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If you didn't hear, Substack is now officially a Nazi site. Officially as in "the CEO has said they wouldn't ban Nazis, and that they are welcome to monetize their content on Substack". I think this is the first time a major web platform has openly say they are ok with making money out of open Nazis and white nationalists.

Substack CEO reasoning is "we don't like nazis, but we defend their right to be nazis". But, of course, at the same time, substack bans sex workers from using their platform.

So yeah, if you have a Substack account, maybe it's time to move somewhere else. As they say, if there's a Nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with 11 Nazis.

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i feel like one of the weirdest realizations you (or at least i) eventually have a few years into transitioning and being mostly around other trans people, is that moment where u notice that like ur brains mapping of like specific voices to specific genders is just kinda gone. like it rly is just all social constructs programmed into u by society, and living outside societies idea of gender just kinda melts that shit away, and it's not just voices, like other traditionally gendered attributes also suddenly don't matter anymore*

*except for myself of course, i am obviously totally failing at being a girl but everyone is doing it perfectly, dysphoria is so awesome lmao

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could you do the nonbinary flag with dragon-type miku? :]

the nonbinary (non-binary) flag color picked from dragon type trainer hatsune miku and miraidon

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After I came out as bi a few years ago, a fellow Chinese American asked me, “so does this mean you want to be like white people?”

As QTBIPOC, a form of LGBTQA-phobia we often face is from our own ethnic groups, who believe that queer = foreign.

Yet when we delve into our histories, we see that nothing could be further than the truth. In many of our cultures, before Western influence, our queerness was ANCIENT. ✨

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It has been amazing to see how aids has been controlled, definitely a win for humanity

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Hi guys! ❤️

So I feel a bit weird posting this but I realized I have a small platform on here, what with people messaging me to come out or for queer advice (please keep it up, I love helping. I hope I’m helpful) and I just want to give some people some general reminders:

If you are young, queer, and ESPECIALLY trans:

Know. Your. Rights.

Let me explain:

Do you know what you can and cannot get arrested for in your state/country (specifically when it comes to queerness)? Do you know it IN DETAIL? Careful, people lie. Look it up.

Do you know what your rights are if you are arrested? Again, know this in detail. Don’t say “oh it won’t happen to me.” It could.

Do you know what you have a right to at work? At school? In public? Look it up. People will not always hand things to you even if it is the law. It’s horrible and disgusting but sometimes you have to remind people what you have a right to do and have.

I don’t say this to make you scared. BUT Here’s the thing- this is reality. No matter where you live or what you look like, there are people who might try to hurt you or treat you unfairly because of your queerness.

You should not have to be your own advocate. You should not have to do research on these things. But you need to.

If you or anyone else is struggling to find information about laws and rights in your area, PLEASE message me. I am more than willing to help.

Here are a few questions to get you started:

What are your rights if arrested? Do you have a right to a lawyer? A trial? To be told why you were arrested?

What are your country’s laws regarding search and seizure?

What are your country’s laws regarding being gay, pda when in a gay relationship, and ‘cross dressing’?

What are your country’s laws regarding bathrooms and gendered spaces?

What are your rights in school/work? ARE YOU BEING GIVEN ALL OF THEM?

I know that all of this is very nuanced but please do your best to educate yourself, for your own safety. Again, I am always here to help ❤️❤️❤️

Please reblog to reach more people and please add on any other advice!

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we cannot afford to not be normal about pregnant men

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PSA

It’s trans, not trans*

It’s trans men and trans women, not transmen and transwomen—trans is an adjective that answers “what kind of men/women"—cis works the same way

Never call trans men FTMs or trans women MTFs without their permission

Trans is short for transgender, it’s not plural for anything—trans person and trans people are both correct

Never use “born in the wrong body” or “used to be a boy and became a girl” or “biologically/genetically male/female”—all are just fancy ways to misgender someone (self identification with these phrases is different)

Transgendered is wrong, so is “a transgender” and “transgenders”

Being trans is not a sexuality nor is it a “sexual disorder” or any kind of disorder at all—gender identity disorder is not a real thing, and being trans isn’t a medical condition

“Transsexual” is generally considered an offensive term and should never be used to describe someone without their permission

Don’t refer to a trans person’s gender as their gender identity, it’s just their gender

Similarly don’t refer to their pronouns as “preferred pronouns"—they’re not preferred, they’re mandatory

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DOCTOR WHO (2005) - The Star Beast

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one thing i found interesting about the hbomb video about plagerism is that no one is really doing their research anymore and we all get our info from videos, hence why trusting somerton was so easy: he presented himself as a professional and it was hard for his viewers, who got most of their info via him, to factcheck it.

here’s some books i’ve either read or have on my reading list, pt 2 coming soon

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196 rule

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is that true that gay women like naked bitches. that’s kind of scary

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how are you a lesbian but he him

please... the pronouns is all i have left of my father

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how to meld all ur identities into one n not be afraid to exist as a contradiction

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In response to Slate's article on the possibility having non-heteromative team in figure skating (particularly, ice dance and pairs), Oniceperspective shared a glimpse of Gabriella Papadakis (FRA) and Madison Hubbell (USA) working on their same-sex program. You can see how they switch the leading figure between them.

You can see them trying out lifts in this video.

The rest is on Instagram here:

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