Jack

I have no valuable insights • I am a leaf drifting slowly down a river, being shoved by boats and shat on by birds • A British Man in love with a French Man 🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷

[delicatepenguinchaos]

Delicate - I'm a tree. My roots are rigid but me leaves fragile. The wind effects me. Some of me is old and experienced, the rest is immature and young. The Chaos is overwhelming. Trees can be seen as an unmoving presence, old and wise. But they are fragile in there own way, just as all living things are.

Penguin - I shuffle, mostly stumble, through life... plus I love a tux.

Chaos - Chaos surrounds us all, it is our job to create our own little nook of clarity in this crazy existence. I struggle to do so, surrounded by a whirlwind.

[adamjk]

what pride means to me

[iamdetour303]

[staff]

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent her entire life fighting for justice for women, people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, those with disabilities, and those who suffered religious persecution. Her life’s work was dedicated to helping those who need it most. 

There are many people on Tumblr expressing their grief, fear, sadness, anger, and pain tonight as we all process her death. Feel whatever you need to feel right now. Let it out. It is healthy. Reach out for a little help if you need it. That’s healthy, too. 

And then, when you’re ready, consider making a plan to honor the woman who fought for all of us with civic action. If you have spare time, consider using it to phone bank or text bank for an official who could use the volunteers. If you have spare cash, find a legal aid or bail fund to assist someone who needs it more. If you have the opportunity to help out anyone, seize it. If you’re eligible to vote, please vote. People like RBG are why you have the right to do so. 

[staff]

The events that unfolded over the past 24 hours in Atlanta were not isolated incidents. Hate crimes against Asian Americans have increased nearly 150% in the US in the last year. 

Last June, in the wake up of yet another uprising in hate crimes committed by white supremacists, we released the following statement:

White supremacists, Nazis, and other purveyors of hate can fully fuck off. They are not welcome here.

These words are as true today as they were then. We stand with the Asian American community. If you see hate speech on Tumblr, please report it. That shit is not tolerated here. 

To help the survivors and families of yesterday’s hate crimes, please consider donating to a nonprofit like the Atlanta branch of Asian Americans Advancing Justice if you can. If you can’t, consider spreading the word. We’ll list more resources and reblogs over on @action as we find them.

As always, please make sure you are taking care of yourself as well. If you’re struggling for any reason, please reach out to any of the free and confidential counseling services listed here.

[crossdreamers]

Scientific American article points out there is no real reason to exclude transgender athletes

The Scientific American is one of the world’s leading science journals, so when they print an article about transgender athletes, it is a safe bet that it is science based.

Jack Turban is a fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he researches the mental health of transgender youth. 

He addresses the arguments behind the American anti-trans bills:

There is no epidemic of transgender girls dominating female sports. Attempts to force transgender girls to play on the boys’ teams are unconscionable attacks on already marginalized transgender children, and they don’t address a real problem. They’re unscientific, and they would cause serious mental health damage to both cisgender and transgender youth…

The notion of transgender girls having an unfair advantage comes from the idea that testosterone causes physical changes such as an increase in muscle mass. But transgender girls are not the only girls with high testosterone levels. An estimated 10 percent of women have polycystic ovarian syndrome, which results in elevated testosterone levels. They are not banned from female sports. 

Transgender girls on puberty blockers, on the other hand, have negligible testosterone levels. Yet these state bills would force them to play with the boys. Plus, the athletic advantage conferred by testosterone is equivocal. 

As Katrina Karkazis, a senior visiting fellow and expert on testosterone and bioethics at Yale University explains, “Studies of testosterone levels in athletes do not show any clear, consistent relationship between testosterone and athletic performance. Sometimes testosterone is associated with better performance, but other studies show weak links or no links. And yet others show testosterone is associated with worse performance.” The bills’ premises lack scientific validity.

Read the whole article here!

Photo by roibu

[rakruined]

[delicatepenguinchaos]

Equality. Simple concept that Humanity has been unable to enact for centuries. We built pyramids, understood the universe and the human body, we can travel through space and harness Nuclear power, and yet the most simple and important concept is ignored/unconsidered.

Humanity is shameful.

[serenata-your-neighborhood-lefty]

[delicatepenguinchaos]

COVID-19 = bastard

[nowthisnews]

‘It is a day that signifies liberation’ — NAACP President Derrick Johnson on why Juneteenth matters, especially right now

follow @nowthisnews for daily news videos & more

[action]

“There is no Pride for some of us without liberation for ALL of us” - Marsha P. Johnson

These past few weeks have been painful for all of us, more so for Black people than any other community.  Celebrating anything right now, let alone Pride, might make you feel guilty or uncomfortable, but it’s more important than ever to have these discussions. Pride is more than a parade or a celebration. The spirit of Pride stems from protesting for equal rights.

The first Pride was a revolution ignited by the participants in the Stonewall uprising fighting back against police brutality. Black and brown trans women have always been at the forefront in the battle for LGBTQIA+ rights, with Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Storme DeLarverie, and Sylvia Rivera emerging as prominent activists. With that in mind, it’s important we use Pride month as an opportunity to amplify Black and brown voices and fight racism within the LGBTQIA+ community.  

Not everyone is able to take to the streets in protest or has money to donate, but there are still ways the Tumblr community can unite and make a difference. That’s why we created #ActsofPride, an action list for this Pride month.

We hope these prompts offer you an opportunity to learn, reflect, speak out, spark conversations at home, to lift up our Black and brown peers, to experience Pride through an intersectional lens. Think of this as a nurturing space for self-expression. Or use it to reflect upon how Pride’s revolutionary history can drive a future where the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies commit to keeping this fight and conversation going on a daily basis and not just when it dominates the headlines. 

Take care of yourself, look out for your friends, make your voice heard, and most importantly, have a happy Pride!

[extramadness]

[bringiton]

PARIS IS BURNING (1990), dir. Jennie Livingston.

[politijohn]

[feministism]

[delicatepenguinchaos]

PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[perstona420]

seattle police fired tens of canisters of tear gas indiscriminately into a crowd, they flanked us, they fired fucking flash bangs directly into the crowd, if you are downtown right now please get out they are not fucking around and they are going for everyone, they maced a fucking ten year old little girl

[perstona420]

theyre bringing busses and cops are in riot gear ready for mass arrests and they will be shutting down the city

[perstona420]

SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER WHO MACED A GIRL AGE ESTIMATED 7-10 YEARS OLD

JARED CAMPBELL BADGE 8740 OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY [phone]

HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE! 

[perstona420]

hey white mutuals posting about unrelated topics- i see you. hold this bitch accountable for his actions.