I Claim My Life, My Love, And My Rage

“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.” ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[gardengnosticator]

getting teary eyed thinking about gerda gottlieb's paintings of her wife after she transitioned

[gardengnosticator]

[narcissus-thee-squeekual]

thing is, for a lot of these paintings it wasn’t “after” lily elbe’s transition. there was no after to it. the one op posted was painted in 1928. this was 2 years before lily legally changed her name and began undergoing revolutionary gender affirming procedures. unfortunately she died due to complications of an experimental uterine transplant in 1931.

up until that point, during the day lily continued to dress in masculine clothing and even attended galleries showing gottlieb’s paintings of her. which was kind of iconic. she got to stand in a room full of people who were marveling her beauty, not knowing she was right next to them. it must have been such a cute little secret for them as a couple.

here’s gerda and lilly together

not to mention that for most people there is no real “after” to a transition. especially for these trans historical figures who had to balance identity and safety at all times.

i think having a wife paint these portraits must have felt really amazing for lily. to be able to see herself through the eyes of someone who loved her. i’m very much seconding op on the getting teary eyed.

here are some of my favorite gottleib lily paintings

[gifcraft]

A cow catching snowflakes

Reddit best comment by JamesIgnatius27:

      my name is Cow,       and wen it snoes,       and wen the flaeks       drop on my noes,       and wen the brreez       is cool and nice -       i go outsyde.       i lik the ice.

[is-the-cow-video-bad]

A baby being goofy

[zhooniyaa-waagosh]

People in the notes… … . This is not a veal crate, it’s a calf hutch. They’re warm and comfortable with plenty of space for hopping around and playing and, most importantly, they’re TEMPORARY.

Calves are only kept in them for a couple of months to reduce spread of disease and to ensure that each individual calf gets the nutrition it needs, since cattle are hierarchical and the strongest calves will push smaller and weaker ones away from the food. Many farms, though not all, transition calves from individual hutches to a group hutch, but they all end up part of the rest of the herd once their immune systems are built up and they’re healthy.

[priscaren]

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➤ 🌵 Bienvenidos a la tienda online de mochilas colombianas 🌵 Te contamos la historia, tradición y cultura que hay detrás de estas mochilas w

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[vrepit-salt]

This is my tribe. Many of us in our home countries live off selling handmade goods, especially the mochilas. Weaving is an important Wayuú tradition. Every pattern and assortment of colors tells a unique story, and it's important to our cultural identity. And right now with the crises in Venezuela and Colombia, a lot of us are struggling financially. Please always purchase directly from indigenous communities!

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[akindplace]

@theopeninvite on Instagram

[thelipstickofyourdreams]

[miss-bumblebee]

[birds-and-friends]

Mountain bluebird, Birdchick

[dear-ao3]

[lagozze]

Ao3 authors will literally post under any fucking circumstances

[i-dont-like-milk]

[marxheadroom-deactivated2024012]

Miles4Migrants - Home - Miles4Migrants

One flight can change someone’s course forever SUPPORT A FLIGHT One flight can change someone’s course forever SUPPORT A FLIGHT One flight c

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

BOOOOOST

[ruinedchildhood]

[funnytwittertweets]

[whatbigotspost]

Giulia Rozzi on Twitter

“I’d much rather be “too sensitive” than whatever the fuck has happened to half of humanity.”

[petalpetal]

its lavender  

[vinesforall]

James: Maybe we shouldn’t get too greedy. That’s when things fall apart.

Meowth: Don’t worry that pretty blue head o’ yours, I got a plan.

James: [offscreen, lowkey annoyed] It’s lavender.

[snowthunder]

I think we need to talk about the under appreciated Window Seat fandom

I mean really? With the book shelves?

It’s like an alcove of happiness.

You want a whole row of individual seats? Fine, here you go. 

Or how about a whole window bed for those snugglers out there.

Curtains.. Guys this one has curtains.

Seriously? This is basically a glass cube of bliss.

 You can even get them with corners! Not enough corners? Okay.

Ba-BAM!! Corners for cocooning. 

There’s also the Roman-esque themed seat for the historians out there. 

 If you don’t want to snuggle up in blankets with hot cocoa in this then I don’t even know why you’re on this planet. I mean dat stonework. 

This one’s an entire rectangle. Just imagine all the cuddling that could happen in there. It’s practically a fortress.

This one’s fucking curved okay? it’s just chillin, up of the ground, and curved for your lounging convenience. 

don’t like rectangles or square? Okay. Have a fucking trapezoid seat.

