Thus is the defining characteristic of gay millennials: we straddle the pre-Glee and post-Glee worlds. We went to high school when faggot wasnât even considered an F-word, when being a lesbian meant boys just didnât want you, when being nonbinary wasnât even a remote option. We grew up without queer characters in our cartoons or Nickelodeon or Disney or TGIF sitcoms. We were raised in homophobia, came of age as the world changed around us, and are raising children in an age where itâs never been easier to be same-sex parents. Weâre both lucky and jealous. As the state of gay evolved culturally and politically, we were old enough to see it and process it and not take it for grantedâold enough to know what the world was like without it. Despite the success of Drag Race, the existence of lesbian Christmas rom-coms, and openly transgender Oscar nominees, we havenât moved on from the trauma of growing up in a culture that hates us. We donât move on from trauma, really. We canât really leave it in the past. It becomes a part of us, and we move forward with it.
For LGBTQ+ milennials, our pride is couched in painful memories of a culture repulsed and frightened by queerness. That makes us skittish. It makes us loud. It makes us fear that all this progress, all this tolerance [âŠ] can vanish as quickly as it all appeared.
Coming from a reference group where everyoneâs first queer movie was either Rocky Horror or Brokeback Mountain, itâs fascinating to talk (in person!) to gay teenagers who grew up with Korra and Stephen Universe and She-Ra.Â
The sheer culture clash of trying to explain that Brokeback Mountain was received as and treated as a punchline. Two men fall in love and one gets murdered for it. Considering the time this movie was made, that isnât a spoiler: thatâs an inevitability.
And all the popular culture at the time would only reference it to laugh at it.
Spraying peaceful protesters with freezing water in freezing temps is not normal.
Alt-right isnât a thing. Itâs called White Supremacy. It isnât normal.
Fascism in the White House isnât normal.
President-elects picking fights with FUCKING Broadway casts isnât normal. Teachers calling students âniggers,â or telling Muslim and Mexican students they will be deported isnât normal.
Trump isnât normal.
Do not normalize this. It will get innocent people brutalized and killed. Speak up. Get up.
My momâs coworker got a phone call from his kids (ages 7 & 5) on the day of the election. They were crying and asking if they were going to be sent back to Africa because some kid at school was taunting them. That is not normal.
For the first time since 1941, anthrax has hit Western Siberia, with 1,500 reindeer dying and 13 Yamal nomads being hospitalized including 4 children.
This is because unusually high temperatures (itâs 10 degrees Fahrenheit higher than normal) have melted permafrost containing the corpse of a reindeer that died of the bacteria 75 years ago.
Anthrax goes dormant when frozen, turning into a spore that reanimates when the temperature rises. Scientists estimate it can survive in this state for a minimum of 100 years.
In Siberia, dozens of herders have been relocated, a quarantine is in place and a state of emergency has been declared by the mayor.
This renews concerns that ancient viruses and bacteria could once again pose a threat, as the earth warms.
In 2014 scientists discovered that a Siberian virus, pithovirus sibericum, which lay dormant in permafrost for 30,000 years, became infectious again once thawed.
They are so desperate to see Hillary lose, several thousand have now huddled up around Jill Stein as the third-party spoiler. That means that their need for revenge is bigger than their need to preserve a moderate to liberal Supreme Court. Itâs bigger than the safety of Muslim Americans under a spiteful Trump presidency. Itâs bigger than respecting millions of hardworking Latino immigrants. Itâs bigger than the fate of LGBT families whose rights will be stripped and reversed under a conservative Supreme Court. Itâs bigger than the bare bones austerity budget Paul Ryan wants and needs to pass, reversing the course of decades of post-Roosevelt social policies. Itâs bigger than demanding equal rights for women not be rolled back. Itâs bigger than the environment because Trump has made it very clear that he doesnât believe in climate change and wants to drill baby drill, burn coal till thereâs no more to burn, and âbomb their oil and take their oil.â Their need for revenge is bigger than any other concern facing anyone poor, struggling, needy or oppressed. It has only to do with their anger and rage, their sense of entitlement, their hatred of women.
