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chiriwritesstuff · 2 days

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Hometown Glory; Chapter 2 Sneak Peek (Pt. 2)

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Do we want a little flashback? I finally have a chance to sit and write after the chaos that was the last few weeks, I hope you all enjoy this little sneaky peek! Chapter 2 is dropping soon!

Your eyes remain fixed on the glossy surface of Nana's casket, the black reflection staring back at you like a mirror of your own conflicted thoughts and feelings. It's as if you're trying to find solace in the emptiness, to drown out the chaos of emotions swirling inside you with the deafening silence of grief. His voice breaks through the stillness, soft and hesitant, a stark contrast to the storm raging within you. You can hear the awkwardness in his tone, the uncertainty in his words, as if he's treading on fragile ground, unsure of where to step next. "I heard you graduated last fall," he begins, his voice so soft it's almost a whisper. You nod in response to his question, your gaze still fixed on the casket, the weight of his presence beside you almost suffocating in its intensity. You can feel the tension between you, thick and palpable, like a barrier separating you from the rest of the world. "And you started law school," he continues, his voice betraying a hint of eagerness, a flicker of hope. "I heard about it from Pop—" "I'm surprised you're even here," you say before you can fully process how harsh and how bitter you must sound, like someone who bets on losing dogs, like someone who— "Yeah, well, I got on the red-eye from Tampa after I got the call," he replies, and you swear you can feel his heavy gaze trained on the side of your face, his eyes pleading, begging. "Look, Glo, Bel—" But before you can fully process his words, before you can respond to the flood of conflicting emotions threatening to overwhelm you, he reaches out to you, his hand closing around your wrist with a firm but gentle grip. His touch sends a jolt of electricity through you, sparking memories of a time when his touch meant safety, comfort, home. But now, it feels like a betrayal, a reminder of everything that's gone wrong between you, everything that's been left unsaid and unresolved. “I wanted to see you,” he whispers, a slight heave in his chest. “Fuck, Glory, it’s been five fucking years—” And at that moment, you're torn between the desire to push him away, to protect yourself from the pain he represents, and the longing in your heart that yearns for connection, for closure, for something more than this endless cycle of hurt and regret. “Are we really going to do this now?! Right here, in front of—” “Yes, Glo. Right here, right now, right in front of this entire fucking town,” he replies harshly as you strain against his grasp, your strength no match to his. “You wouldn’t see me otherwise, god knows how much I’ve tried… please, Bella—” “Don’t you fucking dare! Don’t you fucking dare call me that, Francisco—” “Oh, so it’s like that, then?" he exclaims, his face a mask of stunned hurt, the weight of his words heavy with disbelief. "You disappear without a word, not even a goodbye, and we’re back to square one? Francisco?! Seriously, Bella?! Thirteen years of friendship—" “Well, that’s your name, right?” You spit, your eyes darting around your surroundings as you try to hide your distress. “I remember a time when you would call me Frankie, but that was before you decided that you were too good for this town and everyone who gave a damn about you!” “Well, that’s something a friend would call you, right?” you retort, your voice laced with venom, your eyes finally meeting his gaze. "What would your girlfriend think, Francisco? Did you bring her along for the ride, to my grandmother's fucking funeral?" A throat clears from behind you, and a light tap on your shoulder makes you turn, only to see a figure you never wanted to face again. "Fiancée, actually," Chelsea corrects, her smirk betraying her satisfaction as she steps closer, pulling you into a hug. "I am so sorry for your loss," she whispers against your ear, her fingernails digging into your skin. "Oh, Glory," she coos, "I missed you."

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apexlawfirm · 1 year

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zinniajones · 1 year

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Florida, SB 254, total HRT ban for adults: 5/25/2023 update

FLORIDA HRT CRISIS DAY 8

Note that in the span of two days, we have had to revise this policy map from including one last way (green) for adults in Florida to get refills (no new prescriptions) from an MD/DO, to removing the one last green endpoint, and replacing it with red/yellow stripe. It actually is unknown whether even refills can be prescribed by MDs/DOs; and because of that unknown, MDs and DOs are choosing not to provide refills either.

There are now NO ways for trans adults in Florida to even obtain refills of their established HRT prescriptions.

