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Just remembered what they did to Brienne in Renly’s camp

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Should I do it

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r/bropill remains my favorite place on the internet

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"Where were transmascs during Stonewall?" Across the street throwing lit mattresses at cops and chanting "gay rights, gay rights, gay rights!" from the windows of the Women's House of Detention, asshole.

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Keep going bro. Withstand.

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my partner might be onto something when she says you can disguise your pickiness and food sensitivity as an adult by calling yourself a “purist.” so instead of saying “the taste and texture of cooked raisins make me want to hmork,” you say “i’m actually kind of a cinnamon roll purist, i prefer just a classic cinnamon filling and a really good dough instead of something with a ton of random mix ins,” which takes you from who gave this four year old a bachelor degree to oh wow this guy is a pretentious asshole about more things than i even thought was possible

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thinking about making my baby teeth into jewelry..

yeah these? the teeth of the little girl i killed and buried with my own hands

it's just a trans metaphor, don't worry

hey, why r u calling the cops haha..

calm down, she's okay! i visit her sometimes, don't even worry about it. the dirt is warm around her when it rains, it's fineeee

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So it JUST dawned on me that anyone who looks at my banner and sees the flag I have there, might be super confused what it is, so I'll go ahead and explain, since I love this flag and want others to know about it!

Original image with alternative design

This was designd by Johnathan Andrew (Captain John) in 1999, shared on his website Adventures In Boyland (not preserved), the same year as the most famous design we all know and love by Monica Helms.

The meaning behind the flag in Johnathan's own words, presumably from his website:

“And finally, an AiB Exclusive—the Transgender Pride Flag (c)1999. Yes, indeedy—it’s about time we had our own symbol to represent the community, ain’t it? Bears have theirs. Leathermen have theirs. Why can’t we have ours? And might we say that we feel these designs, designed by your friendly neighborhood Captain, embodies all aspects of our identities. Whether we’re transgender or transsexual, going from male (blue) to female (pink) or from female (pink) to male (blue), or just somewhere in between, both flag designs capture the subtlties and the strengths of our spirits (and the white accents in between the lines are the—supposedly—the little triumphs that happen upon us during our journeys to become whole (the flag as a whole)). The lavender-colored sex symbol—not to be confused with The Artist Currently Not Known as Purple’s symbol—can also designate FtM/MtF/or Intersexed/Both/Shifting. As you can see, both flag designs/symbols can be used to encompass all types of gender variation. Hell, who knows, maybe it just might catch on”

I know you might be thinking, "why not just use the Monica Helms flag? It's more recognizable and looks better" And I can't really argue with you there, the flag is... Crass, and 99% of people who see it aren't going to recognize it. But I like that, aswell as the meaning behind his design, I feel like a bold flag thats full of meaning without the need to be pretty is a metaphor in of itself for transness. But I'm also a bit biased, since I love connecting with the older FTM community in any way I can, so using this flag makes me feel like I'm kind of there with the older generations. I just never really connected with the Monica Helms flag, which I type as I'm looking over at my flag I have hung up on my wall haha. It's a beautiful design, but I don't know, I guess it's just to fluffy for me? And I never felt fluffy about my experiences as a trans person, maybe when I was 12-13 but I was a kid so probably doesn't count haha. But I just look at John's flag and see me, I don't really know how else to describe it, it just feels right.

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forcemasc but it’s whatever the hell this is

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I need to be in a relationship with an older gay man who's kink is providing financial support for my transition. Forcemasc sugar daddy if you will.

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Do kids today even understand why podcasts are called podcasts?

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I want to show you guys one of my favorite jewish websites, synagogue 360

They have 360 interior views of synagogues from around the world. I'll show you some from NZ and then some of my faves from around the world. I have to split this up into multiple reblogs as I can only select 10 images, so wait for the reblog.

Aotearoa New Zealand

Dunedin in the south island. There are 3 rows of seats behind the camera, making a total of 8 (4 on each side). That's how small it is. Which is to be expected as most jews live in Wellington and Auckland - and also weirdly Hamilton too.

Christchurch also in the south island!! More seats are out of frame

Auckland in the north island! A fuck ton more seats than in frame. This is one of two synagogues in Auckland.

Wellington! The capital city also in the north island. One of two synagogues in the city. Similar to Auckland, this is the orthodox one and there is also a reform one.

Time for my faves from around the world!

Japan

Orthodox sephradic synagogue built in the 70's. The lights are extremely beautiful and I love the rugs. In Kobe, japan.

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