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ALOK

@alokvmenon.bsky.social

poet & comedian alokvmenon.com/links

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norms hold us back from experiencing the humanity of one another

10.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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gender is a racial construct! to learn more about this history read Stranger Intimacy: Contesting Race, Sexuality and the Law in the North American West by Dr. Nayan Shah

09.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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proliferate beauty! art is a way of re-engineering the world.

08.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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thank you for the comedic material!

07.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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be more like a flower!

06.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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make the world wonderful again: meaning, full of wonder!

05.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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feeling grief connects us to being humanity

04.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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biology is not permanent, lol.

03.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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meeting indian queers on this india tour has been so magical. i love you.

02.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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true acceptance doesn't require erasure

01.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"we" and "us" are my preferred pronouns

30.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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who am i for my own audience of one?

29.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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feeling is courageous

28.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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connection. community. intimacy. this is the true wealth.

27.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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who are you outside of what you've been told you should be?

26.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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the greatest transition in my life has been from dissociation to presence.

25.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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when we have nothing else, at least we have laughter

24.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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on being the only indian at the yoga studio πŸ˜‚

23.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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appreciation of our mortality gets us back to our shared humanity!

22.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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To all the trans and gender non-conforming people out there: WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! I know it might not seem like it right now, but there is so much love for you. Here’s a room full of people who are rooting for you always! Please share with someone who needs to hear it!

21.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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bless your heart!

21.01.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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transphobia from my own people hurts the most.

16.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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love means we get to become ourselves (even if it makes other people uncomfortable)

15.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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maturity isn't about outgrowing the ability to express our feelings, it's about maintaining it over time.

14.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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if we're new, then why does almost every language have a slur for us?

12.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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which one is it πŸ€”πŸ˜‚

11.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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we must have the courage to break our own hearts!

10.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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let's interrupt the cycle of trauma!

09.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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art reminds us that we are not alone.

08.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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what bonds us to one another is an appreciation that we all suffer. that doesn't mean all suffering is equivalent, but it means that we all know pain. and we all know what it feels like to desperately escape it: pain.

07.01.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0