PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OPEN FOR GENDER IDENTIFIERS ON US PASSPORTS
Right now, you can submit a comment for consideration on the proposed changes to US Passport law that will include requiring a change from "Gender" to "Sex" on all passports and require that people identify with their sex assigned at birth.
THIS IS THE LAW THAT WOULD BAN TRANS PEOPLE FROM UPDATING THEIR IDENTIFICATION
Please take a moment to click through and submit a comment. This kind of thing is fast, easy, and is one of the many ways to show your support of the trans community to the people that need to know how many of us there are.
This is an excellent low effort way to make a clear statement to the government that you do NOT support the unnecessary and expensive process of changing everyone's passport just so that a tiny population that has done no measurable harm to society can feel afraid.
Public comments are one of the many tactics we have to show the people in power how many of us are willing to stand up and say fuck this. Stand up and say fuck this in every single place that you can.
It's that time again! Trope Madness is here, and I'm excited to get things going. If you're new, TM is an event where we pit your favorite tropes up against each other, and you vote through your creative works. (All fanworks accepted!)
Interested? All the details, plus the bracket are below the cut.
Welcome to Trope Madness 2023! Participation is simple, create a fanwork for the trope you wish to vote for and post it to the collection or here on Tumblr during the appropriate time frame for the match-up.
ROUNDS
Round 1 Part A: Thursday March 9-Tuesday March 14
Round 1 Part B: Thursday March 15-Tuesday March 21
Round 2: Thursday March 23-Tuesday March 28
Round 3: Thursday March 30- Tuesday April 4
Winner Announcement: Saturday April 8
FAQ
Q: Where should I post my works?
A: You can post to the collection on AO3, or you can post here on Tumblr. If you choose to post to Tumblr, please make sure to tag me in the post so I can make sure to count it and add it to my roundup at the end of each round.
Q: What kind of fanworks can I make?
A: Any! All forms of fan creation are accepted for this challenge
Q: What fandom should I use?
A: Any! In the past this was a fandom specific event, but we have opened it up this year.
Q: How will I know which trope wins each round?
A: Follow me for updates at the end of each round.
Q: Can I use other tropes in my writing?
A: Sure! But make sure you clearly tag the trope you are voting for with your work. If you use both tropes in the match-up in one work, that will count as a vote for both.
Q: Can I use the same work next round if the trope won?
A: Nope! Only new works will count toward the next round.
Q: How much do I need to write for a fanfic?
A: We ask for a minimum of 100 words.
Q: What about fan art?
A: We definitely want to see your art. Please include a short description with your art connecting it to the trope.
Q: Can I do one story with multiple chapters?
A: Unfortunately no. There isn't a good way for us to know which chapter belongs to a specific trope or that each chapter is a vote for the same trope. Please publish a new work for each vote.
Q: Can I vote more than once a round?
A: Absolutely!
Q: What time zone is this in?
A: I am on the same time as New York City, so that is the time I will use. That said, I am not going to get up at midnight to count votes. Posting very last minute has the inherent risk that I couldn't sleep and decided to tally at midnight after all.
QUESTIONS?
If I've missed something, or you have any questions at all, please reach out and ask!
tumblr app updated today and replaced the account tab at the bottom right of the screen with the merch store
account is now only accessible on the dashboard tab and u cannot save your place scrolling on your own blog while scrolling the dashboard, a change that has made this app nigh unusable for me. i’m posting here because this blog has thousands of followers, please –get publicly furious about this! send emails complaining to staff! write bad app store reviews! this change is literally so evil and signals worse things to come, i really cherish the space and community this site provides and i’d hate to see it become half buggy and unnavigable tiktok/instagram knockoff #52 and half ugly merch store. thank u for reading.
Thanks to AO3 listing full character names, I just got 1% added to my grade for knowing an obscure character name. Easiest participation credit my participation-resistant self has ever earned. And no one knows I owe it all to fanfiction 😊
i like to pretend i'm an intellectual but in my heart the 3oh!3 taio cruz ke$ha katy perry avril lavigne lmfao nicki minaj cobra starship rihanna cascada britney spears lady gaga era of music reigns supreme. ipod touch with the cracked screen type beat
