what the heck is a saff-hick

real life lesbian

[spring-sent]

Trans women: *have no uteri and no uterine lining to shed*

Trans women: wow my lower abdomen hurts and i haven’t pooped in 3 days must be my period someone pass me some chocolate before i commit homicide uwu

Periods:

[kdlangarchive-blog]

(full size)

k.d.: In high school, I took an aptitude test that said I was 98 percent guaranteed to be a mechanic.

Anne: I’d love to pull into your garage and see you wiping your hands on a greasy rag.

k.d.: I’d say, “How can I help you, little lady?“ 

Anne: And all the cute girls would come to your garage and the other mechanics wouldn’t get it.

k.d. and her good friend Anne Meredith in Rolling Stone, August 1993

[trans-activists-are-mras]

[trans-activists-are-mras]

[iapislazuli]

important toph facts

masquerades as the “blind bandit” in secret, taking on a new name, appearance, and personality that goes directly in contrast with how she was raised

plays up her fragile feminine side around her parents purposely to throw them off this trail

laments that her parents will never see her as anything but the specific image of her that exists in their head 

her purposeful rejection of high society manners can be read as a rejection of feminine gender roles  

changes her voice on purpose when she talks to her parents, teacher, and the guards at her house (thats her cissona)

“i actually feel girly for once” 

her reaction to being played by a dude in the ember island play:

and thus, i conclude that:

[iapislazuli]

but wait, theres more!

i could go on for ages about the constant juxtaposition between katara and toph’s respective levels of femininity. the amount of times toph has been shown failing purposely at being feminine? *grits my teeth* anyways heres more meta 

this bit from the comic “boy’s day out” speaks for itself i think

also the rest of the comic is about toph and katara pretending to be boys to get into a restaurant (important to note: how little toph changes compared to katara appearance wise) 

in the comic The Rift toph has flashbacks to things from her childhood that her parents made her do. notably, two of the things she thinks about are how she hated to wear a dress, and how she wanted to go and play sports with a group of boys. 

when acting un ladylike and rejecting her parents way of life, toph refers to this as her “true self” which in and of itself is Really Trans. but what’s her dads reaction to seeing toph’s “true self”? he calls her a thing. 

and last but not least “tank top with board shorts” is the worlds most trans swimwear outfit 

[radafayscage]

all of these evident points are nearly a mirror-image of events in my childhood growing up as girl. Can we please allow kids to be able to see non-feminine little girls without ruling them as actually-not-girls.

[omnivore-odyssey]

I related to toph so much because of our femaleness and shared rejection of femininity. These are female/women’s experiences.

[blindbee]

[avodaco]

me when i get my student loan

[g8dtier]

this is the money cat. reblog in 30 seconds and you will find yourself with more wealth

[strikercorbie]

#this is the only money cat i will reblog because it’s actually doing the manekineko pose151,646 notes (via lolwhutninja)

OMG YOU’RE RIGHT

[nonespark-blog]

and it has its right paw up! the correct paw for this. and from the markings on its ears, it looks like it might be a calico cat. which is the luckiest kind!

[carrionbeast]

extremely lucky cat

[ladynorbert]

I don’t even care if it actually works, I’m mostly reblogging because it’s freaking adorable.

[sweet-cherry-fairy-deactivated2]

cute cat and need money, good post, 10/10

[allthenamesilikearetaken]

in case anyones interested in the other versions

http://www.namaii.com/manekineko/maneki-neko-types.html

[mmusclechan]

Y’know I reblogged this a bit ago and was saved from financial probation and getting kicked out of school because of it, just mere months from graduation. Got a call from the financial aid advisor telling me that they made a mistake with filing my account (or some other sort of clerical error) and said that, basically, they owe me money. Welp.

[winjennster]

Last time I reblogged the money cat, I won two $100 gift cards at work.

[apple-pie-42]

Pretty kitty!

[fembian]

CAT!!