Bernie or Bust Supporters Continue to Sabotage Clinton Just to Prove a Point â The Policy (via existentialcrisisfactory)
This attitude is fundamentally selfish and shows these people being privileged beyond comprehension and suffering from a severe lack of empathy.
persistent bernie/stein supporters ignoring the concerns that we raise about a probable trump presidency if we donât unite to vote for hillary i think is a symptom of the underlying motivation behind a lot of social justice and activist activity on the internet
itâs not about change, itâs not about improving the lives of other people, itâs about adopting the most visibly progressive platform to place yourself as morally and ethically superior to your peers
i saw a post that was like, people who are able to throw their vote away on a third party or write-in, or abstain from voting at all, have a specific privilege that allows them to be uninvested in the real dangers that a trump presidency imposes on peopleâs lives. so they get to make Symbolic votes because the outcome doesnât truly effect them.Â
Do not write-in or vote third party (i mean seriously? google ralph nader and the 2000 election. donât vote 3rd party).
If you do not want Donald Trump to be the next President of your country, grow up and vote for Hillary Clinton because a) she is almost exactly as liberal as Sanders anyway (I think they agree on like 93% of issues) and b) SHE WILL BE MUCH BETTER FOR YOUR COUNTRY THAN DONALD FUCKING TRUMP and c) SHE IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS A CHANCE AT BEATING HIM.
Everyone says communication is the most important part of a relationship â but what does healthy communication actually look like? If you're stuck on this question, Celia Edell has practical tips to help.
1) âSay what you need from your partner. These needs will change over time. Your partner cannot read your mind, you have to tell them exactly what would help you when youâre struggling. When things are good, tell them what they are doing that you are liking.â
2) âCheck in with your partner on what they need from you. Pretty simple. Just asking things like, âDid you have a good day? How can I help you? What do you feel like doing today?â Things you probably already ask them, but just making sure that youâre asking because you really want to know the answer.â
3) âValidate that what theyâre saying is of interest to you, and that youâre listening. That is often all that someone wants after a long day, or a big thing happening.â
4) âRecognize how your partnerâs identity affects them. If youâre in a relationship with someone who is not exactly like you, there will be things that they have not experienced, that you experience regularly, and vice versa. Learn to listen to your partner when they talk about these things, and recognize that their movement through the world is likely different from yours. This just requires us to take each other into account in an intersectional sense, and be sensitive to the different needs that arise from an oppressed identity.â
5) âAdmit when youâve made a mistake. Tell your partner when theyâve pissed you off, being honest about saying how it is, instead of making excuses or protecting each other unnecessarily. Even if the truth is that things arenât great right now, they are much more likely to improve if youâre both on the same page, rather than one of you hiding your uncertainty from the other one.â
6) âRephrase what your partner is trying to say, to clarify it to yourself, and see if youâre correct. Usually, if Iâm mad, Iâm not correct about it. Usually, Iâm misinterpreting, because Iâm upset or angry. If I say, âOh, so youâre saying that we shouldnât do this?â My partner can now see how Iâm misinterpreting his words, he can restate them, like, âNo, I just mean we shouldnât do it today.â
7) âAvoid saying anything with the intention to hurt, because they will remember your words. Watch that what you way is really what you mean, and something that they can actually do something aboutâŠ. If you and/or your partner resort to name calling, mocking, or insulting each other when things are tense, thatâs something that you should try to address. My partner and I have a rule of no name calling. Heâs never called me a name.â
8) âTry not to withdraw from confrontation and just hope it will go away, because you need to be able to talk these things out. You can walk away and collect your thoughts, but you should come back willing to give a hard conversation a go, because if youâre having a hard conversation and you get worked up, you might say something you regret.â
âCommunicating is not easy. It can feel awkward, forced, unfair, but it is ultimately the most important aspect of being in a rewarding relationship, I think.â
I really donât understand the people that are saying: ânow that Bernie endorses Hillary Iâm voting Trumpâ. Like really? When you run out of soda you donât drink a glass of bleach instead either, right?!
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