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Aaron Schekorra

@aaronschekorra.bsky.social

Executive Director of The GLO Center | Owner of Own Your Pride and Queerly Caffeinated | He/Him πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

9 Followers  |  4 Following  |  5 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024  |  1.2889

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In a time where grocery prices are already high, we’re going to take away the little bit of help that we do provide people.

Cruel.

28.01.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Despite the fact that it’s illegal and shouldn’t happen to begin with, freezing all federal aid/grants with less than a days notice is just cruel. Next week there will be a lot of people trying to pay for groceries with SNAP cards that are going to decline.

28.01.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week felt like a good time to learn more about US History from an indigenous perspective. I checked this out as an audiobook on Libby, and simply couldn’t put it down. It is an extremely hard listen/read, but as soon as I realized how woefully ignorant I was I couldn’t stop listening.

28.11.2024 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feels appropriate today. Dissent can come in many forms, and they are all valid. Whatever way you are dissenting today, we see you and appreciate you.

#idissent #ownyourpride #ownyourprideMO #queer #queerpride #queerartists #safewithme

14.11.2024 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a little Own Your Pride sticker in the wild moment!

Do you decorate your laptop with stickers? πŸ€”

#stickers #ownyourpride #ownyourprideMO #queer #queerpride #queerartists #safewithme #mentalhealth

14.11.2024 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"That way, when we start feeling the impacts of this election, beyond just sort of the immediate mental and emotional health impacts, we can respond and try to keep those individuals safe, get them the resources they need."

14.11.2024 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LGBTQ+ hotlines experience influx in crisis calls amid 2024 presidential election The influx in outreach to LGBTQ+ crisis services comes after the community was thrust into political discourse along the campaign trail.

"Some of the most important work we can do is making sure that the vulnerable among us are connected to our communities," Schekorra told USA TODAY.

www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

14.11.2024 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you're taking some breaks from the news to read about other worlds, timelines, and realities (we get it!), we have some fabulous bookmarks for you.

#ownyourpride #ownyourprideMO #queerpride #queerartists #safewithme #readmorebooks #readersgonnaread #bookstagrammer #bookstagram

12.11.2024 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Own Your Pride Own Your Pride is a queer-owned LGBTQ+ Pride Pop-Up Shop! Pride flags and other merch can be purchased at events around SWMO and online!

Give us a follow and check out our shop at ownyourpride.com!

12.11.2024 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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