Ray Yu ๐Ÿ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

Ray Yu ๐Ÿ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

@rayyu.com

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ President, Riverside LGBTQ+ Pride 2021-2025 (https://riverside.lgbt) ๐Ÿ Former grassroots organizer LosAngeles4Pete #TeamPete ๐ŸŽฎ #activist, #nerd, #baker ๐ŸŒˆ Creator @frootintheroom.bsky.social Views are my own he/him

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Ray Yu ๐Ÿ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ reposted

Happy Ace Week! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿฉถ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ From October 25โ€“31, we're celebrating asexual people and the ace spectrum. There's no one way to be ace, and everyone deserves to feel seen and welcome in our LGBTQ+ community. #AceWeek #Asexuality #LGBTQ

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Happy Intersex Awareness Day! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’œ Today marks 30 years since intersex activists protested in Boston for recognition and bodily autonomy. We honor their history and support intersex people's right to informed consent and decisions about their own bodies. #IntersexAwarenessDay #LGBTQ

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Respecting someone's pronouns is a simple way to show respect for who they are. This International Pronouns Day, remember: share your pronouns if you're comfortable, never assume someone else's, and respect those who choose not to share. #InternationalPronounsDay #LGBTQ

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LGBTQ+ centers provide more than resources. They offer community, support, and a place to belong. This LGBTQ+ Center Awareness Day, we celebrate the staff and volunteers who make these spaces possible. Support your local LGBTQ+ center! #CenterAwarenessDay #LGBTQ

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Purple looks good on everyone. Standing up for LGBTQ+ youth looks even better! ๐Ÿ’œ This #SpiritDay, wear purple, speak out against bullying, and remind queer kids they deserve to feel safe, loved, and supported just as they are. #LGBTQYouth

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This senile old man #dog (who's completely deaf now.) Decided at 3:00 AM that the house was surrounded by murderers & would not stop barking on high alert. We patrolled the whole house, growling @ every door, til finally he found that the treat treasure was safe, had one and went to sleep.

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Happy National Coming Out Day! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ Coming out is personal, and everyoneโ€™s journey is different. If you're ready, we celebrate you. If you're not, that's okay too.ย You're valid, you're loved, and you belong, whether you're out or not. โค๏ธ #NationalComingOutDay #ComingOutDay #LGBTQ

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TRANS EXISTENCE IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE! ๐Ÿ“ฃ As we head into election season, a reminder that the trans community is not negotiable. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ Let's back candidates that have ALL our rights in mind. Take care of yourselves, take care of each other, and make your voice heard this election season.

"No one can tell me how AI will kill us." The AI-risk question isn't necessarily โ€˜Why would an AI decide to kill us?โ€™ It's closer to the old genie problem: what happens when an extremely powerful optimizer successfully gives you what you asked for rather than what you meant?

"We'll have safe instructions and guardrails." The genie problem isn't that we haven't found the right wording for the wish yet. It's that there may be no finite wording that completely specifies everything we mean (and not mean). Guardrails just moves the same problem into another space.

โ€œCan we make AI perfectly safe?โ€ Probably not. Nothing really is. But we have to be willing not to deploy a capability we cannot monitor, control, with slow rollout. Give it very little authority by default. Put independent systems around it. It ain't going away, but calls to slow down makes sense.

This photo by Cheney Orr should/will be in history books. It perfectly encapsulates the state of America at 250th birthday.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

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Stephen Colbert wore a tan suit to the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony ๐Ÿ˜‚ REUTERS/Octavio Jones

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Happy #pridemonth ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ. Remember, #PrideIsAProtest and we all need to fight against #fascism and for those who are persecuted more than ourselves. Show me your โœŠ๐Ÿผ. I won't stop until we're free. #Protest #HumanRights #TransLivesMatter #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pop #Equality #Equalrights #PopMusic #Indiepop

youtube.comWild Hearts Can't Be Broken - Troy Kristoffer (P!nk Cover)YouTube video by Troy Kristoffer

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The dancers who make it look good and poke me in the ribs when I forget where I am. The stagehands who are way more enthusiastic than I deserve. Especially my biggest fan, my assistant in all things, my best friend and husband and unconditional supporter: @rayyu.com This is for and because of you.

