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I have special interested to such a beautiful degree that when my therapist had a question about Mormons and she chose me over google

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I will not quit the internet, but I will quit being human 🤖

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Random thought but Ariel is so relatable. She's fine swimming but as soon as she gets on land, every step feels like she's walking over hot needles.

Me too queen. Me too.

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Really random but my local theatre company asked me to design the poster for our next show and I'm really excited about it.

During our last show I drew portraits of the whole cast at intermissions and break and its so cool to know the director liked them enough that I'm doing the poster.

Its such a strange honour but one I am ecstatic about

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I saw this video today of a republican woman (forgot her name) who said, quote:

'Women are like 'oh well I'm autistic, my husbands autistic and we have 7 autistic kids and actually we are all fine and thriving', hi OK so that's not normal, that's actually an issue. Why do you have autism and why do all of your kids have autism'

It startled me cause how are there people like this and I just wanted to remind us all that autism is largely genetic.

Crazy concept I know. Yes, science does agree that there are outside factors that they've seen that *could* influence whether a child is autistic (particularly having older fathers) but the majority of the time (up to 90%) it is simply the matter of genetics. Most autistic people have autistic family members whether they are diagnosed or not (personally my sibling also is and we suspect with my mother). So obviously, if you have 2 autistic parents that greatly increases thr chances of having autistic kids. The same as if they both were brunette or blue eyed or they wear glasses. Their kids would likely share those traits.

From the side always arguing about 'basic biology' I think its kinda funny that it stops as soon as we get to autism. It's like they pick the most stupid argument for every issue they are presented and run with it. We have many studies that over and over affirm the role of genetics (like twin studies) but apparently that all is a lie and we should be looking back at studies that have been debunked (the 1998 study in particular is so stupid, the mans medical license was literally stripped and out of the 12 kids he had, some weren't even autstic)

Also on the 'its an issue' part, autism isn't this scary, infectious and fatal disease. It is a neurotype, a type of human being. You can't seperate the autism and the person. Yes, there are negative sides to autism, violent meltdowns, harmful stims, the isolation of not understanding people, overstimulation and all of that, but that doesn't mean there aren't positives as well. Besides, it is a human experiance and for everyone there are strengths and struggles.

(Also just to address the autism epidemic vibe this is giving, the reason the diagnosis rates are higher is the following: the expansion of the definition of autism aka autism spectrum disorder which includes lower support needs; research of how autism presents in women and people of colour as it used to be reserved for affluent white boys; medical care becoming more accesable in general; the growing population (again if you've got an autistic person haveing two autistic children then both of them go on to have two autistic kids each and so forth then there will be more autistic people) due to life expectancy going up; awareness of autism in general; the inclusion of masking to the diagnostic criteria and probs more. Its not vaccines)

Autism isn't inherently less worthy than being allistic, a household full of autistic or otherwise disabled people isn't automatically worse or more harmful than a family of allistic, abled bodied individuals. In fact, operating in a neurodivergent house as a neurodivergnt person is often times quite good. Having the relatability and understanding between neurodivergent people is very helpful. Like personally all of my friends are autistic (not on purpose) simply because I find autistic people easier to interact with. There is less conflict.

Autism like every state of existence is neutral. Disabled doesn't mean inferior, nor is it intrinsically bad. Autistic people are just as worthy of compassion and life as anyone else, no matter their support needs or if they have an intellectual disability. So yes, autistic families and people at large aren't abnormal or an issue in any way. If you want to help autistic people then advocate for more support (especially given to high support needs autistic people and their carers) instead of to 'eradicate autism'.

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I watched 'But I'm a cheerleader again today and wanted to remind everyone of this cinematic masterpiece.

