Nazi Punks Fuck Off!

When you think you can't lose more faith in humanity, you see the news that a 10 year old girl that has been raped since she was 6 by her uncle got pregnant, and instead of people being outraged by this fact, they are outraged because she had a abortion!!

A 10 YEAR OLD!!! A CHILD!!!

So much so that after the judge authorized the girl to have a abortion (which was not necessary since our laws authorizes in such a case), a group of religious fundamentalists went to the hospital to harass the girl and the medical team!

Every day this world breaks my heart a little more...

This girl also had medical conditions that would make pregnancy deadly

And she was doxxed at multiple hospitals by an anti choicer named Sarah Winters

Think about this next time when you see a homeless person on drugs. Remember how hard it can be to get housing or even a job.

I wanted to post this because I thought it was sweet, but I think it’s also a good reminder to allies and also fellow lgbt members that people seeing you is important and for lgbt+ people when you are ready to come out, if you ever are (if you aren’t that’s also okay, and you should only come out if you are ready), it can make a world of difference to other people and you are doing something good!

Also I think it’s important to remember, amongst the discourse and the horrible things that happen in the world, we have allies and we have each other ✨

the original tweet thread can be found here

I’ve seen a ton of posts on Twitter, retweeted by big blogs, that state JKR won’t get money from the new HP game (the tweet I replied to has at least finally been deleted). This is 100% wrong. JKR licenced the franchise to Warner Brothers and she will receive a percentage of income. This isn’t a judgement call on whether you should or shouldn’t buy the game personally I was in my 20s when the books came out, they weren’t for me plus I’ve never liked her, especially now but I really hate all the misinformation that’s flying around rn and people should make an informed decision.

And really, this says it all

Arguments for buying the games and supporting trans people are here (I don’t agree with all Crystal’s points on buying given the promotion still of a popular IP no matter what you do, it’s not just about money but it’s worth a read)

https://twitter.com/AmazonChique/status/1306666082028019712?s=19

Arguments against buying:

https://twitter.com/elakdawalla/status/1306820299376136194?s=19

There was also a really great post on why buying second hand and pirate copies was such a bad idea but of course I can’t find it now. Basically it’s not just about money but perpetuating the entire brand. A few thoughts below too on developers who of course deserve recognition for their hard work.

And can we also not forget all the other BS in the Potterverse which has been ongoing for years.

Food for thought. Also don’t @ me with any transphobic racist or misogynistic shit. This post is for people who are trying to figure out how to support devs and marginalised groups so if you’ve decided to cheer for a bigot then this isn’t for you.

Oh I found it. Why buying the game to support devs is a nonsensical argument. From a trans game dev:

I dunno why the above links didn’t work earlier but there you go added them all now. I feel like this is the same type of argument as crunch, which really we should just leave game developers to sort out and take our lead from as they know their industry much better than we do. Also consider that hitting corporations and wealthy creators like JKR in the wallet is the only form of protest they pay attention to if you really want your message to be received. If your concern is for game devs in this situation then read some of their discussions on this first before making a decision on where to put your hard earned cash.

Yo Biden just announced an infrastructure devolopment/clean energy/environmental justice plan and it's honesty pretty fucking amazing and much more ambitious than I ever would have expected from him, goddamn. He's trying to Eisenhower/New Deal our way out of the economic collapse.

Some notable points addressed by this plan:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-14/biden-to-call-for-2-trillion-in-clean-energy-spending

For those who were wondering what the point of voting for a leftist candidate was, if the leftist didn’t win—this is it.  Biden is trending leftward.  That’s what we want him to do.  He wouldn’t be doing it if the left hadn’t shown itself to be a real force.

I know that the work is never done and all that, but I think we can count this one as a win.

please god vote. register ASAP. check to make sure you’re still registered because they’re kicking people off. look into your states mail in ballot laws

I don’t like the guy, and I doubt if most of this would actually get done, but please, it’s better than the guy actively dismantling anything good we have and pushing us backwards

even if you’re in a state that swings dem and you think your vote doesn’t matter, it does. the popular vote tally means something even if the system is broken. Hillary got millions more votes and that was the voice of the people. vote even just to add to the tally of people against Trump because you know the numbers will hurt his vanity

And for all the “lesser of two evils” people out there who think a Biden victory means rewarding the Democratic party’s ongoing rejection of the left wing of the party, reminder that the alternative, GREATER of two evils, is THIS:

A new policy change to prevent trans women from accessing homeless shelters is teaching people how to police gender presentation and physical features just so the country can legalize a new way to get away with killing us.

This is the shit we would have four more years of if Biden loses.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/07/trump-administration-memo-explains-spot-transgender-woman/

Biden wasn’t even my fifth choice in the primaries.  But we have to focus on the general now.  There are only two possible outcomes this November.  We’ve seen how one of them turned out for us, and we all know damn well it’s only getting worse, and getting worse faster.  Do not forget that the other outcome is not just about Biden; there’s an entire Democratic platform that comes in with him, along with a complete 180 in White House staff, federal appointments, judicial confirmations, etc.  And the judicial confirmations ALONE are a huge deal.  If you are somehow NOT convinced that Biden would be better for us than Trump, I need you to understand the existential threat of these words:

Losing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat to another Brett Kavanaugh.

Do NOT let your ideological purity put us through THAT.