This may ruffle some feathersโ€ฆ but I firmly believe Pride festivals should always be free general admission. Itโ€™s a value Iโ€™ve long held. To charge for entry is to exclude at a space that should serve as the most visible and inclusive space for the local LGBTQ+ community.

This doesnโ€™t mean Pride shouldnโ€™t fundraise from the community. Itโ€™s better to let whoever can afford to support however they can before or at the festival. But a flat gate charge to everyone will absolutely exclude people. /soapbox off ๐Ÿซถ

FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to โ€œtransgender and gender non-binary programmingโ€ and โ€œthe discussion or promotion of gender identity themes.โ€ glaad.org/fcc Take action and comment!

glaad.orgTell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Donโ€™t Need a Warning Label | GLAADThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

If the low polling democrats of the #CAGovernor election donโ€™t drop out, causing a dems lock out in primary and then a GOP Governor, you can guarantee that will be a career ending moment for these candidates. We will be sure to never vote for these candidates again for any office.

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LEGO *and* #Gays ?! #SoundsGayImIn ! I'm so exciting to be DJing the #PinkPony #Prom - the night time party at #BrickCentric a #LEGO convention and fundraiser for our local @Gayfols, an #AFOL, in #Burbank on March 21. Come have fun with us!

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To remember is to act. The Pink Triangle was designed to mark us for death. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mourn the thousands of lives stolen. We honor them by continuing the fight against bigotry in all its forms. #HolocaustRemembrance #LGBTQ #PinkTriangle

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Breaking Axios: Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller. That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...

Deploy your national guard now as legal observers, immediate rapid response, trained medical assistance, and assist with local PD. We know you can't impede due to risk of federalization, but do this before further escalations. Inciting riots and more bloodshed is what this administration wants.

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

While I recognize their integrity, this just helps them get rid of dissents internally. "She [Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Civil Rights Division] said in April that she welcomed the departures of civil rights lawyers."

MaddowBlog@maddowblog.bsky.social

NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good. www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...

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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

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โฑ๏ธ Less than a day left...โฑ๏ธ Get Wildgate for *absolutely free* on @EpicGames! Add to your Library before 8am PST on January 8th, grab your crew and start blastin'. Download nowโžก๏ธhttps://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wildgate-standard-edition-b886b5

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The 2026 LGBTQ+ Pride & Cultural Celebration Calendar is here! Featuring unique Froot in the Room designs, and over 90 United States and international occasions are commemorated. Every month features charming, inclusive art.ย  Get it ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://tr.ee/pride26 #LGBTQย #Prideย #FrootInTheRoomย #Pride365

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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered? GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now THOMPSON: What does that mean?

Hi everyone! I created a #LGBTQ #pride and cultural calendar page as a general resource for our community to reference. Since finding all these dates in one place is surprisingly difficult (so many hours searching and validating), consider this page a free resource for the fam ๐ŸŒˆ froot.lgbt/calendar

froot.lgbt2026 LGBTQ+ Pride and Cultural Calendar | Froot in the RoomPlan your year with our 2026 LGBTQ+ and Cultural Calendar. Find a full list of Pride dates and holidays, or bring them home with our exclusive illustrated wall calendar.

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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime. If the Venezuelan sailors werenโ€™t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder. Itโ€™s that simple.

My heart breaks deeply for all those who are affected by the catastrophic fire in Hong Kong. I'm beyond angry that scumbags are now trying to take advantage of the victims, pretending to help them, and then steal their identities. How low can one be to do this? www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...

scmp.comScammers using Tai Po fire relief efforts to prey on Hongkongers, police warnPolice issue warning for second day in a row, urging residents to remain vigilant when providing their personal details.

Ray Yu ๐Ÿ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ reposted

As Free Weekend ends, Free Trial warps in! From today onward, jump into a free trial of Wildgate on Steam, Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5. Play up to Prospector Level 5 and enjoy a new ship, two new game modes and more in our Emergence update! Full details / link in bio โฌ†