it's gonna be okay 💕

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[inkipri]

little by little i will save my life and the rot in my stomach will swell into something sweet and it’ll sit on my tongue and i will think to myself how silly it is to wallow when there is a sun that shines and hands that reach for other hands. little by little i will remember every vessel in me bears the promise that most sweet things shall stay alive for as long as i live alongside them. little by little i will leave my head for the real world and i will fearlessly dangle my feet on tall grass and without hesitance reach for a star knowing with absolute certainty that i can never hold it close or call it mine and that it’ll never love me back or yearn for me half as much. so here we are, me and my hope, and our only means of staying tethered together which is through the little by the little. little by little i will save my life not as some monumental course-altering endeavour of bigness and bravery and prettyness like in the poems… but by simply putting my life in warm clothes.

[boykeats]

September Affirmation (Don’t Be Afraid) by Keaton St. James

[your-friendly-deactivated-deact]

i don’t know who needs to hear this, but we’re gonna get there. you’re gonna get there. you’re gonna feel better. you’ll get to that point. keep on keeping on, kiddos.

[getoheaven]

Why we're worried about the Government’s statement on trans rights legislation

Yesterday, the Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss announced that the government’s response to a consultation to reform a piece of trans rights legislation (the Gender Recognition Act...

PSA: the UK gov are trying to push through transphobic legislation under everyone’s noses during the COVID-19 crisis

to summarise the problem we’re facing right now, Liz Truss, the conservative Minister for “Women and Equalities”  has proposed changes to legislation in the UK to strip away protections for trans* and non-binary people under the age of 18 and further gatekeep their ability to access hormones and other medical services in order to transition.

Issues outlined in her speech to the Women and Equalities Select Committee on 22th April in regards to the Gender Recognition act:

Protection of ‘single-sex spaces’ - a transphobic dogwhistle used to call into question the presence of trans women and trans-feminine people in women’s spaces

Further ‘protections’ for under 18′s to prevent them ‘from making irreversible decisions’ - essentially a call to remove the bodily autonomy of transgender children and young adults

Here is a transcript of her full speech: x

More links:

A statement by the UK charity Mermaids in response to Liz Truss’ proposals: x

This Pink News article which includes responses from parents and further outlines why these reforms are harmful: x

What can be done?

If you live in the UK you can write to your local MP and tell them to oppose the reforms.

It is also important to stay informed, and inform people around you of what is going on if you can. This is not as widely known about as it should be due to the pandemic we are currently living through taking up most news coverage. This is most likely deliberate and we can combat it by spreading awareness.

Here is a change.org petition that I encourage you to sign. It is not a radical solution but one that we must take to contest these new reforms.

Most importantly, do not be taken in by transphobic rhetoric. These people are smart with their words and will do all that they can to make their positions seem reasonable to the uninitiated.

I encourage anyone to reblog with additions / TERFs will be blocked on sight

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

no offense, but you are lovely and beautiful and smart and perfect and you have been from the moment you started existing.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Denying yourself all genuine connections with other people to avoid getting hurt again is usually not the sign of inner strength, independence and recovery it's made out to be - and I wish people would stop idealizing never relying on anybody but yourself. In my experience there's so much more recovery and joy to be found in learning how to build healthy and lasting connections with good people who has your best interests in mind! It's not "let yourself be abused and manipulated by assholes forever" vs "never let yourself rely emotionally on another human being ever again." I know trauma might make it feel like those are your only options - but I promise you that they aren't. Good people really do exist and you do not have to deny yourself love in order to be happy and safe.

[clem-style-deactivated20191229]

[vagabond-pinky]

don’t over stress. it’ll be okay. you’ll be alright.

[positivebears]

[positiveautistic-deactivated202]

You will be okay🌿❤️

Ig: @ eliaskarts

[twofigs]

“what kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.” nina simone

[i-wrotethisforme]

I know what it’s like to cry in the bathroom stall every day before Spanish class because participation is part of your grade. I also know what it’s like to stand on a stage in front of hundreds of people and read a poem you won a contest for. The same girl did both of those things. Because you can change and get better and just because things are hard for you right now it doesn’t mean they’ll always be.

[blackunikor]

[positivebears]

always!

[throughtheeyesofmyself]

[re-pu-ta-ti-on]

some end-of-the-week reminders🕊

[gqandw]