alanmeazles

art, music, film etc. she/her/hers pls

[barriobruja]

I would like to say that the nature of what I’m doing to enhance my appearance is not meant for you.

The way I view myself as a beautiful deity and the confidence that exudes when I pick up my brush, and apply it to my face- is not meant for you.

My unabashed approach on denouncing standardized views of masculinity is not meant for you.

I do not feel more male with a beard than female with lipstick on. It is not your job to figure that out. It’s your job to fall the fuck back and just like my selfies.

[ughjesusss]

My brother is truly a flaw free goddess. Un mendiga sometimes but a goddess nonetheless.

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These Grandfathers Getting Married Might Be The Best Thing You See Today

The New York Times first posted this video of two men who had been together since the Vietnam War, adopted a baby, became grandfathers, and finally got married.

Lewis Duckett and Billy Jones have been together a long time.

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They were introduced through a mutual friend and…

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They wrote just about every day when Billy was deployed to Vietnam.

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But they had to be careful, and wrote in code so their relationship was kept secret.

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Then they adopted a child. They’re now grandfathers.

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And last year this happened.

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Which is pretty much the sweetest thing that ever happened.

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The tears. The tears.

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[Buzzfeed]

[gaywrites]

Bullied trans teen faces criminal charges for fight which only suspended other girls 

A 16-year-old transgender student in California faces criminal charges after getting in a fight with a group of students who bullied her — and they’re getting out with only school suspension. 

Jewlyes Gutierrez was bullied in school for years because of her gender identity, and school administrators took little to no action when she reported the problems. In November, after one girl spit gum in her face, the bullying escalated into a physical altercation with three other girls, captured on video that’s been shown on the news. As a result all four were suspended from school, and there has been no harassment since.

But now, the district attorney has charged Jewlyes with battery, while the other girls face no criminal charges. Luckily, the school district president fully supports Jewlyes and has spoken out about what a horrifically discriminatory move this was:

Charles Ramsey, the school district’s president, slams that choice of action as completely biased and absurd.

"There are fights that happen at school campuses every day. What’s the real motive here?" he lashed out to the Daily News by phone Thursday.

Of the 21 years he’s served on the school board, after previously serving as an attorney, he argues: “I’ve never seen something where a child has been bullied and, yeah, they did something inappropriate but the school dealt with it.”

"They went through a period of apologizing to one another and then going back to school. And then the district attorney filed criminal charges? Wow," he said. 

Are you KIDDING me right now?! This is a prime, disgusting example of how society takes any opportunity possible to criminalize trans people, even when they are acting in self-defense and even when others are guilty of the exact same behaviors and even when a school has already taken action to solve the problem. This is a 16-year-old girl who has been tormented with practically no help from the officials whose job it is to keep her safe. Is this how we want to respond? Really? 

We should be outraged at this. Jewlyes’s sister has created a Change.org petition demanding the charges be lifted. Sign it here. 

[alanmeazles]

Unless we start getting graded on pit hair growth I am not passing this module.

[digbicks]

What I Be Project, Steve Rosenfield

Photographer Steve Rosenfield recently asked subjects far and wide to complete the following statement: "I am not my ___ ". He prompted individuals to fill in the blank with their deepest and darkest insecurities, moving people to bring issues regarding body image, substance abuse, mental illness, race and sexuality to the forefront. The results of the social experiment of sorts is a photography series titled the What I Be Project, an intimate examination of the anxieties and inhibitions that plague men and women of all ages. 

The “What I Be Project” is all about honesty.

In today’s society, we are told to look or act a certain way. If we differ from these “standards,” we are often judged, ridiculed, and sometimes even killed over them.

By stating “I am not my_____,” people are claiming that they do in fact struggle with these issues, but it does not define who they are as a person. It is not aimed for people to say “You’re not fat,” or “You don’t have love handles.” It is to spread awareness on what people go through due to society’s paved roads. These are serious issues that some of us can live with, but most battle on a day to day basis. 

I am not my shame.

I am not my gender.

I am not my image.

I am not my turban.

I am not my weakness.

I am my amputation.

I am not my bi-polar disorder.

I am not my adoption.

I am not my number.

I am not my vision.

[dumblittlewitch]

I was a part of this!!

[alanmeazles]

Le1f - Wut

[alanmeazles]

Vivian Fu is a San Francisco-based artist who creates powerful photographs based on self-identity, specifically her identity as an Asian-American woman. Her work feels honest and intimate, whilst at the same time discussing big issues such as race, gender, sex.

To see more of her work, you should check out her tumblr and website

[alanmeazles]

“All she is is a host for a fetus”: Brain-dead pregnant woman forced to stay on life support in Texas

How can we be in 2014 and women still do not have rights over their own bodies?!

[internetcaretaker]

[jeanpaulpaula]

Mykki Blanco in JeanPaul Gaultier for WAD Magazine Photography : Julot Bandit Stylist : JeanPaul Paula Style assistant : Marine backer , Ludovic leger Hair : Elika Bavar Make up : Yann Boussand Larcher II Make up assistant : Tania Monterosso

[alanmeazles]

Flawless Trans Women Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox Respond Flawlessly To Katie Couric's Invasive Questions

Katie Couric is the latest in a long line of presenters dealing horribly with trans* guests. None of this will change until TV hosts start treating trans* people as exactly that: people

[alanmeazles]

“I became a feminist because I wanted to help my daughters, other women and myself aspire to something more than a place behind a good man.”

The Picnic at Giverny - Faith Ringgold

This image shows Willa Marie Simone, a fictional WoC featured in many of Ringgold's works, boldly painting, as Picasso poses in the nude.

[alanmeazles]

Pages from a sketchbook belonging to Frida Kahlo

[alanmeazles]

M.I.A. - Bad Girls

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[organicsomethings]

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[sancophaleague]

Earlier this year Zora Ball was your average 1st grader until she decided to create and develop a mobile video game app, making her the youngest person to ever do so. At just 7-years old Zora managed to learn a programming language called “Bootstrap” that is normally used to teach kids ages 12 through 16 the different concepts of Algebra by using video games. Her teachers and family were astonished by her accomplishment. 

She was invited to an expo at the University of Penn where she was put on the spot and asked to reconfigure the app in front of everyone to prove that it was her that developed the mobile app in the first place and not her older brother who is a scholar student. Zora successfully did so and got rid of any doubt that anyone had. 

Zora Ball is now referred to a young prodigy with an extremely bright future in technology and computer science. Young Zora is an example of Black Excellence not having an age requirement.

Written By: @Champion_Us