Through the Pale Door

I'm Erica. 30. Writer, artist, and day-dreamer. I don't spend much time in reality. You can find me in the midst of loud music, historic travels, and dark tales.

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Just Another Thursday Night

This was not supposed to be my next post- Some of you probably know Stephanie Novak; host of the When She Speaks I Hear the Revolution open mic, slam poet enthusiast, procurer of great punk rock, t...

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Sexability blog flier for upcoming events...

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Hey peeps! Guess who's going to be talking at the Queer Continuum conference this Saturday? ME! I'll be discussing some important sex + disability topics. There will be more information posted on my involvement tomorrow. Also watch for some upcoming Sexability blog posts in conjunction with the conference!

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The schedule is up! My talk, "This Is How We Do It: the Reality of Sex and Disability," will be held at 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. We will be discussing various sex and disability topics such as resources, how to have "the talk" and ask the right questions, breaking through assumptions, and why this issue is important... and probably a little shameless blog promoting!

Queer Con is taking place at Rowland Hall - St. Mark's School this Saturday (September 12th) from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Here's a link to the schedule of events: http://queercon.xyz/#/schedule

Do not miss this!

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Reasons I am a five year old:

cries easily doesn’t know how to adult drinks a lot of juice constantly needs attention asks too many questions becomes attached to everything very quickly

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in a nutshell,

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Herbert James Draper detail, The Lament for Icarus

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By bu7shimeji

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Source: xx | Edited by: me

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zodiac signs as bad habits

aries: not texting back, chewing on gum really loudly, double dipping

taurus: unbalanced sleep/eating schedule, drinking too much coffee, reality tv

gemini: not letting other people finish their stories, talking too loudly, slouching

cancer: judging other people for everything, getting overly protective of friends

leo: talking during movies, not applying sunscreen regularly, spending too much money while shopping

virgo: not sleeping, reading halfway through a book and forgetting about it, not accepting help from others

libra: losing important papers, lying to parents, chewing with your mouth open

scorpio: procrastinating, leaving empty candy wrappers everywhere, sleeping with makeup on

sagittarius: chipping off nail polish, overthinking everything, correcting other peoples grammar too much

capricorn: letting others push you around, not hiding disdain towards others, skipping breakfast

aquarius: leaving clothes on the floor, never organizing school work until finals week, road rage

pisces: interrupting others, watching netflix at one in the morning, playing music too loudly in headphones

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Support bi people who have a strong preference for women

Support bi people who have a strong preference for men

Support bi people who don’t have a strong preference for any gender

Support bi people who are only attracted to women and nb people

Support bi people who are only attracted to men and nb people

Support bi people who are attracted to women, men, and nb people

Support bi people who are bisexual or biromantic but not both 

Support trans and nonbinary bi people

You don’t get to decide who’s “bi enough”. Support ALL bi people.

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B+ Awareness Month is underway in SLC :) We’ve got a host of events coming up over the rest of September, including the Inaugural Queer Continuum Conference. 

September 12: Queer Continuum Conference September 14: Monthly Peer Group September 19: Squatters Brunch* September 19: Provo Pride September 23: Bi Awareness Day Celebration: Party and Open Mic at the Utah Pride Center September 26th: DIY Craft Day* September 28: Movie Night - Chasing Amy September 30: Bar Night* *Still confirming dates. Be checking back! Come celebrate what it means to be part of this amazing spectrum where sexuality and gender flow together!

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I don’t know if this is known, but there is now a Trans Crisis toll free hotline in Canada. I just saw this poster at my university.

The phone number is:

1-877-330-6366

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Just one additional detail —

The line is not ALWAYS available, so you may want to check out their website, because there’s always a note displaying how many counselors are available at that time.

Here’s a schedule for their available hours.

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Hey peeps! Guess who's going to be talking at the Queer Continuum conference this Saturday? ME! I'll be discussing some important sex + disability topics. There will be more information posted on my involvement tomorrow. Also watch for some upcoming Sexability blog posts in conjunction with the conference!

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literature meme || [1/5 prose writers] William S. Burroughs

—  William Seward Burroughs II (also known by his pen name William Lee; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be “one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century”. His influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays. Five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, and made many appearances in films.