It felt like breathing

I am twenty and probably upset right now

[redwidow616]

Not really intro post, I am too lazy to do that, I am only making this post because @pardonmydelays made the most wonderful banner for me and I need it to be on my blog forever and I think it's the only intro post this blog needs

Edit: poppy made more amazing banners for me so this is my official banner post now. You can get all the information you need about me from this post

Edit 2: I have a sideblog, it's @redssideblog you can check it out if you want to, I have a real intro post there lol

[wherethefuckiseast]

the inside of torchbearer’s tent

[henceafter]

notebook spread

[henceafter]

close ups minus the animation because i like how crispy the halftone and colored pencils are

[mollybeenoel]

[icantspellthings]

I never get any hate anons with this one simple trick called I never get any ask to begin with

[bunnyrabbitfacts]

*pointing at bunny* you know that thing would eat you if you were grass, right?

[the-haiku-bot]

*pointing at bunny*

you know that thing would eat you

if you were grass, right?

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[indigosfindings]

ads with fake close buttons where if you try to click close you just click the ad are vile. people who make them should be locked in a room with only fake doors & windows

[64mpg]

thank you women

[stargirl-and-potts]

Still thinking about how Grace was always treated as disposable. Kicked out of his passion field for his honesty—underpaid as a (very good) teacher, to the point he can’t afford a car—left alone in a room full of argon with a sample that might kill him, while all the indispensable guys who put him there stood on the other side of the glass and watched. Shoved screaming into a mission that would kill him. And then, then this bonkers little alien who just met him gladly trades years off his life (via extended return mission) to save him. Runs burning through deadly air to keep him from dying. Chooses finally to weave their lives together forever and recreate Grace’s best dreams of Earth to make him happy. No wonder Grace told Rocky he doesn’t have to get him a gift, he’s given him everything. To one little spider guy, Grace is irreplaceable. That’s love.

[stargirl-and-potts]

And of course Rocky, who flung himself into the impossible trusting his crew would be there, only to lose every single crewmate with no warning and no understanding — Rocky who spent endless days alone with no other voice, no one to watch him sleep, no way to even tell Adrian he’s sorry — Rocky found everything he needed in Grace too. Rocky needed a miracle desperately and he got one. He finally hears a voice, and it is kind. It apologizes instantly for frightening him. It laughs with him just for joy at having met. It belongs to this soft silly improbable creature who without knowing him at all meets his trust halfway and tries everything just to be able to speak to him, before they even know they can help each other. Rocky finally found one other soul and it’s wide open. Rocky may have saved Grace but Grace saved Rocky too. Over and over they (we) save each other.

[trans-gothic]

[dat-eyebrows]

@gendernewtral holy shit what??

[gendernewtral]

an update to my insulin pump (a model which is highly recommended by doctors because it has software you can update, unlike other models) would allow my doctor to see more of my medical data because of the way my pump would now function.

i technically had the choice not to update it, but if i didn’t, my insurance company would not cover the cost of fixing or replacing it if something happened to it. they could say that the damage came from not updating the system, even if the damage was completely external.

some of the software updates have been beneficial, and have made my life easier. however, the choice to use these new system has always been made for me. i can’t afford to replace this $3000 device that allows me to live without injecting insulin upwards of five times a day.

disabled people already live in a world that is hypermanaged by people who have absolute control over our health and safety. anyone with a prosthetic, hearing aid, or pacemaker can face the same problem i did if the manufacturer decides they need to exert their presence in our lives more than they already do. the “cyberpunk dystopia” is already here, and if you want to change the ever-growing vice grip of “smart technology,” help disabled activists. we’ve been here all along.

(if you want a short primer on what it’s like to be disabled and rely on technology, read Jillian Weise’s personal essay in Alice Wong’s Disability Visibility).

[willgrahamscock]

Idk who needs to hear this, but god’s plan for you is to read your little gay fanfictions don’t worry you’re not wasting your time

[willgrahamscock]

[hollowboobtheory]

knowing when not to open the comments is a skill

[hollowboobtheory]

internet soft skills

not opening the comments

letting people be wrong

letting people be wrong about YOU

letting people have a bad impression of you (see above)

knowing when your input isn't needed

spotting bot comments

block button

[swordi001]

My blog isn't a safe space btw. It failed the last TÜV inspection due to lack of handrails and Notausgangschilder

[sua-sponte-deactivated20200331]

I’m watching that documentary “Before Stonewall” about gay history pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed psychologists, a police officer, and one “known homosexual”. The “known homosexual” is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.

So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there’s nothing wrong with him mentally and he’s never been arrested. When asked whether he’d take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether his family knows he’s gay, he says that they didn’t up until tonight, but he guesses they’re going to find out, and he’ll probably be fired from his job as well. So of course the host is like …why are you doing this interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says “I think that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself.”

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale’s boss did indeed recognize him from the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten a new job at a higher salary.

Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further. It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that, but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson’s disclosure had a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the U.S.

It appears that no one has made the connection between Dale Olson the publicity agent instrumental in the AIDS debate and Dale Olson the 22-year-old first openly gay man on TV. So I thought I’d make it. For Pride month, an unsung gay hero.

[is-the-post-reliable]

RATING: RELIABLE

you can listen to the clip of the 1954 interview here and find him on wikipedia here

[theeggoman]

Our girlfriend looks so pretty from outer space

[redwidow616]

never answering anyone in the big group chat again. Girl read the fucking verdict!! It's all in there, I wouldn't need to have this discussion with you if you would just read!!!!!!!!

[redwidow616]

but someone ❤️ed my long ass response so yayyy people are acknowledging im smart and right

[redwidow616]

never answering anyone in the big group chat again. Girl read the fucking verdict!! It's all in there, I wouldn't need to have this discussion with you if you would just read!!!!!!!!