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Replace "I should have known" with "now I know better." Forgive yourself, because self-shame is self-sabotage.

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Some 2025 news that doesn’t suck because news always sucks these days:

Some articles found by @reasonsforhope

$300 million in federal funding for Indigenous-led conservation in the Northwest Territories arrives

Portugal introduces paid menstrual leave for endometriosis and adenomyosis

Healthy, sustainable climate 'is a human right', rules UN court

Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia

Saint Lucia High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

Ciara Becomes Citizen Of Benin Under New Law For Slave Trade Descendants

Tennessee to become first state in South to protect access to IVF, birth control

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory

Ghana passes Affirmative Action Bill after decades of advocacy

‘Long Overdue’ Lead Ammunition Ban Announced in the UK to Save Thousands of Birds

Yellowstone aspen showing signs of recovery following 1995 reintroduction of wolves to park

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Dutch Cities Are Building These Tiny Staircases to Help Cats Exit Their Canals

Arab women in maritime finalize strategy to advance gender equality

Endangered ‘Blue Dragon’ of the Caymans Roars Back from the Brink as Population Climbs Above 1,000

A Tiny Gecko Species Once Thought Extinct Just Made a Comeback in the Galápagos

Iran’s Asiatic Cheetah Population Rises to 20, Says Department of Environment + Video

Wattled Crane no longer Critically Endangered in South Africa

Gov. Jared Polis signs bill protecting gender-affirming care coverage in Colorado

Judge Upholds Birthright Citizenship in Landmark Ruling Backed by Letitia James

Wisconsin bear with plastic jar on their head has been freed, is safe

Spain offers 17 weeks of paid parental leave to new parents

Thailand ranks first globally for gender equality in women's education

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Good US news because I think we all could use some of it:

The Marines are to be withdrawn from LA. The extreme escalation many of us feared did not happen thanks to the people of LA and the soldiers themselves who said "no".

The "Good Trouble Lives On" protests may not have been as big as the previous "Hands Off" and "No Kings" protests (likely due to heat + being planned on a weekday), but still 1.6k protests were held across the USA with thousands joining in with the peaceful protest.

The Trump administration has been ordered to restore $6.2 million in grant funding to nine LGBTQ+ and HIV-related nonprofits. This is fantastic.

Pittsburgh City Council has passed bills to protect its LGBTQ+ citizens.

California has stepped up to partner with and support The Trevor Project. Let's go, Cali!

Another win for California: Reports show that California is powered by two-thirds clean energy. This is a historic first and it keeps getting better!

The ACLU of Louisiana has secured the release of two wrongfully detained Iranian LSU students.

The Republican governor of New Hampshire has defied her party and shot down a book banning bill.

Shareholders have pushed back on corporations' anti-DEI proposals, forcing companies to face the fact that diversity is good for business... And reminds us that the majority does not agree with the removal of DEI, no matter what MAGA wants us to believe.

Since November, 69 of the 110 Supreme Court lawyers tasked with defending the Trump admin's policies have quit.

Don't let anyone tell you that there isn't hope, that there aren't people fighting and working and just as scared and angry as you are. You are not alone. Peaceful protests, contacting reps, and simple non-cooperation is how we sustainably and successfully push back against authoritarianism.

"We're cooked" is the devil talking. Giving up, rolling over, and perpetuating the idea that we've already failed is exactly what MAGA wants. Don't give them the satisfaction. Don't make it easy. Continue to look after each other and support your communities where you can. Keep protesting, keep calling, keep writing, keep loving. The heart is a muscle the size of your fist; we can get through this as long as we continue to stand up and say "no".

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I hate having to post political posts like this nut he we are again. Anybody from the UK wanna sign this. Folks from outside the UK maybe share it?

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"The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday [June 27, 2025] upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, ruling in Kennedy v. Braidwood that health insurance companies must continue covering preventive services recommended by a federal task force — including HIV prevention medication, cancer screenings, and vaccines.

The Court ruled 6-3, in an opinion written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, concluding that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force operates constitutionally and that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has the authority to appoint its members as inferior officers. That means the ACA’s mandate, requiring insurers to cover preventive services, remains intact. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neal Gorsuch dissented.

The majority rejected arguments that the Task Force’s structure violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, emphasizing that Congress had provided for the Secretary’s oversight and removal authority, making the Task Force’s members “inferior officers.”

At issue was whether insurers could be compelled to cover services such as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, which prevents HIV transmission. Public health experts say PrEP access is especially vital for Black and Latine gay and bisexual men and transgender women, who are disproportionately impacted by HIV.

Other services potentially on the chopping block included screenings for cancer, depression, hepatitis B and C, and sexually transmitted infections, as well as a range of vaccines and counseling interventions.

The plaintiffs, a group of Christian business owners, argued that being required to cover PrEP violated their religious beliefs, claiming the medication “encourages homosexual behavior.” A lower court had previously sided with them, sparking concern that the ruling could jeopardize nationwide access to dozens of preventive health services.

Medical experts and LGBTQ+ advocates emphasized that PrEP is used by people of all backgrounds and sexual orientations, and that HIV “does not discriminate.”

Friday’s decision, on the last day of the Supreme Court's term, marks a significant win for LGBTQ+ health equity and for public health more broadly, following years of legal attempts to undermine the ACA’s nondiscrimination and preventive care mandates.

