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@geraldfarinas.bsky.social
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LGBTQ writer. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Honolulu-native. Chicagoan. Historical novel enthusiast. GeraldFarinas.com

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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I should stay up tonight in case they call me about receiving The Nobel Peace Prize
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Exporting Trumpism to the rest of the world #immigration #europe #greece
gerfarinas.substack.com
Get back to ‘civilizational roots?’ Sounds like a dog whistle to me
Marco Rubio makes white supremacist message in Greece
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Vog. That explains why everyone is sniffling and coughing #honolulu Read: www.airnow.gov/air-quality-...
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Would you vote for #RahmEmanuel for president? My column at @gopride.com #lgbtq #democrats #dems
chicago.gopride.com
Rahm Bomb: An LGBTQ wariness over ex-mayor's presidential ambitions
After his Meet the Press spotlight, we break down his record on LGBTQ issues, why Robert Reich calls him a "big mistake" for Dems, and whether our community should buy what he's selling.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Illinois Republican leader Jim Durkin is endorsing Democrats @govpritzker.illinois.gov for re-election as Governor of Illinois
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dolly Parton fans! The Best Little Pour House in Chicago is opening on Wednesday, October 7 in Edgewater-Uptown. GoPride has the scoop @gopride.com #edgewaterchicago #uptownchicago #dollyparton #lgbtqchicago
chicago.gopride.com
Dolly Parton pop-up bar, Pasteur & Pho Panh opens in Edgewater-Uptown
Get ready, Chicago! The iconic former Pasteur space at 5525 N. Broadway is roaring back to life with a brand-new double-feature. Starting Wednesday, October 7, 2026, the neighborhood favorite is retur...
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Guess what's in the news! #Plague Here's how folks are responding: (1) Trauma-induced fear; (2) the media is just fearmongering; (3) Democrats made another fake virus
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Plague is back in the news; here’s three ways people are reacting
Sifting through the political noise, the Siberian quarantine, and why our public health shield is full of holes.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The legislature keeps trying to propose building one but it keeps getting shot down because downstate legislators say their constituents refuse to pay for an airport they’ll never use
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
At Coach Ditka’s NFL Gridiron Greats 2026 Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees include Bernie Kosar, Don Beebe, Jason Riley, Christian Okoye, Ben Garland, and Bears Super Bowl great Gary Fencik
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We need to end #capitalpunishment
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‘Pro-life’ but cheer for capital punishment? Hypocrites
Every time an execution goes sideways, it exposes the whole ugly reality.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great lunch. I walked out with a tray of baklava as people stared at me. Alexi Giannoulias can afford more
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” I still don’t understand the death penalty. Probably because I grew up in a state that didn’t have it, in a home that taught it was biblical to oppose it
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Many billionaires take advantage of so many tax breaks unavailable to you and me that they pay less in taxes than you and me! #datacenters #ai #taxtherich
gerfarinas.substack.com
Data centers made $4 billion in tax breaks for Meta
Other data centers are cashing in the same amounts
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As a Chicagoan, I know my Hawkeyes. I even have a Hawkeyes shirt. One of my best friends is one. I would’ve never made that claim
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I accepted a call to mentor a Presbyterian pastor’s son through seminary and preparation for ordination
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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not this white couple walking past me on Halsted near the phoenix building saying Lakeview is being gentrified 💀
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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s #WorldRiversDay and Chicago certainly has a beautiful one
The aqua green Chicago River, with a yellow river taxi, bridge, modern and historic buildings and well-populated riverwalk promenade also visible
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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Chicago can be really solarpunk sometimes
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is true. In 2016, I got into an argument with a gay man on a menswear forum. I've since made it my mission to make every man dress gay, thereby destroying his ability to tell who is actually gay and, ultimately, his chances of finding love. I built my social media following to achieve that goal
Someone on Twitter writes to me: "People should follow your advise if they want to look gay."