This is based on the reports we're receiving of trans people's current experiences attempting to fill their established prescriptions since 5/17/2023 - in a complete vacuum of any information for patients who just lost access to their medication, whether from state agencies or even from the state LGBT organizations that were supposed to protect us from exactly this happening to us.

This shouldn't come down to us alone. WE NEED YOU TO STEP UP.

TRANS ADULTS IN FLORIDA ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THEIR HRT PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED OR REFILLED ANYWHERE.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO SINCE WEDNESDAY MAY 17

IT HAS BEEN 8 DAYS

THE CLOCK IS RUNNING

The next in-person meeting of the Boards of Medicine, to draft highly restrictive "emergency rules" further regulating adult HRT, is next week!

Florida Board of Medicine/Board of Osteopathic Medicine Joint Rules/Legislative Committee

THURSDAY, JUNE 1 - 2:45 PM The Westshore Grand 4860 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, FL 33609

And by the way? DESANTIS HIRED THE FLORIDA HATE GROUP THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LAW FIRM'S $15,000 HIT JOB ON WPATH SOC

DESANTIS APPOINTEES ON THE BOARDS OF MEDICINE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING CONVERSION THERAPY AND INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION OF TRANS PEOPLE

The Florida GOP and the DeSantis administration are directly responsible for a crime in progress against thousands of transgender Floridians!

GIVE US BACK OUR PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS NOW

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greazyfloz · 1 year

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Lovers & Strangers - Chapter 25

It’s been three months since Ethan kissed me in Tampa. I tried to convince myself that it happened because he was upset, but he brushed it off and acted like nothing happened for the rest of the weekend then basically ghosted me. I thought he was a stranger before but the last few months demonstrated a new relationship between Ethan and I. I never really go to grieve the loss of my friendship because I refuse to tell Mark what happened.

Ethan didn’t end up staying until the end of April with me like he promised instead Mark did. I got back to Alberta mid-May because I wasn’t ready to leave Mark yet and I really didn’t want to go home to work at my father’s law firm. Leaving Mark was hard but the thought of being around Ethan at family get-togethers over the summer made it harder to go back.

This was the first year that Ethan didn’t show up to our families Canada Day party and it was the first Canada Day I spent crying in my bedroom instead of watching the fireworks. I saw him for the first time while being home the day after Canada Day when he was almost forced to be at his family's bbq. My family walked out onto Ethan’s back porch and instead of going over to Ethan and Brett I walked over to Josie and Riley, young daughter’s of Ethan and I’s parents that also come to these get-togethers. They are kicking a soccer ball back and forth to each other and I sit in the grass and watch them. Josie who is only 4 smiles at me then makes her way towards me after kicking the ball back to 6 year old Riley.

“Y/n!!!” she says running and giving me a hug

“Hey Jos!” I said, hugging her back, “Hey Riley!” I greet the older sister as well, opening my arms wider for her to join the hug.

“Mommy said you an Efan can- can take me and wiley to the park!” Josie says loud enough to get Ethan’s attention

“Yeah! Let’s go!” Riley chanted

I look over at Ethan who is already looking over here before I turn my head back to the girls, “how about after supper?” I say excitedly but Josie crosses her arms

“No!” she shouts, “Efan will take me then” she says running to Ethan, I sigh and look down at Riley and smile. She rolls her eyes at her little sister as she runs to Ethan making me chuckle.

“Y/n, girlfriend! Come here, we need to catch up!” Denise, Riley and Josie’s mother yells from across the deck.

I shake my head and chuckle then look down at Riley, “Let’s go sit with you mama” I say and she follows me to the outdoor sectional where her mother is sitting. “Hey Auntie D” I say to her and she squints her eye at me

“You have a lot to tell me about your school year missy”

Denise is probably the adult I am closest to. She fits the ‘cool mom’ persona perfectly. When I was young and wanted to run away she would always open her doors for me and let me talk shit about my mom. She was also my mother’s biggest supporter so she was always quick to defend her and was usually the mediator in all my family fights.

