Pride - Because It's the Opposite of Shame

Lesbian, writer, vegetarian, supporter of the lgbtq+ community, ASL, supporter of disabled rights, I might be a tad left leaning.

[xiaq]

Overheard at the thrift store:

“Stop trying to hold my hand, people are going to think we’re lesbians.”

“We are lesbians.”

“Yeah but not with each other.”

“Ok, but we’re still—god, why are you so stupid?”

“Dunno. Why do you want to hold hands with a stupid person?”

“I don’t.”

“Evidence to the contrary.”

(Mocking voice) “Oooh evidence to the contrary.” (Normal voice) “such a fuckin’ smartass.”

“Oh I’m smart, now? Thought I was stupid”

*Slap fight ensues*

Anyway, I hope they figure out they’re in love soon.

[flyingpotstickers-deactivated20]

$5-10/Pay What U Want fanfic commissions open for a ✨special occasion✨ aka Will Goes To Disney

here's the deal: my good friend is going to disney with his class if they can raise enough money to do so. i want to help donate to the cause. so i'm going to raise money in order to donate to that cause by making 500-1K word ficlet prompt fills!

your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to prompt me with as many things as your wallet can allow, and send it to the paypal linked here ( xoxo ) preferably with a note reminding me that it's for un'kah's [kryptonian for my son] class trip. The prompts will be filled at as fast a turnover rate as possible; you should definitely keep in mind I'm going to college full time but also know that I'm still in love with the gay idiots I write for!!!!! @wonder-never-wander is going to fill some of the prompts too, so feel free to cater to his tastes in terms of fanfic as well. :)

please reblog this post even if you can't donate, just to spread the word!!! this commission spree is open until next thursday, september 21st. that's when i can't donate to the cause anymore. ok? ok. let's get will to disney.

<3

argos &son. [will]

p.s. a reminder of what fandoms and ships i've written for can be found here on my ao3 or in this epic list right here.

p.p.s. does that sound like a law firm in the making or what? dude!!!

[dkgwrites]

I realize we're all tightening our belts, at least figuratively, but if you have the money/inclination, help send a kid to Disney. For donations, even just a dollar helps. Reblogging helps too. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Contact @flyingpotstickers with questions.

[manny-jacinto]

a message from Rahul Kohli 

[whitepeopletwitter]

[wetwareproblem]

Literally anyone who’s read the results of any other time this experiment has been tried. Why are we still trying to prove the concept?

[kedreeva]

Here’s the link if anyone wants it!

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242937-universal-basic-income-seems-to-improve-employment-and-well-being/

Universal basic income seems to improve employment and well-being

Finland’s two-year test of universal basic income has concluded that it doesn't seem to disincentivise working, and improves recipients’ men

[kayasurin]

We’re still trying to prove the concept because in the West, Big Business and their owners, The 1%, are screaming at the thought of having to give up a little money so everyone can get universal income that supports life - meaning jobs either have to pay you to put up with the literal shit or people can walk away from them without becoming homeless.

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

Our entire system is basically based on people being so afraid of homelessness and starvation that they’ll accept any shit job for shit pay.

[jenniferrpovey]

Past experiments have shown that UBI:

Increases high school graduation rates

Reduces:

Domestic violence

Alcoholism

Emergency room visits related to mental health

Road traffic accidents.

All while not disincentivizing employment for most groups (the exceptions being high school students, who were able to focus on their studies, and new mothers…who were using it as maternity leave!)

People, for the most part, want to work.

UBI would allow us to expand the definition of “work.” If somebody can live off of UBI, then they can devote themselves to things which we don’t currently value financially such as the arts, raising children well, etc.

And if somebody wants to stay home and play video games all day…then so be it. Not that many will.,..and of those who do most will probably find some way to make that into their “work,” whether by providing play throughs and tutorials or competing seriously.

[jabberwockypie]

If somebody stops working all together as soon as they get UBI and stays home to play video games, they probably desperately needed a break.

There are so many people who are struggling with mental and physical illnesses, and chronic pain, who are still breaking themselves working because they don’t have another option - because it can take years to get on disability, and it’s not enough to survive on, so people keep going as long as they possibly can.

