#ssa

[cm-in-20]

Emily: You fainted, do you remember anything?

Spencer: Only the ambulance ride to the hospital.

Emily: There wasn’t an ambulance, I drove you there.

Spencer: But I heard a siren?

Emily: That was Derek.

Derek: Sorry, I got nervous.

[kairokust]

I drew this a LONG time ago but forgot to submit, haha-

Hello Skylanders fandom, long time no see, how are you doing

[balkanradfem]

I've noticed a woman on the street today; she had pants that made her backside very noticeable. I made myself look away, and wondered to myself, am I allowed to stare after her? Am I being creepy right now? Should I mind my own business and not let my gaze wonder? Would she feel uncomfortable knowing I'm looking at her, regardless of what I'm thinking? (I thought she looked very nice).

And it reminded me to how when a woman on tumblr posts a very gaze-catching photo, all of us ssa ladies comment on it 'I am looking respectfully' and we mean it. We're saying, we like the picture, and we respect you, and we also cannot tear our gaze apart because you are incredibly attractive on that pic.

And isn't that a lovely way to respond? We never for a moment forget to consider that she is human, and to write in a way that wouldn't make another human being feel threatened and uncomfortable.

Think what a stark contrast that is to male reactions to female pictures! Males will throw in numbers on an imagined scale, jokes on how they would destroy or violate her, isolating and criticizing parts of her, enacting fantasies of possessiveness and unwanted sexual advances, condemning her personality, and then go the whole way to jealousy over who has ownership of her, anger that she dared to post it, indignation over her existing, threats, sexual threats, and in the end they will throw slurs if she exists and isn't offered as a service to them.

It's disturbing, the first thing they do is forget that she is a human being, they see an object without thoughts, or ability of having an emotional reaction to what is being said. Or, maybe they don't forget it, and it's that emotional reaction of fear, discomfort, pain and demotion of her self-esteem is what they are really after.

My point is, I love the culture of women being respectful to other women. I feel comfortable here, knowing nobody will ever forget that another woman is human, no matter how much or little clothing she is wearing, regardless of attraction we feel, regardless of what she is showing to us. We don't want to do anything to damage her self-esteem, her courage or her own self-perception, we don't want her to feel threatened or uncomfortable. That means women can do whatever they want without having to fear disastrous consequences. As they should!

And I think it's good too, that my first thoughts are if I'm making someone uncomfortable. It's good to be aware that other human beings are not here to be gawked at, regardless of what they're wearing.

[fdrlibrary]

The Social Security Act, signed on this day in 1935, provided retirement and unemployment benefits to Americans, but it didn’t include farm and domestic workers, who were disproportionately Black. This kept nearly two-thirds of Black workers out of the program.

Learn more in our current special exhibition: BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ROOSEVELTS: https://fdrlibrary.org/civil-rights-special-exhibit

Photo: Domestic workers march to demand inclusion in the Social Security program and New Deal legislation establishing a national minimum wage. (c) Joe Schwartz Photo Archive

[decolonize-the-left]

Now is a good reminder as to why we build community. Why we share solidarity. Why it's important to have peers and be comfortable in the physical presence of them.

Mobilizing online is not safe in a surveillance state. We need to physically be with each other. If you look at any old protest or civil rights movement they knew that. They had physical meetups where phones couldn't be tapped and listening ears couldn't eavesdrop.

With Roe v Wade overturned (and Justice Thomas saying that same sex relationship/marriage and access to contraception should also be "reconsidered") I feel like it's important to mention how critical mutual aid is. How crucial it is to have allies and people you can turn to. To know exactly where to go when you need to seek out safety.

Yes protest. Yes make your voice known. Learn how to help others.

But absolutely do not underestimate the power of going to a local meet up/protest and making friends. Not just with your group of feminists or LGBTs or anti-racist action leagues either. Go to each other's events. Build supportive relationships. Build solidarity. Expand your community.

Remember whether it's our uteri they're after, our land, our oil, our kids, our marriages, or our human rights... we have more reasons to fight together than we'll ever have to tear each other apart.

Don't let them do that to us. TERFs, racists, undercover cops, the CIA, the kkk, the FBI, etc. They've all spent decades trying to cut off our communities from one another. Spent decades trying to ruin our communities from the inside out and limit our strength. We can't allow that anymore.

They are coming for all of us.

And it is all of us that they will be up against, united

How can you help once you created a network/group of friends?

Protest. That's #1.

As an extension of bodily autonomy, allow folks to use their bodies and protest how they see fit. If someone is making you uncomfortable or doing something you disagree with, walk away.

Make sure you're prepared with the proper gear, escape route, etc. Know your rights.

There are tons of tips for this so I'll leave it at this so the post doesn't get too long.

For folks who can't protest but wanna do more than vote and don't know what to do then please check out these suggestions from another post

Tumblr let me blaze my solidarity post so now I'm updating it to include direct action tips.

ALSO

#2 Build Mutual Aid

As in, once the systems start being dismantled a lot of us marginalized folk will still need access to things food, water, medical, etc. A lot of us already need this tbh, federal and state aid isn't as effective as most people think it is.

Start community gardens, community fridges, pantries, etc. Work with local nurses and such to set up free clinics. The idea behind mutual aid is that everyone is helping. It is not simply charity. It a chance for communities to come together and give what they can so that Everyone can be safer, healthier, and happier.

