[dughole]

sometimes i get home from an event with my family and i just have to sit in my car for a second & read that one sarah schulman quote on familial homophobia

[dughole]

taps the sign.

[human-gradient]

Oh yeah, as someone who hasn't come out to their parents but whose country is generally pretty homophobic... I've come to accept it. I've come to silence myself. I've resigned myself to staring at my shoes. Those are people I like and they want me and people dead. I've recently met people who are not like that : Who are apologetically themselves, who defy homophobia, and they are not rejected socially as much as you'd think. I guess that gives me hope.

[human-gradient]

A cool superpower: Sound Control

Imagine being able to control who can hear what sound and who can’t. For example if I’m having a super private conversation on my phone I can make the person behind the phone the only person able to hear my voice in the moment. But if I want to troll the president I can shout swear words and make him the only person that hears them. If there is a super important thing everyone needs to hear about, I can say something and make It so that everyone can hear my voice. If someone is saying stupid I can make it so that no one can hear their voice. Or if I’m watching the TV but my roommate is sleeping I can make the TV noise only heard by me.

[human-gradient]

And, like, if the government ever wants to capture me and use me for experiments then like, whatever. Is it really a con of this specific superpower or of the concept of superpowers in general? Not a valid critique. Plus, if because I can control sound, I could hypothetically change my own voice for those operations, meaning no one would ever know it's me. Finally, I love making music, so of course, this would allow me to emulate the sounds of instruments using my own vocal cords. No expensive piano needed! Only a cool as heck superpower.

[human-gradient]

Not to mention, sound control is a weapon. And a torture weapon at that. Oh yeah, how I long for the ability to transmit painful pitches to the monsters of this world. Hypothetically, I could make the orange-man-whose-name-shall-not-be-pronouced say just about anything by controlling the flow of sound that comes out of his mouth, but it would not match the shapes made by his mouth and would be frankly boring. Instead, I could blast the worst of the worst of experimental ear-bleaders into his brain and he would inevitably falter and blow up on live TV. Better even, silence. Damned to be mute. Do this and watch the peskiest narcissists flail around like fish under water. And how great it would be to magically inject helium into the voice of your bully mid-sentence! Or anyone's bully for that matter. Chinease bullies wouldn't be to far for my incredible ears to hear (although I wouldn't understand any of their words). P.S.: On that note, sound control would be an incredible tool for language learners, wouldn't it be?

[human-gradient]

A cool superpower: Sound Control

Imagine being able to control who can hear what sound and who can’t. For example if I’m having a super private conversation on my phone I can make the person behind the phone the only person able to hear my voice in the moment. But if I want to troll the president I can shout swear words and make him the only person that hears them. If there is a super important thing everyone needs to hear about, I can say something and make It so that everyone can hear my voice. If someone is saying stupid I can make it so that no one can hear their voice. Or if I’m watching the TV but my roommate is sleeping I can make the TV noise only heard by me.

[human-gradient]

And, like, if the government ever wants to capture me and use me for experiments then like, whatever. Is it really a con of this specific superpower or of the concept of superpowers in general? Not a valid critique. Plus, if because I can control sound, I could hypothetically change my own voice for those operations, meaning no one would ever know it's me. Finally, I love making music, so of course, this would allow me to emulate the sounds of instruments using my own vocal cords. No expensive piano needed! Only a cool as heck superpower.

[sscarletvenus]

this pride, i learnt about the Palestinian trans woman Oscar Al-Halabiye, dancer and resistance fighter against the israeli occupation in Southern Lebanon. she named herself Oscar after Lady Oscar from the "The Rose of Versailles", a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda.

her story is documented in Cinema Fouad(1993). zionists use pink washing to reinforce their genocidal terrorist narrative when queer Palestinians have been fighting against the occupation since the very beginning. you can watch it here with english subtitles. long live the intifada!

