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  • Cappy’s Courage

    In the wetlands of Capyville, Cappy the capybara was known for her kindness and bravery. But there was one secret she’d never shared: she liked other girl capybaras.

    At the Wetland Festival, her best friend Rosa noticed Cappy was quiet. “What’s on your mind?” Rosa asked.

    Cappy took a deep breath. “I like you, Rosa. Not just as a friend. In a special way.”

    Rosa’s eyes widened, then softened. “Cappy, I like you too! I was just too shy to say it first.”

    They decided to share their feelings with their friends, who were surprised at first but quickly cheered for the happy pair.

    From that day on, Capyville became an even brighter place, where love was celebrated in all its forms.

    The End






  • There are people who, disturbed by “big government” today and its tendency to curb the advantages they might gain if their competitiveness were allowed free flow, demand “less govern- ment.” Alas, there is no such thing as less government, merely changes in government. If the libertarians had their way, the distant bureaucracy would vanish and the local bully would be in charge. Personally, I prefer the distant bureaucracy, which may not find me, over the local bully, who certainly will. And all historical precedent shows a change to localism to be for the worse.

    —Isaac Asimov, Nice Guys Finish First, collected in The Sun Shines Bright, 1981


  • As a member of the Oregon Trail generation, I can report that a couple of years ago I made a list of all the things that I was expected to not do when I was a cishet little boy and was afraid of being labeled “queer.” The list of forbidden activities included, but was not limited to…

    • Singing
    • Dancing
    • Reading
    • Wearing bright colors
    • Taking too much care of my appearance
    • Hanging out with girls
    • Expressing emotions other than anger
    • Being in plays
    • Avoiding violence

    As an adult I’d describe myself as… like a one or two on the Kinsey scale, but honestly much happier now that I’ve recognized that heteronormativity is a horrible fucking prison. Wearing bright colors is fun, I love who and what I love, David Bowie is attractive, and I’m no longer pretending otherwise.


  • One way or another, any government which remains in power is a representative government. If your city government is a crooked machine, then it is because you and your neighbors prefer it that way - prefer it to the effort of running your own affairs.

    Hitler’s government was a popular government; the vast majority of Germans preferred the rule of gangsters to the effort of thinking and doing for themselves. They abdicated their franchise.

    —Robert A. Heinlein, Take Back Your Government