#Lgbtqia+

[imstillalexcomic]

This isn’t really meant to be a comic trashing my dad.

I do truly appreciate his commitment to education.  I do truly have a soft spot for his style of humor, which certainly influenced the development of my own.  I appreciate how he had this VHS-C camera that he was always bringing out and would let me use, sparking my love for movies and starting me on a path that led to me going to film school.

All those good things about him were real.

But so was the colossal amount of damage he caused.

If you happen to be a parent and are reading this right now, I’m going to ask that you consider this suggestion from a childless thirty-six year old:

You need to consider how you communicate with your child, and how communication doesn’t just mean the words that you use.

You’re telling your kids something with the foods you eat, the activities you engage in, etc…

…you communicate to your children with the media you consume.

The rhetoric against the trans community wasn’t as much in the spotlight when I was growing up, but every time my dad turned on the radio, he’d have my sister and I listen to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, or Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, etc…  One of the topics that’d come up frequently was queer people. 

Issues about Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, gay marriage, gay boy scouts…

The “gays” were an issue.  More than an issue really, they were a problem.  If someone was queer, these radio hosts were quick to villainize; “this teacher is going to turn their students gay,” “this troop leader is going to abuse his scouts,” you don’t want your kid to end up like that, do you?”

My dad would listen to these folks non-stop and nod along in agreement, all the while his extremely queer and aware of it child was sitting right behind him, listening to how she was some kind of monster.

So I hid. 

There could be no sharing about aspects of myself.  My parents would be listening to 770am or Fox News all the time.  If I share that I was queer, I’d be finished.�� How couldn’t that be the case?  Every day they chose to listen to people that hate me, so they hate people like me. 

So I can’t let them know me.  I won’t let them know me.

Even though they never said that they hated queer people with their own words, they told me that they hated queer people every day with the media they chose, and in turn forced me to consume.

So again, if there are any parents reading this right now, consider my words.  Hate is a choice you make, and hate can be communicated with more than just words.

If for no other reason, you never know if that kid in the back seat is listening, listening to how you hate them.

[aroacesafeplaceforall]

It’s nearly pride month, you know what that means it’s time for y’all yearly reminder;

THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE FOR TRANSPHOBES,

ASEXUAL/AROMANTIC EXCLUSIONISTS,

AROMANTIC/ASEXUAL PHOBES,

HOMOPHOBES, BIPHOBES, PANPHOBES AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO SAY “invalid label” TO ANYONE IN THE QUEER COMMUNITY

(apart from those who use the “it’s a label” to push sick ideas like being attracted to children)

And finally anyone who supports, voted for, or likes trump and the surrounding policies.

Go fuck yourselves ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙🖤🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤍

[catgirlfingies]

This is so accurate

[countesspetofi]

Also: Straight partners of queer people.

Remember to make space for the heteros this month too - yes, really.

Lesbians who became straight men

Gay men who became straight women

All straight drag artists (note that not all of them are cis!)

People with complex identities who thusly encompass multiple orientations (like genderfluid and multigender people who, yes, are sometimes straight, or even simultaneously with other labels)

Hetero aro and ace people. Especially. Seriously.

People with fluid orientations

Gnc people who find joy in their straightness

Many queer people are also straight. Queerness is note solely reliant on gayness. These people too, are a part of pride. Remember that.

[All discourse attempts will be swiftly blocked. Exclusionists fuck off]

[bizarreaizen]

real homies respect trans people! /gen

[assassinated-sunrise]

Tag yourself! I'm somewhere between F1 and F2!!

!!!EDIT!!! Plz read before sending hate:

Look, I genuinely get that this graph doesn't have every gender on it. I know that it is labeled weird, I know that female & male and nonbinary/genderqueer & agender are on opposite sides of the chart. I know that this isn't inclusive to xenogenders, bigender, genderfluid, and a bunch of other genders. I know that people are upset about male being blue and female being pink. I know this graph is not inclusive for every gender out there. I really really do. I never claimed that it had all genders. Hell, I didn't even say it was a great graph! This photo is a screenshot of someone's random Twitter post that I found on pinterest and thought was neat. It was my first time seeing a gender graph that was something more besides male and female and it made me excited. I just wanted to share it with others. If it doesn't fit you, just say so. If your gender isn't on there, just say so. If you want to say how it could be improved or critique it's flaws, then by all means please do so! I have enjoyed scrolling through and seeing all the reblogs and people educating me and sharing better graphs. I love the discussions! I love the battleship and bingo jokes/games that have started. But I would really really appreciate if people would stop sending hate and shaming me for a graph I didn't even create. I am really really sorry for anyone I offended or hurt, it was NOT my intention. That is never my intention. I genuinely didn't think this post would even get more than like 5 likes, I was just sharing something that I thought was neat....

[wtfjd95]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!!!!!!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[extralargeitaliansausagepizza]

What you should do is buy this extra large Italian sausage pizza, much less expensive than the Nintendo switch 2 and it's consumable! Please buy it I have other orders to fill and I'm tired

😇😈

[takemetodragonstone]

the great thing about being an aroace nonbinary person is that half the queer community thinks I’m a privileged cishet invading their spaces and the cishets think I’m a mentally ill freak but both sides agree that I’m faking it for attention.

[forsapphics]

Wlw pride (pt. 3) ⚢ 🏳️‍🌈🌈

[pt. 1] [pt. 2]

[aroacesafeplaceforall]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!

(Old art but beloved 🧡💛🤍🩵💙)

[ladyxgaga]

Happy Pride Month!

[daily-batposting]

Happy Pride Month!

Long-Toothed Pipistrelle, photographed by Judith L. Eger, (source)

Grand Roundleaf Bat, photographed by Vu Dinh Thong, (source)

Beccari's Free-Tailed Bat, photographed by G.B Baker, (source)

Tomes's Sword-Nosed Bat, photographed by Juan Cruzado Cortés, (source)

Quechua Broad-Nosed Bat, photographed by Luis Cesar Tejo, (source)

Island Tube-Nosed Bat, photographed by Pavel German, (source)

Acuminate Horseshoe Bat, photographed by Juliana Binti Senawi, (source)

[sillymultifandomgirly]

I don't care if pride month isn't until tomorrow, I'm posting my flags

Of course, you can reblog with yours

[pushupsindraag]

omg do you hear that... *burn bright by my chemical romance starts playing, officially signaling the beginning of pride month*