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How to call your representatives on the "one big beautiful bill act" (and other issues!)

5calls.org has a list of issues to call your representatives about, and when you add your location it will show you your representatives and give you a script to follow for calling them! This is the link for the "one big beautiful bill act" but there are many other issues on this website to call about! https://5calls.org/issue/hr1-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-budget-reconciliation/

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CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE IMPEACHMENT ON DONALD TRUMP !! This document has information on how to find your representatives, how to call them, and has a script to follow on what to say, but please note the (callmycongress.com) link on this document is not working (at least it didn't for me) and to use https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/ to find their numbers https://impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IDTN_Phone-Script-041417.pdf Please reblog to spread the word!

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People across the country are rising up and exercising the basic right to peaceful protest, demanding an end to Trump’s unlawful detentions and the pain they’re inflicting on families just trying to work and survive.

But instead of listening, President Trump is responding with military force.

Over the wishes of local elected officials and law enforcement, he’s deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles and threatening to send in Marines – not to protect anyone, but to provoke confrontation. ​

I just signed the petition to STOP this outrageous response – and I hope you will, too: https://act.commoncause.org/petitions/tell-congress-reject-trumps-funding-for-unjust-ice-raids​?source=email-share&

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In my opinion as an aromantic person, I don't believe having a QPR is required to be aromantic or should be the expectation for every aro person I don't believe any sort of long term partner is required to be happy in life, and that some people (especially alloromantics) act as though having a partner to do romantic things with / "replace a romantic relationship" is needed to live a happy life, and I believe this is very amatonormative Of course having a QPR is valid, and it's valid to be aromantic and have a QPP to hold hands with and even do romantic things with without it being romantic, and a QPR isn't just a "replacement for a romantic partner" But I don't think it should be the expectation for every aromantic person, and that it's valid to not want long term partners or QPRs Friendships, best friends, family, chosen family, etc. are all valid forms of connections as well!

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CW: aphobia I hate how some people who have never lived in a conservative christian home don't understand that conservative christians don't accept aromantic (or ace) people, and they're like "wouldn't they be glad because that means you're not gay?" or "why would that be a sin?" First of I'm bisexual so I'm still "gay" to them, second off even if I wasn't bi being aromantic alone is seen as a "sin" because to conservative christians "god made women to get married to men and vise versa, and it's a sin not to get married" and "god intended for us to get married to the opposite sex and have kids" so even outside the bi part being aromantic is still "a sin" So no my Christian parents would not accept me being aromantic and no I cannot tell them, I hate when people act like it's something that's just accepted by everyone and that aphobia doesn't exist

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Discreet aroallo flag thingy for my jacket

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Reposting this so it gets to the right people!!

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Sex is Sex

Hookups = a valid form of sex

Friends with benefits = a valid form of sex

Sex while dating = valid form of sex

Sex while married = a valid form of sex

Sex without romance = valid form of sex

Sex with romance = a valid form of sex

Sex with multiple people = a valid form of sex

One night stands = a valid form of sex Queer sex = a valid form of sex Sex with a queer-platonic partner = a valid form of sex

Sex in a poly relationship = a valid form of sex Solo masturbation = a valid form of sexual pleasure Sex with no expectations of a long term relationship = a valid form of sex Sex while in a long term relationship = a valid form of sex Sex involving kink = a valid form of sex Lack of sex = valid as well Any sex involving consenting adults is valid!