Obviously, first of all it's subverting expectations. Having the cheerleader, someone girly with a popular boyfriend be a lesbian which is pretty much the opposite of stereotypes. There is also a range within true directions with both more feminine and Masculine queer people. Showing that gay people are literally just people and can present in any way, as Lloyd said there's no one way to be a lesbian and you figure out what that looks like for yourself. Also love the inclusion of Jan cause she also exemplifies this, she looks the most like a stereotypical lesbian (particularly at the time) but she's straight and still being forced into conversion therapy. All just showing that gender isn't as binary as they are trying to force it to be.

If you have to teach gender then its clearly not as innate or 'natural' as they keep saying especially when a character who is a heterosexual and thus not supposed to be confused by gender roles doesn't fit inside the box.

(Just wanna quickly mention how iconic Ru Paul is in this film

Think about this daily)

And then of course the main theme of the film is conversion therapy and it does it in such an amazing way. True directions is a big brightly coloured house where they split up the gays into women and men and have them all sleep in one room. Wearing bright pink and blue clothing and forcing them to learn how to chop wood, play American football, fix a car (?) And change nappies, clean, put of nail polish for boys and girls respectively. It's all so fake and forced, one of the counelsers and the directors son are gay themselves.

Even the flowers are fake.

It doesn't work but they pretend it does, you can see it in both the set design and characters themselves

The graduation clothes are literally made out of plastic, shiny, fake and performative. It's a big lie, a facade of straightness shown in the most campy way imaginable and I love it.

Also this film gave us lesbians, something we are severly lacking in if you want my opinion, and Graham and Megan are adorable. I also adore their character arcs. Megan goes from repressed, in denial with her football boyfriend who spends most of his screen time trying to shove his tounge down her throat to free, prideful and actually wanting and getting to kiss Graham and that is so sweet.

Larry and Lloyd being saviours and mentors to all the baby gays is a beautiful inclusion as well.

I love them all and I love this film

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Reminder the autism spectrum is not 'absolutely no autism' to 'super autism (whatever tht means) on a straight line. No, we are not all 'a little autistic'.

The autism spectrum describes people who fit the diagnostic criteria for autism. It is a spectrum because how that presents differs between individuals.

Two autistic people can be vastly different, complete opposite in how their autism presents, but they are still both autistic thus the spectrum. In one person traits can also differ greatly like someone who doesn't have a lot of sensory difficulties but has a lot of trouble socialising or the opposite. Also recognises the fact people have different support needs and autistic people who are intellectually disabled.

(Autism is mostly genetic btw not caused by vaccines, factors before your born can effect it but theres no autisim chemical 🌟🌟🌟)

Anyway Curt Mega as a sniggle genuinly terrifies me. He has this kind of 'the shining' aura that is really unsettling.

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You were talking generally about trans people so I did the same. You specifically were talking about random peoples pronouns so again I also talked about that along with the other things you said.

I am a cis woman, I also have a very deep, irrantional fear of people I perceive to be men. So I can in some ways understand a lot of other cis women's fear of trans women (whether that be from trauma coming specifically from trans women or because they perceive them as men). I understand a lot of it doesnt come from a very rational place, but it becomes a problem when those irrantional thoughts become conscious (e.g that all trans people are rapists, this isn't true, just as i need to remind myself that not all men are rapists. Past experiance or the experiance of otherss can of course warp perspective. Therapy has been very helpful for me to feel safer and I genuinly recommend it if it is accessible to anyone who feels that way cause it 100% has made my life better both through processing things and feeling more secure). I was addressing the transphobia you were expressing and I have seen a lot of others express about pronouns and trans identity as a whole.

I wasn't trying to invalidate other women nor was I 'not coming up with solutions for everybody' as I didn't talk about any of the things you mentioned here because you didn't mention them before.

I agree that prisoners shouldn't have to be around rapists, in fact I feel that anyone who has been found guilty of sexual assault shouldn't be inflicted on others. No matter whether they are cis, trans, a woman, a man or anything else. Sexual assault is probably the worst thing a human being can do in my opinion because it just shows a certain level of sadism that is utterly foul. There is no way to accidently rape someone in the same way that you could accidently kill another human being. I think we should seperate them from the other prisoners because they are likely to do it again and it creates trauma for those around them.

