Ember

Ember

@betterthanember.bsky.social

I make pro-human content celebrating diversity, science, history, and more. BetterThanEmber.com ~ AstralPride.com

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Friendly reminder: the term "gender" was first used in psychology in 1945, by Dr. Madison Bentley, who described it as the "socialized obverse of sex." Unrelated: the first successful heart transplant was in 1967.

If a politician has to throw a minority under a bus "because he has to say that to win"... what are you trying win FOR? And if "he's only lying to the conservatives, just to get elected" - how do you know he isn't lying to you, too, to get elected? Miss me with "but the other side is worse."

Behold! Space Pride is back online! In case you missed it: while I was away presenting in Nashville, a band of ne'er-do-wells did some dirty deeds and bolloxed the store. I've been working on solutions, and I'm fairly confident I've got things set up so they can't do what they did again. For now.

If a person has to ignore current science to selectively present one particular outdated and inaccurate position as scientific, that's just cherry-picking. If a person has to ignore current Feminism to selectively present one particular outdated and inaccurate position as Feminist...

Child marriage is legal in 2/3 of US States. Genital "normalizing" sex-assignment surgeries are still performed on intersex infants in all 50. Why don't the "kids can't consent" crowd ever make a peep about these horrors? It's almost like "gender critical" is nothing but a distraction.

It's Disability Pride Month! If you live long enough, everyone will eventually become disabled. Let's end the stigmas & raise awareness of this vibrant oft-overlooked community! And to that end, I give you the newest Space Pride Flag~ #disabilitypride #disability

Did you know? The first recorded ftm surgery was in the 2nd century BCE. Gender affirming healthcare is older than most religions, so the next time someone tells you "you need prayer, not a clinic" you can say you're not interested in their experimental practices. #transgender #intersex #history

Tonight a friend came out to me as Cassgender. I admit, I had to look that one up: Etymology "Cass" means "to render useless or void" in English. Now I'm laughing about the implication for the Cass Review

Nature's beauty is diversity. 🏳️‍🌈 I made another flag out of my own nature photography to celebrate that fact. Happy Pride! 🥳✨ #pridemonth

#Pride month is the perfect time to remind the US that they can delete files from .gov servers, but we can "Build Back - Better" Last year, they erased our space pride flag. This year, I rebuilt it AND upgraded it. And I made it a physical flag. Then I made more flags... www.astralpride.com

Made from landscapes across the solar system and beyond, draped over the surface of the black moon Charon, this is the gayest, most cosmic pirate flag in the universe. Shiver me timbers! Hoist yer jolly roger here: astralpride.com/products/que...

astralpride.comQueer Space Pirate FlagMade from landscapes across the solar system and beyond, draped over the surface of the black moon Charon, this is the gayest, most cosmic pirate flag in the universe. Shiver me timbers!  34.5" x 56" ...

Tennessee going so WOKE they're replacing cis/het normativity with the Pride rainbow for Family Month! Congrats TN for being so actively inclusive in recognizing that LGBT families *are* "nuclear" #accidentalally #pridemonth #lgbt #woke

It's been 3 months since my updated Space Pride flag was released on the anniversary of the old one's deletion. Since, I've been making even more Pride flags from real space images, making them into physical flags, and even adding clothing. Help celebrate by spreading the word www.astralpride.com

Pages not even showing my name in the screenshot anymore. Smh If you see my flag in the wild, please link AstralPride.com so people can find the real thing and all the other space flags - and if you feel frisky, admonish the page for claiming to be pro-LGBT while stealing traffic from LGBT creators

The Pan flag is both beautiful and simple: pink represents homosexual attraction, and blue represents heterosexuality - but instead of an area of overlap, the Pan flag includes the yellow stripe to represent attraction between and beyond that binary. astralpride.com/products/pan...

astralpride.comPan Space Pride FlagSpace Pride continues: Pansexual flag! The Pan flag is both beautiful and elegant in its simple design and straightforward meaning: as with the Bi flag, pink represents homosexual attraction, and blue...

This Easter weekend, YOU can be Rizzin! We're thrilled to release a HOODIE version of Ember's 2026 Space Pride design that is: - high-detail all over (not single color with an image on the front) - available in plus sizes - SAME PRICE FOR EVERY SIZE astralpride.com/products/spa...

astralpride.comSpace Pride Plus-Friendly HoodieEmber's Space Pride 2026 design, as an all-over detail hoodie! WITH XL SIZES!! & SAME PRICE FOR EVERY SIZE!!! For less than the cost of a band-logo solid color sweatshirt

In 1860 Mary Henley was arrested in Virginia for being a black woman without an owner. Being a black person was a crime - unless you were property. Remember this the next time somebody tells you they can't criminalize entire categories of personhood. They can, they have, and they're doing it again.

Why people are taking such perverse pleasure in harming children is beyond my ability to understand. Monstrous hate, to revel so in the pain of others. Are they even human? #transkidsarekids

As we near Trans Day of Visibility, I'd like to emphasize one recurring pattern from history: White folk tried to limit black rights. Men tried to limit women's rights. Straights tried to limit gay rights. Etc etc etc. Of course cis people are trying to limit trans rights.

But in every one of these transgressions, people in the oppressor group decided they'd rather have a soul, and stood for dignity for all. And in every case, humanity wins. Eventually.