I love the random replacements for clichés writers insert in science fiction shows. like when a 21st-century human would say “stop pacing you’ll wear a hole in the floor” but in a space show the alien/future human says “you’re oscillating like a Betelgeusian night badger” or some shit. like fuck yeah he is. amazing drive-by worldbuilding. I’m gonna spend the next half hour wondering why the Betelgeusian night badger evolved to do that
Condolences to everyone who lost family and friends in the crash AA flight 5342. Many young skaters and their coaches and parents were on board, coming back from the Development Camp. My condolences to all, but a particular mention to Maxim Naumov who lost both of his parents/coaches.
As we see a barrage of evil executive orders come in, they are not immediately enforceable and will takes months or years to implement.
That’s still not great, but don’t let these pile up to the point of hopelessness. Take a breath, and look community leaders who will fight it every step of the way.
Reminder that when Trump was in office before a LOT of his orders got overturned or held up in lower courts for long enough that they became irrelevant. It also does not mean they WILL be enforced. Stand with your community where you can. The fight is not over. Do not obey in advance.
Last sentence above is the most important. Tyranny requires people to shut up and fall in line. Do not obey in advance.
if you ever catch yourself implying that the patriarchy encourages transmasculinity in any way, you not only fundamentally misunderstand transphobia but also apparently have selective memory when it comes to basic aspects of misogyny
the thing about smut fics is that they usually do have to be at least slightly ooc in order to get the characters to actually have sex. this is, of course, because sex isn’t real–
I grit my teeth and read the entire executive order regarding trans people, and I just want to take the opportunity to remind folks not to forget intersex people. One of the rescinded documents is “Supporting Intersex Students: A Resource for Students, Families, and Educators,“ and there is a huge emphasis on legally enshrining "only two sexes.”
Yes, this affects trans people, but with the way intersex voices often get ignored in trans spaces, I just want to remind folks not to shut us out. Don’t forget us. Don’t keep talking over us. Don’t act like we aren’t on the front lines. Don’t act like this is just about you. Please.
As a perisex trans person, I would even go so far as to say that intersex people shouldn’t just be included, but need to be actively centered in this conversation. Because the legal enshrinement of two sexes might coincide with transphobia or be intended to push transphobic legal standards, but it is directly going to challenge intersex people’s fundamental right to exist. It affects all of us, but intersex folks have even fewer social & legal resources and even less understanding from the broader public, and they need us to care about them and help amplify their voices.