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I hate being closeted

(cw: homophobia and transphobia) I hate being closeted as a queer person, I hate that I have to hide being transgender, aromantic, and bisexual because my conservative christian family won't accept all 3 My conservative christian family won't accept me being trans for obvious reasons, "god made male and female", "god doesn't make mistakes" "trans people are perverts", the usual conservative christian stuff, and again with being bisexual the usual "the Bible says homosexuality is a sin" "god made women to be attracted to men", the usual christian homophobia But what some people are surprised about for some reason is that my Christian family isn't accepting of asexual/aromantic people, and wouldn't accept me being aromantic, "wouldn't they be glad?" or "why would that be a sin", and what people don't understand is that conservative christians believe getting married to someone of the opposite sex and having kids/adopting is required and it's a "sin" not to get married and have a family and be attracted to your husband/wife, so in turn me being aromantic is seen as a "sin", not to mention asexual/aromantic people being apart of the LGBTQ+ community in general makes them hated

And to make matters worse, my parents are strict Fundamentalist Christians that don't believe women should wear pants and force me to wear long skirts and feminine clothes (though I draw my persona with shorts) and don't let me cut my hair short, so I look feminine, and force me to attend church 3 times a week, so I have to not only hide it from my family but others IRL at work or church

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(cw: homophobia/transphobia)

“Why do we still need pride??”

Because in all 50 states in the US it is legal for Christian schools (or any private religious school for that matter) to expel LGBTQ+ students (including aro and ace, anyone who’s not allo cishet) the moment it’s found out their LGBTQ+

Christian schools can also expel students for wearing pride merch or rainbows, or being an ally

Christian school teachers and students can say homophobic and transphobic slurs in class without consequences and encourage the use of these slurs

They can promote, encourage, and even expect a hatred and dehumanization of all LGBTQ+ folks

I attended two christian schools in high school (I homeschooled outside that), one was a small Baptist school with 60 high schoolers and the other was the largest Christian school in the state (protestant/non-denominational), and they both had a policy that they would instantly expel anyone who was LGBTQ+ or “promoted it” (pride pins, being a strong ally, etc.) and forced LGBTQ+ students into the closet, and this is sadly not uncommon in religious schools

This needs to end

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'But asexuals are so harmless why would she come after them/us?' I mean apart from the fact trans people, intersex people and people of colour aren't harmful either and oppression isn't because a group deserved it and marginalised people don't need to be morally pure to not be discriminated against, no asexuality isn't harmless in conservatives' eyes. In an ideology where cis heterosexual marriage and sex for reproduction is seen as mandatory you having little to no sexual attraction ruins the whole set up. You can't 'be fruitful and multiply' in the way god intended. You have a nonsexuality that isn't being forced onto you by them. You're not repressing your desire in the name of god because you barely have any. You have control over your own body and you aren't supposed to do that. You're spitting in the face of conservative sexual and gender roles just by existing. Spit harder!

Unofficial part 2

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How I found out I'm aroallo / aro + bi

In honor of pride month, here is the story of how I found out I was aromantic bisexual Summer 2020 (13 yrs old): I realized I wasn't romantically attracted to boys, that I didn't get crushes on boys, and at the time I wasn't aware of the term "aromantic" before and only knew about being lesbian/gay, so I assumed I was a lesbian as I thought I was a girl at the time (before realizing I was trans) and so I thought I must be attracted to girls and identified as lesbian Fall 2020 (13 yrs old): I realized I was trans male and switched to using the term straight assuming I was attracted to women December 2020 (13 yrs old): Realizing I didn't get crushes on women, or men, but was still having sexual thoughts of both genders that led to confusion, was unsure of my sexuality Early 2021 (14 yrs old): Found the term "aromantic asexual" and realized I was aromantic and assumed I must be asexual as well since I wasn't getting the typical "butterflies in my stomach" or "sweating and blushing" that people said was "apart of both sexual and romantic attraction" 2021 to early 2022 (14-15 yrs old): Identified as aromantic asexual, but still had sexual thoughts but assumed since I wasn't having "butterflies in my stomach" or "blushing and sweating" or "getting nervous" I had to be asexual Later in 2022 (15 yrs old): I started to hate being aromantic, I had gotten bullied by peers for stating that I wasn't attracted to men or women, and I didn't want to be aromantic anymore, so I assumed I had a crush on this senior at school and told everyone, but it felt extremely forced, regardless I began to identify as "grayromantic gay asexual" 2023 (16 years old): I started having strong sexual attraction to men, and asked my friend if my sexual thoughts was attraction even if I didn't get the "blushing, sweating, getting nervous, butterflies" signs of attraction and he said I was probably just asexual, so I still identified as asexual grayromantic gay Early 2024 (17 years old): Realized I felt sexual attraction to men and identified as "gay", dropped the grayromantic label as I didn't wanna be on the arospec, and realized I wasn't asexual Late 2024 (17 years old): Realized I also felt sexual attraction for women, and identified as bisexual with a male preference Early 2025 (17-18 years old): Realized I really wasn't romantically attracted to anyone, and all my "crushes" were forced, and that I actually felt really repulsed by romance and I was bullied into forcing myself to have crushes, so I assumed I must be aroace as I still wasn't aware I could be aro without being ace, and identified as such for a few weeks till I talked to some people that were aromantic allosexual and realized I don't need to have "butterflies in my stomach" or have similar reactions to feel sexual attraction and that I can be both bisexual and aromantic