This will not be fixed by forcing trans women into men's prisons where they are statistically more likely to face violence simply due to their identity. Trans woman does not equal rapist, they can go to jail for a multitude of reasons. Just as any other person can.

I think people can talk about different issues and women's perceived safety along with accommodations for individual circumstances (as most trans people I find experiance the empathy and compassion required to help others. For example, in a shelter letting a woman who expresses her discomfort around trans people due to trauma go to a different area where she feels safer instead of banning all trans people who also need help and obviously these organisations need more funding as they are life saving).

However, I don't think its helpful or really good at all to allow transphobia to cloud the discussion, you can talk about these things without saying that all trans peoples identities are invalid or calling them perverted.

Nor do I think it's good to infantilise trans men (especially autistic trans men as apparently people seem to have the perception that autstic people are too stupid to do anything (obviously also influenced by autism being seen as a childrens condition despite the fact many adults including myself are autistic, it is really abelist and you cant really argue otherwise. Every person per the mental equality act has the right to make their own decisions, including inttellectually disabled people, until they prove they are unable and simply being disabled doesnt mean you cant make your own decisions)) and act as though they don't have the capacity to make their own decisions or know themselves.

Though, again people do seem to be spending all their time talking as if trans women are the biggest threat to cis women despite the fact there are so many cis men, those with big platforms and a lot of power spreading the most vile things I have ever had the misfortune to read/hear. Men encouraging and trivialising the continued sexual objectification and rape of women. And spreading these ideas to little boys who are becoming more and more sexist by the year.

I do not know if a continued discussion would be productive so goodbye for the time being.

A "small, vulnverable minority", should be making small, inobtrusive requests. Redefining sex in laws that affect 3.5 billion women, trying to throw out the concept of sexual dimorphism for every species on the planet and enforcing the entire reorganization of language and linguistic norms- are demands that don't match the whole "pls we're so tiny" vibes.

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The accommodations asked for by any group, including disabled people, are always met with 'oh you don't need that and because I don't want to do that' no matter the justification. I have had people say to my face that I don't actually need my cane and take it from me simply because i didn't look how they felt disability needed to look.

I know you seem to feel that being trans is not real or simply men being perverted (despite trans men existing but in those cases trans men will either be infantilised or said its because they want to escape sexism) but the same logic you use for not wanting to give rights to trans people or respect their pronouns (that by doing so you would be 'ritualistically lying and pretending to perceive something that doesn't exist) is the exact same way that an abelist person will respond when they don't want to see me as disabled. No matter what I say to them, no amount of describing my symptoms, my aids, my medical diagnosis or medication will ever convince them that my disability is valid simply because of the fact they believe it isn't.

Bigotry is nearly always based in feeling so no amount of facts and statistics can skew that belief. It is never not possible but it is incredibly hard to break out of a feeling based mindset.

Accomodation for trans people it is often simply the case of asking for someone to not purposefully cause them distress by referring to them by pronouns they do not align with. When you become more comfortable in your gender identity things like that will matter less but for people newly going through transition it is more upsetting.

Trans people are indeed people who just want to live their lives happily. And on the global scale, giving trans people rights is not a giant ask because it helps a small amount of people. Obviously it differs regionally but the liklihood of meeting a trans person is quite rare so you aren't changing your vocabulary a whole lot unless you know several trans people. Idk if it's the fact I'm autistic but I don't really get your point outside of that.

As for what you said about trans rapists. I don't think we should be upset about how the victims refer to their attackers, there should be no blame there.