[foxysmoulder]

but really guys

tampons/pads marketed to young kids who just started getting their periods

should be a thing

wrappers with dinosaurs and planets and glitter and cats and sea creatures 

make kids feel comfortable about something natural that happens to their bodies. 

and for goodness sake

don’t sexualize it

[spunkyy]

No. Actually. Why do you need this? You don’t. Getting your period means you are starting to mature, which means you need to drive them AWAY from needless things like that. Also, you all bitch enough as it is about paying for these things, imagine how much more money companies will charge for those things? Or, maybe EDUCATE them, so they will already feel comfortable about it. Jesus fucking christ. 

[jeancrocker-blog]

Tell that to ten-year-old me, who still hadn’t had the period talk yet in school. I was crying and freaking out because I thought I was dying. Then my mother comes up to me and says with a smile “You’re becoming a woman!” I didn’t want to grow up yet. I was ten. Fucking ten and was told to start to grow up. My mom wanted me to get away from silly little kids things because I’m fucking bleeding out my goddamn vagina.

Also some people are children at heart and like to be silly and having a dinosaur-patterned maxi-pad would be pretty fuckin’ hilarious and I’m sure there’d be a huge market for that.

Not all people with vaginas are stoic and serious and want the same frilly, swirly boring-ass pads and tampons.

[tafffypulller]

Plus if you’ve been having a miserable day and say you bought the character variety pack of pads. Sitting in the bathroom stall wanting to stab everyone and you open up some baby dinosaur pads. You’ve got dinosaurs in your underwear. No ones gonna ruin your day now.

[legolokiismighty]

U by Kotex has these, Tween pads. Sparkly box, cute designs on the pad and wrapper. There are even “period facts and myths” in each box, and the inner wrapper has instructions for how to use a pad properly. What’s more is they are smaller than standard pads. (I use these pads because I’m a petite person). Best part? Everywhere I buy them, one box of pads is less than $5. 

[saltwaffle]

^^^^^^^ THESE ARE THE BEST BTW. VERY SOFT AND FUN AND COLORFUL. DID YOU KNOW THAT EVEN SEEING PRETTY COLORS CAN LIFT YOUR MOOD? I DIDN’T. NOW I DO.

BUT REALLY THESE ARE THE BEST OK

BECAUSE WHEN MY TEN-YEAR-OLD SISTER GOT HER PERIOD SHE WAS SUPER SCARED BUT I GAVE HER MY PACK AND SHE’S LIKE THIS LOOKS KINDA COOL AND NOW SHE THINKS SHE’S SO AWESOME AND COOL BECAUSE SHE WEARS COLORFUL PADS WITH SHOOTING STARS AND HEARTS ON THEM AND SHE’S SO CONFIDENT IT’S SO AWESOME

SO YOU TRY TELLING ME THAT SEEING A TEN YEAR OLD GIRL DEPRESSED AND ASHAMED OF A NATURAL BODY FUNCTION IS PREFERABLE TO SEEING HER SHOWING OFF HER UFO AND SHOOTING STAR-PATTERNED PADS TO HER BFFS

YOU WOULDN’T GIVE A FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY A BORING BEIGE BAND-AID NO YOU’D GO OUT AND BUY THE HECK OUTTA THOSE SPONGEBOB AND TOY STORY SHITS BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM HAPPY DON’T MAKE YOUR GIRLS GROW OUT OF THINGS THAT MAKE THEM HAPPY BEFORE THEY’VE EVEN LEFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

[she-wolveslord]

Ok but U by Kotex has got all of our backs. This brand dose great and empowering things for all women and even girls :)

[des-is-scum]

Why are people with vaginas expected to be grown ass adults at 10 but people with dicks aren’t expected to act like adults until their 20’s??

[lesbianrunner5-blog]

Also Party in My Pants makes dinosaur pads! You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy them. :) They also frequently have designs with spaceships and cartoon cats/animals and other cute stuff!

[chrmdpoet-deactivated20201207]

If companies can make brightly colored and glow-in-the-dark condoms for grown-ass people with penises, then companies can sure as hell make colorful and fun-themed menstruation products for young people (and all people, young or not) with periods.

[rosewinterborn]

Why on earth would wanting cutesy hygiene products make you immature? How is that a threat to anyone else? Why would anyone get so angry over the idea of someone wanting comfort while one of their organs shreds itself that they feel the need to swear and belittle teens and preteens?

Periods suck. They just do. Let us take our comfort while we can, you asshole.

[thelatestkate]

Favorite 2020 Illustrations ヽ(• ‿ •)ノ

[radical-eve]