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Halloween trivia! My grandfather, Anastacio Castulo Caçay, was of the Spiritist faith like Sojourner Truth. I come from a tradition that spoke to the dead
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The best Sundays
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think they’ll pull something at DNC so he ends up being nominee
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This movie was hilarious! #residentevil
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sometimes a tiny stream of water will fix things. Y’all overthink a lot of stuff. Including me
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I did a whiskey tasting their once. It was amazing
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tehran is not what folks think, based on the comments I read on social media. It’s a thoroughly modern metropolis despite its challenges #tehran #iran #iranwar
gerfarinas.substack.com
Tehran is not an obliterated hellhole like MAGA folks say
It’s a thoroughly modern metropolis despite sanctions, state of current economy, fundamentalist leaders
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m very picky of which pens I use. And people have asked me for years what kind they are when they borrow my pens. Schneider is my all-time favorite. I wish I had a supply just to give away sometimes #writers #writing
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A lot of folks are panicking after receiving letters that they may no longer be eligible for #Medicaid under new federal rules. A lot of them are #LGBTQ in particular @gopride.com #medicareforall
chicago.gopride.com
LGBTQ hard-hit as letters arrive explaining Medicaid cuts; what patients should do
Sweeping federal policy changes are bringing major Medicaid rollbacks to Illinois, hitting low-income residents and LGBTQ communities hard. Here is what you need to know about those state letters and ...
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The algorithm really knows me
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I share the shows you should watch this new TV season on your favorite streaming services on @gopride.com #watchthis #nowstreaming #lgbtqmedia
chicago.gopride.com
Lizzie, Slo Pitch, AHS, and more on queer lineup this TV season
From Ryan Murphy's latest true-crime twist and a star-studded American Horror Story crossover to the queer-heavy sketch brilliance of SNL UK on Peacock, here is what you need to queue up as the new te...
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just a reminder for Catholics fawning over #FultonSheen as gets closer to sainthood this week: anti-LGBTQ and resisted the women's movement for more rights
chicago.gopride.com
Televangelist Fulton Sheen closer to sainthood; anti-LGBTQ, criticized women
Archbishop Fulton Sheen is one step away from sainthood, but his beatification celebrates a legacy of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and patriarchal views on women.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I kinda wanted these Apathetic George shower curtains
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Celebrate #FatBearWeek like the Alaska brown bears with the best #AYCE restaurants in Chicago. @gopride.com has a well-researched list #eatchicago #chicagoeats #aycechicago
chicago.gopride.com
Celebrate Fat Bear Week at a Chicago all you can eat locale
Ready to channel your inner Katmai brown bear? After over a decade of stretch-pants-mandatory research across Chicago, David Fields, Keizo Beeck, Viet Vo, and I share our definitive, all-you-can-eat g...
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Keith Kurson @keithlaugh.love · 23/09/2026
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s #FatBearWeek and @gopride.com has thoughts #bigbearenergy #thicchappens #thechonkening
chicago.gopride.com
Why Fat Bear Week is the absolute blueprint
Fat Bear Week is an annual online tournament hosted by Katmai National Park where the public votes on brown bears that have successfully gorged themselves on salmon to prepare for winter hibernation.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Did you know Chicago has one of the highest rates of Mothman sightings each year?
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Checking website stats and noticed an old article I wrote from last year shot up to 720+ views in one day. Apparently, it’s making the rounds with people debating the topic all over again
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I wrote a political thing
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We need to preserve #freedomfromreligion as much as #freedomofreligion #1a #firstamendment #christiannationalism
geraldfarinas.com
Iowa Gov candidate Lahn says Church should actively fight ‘socialism’ of Dems — Gerald Farinas
Zach Lahn framed his remarks around defending Iowa's culture, saying the Church has been the bulwark against what Democrats are asking for: more protections for minorities, more social programs, and t...
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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#gerryreads #truecrime
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Billions vanish into the Pentagon for #IranWar while social programs like #Medicaid get gutted. See how redirecting that cash could transform healthcare, schools, and infrastructure across the country
gerfarinas.substack.com
Alternative uses for the $43 billion spent on Iran war
The Trump administration rams through the One Big Beautiful Bill, hacking away at the social safety net and gutting the programs that everyday people actually rely on to get by.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The infamous 1988 racist #WillieHorton ad is back in the news because the President keeps referring to it on the campaign trail
gerfarinas.substack.com
Trump uses racist 1988 Willie Horton ad for which even Lee Atwater apologized
The recipe is always the same: take a terrible crime, find a Black face, make up a lie about someone being soft on crime, and flip the switch on racial fear.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Stephanie Cole of “Waiting For God” died. I wished back then that I would have the wit of Diana Trent surrounded by idiots. Best nursing home comedy ever made
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gotta love a good @nakedpastor.bsky.social illustration to make a point more clear #jesusflippedtables
edgewaterpcusa.org
Why are you sitting at the tables Jesus flipped?! — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Worse—some of you are dragging in new tables, setting them up with polished brass and velvet ropes, collecting power, money, and privilege while stepping over the people Jesus embraced.
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Blueberry mojito
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Cymbalta Zaddy ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great cool night for a fire with friends
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