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unions.

unions.

unions.

the best thing you can do is to vote in politicians locally and state-wide who support the NLRB, EEOC, and OSHA, and other similar government agencies.

sure, you can and should avoid anti-union shops as much as possible, but frankly, that's damn near impossible. what we can do is make it harder for large corporations to ignore and/or union bust without causing a lot of problems for themselves.

people like "mean" when it benefits them.

people hate "mean" when it's a consequence of their actions.

people claim to love mean lesbians but people can’t even handle chappell yelling back at a photographer who was being rude to her

do you know that moment in therapy when you're desperately trying to make a joke because you feel UNCOMFORTABLE with FEELINGS and your therapist isn't laughing and you're like, omg haha, im so funny, and they're like

Can you not talk about my client (aka you) like that?

no? You don't?

Cool, me either.

LOL WHAT.

WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING?

LIE? IN THERAPY?

NOT ME. NEVER.

reblog if you believe fanfics are as valid as books that were published and sold by authors who write as their main careers. I'm trying to prove a point

Be you but remember 👆

This is one thing I've truly enjoyed about returning to tumblr more frequently.

Absolutely incredible educational posts like this one. Like, this is so much information I had no idea on, and people are so generous to share that with all of us.

Yeah so anyways, contrary to popular misconceptions and fear mongering spread by bigots, post op trans women's vaginas are amazing actually. 💛

Idk what trans man needs to hear this but you're NOT evil or disgusting for being a man. You do NOT have to suffer for the sins of the patriarchy committed by cis dudes. Being a man doesn't invalidate the misogyny you experienced growing up or experience now. Being a man doesn't mean you deserve to be isolated. Being a man doesn't mean you're inherently predatory or scary. You didn't "choose" this, and finding your true self is NOT "betraying the community" because you happen to be a man and/or masculine rather than a woman and/or feminine. You ARE allowed to be upset when people "affirm" your gender by malgendering you.

You DO deserve a community that uplifts you. You DO deserve to experience trans joy. You DO deserve to have your voices heard and your struggles recognized. Wanting the bare minimum of solidarity is NOT "making everything about trans men".

Because you deserved to be saved then.

Just as you deserve to be saved now.

— roach-works

Everyone needs to watch this clip, truly.

It's so important that we center Black voices when we are talking about Black identity and history. It isn't OURS. It is THEIRS, and they should be the ones telling their stories.

A good video that accurately explains why stud is a term used for black lesbians only, not white, not poc, BLACK

I’m not even going to say please. Respect black identities and labels, they are ours for a reason.

Stuff like this is why people quit and leave the public eye entirely.

QUIT BEING FUCKING WEIRD YOU LOSERS. LET HER BE. SHE IS A PERSON AND DESERVES RESPECT.

and then people had the gall to say she was being unreasonable for setting boundaries

reasons to care about trans men & mascs

we're people

for people who are often in need of food and/or find themselves in a food emergency, it's more than okay to utilize your food bank. there are no requirements, it doesn't matter if you're totally homeless, on disability, disabled with little/no income, working under the table, a parent in need of help, working but poor, working and barely making ends meet, mentally ill, neurodivergent, or other situations where food is difficult to keep on the table, you are more than welcome to show up and get some food

some food banks require you to have proof of address (i know, it sucks) but in some cities some homeless shelters have the option for homeless folk to get their mail sent to the shelter's P.O. boxes, which will give you the "proof of address" they need, which is usually just some form of mail received at an address. always check with your local food bank to see what documents they require, if any, when possible

some food banks don't require any of that. some do require that you have a car so you can drive through and get boxes, but many do on-foot distribution. some even have delivery options. one of my food banks here does deliveries. it's worth looking into whatever you have going on in your local area if you struggle to keep food in your home. especially fresh fruits and vegetables. i can finally keep a steady supply of vegetables because i'm able to walk to a distribution a block away that happens every friday. it's been a blessing now that i have to cook all of my meals COMPLETELY from scratch to ensure i dont encounter trigger foods

engagement helps these types of programs stay afloat. the more people who show up, the more resources they will get. the government or whatever body runs these organizations need to know the community wants/needs these services in order to continue operating. don't feel bad if you stop by and grab some things if you're genuinely struggling to buy food and keep it around. it's okay to utilize these programs, that's what they're there for.

"engagement helps these types of programs stay afloat. the more people who show up, the more resources they will get. the government or whatever body runs these organizations need to know the community wants/needs these services in order to continue operating."

THIS A 1000000X THIS.

Even if a program is not government supported, nonprofits have very tight budgets, and it is very hard to justify the value of a program that isn't being used (really, impossible).