[theminingengineer]

Ya know... I'm really starting to hate that OnlyFans is a thing. Let me explain why.

I respect a woman's right to her body and her right to do what she wants with her body but the number of anons on here asking girls if they have one and trying to pressure them into doing it when they say no is fucking unbelievable.

They don't want to, leave them the fuck alone. Take the no and just move along with a little respect would ya? I've seen some of this become outright harassment and it pisses me off.

Ok, I'm done.

[papalseagull-deactivated2020082]

It's almost as if the widespread availability of monetized objectification of women has led people to believe that women exist to be objectified, and for that objectification to be monetized.

In other words, it's almost as if sex work dehumanizes women.

[celtyradfem]

Prostitution is not the “right to do with your body” that is language stolen from the abortion argument by pimps and perverts

Prostitution is men’s rights to do with women and girls bodies

[hellsite-yano]

[juniperseeker-deactivated202407]

Can I just point out that JKR is awfully quick to judge the trans community considering she purposefully initialized her name on her books, to obscure her gender, in an attempt to utilize male privilege.

[opabiniawillreturn-deactivated2]

you mean in an attempt for her book to even get a shot at being published and surviving because society fucking hates women?

[juniperseeker-deactivated202407]

Exactly, so she should be able to relate to other women who are persecuted by society too.

[opabiniawillreturn-deactivated2]

she won't be able to relate to men

[rad-butch]

op, what are you saying? that women must hide or change their sex to escape misogyny and gain male privilege? is that why so many girls and women transition to male? 🤔

[juniperseeker-deactivated202407]

Idky they transition. If you wanna be rude and ask someone to explain their identity go right ahead but I can't answer that for you. I'm not a trans male.

If that does, however, happen to be a contributing factor in their identity then that's their business.

I'm calling JKR out for it because she's targeting trans women so that little fact about her is kinda hypocritical.

You don't get to just use androgyny to hide in to propel your career to then turn around and tell people they can't live their lives by their own design. It's just hypocritical. And wether it was her idea or not she still did it.

Not my fault she didn't have enough faith in her own writing to see if it could become successful on it's own. Wasn't a problem for Stephenie Meyer or Suzanne Collins.

[appropriately-inappropriate]

She didn’t “use androgyny”, you talentless hack.

She was obliged to use her initials because males are so misogynistic they literally would not buy a fantasy novel written by a female author.

As for your snotty little comment about “having faith in her writing” — she was writing Harry Potter in the early 90s. She created the YA genre that Collins and Meyer and Colfer and Riordan later benefitted off of.

See, this is why you’re an amateur, and she’s a billionaire. She knew her shit. You just write it.

[benyw]

So women resorting to using androgynous names on their books because women's work is so belittled by males is them not 'having enough faith' in their own work?

Sounds a bit like victim blaming to me 🤔

[parliamentaryinquiry]

all you guys deadnaming JK rowling by calling her joanne, just can’t believe the cruelty

[tami-taylors-hair]

[hieronymouscock]

where are you getting child pornography from. “pornography tweeted at children on threads about their art” doesn’t translate to child pornography. judging by her tweets of late it’s more likely that she’s retweeting children’s fanart and people are tweeting pornography on those threads because of their problem with her.

she also not responding to anything regarding trans issues in the tweet itself, which if you posted it in full is obviously in response to someone accusing her of calling people who take medication for mental health lazy.

it was a weird thing to say but this post badly misleading.

[tami-taylors-hair]

she is responding to trans issues in this thread because the whole thing came about from her liking a tweet that compared HRT to antidepressants and called taking them “pure laziness” and people rightly called her out for it-

she then went on to compare HRT to conversion therapy in the same thread 

But you’re right, I should have posted her misleading and transphobic thread in full, and what she’s talking about in the first tweet where children are knowingly exposed to porn is technically closer to CSA than child porn. 

Mea culpa. 

[appropriately-inappropriate]

I’m so happy that you recognize that exposing young children to sexually graphic material is child sexual abuse.