However, I think the government and media shouldn't invalidate trans peoples identities and make someone's identity conditional depending on whether or not they are in prison. Even terrible people should have human rights and be allowed their identity, not for their own sake but to ensure that you can't wrongfully imprison people in order to take those things away. (Like what Trump is doing to people he claims are illegal immigrants, its not about 'keeping the country safe' or whatever its kidnapping people he doesn't like without due process. Thats not me conflating the two btw, Trumps actions are just a very good example of how people cn say someone is a 'criminal' to target people)

And I still stand by the fact I do not think that trans peoples existence is the most pressing issue that is happening currently.

Personally I'm very concerned about Rfk demonising autistic people (particularly high support needs autistic people) in order to justify making a list (big red flag) and banning whatever it is he's going to claim 'causes autism' (likely vaccines knowing his history) also just saying we need to 'eradicate' a group of people is very eugenicy.

Again Trumps 'mass deportation' with his slightly different flavour of fascism.

And the increase of incel and 'manosphere' beliefs within the youth which we have seen mostly grow up to be MAGA lovers. Genuinely horrifying if you've seen it. It is growing this deep contempt towards women in them. It's so disturbing having reports of female teachers saying tht boys in their classes are belittling them because they view their authority figures as inferior because of their gender. It is a very real and prevalent threat to women. And something that should be addressed in schools not just left to parents. I know I make sure to talk to my brother about never being like those men but he will tell me about boys his age that are saying absolutely heinous things.

Boys like that turn into men who do and say foul things. Idk if you've heard about Elliot Rodgers but he grew so angry at perceived rejection and his hatred for women that he murdered 6 people and injured 14 others, he planned to kill more. He was idolised within the incel community for his manifesto and many similair events have taken place by his admirers.

I feel we should be focusing more on things like that instead of fearmongering about trans people.

(Btw I stuggle with tone so I'm not trying to be really hostile with you or insult you, i don't know you. I just disagree with what you are saying)

A "small, vulnverable minority", should be making small, inobtrusive requests. Redefining sex in laws that affect 3.5 billion women, trying to throw out the concept of sexual dimorphism for every species on the planet and enforcing the entire reorganization of language and linguistic norms- are demands that don't match the whole "pls we're so tiny" vibes.

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It's kind of funny how much autism has influenced my interests. Like I adore musicals, watching them and being in them.

In musical theatre (+theatre in general) the movements and expressions are often more exaggerated because you are acting for the back row and that makes it so much easier to understand things.

I'll watch films where you are like 2 inches from the actors face, seconds away from collision and i still dont know what they are supposed to be feeling. It's just kinda weird. But when Lauren Lopez literally says *gasp* when the dma thinks one of thems a traitor, I'm like 'omg that means surprised' and its great. There's no confusion.

And obvs there's the aspect of following a script and people telling you how to stand and act, it's so nice to understand what's happening instead of sneak attacks in the form of 'conversations'.

+ singing and dancing is so stimmy for everyone doesn't matter if your neurodivergent or not

This isnt just me tho I know so many autistic musical enthusiasts with pretty similar reasoning (songs are so fun to remember)

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A lot of other people in the notes have talked about the second half of this statement but I want to focus on the 'a small vulnerable minorities should be making small unobtrusive requests'

This is just another example of how people are so horrified at the idea of accommodating other human beings. Just because a person is a minority doesn't mean they should have to keep that themselves and make sure that nobody has to be inconvenienced.

Accomodation is never unobtrusive but normally stupidly simple and people can't bear to even do that. People dont want to call others by their preffered pronouns despite it being a tiny change, language is adaptable. Words gain and lose meaning all of the time.

Its the same for disabled people, we are technically a minority and people throw hissy fits about simply letting us wear headphones, or building a ramp as if its suddenly destroying the lives of everyone else.

Making some peoples lives better is not victimising everyone else.

I personally would love to live in a world where people didn't huff and sigh about having to walk slightly slower because I can't catch up. I would love for people to adapt to how I communicate because I'm not neurotypical. I would love for people to not try to fake claim my visible disability just so they dont have to adapt for me. It would be amazing if people weren't trying to make it so you have to tell your potential employers your diagnosis so they can decide if they don't want to hire a disabled person. Or if America didnt have a eugeniscist running their health system.

