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This map is the most up to date version as of 3-4-2023 and takes into account all recent movement on anti-trans legislation

goverment-agency-bracket

Yeah, I am going to signal boost this rq

ccosmiccookiess

This map has since been updated, as of 26-8-2023 this is the most current version

bumpingbees

Minnesota is the best state. Which I only say because I'm extremely grateful as a trans man that I don't have to move to be safe and honestly... it's not bad environmentally if you don't live in the northern area. Around the cities is a great area to live.

metalheadsagainstfascism

For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, “Don’t make fun of them, they’ve never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn’t made for snow and freezing.”

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don’t make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn’t built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn’t built for heat and a lot of their homes don’t have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The “humidity makes it feel cooler” is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It’s just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can’t afford a small AC unit because they’re expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren’t safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it’ll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that’s life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don’t, I’ve seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It’s not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They’re made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don’t think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the “drink your water” is a fun meme now, but if you’re sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don’t care if you’re fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

Heat exhaustion is more, “drink water and get you cooled off.” Heat stroke is more “Oh my god call 911.”

Be safe.

-fae

politicalhobbyist

Wear a hat and regularly soak it in water. As it dries it will cool your head. Its in the mid 90s here today and my hat is drying out in an hour or so, plan accordingly.

Take your time with tasks Physical activity generates body heat and you do not need more of that.

Good curtains on your windows help keep the sun out and the ac in.

metalheadsagainstfascism

Yes.

If you can afford it, blackout curtains or really thick curtains that keeps the sun out will insulate the windows.

I needed this when I lived in an apartment where my room faced west because the setting sun was too hot and the AC couldn’t keep up.

-fae

ordinaryredtail

Also drink water BEFORE you feel dehydrated. Drink water BEFORE you get hot. Even if you don’t feel like you need water, drink it. There isn’t much to prevent heat stroke, but going into the heat with water in your system will be far better than going into it without water. Avoid soda, coffee, iced/sweet tea, and other caffeinated drinks cuz they’ll dehydrate you.

Another good option is cold watermelon or high water fruits. When I find I’m so hot that the idea of drinking water is gross, melon is what I usually turn to. It’s more interesting texturally and is extremely high water content.

If you are experiencing heat exhaustion, drink cool but not cold water. Too cold will shock your system.

Seconding black out curtains. They’re saving my electric bill rn.

Do not be afraid to pour water on yourself or your clothing. Water evaporating will cool you off. Legit the only reason why I was able to sleep in 95 degree heat this weekend was my soaked shirt.

Also make sure to check your car batteries or tires. Nothing will leave you stranded in the heat easier than a car malfunction, especially a battery. If there is any resistance starting your car, get a new battery asap.

loversinstarlight-deactivated20

As someone who used to work in the sun:

Freeze a towel or several. Then put them on your forehead, neck, arms, etc..

I’m not trying to make anyone spend unnecessary money but there are cheap handheld fans with water misters.

If you can’t be in a place with a fan or if your car AC is bust, these come in handy. I own two of the first one pictured and they’re really refreshing.

If you HATE the taste of water or Gatorade find flavor packets or drops to add to water.

Freeze treats and toys for your pets if they’re freezer safe. Test the pavement if you have a pet that you walk. If it hurts your hands it hurts their paws!

agestofrobynhode

water with lemon is a good trick and cheap. jug in the fridge, cut up lemons, refill water regularly with the same lemons for days. cool/cold water with a hint of a taste but not overpowering. there’s a removable room-darkening film for windows you can get at walmart or home depot or whereever and it does help to keep your room/house cooler and darker. can even go on original single-pane windows. in the cooler parts of the day, do your cooking and make stuff you can eat cold - pasta salad, tuna, hardboiled eggs, etc. try to keep to foods on the lighter side. can’t afford to make a big fresh fruit salad? get a can of fruit cocktail and put it in the fridge ahead of time. put a couple ice cubes in your cat or dog’s water dishes. brush your pets. the more fur you brush off them, the less they’re wearing in the heat. my mom just got me a bamboo cooling blanket (on sale, of course lol). i don’t know how it works but it DOES if you’re like me and need some kind of sheet or blanket covering even a little part of you to sleep. harbor freight and other places often have cheap synthetic cooling towels that are even better than regular ones frozen.

if you’re not peeing regularly you’re not drinking enough. drink some more.

resmeae

Bless everyone in this post.

A bowl of ice cubes in front of a fan can be glorious.

torracat

this is the money garf. reblog for untold pasta and riches to come your way

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

onedirectiom

sometimes you just have to go crazy crazy crazy til u see the sun

topherchris

moringmark

runcibility

I liked this post, scrolled for like another minute before I went “SHIT FUCK SHIT” and scrolled back to reblog it

quadriviummuse

I always reblog this one when I see it on my dash. When someone posts their own art, writing, or music here they are really hoping you will share it.

leepacey

lol

strawberrynesquikphilosophies

@demilypyro

chapscher

Checked to confirm. It’s true, it’s recent, and the source is beautiful

(also the ‘children’s charity’ Lumos doesn’t recognize trans children, so this failed fundraising event is an all around good thing)

go-learn-esperanto

Oh gods, alright. Of course Livraria Lello would be the one to have it. I wonder if they were trying to get rid of it?

I actually would like to talk about Lello and their relationship with Harry Potter and also just ask you to visit the bookstore.

So, anyway, Lello opened in 1906 in Porto, North of Portugal.

JK. Rowling lived in Porto for a bit in the 90’s, where she first started writing the Harry Potter series. It was said she might have frequented it and some important stairs from the book were based on Lello’s stairs. In fact: The book release of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child happened in Lello.

What this meant is that this bookstore ended up having to fight to remain a bookstore. There are so many tourists, a lot of them that only wanted to look at it because it was Harry Potter related somehow and buy nothing. There were (and still are) insane queues to enter the bookstore.

Lello, who wasn’t particularly interested in becoming a Harry Potter museum, ended up having to make a system where people have to pay to enter. If you buy a book that goes above the price you paid for the ticket, the money you paid will be deducted from the book price.

I can tell from going there fairly frequently that they try to be less connected to Harry Potter as possible if they can manage. Yeah they have the books for sale but they also have a plethora of books and their own merchandise to choose from.

Despite JK. Rowling’s involvement with the bookstore, in the Portuguese Wikipedia page, even in the part about the famous writers that went there, there isn’t a single mention of her. Zero. Not in the history nor anywhere else. It’s beautiful.

Last time I went they had an exhibition about José Saramago’s work (portuguese author who won the Nobel Prize) and on the upper side of the stairs had an enormous collection of winners of the Nobel Prize and authors Lello concidered had the quality to also have won (it the Nobel Prize existed when they were alive) and authors that might win.

It’s quite interesting because all was very thought out and you had a whole reason as to why those books were there. Me and my mother ended up chatting for a long while with one of the bookshop employees (they have a lot of young employees btw) and we even ended up chatting with other foreigners that went there shopping.

Also, did I mentionthe bookshop is gorgeous?

As are their book editions (my English edition of Tom Sawyer I bought there)

Have also a photo of the bookstore from 1906 :)

So, if you go there, please don’t go because of Harry Potter. And please don’t shit on it because of Harry Potter too. It’s a very good bookstore and it deserves recognition, but not from there.

wildersage

the impulse to hide what I'm doing at my computer still sits so deep even tho I'm literally never looking at anything objectionable , the door will open and I'll hurry to close the page like oh fuck no one can know I'm looking at the Wikipedia page for the Balkans