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current costumers (prior to 5/12) are not affected by the price change

please contact me at foxxyopal@gmail.com for inquiries for work and questions, thank you for reading!

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ultimately i think kindness is the most radical thing you can do with your pain and your anger. it’s like, you take everything awful that’s ever been done to you, and you throw it back in the world’s teeth, and you say no, fuck you, i’m not going to take this.  you say this is unacceptable. you say that shit stops with me.

humans are fucking terrible and this awful world we live in will fucking kill you but if you are kind, if you are brave and clever and try really hard, you can defy it. you can impose on this bleak and monstrous structure something beautiful. even if it’s temporary. even if it doesn’t heal anything inside you that’s been hurt.  

i’m gonna sleep and i’m gonna wake up and i swear by everything in this deadly horrible universe i’m gonna make someone happy. 

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I’ve been waiting all year to post this.

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Learn to defend against a bigot grabbing your hijab from behind!

In this post-election hate-crime spike, self defense is more important than ever. Practice this move until it becomes muscle memory and teach your body to react before thinking.

(via Zee Abdulla)

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Guys holy shit

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If ur arabic ur great If ur arabic and muslim ur great If ur arabic and queer ur great If ur arabic and muslim and queer ur great I know it seems hard to believe but you’re not bad you’re not awful

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Getting the Funding You Need for an Abortion

By: Erin M.

An abortion procedure costs an average of $451 in the first trimester, but can sometimes cost thousands of dollars. Of course, this doesn’t even include funding for incidentals, which might include transportation, staying in a hotel or getting an ultrasound. Many, many people feel the burden of this cost, as some private insurance companies do not cover pregnancy termination procedures. In Michigan it is even outlawed unless you purchase additional coverage, even in cases of rape and incest. In fact, A University of California study found that over half of the people they surveyed who tried to get an abortion were unable to get one because of the heavy costs, and those denied abortions are three times as likely to fall into poverty.

Since 1 in 3 women will get an abortion in their lifetime, this is a real issue for many. Access to legal, safe abortions should NOT just exist for those who have class privilege. But because of anti-choice legislation that prevents abortion from being accessible, (after all, their goal is to put barriers to choice in place), unfortunately that is the reality that we live in.

The good news is that if you need to get an abortion, but don’t have the money there are ways to get funding.

Health Insurance: Even though private insurance doesn’t cover abortion in all cases, there is a chance that your plan could cover the service. About 66% of insurance providers cover abortion services to some degree. The best way to find this out is to call your provider directly.

If you recently purchased health insurance on the new health exchange, depending on your state of residency and plan choice, your abortion may also not be covered by your new insurance.

If you are covered through Medicaid, you may be able to receive abortion services. Check out this fact sheet from the Guttmacher Institute to see if you live in one of the 15 qualifying states. Even if you don’t yet have Medicaid but live in one of these 15 states, you can use this document to find out how to enroll and what the requirements for enrollment are. 

Abortion Funds: Abortion funds are services that you can use to receive funding for your abortion when you cannot afford to pay for one yourself.  Essentially, it works a lot like a personal grant. There are many services you can use to search for funding in your area, including the National Network for Abortion Funds, ACCESS, The DC Abortion Fund , and the Women’s Emergency Network.

If you ever run into extra money or want to use your cash to make a difference, consider donating to an abortion fund to help partially or fully fund an abortion. This donation is tax-deductible and more importantly, it can help save a life.

The NAF Hotline: The National Abortion Federation Hotline can answer any questions you might have about abortion, including how to fund one. They can provide you with non-biased support and information about abortion, as well as refer you to providers in your area.

If you call the hotline, you may also become eligible to receive funding from the NAF Rachel Falls Patient Assistance Fund. To reach them, call 1-800-772-9100. They are available from 7AM-11PM EST on weekdays and 9AM-9PM EST on weekends.

You do have the right to access a safe, legal abortion. Even though you have to jump through many hoops in order to exercise this right (which we all know is messed up), please remember this as you seek access to fund one.

We ALL must remember how important reproductive rights and access are and work to ensure that our politicians in office and laws reflect this.

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Here’s a resource for what you needa try to get done before January when Trump starts changing shit and how to get that shit done. It includes things like name changes for Trans folks and healthcare resources. It might be helpful for someone even if it’s not helpful to you so please pass it on. Help marginalized people stay healthy and safe!

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Here are some tips on how to further use your voices about the election results and hopefully make a change. 

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you survived the abuse. you’ll survive the recovery.

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so this guy followed me yesterday after I posted some selfies and then this happened. At first I just wanted to say ‘anyway men are awful’ but I figured I might help especially younger female followers identify a douchebag when he starts a seemingly harmless, friendly conversation so let’s go through it shall we

First off, I have a big nose. Growing up I was very insecure about it but I’ve learned to not care about it now. Fact is it is something that is generally considered unattractive and this dude knows it. So he compliments me on something that he thinks I am insecure about but doesn’t get the expected reaction of ‘omg noooo it’s so ugly, thank you!!!!!!!!’ 

so he keeps digging: ‘do others compliment it?’ and ‘what do you think of it?’ He was waiting for me to confess that I’ve been insulted or laughed at because of it and that I cry myself to sleep every night. So he can be the one guy to find me attractive despite my tragic fate.

He picked a feature of my face that is not conventionally attractive, counting on my low self-esteem so I would be grateful and he’d prove that he’s ‘not like all the other guys’

and as soon as I made it clear I don’t have vulnerability to exploit he blocked me lmao

TL;DR men will use your insecurities so don’t give them the opportunity and don’t open up to them

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New Transistor bookmark! I really love how these came out. It has a prism shimmer on one side and gold embossing!

Available on my online shop: Zetallis Shop

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That is amazing !

From : qinni

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“Stop sending expired food”….”fried chicken 64.99” 

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A head of cabbage for $20. Fifteen bucks for a small bag of apples.

A case of ginger ale: $82.

Fed up and frustrated by sky-high food prices and concerned over widespread hunger in their communities, thousands of Inuit have spent weeks posting pictures and price tags from their local grocery stores to a Facebook site called Feed My Family.

Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120608/inuit-food-prices-protest-120608/#ixzz1xKWAJkGe

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I heartily encourage this behavior.

I think I want to start watching Critical Role but lmao look at all those hours

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spooky

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It’s Not That Complicated 💗💜💙 by Thomas Sanders