Yes these requests aren't unobtrusive but if they enrich people's lives then why should they be.

It justs perpetuates the idea that you should keep your stuggles to yourself and suffer in silence.

I'm sorry that you don't like adapting to how others exist in this world, calling them perverted and all the things that people in the 1940s were calling homosexuals. But trans people and all other minorities are people and people deserve to live happily not have resources and care taken away from them.

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I've been thinking more about this and I think it boils down to victim blaming, something feminists should be very against.

The idea that soicety doesn't have to change, you do. If soicety is abelist then I suppose I have to mask in order to not get horrendously bullied for 'being weird'. If soicety is misogynistic and a lot of men believe they deserve sex then women should have to buy self defense products to protect ourselves otherwise we are 'asking for it'. If soicety is transphobic then trans people have to endure their dysphoria or hide away until they 'pass' Well enough to make sure nobody hate crimes them. And if anything does happen to you, its your fault because the burden is placed upon the victim instead of the perpetrators.

We and especially feminists should focus on all of the horrible, unadressed and pervasive problems instead of infighting with other minorities.

Trans people aren't the issue here, you know what is an issue, the amount of police officers who are known to sexually assault women by leveraging their power (and how that may increase by allowing them to strip search people they *believe* to be trans). The fact that the majority of sexual assault happens within the home and how we should be pushing to educate children on what to look out for and who to tell so they can get help (something that would have been incredibly useful for me and many other people in our youth).

Also the rise in incels is very concerning, my friend found a random video the other day of a man saying that he wants to trick women into sleeping with him by waiting til they are drunk enough that it's 'technically not rape'. That same 18 year old boy also said that rape is not as bad as being involuntary celibate because its like comparing 'starving to being force fed' which is the most disgusting thing I've ever read in my life.

And so many other things instead of raging at trans people who are being used as scapegoats in the same way that autistic people are in regards to Rfks plan to get rid of vaccines (becaue we all know thats what hes doing).

Overall, I feel getting mad at trans people for trying to promote change in soicety is dumb and infact progress should be celebrated, regression is not something we should be happy about. The world is a very scary place atm and we need to push foward instead of backwards.

A "small, vulnverable minority", should be making small, inobtrusive requests. Redefining sex in laws that affect 3.5 billion women, trying to throw out the concept of sexual dimorphism for every species on the planet and enforcing the entire reorganization of language and linguistic norms- are demands that don't match the whole "pls we're so tiny" vibes.

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Nobody is funnier than me as a child (/s)

I literally found a flip book today with 'I'm sorry mum I know this could have happened to me <3' written on the front in pink gel pen and inside I drew myself being chucked off a bike and getting hit by a car 😭

I genuinely thought this was a great apology

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Hi, I've just recently been thinking about how the intolerance of difference is so similair for Trans and disabled people (I'm gonna yap specifically about Autistic people cause that is what I am and I feel like it fits really well but I am gonna talk about my experience with abelism against people with visible physical disabilities as well)

I'm a cis woman so feel free to correct me also I know that a lot of autistic people are trans so please add your experience if you want. I'm simply noting on my observations :)

Ok so, a lot of cis people's view of trans people is that they *need* to fit in the gender binary. If you are a trans man you have to be the manlinest man to ever man with a massive beard and holding a fish. If you are a trans woman you have to exclusively wear 1950s house wife dresses with really long hair and a full face of makeup.

Of course there are trans people who feel like their authentic selves while expressing like that, just like there are cis woman and men who do too.