“Yeaaaaaah” I say looking over at Ethan and then back at her

“Riley, moms gotta be mean to Y/n for a second” Denise says to Riley and Riley looks back at her with wide eyes then to me before looking back to her mother and nodding her head before running off to sit with Josie, Ethan and Brett. “Missed you last night during fireworks” she starts

“Missed you yesterday when I was sitting by myself at the pool” I say back to her as they couldn’t make yesterday afternoon because the girls had a soccer jamboree

“Ouf, your mother was right about this new attitude you’ve been wearing” she says jokingly, “what happened between you two?”

“Nothing” I say looking down at my feet

“Okaaaay” she says, “Well then tell me about Mark”

“Is there anything my mother hasn’t told you?” I say with a chuckle and she fake thinks to herself

“Hmmm, no” she says making me laugh

“He is my boyfriend, and I haven’t seen him since May, but he is coming here soon. You will have to meet him”

“How did you two meet?”

“Like my mother hasn’t told you” I say and she laughs

“She has, but I wanna hear your story”

“He is Ethan’s best friend”

“Oh, so they both got some action?” she says jokingly

“D!” I say as my cheeks begin to blush and I cover my face as we both laugh, she scooches over and gives me a hug as we laugh at the situation

“But seriously, call me about this stuff. I know you don’t want to go to your parents about this stuff but I will”

“I know” I say as we pull away from each other

“Okay, I won’t pester you with anymore questions”

“Actually, I need to talk to you about something” I say looking back at Ethan before looking back at her

“Oh, so we are looking back at Ethan” she says nodding her head

“Yeah, after they lost in Tampa. He came to my room and kissed me” I told her, “well we kissed each other”

“And what did Mark think of all this”

“He doesn’t know” I tell her and she rolls her eyes

“Why?”

“Because he was right about how I feel about Ethan”

“You love him?”

“I think so”

“Well what about Mark?”

“He told me he loved me before Frozen Four and I can really see myself loving him but Ethan and I’s kiss has me confused” I say and Denise wraps her arm around me and I rest my head on her shoulder, “Everything is so confusing and complicated between Ethan and I and it’s so easy with Mark”

“Well, love is hard. One day you will know. It’s all about how you feel”

“Yeah, I guess. I don’t know why my life is so hard”

“Oh Y/n/n. Everyone has a little trouble in their life” she smiles at me

“Hey” Denise and I both look up and see Ethan holding hands with Josie, “Jo and Riley want to ask you something”

“Y/n” Josie starts taking me by surprise as I thought Ethan was talking to Denise, “Wanna pway at the park wif me, Wiley, and Efan?”She asks me and I look at Ethan. He awkwardly smiles at me.

“Did you ask your mama if we could?” I say to Josie looking at Denise. Denise smiles at me lifting an eyebrow

“Of course you guys can go”

I stand up and Riley reaches for my hand to take as we follow Josie and Ethan. We make our way to the edge of the driveway and Josie already starts

“Efan, I don’t wanna walk” she says stopping crossing her arms

“Well that’s how we are going to get there” Ethan says to Josie kneeling down to her height

“I want up!”

“Fine” Ethan laughs, giving in to the grumpy 4 year old.

Ethan picks up Josie and we all walk to the park. Ethan and I don’t say anything during the entire walk there. We get there and the two girls run to the jungle gym and I made my way over to the swings. Ethan soon followed.

“Want a boost?” Ethan asks, coming over to where I sat on the swing.

“Sure” I smile as he walks behind me

“I’m sorry about- you know” he starts as his hand find my lower back giving me a light push

“About kissing me or cutting me out of your life completely”

“All of it” he says, “kissing you in Tampa, sleeping with you in general I guess. I’m the reason we aren’t friends anymore, I shouldn’t have taken advantage of you”

“You regret everything?” I say as tears build up in my eyes as I regain the shitty feeling I felt last night.

“I guess”

“Stop” I say and Ethan backs away from the swing as my feet drag across the park pebbles to stop me from swinging. When I finally stop swinging, my head drops and I cry, “Stay with the girls”

I leave Ethan and the girls at the park and walk back to Ethan’s. The walk back I made sure to clean up my face enough to go back to the bbq but before turning onto Ethan’s street I decided to continue walking down the street to my own.

I wasn’t even there for an hour before there was a knock at the door, I get up and walk down the stairs and open the door to see Denise and the girls.

