All Things Me

[changan-moon]

How to see whether a Chinese handmade teapot is well done or not - quality of the spout is an important standard. 

cr: 承启 建水紫陶

[amemait]

that last teapot is like witnessing an eternal and important truth

[squeeful]

See What Children's Rashes Look Like on Darker Skin With 'Brown Skin Matters'

If you’ve ever seen something unusual on your kid’s skin, you’ve likely turned to the internet for guidance as you anxiously wait for an appointment with your pediatrician. On health education sites, you’ll find images of every common dermatological condition, including eczema, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, chicken pox, impetigo and measles. But the images almost exclusively feature white patients.

For years, this has frustrated Ellen Buchanan Weiss, whose toddler son is mixed race. She’s tried searching for photographs online to reference conditions such as chicken pox and hives, but tells me that “even adding the qualifier ‘chicken pox on black child’ yields mostly Caucasian examples.” Recently, she decided to do something to help other parents facing similar barriers, and began collecting photos on her own. Her project Brown Skin Matters is an Instagram account filled with reference images of dermatological conditions on non-white skin. You can see what ant bites can look like on a child who is Hispanic and black. Or how the viral illness Fifths disease can manifest in a child who is black and white.

From the photos, it’s clear that conditions look different on different skin tones. On a post featuring a black child with chicken pox, one person commented: “Thank you! My mom (white) always said she wasn’t sure if we’d actually had chicken pox because they didn’t look how she expected. But the pediatrician said we did.”

While Weiss is not a medical professional, she is working with physicians to review the viewer-submitted photos. She emphasizes that the information on Brown Skin Matters is for educational and reference purposes only, and not a diagnosis. “I’m just a regular person who dearly loves her son and wants equitable representation and resources available to him and other people who look like him,” Weiss says.

[blackwoolncrown]

This is awesome bc there are SO many conditions that are given symptoms like ‘pink/flushed/redness’ and that doesn’t look the same at all on brown skin. Sometimes you can see the redness, sometimes you can’t, sometimes the inflammation actually triggers our skin to protect the damaged tissue from the sun by developing MORE melanin.

[spoonie-living]

This is amazing and certainly not just useful for parents!

[micdotcom]

Related: Albuquerque is also providing mobile showers to the homeless — and they’re doing it in a wonderfully sustainable way.

[rocktheholygrail]

There are so many unintended consequences to well-intentioned actions. It feels like a game you can’t win.

[rocktheholygrail]

#CHIDI WAS RIGHT

[cosmik-homo]

The Good Place really went with making their new Point ‘there is no ethical consumption under capitalism’ and I respect that

[dysphoriathoughts]

i made a thing

[becomingmaxwell]

Things I Never Expected After Top Surgery (As Someone Who Has Never Had Surgery)

When I went in to have top surgery, I had never had any surgeries whatsoever, never even broken a bone. I wasn’t scared and I thought I knew everything, but there were things I never expected or thought about so I thought I’d compile them. 

My calves were SO sore: To prevent blood clots, compression socks were put on my legs and sleeves that would tighten and loosen very much like a blood pressure cuff. For the next few days they were pretty sore, like if I had finished strenuous leg exercise. 

I was out before they even wheeled me into the operating room: I was sedated through my IV, I assumed I was going to have a mask on and breathe in like I had seen so many times on TV. A few seconds after it was administered, I can’t remember a thing. 

Waking up was very disorienting: Because of being sedated, I felt like I just took a long nap. The best way I can describe it was waking up from a nap in slow motion. 

The drains are in at least 6 inches deep: I was so scared every time I moved or accidentally tugged on one that I accidentally pulled it out. Mine were also stitched in place. They weren’t going anywhere. 

You are probably not going to be able to immediately go out wearing just a t shirt: For the first couple weeks after drains come out, you’ll most likely still have to wear some kind of compression. I have to wear a compression wrap for 2 weeks and then tight under armor but I know some people who had to wear one for 6-8 weeks, it depends on the surgeon. This is to reduce swelling and keep the skin tight. 

Your chest will still bounce: After wearing a binder for 3+ years, I’d forgotten what it was like to ride in a bumpy car and have your chest jolted around, it won’t be as drastic but there’s still tissue in there and it can move.

Your scars are going to be lumpy and bumpy for a while: Looking down I can see my skin puckering on top of my scar, that won’t settle for a few months but massaging it will help.