But it becomes a problem when every single trans person has to look like that. When every single trans person has to fit your definition of whatever a man or woman looks like in order to 'pass' in order to exist peacefully without questioning. (This also ties in a lot with race as being white often also enters in how well people perceive you to 'pass')

Trans people can express themselves in any way they want. A trans man in a dress is just a man in a dress, it's not that deep, it's a piece of cloth. Really anything, facial hair, body hair, the lack of it, long hair, short hair, purses, satchels, jewellery, trousers, skirts, having a higher or lower voice etc it literally doesn't matter. All of these are just pieces of self expression and doesn't negate their gender identity. The only reason you don't like trans people who don't 'pass' is because for whatever reason it makes you uncomfortable to see anyone who's different.

You can especially see these views with conservatives like those in the daily wire and Blair White, they often talk about the 'weird' trans people and invoke the image of a trans woman with facial hair or muscles as if to say their identity would diminish with those factors.

I understand that some people can experience gender dysphoria over things like facial hair or clothing but not always, people can like their voice or their hair or anything about themselves and still be trans even when those things 'go against' their gender identity. A trans woman who likes her lower voice is just as valid as a trans woman with a higher voice.

In a similair vein there is a big pressure on autistic people to mask their autistic traits. To act 'normal'. I have been told my whole life that I'm weird, I speak strangely, the movements I make are jarring and I need to stop that if I want to be accepted, get a job, go to uni and make friends.

Something a lot of neurodivergent feel they need to do is try to supress their natural reactions, to not ask questions when they don't understand wording or intention, to be still, have 'quiet hands' (often used in Aba therapy stop children expressing themselves through stimming).

There are so many people determined to 'fix' autism, acting like it's something that you can just get rid of. The only thing it really ever results in is forcing your children to mask and often develop mental illnesses.

I myself suffer from constant anxiety, especially social anxiety just because people have pointed things out to me that made me 'strange' in their eyes. I feel so hyper aware of my expressions, my movement and what I'm saying to the point I often get so distracted I can't listen to the other person. I've been trying to work of that so I can be more comfortable within myself but its hard just because subconsciously I'm trying to make myself more palatable for neurotypical people.

The reaction to acting autistic is vitriolic. A good example is with Chloe Hayden when she posted a video of herself stimming when she saw a pod of whales. People literally bullied her off of the internet, mocking her, sending her threats, generally just being incredibly hateful.

Some neurotypicals, just like cis people who pressure trans people to pass, want autistic people to act neurotypically in order to fit in, to not be too different or too weird. If we are they see it as acting lazy, not putting in any effort or just being attention seeking. There's this blame put on you for being different instead of just conforming, no matter how uncomfortable for you it is.

I've also found that both in the autistic and trans community some blame others in the community that don't conform because it 'makes us look bad'. Simply because they are standing out in some way and we have been taught that being different is bad. People might say 'be yourself' but when you do you get socially ostracised.

I think a lot of it has to do with the blatant objection people have to accommodation. If you see a trans woman who 'passes' most are just going to automatically assume she/her pronouns and use them, but if they have to use she/her pronouns for someone they didn't automatically assume would use them it's immediately a burden and a 'violation of their freedom of speech'.

And with autistic people, if you have to accommodate my autism instead of me suppressing it for you then that's unfair. You don't want to do that. So we must suffer in silence to make you feel better.

Also I feel like a lot of people seem to think that just being trans (I've noticed this a lot with intersex people as well) or being disabled means they have the right to invade your privacy. Learning that about someone isn't an invitation to ask invasive questions, especially when you act like it's really rude to not anwser such a 'simple question'. It's isn't your right to know what surgeries, if any, a trans person has got. Nor what anyone's genitalia looks like. It is not your right to ask 'what happened to me' just because I use a cane. You aren't and never will be entitled to that information and acting otherwise is just creepy. How would you like a stranger or new acquaintance asking about your personal medical history. It is one thing if the information is volunteered but you don't deserve to know.

Visible disability is also a great source of discomfort for people. I'm unsure why but for some reason me using a cane is offensive. Seeing disability isn't something we should be disturbed by, disabled people are people. I shouldn't have to not use *my* mobility aid for your comfort just as a trans person shouldn't have to dress in a certain way for your comfort. It's just abelism and transphobia and nothing less.

