Wesley McCraw

There is no shame in not coming out yet, but be proud of coming out if you are on that journey. It can be dangerous, but I think it's worth the risk. I also want to especially encourage bi men to come out. I know it's often easy for us to pass, but we are needed in the fight. #NationalComingOutDay

On a blue gradient background with rainbows and a Keith Haring drawing, white and yellow text reads, "I'm here and I'm queer. hrc.im/millionvoices. National Coming Out Day." HRC logo appears.

Happy National Coming Out Day! 🏳️‍🌈

Whether you’re coming out, inviting in, or exploring, telling your story is an act of resistance in this moment.

Share your story today: hrc.im/millionvoices

#NationalComingOutDay #LGBTQ #Equality

Blue graphic with a bright pink box at the top that says, “Apply Today!” Beneath that, in all caps are the words “Walter Grants” followed by a brief description that says, “WNDB’s Walter Dean Myers Grants provide promising unpublished writers and illustrators $2000 to support their career development” To the left of the text is an illustration of a person with long black hair sitting at a desk and writing in a word doc. At the bottom of the graphic are the dates “October 1st through October 31st,” denoting the application period for Walter Grant applications. In the bottom right hand corner of the graphic is a light green box containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form.

Blue graphic displaying a mock-up internet browser window. At the top of the window is a search bar containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form for WNDB’s Walter Grants. Beneath that, the mock-up browser window is titled “About Walter Grants” and contains the following description: “The Walter Dean Myers Grant provides a financial boost to promising writers and illustrators from diverse backgrounds who are currently unpublished. Each grantee receives $2000 to hone their craft and support their career development. The Walter Grant can be used in a variety of ways, from attending conferences to purchasing new writing devices to covering childcare.”

🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!

The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️

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Read a queer book! #LetFreedomReadDay

The freedom to read is under attack. Let's do something about it. Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! Take at least ONE action today to defend the freedom to read. When we all #UniteAgainstBookBans, we can make a difference. All you need is 5 minutes to make an impact! #BannedBooksWeek

🧵 Check out the thread below or UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ for some ideas 👇

“you know, we as gay people, we get to choose our family”

#hardcover2025 | art for adults 18+ | Retro The fifth book of the series. This time with the topic: Retro!

I just backed #hardcover2025 | art for adults 18+ | Retro on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/har...

Sustainability isn't a bonus. It's not optional. Not if we want good lives.

If something is unsustainable, it doesn't work. It's terminal. Best-case scenario: it steals from future generations so that the present can prosper.

We have mastered stealing from our future, and now the future is here.

Totally amazing filmmaking. #OneBattleAfterAnother

I know it's hard to imagine, but the world had information and sources before the internet.

My focus today is none.

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

My son (age 9) who we've been warning about genAI all along, but who has seemed a bit dubious, watched this video and came out ranting about how much he hates AI slop so maybe it'll help some of y'all convince unsure folks you know (Kurzegsagt is great in general). www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

Totally amazing filmmaking. #OneBattleAfterAnother

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

For the first time in history renewable energy sources are now generating more power than coal worldwide.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

The proportions of this image are about right for my library too.

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

A black and white headshot of Clive Barker.

Happy 73rd birthday to Clive Barker!

There are a few authors who reached through the page and showed a frightened, closeted teen what was possible. Clive Barker is up there with the best of them.

📚💙🌈🥳 #HappyBirthday

Hang in there, struggling artists

I had a feeling. I'm very close to liking it a lot, so I'm making it through season two pretty quickly.

Post a 10/10 horror movie

The Descent

I'm watching it now. I'm on season 2. I'm still not completely sold.

Israel’s Gaza flotilla interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikes Thousands marched in cities across the world following the interception of the flotilla and detainment of activists including Greta Thunberg

Italians are already making good on their promise to shut it all down, blocking trains in some cities and organizing a strike to start Friday

Colombia's president expelled Israeli diplomats from the country

Protests in Barcelona, Brussel, Athens, Buenos Aires, Berlin, Istanbul, among others

Three panels. In each panel, two people are standing next to a 6 (or a 9) and arguing about what it is. Panel #1: "What we're told is happening." One says it's a 6, the other says it's a 9. Together, they say, "We're both right. We just have different points of view!" Panel #2: "What needs to happen." One says 6, the other says 9. Together, they say, "Somebody drew this. We need to use the evidence at hand to get as close as we can to the objective truth." Panel #3: "What's actually happening. One says 6. The other points straight at the symbol on the ground and says there is nothing there. The first person says, "I... What?"

I don't know how to fix this, but it keeps happening.

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Thankfully, I'm not nostalgic for any period of time.

Um, isn't that the whole point of having a copyright, that you're opting out of other people using your work?

The documentary "Steal This Story, Please!" about Democracy Now! is screening in San Francisco and Berkeley this weekend, followed by panel discussions with Amy Goodman and the filmmakers. Details on our website: https://www.democracynow.org/events

SLEEPTOBER 2025 COMING IN CINEMA NEAR YOU

Gotta participate in this year's -tober challenge

That's one thing I miss about Twitter, having enough followers to talk to when I get buzzed.