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“If it’s about a dad dating other dads, how come some of them have kids???”

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I don’t see enough positivity for my fellow middle eastern and north african arospecs and acespecs, so I just want to give a shout out to y'all! You all rock!

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absolutely nothing should be sold for a profit if its absence can kill you.

water shouldn’t be sold for a profit.

food shouldn’t be sold for a profit.

healthcare shouldn’t be sold for a profit.

any system where people can die because they’re unable to access these resources needs to be dismantled.

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I’m a beautiful mess (img source)

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more resources for LGBT+ muslims 🕌🏳️‍🌈💖

i tried to compile as many as i could find, some of these aren’t specifically for muslim lgbt but i still think they could be useful to us. please share this post!

AMERICAN ORGS AND SITES

Muslims for Progressive Values

Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Al Gamea GLBT Association of Middle Eastern Americans

Tarab NYC

South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association

Trikone Organization for LGBT South Asians

OUTMuslim

Mecca Institute

Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

INTERNATIONAL ORGS AND SITES

Hidayah LGBTQI+ Muslims (UK)

Imaan LGBTQ Muslim Charity (UK)

London Queer Muslims (UK)

Confederation of Associations LGBTQIA Euro-African or Muslim (France)

Merhaba Organization (Belgium)

Maruf LGBT Muslim Organization (Netherlands)

Helem LGBTQI+ Legal Network (Lebanon)

Abaad Center for Gender Equality (Lebanon)

IraQueer (Iraq)

Ahwaa Forum for LGBT in MENA

Pan-Africa LGBTI Association

Shams Association (Tunisia)

LGBTI Association (Turkey)

Al-Qaws Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society

Aswat Palestinian Gay Women

LGBT Muslims Information (Indonesia)

Sher LGBT South Asians (Canada)

Salaam Canada

Boys of Bangladesh

Marhaba Muslim LGBTQI Support Group (Australia)

HELPLINES

Crisis Text Line (741741)

GLBT National Help Center (1 888-843-4564, 1 800-246-7743 for youth)

AlKhat LGBT Chat and Helpline (Arabic only)

Desi LGBTQ Helpline for South Asians (908-367-3374)

The Trevor Project (1 866-488-7386)

INCLUSIVE MOSQUES

El Tawhid Juma Circle, Toronto Unity Mosque: Toronto, Canada

Masjid Al-Rabia: Chicago, US

Masjid an-Nur al-Isslaah, Light of Reform Mosque: Washington D.C., US

Inclusive Mosque Initiative: London, UK

The Inner Circle: Cape Town, South Africa

PDFS and READINGS

Homosexuality in Islam by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle

Coming home to Islam and to self

Resources for religion and faith: Islam

Recommended resources for LGBTQ American Muslims

Finding mental health care that fits your cultural background

LGBTQ lecture series by Imaam Daayjee Abdullah (YouTube)

Islamic Texts: A source for acceptance of queer individuals into mainstream Muslim society by Muhsin Hendricks

Is there room in Islam for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Muslims? by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle

I am not Haraam

Report on Muslim LGBT inclusion

Longest Days, Sacred Nights: Queer/trans Ramadan stories

Quranic values as an inspiration for gay marriage

Excerpt from The Qur’an and Homosexuality by Olfa Youssef

Just Me and Allah: A queer Muslim photo project by Samra Habib

Queer Muslim tumblr masterpost

if any of the links are outdated or incorrect let me know!

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Since it’s aro awareness week and black history month this seems like a fitting time to shout out and express my appreciation to the black aros making history. 

Moses Sumney

Moses Sumney is perhaps the most public and well known aro person out there. He create a whole album (yes! a whole album) titled Aromanticism that was released in 2017. Not only is the album stunningly gorgeous it features very aro lines such as “Am I vital/ If my heart is idle/ Am I doomed?“ and “If lovelessness is godlessness/ Will you cast me to the wayside?”

He has a deeply anti-opression and anti-capitalist perspective that informs and is informed by his aromanticism. 

“I think that romance is very obviously a political tool, and a capitalist device. I’ve even thought recently, it’s quite good for the economy: the amount people spend on weddings and gifts. Also, [romance] just can’t be separated from a patriarchal structure — like the idea that in a homosexual couple, one person is the masculine, and the other is the feminine. Ultimately we keep going back to those two figures on the wedding cake as the archetype, even for alternative relationships.“ (https://www.thefader.com/2017/09/04/moses-sumney-aromanticism-interview)

Michaela Coel

Michaela Coel is a writer, actor, poet and director. She wrote and stars in Chewing Gum, acted in an episode of Black Mirror and plays the lead character in Black Earth Rising. 

