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[wispfox]

Excellent evening last night, including lots of cuddling which I apparently desperately needed, based both on my mood improvement and a significant reduction of exhaustion last night.

Visited family today; still bemused by the degree to which this specific niece adores me. She has since she was _really_ small (6 months old?), which most children Just Don't Do. And it's not like I see her all that often. She's also one of the few children I know who don't drain me ridiculously after spending 5 hours around her, even considering she refused to nap because there were visiting people.

Nutty.


And, some linkage:

A born-again christian republican who voted for Kerry explains why. I think tafkar linked to this. And to the following:

Explaining why Gays and Lesbians need to get Black.

Fascinatingly, I think I'd not blink an eye at wearing a pin proclaiming that I am bi (but, keep in mind that I'm not in an area of the US that is known for being especially hateful about such things. And I'm female, which helps).

But... I think I _would_ be a little nervous (but likely would still do so) wearing a pin proclaiming that I'm poly. And I'm not sure _why_ I'd be nervous! Perhaps because I feel like I'd constantly have to be explaining it, and I just don't tend to have that kind of social energy...

Comments

[moosemonster.livejournal.com]

It's interesting to see the way things like Queerness is so much more hidden here (well, New England, at least) compared to other places I've lived where people are often very out, and nobody seems to mind.

One example is the way cars here sometimes have these very thin and subtle rainbow strips on the back. Back in Australia, these kind of stickers are much bigger, from what I recall (I guess I didn't really take much notice until seeing the tiny versions).

On the flipside, it's much more common here to have very big religious-themed bumper stickers on cars.

[brynndragon.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't fit the larger ones on the back of my motorcycle, so all I've got is the pride strip on the back of my sissy bar ;P.

Oddly enough I've not even considered putting something on my car until now. Partially because one of the reasons I put it on the bike was to increase my visibility (as an object that a car shouldn't hit, not as queer), which I'm far less concerned about with my car. Partially because my motorcycle is far more an aspect of who I am than my car is (my car being a hand-me-down that's useful rather than something I went and chose that really is for fun and not practical purposes), so putting other aspects of my personal identity on it seems more natural.

But now I want a "Bisexual American" sticker. Right between my "Watch for Motorcycles!" and "Remember when conservatives protected privacy and freedom?" stickers.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Oh, my. Where did you get the latter sticker, the one about conservatives?! I want...

Want _badly_.

And hey, if you find 'Bisexual American' anywhere as a sticker or pin, I want to know where you find it!

[brynndragon.livejournal.com]

I got that sticker at Arisia, from the button lady. This page (http://www.instantattitudes.com/freedom.html) also has it for sale. As for the other, I've seen "bisexual pride" stickers but not "bisexual american" ones. I'll keep an eye out though.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

There are, BTW, multiple types of rainbow bumper stickers. Some are the thin strips you mention, some are more normal sized ones (generally saying things like "Celebrate Diversity").

I am having this bizarre inability to remember which (if any?) I have of the various types of rainbow stickers I have on my car... I think I have one...

[moosemonster.livejournal.com]

Yes. When I first saw your car I thought "Cool, who owns that?", given that I'd just seemingly landed on Puritan Planet. It was quite reassuring to see that it was either safe to drive around here with those kinds of bumper stickers or that there was someone who did it anyway.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

"Puritan Planet" - amused.

I've never had any problems relating to any of the stickers on my car (also noting that I have a "Pagan Voter" sticker), at least that I'm aware of.

The one pin/button/badge (I can't remember which word is useful, so I'm using them all!) I have on my bag doesn't seem to get reactions from those who don't have reason to know, so I suspect that the fact that 'bi' and 'poly' are not spelled out make it something only those who already know are likely to get.

The most I tend to get in relation to my car is comments of "cool stickers, whose car is that?" - which never fails to amuse me, since I'm usually walking with whomever says that.