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i am devout to a darkness you can’t see, but it’s always pulling me

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silicon valley gothic is living in the shadow of a mountain that was once a place of prayer for the indigenous people of our area, from which the headwaters of our major river flow. it's living on land that was raped for a profit by Spanish colonizers mining quicksilver, it's knowing that the Mexican citizens who lived here when Alta California became the State of California essentially became slaves in those mines. it's knowing that the post-war defense industry boom mowed down the orchards that were our parents and grandparents livelihoods. mount umunhum was a superfund site, Guadalupe creek is still poisoned with mercury, its waters feed the aquifer that resides deep under san jose, from which we get a majority of our drinking water. we erase our history, the good the bad and the ugly, trading our soul for cash and replacing our heart with a circuit board. there is a darkness here. an artificiality. i see it in the faces of the people here, the way we're so driven by vanity, greed, and pride. our roots as a city rot underneath us, underneath the miles and miles and miles of pavement that prevents the rain from soaking into the soil that desperately needs it. we've betrayed and forsaken the land that used to nourish us, and it remembers, and one day it'll settle the score.

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I'll follow you down til' the sound of my voice will haunt you…

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mothercain. tumblr, 19 feb 2023.

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it’s happening to everybody

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USAmericans: This pride month, talk to the queer people who actually live in all those bad evil icky red states and find out what it's actually like, how we actually feel about it, and who here is actively fighting against it. No more telling us to "just leave" or reducing us to innocent victims who are "trapped" here. There are so many of us and we live here for so many reasons, none of which should be justified. We are resilient, we are powerful, and we are fighting against the fascist laws working to eradicate us or scare us away. Being trans in a red state right now is in and of itself an act of resistance. That being said, pay attention to the brave souls on the front lines, pushing against the laws, making good trouble, and refusing to be silenced.

I won't let myself be talked about like I'm stupid to live here.

I won't let myself be talked about like I'm a helpless victim who's trapped here.

If you can't join the fight by standing beside us, then the least you can do is empower us, amplify our voices, and pay more attention to the ones who are FIGHTING AGAINST THESE LAWS than you are to the chucklefucks trying to pass them.

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time may forgive me, but i won’t