Bats, Rats and Estrogen!

[chutneygray]

Have You Been Told To Go Back To Your Country? If so, report it here.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/go-back-to-your-own-country-database-huffpost-propublica_n_5d35cd58e4b020cd99470021

[geekandmisandry]

Blessed image.

[alexagent21]

I’m angry I haven’t seen this yet

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

<3 A good way to start Gay Pride Month <3

[profeminist]

Crossover event with Beanie Feldstein 

“Beanie Feldstein slapped a homophobe lol Nothing but respect for MY LGBT QUEEN”

The Phantom beats up homophobes with a Pride flag in latest comic book

The Phantom took Polish ultra-nationalists at a Pride parade in Warsaw

[chutneygray]

Awesome!

[chutneygray]

What's in a name?

A movement based on the ideology that must deny valid clinical data both medical and mental health has gone by the name TERF which was given to it by the trans community.

I think that name should be corrected to reflect the way the patriarchy that gave birth to it has shaped it over the years.

Rather than Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists, they should be called Feminism Appropriating Reactionary Transphobes instead.

#TERFs #FARTs

[chutneygray]

Will you marry me?

Yes! Ta!

[sappho-warlock-deactivated20191]

Reblog if you are a WlW who would totally date a Transgender Woman

They need some support, dangit!!

[chutneygray]

I'm a trans woman who's into dating trans women.

[geekandmisandry]

Blessed image.

[alexagent21]

I’m angry I haven’t seen this yet

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

<3 A good way to start Gay Pride Month <3

[profeminist]

Crossover event with Beanie Feldstein 

“Beanie Feldstein slapped a homophobe lol Nothing but respect for MY LGBT QUEEN”

The Phantom beats up homophobes with a Pride flag in latest comic book

The Phantom took Polish ultra-nationalists at a Pride parade in Warsaw

[inritum]

reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

[ghostdog07]

OH MY FUCKING GOD, IT’S BACK ON MY DASH.

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

THIS SHIT WORKS, TRY IT.

[deathklaue]

YOOOOOOO

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

IM STILL FREAKING OUT ABOUT THIS

[doryishness]

holy fuck, I didn’t expect this to work, I was like psh, whatever it’s just a quick reblog, but I wished my Dad would actually respond back to me AND HE FUCKING DID A FEW DAYS LATER, I GOT A FUCKING TEXT FROM MY DAD TODAY WHO HASN’T SPOKEN OR RESPONDED TO ME IN MONTHS HOLY FUCK WHAT IS THIS MAGIC IT WORKS. 

[victoriaringsinyourears]

I WANTED TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND AND I DIDN’T THINK I’D GET DAYS OFF BUT THIS WEEKEND I’M HEADING UP THERE??? THIS IS CRAZY SHIT 

[lenshade]

SO LIKE I JOKINGLY WISHED FOR MY OWN LEN KAGAMINE AND THEN LIKE A WEEK LATER I GOT A LEN NENDOROID??? H ELP

[themixedbagofwhat]

WTF OKAY SO THIS SHOT ACTUALLY WORKS BECAUSE WHEN I WISHED, I HAD WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD LIKE ME BACK AND GUESS WHAT? I HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW. WHAT THE HELLLLL?????

[wodkat]

ok I’ve said this before but IM DOING IT AGAIN THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS, MY WISH DID COME TRUE SO I REBLOGED AGAIN AND SAID IT IN THE TAGS BUT THEN I WISHED FOR SMTH ELSE AND IT LITERALLY LITERALLY HAPPENED LIKE A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHAT THE HELL SO NOW IM WRITING THIS HERE FOR YOU BC I DONT BELIEVE IN THIS CRAP BUT STILL IT’S AN AWFULLY BIG COINCIDENCE

[acstiel]

THE BOY I FELL I LOVE WITH LEFT TO TRAVEL THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AND HAS BEEN GONE NOW FOR 3 MONTHS. WE HAVENT SPOKEN SINCE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO MAKE HIM FEEL TRAPPED TO ME AND NOT ENJOY HIS TIME SO I WAITED FOR HIM TO CONTACT ME FIRST. I SAW THIS ON A PARTICULARLY LOW DAY WHEN I WAS MISSING HIM SO MUCH I CRIED FROM THE PAIN, GUYS I REALLY LOVE HIM, SO I THOUGHT MEH WHAT THE FUCK, AND WISHED HE WOULD JUST LET ME KNOW HE WAS OKAY.

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

GOOD THINGS DO HAPPEN. AND ITS IN THIS POST.

[juststrokemyglabella]

I wish for someone to leave something in my ask.

[adweeb-deactivated20160228]

OKAY SO I ASKED FOR A HEDGEHOG AND NOW GUESS WHO HAS A PET HEDGEHOG

[mydeadcarcass]

I WISHED FOR SNK MERCH THE FIRST TIME. I GOT A JACKET.

I WISHED FOR MY GIRLFRIEND THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.

[openyourthird-eye]

THIS WORKs I WISHED I WAS MOVING TO NORTH CAROLINA AND GUESS WHAT GUYS IM MOVING TO NC IN AUGUST I PROMISE U IM NOT LYING

[ariya-art]

guys ok ur probably thinking that this is all just bs right? WELL I THOUGHT SO TOO BUT I WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD CHAT ME AND HE DID AND IM FREAKING OUT not even kidding i swear on my grampas grave this works

[haihl-blog]

I love this it always works for me yey thank u shooting star :’)

[phoxae]

woah the notes let’s hope my wish comes true

[victoriousvocabulary]

VOLONTÉ

[noun]

wish; will.

