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Why is homophobia/transphobia so normalized these days?

◉ Gay is used a lot as an insult. I've heard a ten year old boy say it to his sister and she was like "Noo!! I'm not gay!!" like it was such a bad thing, like he just told her that she just did something so bad like kill someone. I don't blame him for thinking like this, that's what he sees on the internet and probably at home. Their father is a "that's how life is, you have to adapt" kind of guy (the father actually said that when we were talking about the whole Trump situation and Palestine btw)

The other day I was walking to get the bus: all of a sudden I hear the f slur, said as a joke. I don't remember the whole sentence, the guy probably said it to his friend.

I can't understand how people don't get that is so wrong.

◉ "Being lgbtq+ is a choice!" Why would we choose to be discriminated against? Why would we choose to be oppressed? If it was that simple, I wouldn't be writing this, I wouldn't be lgbtq+, I wouldn't choose to be different from most people.

◉ "Pride Month is so unnecessary" Lgbtq+ have been discriminated against for so long. It used to be illegal everywhere and now it's still illegal in some places.

◉ "But why can't they just keep it for themselves?"

◈ Let's say you liked pizza but liking pizza was prohibited but you don't like pasta (the one you're "supposed to" like), you never will, you only like pizza, you suffer because you can't have it. Wouldn't it be better to be able to like pizza and eat pizza rather than suffer in silence?

◈ Or let's say you are born and you are told you are supposed to have an haircut for the rest of your life, but you don't like that haircut. You see other people that have the other haircut, you think how much it would fit and how much you feel like yourself with that haircut. But you can't have the one you want because people find it wrong and disgusting to want to change haircuts. However, you would love to change it because if you don't, you suffer. Wouldn't it be better to rebel rather than suffer in silence?

◉ "LGB without TQ+" Trans people fought for your rights too. And it's not like Conservatives will side with you because you cut out Trans&co people, they'll come for you next. They're not your friends and never will.

◉ Homophobia and transphobia are just as bad racism and ableism. That's also why any minority that hates on another minority is stupid: they know how it is to be discriminated against yet they discriminate against another minority. So stupid.

I think I've said everything I had to.

Heartmilheart out 👋

(PS: Happy Pride Month)

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Remeber where we came from…

Happy pride month🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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I wanted to make this post despite all the negativity and hatred, I want to encourage my trans brothers and sisters to keep on fighting for our right to exist and to flourish.

Person is of ambiguous gender so it is completely up to the viewer. I was inspired by seeing a merch drop of a media l used to like and I noticed how copy/pasted pride work seemed to be. The formula just seemed to be “person/ couple posing while holding pride flag” and I wanted to create something different but still empowering.

There has been a lot of hate towards trans ppl lately, even from other trans ppl. I see a lot of ppl bashing trans mascs and/or trans femmes, xeno genders, the poor girl that took her life last month and all the hateful comments under her post over on Twitter, the news about what is happening in the states...

I wanted to just remind everyone of where we came from and how much progress we have made when it comes to queer rights; even tho we are regressing now, we still have a chance and we still have a future for ourselves and the ones that will come after us.

I hope everyone stays safe this pride🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️

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Things you can do as a security guard instead of acting like a dickhead: a vent post disguised as advice

Offer alternatives: IE, “Sorry, nobody’s allowed to hang out over there, but we have seats over here you’re welcome to use”. I recommend getting familiar with local parks, public seating, free food programs, outreach, mobile aid, etc., just in case those are needed.

Be polite: IE, “Excuse me, sir”, “I beg your pardon, miss”. This should go without saying but everyone deserves dignity.

Avoid phrasing requests as orders: IE, “Don’t stand in front of that” VS “Excuse me, could you move a bit to the side?”. This works best with an explanation, like, “There’s a sign behind you”, or, “you might get clipped by someone”. This helps communicate that you are asking for a reason, not just throwing your weight around. If you don’t have a reason, rethink whether or not you need to be doing anything.

Avoid directing blame or fault. Don’t say, “The owner says you gotta go” when you could say, “I’m not supposed to let people be here for X period” or “do X thing”. Again, try to have alternatives ready so people can use other resources or do something else instead of just abruptly changing plans.

Come from a place of compassion whenever you can. People are gonna tell you to get rid of the crazy screaming guy. They say that because they’re frightened and don’t know what to do. Your best approach is, “Hello sir”, followed by, “How are you today?”, “how’s it going?”, “are you doing alright?”, etc., depending on what the person is ACTUALLY doing / saying when you get there. You can offer help from there if needed, or leave them alone if they’re not in danger or a risk to anyone.

Remember you’re not a cop. This can mean whatever you need it to mean. For me personally, that means that with incredibly rare exception (like trying to sell to kids, contaminating other’s food or drink) I won’t report you for drugs. If I find you doing drugs on my site I’ll tell you a different place where you can do them instead and ask you to do them there. I have interrupted drug deals to ask the client and the salesman to both kindly move 15 feet to the left, I’m not kidding, I do not care.

