Love is an Element

Don’t really use this anymore

[cidnangarlond]

“You know what this city says about tears, Goncharov. Do not shed them before my blood is finished spilling.”

Goncharov (1973) dir. Martin Scorsese

[nogf]

dont ever apologize queen

[kertik]

If you are outside India, I am practically begging you to reblog this

Last week India passed a blatantly anti-Muslim law that seeks to naturalise millions of immigrants, except if they are Muslims.

In August of this year, India revoked the autonomous status of the Kashmir region, putting a communication blackout on the state. Kashmir has entered the fifth month of no internet and heaviest militarisation of any region in the world.

India is a secular, socialist republic. This bill is anti-constitutional and against the principles on which the country was founded

Naturally, there have been protests across the country. At the forefront of the protests are students from India's public universities.

Police opened fire on peaceful protestors in Jamia Milia Islamia University in Delhi, and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh.

Ever since then, the ruling fascist Hindu nationalist political party, the BJP, has been doctoring videos and sending fake news all over the internet, discrediting protestors and labelling them as terrorists

India has already seen too much religious violence, please please signal boost this, call your representatives, make them aware, get them to make statements. The only thing India and its dictator Modi care about is its image abroad

[thealfaguy]

[acornfriend]

ambivert comics

[lifeofcynch]

[100493503004422]

*wakes up in my own bed on a regular day* what? is this hell? am I in hell?

[writhe]

i have a hill to die on real quick

[writhe]

phrases like “you don’t owe anyone anything” and “relationships aren’t transactional” have the power to be used in ways that are very backwards and harmful

for example, no you don’t owe anyone anything in that if some creep is trying to get with you, you can block him without feeling bad. you don’t owe kindness to people who are transphobic or racist or bigoted.

but, you can’t use this as an excuse to fuck over people who have helped you. “you don’t owe anyone anything” isn’t an excuse to allow yourself to forget compassion and basic empathy, it isn’t an excuse for you to be an asshole just because you find it easier to be one

relationships aren’t transactional in that if your partner does something nice for you, you are indebted to them. they do these things because they love you; it is their choice to express love through these gestures

but they are transactional in that you both actively need to be putting time and care into the relationship. ignoring the dynamic of one person caring too much (and putting in excessive (emotional an literal) work and labor) while the other does nothing isn’t healthy. one person can’t solely take and the other person can’t solely give- that’s dangerous, and you can’t put the bandaid of “this isn’t transactional” over a relationship that is draining you in all capacities

i’m tired of seeing these things being misconstrued and used as an excuse to hurt people, while framing it as a way of taking care of yourself

[oknope]

does anyone have like ten thousand dollars they don’t want

[jbreenr]

⚠️ Avengers: Endgame SPOILERS! ⚠️

This is an important topic we need to talk about.

[babyboomerbullshit]

as we all know, the queer eye folks are in government now

[burgundybirds]

queer eye except they makeover the entire U.S. government system and fix it

[millennial-review-deactivated20]

[mimikyyuu]

Everyone outside of USA:

[animalwoonz]

[214-thotline-bling]

how did abortions get banned faster than assault rifles

[hammertimeinthegrill420]

[semiotomatics]

there’s something about the sight of steps leading down into the water. it feels like the ocean telling me to come home

[that-catholic-shinobi]

That means you’re a selkie love

[patron-saint-of-smart-asses-dea]

Mermaids, sirens, and selkies only reblog. Land lubbers GTFO

[my-feminism]

In the Netherlands, abortion is freely available on demand. Yet the Netherlands boasts the lowest abortion rate in the world, about 6 abortions per 1000 women per year, and the complication and death rates for abortion are miniscule. How do they do it? First of all, contraception is widely available and free — it’s covered by the national health insurance plan. Holland also carries out extensive public education on contraception, family planning, and sexuality. An ethic of personal responsibility for one’s sexual activity is strongly promoted. Of course, some people say that teaching kids about sex and contraception will only encourage them to have lots of sex. But Dutch teenagers tend to have less frequent sex, starting at an older age, than American teenagers, and the Dutch teenage pregnancy rate is 9 times lower than in the U.S.

[teratomarty]

I endorse evidence-based medicine, and evidence-based activism.

[gaynfl-moved]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

This is utter and absolute bullshit and Caster Semenya and all the other women who will find themselves in her position in the future due to this absurd, discriminatory ruling deserve so much better. I am so angry and so sad for her.