Michael Tino
Queer Unitarian Universalist minister in New York. Dad to a really amazing kiddo. Actively pursuing justice and liberation for all people.
- Reposted by Michael TinoYEA HE CAME RIGHT OUT AND SAID IT. DEMS ARE YOU LISTENING? YOU, TOO, CAN ENJOY DEEP APPRECIATION FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS BY SAYING THE THING. ABOLISH ICE.
- Thank you, Nikita Gill.
- All I want for Christmas is abolition.
- Ok, also a cure for my husband’s cancer. That’s not too much to ask Santa for, is it?
- Empathy is a virtue, folks. Anyone who tries to say that there’s something wrong with empathy needs to reevaluate their code of ethics.
- I’d argue that Musk has it precisely backwards (as per usual). Empathy for victims is abundant, easy, and available. Empathy for people who have been accused or convicted of crimes goes against everything we are taught. That is the empathy we need to cultivate.
- Reposted by Michael TinoICE’s cruelty is tearing our neighbors apart during the holiest time of the year. As faithful Americans, we demand that ICE stop attacking our neighbors. Watch our new ad with @protectdemocracy.org and then head over to LoveNotICE.org to add your name to our letter. #LoveNotICE
- Reposted by Michael TinoReject any motherfucker who tells you we need to abandon a vulnerable population or person. They’re either a fascist or a fascist-in-waiting.
- Reposted by Michael TinoI keep thinking about how terrible it is that so many people will be losing their health insurance in January due to costs and cuts. I was rejected from insurance once before the ACA [preexisting conditions]. I was hospitalized that year and it almost bankrupted me. We need universal heathcare ASAP.
- Reposted by Michael Tino1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics. It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT. It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse. Transgender care saves lives.
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- So glad Rev. Donté will be leading us into this darkest time of the year on Sunday.
- CLF weekly worship! Sun, Nov 16, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Nov 17 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship Many are experiencing days that are darker due to the seasons with celebrations that center the “return of the light.” Let's reconsider our relationship to the dark as the place we find redemption.
- If you are more worked up about the possibility of a consensual same-sex sexual encounter than you are about child rape, there is something seriously wrong with you.
- Ok, Kim Davis, you can take a seat—yes, the one way in the back, next to Andrew Cuomo.
- Dear Andrew Cuomo- Don’t let the TSA pat your ass on your way out of town. -NYC
- Reposted by Michael TinoThis is why Gavin Newsom is a non-starter for me. Sure, he's "a fighter" who's landed a few good punches on Trump, but that's not the same thing as a leader. A real leader doesn't fight back against an authoritarian takeover by using the most vulnerable as his shield.
- Reposted by Michael TinoSorry I refuse to entertain the complete non-existent world where white people don’t know that countless cultures, including some of their own but certainly diasporic racialized ones, call their mom’s cousin’s friend’s sister they grew up with “cousin” and call close women elders “aunt/auntie”
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- CLF weekly worship! Sun, Oct 26, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship Job's wife is vilified for her anguished response to tragedy in her household. What if we listened more closely to her challenge? Instead of avoiding the pain, we allowed a more courageous faith?
- Reposted by Michael TinoNot the government shutdown, or the millions about to lose their healthcare and SNAP benefits, or the farmers declaring bankruptcy, or record closures of small businesses, or rising unemployment or the weakening dollar The fucking ballroom. Got it.
- Reposted by Michael TinoProtesters have blocked the westbound side of Canal. They are chanting "ICE out of New York now!" and "Liberation, not deportation!"
- Reposted by Michael TinoTo honor Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, we carry on her fight for trans and queer liberation. She met violence and oppression with humor, love, and defiance, building spaces of resilience through decades of fearless community care and activism.
- Calling the East Wing “Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy,” and not, say, the UN Declaration on Human Rights, is what is a real threat to her legacy.
- I cannot give a flying fuck about the East Wing of the White House when SNAP benefits are being paused, millions are losing their healthcare, air traffic controllers are working without pay, and masked ICE thugs are attacking people in the street.
- At what point can Grijalva get someone else to swear her in? Her election has been certified. Can’t any judge swear her in?
- Reposted by Michael TinoI wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning: www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
- "The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least." - Zohran Mamdani, 10/11/2025 Maybe what “centrist” Democrats really fear about Mamdani being elected mayor is that their skillful evasion of living up to their rhetoric will be exposed.
- Reposted by Michael TinoCLF weekly worship! Sunday, Oct 12, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Oct 13 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship Rev. Meg Barnhouse said, "I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, not every idea." What ways can we affirm each other & maintain the humanity of all?
- For years, the state of Arkansas limited mail to incarcerated people to four single-sided pages. This meant that CLF had to break up our resource mailings for people in that state--sometimes into dozens of packages, each with four pages. 1/4 clfuu.org/beloved
- We did it, but it took a lot of time. They recently stopped that rule, and instituted an equally bad but different one. We are adjusting, as we do. It takes staff time to do that. 2/4
- This is just one of the 51+ prison systems (each state, Federal, counties, and now ICE detention) that have their own arcane rules. Rules that change again and again and force us to spend our time figuring out how to get our incarcerated members the materials they need for faith development. 3/4
- It all takes so much time, and it is all so tiring. And it is made more tiring by having to take to social media like an NPR host begging for money. Can you help by sharing this fundraiser, even if you can't donate? clfuu.org/beloved Thank you. 4/4
- This may be minor in the larger face of fascism, but it is physically revolting to me. I have been to Wounded Knee, and solemnly listened while Lakota teachers told the story of the massacre perpetrated there. I have knelt on the blood-soaked ground and wept. There is no honor in this history.
- Reposted by Michael TinoA quick update today, followed by a longer story about the importance of online community. gofund.me/f6b9afec #MutualAid #CommunityCare #HelpFolksLive 💸💕 The update: ⬇️
- Hypocrisy doesn’t matter to people with no ethics.
- Reposted by Michael TinoMy congregation includes over 2,000 incarcerated people. Each day, prisons do their best to isolate and dehumanize our beloved. Each day, we dig deeper to provide connection and support. This work is hard and we need to raise funds to support it. Can you help? www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...
- If it’s possible you will be raptured on Tuesday, can you make a donation to our Prison Ministry fundraiser today? Please?
- My congregation includes over 2,000 incarcerated people. Each day, prisons do their best to isolate and dehumanize our beloved. Each day, we dig deeper to provide connection and support. This work is hard and we need to raise funds to support it. Can you help? www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...