Also, shame is often a deterrent. Please know that there is nothing shameful about needing help, no matter what people have told you in life.

for people who are often in need of food and/or find themselves in a food emergency, it's more than okay to utilize your food bank. there are no requirements, it doesn't matter if you're totally homeless, on disability, disabled with little/no income, working under the table, a parent in need of help, working but poor, working and barely making ends meet, mentally ill, neurodivergent, or other situations where food is difficult to keep on the table, you are more than welcome to show up and get some food

some food banks require you to have proof of address (i know, it sucks) but in some cities some homeless shelters have the option for homeless folk to get their mail sent to the shelter's P.O. boxes, which will give you the "proof of address" they need, which is usually just some form of mail received at an address. always check with your local food bank to see what documents they require, if any, when possible

some food banks don't require any of that. some do require that you have a car so you can drive through and get boxes, but many do on-foot distribution. some even have delivery options. one of my food banks here does deliveries. it's worth looking into whatever you have going on in your local area if you struggle to keep food in your home. especially fresh fruits and vegetables. i can finally keep a steady supply of vegetables because i'm able to walk to a distribution a block away that happens every friday. it's been a blessing now that i have to cook all of my meals COMPLETELY from scratch to ensure i dont encounter trigger foods

engagement helps these types of programs stay afloat. the more people who show up, the more resources they will get. the government or whatever body runs these organizations need to know the community wants/needs these services in order to continue operating. don't feel bad if you stop by and grab some things if you're genuinely struggling to buy food and keep it around. it's okay to utilize these programs, that's what they're there for.

That's not fair.

(If you want to see me vent I'm on tiktok, @cryingbard)

you HAVE to expand what your mental image of what a woman looks like in order to progress past trans/misogyny and intersexism. when you finally accept that "woman" does not have a set look or sound, you free yourself from the chains of both patriarchy and radfem ideals. "woman" does not mean thin, pretty, hairless, short, quiet, large breasted, hour glass figured, weak, submissive, high voiced, or small.

women can and do look, act, and sound like anything. cis, intersex, trans, butch, non binary, gender non conforming, detrans, or anything else: any woman can look, act and sound like anything. we are just as diverse as any other member of this population. in order to acknowledge this, we must let go of the concept that a woman "should" look, act, or sound like anything.

Make pride accessible for everyone!!!!

I made a post about this last year and the year before, and thought if I did it this way it gives people and orgs something to work towards. Often people forget that disabled people aren't just wheelchair users, and even those who are, need more than just that ramp!

My first ever pride, not only as a wheelchair but my first ever EVER pride, I went in expecting to feel at home.

Obviously I wasn't, I'm disabled, so why should I?

Instead there was just a ridiculous amount of uneven flooring, a steep ramp to the disabled toilet, no sanitary towel bin in the disabled toilet (???) no allowances to be let out of the festival to fetch things from my car, no where quiet and organisers who seemed genuinely surprised to see a wheelchair user!

My next pride, three years later, I was a seller, and while they had sorted their toilet problem (still no sanitary towel bin???), the hill to get in wouod have been genuinely impossible for me to get to if I hadn't been driving to get my stall in anyway, even with someone pushing me, no quiet areas, plenty of kerbs for me to get stuck at and again, genuine surprise.

Why is it so surprising to consider disabled people might be at pride? Not only do queer disabled people exist, but parents and family of queer kids and people, vendors and even entertainers!

Making pride accessible is crucial!

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Why is this becoming a thing I do?

wow this is too intimate to share with my close friends or family let me put this on my tumblr blog for hundreds of strangers to see

I've moved dozens of times. Lived in multiple states. Started over.

But nothing. Nothing has been as hard as learning how to love myself. Learning how to not feel like I'm the worst person on the planet. Learning how to stop being my own worst bully.

My tumblr profile is my most private, so I feel like I can share here safely.

I was starting EMDR for complex childhood trauma, but we have had to put it on pause for the time being. We need to do more work on my nervous system because it's still not in a good spot.

I know I didn't do anything wrong, but it hurts a lot.

"The main thing that helped boost my confidence and ego to new heights is simply this: Keeping my word to myself." Reddit -ThePhulosopher

I have a bad habit of saving thoughts/quotes/etc, and never looking at them again, so I'm going to start putting them here. I googled this and found nothing, so it could be from me or not:

It's all about examining your thoughts. When you feel frustrated, angry or resentful at someone or something ask yourself "why". You have to know the reasons why you're feeling things when you feel them. Do you feel angry at your job because you feel like you're going nowhere in life? That's not your job's problem. How can you take responsibility for yourself in this scenario? What thoughts are you thinking that tell you that your job has more power over your life than you do? Those are not thoughts you want to keep.

Examine what thoughts you're thinking and choose whether you would like to keep thinking them.

Take responsibility for how you're showing up. Own your authority over your life and your decisions.