Hello friends! I know it’s been a while, but did you know that Q4 in the tech world is…busy? I do now. But I have exciting updates from the winter holidays! The first is personal: I’m engaged! Affianced. Intended (don’t worry, that’s a lab-grown diamond, we’re about ethically-sourced sparkly things in this household). We took a road trip through Colorado over Christmas and B asked me to marry him in Telluride. Conveniently, I also had a ring for B and he similarly agreed to marry me (imagine that) two days later in Durango.
Hi Erica! I’m so happy to hear that LRPD is doing so well, you deserve all the accolades! I just wanted to let you know about an LGBTQ+ youth organization in Birmingham, AL. It’s called the Magic City Acceptance Center, and they are a safe space and offer resources for young queer people in and around the bham area. They even started a school for LGBTQ+ kids & allies! It’s amazing. I think the parent organization is the Birmingham AIDS Outreach, which has a wellness center for queer folks & is so crucial for our community. It helps make bham a bit of a queer oasis in a conservative-state desert.
Just wanted to get the deserving folks at MCAC/BAO a shoutout if they weren’t already on your radar! And congrats on the engagement 🥰 <3 AL
Captain's Log. Stardate 100663.21
Hi Erica! I’m so happy to hear that LRPD is doing so well, you deserve all the accolades! I just wanted to let you know about an LGBTQ+ youth organization in Birmingham, AL. It’s called the Magic City Acceptance Center, and they are a safe space and offer resources for young queer people in and around the bham area. They even started a school for LGBTQ+ kids & allies! It’s amazing. I think the parent organization is the Birmingham AIDS Outreach, which has a wellness center for queer folks & is so crucial for our community. It helps make bham a bit of a queer oasis in a conservative-state desert.
Just wanted to get the deserving folks at MCAC/BAO a shoutout if they weren’t already on your radar! And congrats on the engagement 🥰 <3 AL
Since I can't comment on Tumblr (I don't know why), here is my reply to your latest adventure:
You are suuuuuuuch a badass!!! I am so proud of you and applaud your great friends and your beloved for being kickass with you!
In German we say "Freunde zum Pferde stehlen" - "friends you can steal horses with". Haha, you definitely have them!