Sylvie

she/her trans girl, i want soup, Brand Ambassador for shengmu organic milk - Asexuals, Bisexuals, and TransMascs Do Interact (That is a DO. A DO interact. Not a DNI) - If you mass tag me you will be blocked actual dni: people who refer to others as tma/tme

[invisiblebadword]

The face of that girl with the Jerma profile pic for those who didn't know

[ramenheim]

Emi Koyama has passed. 🥀

[genderkoolaid]

Extremely sad to see. She was apparently only 51.

Folks, if you don't know who Emi Koyama was, you should. Her website (eminism.org, which is a delightful pun) has a ton of her work entirely for free.

You can read the Transfeminist Manifesto in particular here. Emi considered it a historical document and she wrote a very good self-critique in 2008 (included in the document) on the subject of the Manifesto, white feminism, and the lack of inclusion of trans and genderqueer people who aren't trans women. I highly encourage everyone who wants to involve themselves in transfeminism to read her work, not because it is perfect, but because I do think Emi Koyama's Manifesto represents the best intentions for transfeminism: the desire to challenge cissexism, to take activism seriously and compassionately, and a commitment to being open and honest about where we fall short and how we can do better.

I really appreciate this quote from her, which I hadn't seen before, on the subject of feminism needing to "fit in" trans people:

Cis feminists do not own feminism. We don't need to "fit trans people into feminist theory"; we simply need to challenge cissexism in feminist movements and theories. Trans people do not need to be explained by feminist theory; we need to start from the fact that trans people exist and matter.

And it would be a crime to not mention how hard she fought specifically for women of color, to challenge racism and imperialism (white/western and non-white/non-western) in feminist spaces and in general, as well as her intersex activism, and far more. She had such a drive to contribute to, engage with, and push for more and better feminist discourse.

You will be remembered fondly, Emi Koyama. Thank you for all your work and for all your life.

[genderkoolaid]

Wanna add to this post that Emi was heavily involved with a local sex worker peer support space, Aileen's, up to her death, and before her death she explicitly refused financial assistance for herself and asked people to support Aileen's as much as they could:

as of July 30 they've only raised 53% of their goal, & they could also use clothing donations & other supplies if you are local:

Donate to Keep Aileen’s Open in Emi's Memory, organized by Madison Zack-Wu

Please celebrate Emi's memory by keeping her organization Aileen’s open. Emi, c… Madison Zack-Wu needs your support for Keep Aileen’s Op

Emi, co-founder and co-director at Aileen’s, beloved friend and sex trade, trans, intersex, queer, disability, gender-based violence, and feminist advocate extraordinaire, passed away on Wednesday, June 10th 2026. In her final days, Emi was surrounded by her incredible and loving community and chosen family. Help us continue her life's work and keep her organization open and serving our community. Emi was the driving force that holds together Aileen’s–a peer-led community organizing and hospitality space by and for women living and working along Pac Highway. And, if you knew Emi, you would not be surprised to hear that her work at Aileen’s is a massive undertaking, because her dedication to serving the community meant she did more than humanly possible in a 24 hour day. It is crucial that Aileen’s continues to serve women who are experiencing homelessness, criminalization, and violence. Since 2019, Aileen’s has provided hospitality space, non-judgemental and accepting community, peer support, resources, harm reduction advocacy, and outreach services. Led by 6 part-time peer staff, Aileen’s aids community dealing with issues of poverty, criminal legal, CPS, substance use, domestic violence, police harassment and brutality, sexual assault and harassment, racism, transphobia, and more. Countless people rely on Aileen’s for necessities like food, supplies, showers, clothing, and a safe place to rest. Emi has been essential in Aileen’s ability to serve the community, and Aileen's was Emi's most cherished project. Without her or other support, the organization is at risk of shutting down. Weeks ago, when asked what all Emi does for Aileen’s, co-director Leslie said “Oh, she does everything.” It is hard to describe “everything”, but Emi handled: all grant writing and reporting, administration responsibilities, fiscal sponsor management, coalition building, court and political advocacy, resource accrual for survivor support, safety planning, and training/education for staff and community. Aileen's, and all of Emi's past work, is about liberation and survival under a system that has left so many without. With your donation, Aileen’s can increase pay and hire more peer staff, transfer daily operations, buy essential supplies like food, clothes, harm reduction items, and take care of basic costs not covered by grants. [...] *While $$$ donations are essential, Aileen’s is in serious need of donated clothing and some other supplies. Please contact donate@ (aileens.org) to coordinate making clothing donations and see our wishlist at our website.

you can read an interview with Emi where she talks about Aileen's here. if you want to honor her life, support the community she poured that life into!