Even if it’s not a matter of disability, as such … people get burned out?

We’re not really built to do school and work with minimal breaks to the extent that we do.

Despite what our puritanical culture says, there’s no shame in needing a break.

[anarchapella]

The reason we don’t have UBI is not because it costs too much money like they say it’s because it would take away the leverage businesses have over their employees (starvation and death)

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

[therestlessforest]

[sanversandfriends]

Call for Sanvers Artists!

Dear Fandom Friends, the Sanvers and Friends Finish-the-Fic Challenge is looking for more artists, in particular Sanvers artists, for our event.

If you're a Sanvers artist, we would love to have you participate. Sign-up forms are below.

Sanvers & Friends Finish-the-Fic Sign-up Form

Welcome! Please use this form to sign up for this new finish-the-fic event! Writers and Betas and Artists all use this form. If you only wan

Join us and help break Winn out of Art Jail!

[dkgwrites]

The artist sign-up has been extended if anyone is interested in joining. I know they specifically want Sanvers artists, but there are several f/f ships being represented in the event. 

[dkgwrites]

The 2023 Sanvers & Friends Finish-the-Fic Challenge

Attention Fic Writers and Fan Artists and Beta Readers!!! Welcome to the 2023 Sanvers & Friends Finish-the-Fic Challenge: an event to help SG Queership writers finish those fics that have been float…

Writers, do you have one or two (hundred) WIPs silently judging you? 

[erenaeoth]

PLUSH BOOKS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

I received several comments this morning informing me that one of my fanfictions has been stolen and published for money by a company called "Plush Books". A group of saints on twitter have been helping fic authors who's fics have been stolen, and have been providing information on what to do if you are affected. Please reblog this so that fanfic authors can check if they have been plagarised and learn what to do if they have.

Plush Books have been using FicLabs to download entire fics then upload them and sell them as e-books and paperbacks on multiple different sites including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Abe Books and others.

Twitter user KokomRoily has been calling for help with contacting affected authors and a spread sheet in Google Docs of contacted authors has been made here. You can find the full list of works published by Plush Books here.

KokomRoily provides a good template to use with the Amazon DMCA takedown form (X, text version), which has limited characters, however, you will also need to search other sites too. Other sites have different legal requirements, and I'm copying the template I used here. A good way to find most of the places you need to contact is to look on Good Reads, which lists lots of the marketplaces selling the book.

Make sure you add an author note on the original story stating that this company do not have the rights to publish your fic. I strongly suggest sending this email from the email address that your fic account is registered to, in case you need to provide further evidence. Here is an email template that I put together based on the one above and modified according to the legal demands required on Barnes and Noble's takedown help page:

To whom it may concern,

I affirm under penalty of perjury that I am [YOUR AUTHOR NAME ON YOUR FIC], the author of the work "[YOUR FIC NAME]" posted at [LINK] (entire work) as a free-to-read story. My work has been stolen and published and you are currently listing the work as for sale at the following location [LINK ON MARKETPLACE] as "[BOOK NAME]" by Plush Books.

Under statute 17 USC 512, [MARKETPLACE] has a legal obligation to take down Plush Books' "[BOOK NAME]" in response to a valid DMCA takedown notice by the author. According to this statute, if "[BOOK NAME]" is not taken down, you are making [MARKETPLACE] liable to be sued. Please check with a manager to verify.

I will not be filling in my contact information such as home number and address and I am not required to do so in order for my claim to be valid. I have written in the author's note section of my story that I have not given Plush Books permission to use my work, which is proof enough that Plush Books has stolen the work from someone. If you would like more proof, I can email you screenshots of comments/kudos I've received from my readers from [DATE], the original date of publication, that are still in my inbox.

I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. The information in the notification is accurate, and I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please take ""[BOOK NAME]"" down.

Sincerely,

[YOUR AUTHOR NAME ON YOUR FIC]

[puppyboysex-deactivated20221029]

liberals really act like the average voter has more power than the president of the united states who could do a ton of things if he actually wanted to

[sapropel]

Liberals are like “GET OUT THERE and VOTE!!!! For the guy!!!” And when you vote for the guy and he gets elected and doesn’t do anything they’re like “👉👈 umm… he’s just shy”

[n22n]

He’s not even doing nothing though - the number of people held in ICE detention has increased by 70% since Biden took office, the federal prison population has grown for the first time in a decade, and he campaigned on being pro-union but he’s busting the rail union strike…and he just passed a $777,700,000,000 military budget while we’re facing record domestic poverty. He’s actively doing severely bad things.

