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Mon, 02/02/2026 - 6:00am Ally Kotetsu

The Myths of Activism

Activism is a word that gets thrown around radqueer circles a lot, it's a concept that our community latches onto, hoping that someday "activism" will save us. We see a lot of people (including myself, admittedly) calling themselves activists, and they wear that title like a badge of honor, garnering respect from people in the community that look up to them, hoping they'll be their savior. Activism is indeed a real thing, but I think the way our community has turned it into a buzzword does more harm than good.

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 6:00am Ally Kotetsu

Happy New Year!

For the upcoming new year, I want to reflect on my goals and what I would like to change. I've been thinking a lot lately about what I want my public presence to be like and how I want to focus on that more. Especially trying to blend in-person things with my online presence. Here are my thoughts so far:

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 3:51pm Ally Kotetsu

Scare Tactics

We live in an era where it's easier than ever to spread our message, but with this comes its drawbacks; it's also a time where it's easier than ever for our enemies to intimidate us. Instead of spitting in our faces, they have the luxury of cursing us out over the internet. Instead of stalking us and threatening the places we live, they dox us and tell the whole world who we really are. And instead of throwing hands in-person, all they have to do is tell us that they would if they could, and that's enough to put us into hiding.

Fri, 10/24/2025 - 5:09pm Ally Kotetsu

The Streisand Effect

Obviously I've posted about this a lot on the fediverse recently. I'm not trying to rub salt in the wound, but I wanted to make a post about it on my main blog in order to compile all of my arguments and to hopefully make a statement that the radqueer community at large can understand and agree with. What am I talking about? The Streisand Effect and how it relates to the way antis target our communities.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 11:27pm Ally Kotetsu

Life Being Doxxed

It's not usual for me to post more than once a month, but someone on my org's Tumblr sent an anonymous ask wanting to know what it was like being doxxed and how it's affected my life, and it didn't seem appropriate to post there so I figured I'd post it here, since it seemed interesting to write about and it could provide a utility to those in the same situation.

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 11:56pm Ally Kotetsu

Washington, My Home

I was born and raised in the glorious pacific northwest. I never had any nationalistic feelings towards it, that felt silly, but I would be lying if I didn't say that the deciduous woods weren't beautiful. The trees that line the highways. The deer and coyotes that poked their heads into the cities now and then. The vast pacific ocean, and the Puget sound that I had visited countless times to go walk the beach.

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