All this to say. No one owes you conformity. Me flapping my hands or a trans person who expresses themselves boldly isn't infringing on you. I'm sorry that you're a bigot but nobody has to supress themselves and their comfort for you and if it offends you then please educate yourself. Difference is not a bad thing neither is standing out and I wish more people understood that. Xxx

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Hello there

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My Journey to Escape the War in Gaza

My name is Abdelmajed. I never imagined I’d be sharing my story like this, but life in Gaza has become unbearable. I am a survivor of the war here, and in the blink of an eye, everything I once knew—my home, my safety, my community—was ripped away from me.

The war has transformed Gaza into a graveyard of broken dreams. The buildings that once stood as symbols of life and resilience are now piles of rubble. Every corner is filled with the echoes of explosions. Every moment is shrouded in uncertainty. There is no security. There is no stability. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.

Basic needs have become luxuries. Food is scarce. Clean water is even scarcer. Hospitals are overwhelmed and under-resourced, and there is almost no medical care to be found. Every night, families go to bed hungry, praying they’ll wake up to see another day. The cost of basic necessities has skyrocketed, and it’s become a daily battle just to survive.

I’ve seen things I never thought possible—standing in long lines for a piece of bread, rationing every drop of water, and watching my people suffer in silence. I have lost everything—my home, my safety, my dignity.

Escape from Gaza is my only hope, but it’s almost impossible without financial help. The cost of evacuation is far beyond my means, and without support, I’m trapped in a warzone with no way out.

I’m reaching out to you now, in the hopes that someone, anyone, can help. I am not asking for luxury. I am asking for a chance—just a chance—to live. A chance to escape this never-ending cycle of fear, destruction, and loss. A chance to rebuild my life somewhere safe, where I can begin again, where I can find hope once more.

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Your kindness and support mean the world to me. You’re not just helping me escape a war; you’re giving me a chance to live, to rebuild, to breathe again.

Thank you for listening. Thank you for caring.

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Been making fans

The yellow one can't be functional cause the hole is too small but I still like the dragon.

The other ones needs to be pleated and I'll need to find some sticks or smth to make the fan ribs.

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Please listen carefully Please listen carefully🙏 I need you to read this..🥹

On the seventh of October I am teacher Mahmoud Atta. I work as a teacher teaching secondary school students.

On October 7th, I was getting ready to go to school. On October 7th, while I was getting ready to go to school, my life was completely turned upside down. Israel declared war on Gaza. After that, they announced their entry into the roads and cities and forced us to leave the city from Khan Yunis to Rafah

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We passed through a road called the Road of Death. Tanks were everywhere. Bullets were raining down. We passed through a road called the Road of Death. Tanks were everywhere. Bullets were raining down. If you survived, your brother would not.

We've all seen the end of the world movies on the big screen. We have all seen end of the world movies on cinema screens, but what we saw was real and not imaginary. I wish it was imaginary.

We finally arrived in Rafah Finally we arrived in Rafah, the safe city as it is called, but where to go? The sea is behind us, the weather is freezing, and the borders are closed with Egypt on the other side and Israel on the third and fourth sides. I found myself making a tent out of nylon for myself and my family.

No water, no electricity, no food, no place to go to the bathroom, no life. I wish I had died sooner.

We returned after a long time to our city.After a long time, we returned to our city. The first sight was that a giant monster had entered the city and left it in ruins, so much so that I did not recognize my house or my neighborhood. Oh my God, is this Khan Yunis?

fI searched to find my home, to find my apartment, which contained my memories and my most beautiful days, destroyed. I searched to find my home, to find my apartment, which contained my memories and my most beautiful days, destroyed.

Today I stand before you to search for Today I stand in your hands to search for any help to restore myself again thanks to you.. I am waiting for your help