Anything lesser than the evil we have now is a rejection of how far right the Overton Window has been dragged the last few years.  Don’t forget how much we stand to lose if we don’t live to fight another day.

So other than someone's house, it applies to zero things.

As a desi Hindu can white hipsters please stop fucking acting like Hindus and Buddhists are all nonviolent and peaceful people as if Hindus didn’t facilitate the pogroms of Sikhs throughout India and Buddhists in Myanmar aren’t mass-murdering and stripping Rohingya Muslims of their basic human rights to the point where they’re listed as the most oppressed minority in the world

Some people don’t understand this post. This post isn’t painting Hinduism and Buddhism as violent religions. This post is talking about the romanticizing of Hindus and Buddhists by the West in particular, in a very ‘can-do-no-wrong-ever,’ ‘Om,’ and ‘so-peaceful-what-is-violence-even’ manner. When in actuality, extremism and violence within Hindus and Buddhists is as rampant as the extremism and violence that exists in any other group of people who adhere to a certain religion. Be it Islam or Christianity or whatever else. A lot of people don’t address the extremism and violence within the Hindu and Buddhist communities because everyone somehow thinks Hindus and Buddhists are all peaceful people with no history of violence towards others. When in fact, there is a history of violence. 

The violence faced by the Rohingya people by the Buddhist-majority Myanmar is nothing new, though it is in the news more (not enough, though). Rohingya people have been persecuted by the Buddhist-majority of Myanmar since literally, the beginning of time. Because they are Rohingya, because they aren’t citizens of Myanmar, because they are Muslims. Hindus have committed great atrocities against Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians as well. Things like this shouldn’t go unnoticed. 

This post isn’t saying the religions are awful and violent at all. It’s saying that the people following these religions can be and in unfortunately great numbers, ARE.

I’ve also seen this “Hindus and Buddhists are cutesy, peaceful hippies” stereotypes be used by islamophobic right wingers to justify the murder and repression of the rohingya and all other Muslims, because “well if they’re bad enough that the cutesy peaceful Buddhists/Hindus are risking their peacefulness and karma to say they breed like rats and start killing them before they take over, OBVIOUSLY they’re REALLY bad”

As a desi Hindu who is shaking with anger right now at the bigotry being displayed by Hindus in power; I can attest to the fact that they are no peace-loving hippies. They are violent islamophobes building concentration camps for Muslims while being homophobic and referring wrongfully to a culture that has always supported same-sex relationships in their own hateful agenda. Every religion has villains who twist the ‘our culture’ argument into something twisted and hateful; don’t minimize that.

This this thiiiiiiis.

My great grandmother hid my mom under a stairwell, ready to defend her with her bare hands from Hindu rioters looking for Sikhs to kill.

My uncle didn't meet his father till he was 16 because his father was kept without charge, without telling any of his family, in a prison 100 km away by Hindus.

I don't even know who of my relatives I've lost, because it's too painful to even talk about. And no one's been held accountable.

People are capable of violence no matter what their scripture says. Religion can breed a fanaticism that not much else does, where identity is placed above humanity.

By painting followers of a religion unable to resort to bigotry and violence you silence their victims.

YESSSS!!!!!

Lets talk about this.

Absolutely. The Electoral College functions to stand in the way of the will of the people, as expressed through their votes, and who gets into elected office.

Also, ranked voting instead of first-past-the-post. You know, like those functional countries that also have socialized medicine. Gosh, I’d love to live in a functional country…

Looking for assistance in getting an abortion. I recently was forced to move states because I was in a heavily toxic and physically abusive relationship. I’m about a month pregnant right now and luckily caught it early enough to get the medical option. I currently am not working due to moving and I can’t wait too long or it will be more expensive. Looking for any kind of donations. It will be about $400 and I’ve already found a clinic, just need the funds. Anything is much appreciated. My cashapp is $Aasrial and I will post screenshots of updates and how much I need left. Once my goal is reached I’ll post and delete so people don’t accidentally send too much. Thank you.

Please don’t send hate. I’m struggling as it is and you don’t know me or my situation. That’s all I ask otherwise.

Not sure who needs to see this, but if a Service Dog starts backing into you, pushing you away from their handler, or they sit down at a leash distance from their handler

You Should Move Away.

They are performing a task known as "spacing" or "blocking" that helps reduce or prevent anxiety in their handler.

They are NOT "asking for pets" or being disobedient or asking to be spoken to. All you have to do is stay back from the dog and handler.

This is not a capslock PSA because I'm not sure how many people that don't have a SD actually know this is a trained task.

I did NOT know and this is both very cool that SDs can be trained for this, and very important that we all know how to respect it.

Word of advice: if possible find therapists who are trans themselves.

My therapist is a trans man and not only was he willing to give me the referral I needed after just one visit, he'll do it for people who just ask.

Also, if available in your state: Plume is a trans run healthcare service that arranges HRT and keeps track of when you need bloodwork etc. All it took was a few intake forms, a video call with a doctor, and then I was prescribed hormones. Very simple. There is a 99 membership fee, but it takes care of all of your stuff in one place that was usually be multiple doctors. I recommend it.

This is big news!

was really curious about this and no info was included in this post so, i went looking and it was a lil hard to find. the website is getplume and these are the available states (currently?) not my state but hopefully this reaches someone who needs it

info for my babies 💕

people really call themselves “pro-life” then consistently vote against feeding schoolchildren