Cinema Fouad (1993) with English Subs

Documentary by Mohammed Soueid. Republished here for educational purposes. "Cinema Fouad is a documentary portrait of Khaled El Kurdi, a Syr

[ur-daily-inspiration]

Happy Pride Month

[human-gradient]

OMG THAT’S SO FCKINF CUTE 😸❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[morticious-delicious]

I love people sometimes

(Collection of Dream Tigers)

[james-silvercat]

Oh these are fucked up, love them

@boomer-buzzard @evolutionsvoid

[human-gradient]

no but honestly it was stupid for that fly to bug a bird (pun intended)

[letters-to-lgbt-kids]

My dear lgbt+ kids,

Laziness is often seen as a personal failure. Somehow we as a society decided that “I need to do this thing but I don’t want to do the thing” is a horrible, disgusting thing to feel, something we need to be ashamed of. But laziness is actually a good thing!

Yes, not just normal or common, it’s good. It sends you a message, encourages you to ask why. Your body and/or mind don’t want to do this task right now. Why?

Maybe the answer is “I don’t know how to do it” or “I am too tired” or “I am preoccupied with another activity” or “I feel uncomfortable doing it” or “It’s too many steps, I don’t know how to start” or “It’s no fun” - whatever it is, it’s worth listening to.

It gives you something to work with. When you look at the “why” behind your unwillingness to do the task, you can figure out a way to make the task easier to do. It helps you be a good friend to yourself and show yourself support and kindness - as opposed to “Ugh, I’m so lazy” which only makes you feel bad about yourself or even angry at yourself without solving the issue.

With all my love,

Your Tumblr Dad

[letters-to-lgbt-kids]

@anonymous033 said: "But ... what if the answer is "I don't know how to do it" but that doesn't make it any easier"

I am glad you added this because it's a important point: Just knowing the reason, that alone doesn't immeditaly solve the problem. It just gives you the oppurtunity to search for solutions.

For example, let's say you need a copy of your birth certificate and keep postponing getting one. If you just think "Ugh, another day passed and I still didn't get the copy! I am so lazy.", you feel bad about yourself and still don't get it done.

But if you realize "I don't know how to get a copy and that overwhelms me", you can take action!

The task "getting the copy you don't know how to get" is still difficult but now you know that it's not difficult because there is something wrong with you. It's difficult because you need break it down into multiple steps and do the first step "finding out how to get a copy" first! For example, you could google it or ask a friend how to do it.

Now you don't need to wrestle with the question "Why am I so lazy, am I a bad person?", you can skip to the much more productive and healthy question "How can I make this easier for me?". You can be your friend instead of your enemy.

[ithelpstodream]

[glitterz]

Omg rly ??

[ithelpstodream]

yes! really!

translifeline.org

US: [phone]

CANADA: [phone]

Pacific time: 8am to 2am

Mountain time: 9am to 3am

Central time: 10am to 4am

Eastern time: 11am to 5am

Alaska time: 7am to 1am

Hawaii time: 6am to 12am

[aaliyahbreaux]

Okay so I just got off the phone with them. I talked to a trans girl named Aurora & she was super helpful! She gave me a few doctors to talk to & encouraged me to seek therapy instead of just rushing to get my pills. She literally found a trans friendly therapist in my town & I would definitely recommend giving them a call!

[nothappy-nonbinary-forpositivity]

GUYS COME SEE THIS!!!!!! I didn’t know about this, come look!!!!!!

[suriandtaal]

it literally would not be right to ever not reblog this

[podcastgalore]

For any trans followers I have. Stay safe and know you are loved

[curiouslyhigh]

This is the actual weirdest meme to get great information from.

[grifalinas]

I live my life under the basic principle that people know their minds, bodies, genders, and orientations better than I do so I just take them at their word when they say they are a thing.

[grifalinas]

"But people could be faking for-" I don't care. I would rather show someone a kindness they don't need than not show them one they do.

[human-gradient]

And showing people kindness they don’t need can be some sort of signal to them that you are likely to show them the kindness they will need someday

[human-gradient]

A cool superpower: Sound Control

Imagine being able to control who can hear what sound and who can’t. For example if I’m having a super private conversation on my phone I can make the person behind the phone the only person able to hear my voice in the moment. But if I want to troll the president I can shout swear words and make him the only person that hears them. If there is a super important thing everyone needs to hear about, I can say something and make It so that everyone can hear my voice. If someone is saying stupid I can make it so that no one can hear their voice. Or if I’m watching the TV but my roommate is sleeping I can make the TV noise only heard by me.

[human-gradient]

# Test

### Hello

I am *testing* **to** _see_ if markdown works here.

EDIT: Oh wait, now I know how it works! I just have to select text!