“Ethan told them you were sad” Denise says and Josie lifts her hand up with a hand full of dandelions.

“Thanks Jos” I say accepting the flowers

“Are you still sad at Efan?” Josie asks

“No”

“So are you and Efan still getting mawied?” Josie asks and I chuckle and shake my head

“No, we aren’t” I say chuckling at how cute she is, “Who told you that?”

“Mommy and Daddy” Riley says and I look up at Denise

“Oops” she says then looks down at her girls, “Y/n has a different boyfriend”

“Wanna meet him?” I say to the girls and they giggle with excitement.

I walk into the house and Denise and the girls follow. I reach for my phone and Facetime Mark. Mark answers and a smile stretches across his face when it connects

“Hey sexy” he says and my eye widen and an awkward expression crosses my face as I shake my head. “Oh, you aren’t alone?” he asks and Denise laughs

“Mark this is my auntie Denise I was telling you about and he two daughters Riley and Josie”

“Hey guys” Mark says waving awkwardly making me giggle

“Hey sexy” Riley says mimicking Mark making everyone laugh

“Don’t repeat anything he says” I say and the two girls giggle

“You still at the bbq?” Mark says and Denise butts into the Facetime frame

“No, we are trying to get her to come back” she says

“What’s up?” Mark says to me, knowing that something is up. I look over at Denise and tell her I’ll be over soon. They leave and I look at my phone

“Ethan” I say and bite my lip as he sighs

“Still not talking to you?” he asks

“He is just being mean to me, I lost a friend Mark”

“I’m sorry babe. On the bright side, 2 more weeks and I’ll be there”

“I can’t wait” I say as I begin walking back to Ethan’s

“You heading back over?”

“Yeah, walk with me?”

“I’ll do my best a thousand miles away” he says making us both laugh. He stays on Facetime with me until I get to Ethan’s.

“I just got here” I say walking up the stairs to Ethan’s back deck. My mother runs over to wave to Mark and along follows Ethan’s mother to wave as well. I introduce Mark to all of my parents other friends as my boyfriend.

“And this is Terri-Lynn, she use to be married to my dad’s brother” I say and Terri-Lynn rolls her eyes then waves to Mark, “Terri this is Mark, my boyfriend”

“And my best friend” Ethan says behind me and I awkwardly look away.

I leave the deck and go into Ethan’s kitchen alone so I could finish my call with Mark, “See what I mean. Like why did he have to say that as if he is trying to embarrass me?”

“Ignore him babe”

“I can’t”

“You ignored my jackass when I acted like that” he laughed

“I guess you’re right”

“Okay, well go hang out with Riley, and Denise, and Donna, and Bob, and Greg” Mark says continuing naming random names making me laugh

“Okay”

“Bye babe” Mark says

“Wait Mark” I say catching his attention before he hung up, “I love you” I tell him and he smiles brightly at me

“I love you too” Mark says

“Bye” I say before hanging up.

I don’t know why I told him I loved him but it felt right. I bow my head down as I leaned on the counter. Do I love him or do I love that he loves me and makes me feel loved. If Ethan was just earlier telling me how he felt would their even be a Mark. Suddenly I am taken away from my thoughts.

“You love him?” Ethan says pulling me away from my thoughts. I look up and see Ethan’s sad eyes.

“Ethan” I say looking up and seeing him, “You scared me” I say pushing past him but he grabs my wrist

“Do you?” he says

“Yes” I tell him, shaking his grip from my wrist before making my way out to the deck. I walk out and take a different seat than usual beside Denise. I get a couple weird looks from some of the people from around the table but I don’t even pay attention to them.

“You alright?” Denise asks me

“Yeah” I fake a smile looking at her. I look around the table and see Will, Denise’s husband in my usually seat beside and empty chair that is usually Ethan’s. “Where is-” she starts but I cut her off.

“I don’t know”

Ethan’s father starts putting the plates in front of everyone before looking around, “Where’s Ethan?” he asks looking at me

“I don’t know” I shrug

“I’ll get him” Brett says sitting up from the table and Riley pushes her chair out too

“I’m coming”

“No baby, sit down. It’s time to eat” Denise says and Riley listens

We begin to eat without Ethan and Brett, and the dinner conversation is kept casual. I do worry about Ethan as Brett returns back to the table without him. Brett joins the conversation as there isn’t anything wrong.

