#wearehuman

[impermanent-art]

‘Strength in Unity’

A wraparound mural by Robert Vargas in Boyle Heights, entry four of five in his We Are Human series.

[tscottsstuff]

In a world where silence often speaks louder than words, this poem confronts the cost of our quiet complicity. For those who still believe in the power of voice, this is for you.

The Price of Silence-

They told us silence was wisdom,

that biting your tongue was brave.

But silence is a blade we hold inward—

cutting truth from our throats

while the world burns politely.

It doesn’t keep the peace—

it buries it.

A neighbor dragged out at dawn.

You shut the blinds.

A child asked why the world hurts.

You changed the channel.

A woman stood and screamed,

“This is wrong!”

You said, “She should’ve known better.”

But the silence took notes.

It learned your posture,

wore your calm like armor.

It held the door for the powerful,

nodded along to the lie,

and whispered in the dark,

“Go ahead. They won’t stop you.”

And still, the children are watching—

eyes wide in a world that keeps flinching.

They see who speaks

and who lowers their gaze.

They’re learning what courage costs,

what silence buys,

and who will bleed

for a better world they might inherit.

So speak.

Even if your voice shakes.

Even if no one claps,

or listens,

or stays.

Because silence is a currency—

and if you don’t spend your voice,

they’ll spend your future.

[buttonpoetry]

Don’t hold me like a present, quickly unwrapped, hold me like a person.

Hillary Kobernick, "Costumes"

[yourdisappointedarms]

“It gets to seem as if way back in the Garden of Eden after the Fall, Adam and Eve had begged the Lord to forgive them and He, in his boundless exasperation had said, ‘All right, then. Stay. Stay in the Garden. Get civilized. Procreate. Muck it up.’ And they did.” She is still the most significant photographer of the marginalized, misunderstood, and avoided in our culture. Her death anniversary was yesterday...I didn’t post it because I was on vacation and happy with sharing that time with family and I was avoiding that cynical side of my mind, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t post about a hero. “I go up and down a lot. Maybe I’ve always been like that. Partly what happens though is I get filled with energy and joy and I begin lots of things or think about what I want to do and get all breathless with excitement and then quite suddenly either through tiredness or a disappointment or something more mysterious the energy vanishes, leaving me harassed, swamped, distraught, frightened by the very things I thought I was so eager for! I’m sure this is quite classic.” #dianearbus #american #photographer #marginalized #freaks #blackandwhitephotography #wearehuman #mentalhealthawareness #deathanniversary #practicedying (at Akron, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0cVI0QhxGz/?igshid=10smt4a9zo2bd

[beautifullybrokengirll]

we’re here and we’re QUEER. 👊🏻

I love seeing people happy. If a man wants to date a man, let him be in love and happy. If a woman wants to date a woman, let her be in love and happy. Nobody looks at you funny when you walk down the street in a heterosexual relationship. You don’t constantly feel judged. You don’t feel like you can’t express your love for your partner in public. You don’t get beat up or called names for being straight. STOP THE HATE. We’re all human!!! They deserve to love who they want like you deserve to love who you do.

[crybabynxtdoor]

I look serious until you speak .. once you speak , you’ll get the biggest smile ever ✨💚

[deanimacicli]

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A carbon AMG in painting and soon to be on its way to @koerscc and their nice customer @dreriklaban - he came to see us to check out the frame and choose some custom paint! #wearehuman #custompaint #custombicycles #framebuilderfriday

[elowynrosetg-blog]

I am more then just a pretty face and a decent body, i am a person. Don't forget to treat your favorite performers, musicians, actors, online personalities, etc etc, with decency and respect. #wearehuman #weareallhuman #tgirl #transgender #mtf #maletofemale #elowynrosetg #transgirl #thegoldenrule #musician #model