Sanctuary fandom roll call! Raise your hand if you're still here! Yes I'm tagging a few of you so people who might not know each other can have a nosy and maybe get a new mutual or two.
@ladyelysandra @electricrogue @teslacriss @ellefantii @galactic-pirates @trickster-archangel @fabledshadow @misscrazyfangirl321 (I know you're on hiatus lovely but wanted to include you) @crazymcwritesalot @stargnusxcarter @tryingthisfangirlthing @ssorca19 @lanistas
Tried tagging a few others but Tumblr being a div. If I've missed you, lemme know in the replies. XD
"are you gonna take those pills the rest of your life?" you mean my molecules? why surely you wouldn't deprive me of my molecules. they are shaped exactly just so, you see. my molecules
Very generally speaking, when you see a black man in a piece of media, be it tv show, movie, video game, etc. thereâs something you often see a lot of writers do. To go against the stereotype of black men (and black people in general) being dumb and lazy, youâll see this black male character being smart and an achiever. ďżź
The Black Nerd. A common character type, the nerd will always be very interested in all things nerdy: science, video games, mathematics, etc. In an continued effort to combat stereotypes, the Black Nerd will be lack athleticďżźism, probably being asthmatic (the nerdiest of conditions). The Black Nerd will dress smartly, suspenders and bow ties. Theyâll always talk smart too, using proper English with complex words.
Now, I donât have a problem with a black character being a nerd, indeed black people are a people; we arenât all the same and we all have varying personalities. The problem I have is that too often we see a distinct disconnect between Blackness and the Black Nerd. The Black Nerd doesnât listen to hip hop or rap, only classical music. The Black Nerd only has white friends, the only other black characters are into not nerdy stuff. The Black Nerd never ever uses AAVE at any time in any context.
And again I must say that Black people, not being a monolith, there are no hard fast rules to being Black. Iâm more than sure there are Black people like what Iâve described above, Iâm not saying itâs impossible; what Iâm getting at is that the only Black Nerd we see. There are Black Nerds that play basketball, that bump Kendrick Lamar, and use AAVE since itâs an ever changing dialect. Iâm just saying thereâs no one way of being a nerd and no one way of being Black.
âonline fandom bestie that you once shared intense intimacies with but donât really talk to anymore simply bc we drifted into new blorbo obsessionsâ is such a specific type of relationship that has to be impossible to explain to anyone who hasnât experienced it
WONDER WHY THOSE ALL DONâT LOOK LIKE THE SAME COLOR? BECAUSE THEY ARE NOTÂ
OTHER THAN BEING PART OF THE SAME FAMILY OF BLUES, THEY ARE NOT ALL THE SAMEÂ FUCKING COLOR! WHY WOULD THEY ALL BE THE SAME FUCKING COLOR! DO YOU THINK WE JUST NAME NEW COLORS FOR KICKS!?!?!?
WHEN DESCRIBING A CHARACTERâS GOD FORSAKEN EYE COLOR, PICKÂ ONEÂ YA GODDAMN HIPPIE
For anyone curious what they mean by the rubber duck, rubber duck debugging is a tactic used by programmers to figure out bugs in the code. To do it, they explain the code, verbally, line by line, to the rubber duck until they find it.Â
Itâs also very useful for writers, and Iâve used it multiple times with rubber ducks, stuffed animals, and my friends.
I literally cannot count the number of times Iâve gone to someone and told them âI canât figure out whatâs wrong with my story, please let me explain it to youâ and that was all it took. Sometimes they ask helpful questions like âdid you remember to feed themâ or âso is this all on the same dayâ but other times I donât even need that, it just figures itself out as soon as I try to explain it to someone else.
Itâs one of my go-to pieces of writing advice. Youâre stuck on your story? sit down and tell me/someone all about it.Â
We all know about the Justice League believing Batman is some sort of cryptidâlike a humanoid creature of the night that fights crime and world-ending threats.
So obviously, when Batman finally introduced Robin, everyone in the League just assumed the acrobatic, energetic kid was also a cryptid. Because no normal child could do the things Robin does. But hereâs the thing: nobody ever dared to bring up their suspicions in front of Batman or Robin.
At least⌠not until Dick retired as Robin, and Jason showed up.
