Nik Goodyear

When big media calls no contact a trend, they profit while those that are othered pay the real price. No contact isn’t a trend. It’s a survival strategy. 1992. Oprah. “Parents Estranged from Their Gay... TikTok video by Mister Goodyear

When big media calls no contact a trend, they profit while those that are othered pay the real price.
No contact isn't a trend. It's a survival strategy.
1992. Oprah. - Parents
Estranged from Their Gay Children.
I was there, on stage.
#NoContact #truth #CycleBreaker #lgbtqhistory

‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”

The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...

This moment is asking for men to tap into themselves and lead from within.

NEWS FLASH:
Only ~ 25% of all Americans are straight, non-Hispanic white men.
For every 1 straight white man, there are ~ 3 other people who are women, people of color, LGBTQ+, or non-white men.
As a minority population, they hold a majority of top leadership roles.
For now.
Happy NO KINGS DAY!

Making Manhood Great Again On shame, power, and the work of becoming whole.

Just published a new essay: “Making Manhood Great Again.”
On shame, power, and the work of becoming whole.
For anyone doing (or avoiding) the work of being a man in this moment.
#menswork #authenticity #masculinity #healing

Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations A milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated...

FOLKS!
Take time to get grounded in your HUMAN RIGHTS....

Let's start with the beginning... Article One.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

Skilled Sailors in Trump’s Storm: A Call for Back-Up Unfiltered reflections on identity, connection, and what it means to stand in your truth. Space for perspective shifts, bold conversations, and meaning-making in a messy world. Part personal narrative...

We don’t need perfection from allies.
We need participation.
Join us. Step in.
Lead with courage and care.
Be LOUDER...

Imagine being a billionaire and having the resources and influence to heal the earth and humanity... And instead choosing to do this?

It can't feel good.

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Guest Host Alan Cumming on Attacks Against the Trans Community & Bringing Kindness Back in America

ICYMI...
Thank you @alancumming.bsky.social for putting these truths out there and using your voice and platform to be a true ally.

Nik Goodyear on Substack New piece posted…

On death down the hall..

A lot of guys are feeling it right now. Stuck. Unclear. Pulled in all directions.
The world is shifting fast. Culturally. Emotionally. Spiritually.
Inner Helm™ is a coaching journey built for this moment.
For guys who want to do better. Lead better. Show up without losing themselves. Book now:

Smile Patrol The art of simple micro-connections

The power of connection... Even the smallest ways.
More important now than ever. Ya?

(not so) Average Middle Aged White Guy. I have been thinking a lot lately about how people see me versus how I see myself.

A few words on (trans) identity and (social and self) perception.

Please have a read and share your thoughts.

Be Happy. I have been thinking a lot lately about happiness.

Happy people don’t hurt people.
Happy people don’t harm people.
Happy people help people.
Happy people heal people.
Be happy.

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations A milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated...

FOLKS!
Take time to get grounded in your HUMAN RIGHTS....

Let's start with the beginning... Article One.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

good morning blue sky.

yes.yes.yes.

the love we find in ourselves sits at the root of the fear of those who are trying to destroy us. we are a mirror of their lack of self love and they hate it.

happy people don't hurt people.

Senator Booker can speak with more leadership, eloquence, and inspiration for hours on end—without pause—than The Felon and his entire cabinet can manage in mere seconds.

Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…

“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
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Here are all the ways people are disappearing from government websites Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.

Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.

Indivisible Zoom call: how might we cultivate equity meta-governance to co-create Project 2029 to undo the harms of Trump implementing Project 2025? How might we call in and use dialogue micro-doses to redress BIPID issues, restore human rights for all, & co-create co-create a fair-free-flourishing future on a regenerating planet to benefit all?

Indivisible Zoom call: how might we cultivate equity meta-governance to co-create Project 2029 to undo the harms of Trump implementing Project 2025?
open.substack.com/pub/equitymo...

YouTube video by Kevin Heine "Deception Was My Job" or "Soviet Subversion of the Free World Press" (Complete Interview)

MUST WATCH - We are her seeing the result.
Ideological Subversion. [~Pick up at 1:07]
"I's a great brainwashing process, which goes very slow, and it's divided in four basic stages, the first one being demoralization. It takes from 15 to 20 years to demoralize a nation."

He needs to be relieved of duty for failure to demonstrate basic competency for the role.

a worthy listen…

CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.

Tomorrow is the cloture vote.

KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️

Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.

Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.

NOBODY elected the muskrat.

YouTube video by Pacific Minute A minute at the End of the Pier

a mindful minute can make all the difference these days.