Time Out Youth Center

We're an LGBTQ+ youth center in Charlotte, North Carolina. We reblog queer and trans related content, and hope to bring some of the conversations happening on tumblr to our center. Feel free to message us with any questions (through the Virtual Feels Box)

[emmaruthx]

This is important.

[queerstoriesqdm]

I’m a Queer Man with Disabilities & STD Testing Isn’t Accessible—Something Needs to Change - http://ift.tt/1Y4oqqr

[dorothy-snarker]

You guys, you guys. Did you know there was a marriage proposal after the women’s final rugby matches? Olympics volunteer Marjorie Enya (in the yellow) proposed to her girlfriend Brazilian team rugby player Isadora Cerullo (in the green). And, you’d better believe, she said yes. Blame it on Rio, indeed.

[queer-all-year]

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[bellaxiao]

proud of Nat Geo

[canthinkofaurl-deactivated20221]

YES

[justinhubbell]

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Once again, thank you everyone for reading, enjoying, and sharing this comic.  Not just sharing in the sense of re-posting this comic, (which you should totally do) but also sharing your stories with me, letting my know how my comics have touched you.  It means so much to me.  Love ya! Stay tuned for more comics! <3

[softwhorecore-deactivated201812]

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT 😭💗😭

[crossdreamers]

National Geographic Magazine Puts Young Transgender Girl On Cover

Logo reports that the January 2017 issue of National Geographic, focusing on “the gender revolution,” features a 9-year-old transgender girl, believed to be the first trans person on the 128-year-old publication’s cover (or at least one version of the cover).

[glsen]

What It’s Like To Come Out As Gay, Then Come Out As Nonbinary

For many of us in the LGBTQIA+ community/communities, labels aren’t just a matter of feeling included — they can be a matter of survival. It can be comforting to know there is someone else out there dealing with similar struggles to you, who can empathise, who you can build communities with, who is able to celebrate you and your uniqueness. Labels can help us explain our own rich nature to others who aren’t part of these communities. However, they can also be degrading, often restricting. Being spoken about in a reductive manner where sameness overrides individuality doesn’t make you feel good about yourself. Finding the balance can be tricky at best and suffocating at worst.

H/T: BuzzFeed

[revellious]

I needed this today @jeffreymarsh thank u 😘

[jeffreymarsh]

from my app✨✨💛💛💛💛😉

[arabstreet]

Let’s help those in need in Aleppo right now.

PraOn December 12th, over 100,000 people in East Aleppo were trapped in a 5 square kilometer range as they were being bombarded by airstrikes from Russia and the Syrian government to attempt to overtake the rebel-held area. “The Russia-backed ground offensive, which began on November 26, followed an intensive aerial bombing campaign that knocked out most of the medical facilities, targeted civil defence and municipal vehicles and blocked roads with rubble.” The world is sitting and watching a genocide happen before their eyes as civilians are being massacred. Families posted on various social media platforms to say their final goodbyes.

#saveAleppo #PrayForAleppo

Donate to:

Syria Relief: They work to provide many life-saving essentials including food, medicine and medical care, winter provisions including warm blankets and bedding, as well as an orphan support programme. 88.8% of your donation goes into relief, the remaining go into raising money, and a small portion into admin.

https://www.syriarelief.org.uk/donate/?aleppo-appeal

Save The Children: Provides food and water, helps repair water systems, supports hospitals, helps schools, and provides emotional help for children. They have helped over 500 000 children in besieged areas so far. 88% of your donation goes into relief, the remaining goes into fundraising efforts. 

https://secure.savethechildren.org.uk/donate/emergency?sourcecode=SA4006001&_ga=1.158660734.551543489.1481608383

Islamic Relief Worldwide: They distribute food packs, clothes and medical supplies to communities under siege within Syria and displaced people along the Turkish border. They are also running or supporting camps and providing livelihood programmes, education and psychosocial support for refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. 90% of your donation goes into relief and development, the remaining goes into delivery of relief, campaigning, and generating future income.

https://donations.islamic-relief.com/?   (Click Current Appeals and donate to Syria Crisis Appeal)

Karam Foundation: An NPO that develop Innovative Education programs for Syrian refugee youth, distribute Smart Aid to Syrian families, and fund Sustainable Development projects initiated by Syrians for Syrians. They distribute clothes, food, water, flour, blankets, infant formula and other basic necessities. 100% of profit goes into building programs, providing relief, and sustaining development.

https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/m084arkxtho

I also sell items on www.arabstreet.co and will be donating $10(CDN) of each sale until the end of 2016.

[projectqueer]

HIV Viral Suppression Rates Climbed 11 Percent in 4 Years

More people than ever are now virally suppressed, but new study suggests we're falling short of the 90-90-90 goals.

[pride-color-schemes]

Xirl and Xoy

Xirl: 

Someone who identifies in some was as a nonbinary girl or nonbinary girl-adjacent. Someone who identifies with some part of woman/girlhood but who wants a more nonbinary and neutral sounding word because they aren’t entirely girls or don’t want to be associated with the typical ideas brought up by the word “girl.”

Full size [Here]

Xoy: 

Someone who identifies in some was as a nonbinary boy or nonbinary boy-adjacent. Someone who identifies with some part of man/boyhood but who wants a more nonbinary and neutral sounding word because they aren’t entirely boys or don’t want to be associated with the typical ideas brought up by the word “boy.” 

Full size [Here]

Designed by: Unknown

Color meanings: 

The pinkish-lavender or greenish-blue represents the connection and closeness of this identity to woman/girlhood or man/boyhood without quite being girl or boy.

The green represents how it is a nonbinary identity and how it can be an entirely off-binary/binary-adjacent thing for some people.

The white is there to bring the pinkish-lavender/greenish-blue and green together as a reminder of the genderqueer flag.

The grey represents the entire spectrum of possible meanings for this gender and how it’s a grey area with a lot of room for individual meaning.

Terms coined by: Unknown

Full pride gallery HERE! FAQ and “dictionary” of genders, orientations, and other related terms HERE. Send any questions to Ask-Pride-Color-Schemes!

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[ithelpstodream]

[buzzfeedlgbt]

This is what the U.S. AIDS crisis looked like in the 1980s

[haydengise]

[herphany]

[cwote]

hang in there.

[buzzfeedlgbt]

Know your Bi history. 

[wetwareproblem]

Honestly, what I got from the mother in the beginning is “please tell me I’m not a bad person for not being as brave as you when I was your age.”

[bisexual-community]

^^^This  I thought the mother was wistful for what she had missed out on. And was approving of and almost marveling over the freedom her daughter now has. 

But of course the ironic scary/sad thing is, now with all the new hardline alt-right anti-LGBT people in charge in the USA the daughter may get to find out if she actually will be as brave as all her bisexual foremothers.  And at least she will probably gain more of an understanding about why so many people back in the day stayed in the closet.