Dating Jim, but not as we know it.

This is not a Star Trek blog. It's a dating blog. I'm a feminist ally, a cartoonist and a catcher. I HATE "nice guys" and how most guys conduct themselves on OKCupid. I'm a 31 year old bisexual Irish dude. Based in Dublin. My Privileges: Male, White, Cis and Able-Bodied.I'm here, I'm queer, and I'm angry about bi erasure; Get used to it. He/Him/His

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David Hockney (b. 1937), Dog Painting 41, 1995

Oil on canvas, 21 ¾ x 13 in.

[sparklejamesysparkle]

“𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲: ‘𝐎𝐡, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐭. 𝐈𝐭’𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.’ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲: ‘𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜!’ 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝.” Elizabeth Taylor chats with Whoopi Goldberg on the debut episode of The Whoopi Goldberg Show, originally broadcast in syndication on September 14th, 1992. An early trailblazer in the fight against HIV/AIDS and a staunch and outspoken LGBTQ+ ally, Elizabeth committed her time and energy to the cause when her friend and co-star Rock Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS prior to his passing in 1985. Elizabeth went on to become a co-founder (alongside Dr. Mathilde Krim) of the first AIDS research center amfAR, and later founded her separate Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991 with the specific focus of providing nutritious meals (as well as medical and financial assistance) to people living with HIV and AIDS. She also lobbied the U.S. congress to contribute more money for AIDS research and education, devoting the last twenty-six years of her life to the cause. After Elizabeth passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, a large portion of the $156,800,000 raised at the Christie’s auction of her legendary jewelry collection was bequeathed to her charity in order to continue providing the services and assistance she believed were important in perpetuity. Still actively raising funds today, Elizabeth’s grandson Quinn Tivey is now an officer and co-trustee of her foundation. Reflecting on his grandmother’s humanitarianism and advocacy, he recently stated: “The fight against HIV/AIDS was such a vital part of her legacy, and although the fight is far from over, I’m honored to see the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation continue her work, educating legislators, raising awareness for the public, disproving myths and decreasing fear and stigma. Grandma stood up for what she believed in, living boldly and courageously. She would never buckle under pressure, and she certainly would not support the status quo if the status quo didn’t feel right.”

[goawayimdrunk]

Still my favorite strip on the internet.

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they killed him for this

[dailynarnia]

is jake gyllenhaal gay??

why would you ask us, a narnia blog, this

[helloitsbees]

happy pride month to this post specifically

[heycallmered]

people will really come into kink spaces and say you can't forcefem women like there wasn't a feature length movie about an elderly gay man forcefemming a woman as part of scheme to thwart an elaborate assassination attempt before the killer even determined their target

[llama2237]

What... What movie is this.

[heycallmered]

[heycallmered]

ain't no way in hell this post even breaks 500

[marmoset-marmoset]

i was trying so hard to remember the nonexistent assassination subplot in My Fair Lady

[josephbrassey]

“Haha remember when murder-hornets were gonna be a thing? What a nothingburger.”

Yes, because the Washington state government activated like a sleeper-cell and ruthlessly, systematically hunted them down and annihilated them.

“Y2K came to nothing amirite?”

Yes because an army of software engineers working around the clock, losing sleep, and busting ass till the last minute prevented it from happening.

“Remember the hole in the ozone layer?”

You mean the one that was fixed through rigorous world wide government action?

One of the root problems of our society is a refusal or inability by media to articulate that all those “it’s gonna be an apocalypse” disasters were not disasters because we collectively did something about them.

The good news is this is actually quite correctable. I maintain my firm belief that we as humans are capable of solving almost all of our problems, when we decide to do so.

And I still think that’s going to happen. I don’t know when or how, but I do know that abandoning hope won’t help bring it about.

And I refuse to let the cynics own a chunk of my heart.

[gudamor]

Happy Smallpox Eradication Day

[rapunzelie]

Name mutuals as parks and Rec characters?

@feministcaptainkirk as Ben Wyatt@black–lamb as L’il Sebastian@shouldbedoingsomethingproductive as Leslie Knope@angelicpadawan as Tom Haverford’s roomba@henneydreams as Donna@rapunzeliette as April@petitetimidgay as Jean Ralphiomore to come as i think of them

[feministcaptainkirk]

I’m Ron Swanson or no one!

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another small addition

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last truth tea

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[ninja-suffragette]

[murdershegoat]

leo dicaprio was nominated five times in twenty two years

amy adams was nominated five times in eight years. 

it took her less than half the time it took him to get the same number of nominations.

her performances are poignant, subtle, always beautifully delivered. 

the fact she wasn’t even nominated for arrival is an absolute atrocity.

this is the hill on which i die.

[vvyrmfood]

why there are no century old toys in toy story

[thisblogisgoingtobedeletedsoon]

trans women donation masterlist

aka for every transphobe i had to interact with i found a link to help donate to trans women. you can definitely send me more because i bet im gonna need more.