When Jason became Robin, the League was very confused to see Robin suddenly de-aged into a younger kid. Did he⌠rejuvenate? No, that couldnât be it. This oneâs skin tone was way lighter than before.
Jason, being way more curious than Dick, started snooping (not maliciously) and overheard the League speculating about the weird change. He quickly started theorizing that maybe this Robin had died and Batman just got another one. And Jason âBeing Robin Gives Me Magicâ Todd was not about to let the League think his older brother was dead. So, knowing exactly what everyone believed, Jason just went:
âIâm the same Robin.â
Scared the life out of them. But he didnât stop there.
âI just got tired of my old shell and went into a chrysalis stage to regenerate a new body.â
And then he left.
That was enough to confirm every single suspicion the League had that neither Robin nor Batman were actually human.
When Jason died and Tim took up the mantle, he carried on the rumorâbecause obviously Tim âMr. Stalkerâ Drake had overheard Jason saying something similar to Batman one night.
So Tim just greeted everyone casually, and the League went, âOh, Robin got tired of his last form and changed again.â
Stephanieâs time as Robin was short, and she never got to properly meet the League. But that didnât stop her from making sure they knew she existed. When Tim returned as Robin and went to the Watchtower, he casually showed Flash and Green Lantern some photos of Stephanie as Robin.
âThat form was unstable. I had to return to this one to avoid dying.â
And he left.
Then came Damian. Now, Damian didnât refuse to play along out of prideâit was just complicated, because there was no way the League wouldnât notice that Red Robin was literally the same Robin as before.
The solution?
âMolecular division,â they both said at the same time. âMore efficiency for working with Batman by existing as two halves of the same being.â
Nobody objected. In fact, Green Arrow didnât say a word, because watching two Robins speak at once made him think of the twins from The Shining.
And Bruce⌠Bruce just let it happen. Because honestly? He enjoyed watching his kids spend hours sharing all their Robin adventures just to keep the âshapeshifter Robinâ lore consistent.
Transphobia is about to be signed into law in the UK. We can fight this.
I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.
Last year we broke the record for an LGBT+ mass lobby of Parliament. Will you help us break it again? Join us on 25th June 2026 to demand be
The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.
Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or donât pass too well.
A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:
Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.
Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.
Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns
Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.
I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.
It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:
Worried about what to say?
Bring your personal worries about transphobia being signed into law, and trans friends being excluded from public spaces. You are a living person who deserves dignity. Remind your MP of that. You will also get guidance and brochures from Trans Solidarity Alliance that outlines our demands. This is mine from last year.
Money issues?
Trans Solidarity Alliance provides a travel bursary that you can sign up for via the link.
Got a refusal or no response from your MP?Â
Come anyway! You can request a same-day appointment with your MP through a process called greencarding. They will come and see you if theyâre already in Parliament. Even if they donât, theyâre made acutely aware of your cause because you showed up in person. This is my greencard from last year.
Here is the EHRC Code of Practice in full. It's a tough read, but some highlights are:
Organisations canât provide trans-inclusive, single-sex services, or they risk being sued for discrimination.
e.g. domestic violence support for women including trans women, menâs rugby group including trans men (12.68).
Trans people will have nowhere safe to pee.
If youâre a trans man, businesses can't allow you to pee in the men's, and you can also be ejected from womenâs bathrooms if youâre perceived as a man. Vice versa for trans women. EHRC suggests a âthird spaceâ bathroom, which is discriminatory and unworkable for most businesses. (13.130-133)
Sports organisations must exclude trans people from single-sex competitions (13.73).Â
A womenâs only sports competition must exclude trans women because of their biological advantage or face potential lawsuits (13.74), but a trans man who has undergone testosterone treatment can also be excluded based on fairness rules (13.81).
Trans women are stripped of the legal definition of âlesbianâ, and therefore no longer have legal protections if theyâre discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. (2.50, 2.92).
Here is the Good Law Project's better explanation of the EHRC Code.
I have also made a PDF printout of QR codes for the government petition, email your MP tool, and mass lobby link to pass around your communities. DM me and I'll send it to you.
Trans people, and all queer people, are forever welcome with the Industrial Workers of the World. Happy Pride to our queer members, and to everyone else!