“Where is your brother?” Ethan’s mother asks Brett

“Said he wasn’t hungry, so I sent him to the store to get some booze” he told everyone

Ethan arrived about a half hour later after everyone finished up eating and made his way to the backyard. I already explained the situation to Denise as we sat away from the big group once again.

“You are going to have to tell him how you feel, he sounds like he is just hurt” she says, “You’ve been through enough. I’ll go get some deets for you”

“No, it’s okay!” I say, “I promise”

“You don’t want to regret your decision 5 years from now if you truly do love each other”

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divorcefirmtampa · 3 months

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durhaminjurylawyers · 4 months

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 2 years

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A federal judge has suspended partial enforcement of Florida's "Stop WOKE Act," a bill backed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts how companies and schools discuss race.

DeSantis signed the bill into law in April. It would limit race-based teachings in schools, and the way that private companies carry out mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings. Companies that have 15 employees or more could face civil lawsuits if they're accused of violating the law.

In his opinion, Chief US District Judge Mark Walker blocked the employer portion of the law, saying it violated free speech. He compared the law to Netflix's blockbuster science-fiction hit, "Stranger Things."

"In the popular television series Stranger Things, the 'upside down' describes a parallel dimension containing a distorted version of our world," Walker, a nominee of then-President Barack Obama, wrote in his opinion. "Recently, Florida has seemed like a First Amendment upside down."

"Normally, the First Amendment bars the state from burdening speech, while private actors may burden speech freely," Walker continued. "But in Florida, the First Amendment apparently bars private actors from burdening speech, while the state may burden speech freely."

The Governor's press office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. When DeSantis signed the bill into law he issued a statement likening the trainings and teachings to "indoctrination," saying, "no one should be instructed to feel as if they are not equal or shamed because of their race."

The law targeted what many Republicans call "critical race theory." Formally, critical race theory examines racism in US institutions stemming from slavery and the Jim Crow era. Democrats have argued it's mostly taught in law schools, and defenders of DEI trainings say they're necessary to prevent implicit bias, discrimination, and racism.

The term became more widely used after schools and businesses across the US began openly discussing and addressing topics of systemic racism following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

In the wake of the murder, several large corporations issued statements saying they were committed to fighting racism and supporting social justice.

But Republicans have used the term "critical race theory" as a shorthand for race-based discussions and trainings that they say are tied to Marxism.

The Florida law, formally known as House Bill 7, says that schools and businesses can't implement policies or teaching materials saying that members of a specific ethnic group are inherently racist or that they should feel guilty for actions committed by their predecessors. They also are barred from promoting the view that people are privileged or oppressed, or inherently racist or sexist, because of their race or national origin.

Plaintiffs in the case were Honeyfund.com, a Florida honeymoon registry technology company, Ben & Jerry's franchisee Primo Tampa, and workplace diversity consultancy Collective Concepts and its co-founder Chevara Orrin.

The plaintiffs said in their lawsuit that Florida's law infringed on workplace training programs regarding diversity and inclusion, as well as trainings to prevent harassment.

Honeyfund said in its lawsuit that private employers should be able to "engage in open and free exchange of information with employees to identify and begin to address discrimination and harm" at their workplaces.

Shalini Goel Agarwal, counsel at Protect Democracy, one of the legal firms representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement that the law would have chilled "a wide range of speech in the workplace."

"We look forward to proceeding to trial, winning, and seeing this law permanently overturned," Goel Agarwal said. "It is a direct attack on American free speech values as well as on free enterprise in Florida."

Several other organizations including the ACLU, the ACLU of Florida, and the Legal Defense Fund filed suit against Florida's law on Thursday.

DeSantis is up for reelection in November and many believe that he'll run for president in 2024. During his tenure the Governor has embraced controversial culture-war issues, including a law called the Parental Rights in Education Act.

Dubbed by critics as the "Don't Say Gay Bill," the legislation bans discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, particularly in kindergarten through third grade. Critics say the bill may extend further because it contains ambiguous language banning such instruction "in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate."

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