What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World

25 yrs old. Queer as hell. I am overly fond of anything that could possibly someday make me feel a little bit less alone.

[allthingseurope]

Meissen, Germany (by Friedhelm)

[juliastiles]

[eliminated]

[imyourcherrybomb]

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind; 2004 kate winslet as clementine

[dog-teeth]

dog teeth #291

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[violadvis]

Hocus Pocus (1993) dir. Kenny Ortega

[capacity]

Weird how every career is depressing except for being a clear stream untouched by mankind in the mountains

[anthonybourdainpartsunknown]

corrective action

[vague-humanoid]

be the change you want to see in the world

[dearydeerling-deactivated201904]

His name is  Onur Albayrak! Here’s the story.

Hurriyet Daily News reports that Albayrak had been hired to photograph the July 5th wedding at Turgut Özal Nature Park in the eastern Turkish province of Malatya. On the day of, when he noticed that the bride-to-be didn’t look like an adult, he asked the groom her age and learned that she was only 15.

“The groom had come to my studio some two weeks ago and was alone,” Albayrak tells the Daily News. “I saw the bride for the first time at the wedding. She’s a child, and I felt her fear because she was trembling.”

Albayrak then reportedly refused to continue as the wedding photographer and attempted to stop the wedding.

The argument soon turned physical when the groom attacked him as he was attempting to leave, Albayrak says. The photographer ended up breaking the client’s nose in the fight, according to local reports.

Albayrak confirmed the reports in a Facebook post, which has been met with widespread approval, attracting thousands of Likes and hundreds of overwhelmingly positive comments.

“I wish this had never happened, but it did,” Albayrak writes. “And if you were to ask me if I’d do the same thing again, I’d say ‘yes.’ Child brides are [victims] of child abuse and no power on earth can make me photograph a child in a wedding gown.”

The legal minimum age for marriage in Turkey is 18-years-old for both sexes, and child marriage is punishable by imprisonment for men who marry underage girls. Despite being outlawed, however, child marriage is still prevalent in the country and remains a controversial political issue.

[Source] – go read the rest!

[erikacpataki]

this guy is a hero.

btw - let’s remind ourselves, americans, that unlike turkey, in the US the legal minimum age for marriage is only 18 in two states. in alabama, you can be married as young as fourteen years old if you have “parental permission”. in california, you can get married under 18 if you go to counseling, have a parent with you when you apply for the marriage license, and appear before a judge. in some states, there isn’t even a specific minimum age for marriage.

the minimum marriage age for girls in new hampshire is 13 years old.

48 states allow child marriage.

child marriage is not an “over there” problem, it happens right here, legally. any one of us might find ourselves called upon to break somebody’s nose if we encounter something like this occurring. we also have a responsibility to support groups and laws trying to end child marriage in this country.

[tabloidsores]

There is nothing that embodies all my favorite things in a character design more than

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My boyfriend didn’t go to university until he was 28 because he didn’t feel anywhere near ready when he was 18. He graduated with first-class honours, went on to do a Masters, and is now a history teacher. It’s so much more important to do things when you’re able to fully commit to them and do them to the best of your ability than to rush to do them by an imaginary deadline.

[cheaphalloweencostume]

when i was a toddler i thought god was an imperceivable web of white pulsing membranes stretched over itself a million times and i thought he lived inside the wooden pulpit at my church

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[incendavery]

i want to dream

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Juana de Ibarbourou, tr. by G. Dundas Craig, from Poems; “The Strong Bond,”

[beccaland]

Heaven Sent live commentary with Rachel Talalay and Sarah Dollard

Sarah: “Peter spent billions of years training to punch a racist in Thin Ice.”

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I'm homeless and I need helping renting a room

Hey everyone!

I’ve been homeless for over a few months now. I was living in a very abusive, controlling environment and was kicked out without a penny to my name. I have survived thus far through donations to help me with food and getting a warm hotel room for those super cold nights. My need for temporary safe shelter has become very overwhelming and also very draining. The only thing that’s going to give me any footing or fighting hope in this world right now is to have long-term shelter.

I’ve had a previous fundraiser post going around asking for help so that I could afford to rent a room for two months. Since that post has gone up a friend has come forward and asked me to go in with him on renting an apartment/house. My friend is very aware of how desperate my situation is and is understanding of my financial situation. He has offered to pay my half of the deposit so long as I can pay my half of the first month of rent. We are planning on moving into a new housing situation by the end of February.

He has asked me to try and save between $600-700. With the money raised from my last fundraiser I have $189. That means I’ll need $411 by February 28th. Gofundme accepts donations from the US & other countries. You can also donate to my Venmo @Candice-S-4.

I have felt so much shame about my situation, but with this friend stepping in and helping me out I feel like the dark clouds are now opening up to some sunshine. I just need your help to help me get there so that I can get my leg up and get my life back on track.

Please donate if you’re able to. Any donation no matter how small, greatly helps me out. If you’re unable to donate, please reblog and spread the word. Thank you for taking the time to read and I hope you have an amazing day today. <3 :)

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