cool day

I got to the show a little before 11 am and then my Formal Youth Advisor and his family came, my neighbor and her girlfriend came, and the first person I ever photographed came. It was glorious! Lots of hugs! 

Two women explained that part of the benefit of the show is the benefit to the youth, and to the adults, and to the models, but part of the benefit is to cis people who get to see the photos and read the stories and perceive trans people as more fully human, more real, and to finally hear about trans people in a light that is positive. That was a long sentence. 

You can see why it was a great day, independent of the glorious weather. 

Czech is one of Ukraine's greatest supporters. The munitions deal they put together includes around 800,000 artillery shells from diverse suppliers and another 700,000 that could be bought with more money. The shipments could start arriving in Ukraine in weeks. Czech is going to blur the line between suppliers and Ukraine so Russia doesn't get mad at the suppliers. They see this as a matter of life and death for Ukraine and for themselves. 


Portugal is going to contribute $109 million to the deal.