GOOD ADVICE/BAD GAY housekeeping

announcing our raffle winner + a few other things

First of all: Congratulations to J-Bird, the winner of the GOOD ADVICE // BAD GAY Teche Belt giveaway! Bad Gay, Frankie, and I want to thank everyone who subscribed, liked, shared, all that good stuff. Get your own belt (Or cuff. Or harness. Or custom leathergood.) at Frankie’s shop. I’m sorry that you will have to pay for it, but it’s totally worth it.

If you’re not yet a subscriber, I highly recommend getting in on the action—people had a lot of lovely things to say about Frankie’s himboesque insight for our last installment of BAD GAY. A week later, I’m still thinking about this line: “The power and terror of transition is that you are exercising your agency in the most radical way and there’s no true roadmap for that!”

Which brings me to our next order of business: At this very moment, we have exactly $1099.68 in the kitty, earmarked for Free Ashley Diamond. As you may have observed, I usually donate funds directly after our BAD GAYs go live. But earlier this month, I opened a separate checking account for BAD GAY funds so I don’t get fucked by the IRS, which means I’m still waiting on a debit card so I can deposit this money, which means I haven’t yet deposited it.

I know that this is probably not on anyone else’s mind, but in the interest of transparency—about which I worry not a little bit—I wanted to make sure we’re on the same page. (Receipts are always available to anyone who wants them!) As soon as I can, that money will be going to Ashley Diamond’s fundraiser, and we’ll move on to a new recipient for the next edition. <Sucks on finger and sticks it up into the breeze> Farmer’s Almanac says this next one is going to be extra bitchy.

If you have any recipient recommendations, please send them my way! We prioritize fundraisers, mutual aid, and/or reparations projects for black, trans, queer, POC, incarcerated/abolitionist, sex worker-led orgs and groups, so if you have any to share, please do so.

Until next time, biscuits.

David tweets at @k8bushofficial.