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Salvation Army West Park Aug 21st Produce Day Has anyone gone to the Salvation Army food bank for their monthly produce day? I've gone before for their regular food pantry service but never gone for the produce day. Wondering if they have better quality produce for that day or if it's the same quality on pantry days? Beggers not trying to be choosers here. Just gauging if it's worth the trip. Thanks in advanced.

Looking to delve into my faith a bit more as a homosexual man. I’m particularly interested in those with a younger congregation (20s to 40s) and opportunities to serve the community (food pantry, toy drives, etc). Ember Church in Bellevue intrigues me, but I’m not sure where their stance is on LGBTQ+ individuals (I don’t need it celebrated but I’d also like it to not be condemned every sermon). Are there any LGBTQ+ friendly churches you recommend?

I've got two basically new 14k BTU portable A/C units that I'd like to donate to a low income senior housing facility but I'm not really sure where to start? Any suggestions?

My Trek eMTB Fuel EX 5 in aqua light blue color got stolen from the Piper apartment. Would really appreciate it if someone comes across it. The most interesting thing is in order to get to the bike garage you have to get through 3 key fob points.

Came across an orphaned/injured opossum on the sidewalk yesterday around 6:45pm in a Magnolia neighborhood. It was in the prone position and barely moving. I did the best I was able, giving it some water, then moving it to some shrubs. I was on foot and without means to get it anywhere for medical attention. A guy and his young kids came around the corner and I alerted him to it and the situation. Im hoping he too did what is/was possible to help it not suffer by whatever means. I reached out to PAWS and they said the only way they can help is if someone brings the animal to them and if nothing else, put it down. I do not have the means to do this, and PAWS told me to put something on social media, so here I am. If anyone is near the intersection of 32nd & W Elmore St and can try to help somehow, I can offer anything I know. Best regards. EDIT: Community member has looked for the opossum and didnt see it. I am thankful there are kind people in this world to take time to care.

Yesterday, one of the commenters in this sub, u/myka-likes-it , a man who calls himself a woman, told me that I am a woman not because I am an adult human female, but because I “socially behave as a woman behaves” and have “the social experiences that a woman experiences.” Quite a remarkable definition to encounter in an argument presented as progressive. Women apparently spent generations escaping prescribed social roles only to discover that performing the correct social role was what made us women all along. The conversation was specifically about women’s privacy and safeguarding in bathrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms, showers, and other intimate spaces. He told me, “The boundaries aren't sex-based. They were built around social gender norms,” described my defense of those boundaries as “a blind, reactionary moral panic manufactured by the patriarchy for political reasons,” asked, “Why do you choose to serve the patriarchy?” and eventually concluded, “Frankly, you should be ashamed.” My reason for defending those boundaries is not complicated. Women are entitled to privacy, bodily autonomy, and the ability to say no to sharing intimate spaces with males. There is also an obvious safeguarding consideration: CDC data have found that 98.1% of female rape victims reported only male perpetrators. A boundary does not require believing every male is dangerous. It recognizes that sex is materially relevant to privacy, vulnerability, and patterns of sexual violence. When I asked whether he himself uses women’s bathrooms and locker rooms, he replied, “I use the facilities appropriate to my gender.” Given that he calls himself a woman, the implication is hardly cryptic. And, in a piece of irony so heavy-handed it would be rejected from fiction, his subreddit flair reads: “Consent doesn’t matter.” The flair was bestowed by a moderator. But beside an argument that women’s objections should not determine whether males enter female intimate spaces, it is an extraordinarily fitting bit of accidental commentary. The whole exchange is a remarkable inversion of feminism: define women partly by how we supposedly behave, dismiss female-only boundaries as mere social conventions, insist that male identity claims should supersede those boundaries, and then tell the woman objecting that she is serving the patriarchy and ought to be ashamed. I find that profoundly misogynistic. There is nothing liberating about telling women that our sex does not define the category woman, our boundaries are morally suspect, and our refusal to surrender them is evidence of defective politics. That is not dismantling patriarchy. It is giving a very old demand that women accommodate men a very modern vocabulary. Women of r/SeattleWA : do you believe being a woman is about how you “socially behave” and the social experiences you have? And how do you feel about a man who calls himself a woman telling an actual woman that defending female-only intimate spaces means she is “serving the patriarchy” and that she “should be ashamed”?

Any recommendations for salons/specific people for hair cuts in or around Kirkland? Both the places I’ve been going to in Bellevue charge $180+ for a basic trim and I’m looking for something a little more reasonable because my hair is very simple. Thanks!

Found these hyundai keys along dexter ave n across from the swedish club. Message me if they are yours! I’ll be holding onto them all day

RePosting here as well in case ladies who’ve had a negative or confusing mammo experience like I had.

A family member of mine is struggling with depression and substance abuse issues and we’ve been talking about going somewhere for help. Where would you recommend in the surrounding area? Preferably less than an hour from South Tacoma.