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Genderqueer trans guy (he/him), 25, living with depression and anxiety, just trying to be happy

[genderqueer-link-blog]

I dress extra fancy when I’m dming that day.

[thefibrodiaries]

coming to terms with and accepting your illnesses is good and healthy it does not mean you’re “giving in” or “letting them win”

[allez-argeiphontes-deactivated2]

also: there are no medals for getting off your meds, stopping therapy or no longer needing regular appointments.

You are not weak for needing ongoing treatment. Accepting your condition and getting the help you need is HARD but it’s a massive achievement and you should be proud. You got this.

[trans-guy-positive-blog]

You are worthy of love, remember that ♥

[genderqueer-link-blog]

I started playing Overwatch.

I suck at it

[missmentelle]

At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.  At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer. 

At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.   At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.

At age 28, Wayne Coyne ( from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook. At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.  At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.  At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs. Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51. Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40. Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40. Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career and landed his first movie role at age 42. Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first major movie role until he was 46.

Morgan Freeman landed his first major movie role at age 52. Kathryn Bigelow won the Academy Award for Best Director when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57. Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76. Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78. Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21. Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow. Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it. 

Never tell yourself you missed your chance. 

Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough. 

You can do it. Whatever it is. 

[irinaspoetry]

Holy shit this is inspiring

[itscassandra]

oh how i needed to see this

[hannahdavis91-deactivated201612]

This came at the right time.

[prettyboyshyflizzy]

Needed this

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due to popular request after someone submitted a lock screen screenshot of this here is the screensaver version of this post

please reblog if you save it xo xo

[chibird]

I’m a big supporter of self care, but I also want to motivate people to challenge themselves to improve and get things done! 🌸✨I hope you all figure out your balance!

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[questingqueer]

Not medically transitioning doesn’t make a transgender person a “faker” or a “transtrender” or “basically cis” 

Trans people who have a medical condition that prevents them from medically transitioning in the way that they’d like to are valid

Trans people who are unable to afford access to medical transitioning are valid

Trans people who are minors and have parents who prevent them from medically transitioning are valid

Trans people who are waiting to medically transition for any reason are valid

Trans people who aren’t comfortable with the end results of certain surgeries and would rather not do them are valid

Trans people who are mentally ill and therefore unable to access transitioning because they can’t get a letter in support of them and their mental health are valid

Trans people would rather not go through the whole process of getting surgery and going through the recovery are valid

Trans people who can’t afford to take time off from work to get surgery are valid

Trans people who are comfortable with their bodies because their bodies are their bodies even if most people of their gender have a different body are valid

Trans people who don’t want to change their bodies are valid no matter what their reason is

Trans people who don’t plan on ever medically transitioning are valid

Trans people who aren’t able to medically transition right now but plan on medically transitioning one day are valid

Transgender people who haven’t medically transitioned aren’t “less trans” than trans people who are on hormones and have had surgery

[angelfeminist]

Its okay to be taking baby steps towards a better you. Forgive yourself when you’re not doing 100%, its important to be gentle with yourself. Small progress is still progress, you’re going to be just fine sweet pea 🌸

[sundathe]

[positiveautistic-deactivated202]

“Putting yourself first is not selfish”

[soundsnotstr8]

[genderqueer-link-blog]

[sallymolay]

Real Live Trans Adults

After Leelah Alcorn’s suicide, Oakland-based comedian Red Durkin started the hashtag #RealLiveTransAdult (top image above) to show transgender people afraid of coming out that there is hope and an abundance of possibilities.

Hundreds went online to share their stories (above). This is no longer news, but these tweets are so powerful and the message so important, I’ll share them anyway.

[userboxer]

[letters-to-lgbt-kids]

My dear lgbt+ kids. 

For any of you struggling with doubts like “Is being lgbt+ unnatural? Is lgbt+ something humans made up but nature didn’t intend?” (or those of you who hear these things from other people), let me introduce you to a couple. 

They’re called Andrew and Patrick. They are gay. They’re as good as married, spending each day together, protecting each other, helping each other through hard times (Andrew even saved Patricks life). They love running together and relaxing in the sun together. 

They are, hundert percent, a normal and wonderful part of nature. How do i know so? 

Well, because they are not humans. They’re horses. 

Like dogs, swans, penguins, dolphins, elephants, lions, sheep or even bed bugs, horses can be gay. A 2006 study shows that 1500 animal species have been documented engaging in same-sex behavior and unlike some people believe, it’s not only about sexual activity. Just like Andrew and Patrick, many gay animal couples bond for life or even raise offspring together - just like many human gay couples, too. 

There are transgender and intersex bears found in nature. 

It isn’t all about a lack of partners to choose from, either: A zoo in Germany attempted to break up a male gay penguin couple by providing them with more female companions - and was unsuccessful because they were (duh) not interested in any females (in other words, gay penguins are having none of that heteronormative crap). 

Next time someone tries to make you feel bad about being “unnatural”, think about Andrew and Patrick, about the transgender bears or the gay penguins: They’re not lgbt+ because they “want to be special” or because they’ve seen “too many gays on tv”. They don’t even know what lgbt+ means. 

They are just being their natural, normal selves.  

With all my love, 

Your Tumblr Mom 

[pinkwhiteandblue]

How can I feel more masculine? I actually just really want to look more masculine... - Peachy

..at least, that’s how I do it.