Eldritch Mlems

Title really says it all, warning for mentions of 'crossdressing' etc and disliking labels.

Meet Freya, a 2yo Cornish Rex. (Not to be confused with Freyja, our 8mo old Lykoi.) We drove 12.5 hours to pick her and her step-sister up, through the tornadoes and storms that crossed Texas and Louisiana last week. We got Freya last week from a woman in Texas who had to rehome her beloved cats, Freya and Valkyrie (Valkyrie is a 2yo Sphynx that I haven't been able to get a good photo of yet). Their former caretaker felt she would be unable to take care of them because she was about to become a single mom. As in, she is due in about a month.

My partner and I don't know her exact circumstances, because it was't our business. However, this is exactly the kind of choice no one should have to make. Either it's a failure of healthcare--in Texas specifically, but also the US in general--to provide options for women, or it's a failure to provide adequate social safety networks. Regardless of why, she didn't feel able to take care of herself, her baby, AND her cats.

It was emotionally devastating to her; I can't imagine having to give up any of our cats, for any reason.

Both cats are still adjusting. Valkyrie is an outgoing, energetic, busy cat. Freya is quite a bit more fearful, but very friendly once she warms up; it took her two days before she stopped hiding and would even approach u. Now six days later, her playful and affectionate side is just starting to come out. I'm sure that they both very much miss their mom.

This brings the total number of cats we care for up to 8 again.

Source: https://mastodon.world/@exocomics/113760597745517658

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23832918

https://mstdn.social/@yurnidiot/113761499482661356

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23333136

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20025045

Image description: a black cat sitting on a bathroom scale while looking at the camera.

Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/23801022

Russia fined at least seven people for “looking too gay” after a police raid on a nightclub in Tula in February which videos show was carried out by men in military-style uniforms and helmets.

It comes as the Kremlin ramps up a push to promote “traditional values” that has included tightening anti-LGBT legislation and banning “propaganda promoting a child-free lifestyle”.

One man had “crosses of black tape glued to his nipples” and a “women’s style corset” on his “naked” body.

Another had “pink socks … an unbuttoned kimono over his shoulders, his hair dyed bright orange, and red tattoos on his face”.

“Although a man, he was wearing a short top covering his chest, black leather shorts above the knee, on which there were several chain-shaped ornaments, and fishnet tights,” read another description.

“The appearance of the detainees is inconsistent with the image of a man of traditional sexual orientation,” judges were reported to have said.

My boy found a new weird way to fall asleep

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