[oatmealaddiction]

Hey friends, really fun that I’m seeing this on my dash right before midterms where tons of abortion bans are on the ballot, as well as tons of anti-trans legislation.

I thought we were past this shitty nihilist black pill approach to voting, but apparently not. Unless you guys have a concrete plan to oust every single elected official from office tomorrow and bring free healthcare to the masses, this sort of rhetoric is at best, very out of touch, and at worst, putting people in danger. Right now the Republican party is full of conspiratorial religious bigots who want to pass legislation to kick people out of their homes, restrict life saving healthcare, police sex and gender identity, and destroy BIPOC communities. There are actual not even shy about it white supremacists on the ballot this year. Just take a look at this list of all of the extremists running. These absolute scumbags run amok when no one is paying attention, and they are the people who would love it if leftists stayed home and didn’t vote. I’m so frustrated with this rhetoric of; “Well the democrats haven’t fixed America yet so it doesn’t matter if actual white supremacists and religious extremists who believe the earth is flat take over the Senate.” You’re making change actively harder for everyone at every level.

If you do not show up and vote, it is an endorsement of the worst candidate in the ballot. It’s the same as saying you don’t give a shit about the potential damage that could be done by a Nazi in office. If you hate Biden, by all means, keep hating. If you want to criticize his policies, keep it up. If you think the democratic party right now is a bunch of wet noodles, cool, we can have that discussion. But when you talk about how voting doesn’t matter, you’re holding the door open for extremists who are actively trying to put Trump back in office whether he wins democratically or not. If you think we need to do more than vote in order to make substantial change, I agree wholeheartedly! But there’s no call to action in this post, just people undermining the vote. I have no patience for it anymore. If you care about the people in this country at all, show up and vote.

[cluegrrl]

ANYBODY WHO TRIES TO CONVINCE YOU, FOR ANY REASON, NOT TO VOTE, IS TRYING TO SUPPRESS YOUR VOTE.

[jujuberry136]

Politics often makes infuriatingly incremental progress - until a pen stroke wipes it all out. So what has Biden done for us? What have the Democrats in the House and the Senate done for us the last two years? And why might you want to vote (and I’d recommend voting Democrat) in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections?

- Got the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed. This not only will address a ton of backlogged vital repairs for our bridges and roads, but it also directs funding to electric vehicle charging stations (key if we want to transition away from a fossil-fuel based fleet), and also invested in bringing more reliable broadband internet to rural areas (guys… 42 million Americans don’t have reliable access to internet). It also provides funding for communities to invest in infrastructure that will make them more resilient to climate change.

- Reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (through 2027). Personally, I think working to combat gender-based violence is a good thing. This reauthorization contained some great provisions, including granting Tribal court jurisdiction to cover non-Tribal perpetrators who commit these crimes on Tribal land, increasing support for LGBTQA+ communities, and establishing a Federal office and pathway for civil cases where your pictures/videos are circulated online without your permission

- Passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which caps healthcare costs for those on Medicare (including a cap on insulin at $35/month), provides tax incentives for clean energy (including residential solar, EVs, or other energy efficient home appliances), and some provisions to provide enforcement support to identify those who are not properly paying their taxes among wealthier Americans (over $400,000/year in income) and companies. It also imposed a tax on stock buybacks, which should theoretically incentivize companies to invest profits into their companies rather than shareholders/CEOs.

- Rejoined the Paris Agreement and international negotiations to combat climate change. Congress also authorized the Kigali Amendment to phase out HFCs (which have a much higher global warming potential than CO2)

- Student loan relief via Executive Office action. Is it the same dollar value Biden promised in his campaign? No. But I’ll take $10K over $0K any day.

