Pgh Lesbian Correspondents

Today is a very important holiday that we have slightly tweaked to represent all the wonderful people who have bonds with cats.

National Cat Ladies Folx Day seems a little random without much documentation, but we are used to that.

I’ve changed ‘cat lady’ to ‘cat folx’ to be more representative of the lush diversity of people who have important bonds with cats – across genders, age groups, ethnicities, and more identities. Cat lady can often suggest white middle aged suburban women. My experience is that is pretty true in terms of rescue, but that it is more of an inner-circle bit that does exclude people because it is easier to do it themselves. That’s a risky way to organize. But very time-honored.

It can also lead to bad decisions like stealing cats from people living with mental illness and violating their civil rights. But we already know that, right? If you steal cats like my nemesis Sneaky Sue, you could end up explaining why under oath. Or if you are a rescue who participated in that activity.

Celebrating the cat folx requires us to take care of them, to be careful with them, to care for them. To listen and learn. Sometimes the need is a people food bank, sometimes it is a ride to the store. Or helping someone organize their thoughts.

What kind of cat folx do you want to be?