So if you could ask transgender activists to please stop retweeting porn on threads where she’s interacting with children who are sending her Ickabog fanart, that’d be fucking stellar.

Thanks.

[blue-gwen]

Honestly this is so vile to pretend the porn situation was her fault, when it’s the TRAs who keep doing this. Was she supposed to quote tweet the porn? And expose more people to it? ffs

[thatkindoffeminist]

Moreover, the tweet is calling the medical industry lazy for trying to find an easy option for healing people rather than taking their time through therapy and such. It’s not an attack on people who are prescribed antidepressants and similar, but an attack on the system and culture which has led to medications being the first-resort rather than therapy (or even a therapy-meds mix) because it’d a cheap and easy way to get people at least functional. And by functional I mean ’well enough to participate and be ’productive’ in our capitalistic system’.

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

^^^

[stuck-in-a-well]

this is the second time i’m seeing TRAs distorting words to accuse JK Rowling of pedophilia. This is so gross, do you have no integrity? I’d love to see you idiots saying this on twitter where she’ll see it and immediately back down when she responds like the first cowardly liar did 

[cat-threat]

“graphic design is my passion! :)”

the design:

[spookyandsleepy-blog]

Little things you can do to feel better if you are trans and you can’t really transition right now

For guys

Baseball caps? Those are good.

Short haircuts. If anyone questions, say it’s for convenience.

For your neck: fang pendants (very badass). Or a dapper lil bowtie.

Big ass stompy boots.

Those cool belt buckles. You can get a basic one or something with a cool design (like a dragon!).

Don’t shave. Let your body hair grow. Unless you feel uncomfortable.

Buy some spicy-smelling perfumes or other cosmetics. Or if there is something that says “Forest” on it, this one is also good.

If you can, try some weightlifting. It will make your muscles better and release some of that sweet sweet testosterone. But remember, fat and skinny men are also very handsome, so if you can’t, don’t sweat it.

Eat plenty of protein for a testosterone boost. Also, zinc from seafood - like shrimp and salmon especially - will help that chemical magic. Leafy greens, pomegranate, coconuts, garlic also help. Watch out for soy and tofu! They raise estrogen. And raisins are great, but dried apricots are not.

Remember that no matter what you are 100% man (unless you are a demiguy/bigender, then you are 50% man or whatever it looks like for you, that is still very cool, and if you are genderfluid and currently a dude, that’s still very good and valid).

For gals

Kitten ear beanies are so pure and good (just like you).

Let your hair grow to a nice length. If anyone questions, say you found a new style.

For your neck: simple crystal pendants (very pretty). 

Crystal bracelets!

Lil ballet flats.

Shaving can make you feel a whole lot better. Remember - some cis girls also have to shave!

Just a little bit of lip balm goes a long way. Oh! And clear nail polish!

Sweet-smelling cosmetics are your best friend. You can probably get on eBay or in your local store a nice bottle of vanilla body mist.

Google some exercises for a bigger butt, if you want to try it. If you can’t, remeber less-curvy women are also beautiful.

Eat plenty of soy, flaxseed, sesame seed, dried apricots… I know that those give you a bit of extra estrogen. Apparently coffee can also do it? Getting estrogen from diet is harder. Just eat a lot of tasty fresh food. Remember to treat yourself.

Remember that no matter what you are 100% woman (unless you are a demigirl/bigender, then you are 50% woman or whatever it looks like for you, that is still very cool, and if you are genderfluid and currently a lady, that’s still very good and valid).

For nonbinary pals

Simple beanies.

Google “androgynous/unisex hairstyles”. Look how many cool options you have! You might tweak one to your needs, like make it longer, or shorter, or add some cool hair dye…

For your neck: scarves. They come in many colors and patterns, cover up your neck so you don’t get cold, also you can hide your neck bump or lack thereof.

Friendship bracelets!

Trainer shoes.

Baggy hoodies are really nice.