In addition to soreness and numbness, there will be a pins and needles feeling in your chest: The first time I felt a sharp stinging pain in my chest, I was caught off-guard but it’s basically the nerves reconnecting/waking up

Scars feel tight on your chest: I had double incision and the two long scars across my chest kind of create a tight feeling as if I was wearing something around the sides of my chest

[wellthatsjustgreat]

The next time they tell you Americans are “happy” with their employer provided health insurance remember that that “happiness” is fueled by willful ignorance of what the alternatives are really like and fear of losing what little crappy health care they currently have.

[transgenderteensurvivalguide]

[Image description: Text that says “Happy Pride Month” on top of a trans pride flag background. /End ID]

Lee says:

Here’s a transitioning starter pack for all my trans folk out there! Happy pride month!

Transfeminine resources:

Presentation:

Tucking

Chest area

Voice

Broad shoulders tips

Hair removal

Feminine walk

Curves

Waist training

Growing out your hair

Clothing

Makeup

Passing

Medical transitioning:

Not medically transitioning

Fertility

Puberty blockers

Estrogen & anti-androgens/testosterone blockers FAQ

The types of surgery available

Surgery: A guide for transfeminine people

Pumping (Silicone injections)

Facial Feminization Options

Breast Augmentation

Other:

Representation

Transfeminine period dysphoria

Yes, Transfeminine People Can Get Period Symptoms

Slipping into masculinity

Women’s restroom etiquette

Transfeminine people can breastfeed

Having sex or masturbating

Transmasculine resources:

Presentation:

Binding FAQ

Clothing

Facial hair

Masculine makeup

Getting short hair / Masculine long hair

If you can’t start T

Lowering your voice

Packing and standing to pee

Passing as male

Not shaving legs

Medical transitioning:

Not medically transitioning

Fertility

Puberty blockers

Testosterone FAQ

Top surgery

Facial masculinization surgery

Body masculinization surgery

Hysterectomy and oophorectomy

Bottom surgery (genital surgery)

Other:

Periods and related things

Help! I need to see a gyno

Pumping

Masturbation and sex

Using the men’s bathroom

Hudson’s FTM Guide

Height dysphoria

Hip dysphoria

More resources:

What gender am I? A brief intro to questioning

Trans 101 for trans people

What is the transgender umbrella?

How do I choose a name?

How do I come out at work/school or to family/friends?

Dysphoria info and tips page

Mental health coping page

Being trans in school

Non-binary resources

Resources to send allies/friends

A page to send to parents/guardians

Convincing someone to respect name/pronouns 

Here is how to get hormones in the US

Here is how to get hormones in the UK

The NHS’s Guide For Young Trans People in England

Here’s a US resource with info on changing legally changing your name and gender marker 

Here is a UK resource with info on changing legally changing your name and gender marker

What are the WPATH-SOC guidelines?

How to save money

How to buy a trans-related item online without parents knowing

I have to go swimming, what do I wear/do?

Trying to sleep when you have dysphoria

Airposts and traveling by plane

Gender neutral bathrooms

Getting insurance to cover your transition

Does transitioning help mental health?

Trans teen’s experiences with inpatient hospitalization

Trans identity isn’t a mental disorder

Vaping prevalence

Summer tips

Being religious and LGBT

Transgender Lives: Your Stories (to see trans adults) 

Gender neutral pronouns in Spanish

Gender Variance Around the World Over Time

A map of gender-diverse cultures

American LGBT history by the National Parks Service

Crisis help: Suicide and crisis hotlines

Anyone can reblog, including allies!

[pockicchi-backup]

preparing for trouble in style ✨

[sappyassmemes]

[catchymemes]

[anime-penis]

i, and i can’t emphasize this enough, would literally die for merlin

[basket]

perfect!!!!!

[theonlyhimeros]

I love him

[sergle]

oh? time for frog?

these are also stickers! (the stickers don’t have my stamp)

[visual-infinity]

Nature is simply beautiful

instagram.com/silvestreorg/

[yolandart]

[dangerwizard]

just me n the girls enjoying the nice weather

[solar-queer-deactivated20180816]

this is so fucking unsettling i love it

[arcanetrivia]

By Philip Jackson. I did not find all of them in his gallery, but 1. Moonstruck, 3. The Sentinels, 4. The Grandees,  7. His Eminence, 8. The Magistrate, 9. Saraband

[pinklovehearts]

:)

[arirna]

[howtocreatehappy]

I made a video talking about reasons minor’s might pack that aren’t sexual, for those who may need to convince their parents/ carers on why they need one. Hope you find it useful <3