Present (18 years old): aromantic bisexual Due to aromantic allosexual not being widely known I went through a lot of confusion and self hate for years, I hated being aromantic, assumed I had to be asexual if I was aromantic, assumed if I felt sexual attraction I couldn't be aromantic I wish I knew sooner

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Happy pride month! 🏳‍⚧🏳‍🌈

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I often see homophobic Christians say "being gay/bi/LGBT is a sin because it's lust!" and the response being "no it's about love, not lust" or "it's about love and romance not sex and lust", and I get the argument and that it can be about romantic love, but what about those who are interested in sex rather than romance, who's sexuality is about "lust", or aromantic allosexuals like me who aren't interested in romantic love but rather sexual attraction and sex? As an aromantic bisexual person my sexuality is not centered on "love", I feel platonic love and attraction to people of all genders but so do cishet people, my bisexuality is centered on my sexual attraction and sexual interest not romantic love I also feel the "love is love" slogan does not apply to me as my bisexuality is not about romantic love, and my platonic love for my friends and chosen family is not tied to my sexuality

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Rant about Moral Orel Season 2 Episode 8 "The Lord's Prayer" As someone who grew up Protestant (specifically Independent Fundamental Baptist), this episode was relatable to me and how my church, family, and previous Christian school viewed the Bible and even the Lords Prayer, like in this episode, and the exaggerated nature of this episode is still true in many Protestant circles today Many Protestants (in my experience, Fundamental Baptists), like in Moral Orel, believe it is a sin to "change the word of God." Many of them believe the KJV version is the "first English translation" (even though this is very false, but whatever) and that it is a "sin" to use any other version besides KJV, misinterpreting verses such as Deuteronomy 4:2. "You shall not add to the word that I am commanding you, and you shall not take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you," and believe, just like the "lost commandment" in Moral Orel says, you must "get it right."

And just like how Orel's family and the family they were with overreact to "debts" and "trespasses" being used, and Orel's family and pastor say they'll go to hell and Orel will too if he uses the "debts" version, in my experience growing up Protestant, this is not just an exaggeration. In 10th grade bible class, my teacher said that "anyone who wrote any other version but KJV will be on their way to hell," "it is a sin to use any other version," and "KJV must be used."

This episode was intended to show how nonsensical some of the things the Protestants believe are, and it is still accurate in extremist circles such as fundamentalists today in 2025. Many of the things in this show were accurate to my upbringing growing up Protestant.

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Short vent post

For context, I attended a Christian school that expelled anyone that was LGBTQ+, or too strong of an ally, so I had to hide being FTM to avoid being expelled, and my friends had to use my deadname

After we graduated, one friend of mine who claimed to be “supportive”, when she could deadname me, blocked me after I asked her to use my chosen name once we graduated

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family jewels - moral orel animatic ⛪✝️