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[sevaria]

The world is better with transsexuals in it

[astralgardens]

[ID: "The world is better with transsexuals in it." The text is overlayed on an image of a grassy field with yellow flowers. End ID.]

[chaos-monkeyy]

every. damn. time.

[randomreasonstolive]

Reason to Live #14000

Find one quiet joy and guard it. Maybe it’s the way morning light spills through a window, or the warmth of a mug between cold hands, or the laugh you haven’t heard yet but will.

Live for the tiny things— the ones that don’t demand anything from you, the ones that remind you the world isn’t all teeth.

A single small joy is enough to anchor a day. A few of them can anchor a life.

And if they can’t find one yet, tell them this: The world hasn’t shown you your joy today. Hold on until it does.

  – Guest Submission

(Please don't add negative comments to these posts.) 

[markscherz]

please post the naked geckos

Back in 2017, @leotide posted this incredible piece, which is easily one of my favourite scientific illustrations of all time.

An actual photo of a skinless Geckolepis (here a never-before-posted photo of a G. cf. maculata, not G. megalepis) is below the cut. There is no blood or gore, but I could see how this would make some uncomfortable, so I have hidden it.

I have examined dozens of museum specimens of these geckos, and I haven't found a single one that appeared never to have lost at least some part of its skin or tail and regrown them. So, although it seems extreme, this is something these geckos do readily, and are specially adapted to do. Remarkably, they seem to be able to make a full recovery, even when a huge portion of the skin is lost in this way. They seek shelter in a humid spot, and let the skin regrow—a process that apparently only takes a matter of weeks. And yes, it's the whole dermis, not just the scales. This makes my work as a taxonomist very hard, because counting scales is one of the most reliable ways to tell lizard species apart.

The readiness with which these geckos lose their scales means that a careless capture can quickly result in an animal that looks like the one pictured above. Many museum specimens look like this one—impossible to count scales on. It is for this reason that I have developed special techniques to work with these geckos. It honestly shocks me that they are in the pet trade; you could not ask for a more fragile reptile pet!

[eggotchi-deactivated20260513]

nonbinary ppl ARE trans enough no matter how they present themselves. if i hear "that nonbinary person didn't even change anything besides their name and label so they're basically cis" one more time im going to lose my shit. the fact that it's sometimes coming from ppl who also in the same breath say u dont need hrt to be trans is also mind boggling like just say u hate nonbinary ppl specifically and go

[roomwithavoid]

[windwardstar]

I just love when it's so foggy everything looks like an artist is painting on a gray canvas and hasn't gotten to drawing the background yet

[windwardstar]

*from under a mound of research* you know, i had intended to write today

[writers-bane]

ok but imagine, if you will, actually writing after spending all week planning to write

[gr8writingtips]

writing tip #4168:

writing that scene not going to plan? stewing about it for five days will certainly not make it any worse

[ladyignatius4]

Someone's future favourite book is currently in your messy Google Doc.

Finish it. 💚

[windwardstar]

Good news everyone. I have decided to stop overthinking the current scene and start overthinking a new one.

[gendercensus]

You can just do your own survey!

It doesn't have to be me

I'm not the only survey person

Another survey person could be... you

Don't like my survey? You can do a better one!

It's totally legal

They can't stop you

Just try to not make people have a horrible time really

That's it

PS: Take part in the 2026 Gender Census before 13th August 2026

[tranthony]

grout white shark

[sylvere]

[ID: A photograph featuring wall tiles. In a gap, a shark is doodled on the grout. An arrow points to the shark from writing saying “grout white shark.” End ID.]

[ninjasmudge]

worlds slowest fanfic author tries really really hard

[ninjasmudge]

everyone in the notes we are all holding hands. everyone who hasnt worked on a wip in weeks or months or years, its okay. we are going slow but we are going

[donniehaspronouns]

respect non-binary people not because this is “a step to realizing they’re really a trans man/trans woman” but because non-binary people are deserving of respect in their identity. because being non-binary is not “just a stepping stone” for many people and they still deserve their identity to be respected.

being non-binary is being trans, and we respect our trans siblings in this house. full stop.

[ninjasmudge]

worlds slowest fanfic author tries really really hard

[ninjasmudge]

everyone in the notes we are all holding hands. everyone who hasnt worked on a wip in weeks or months or years, its okay. we are going slow but we are going