Know who you can throw under the bus. Sometimes you gotta enforce rules and be the bad guy and if that’s the fault of some dipshit in a suit 200 miles away, you can say that. Sorry man, I can’t let you park your car on the lawn. I know you’re not hurting anyone and frankly I think lawn culture is stupid but there’s other parking stalls and if my boss sees you I’ll get a write-up for not doing my job. Shit sucks sometimes but if it wasn’t me telling you it’d be the new guy, and between you and me he’s an idiot and he’ll probably just report you to bylaw.

Don’t just act like you’re their friend, genuinely try to be a good friend. If you know that someone is doing something that will only result in a bystander phoning police, don’t let them go down like that. Let them know, “hey man, you seem like you’re having a shit time and I get it, I’ll do what I can, but we gotta have this conversation somewhere else ‘cause we’re freaking out the old ladies.”

Swallow your tongue. You can’t fix the world. People are gonna bitch at you about communists and 5G and gangster rap ruining the neighbourhood, that’s just part of the deal. Nod along, remain neutral, shut down any hate speech, redirect if you can, and keep a limit in mind where you’ll have to shut things down.

Accept that sometimes there are no solutions. Yes, that angry guy who blasts music will be back tomorrow. That homeless woman who asks you to help her find her dog that she hasn’t had in 30 years will ask again, and yes, you’re still going to take a description and promise to keep an eye out. That kid who smokes crack behind the building has been clean for a few weeks and still stops by to say hi, and you hope he’ll get his life together and be happy, but he also might relapse and OD before he hits 25. Sometimes you just have to do the best you can, even if nothing is guaranteed.

Be kind to teenagers. Being a kid is hard, and everyone’s on their ass all the damn time for everything.

Remember that the vast majority of bad people aren’t bad, just unhappy. The guy who keeps showing up drunk and puking on the carpet is unhappy. The lady who bitches about the service every single time and keeps coming back anyway is unhappy. The guy who leaves trash everywhere is probably unhappy. If they were happy, maybe they’d do better, but they’re not, and that’s kinda sad. You don’t have to let them get away with their shit, but they probably aren’t actually a worthless human being either.

It doesn’t matter if 12 is true or not. You need to believe it or you will become a harsh and bitter person. Look for evidence that people are not terrible and invent it if you have to

Don’t let yourself become a bastard

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if anyone needs to vent, my dms are open ❤️

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The tags are everything I know. I am sharing this with every single one to try and spread the word.

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better question: what would kevin be up to during spring?

would his april fool's jokes just be the classic practical ones but laced with, like.... actual danger? (if so, no wonder his family hates him, jesus)

what would his spring breaks be like?

do his school peers hate him as well because of his traps, but he hasn't been expelled yet because his cute face lets him off the hook in the presence of teachers/the principal?

does he dress up as a leprechaun and play the part in every way that counts every st patty's day, and do much worse things to people who don't wear green than pinching them?!?? (i know that's technically still winter, but eh, close enough)

and what kind of a horror show would he turn easter into that hasn't already been done by previous iterations of the bunny???

these are the questions that demand answers

sometimes i randomly wonder what christmas movie characters are like year round

like, what would kevin mcallister be doing in the summertime bruh???

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as an autistic person who hates april fools' day because of the amount of lies i get made fun of for believing, i hope tumblr keeps the boop feature forever

@staff pls keep this feature (and keep it free), i need something delightful and harmless that will keep me sane every april 1st

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Gentle Reminder:

This blog is a safe blog today on April Fools day. There will be no pranks, no tricks, no jumpscares. You are safe from such things here.

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7 years later, and I still haven't forgotten

this is just a reminder that i still have not forgotten the fact that rilaya was queerbaiting

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i know precisely which one it is, because i just read the whole thing this morning and it was amazing 😍😍😍

congrats, op!! 🥳🎉

sometimes it really is just like that 😭 you wouldn’t even be able to guess what this oneshot is

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my experience on tumblr has taught me the following: we’re all just gay and horny and obsessed with fictional lesbians (and fictional lesbians who should have been)

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Happy Bi Visibility Day! 🩷💜💙

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reminder to newcomers that if your blog has no posts, no profile picture, no header, and your blog colors aren't changed, i and most other people will take that as you being a bot and will block and report you as spam if you follow us. go to your profile and click the little paint pallette and give your blog a makeover real quick or if that's too much just change your blog title to something like "not a bot". i really recommend the makeover though because that's much more fun even if you don't want to reblog and you're just here to lurk.

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coming back to this years later with an update

Yall seein this shit ://

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A beautiful dialogue that Maya has with Ava after Ava's father leaves. Sabrina can always show such emotions with no words

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my friend asked me to pretend to be her boyfriend because her parents are homophobic af but they ended up hating me so much that they were glad when she said she was gay task failed successfully

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date idea: you talk to me about your favorite things and i listen intently because hearing you get excited is just so cute