Probing the Membrane of Science

Thirty-something trans woman. Former biology teacher, monster enthusiast, outspoken leftist. Weird and wonderful. Side blog is @thecreaturecodex

[naanviolent]

[sivavakkiyar]

1 year ago today (July 19th)

[sivavakkiyar]

2 years ago today (July 19th)

[butchbubbles]

reblog that post about Black people, whitey

[butchbubbles]

i mean "posts about Black people" in a broad sense, that can mean anything from struggles to Black joy, and when you see the notes, most of the time it’s double digits, three if I'm being generous.

start being comfortable posting Black people's words in your blogs, the same way you'll reblog posts about transness, gayness, disability, because these specific topics can affect you

start actually giving a fuck about Black folks and reblogging our words is the barest minimum

[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

I think my final disillusionment with the Glorious Violent Revolution (not that I was ever fond of it to begin with) was when the right wing tried it on January 6th and failed miserably, only to switch tactics to boring old electoralism and succeed.

[the-korova]

Harry Potter is trending at #1 on tumblr so I thought I’d take the opportunity to say fuck JKR, fuck transphobes, fuck her stupid books, her theme park, her endless landfill fodder merch slop, and her fucking castle on a hill. Read another book yall!! Read another book!!!!!!!

[hometoursandotherstuff]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwydx34kzlvo

[runcibility]

"Vanderhorst had been under the influence of MDMA and three litres of vodka she had consumed on the night of the offence last September, her lawyer Michael Hill told the court."

three. liters.

[anais-ninja-bitch]

i support women's wrongs

[homoqueerjewhobbit]

[dberl]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[schmergo]

Yesterday, I was at dinner with some friends and briefly forgot Harrison Ford’s name, but I was like, “His name is a president and a car,” which is how we got such acceptable alternatives as McKinley Camry, Van Buren Gremlin, Clinton Infinity, and Range Rover Cleveland.

[caesarsaladinn]

Lincoln Lincoln

[pjharvey]

there’s something so embarrassing about all the cast members in the new harry potter series that are openly being like “i want everyone to know i don’t agree with jk rowling’s views on trans people” like they think that will make up for them being on the show. maybe it’s just for the sake of their own consciences but it reads as “i know her views and actions harm people but i’m in it for the paycheck”. it’s not like this is just an adaptation of rowling’s work without her involvement, she is an executive producer on the show 😭 at that point just don’t say anything

[missstrogen]

Got misgendered (as usual) in a grocery store by a kid, and that made me think a bit.

The thing about misgendering is that it's not people being wrong or doing an oopsie like i have G cups.

If you refer yourself to my tits it's pretty easy to figure out that i'm not a guy, and that's the thing like people call me sir they aren't being like. Ah Yes of course a Man (on account of the G cup tits. they're hard to miss)

Like when they see me they see a tranny, and their brain rings the Tranny alarm, and that's why they call me a man. because they know i'm not one and that upsets them because they think i'm supposed to be one.

Anyway yeah, i think thats the thing to remember about getting misgendered, like, a lot of the time, people know. People know, and they're doing it Because they know, because when they see a beautiful girl that's a little clockable, they can only see someone trying to Trick them into seeing a woman when it's actually a man (perhaps even one could say a trap).

I think it's important to remember that it's a purposeful act, both politically and personally, I think it helps to remember that they don't see a guy when they look at you. They see the tgirl that you are and that's what makes them upset.

Remember that when they treat you like that it's because you're what you wanted to be, and it makes them fucking pissed.

[lilystrations]

"Error;;404"

Hot off the press and ready for Gen Con! Initially it was just Ash and Missingno, but I wanted some extra panicked pokemon fleeing the sudden appearance. I know Wingulls weren't in the original Kanto, but they make for the perfect lil startled seabirds (sorry, pidgey).

[pelipper]

[gatabella]

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern for Vogue, 1962

"I think that every man holds an image in his mind's eye of the woman who is the very incarnation of love for him. Marilyn Monroe was that magic image for me as she was for millions of other American men."

-Bert Stern

[trxy-land]

Manifesting this for you and me in 2026 🔥🔥

[okaypersonwithuterus]

Trans women and transfems with crowdfunding campaigns for medical needs are deliberately targetted for mass reporting to cut off one of the few sources of income in an attempt to passively kill them. If you participate in harassment campaigns, spread callout posts, or follow and defend people who do, you are complicit in attempted murder.

[charlesoberonn]

Some of my favorite variants

[charlesoberonn]

More variants

[biblicallyaccuratemoth]

The social use of ‘girl’ as a de-facto slur if used to refer to someone deemed male is misogynistic because it explicitly asserts that girls are less than boys, and it is also transmisogynistic because the implicit meaning that wanting to be a girl should be seen as shameful and deviant