⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ sexual assault, incest ⚠️

Stories From Space A ⚠️TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

I (Ten Moon) tell a night time story about reaching for an identity as a child and finding it in trees. 🌳 🌲 💜

A Night Time Story - The Tree Child

I sit down with my friend + fellow LIBRA ♎️ Lydia ✨ 🌸 over Z O O M to::

1) CELEBRATE "HOW FAR WE'VE COME!! (OUT!!)" 🥳🥳

2) Unpack the word "polite" + the overall idea of "politeness" through the lens of being Queer. We touch on childhood, religion, parents, coming out, being Libras, civil rights, COOKIES, relationships, communication, the Queer community, active listening,& basically the importance of speaking out and sharing your stories (from space)!!

All gratitude and love to Lydia for her time, energy & vulnerability. Our intention in having this conversation was twofold: 1) to cause some ripples out there in hopes that they reach you, exactly where you are, reminding you to check your politeness before you use it!! & 2) to send out mad Libra justice + self-respect + love vibes!! ❤️ cuz the worlds needs more of that goooood shiiiiit!! ❤️ 

For anyone not in the know, when I mention "BINARY HARM" off the top, here is what that means (according to dictionary.com)! ! ! ! ! ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 
GENDER BINARY:: noun. a classification system consisting of two genders, male and female. a concept or belief that there are only two genders and that one's sex or gender assigned at birth will align with traditional social constructs of masculine and feminine identity, expression, and sexuality.
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HARM:: noun. physical injury or mental damage; hurt: to do him bodily harm. moral injury; evil; wrong.
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BINARY HARM ... or - "The harm imposed by the binary (including a binary mentality / binary institutions / binary anything) on anyone or anything that does not subscribe to said binary." - quote by me.  

NOTE:: In this "podcast" I mention a quote from Physchology.Com but forget to mention the source! The "quote" is really a part of a whole article by Kenneth Worthy Ph.D. from The Green Mind called "Are Polite People More Violent and Destructive?A surprising study reveals who's most likely to do the right thing." & you can read the whole thing here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-green-mind/201406/are-polite-people-more-violent-and-destructive

"LOOK HOW FAR WE'VE COME!!(OUT!!)" 🥳🥳 - Unpacking Politeness (episode 1) feat. my friend Lydia 💜

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