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Thank you! (And sorry, I had to turn off casual replies because racists were, well, being racists on some of my other posts)

Created a new sex symbol for intersex as an alternative to the mercurial symbol or the other one which shall not be named. The central ring is near a partial martial and a partial venusian symbol to represent simultaneous existence outside the binary and partial parts from each.

Best used in combination with an intersex flag to distinguish the circle from a donut in event you only have one marker and are drawing on a whiteboard at a donut shop. Because the intersex flag most definitively has nothing to do with donuts.

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I made a quick version for people to use, hope you don't mind! This was made in MS Paint, so the arrow itself is not 100% symmetrical.

[ID: The intersex flag with the same symbol as above in dark purple, with the gold background. End ID.]

Created a new sex symbol for intersex as an alternative to the mercurial symbol or the other one which shall not be named. The central ring is near a partial martial and a partial venusian symbol to represent simultaneous existence outside the binary and partial parts from each.

Best used in combination with an intersex flag to distinguish the circle from a donut in event you only have one marker and are drawing on a whiteboard at a donut shop. Because the intersex flag most definitively has nothing to do with donuts.

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[ID: A digital drawing in purple of an intersex symbol, showing a ring in the center, a separate short horizontal line below, and a separate small bent-line arrow on the upper right. End ID.]

Created a new sex symbol for intersex as an alternative to the mercurial symbol or the other one which shall not be named. The central ring is near a partial martial and a partial venusian symbol to represent simultaneous existence outside the binary and partial parts from each.

Best used in combination with an intersex flag to distinguish the circle from a donut in event you only have one marker and are drawing on a whiteboard at a donut shop. Because the intersex flag most definitively has nothing to do with donuts.

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genres i'm tired of:

"feminist retellings" of stories that can already be considered feminist in their own right

"feminist retellings" that fumble the "feminist" plotline so bad it just turns misogynistic

"feminist retellings" that still center around and hinge on men

"feminist retellings" written by people who don't understand what feminism is

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When people comment they're surprised I didn't cure a character I gave a disability to by the end of my fic

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Stunning opal find from Mintabie, South Australia!

Photo: South Australian Opal Traders

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Proposing friendship be like:

[Image ID: A series of three images. In the first, Barbara in a yellow tank top talks with Ted Kord (in his blue beetle suit. Their faces are close together, expressions soft as if about to kiss or something. Ted: Uh, Barbara... Babs: Ted, what I wanted to say... The next image continues the moment. Babs: I'm getting serious about someone. Ted: Could we just be friends? They stare at each other shocked on the next panel. The last image is the Beetle Mobile with laughter ringing in the background, a little narration box saying "The end." End ID]

Birds of Prey (1998) #25

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A beaver dam in British Columbia showing its ability to hold back sediment pollution during heavy rainfall.

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Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris), family Leporidae, majestically leaping through the water, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, USA

photograph by Anthony Goldman

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Maned Lioness and Maneless Lion pride flags

Pride flags for anyone who identifies as, or with the concept of a maned lioness or a maneless lion, for any reason, including But Not Limited To: being intersex, gender nonconforming, trans in any way (and of any gender), or alterhuman/otherkin!

The colors were picked from photos of real lions and lionesses, and are completely symmetrical to represent how there's no "wrong way" to be a maned lioness or a maneless lion. There is no gender requirement for either flag.

Other people with completely different genders to you might identify as the same one as you, and this is a good thing. Have pride in your community. There is no wrong way to be a maneless lion or maned lioness. There is no gender requirement or policing.

Insert pride puns here.

These pride flags and icons are Public Domain, meaning there is no copyright on them, and you can do Literally Anything you want with them, at all. (Because there's no point in making a "pride flag" if no one is allowed to actually use it as a pride flag)

[ID: Three versions of two pride flags, both with seven horizontal and symetrical stripes, with the top, bottom, and center stripes being the same color. The first is the Maned Lioness pride flag, with stripes of: Black, tan, light brown, black, light brown, tan, and black. The first version of the flag has a white icon of a maned lionness in the center, with a spiky mane. The second version has just the stripes. The first version is the icon against a white background, with the flag stripes inside the lines of the icon itself. The second flag is the Maneless Lion pride flag, with stripes of: very soft gold, tan, light brown, soft gold, light brown, tan, and soft gold. The first version of the flag has the head of a maneless lion in the center in white. The second version has just the stripes, and the last version is the icon itself against a black background, with the stripes inside the icon. End ID.]

All of these images are archived on the Internet Archive. This post will be saved to the Wayback Machine as soon as it is posted. You are encouraged to download and share these anywhere and everywhere you want. Just please include the relevant sections of the image description for accessibility.

Again. Cannot stress this enough. There are no gender requirements for either of these terms.

You might identify with the same term here as a woman, or a man, or a nonbinary person. This is not a bad thing. This is fantastic. Celebrate your shared pride and have joy in your community.

Protect everyone around you just as strongly as lions defend members of their own prides, no matter the differences between you, whether you're a maned lioness or a maneless lion, or neither, or something in between.

Bare your collective teeth at those who want to harm us all.

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[ID1: A screenshot of text that reads, "Marvel villains be like 'for every reasonable societal change that isn't made, I will execute five civilians". End ID.]

[ID2: A screenshot of tags reading, "This is that guy from Korra who said benders are treated better in society than non benders and they killed him." End ID.]

[ID: A drawing of a cat now edited to be asking, "You mean the fucking propaganda?" from the Warrior Cats comic where it originally says, "You mean the fucking car?". End ID.]

the next big Marvel villain is gonna be named “Killworker” or something and his catchphrase is gonna be “workers of the world unite, we have nothing to lose but our chains” and he’s gonna slit a child’s throat as he says it

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[ID1: A screenshot of text that reads, "Marvel villains be like 'for every reasonable societal change that isn't made, I will execute five civilians". End ID.]

[ID2: A screenshot of tags reading, "This is that guy from Korra who said benders are treated better in society than non benders and they killed him." End ID.]

[ID 3: A gif of a naked blue person gently waving their hand and causing another person to explode in a burst of light and liquid. End ID.]

the next big Marvel villain is gonna be named “Killworker” or something and his catchphrase is gonna be “workers of the world unite, we have nothing to lose but our chains” and he’s gonna slit a child’s throat as he says it

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the next big Marvel villain is gonna be named “Killworker” or something and his catchphrase is gonna be “workers of the world unite, we have nothing to lose but our chains” and he’s gonna slit a child’s throat as he says it

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[ID from ALT: A digital drawing of an armored Murderbot seen from the waist up. It has its arms wrapped around itself and a small reddish-pink heart next to its head. The background is transparent. End ID.]

Murderbot self-hug emoji

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Once I was talking about gender with some friends and said that I love being non-binary, one of them responded with 'you go, thing'

this is exorsexism.