A very big analysis on the new Welcome Home update

HELLLOOOOO EVERYONEEEE I havent done one of these in a while, but omg the newest update was everything I ever hoped for and more!! So today, we'll be talking about EVERYTHING (+ lil theories here and there)

BIG BIG SPOILERS AHEAD

I really think it’s important to keep fat people in mind when talking about reproductive health care. So many birth control options are not as effective on fat people and none of these options are researched enough, either.

Fat people get worse health care in general and are taken less seriously and many surgeons refuse to work with fat people or offer suboptimal care, which puts them at risk when it comes to surgical abortion.

Not even getting into how being fat is tied to conditions that involve having irregular periods, which means noticing a pregnancy later and having reduced, more expensive options for abortion. Just to have less empathetic, less considerate health care workers waiting on the other side.

Fat people should not be left out of reproductive health care concerns. This isn’t even getting into how fat people are left out the flip side of reproductive care (ie getting help getting pregnant and being coached about fertility, being discouraged from getting pregnant at all or trying out options like IVF).

Especially when so much fatphobia is based in classism, ableism, and racism and plays into mortality rates. Like these are vital discussions to be had and they are all connected.

Living as a visibly female-socialized person in the United States is terrifying right now, and I've been wanting to get my hands on some plan B just in case anything happens. The thing is, plan B only works on people under a certain weight threshold. I'm not sure whether I'm on the fat spectrum, but I'm definitely not skinny. I saw that a pill called Ella was an alternative for bigger folks and went, oh, okay, I'll look for some Ella.

Plan B is widely available in most places, but Ella is prescription-only. So either I get Plan B, overdose to compensate, and risk getting pregnant anyway; I take the concern to my doctor- who works at a Catholic-sponsored hospital, by the way- and hope against hope she prescribes Ella to me; or I find some third-party way to obtain it.

I don't want to lose weight. I had an eating disorder in high school, and the idea of counting calories and going on strict diets is just out of the question for my mental health. I- mostly- quite like my body. What am I supposed to do?

Spring has sprung! This update was an absolute dream for me, every part was so well crafted I don't think it'll be leaving my mind anytime soon :,)

Trans Characters From the Vault: Volume 4! This volume's theme is Fire and Fusion. Have some trans rep recommendations to get you through hard times!

Trans & Nonbinary Character Profiles #1

Trans & Nonbinary Character Profiles #2

Trans & Nonbinary Character Profiles #3

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If anyone has taken their eyes off what's happening to federal workers in the US right now, here's some highlights that we're hearing from our comrades across the government who have not yet been fired:

And I'm not just saying this to lament how bad it is for federal workers. I'm saying this because, as workers are reporting this to one another, the response is, inevitably: "This is illegal." "Yes, but who would I report it to? OPM? They're a DOGE puppet. OSHA? They've cut OSHA. The Inspectors General? Cut. The NLRB? Cut. My union? No longer recognized."

There is no one left to enforce these laws, so taking away access to basic sanitation is now effectively legal. They are doing this to federal workers, who historically have been some of the best-protected workers in the country. They are doing this specifically because it demonstrates to the public sector that it is now legal to do these things to their own workers.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cockroaches-working-closet-inside-trumps-return-to-office-order-2025-03-16/

Yikes.

You want to call your House rep now and tell them Trump needs to be impeached immediately for defying a Supreme Court order (re: Kilmar Abrego Garcia), which functionally voids our constitution and means no one in America has rights anymore.

I am not exaggerating.

As of now, anybody can be disappeared, no due process, no recourse. Trump is openly disregarding a Supreme Court order and says he’ll send US citizens to El Salvador.

This is not a drill.

Call your House rep and tell them they must impeach. Tell them if they cannot bring themselves to impeach, they must resign. A more open and shut case to impeach is not possible. Trump and his administration are saying openly, in public, that anybody can be kidnapped by ICE, even in error, and disappeared permanently.

Call your senators, too, and tell them to support impeachment (it goes to them once it passes a majority House vote).

"Hello, my name is _______ and I am a constituent from _______. My address is ________.

I am reaching out today to urge Representative ______ to call for the impeachment of President Trump due to his refusal to comply with the Supreme Court's April 10th decision regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was unlawfully deported and has been charged with no crime. As Justice Sotomayor stated, this inaction implies the government's ability to 'deport and incarcerate any person, including U.S. citizens, without legal consequence, so long as it does so before a court can intervene.' This precedent is unconstitutional, highly illegal, and grounds for impeachment. Every individual, regardless of immigration status, must be guaranteed a right to due process.

Representative _____, I urge you to stand on the right side of history today by calling for President Trump's impeachment. This administration can not be allowed to continue unilaterally defying the checks and balances that are intrinsic to our government."

You can also find your representative and senators and their phone numbers on https://5calls.org/

Please don't be afraid of calling. Your job would just be to be a data point, not to sound perfect. Here's some info on why calling is effective.

SPOILERS FOR THE WELCOME HOME SPRING UPDATE (LONG POST)

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Lavender Symbolism for Eddie Dear

Ok, I haven't seen anyone talk about this yet so you're getting it from me because this has been bouncing around in my head at light speed since the update dropped last night.

While I was listening to A Darling Broadcast, the segment that jumped out to me the most was Frank's interview with Eddie, in response to the question: "What sort of advice do you have for your neighbors who are unsure of what to plant for themselves for Springtime?":

Eddie's flower of choice is Lavender (aka, the gayest flora to ever gay)

Basically, before diving head first into floriography, I already knew lavender had heavy symbolism within the LGBTQIA+ community (hence the phrase "lavender marriage" referring to a marriage in which one or both partners are queer).

A lavender marriage would fit most at home with Frank and Julie, especially considering how hard Frank was trying to get through his lines in Sweet Briar and how frequently the show tries to shoehorn them in as a couple.

BUT! We're not talking about everyone's favorite BFFs. No, this was an interaction between everyone's favorite Yaoi Puppet Bois so I did some more digging into the floriography of lavender and here's what I found:

According to this blog, "Purple lavender flowers symbolize purity, devotion, calmness, homosexuality, and royalty."

On the topic of homosexuality, the Fresh Trimmings blog dives in further:

"People have also used lavender as a symbol of the LGBTQ+ movement. This lavender meaning started sometime in the late 1800s when people began using purple as a symbol of homosexuality, since it was a mix of the traditionally masculine blue and feminine pink. Over time, people began using the color purple and the lavender flowers as a way to symbolize gay pride."

Eddie says that he recommends planting a flower that suits the kind of neighbor you are, or what suits your home. Tying this in with his sincere answer to the question, "any parting words for flowers looking to meet new fauna?"

My interpretation is that Eddie is not only signaling to his neighbors that the Post Office is a friendly place to be with a friendly mailman, but he is also saying "Frank, I'm gay too, and my Post Office is a safe space to be gay."

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Anytime anyone has "cis men DNI" in their bio we wonder if they understand fully who they are excluding.

They are excluding intersex cis men. They are excluding altersex cis men. They are excluding genderqueer cis men. They are forcing trans men and non-binary men (or even just male perceived non-binary people) to other themselves or out themselves. They are forcing trans women in the closet to out themselves. They are excluding gay, m-spec, and a-spec men.

Do you not see how this drives away like half of the queer community from interacting with you?

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