-in-review/</span></a><br /><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/specfic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>specfic</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inclusivity</span></a></p>
Anniebeeknits<p>Guess it&#39;s time for a proper <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>introduction</span></a>, eh? Never feel more boring than when I try to do these! I&#39;m an <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/eventplanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>eventplanner</span></a> by day, &amp; have <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/t1diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>t1diabetes</span></a> &amp; associated <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/chronicillness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>chronicillness</span></a> stuff. Lover of all things <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>knitting</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/yarn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>yarn</span></a>; also <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sewing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>embroidery</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/textile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>textile</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>folkmusic</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/tradmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tradmusic</span></a>. Owned by a series of stumpy-legged <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/rescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rescue</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dogs</span></a>. Married. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/socialjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>socialjustice</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inclusivity</span></a> matter. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ontario</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canada</span></a></p>