when i was a teenager it felt very revolutionary to be cruel to myself. like some kind of slow passive protest against how much everything hurt. i starved myself of sleep and food and tenderness because it felt right. it felt sharp and angry and radical and i wanted to be those things. adulthood is the realisation that the world is already working to cut into you well before you learn how to do it yourself. caring for yourself and others is the real protest
um not to be loud but I just looked it up and the AMA “artist of the decade” for every other decade has gone to
1950′s: Elvis Presley
1960′s: The Beatles
1970′s: Stevie Wonder
1980′s: Michael Jackson
1990′s: Garth Brooks
2010′s: OUR GIRL TAYLOR SWIFT
and to see her name among THOSE is enough to bring tears to my eyes. She’s an absolute legend among literally the greatest names the music industry has EVER known and that truly brings tears to my eyes
reminder: what’s yours will be yours. no need to rush. no need to feel anxious. all good things take time. and when it does come, your heart will be so grateful. give it time. rest your mind. and enjoy the present moments.
Since I haven’t seen any posts describing what gender dysphoria actually is, I made this as an introduction to it, and how to help cope with it! PLEASE spread this, even if you aren’t gender dysphoric or transgender. This is very important information to educate people on!
If this information struck a chord with you and you want someone to talk to or have further questions, feel free to send a message to my inbox! There are also many advice/support blogs which can help you out.
Some further resources:
“That was dysphoria?” 8 signs and symptoms of indirect gender dysphoria
transgenderteensurvivalguide’s Trans + Nonbinary Flowchart
another list of some identities
a few alternative pronouns
a few masterposts with lots of resources! X X X X
two masterposts specifically for trans girls and women X X
masterpost for trans people of color and another one
Transgender Housing Network
The Leelah Project and Transgender Clothes Exchange on tumblr
i’ve been thinking about all those posts about “we need female heroes who do girly things”/”why is the female hero always such a tomboy” and then the response posts that are like “uhhh actually we don’t really have any really masculine female heroes either” so i was trying to figure it out—what do we have, exactly?
and really what we get is women who eschew “girly” things while still managing to look like society’s ideal woman. they would never touch eyeliner (they’re too busy with Important Things), but their eyeliner is immaculate. they have a huge, varied wardrobe, but wouldn’t be caught dead actually shopping for clothes. and it reminds me of the expectation that women must be effortlessly beautiful. don’t wear makeup or you’ll seem self-absorbed—but god forbid you look like you’re not wearing makeup. it’s interesting to me, that the impossibilities imposed on female characters are the same ones imposed on real women.
I just finished this album and it’s simply amazing. #noskips for real though. Another masterpiece. Now,I don’t care if you play this album on silent to an empty room. But we all need to play this album on repeat to get it to where it deserves to be. At the top. Until it’s number one we MUST NOT STOP. She deserves this.
I’m done spam reposting @taylorswift for this moment 😭🤣 because I’m busy listening to the masterpiece that is Lover. My dad used to call me that growing up. He passed two years ago. This album almost feels like a message from him. Like a “You’re right where you need to be, everything will be okay.” Thank you for pouring your vulnerability into an album so magical. I feel every feel and will be listening to this on repeat for a long time, with my cat Stinkie of course.
“A lot of conversations. All the conversations. I had this conversation with Taylor Swift when I was younger and she was like, ‘why are you so nervous?’ I used to get so nervous, so uptight, shaking. And I’d be like, ‘I just don’t want people to think I suck, I don’t wanna mess up!’ And she’d be like, ‘well is this American Idol?’ And I’m like no. And she’s like, ‘everyone’s coming to have fun and love you unconditionally. They came. They already decided they’re gonna love you, so let them do that.’ And I was like whoa. Ever since, if I’m on stage and I’m having a tough day vocally or whatever and I’m like I’m not gonna be Superman today. I just go on the stage like, 'no one expects me to be Superman. They’re here because of me, not Superman.’”
— Shawn Mendes when asked by a fan if there was a conversation with any significant person that he always reminds himself of (source: @MendesCrewInfo)
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