Etymology: French, from the Old French volonte, voulonté, volunté, voulunté, volenté, from the Latin voluntās, ‎“will”, “desire”, “disposition toward”.

[chutneygray]

I wish...

[profeminist]

Photo source

[chutneygray]

This should be a given.

[profeminist]

“Closets stand for prisons, not privacy.”

- Robin Tyler 

[a-queer-seminarian]

“Misgendering: An Analogy” by Bishakh Som

[pingnova]

this is a good analogy, I’ve been explaining cis people for awhile that someone’s pronouns are how you refer to them when you don’t use their name, and you wouldn’t refer to someone by another name just because of how they look, so names and pronouns are related in my head anyway

[chutneygray]

If only the cis world weren't so thick between the ears.

[wishingonyoump3]

it’s so hilarious to me that straight women think they are so irresistible to us gay women that we are just waiting to pounce on them as soon as we’re in the same space like nah we can smell your homophobia from miles away you fucking gremlins

[wishingonyoump3]

reblog to kill the predatory lesbian myth

[ellynoo]

This but also cis lesbians about trans lesbians

[wishingonyoump3]

reblog again to kill the predatory trans women myth

[chutneygray]

Thank you. After the week I've had, these were soothing.

[c86]

Heritage of Pride, New York City, 24 June 1990

Photography by Robert Fisch 

[grand-empress-kacy]

First photo is this summer, a few months before HRT. I was probably hungover; I was facing huge issues with substance abuse and I was drunk nearly every single day. Some days I’d skip work and be wasted by noon. Thinking about it now makes me want to throw up. Here we are, 7 months on HRT and maybe 10 months since this photo. I might drink a beer or two on a weekend, but I haven’t been drunk in months. HRT isn’t a magic pill, there’s a lot that we all need to do to get where we want to be.

This being said, looking back, I’m so proud of my mental progress. My mood is amazing, I laugh so easily, I like to socialize with people again. Sometimes you feel like a 13 year old, the emotions get the better of you and you lash out or get upset. Still 100% worth it in my opinion, I can’t believe I ever tried to live life as a guy, nor how I ever lasted so long in that body. I’m so close to being the busty butch chick of my childhood dreams, and I could not be any happier about it =)

- Kacy

[warmbrightedits]

Girl (2018)

There are many resources online about the dangers of binding for FTM guys, but far fewer that address the dangers of tucking.

This film, based on the youth of trans dancer Nora Monsecour and made in collaboration with her, features a young trans girl character tucking with tape in order to pass as a young woman. It is good to see that a film is drawing attention to MTF struggles, and the daily practice of flattening your groin, which can sometimes be very painful.

As an alternative to tape or bandages, I would recommend LeoLines underwear, available through Etsy. There are many reviews by trans women who recommend LeoLines panties and padded bras, and the underwear is so cleverly designed that many women report not even needing to tuck beneath the panties. (Also, as the designer of these products is a trans woman, all the marketing is aimed at trans women, and not crossdressers.)

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Please do not flag this post. It is an educational post, intended for transgender girls who may watch this film and be encouraged to tuck unsafely. It is not explicit.

[chutneygray]

From the perspective of a trans woman whose closet friend is a trans man, I found this post to be extremely valuable information to have.

[star-anise]

Stop writing men as if modern Western toxic masculinity were the default throughout time and space.

Your medieval knights can share a pallet at night because it’s cold in this castle and they’re demonstrating their respect and affection for each other by sharing physical proximity.

In the far future, your dude can be a scientist adventurer robot captain, but he can also make food for people to demonstrate his affection and dance to show off his happiness.

Many cultures alive today expect the average man to be good with children, to be able to diaper a baby, to know how to assist in childbirth. Your men don’t have to go, “Oh god, an infant, I’ve never touched one of those before.”

Before modern Europe, there was nothing unmanly about loving colour, fashion, art, and decoration. Flowers weren’t always emasculating. Emotions weren’t always considered signs of weakness. Men got to want and have warm, close, affectionate friendships with other men.

In many ways, Western toxic masculinity of the last few centuries has been the exception, not the rule.

[chutneygray]

Today marks the passing of Bean. She was 18. She came to this household late in her life with the promise of a safe home. 5 years weren't long enough. She is missed already.

[chutneygray]

Frustration Insurance

There really should be insurance against frustration caused by your health insurance company. I mean, seriously! How hard can it be to authorize a trip to a doctor, then follow up by receiving and recording medical documents pertaining to the previously authorized visit and respond to subsequent information and requests for treatment based on the findings of said previously authorized visit?

My insurance company is doing everything it can to drive me barking mad. First, they gave me permission to drive 116 miles to see a surgeon in Portland, Oregon due to there not being a single qualified specialist capable of performing a vaginoplasty.

To be clear, I'm glad I was sent to the particular surgeon my insurance selected for me. But, given that they sent me to him, you'd think they'd be aware that there might just be more requests for treatment coming from the man they sent me to. Aaarrrg!

My first authorization was in February of 2017 for crying out loud. 5 subsequent requests for "prior authorizations" have gone to my insurance, only to disappear into the cavernous void that is medical insurance bureaucracy.

Almost 2 years later, I'm still struggling with the dysfunctional paper pusher ivory tower guards of insured heath care. It's no wonder that I've had to go on antidepressants.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed waiting to s of this latest attempt at a prior authorization makes it through, or if I'm reduced to blathering tears.