- Took Executive Action to pardon Americans convicted (in the Federal system) of marijuana possession. The House has passed the MORE Act in 2020 and 2022 (to decriminalize possession), but the Senate hasn’t taken action (yet?) so no movement on broader changes to the legal system that would make this type of action unnecessary in the future.

- Took Executive Action to instruct the Food and Drug Administration to make hearing aids available over the counter without a prescription. Government estimates think this could bring the price down by $3,000. They’re either now (or will be soon) available at major retailers, including CVS, Walmart, Walgreen, Hy-Vee, and Best Buy.

And hey - if you hate all of these things, if you think that they are terrible for the country? You should vote too.

[dkgwrites]

All of this. Watch out for the “your vote is meaningless” propaganda because that’s exactly what it is. If your vote didn’t have any value, they wouldn’t be working so hard to keep you from exercising it. Keep them scared of you and keep voting.

[homunculus-argument]

One of the most unexpectedly and unintentionally amusing interactions I've seen on reddit was while browsing through the comments of a very predominantly female community. Not being specifically LGBT-focused, it was also naturally predominantly cishet just because that's how population statistics work. There was a conversation there about how men just don't understand how dangerous life can be as a woman, they've never had to play russian roulette with going out on dates and hoping they'll have a great night instead of ending up on a missing persons list.

Someone lamented how draining and exhausting it can be, starting a new relationship always means having to explain to another guy about why she needs to know where the security cameras are in places where she'll have to go alone at times when there aren't any other people there, and sometimes they just refuse to get it, because the only part of "sometimes men assault people" they hear is "men", and they'll immediately start defending themselves, that he personally would never assault anyone.

Then someone suggested to her, has she tried dating trans guys? Plenty of them are straight, have about the same range of personalities and interests as cis men do, and depending on her preferences essentially the only difference is that they get it. The original person hadn't considered that, and thanked for the suggestion.

And I know none of this is funny in any way, but it was so hilariously unexpectedly neutral. Neither fetishising nor invalidating, just a casual "have you tried this other type of dude", like someone had lamented how they want a dog but wouldn't want dog hair everywhere, and someone else suggesting dog breeds that don't shed.

[radiofreederry]

Hey this is why you stop fucking buying her shit btw

[todayiseverything]

Everyone! Buy HP stuff second hand or on etsy (which HP is much cooler than official merch btw). Dont let this terf fu*ker get more money

[radiofreederry]

Don't buy any fucking merch you fucking moron is it so fucking hard to detach yourself from this stupid fucking book series

[cadhla182]

So long as the franchise remains culturally relevant she'll have social and political power behind her name, which she already uses to inflame hatred towards trans people and support hate groups. Wearing her merch, no matter who you buy it from, supports that. Letting the franchise die removes it and hopefully rent on her fucking castle would drain her bank account with no income.

Grow the fuck up and move the fuck on.

[queerfemme]

the moon is a lesbian and she hates terfs

[queerfemme]

the moon told me personally that she thinks you’re obnoxious and hopes you never get a girlfriend

[q-is-a-letter]

I have a theory that the moon IS a trans woman cause she’s always associated with feminine things but when we saw the craters that look like a face we called it “The Man In The Moon”. She’s a woman with a face that people may perceive as male. She’s a beautiful trans woman

[queerfemme]

[excalibelle]

the moon is a beautiful trans woman who hates terfs and shows her face every night to remind other trans women they are beautiful and strong and loved and important and wonderful and that terfs and their opinions dont matter

[hiranyaksha-deactivated20220613]

I wanna add to this if it’s ok?? In Hindu mythology, Chandra, the moon, was originally thought of as a male deity. However, as time went on, symbolism involving the moon and the name “Chandra” itself became identified with femininity, with beautiful girls being described as having “moon-like faces,” with their dark, long hair reminding lovers of the midnight sky, and names like “Nilaa” (”moon” in Tamil) and “Indu” (in Sanskrit) are now pretty much now completely girl names! 

AlsO Chandra is married to 27 wives, who are all stars. The moon is a trans lesbian and is gay for all the stars in the sky. 

[fandomssaremysoul]

Reblog if you’re gay for the trans lesbian poly moon who supports all woman.