A joint statement by Lambda Legal, PrEP4All, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, the Center for HIV Law and Policy, and Equality Federation called the ruling “the right decision to reject this assault,” saying it “uphold[s] essential protections for preventive services and affirm[s] that prevention and early detection of diseases save lives, improve health outcomes, and reduce long-term health outcomes.”

They said the Braidwood case “has been not just an attack on HIV prevention or LGBTQ people — it has been a coordinated effort to dismantle access to no-cost preventive healthcare for more than 150 million Americans.”

“This was never about religious liberty,” the statement continued. “It has been about using LGBTQ people as a scapegoat to push a broader agenda that punishes the vulnerable. And the truth is, most of the people harmed by this decision wouldn’t have been queer. They would be working-class families, Black and Brown communities, rural Americans, and anyone who relies on preventive care to stay healthy and alive.”

The groups warned that while the ruling preserves existing protections, vigilance is needed to prevent political interference. “History reminds us that silence is deadly,” they said, invoking the memory of the AIDS crisis and those who “weaponized faith to justify inaction.” ...

“This Pride Month, we celebrate this victory as we honor the legacy of those who fought back at Stonewall, who took to the streets with ACT UP, and who demanded dignity at the height of crisis,” the statement said. “We carry that legacy forward now. Join us. Raise your voice. Defend preventive care. Fight back.”"

-via The Advocate, June 27, 2025

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the online queer community (and some IRL spaces heavily influenced by this) really did turn into "we accept everyone* here!" and then the text followed by the asterisk is like, nobody. at this stage i don't think the bulk of the community truly accepts anyone else outside of their own identity in their own little bubble. we're more concerned about looking like good people than actually being them at this point. we're more concerned about looking accepting than being accepting at this point.

gay, bisexual/mspec, intersex, aromantic, asexual, other queer and trans men are seen as terrible strictly because they're men. straight trans people are seen as "the enemy". lesbians have to fall into strict butch and femme stereotypes to be seen as even remotely acceptable. bisexual/mspec people in general are never accepted outside of their own circles. intersex people aren't seen as acceptable because some intersex people don't identify as queer. aromantic and asexual people have never been seen as acceptable and are still fighting for this every day. polyamorous people aren't seen as queer because some polyam people are straight. trans women aren't seen as acceptable unless they perform to toxic levels of womanhood and femininity and even then they're on thin ice with everyone around them. non binary, genderqueer and gnc people aren't seen as acceptable because they "just want to be seen as special" or whatever.

who do we even accept at this point? ostracizing ourselves into only interacting people who share our exact same identities is what's creating these echo chambers. we're not a community at this stage. we're just not, and we sure as hell don't accept each other. the sooner we realize this, the quicker we can move on and actually start accepting one another, and spreading love instead of violence. forcibly ostracizing people who should be able to interact freely with one another is violence and abuse, it's not being done to "protect" anyone, it's just being done to hurt and cause strife.

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to whatever trans man needs to hear this: hating yourself for being a man isn't helping anyone, especially you. there is no cosmic reward for hating the ever loving shit out of yourself for being a man. this does not make people like you more, and if it does, you are hanging out with malicious people who want you to suffer, not people whom you need to gain the approval of. if your friends want you to hate yourself for being a man, those are not your friends, and you need to leave, pronto, no matter how attached to them you are. they are not helping you, they are actively hurting you on purpose.

no man deserves to hate themselves for being a man. especially not trans men. i don't care how many people that bothers. they're not right. men do not deserve to hate themselves for their gender/s. this is not the answer. this is not the way forward. this is not how we move past fighting, abuse and hatred. you don't deserve this. run like hell if people you treat you like this and never look back. i'm serious.

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Cooking things on patreon..... like handholding.....................................

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Complex transgender feelings feat. one of my most emotionally beloved songs

Started listening to it around the same time I realized 😅

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When Astarion orders a negroni, he raises an eyebrow at Gale in lieu of a question.

“Oh, go on then,” sighs Gale and addresses the bartender. “Another one of those for me, please.”

Are Astarion’s fractionally improved manners a result of introspection or all part of the performance, he wonders?

thank you, ✨thank you✨ to @koalamatcha for commissioning this gorgeous art from @misfitlunatik for my fic, ceremony.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63657097/chapters/163171273

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Im an atheist but i prayed to god for my crush to be gay😭

Lol.

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Two baddies in love (everyone knows but them)

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it really makes you feel like you're losing your mind when the last decade of cis allyship has consisted on yelling "trans women are women!" ((but doing nothing else)) and yet now a worrying number of them can't even recognize transmisogyny as a **women's issue** and not a secret, separate thing

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A rest day isn't enough. I need one billion years alone in a crystal.

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idk thinking about how sometimes you have to show up for people you aren't that close to, because sometimes you're just the person who's there. sometimes you invite a new friend to a party and end up having to sit with them through a panic attack. sometimes you run into an acquaintance on their worst day and they need to talk about what happened. sometimes someone is crying in a stairwell and you're the only one around to ask if they're okay. and none of this is "trauma dumping" or whatever the fuck it's just being there for people because you're the one in the room with them.

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Fanart of tendermiasma’s BG3 Oc Clover with Halsin