May 2012
“Loneliness becomes an acid that eats away at you.”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (via lavandula)
Not An Actual Pilot: vikiel: Okay so you know how... →
vikiel:
Okay so you know how you have those farts in a public place, those kinds that are like… you think that you can squeeze em out silently but then you try and it backfires horribly and this resounding PARP of devastation echoes through the halls like Thor’s hammer striking lightning on…
“and even the most well meaning white folks are still impacted by...”
– @aliciasanchez via Son Of Baldwin On Facebook (via queergiftedblack)
Hate to break it to you
cosmiccrow:
noplaceforagirlonfire:
zillybooradley:
tommyxvx:
But choosing to eat meat absolutely makes you a bad person.
Like, without question. Just a total shithead.
Respect my right to not care what you think, because I respect your right to eat what you want without calling you a shit head.
when cis women respond to my disclosure by saying...
mattachinereview:
the-eclectic-skeptic:
queenspiration:
gag me with a spoon.
=_________= …. no.
least favorite thing
Minneapolis murder trial rallies transgender... →
The case of Chrishaun McDonald continues to build intrigue as her murder trial gets under way today.
Her defenders maintain the black transgender woman was protecting herself from a hate crime when she allegedly stabbed Dean Schmitz, 47, a white man from Richfield. National transgender-rights activists are in town today to talk about the significance of the case.
Local elected officials also...
Misogyny and sexism are particularly effective... →
Complex questions surround state's handling of... →
There are about 1,700 inmates at Auburn Correctional Facility, of whom 1,698 or so are indisputably men.
Then there are Jessica Marie Brooks and Leslieann Marie Manning.
They are part of the small population of transgender inmates in New York prisons. Both say they’re receiving hormone therapy, and the physical changes are subtle but apparent.
…
Brooks and Manning say there is at least one...
So if you are engaging with bugbrennan, be...
amydentata:
polerin:
She is actively stalking any trans woman who engages her, then posting their personal information and pictures.
What a sad, sad life she must lead. I mean at this point I just feel sorry for her. Can’t help but wonder what happened to her to make her turn into such a wasteful little ball of misplaced hatred.
Tonight: Emergency Vigil For Brandi – Trans Woman... →
transfeminism:
sexualassumptions:
dip-and-fall:
TRANSPHOBIC MURDER LAST NIGHT at 13th and Franklin in Downtown Oakland – COME TO EMERGENCY VIGIL at 8pm tonight (Sunday) at same location !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REPOST PLEASE! — Brandi, a transwoman, was murdered last night, shot at 12th and Franklin in Downtown Oakland after...
“The reality is that fat people are often supported in hating their bodies, in...”
– Lesley Kinzel (via curvesahead)
I will always reblog this because it is so so important.
(via infinitetransit)
I just want to nail this to every stable surface I can find. I cannot count the amount of times that I’ve seen fat folks being encouraged, cajoled, and even forced into behaviors that...
“Also, guys, it will be really helpful if you can see girls as, like, people...”
– John Green (via spaceinvadersagainsthomophobia)
The Post Office is not broke--and it hasn't taken... →
gaypocalypse:
What’s going on here? Right-wing sabotage of USPS financing, that’s what. In 2006, the Bush White House and Congress whacked the post office with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act—an incredible piece of ugliness requiring the agency to PRE-PAY the health care benefits not only of current employees, but also of all employees who’ll retire during the next 75 years. Yes,...
April 2012
White feminists:
diamondmind:
split-the-coast:
When you discuss the wage gap, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Only white women make $0.77 to a man’s dollar.
Black women make about $0.68 to a man’s dollar.
Latina women make about $0.58 to a man’s dollar.
Intersectionality matters.
Oppressions nearly always have their intersections, yet are never equal.
QUEER ODOR ▽*: freedominwickedness: sexgenderbody:... →
freedominwickedness:
sexgenderbody:
“About fifteen minutes and four cigarettes later, an elderly white cis woman from our event walked outside, attempted to cross the street and was struck by a car. It was terrible, and gruesome. I am in no way diminishing this. I am not trying to…
Internalized gaslighting or, sorry I'm being so... →
“I don’t mean to burden you with my non-problems. I know you’re busy.”
I texted that last night to someone, as I stood on the verge of tears, the verge of smashing plates, and the verge of curling up in the fetal position for a while. I was about a minute away from a full-on hormonal breakdown, and I was apologizing for being an inconvenience. For being a burden. Because let’s be real, what I...
When your mom cries and you're just like
i don’t think i’ve ever seen a post with this many notes Because there’s nothing more universal than the feeling of impending doom you get when you see your mother crying.
“In recent years when young white males, especially those who have class...”
– bell hooks in We Real Cool, p. 92 (via daniellemertina)
truth, truth, truth, truth, truth truth truth.
(via sapphrikah)
Teen Charged With Beating Transgender [Woman] →
transfeminism:
Chase Mason Kelley, 18 years old, is facing charges of aggravated assault after Memphis Police report he beat up a [wo]man because [s]he is transgendered.
According to the police report, the 20-year-old victim arrived at Methodist Germantown with several bruises and concussion.
The victim told police [s]he went to meet Kelly Saturday night at the intersection of Yates and...
“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The...”
– Robin Williams (via saddest-summer) 