[dkgwrites]

Healthcare Travel

I’m sitting through a webinar for Point32 (the merged company made from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Healthcare) and they brought up healthcare travel due to the new state specific limitations in female reproductive care after Roe v. Wade was overturned. In a wbur article, it states, “Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care said they will cover airfare, rental cars, and hotel stays for people who can’t get abortions where they live. This follows a similar move from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.”  https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/07/18/massachusetts-health-plans-abortion-travel-expenses

What does this mean for you?

If you live in a state which has limited your reproductive rights, it will be up to your health insurance carrier whether or not they provide this. So if your company’s situs state is Massachusetts (this is likely available in other progressive states, but the majority of my clients are in the NE) and it uses one of the major regional carriers (Tufts, HPHC, or BCBS MA... still waiting for an update from Allways) you will have travel covered for necessary reproductive medical care that isn’t allowed in your state. (Note: There are Blue Cross Blue Shield carriers across the country, and they are not the same, so don’t expect BCBS TX to cover this.) It’s possible Cigna, UHC, and Aetna will offer this dependent on the situs state of the employer, so stay tuned if you are on a national carrier.

Good luck to all and if you have general health insurance questions and I might be able to health, feel free to DM me. I’m a licensed broker.

Get out there and vote, everyone!

[mysharona1987]

[brunhiddensmusings]

[wretchedly]

[flyingpotstickers-deactivated20]

Kirstin's Family Rebuild, organized by Kirstin McWhorter

Hi, I'm Kirstin and my family suffered a huge loss on Sunday morning early. Our house caug… Kirstin McWhorter needs your support for Kirstin's Family Rebuild

[dkgwrites]

If you can donate, please consider it. If you can’t please, share the post. This family needs help.

[fandomsandfeminism]

What a lot of people get wrong about the abortion debate is this- they want to argue "abortion is good/bad/ok but in whatever circumstances/etc".

But that isn't the question at all. The question is "is this the government's business?" And "are strangers entitled to make this choice for you?" "Legally, who gets final say on your pregnancy/medical choices?"

And regardless of how you feel about abortion, I can't imagine anyone wanting their govenor/senator/president getting to decide that.

[sonia-marmeladova]

actually the question is “is this killing a human being” and “should we let others kill humans on account of convenience”

[fandomsandfeminism]

"Convenience" has nothing to do with it.

Yall throw that word around, but it doesn't even make sense in this context.

We aren't talking about which Starbucks to stop at on the way home, or ordering Grubhub instead of cooking. We're talking about a deeply intimate, personal medical issue. We're talking about 40 weeks and irreparable changes to your body, inherent physical and emotional hardship, and unavoidable financial stress.

It's absolutely not a question of "convenience", and you using that word to vilify the people who disagree with you and strip this conversation of the gravitas and nuance it deserves is bullshit.

[dkgwrites]

Maybe the questions are “are mass shootings killing humans” and “should we get realistic gun control and background checks in place to stop the killing of humans under the guise of individual liberties”.

Would anyone in the NRA be willing to forever give up the ability to have a gun and gun license if it would save frozen embryos? 

How about “does renal kidney failure kill humans” and “should people be allowed not to become living organ donors on account of convenience”?

Are all healthy adults going to be forced to give blood monthly to save lives?

What’s the line of where we’ll allow the government to make decisions for our bodies?

[dkgwrites]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 13/13 Fandom: Supergirl (TV 2015) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Characters: Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers, Lena Luthor, Kelly Olsen (Supergirl TV 2015), Lex Luthor, Lillian Luthor, Winn Schott Jr., James "Jimmy" Olsen, Nia Nal Additional Tags: Minor Alex Danvers/Kelly Olsen, Alex is the best big sister, Mental Health Issues, Supernatural Elements, Kara Danvers Needs a Hug, Therapy, I try to leave a major point to your interpretation, Minor James "Jimmy" Olsen/Winn Schott Jr, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

Kara stares longingly at the beautiful girl on the bus every day, too shy, too unsure to even say hello. When she does, it will be the best thing in her life. It will be the worst thing in her life.

This story explores the thin line between a mental health issue and a paranormal event. Read along as Kara heals, learns to forgive and love herself, and finds her happily ever after. This fic has unusually short chapters for my work, but it ended up feeling too big to post as one piece.