She came out as aro on twitter in 2017. She hasn’t talked about it much since then but it looks like she learned about aromanticism through Moses Sumney. 

Here’s a quote of her talking about seeing his concert. 

“He’s a beautiful artist and I’ve read some interviews of his about romanticism and capitalism, and it was really refreshing to see views that I share but are also very taboo. Just about what exactly is romance, aside from lust and love, what is this other thing and do I really have that? It’s nice that there’s this guy out there who makes those albums.“(https://www.wmagazine.com/story/michaela-coel-black-mirror-season-4-star-trek-space-episode-netflix)

There’s not much aro history out there, but these black aros are paving a path for the future. 

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Small addition: If we are talking about Celtic as in Celtic languages, that is, languages from the Celtic family, there used to be a lot more. The types of Celtic listed above are all isle Celtic, but there used to be an entire branch of Mainland Celtic that has died out by now. It used to be spoken amongst other places in what is now part of the French and the Swiss territory, and if you dig deep enough in history, you'll find Celtic deities and stuff in these places too

When people assume Celtic = Irish I get a strong urge to stab myself in the eye.

No no no no no no. 

Sit down we must have a conversation.

There were 6 Celtic nations.

Éire, Cymru, Alba, Kernow, Breizh, and Ellan Vannin.

Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany, and the Isle of Mann respectively.

They’re all related, but not the same. They all have different languages descended from a similar group, Irish (Gaeilge), Scottish (Gàidhlig), Manx (Gaelg), Welsh (Cymraeg), Cornish (Kernowek), and Breton (Brezhoneg). Some are more widely spoken than others, for example Welsh is still commonly spoken in Wales, whereas hearing Cornish in Cornwall instead of English is rare.  All Celtic nations have varied mythology and culture. Irish Mythology is different from Breton Mythology, and even Welsh and Cornish mythology (arguably the most related Celtic Nations) have subtle differences to each other. I wish I could add more about the cultures at this time but my knowledge of Celtic nations is primarily made up of the history and languages of those regions, particularly Cornwall. 

You might have notice that England and English are missing from this, because the English descended from Anglo-Saxons, who were German invaders that came to the isles right around the Fall of the Roman empire in the 5th Century, erasing the Celtic influence in what is now England. 

So what this all really means is that Celtic is an umbrella term, and just because it’s Celtic doesn’t mean it has anything to do with Ireland at all. So don’t assume that just because someone’s talking about something Celtic that they’re talking about something Irish.

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If kinetic energy can be converted to thermal energy, how hard do I need to slap a chicken to cook it?

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also I learned about this project called “queering the map.” the idea is that in the past gay neighborhoods and gay spaces were very clearly defined bc it just wasn’t safe to be yourself anywhere else. as lgbt+ people become more visible and accepted many feel that we are losing our connection to those spaces

so every dot on this map is basically someone’s queer experience: coming out, meeting their future wife, seeing another gay man in public for the first time, anything you can think of that truly left a mark on them

it started in Montreal and is primarily English-language with most pins dropped in the US, Canada, and Europe, but there are people all over the world who’ve shared their experiences. it’s great to look at places near you but it’s also great to see that even people in places you thought were the middle of nowhere are happy with themselves and finding community and living their lives

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hot take: hrt, gender therapy and trans surgeries should be free

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~And they lived happily ever after~

This was really dumb and a lot of fun to draw :D

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Still available! Ask sales@wowxwow.com for infos :) #moon https://www.instagram.com/p/BuA8_WXhndM/

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- the local sign language

Can we pick long dead and forgotten languages too? Then I'd pick four of them, each from a different language family. Or all from the same forgotten family, so I can try and use them to reconstruct part of that family...

If not, probably

- Chinese

- a Celtic language

- and two barely known & dying languages

If you could instantly be granted fluency in 5 languages—not taking away your existing language proficiency in any way, solely a gain—what 5 would you choose?

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It’s February 17th which means that it is now Aromantic Awareness week!

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Pastry Pride Pins

Oxygen Impulse on Etsy

See our #Etsy or #Enamel Pins tags

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I will admit I know nothing about Pokémon, but I got Zubat and

and that is so me

your assigned pokemon kin

your age + the day you were born x the month you were born

the total is your pokedex number

mine is Marowak

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Hey um, the 2019 Intersex Inclusion Survey is mainly being circulated in TERF circles right now, which I feel like I shouldn’t have to explain is uh… Bad? So please take it! Please circulate it! Share it on and off Tumblr!

You don’t have Intersex or LGBTQ+ to take it!