[ssluggishh]

when i tell you i laughed so hard my vision went black for a second

[ssluggishh]

you guys really think i would lie about the minecraft java edition 26.1 herobrine abortion

[illegal-nipple]

[pollypoirate]

[punkasfrick-deactivated20151031]

I hate when akinator asks that one really specific question and you know he’s fucking got you

[sharkchunks]

[taylor-doodles]

[alcrego]

Photons

[invisiblebadword]

Your brain is tricking you into believing this image is moving

[sodomit]

You cannot advocate for marginalized minorities' rights from the position that bigotry is weird.

Fucking untangle your view of weird vs normal from the values you're trying to criticize.

So many of you view "weird" either as a synonym for sexually predatory and socially disruptive or as a meaningless frivolous thing people call their hobbies.

But "weird" is a marginalized, and marginalizing, label. You can't ping pong it back at fascists. No more than you can insist that fascists are the ones actually gay, or actually autistic.

[sodomit]

@invisiblebadword I don't really think insulting fascists is productive for anything, tbh. It gives you some relief by allowing you to experience catharsis, and that's what it's good for, but it doesn't actually do anything positive socially.

I say this as someone who loves insulting people when I'm angry. I just don't really care about it sounding smart or stinging really badly, because I'm doing it for my emotional self regulation, not because I hope the sense of embarrassment will pressure them into developing ethics - that doesn't happen.

[invisiblebadword]

It might not do that, but it might stop an edgy 15 year old from idolizing them as macho alphas

[sodomit]

I feel like being able to sway someone's opinion with an insult has more to do with your dynamic with that person and whether they respect you, and not the insult itself.

[invisiblebadword]

Absolutely, but an insult is also gonna affect whether youre respected, or not. And taking the same kind of shit face first without rebuttal is also gonna affect things the same way. I dont wanna say that we should use these tactics, absolutely not, but its hard keeping faith in civility with how the world has been going lately. Truth be told, I dont know what to do and what would work best and at this point Im afraid Im desperate enough to throw anything at the wall and seeing what sticks

[sodomit]

You cannot advocate for marginalized minorities' rights from the position that bigotry is weird.

Fucking untangle your view of weird vs normal from the values you're trying to criticize.

So many of you view "weird" either as a synonym for sexually predatory and socially disruptive or as a meaningless frivolous thing people call their hobbies.

But "weird" is a marginalized, and marginalizing, label. You can't ping pong it back at fascists. No more than you can insist that fascists are the ones actually gay, or actually autistic.

[sodomit]

@invisiblebadword I don't really think insulting fascists is productive for anything, tbh. It gives you some relief by allowing you to experience catharsis, and that's what it's good for, but it doesn't actually do anything positive socially.

I say this as someone who loves insulting people when I'm angry. I just don't really care about it sounding smart or stinging really badly, because I'm doing it for my emotional self regulation, not because I hope the sense of embarrassment will pressure them into developing ethics - that doesn't happen.

[invisiblebadword]

It might not do that, but it might stop an edgy 15 year old from idolizing them as macho alphas

[viralfrog]

[parentheticalaside]

My mom has told me about this video multiple times. It seems to define parenting for her. I get it now.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Weeeeee

[catsbeaversandducks]

Under the soft light of the doorway, a mother finds moments to rest while never straying far from the two tiny lives she has brought into the world. Sometimes she watches from above, listening and keeping guard, and other times she curls around them, holding them close against her warmth. In these early days they sleep, stretch, and search for comfort, knowing only the safety of their mother and the small home that shelters them. It is a simple scene, but one filled with devotion, instinct, and the quiet beginning of two new little lives growing under her care.

Text/photos by Squirrel Boxes

[ethically-sourced-pizza]

[bobbole]

But we must be careful—lest we be accused of anti-semitism—not to offend the murderers who caused all this by calling them what they are: nazi scum. As someone has written, israelis always feel like victims because they know no shame.

[covid-safer-hotties]

[pawberri]

Someday people are going to post ads like this with captions like "the future we were promised..."

[pawberri]

Understanding that there is no objectively good art has many benefits, but a favorite of mine is being granted the ability to see that you hate corporate memphis for the same reason people hated fruitiger aero ten years ago, and that people will like corporate memphis ten years from now for the same reason you like fruitiger aero now: because it's the opposite of the thing that's in popular use right now, and reminds you of being ten years younger

[pawberri]

The process is beginning

[mollyjames]

As a rule of thumb, any style can work with proper context. The game Going Under is a roguelike dungeoncrawler that satirizes tech startup culture, and it uses corporate memphis to great effect

[queeninyellow4]

its so fucking exhausting to find an account like "awesome and cool plushies" and you get excited "omg i love seeing awesome and cool plushies" and then you go to that account to see those awesome and cool plushies and instead seeing them every third post there is about how they want to put nonbinary and transmasc people into a meatgrinder.

[transfemme-shelterdog]

And then stuff the ground meet into a plushie, hereby connecting their love of plushies to their hatred of transmascs and enben.

[qillermeme]