You can shave and don’t wear makeup. Or rock the beard and eyeshadow look. Or really, anything else.

Cosmetics? Citrus and lavender are considered unisex scents. You can also wikiHow to Make Perfume and mix some scents you like at home.

Exercise, if you are healthy enough to do it, is good. Try running and yoga. Remember, media sells us the myth that androgyny=thinness, but it’s bullcrap. Fat, curvy, muscular people can all be nonbinary and/or androgynous.

You can look up the guys and gals sections too. Maybe you will find something that helps you.

Remember that your identity is 100% valid and true, no matter what. Yes, any kind of identity. No matter if it’s a neutral void or a mix of everything, no matter if it’s stable or changes. It’s valid because you are valid.

[secret-seas-deactivated20201010]

gender roles but make them woke.

[proud-homosexual-woman-deactiva]

OP this is so fucking regressive

[basicradicelle]

You can do these things without being another gender! If stereotypical masculinity/ feminity make you uncomfortable you dont have to stuck to them!!

[i-ran-away-without-a-map]

Also, gotta love that we have “tips for gays” and it’s like… survival in a homophobic family or community, you know, the likes, and then there’s trans tips which are just aesthetics. Speaks for itself.

[gothswiftie69-deactivated202102]

newsflash: wear whatever the fuck you want. no one really fucking cares.

god you all are gender conforming losers

[gcdk]

[mysharona1987]

[whenthesecondsun]

A man will literally kidnap rape and kill multiple women and the news will still try to spin it as somehow one of his victim’s fault. Look at her, she’s happily married now, so obviously she deserves at least some of the blame for the poor brokenhearted incel serial killer, right?

[loveallthegays]

Our apologies

[livepoultryfreshkilled]

[rheevalka]

A child who is in the hospital doesn’t need to feel worse.

[appropriately-inappropriate]

They do need appropriate medical care, though — which the doctors, and not the precocious child, are qualified to prescribe.

Anyways, a transgender child’s like a vegan cat.

[boganclarke-blog-blog]

This is disgusting. The progressive thing to do upon seeing a feminine boy is to just allow that boy to exist as he is. Not even 10 years ago this would have been considered amazing for the doctors to accept and treat a little boy like this without thinking there’s something wrong with him. Which is exactly what the doctors were doing. But now? No, boys can’t have long hair or like butterflies or the color pink. Those are GIRL things. ONLY GIRLS like these things you stupid doctors! Put away your decades of medical knowledge you stupid idiots because this is clearly not a boy because BRACELETS. You know what would make this kid feel better? For the people in his life to stop telling him he has to change everything about himself and then spend the rest of his life convincing everyone he meets to ignore reality just so he can enjoy the things he likes. He doesn’t need a new name or new pronouns or to leave that ER with a prescription for lupron that’ll ruin his health for life. He just needs to be told he is fine just the way he is, that there’s nothing wrong with a boy that likes to look the way he looks. Which is exactly what those doctors were doing and absolutely not what this older girl was doing when she decided to play into the notion that there is something wrong with him. She’s the one who can’t accept him for who he really is. She’s the one who feels like she has to emotionally manipulate people who have dedicated their lives to medicine into ignoring the facts right in front of them because in her world view this child couldn’t possibly be a boy. She’s lecturing these doctors as if she’s doing this kid a favor, as if she’s a hero championing this kid’s feelings, but all she’s doing is cementing the self loathing he already feels about how being a boy is wrong. And this doesn’t even begin to cover the little boys who may be watching at home like him, who were perfectly happy as they are but are now getting a message that there’s something wrong with them, too. This is like watching a cringy gender propaganda comic play out in live action and it’s just so utterly repulsive. Who this kid really is, is a boy that likes long hair and butterflies. You can either shame him until he doesn’t want long hair and butterflies anymore, or you can shame him into not wanting to be a boy anymore. Either way, gender wins. We use to understand that progress was letting kids be who they are without any shame at all. Maybe one day we’ll understand that again. Too bad an entire generation is going to have to pay for it.