trans women of color collective

homeless black transwomen (nearly there)

black trans woman transition fund (23k of 50k)

help a trans woman escape yemen (3k of 12k)

save the gully queens of jamaica (45k of 100k)

memorial fund for bree black (3k of 10k)

trans woman of color seeking housing (nearly there)

memorial fund for chyna gibson (4k of 15k donated)

black trans woman gender affirmation fund (20k of 45k)

transition fund (2k of 15k)

medical funds (tw: r*pe) (11k of 20k)

poc trans woman transition fund (5k of 35k)

transition fund (6k of 10k)

support trans asylum seekers (usage of queer) (19k of 25k)

major surgery transitional fund (2k of 95k)

medical support (diabetic coma) (13k of 15k)

transitional funds (10k of 25k)

trans pride march (920 of 1.8k)

hrt fundraiser (445 of 3.6k)

reentry fund (help with housing, clothing, etc) (2k of 4k)

transitional surgery (990 of 5k)

transition fund (2k of 50k)

memorial fund for lisa bryk (tw s*icide mention in description) (7k of 20k)

transitional fund (3k of 20k)

bottom surgery fund (2.5k of 5k)

help two trans women get on their feet (160 of 5k)

supports trans women of color in legal system (and reentry) 

help a trans woman escape a bad household (4.5k of 10k)

support a trans woman after being attacked (810 of 2k)

help for medical treatments + better living (545 of 3.5k)

help trans woman pay for car repairs (19.7k of 25k)

trans woman of color transition fund (3.8k of 20k)

incarcerated trans woman college fund (12k of 20k)

donation to flee an ab*sive house before becoming homeless (1.3k of 6k)

vocal surgery fundraiser (1k of 5k)

support to keep a trans woman off the streets (immediately 150 but anything past that helps as well)

gender conformation surgery donation (77.5k of 100k)

help two trans women get conceal and carry permits (50 of 1.5k)

help a black trans woman fight cancer (3.4k of 5k)

the okra project (donates home cooked meals to black trans people) *

LAST UPDATED: 9/1

* not trans woman/transfem specific

[trans-axolotl]

Just learned that Caster Semenya lost her legal battle and I’m so fucking sad. this is such a huge loss for intersex people in sports and sets a real fucking dangerous precedent that essentially excludes all intersex people from participating in sports unless they go through (unconsensual) HRT. the blatent racism and intersexism that the court is showing is fucking despicable and I’m so fucking upset. 

i’m also really fucking suspicious that the ONLY people talking about intersexism in the context of this legal descision are intersex people. even when this is BLATENTLY and obviously intersexist like, perisex people refuse to recognize it. and that’s fucking disappointing. i know there isn’t much awareness or solidairty with us, but still. it’s not a big ask to ask y’all to do the bare minimum of explicitly calling intersexism out for what it is.  perisex people fucking do better. 

[kiyokospeaks]

It’s also important to mention that what Caster Semenya is facing isn’t intersexism alone, but anti-blackness, and more specifically misogynoir. Black women are consistently punished for not lining up with white standards of womanhood.

[image ID: two tweets from user Wagatwe Wanjuki. The first is in response to a tweet that reads: “Pretty much every elite athlete on earth was born with a body that does shit differently than “normal people.” Caster Semenya is being penalized for how her body works just because of trans panic. Nobody ever asked Michael Phelps to get a lung removed to make it fairer!”

Wagatwe replies: “Not just because of trans panic. This is also about Black womanhood and Africanness and how we are never “woman” enough.”

Her second tweet reads: “Transphobia, racism, & colonialism are all at play. It’s not lost on me that it’s a court in a white country deciding what a Black woman must do to her body. state-sanctioned medical “interventions” against BW based on perceived deviance from “true” white womanhood aren’t new.”

End image ID.]

[rosetower]

Stop calling it transphobia and trans panic. It’s intersexism. Caster Semenya is Intersex. These issues overlap greatly but are not the exact same. You WILL look at the rhetoric people use to discuss intersex lives and you WILL critically examine how transgender discussion does not include intersex people. Start putting in the work. Stop calling it JUST transphobia.

And as disclaimer: everything in the tweets is correct EXCEPT for calling it transphobia and trans panic.

[dominateeye]

ID: A tweet from ayodele olofintuade (@aeolofintuade). It quotes a tweet from Ejura Salihu (@EjuraSalihu), which says “Can’t they just create separate sport categories for trans people? It’s the only fair option.” olofintuade responds “Semanya is not Trans. She’s intersex and identifies as female. This battle is about misogynoir and race.”

[neonprotagonist]

hannibal lecter did all of that because he is a gemini.

[neonprotagonist]

i’m not talking about the crimes by the way i mean the thousand dollar plaid suits

[fussybees-deactivated20200928]

AKCKKFJDBHSHSLCSN

[nudityandnerdery]

I mean, this screenshot alone is funnier than most of them manage to be.

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

This looks funny but the BBC just got a new right wing Director General who has announced his plans to scrap the satirical comedy shows Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and "Nish Kumar" (Kumar's show is actually called The Mash Report but interesting that the brown guy was called out by name don't you think?)

The reason for this scrapping? These shows are "too left wing and critical of the government".

It doesn't matter that Have I Got News For You was hosted by the Prime Minister FOUR TIMES and that those appearances are widely credited with Johnsons popularity. It doesn't matter that the Conservative party has been in power for a decade so of course the jokes are going to be mostly about them, and that when Labour were in power the jokes were about them. Because that's how political satire works. It doesn't matter that during the last election there were probably 10 Corbyn jokes to every Johnson joke and it doesn't matter that the government shutting down THREE SEPARATE COMEDY SHOWS or even threatening to do so simply because they make fun of the government is literally fucking censorship.

Because apparently nothing fucking matters anymore.

[liberalsarecool]

Keep in mind, Amazon workers rely on food stamps while Amazon posts record profits.

[nikkoliferous]

When corporations like Amazon and Walmart don’t pay their workers enough to live, and those workers are then forced to rely on government subsidies like food stamps to survive, you the taxpayer are essentially paying their wage ON BEHALF of that corporation.

That should make you very, very angry at the corporation that’s screwing both you AND the worker whose tab you’re forced to pick up.

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