Maybe you need a hair cut and maybe your hair stylist neighbor needs their house cleaned or someone to babysit. This exchange? Mutual Aid. The aid ... is mutual. Mutual Aid can be anything also. Maybe you can't cook or babysit but you tell good jokes. Maybe you can't tell jokes but you can reach the stuff on the top shelf. Maybe you're really good at breaking the ice or lightening the mood.

Everyone has a place in mutual aid, everyone is valuable, and everyone has something to offer.

🖤 Take care of each other 🖤

[lentenervosa]

Cada dia é uma chance pra ser melhor que ontem O sol prova isso quando cruza o horizonte ☀️

[seven-skies-above]

struggling to get back into drawing things with funny tiny tablet so! oc art!

more scug art coming soon as i continue to procrastinate iterator designs

[olharesecores]

ah Salvador...querido Salvador!

[geargoyle]

I am so so happy that this went through. I know we were sharing the comment links when this was being proposed. And it WORKED! One step at a time we can make things better!

[mrs-ssa-hotch]

Uhhh, Hotch? Daddy 🥵

[pyb]

hey this is a burner url but im a trans man looking to talk with gc women/radfems. i know being trans isnt yalls whole thing but i really want to have a serious and open conversation to discuss certain things in radical feminism to try to understand it better because i honestly do agree with a lot more radfem stuff than libfem stuff

tldr if anyone would be alright with messaging back and forth to help me get a better understanding of radical feminism/gc stuff that would be great!

boost if u want, or just msg this account :]

[balkanradfem]

I think, unlike men, we understand time and place and know how to keep it classy. I’d never check out a woman in a place where there’s an expectation of nonsexual nudity, and I’d be uncomfortable if I found a woman staring at me there. In places like gym locker rooms, at the massage therapist’s, doctor, etc etc. Men don’t get this. Actually, they probably do get it and just don’t care.

Versus somewhere like a bar or out on the street? Even if I wasn’t into the woman checking me out, I wouldn’t feel implicitly threatened like I do with men. Because I know she’s not going to do anything crazy, because I trust her more for being female. Even when men creep me out on the street, it’s less about the looking and more what could happen if they decided to do more than looking. Our brain is going to read the situation as “if he’s willing to cross social boundaries because I’m sexy, what else will he do?” but for a woman, we’re never going to be concerned about her trying to attack us.

Oh that's a great point! Women are classy while males believe every time and place exist to serve their needs, and them crossing social boundaries signals they're potentially dangerous, while for women there's no such fear.

Very well put!

[beyond-mogai-pride-flags]

OSA Pride Flag

OSA: other-sex attraction (or opposite-sex attraction); the counterpart of SSA (same-sex attraction/similar-sex attraction).

SSA Pride Flag

SSA: same-sex attraction/similar-sex attraction.

SGA Pride Flag

SGA: same-gender (or similar-gender/s) attraction.

OGA Pride Flag

OGA: other-gender(s) [or opposite-gender(s)] attraction; the counterpart of SGA (same-gender attraction).

These definitions are neutral in nature and are older than the discourse surrounding them (gatekeepers still use then, so use with care).

Though "opposite" may imply a gender/sex binary, it's not always the case since many use it as the attraction to their antigender(s)/sex(es) [e.g.: enanteic]. These terms includes those who are exclusively attracted to such gender(s)/sex(es), and those who are attracted to multiple sexes/genders. Sometimes, being attracted to multigender or agender people can make the attraction blur into neither or both (mestric/diamoric is useful for that).

It should be said that "sex" isn't necessarily indicating biological sex. As sex is a biopsychosocial construct and may include social/brain sex (according to one's intrapersonal identity narrative). For example, a Wolffian dating a Müllerian Wolfadic can still consider their attraction SSA if they consider the altered/modified sex or psychosocially sexed traits in this attraction. However, another person can consider their attraction as both SGA and OSA, as they see sex and gender as distinct concepts interpersonally [unleashed from the binomial/biaxial].

Image transcripts input is appreciated. These flags can include intersex and altersex people as long as they consent individually.

[nocternalrandomness]

Colt single action army

[butch-reidentified]

Hey Radblr!

My wife & I just had an amazing idea in the process of planning our home decoration. We want to do an accent wall that's essentially wallpapered with a Lesbian History Collage. We came up with the idea while discussing this post:

Specifically, the idea stems from what I'd said about historical LGB folks, especially lesbians, feeling like my actual ancestors rather than my family. I want to honor them in our home. So, I thought I'd ask you all for your favorite historical newspaper articles, book excerpts, lesbian couple photographs, lesbian activism photographs, etc. Please send me anything and everything you can think of, all your favorite stories and pictures - and make sure they come with a caption providing context as we will be including that of course!

Thanks in advance! We are SO excited to do this project & will definitely post pics when it's done, though it will take a while for sure.

[feminism-rebellion]

It's a normal variation of human sexuality to not be attracted to males in the slightest !

Homosexual females are only able to be attracted to their own sex (other females) and are completely unable to feel any attraction towards males. Not in the past, not in the future, not now. Never. Ovulating doesn't change that. Being sexually frustrated doesn't change that. Nothing can change that and pretending you know the way to "cure" us (as if there was anything to change or fix) is conversion therapy rhetoric and homophobia.