[deputy-shayy]

He only thinks he’s a girl because liberals and conservatives alike wouldn’t fucking let him be himself.

Fuck this trans nonsense. I’m tired of you shit heads reinforcing backwards ass gender roles. There is nothing wrong with gender non conformity!

[t4tgay]

i really hope that one day cis gay men understand that including trans gay men in gay spaces doesn’t just mean making room for the trans men that have medically transitioned or the men that pass or the men that transitioned at a young age or the trans gay men that conceptualize their experiences in a way that is the same as the way a cis gay man would. i hope one day cis gay men understand that including trans gay men in gay spaces means genuinely challenging cis-centric notions about what it means to be a gay man and accepting the lived experiences of trans men to be an equally valid experience of being a gay man as the lived experiences of cis men would be

[oscarjamesleigh]

I am kind of curious what experiences would be excluded? What kinds of trans gay experiences aren't always accepted and why?

[canadianwheatpirates]

Cis gay culture is super focussed on dicks. This is a problem for people who were not born with a dick (many people are not cool about strap-ons).

Cis gay culture can be incredibly gross about vaginas, when cis gay men define their identity negatively around how gross vaginas are. This is harmful and exclusive to trans men, particularly trans men who are not dysphoric about -- and even like -- their vulvas/vaginas (part of cis gay culture is not knowing that calling the whole thing “the vagina” is inaccurate, because “why would a gay man need to know that?”).

Cis gay culture is tied up in the experience of growing up as a man who likes men and having to navigate being in men’s spaces from that perspective -- both in a positive way (cruising, homosocial camaraderie) and a negative way (being worried about getting gay-bashed). Trans men who didn’t come out/transition until they were adults didn’t get that experience. Many trans men are fearful of trying to be in men’s spaces, because of the significant risks of getting hurt if we don’t pass. Even if we do pass, we don’t have the entire lifetime of experience of how to behave in male spaces that cis men do, and we often have to figure out the social norms on the fly.

Accepting queer trans men into gay culture means accepting that some men have “female” bodies, that they are still men, and that those bodies can be desirable even though they don’t fit the (extremely narrow) standards of the cis gay community. It means accepting that there are men who not only don’t have dicks, but don’t want to have dicks. It means acknowledging that some of us are prevented from being gender nonconforming, feminine gay men because when you try and do feminine masculinity in a “female” body, it just gets you misgendered as a woman. It means accepting bears who can’t grow full beards because taking T as an adult usually doesn’t give you that much facial hair.

[hidetothink]

So homosexuals have to redefine our terms, communities, and ignore our unique life experiences as exclusively attracted to the same sex in order to be morally good?

There is no room for homosexuals to demand our own space, separate from those with the privilage of opposite sex attraction?

There's no room, morally, for homosexuals to say "I am not attracted to the opposite sex", and to say that proudly?

"Gay men are obsessed with dicks?" Your selfish apathy to WHY gay men celebrate our same-sex attraction says a lot. There's a good reason you don't belong with us

[codeinbinary]

saying gay people have “extremely narrow standards”? saying gay men are “super focused on dicks” just because they don’t want to fuck women? how can anyone read this tripe and not see the raging homophobia in the trans narrative?

you’re an asshole op, and this creep in the middle is beyond words.

[virgoassbitch]

Unpopular opinion: I am never going to think a woman taking back her cheating man is a cute or inspirational love story

[rad-chocho]

Transactivists really think that “cis” people feel a connection with their gender. They really think that we feel our gender (and that it matches with what we’ve been “assigned”). I don’t know how to tell you this but gender can’t be felt as it was a natural part of your psyche, because gender is actually a false man-made creation. Gender is not internal, it’s external: it doesn’t originate in your mind, it is systematically enforced. Gender is not a neutral and natural human trait like eye colour, height, etc: gender is the tool patriarchy created to produce and maintain women’s oppression.