Notices by Simon (saysimonsay@eldritch.cafe)

Went to a lovely queer meetup today. There was a drag queen show that involved several songs that count as 'gay anthems'.

As a non-binary person, I wondered: What are some '#nonbinary anthems'? What are YOUR non-binary anthems, fellow non-binary people?

I'm not saying that gay anthems don't work for non-binary people (I really enjoyed today's show, so they do). But maybe we need additional anthems that express the way we feel about life outside the gender binary.

The only thing I can think of is Nemo's 2024 Eurovision Song Contest entry 'The code'. The song is not just sung by a non-binary person but also seems to describe their experience in discovering their identity (including the fabulous line 'Like ammonites I just gave it some time, now I found paradise').

But there must be more. Feel free to boost, so we can reach every non-binary person in the Fediverse 🖤💜🤍💛

My new year's resolution is to blame individuals even less for what is due to systemic shittiness.

You're going by car or plane rather than by train? Is it because you are an asshole? No, it is because the trip will take you 30 minutes by car and 3 hours by train. And the train ticket is four times the price of an air ticket.

Your lifestyle is unhealthy? Is it because you are a lazy fuck? No, it is because paying your bills requires you to spend most of your time in a workplace that doesn't offer any healthy lunch options and in a job that leaves hardly any time for exercise.

Of course individuals make different choices in the same environment. Some of us are strong (or wealthy or educated) enough to resist even fierce systemic pressure and live healthy and sustainable lives.

But when the system is working against you, you haven't failed if you are unable to resist. And even if you resist, that's a hollow victory with so many others losing.