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actualy its moraly wrong to headcannon any character as transfem because it spreads the steriotype that trans women exist. just because the majority of trans women do in fact exist, and are real, that doesnt mean that we should be spreading that sort of stereotype about them everywhere. instead, to properly support them transfem community, the only right thing to do is to pretend trans women straight up do not exist at all

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"Mellor is an adult librarian at LAPL, but she also doubles as Persons Experiencing Homelessness Outreach Librarian.

“What that means is I am a reference librarian, as well as someone that goes out into the nearby community and connects people who are experiencing homelessness, or other life instabilities, with library resources,” Mellor describes in a recent TikTok for the LAPL.

“I sign folks up for library cards, talk about all the wonderful free programs and services, and invite them to the Central Library,” she added.

By taking a mobile outreach approach, Mellor connects people on the streets to the library by bringing its offerings to them. 

She specifically works within the Skid Row community by helping people learn more about what the library has to offer, while also developing library programs on-site for people who might be more hesitant to visit the public library.

“Knowing that you connected the right person with the right resource at the right time,” is one of the most rewarding aspects of this work, Mellor told Library Journal.

There is also another reward specific to Mellor’s work. 

Earlier this year, she was named to the Library Journal’s 2025 “Movers & Shakers” list, which honors 50 librarians who serve as advocates, community builders, educators, and innovators across the country’s library systems.

“When I heard that I’d be receiving this Mover & Shaker award from Library Journal, I felt really glad because it means that this type of work, which library workers around the country are doing every day informally, is being formally recognized,” Mellor said in the TikTok video.

It’s true; libraries have long been on the frontlines of the housing crisis in the United States simply by being a free and public place where people can find refuge from living on the streets. 

But libraries also offer a swath of supportive services, like help with job applications, mental health services, referrals to expert providers and local housing placements, and even enrollment in fresh food programs. 

Recently, libraries across the country have worked to create specific staffing positions like the one Mellor has. Outside of her outreach role, LAPL has hired a team of social workers, therapists, and medical case workers to help lighten the load on other library staff.

In Utah, in-house social workers also support the Salt Lake City Public Library’s unhoused population.

“People experiencing life instabilities have unique service needs that the library is in a position to fulfill,” Mellor continued. “I’m glad that hopefully more positions like mine will pop up in library systems around the country.” 

Part of the work Mellor does is also hosting The Source, a monthly resource fair with free health and homeless shelter services at the LAPL.

“The Source offers a one-stop-shop of resources and services to help homeless Angelenos transition to independent and supported living,” the library’s website shares. “Services are also available for eligible low-income residents. All services are free of charge.” 

But Mellor’s everyday work usually comes down to ensuring that people in need just know that these library services exist. 

“Simply getting the word out about what the public library offers is the main gap bridged with my outreach,” she told Library Journal.

“Bringing the library to organizations that serve people experiencing homelessness helps remove barriers to access for folks who may not be able to visit the library due to mobility issues or [because they] are participating in a recovery program.” 

It’s not just about gaining access to life-saving resources; it’s also about reminding all community members that they deserve access to the enriching and educational materials at the local library.

Mellor shares e-media options for people to access books, magazines, movies, music, and even free museum passes. 

And of course, she doesn’t do this work alone. Relationship building with individuals, as well as the other homeless shelters and social services the library partners with, is key to making a difference.

“When I’m at a single occupancy residence building in Skid Row or at a parole meeting at the probation office, the community sees that the public library is showing up for them,” Mellor said. “[And] that we want them to succeed.”

-via GoodGoodGood, August 6, 2025

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puppygirls should be allowed to sleepynap in bed all day comfortable forever because im so cuties. 100$/hr

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did you know? laika

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warm welcome back

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"you can't headcanon ralsei as a trans girl because he's feminine and that's stereotyping" and "you can't headcanon susie as a trans girl because she's masculine and that's stereotyping" are statements that were dreamed up by people who really don't want you to think of any characters as transfem. for some reason

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i need to stop trying to make pokesonas and just bring back scatter already

fusion of 2 of my favorite pokemon with a style and palette i love. hes not butch yet but hes such good butch material are you serious. whats wrong with me. stands haggardly over sink staring in the mirror

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when i grow up i wanna be a website

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love how trans women can't even despair about the ways we are shaped by terrible things around us without some dipshit being "stop stereotyping!! i cant relate to this at all because some of us are actually well put together and functional and normal and not weird sad freaks 😡 stupid fucking blahaj gamer programmer socks bitch"

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I FOUND THE REST OF IT

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reblog and put in the tags a movie or show that was being hyped up so much that you thought “there’s no way it’s actually THAT good” but then after you watched it you realized it actually was that good

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you kind of have to be genuinely insanely isolated from even thinking about real world racism to be seeing these ""slurs for robots/AI users 🤪"" and not have alarm bells going off about how clearly they're based on real world violent slurs for people of color. the fact that you didn't think about it is itself a problem, not a defense!!

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this is going to be controversial but someone has to say it:

i don't knuow

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Freè palestine

My name is Noor, and I am a mother of three children, living in Gaza. I am 32 years old, and my children are Yamen (5 years old), Tala (11 years old), and Yara (9 years old). Our lives were filled with hope and dreams before the war changed everything. Now, we find ourselves with nothing but devastation around us, and no one to turn to.

My husband has been missing since the start of the war, and we have no information about his whereabouts or condition. Our home was completely destroyed, and in the midst of the destruction, I was severely injured by an airstrike, which left me with severe damage to my right and left hands. I can no longer move my right hand, and I have undergone two surgeries so far. My left leg also had to be treated with a metal plate, and I am still recovering.

But perhaps the hardest part of all this is that I am unable to provide food for my children. I look into their innocent eyes, and I can't tell them when they will eat again. I can’t bear seeing them go to sleep hungry, not knowing when the next meal will come. This is the unbearable reality we face every single day.

Today, I turn to you, asking for your help. We desperately need assistance with food and basic supplies. We need your help to survive this nightmare, to bring some hope back to our lives. Your support, no matter how small, will mean the world to us and help us through this overwhelming struggle

Please, if you can help in any way, know that you will be giving us more than just food—you will be giving us hope and strength to face another day.

May God bless you and reward you for your kindness. Whatever you give will not go unnoticed, and it will remain in our hearts forever.

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After the Nazis invaded the Netherlands in 1940, a humble Dutch watchmaker named Corrie ten Boom made a radical decision: they built a secret room in their home.

Not to protect themselves.

But to save others.

For four years, that small hidden space became a sanctuary for Jews fleeing the horrors of the Holocaust. With unwavering faith and quiet courage, the ten Boom family sheltered more than 800 souls — one heartbeat at a time — until the Gestapo stormed in 1944.

Corrie survived a concentration camp and later shared her extraordinary story in her book, The Hiding Place — a testimony to the power of moral clarity in a world gone mad.

She wasn’t Jewish.

She wasn’t wealthy.

She wasn’t armed.

She was just someone who said:

“Not in my house.”

In times like these, when darkness tries to rise again, we must remember the Corries of history — the everyday heroes who risked everything not because they had to, but because their souls wouldn’t let them do otherwise.

May we all be the kind of people who build hiding places when the world starts to fall apart.

And may we never, ever need them again.

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath

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at the insane stage of character obsession where i start getting the urge to post pngs of them every five seconds like im showing ppl a picture of my stupid ass boyfriend that nobody likes but me