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Friendly reminder as Pride Month looms ever closer that the LGBT community would not have nearly the amount of acceptance that it does today without the work of trans people, specifically trans women of color. So let’s not forget to show our trans sisters the love they deserve

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““People like you depend too much on others” you whispered into my ear the last night we saw each other. “It’s not that I depend on others, it’s just that I know I’ll always lose what’s good, and I just have a tendency of wanting to indulge in what I have because I know the next second or hour it’ll leave me turning to ashes,” I said. The funny thing is you left me the very next day. I called your phone one hundred and ten times within two hours. You didn’t answer. I didn’t want to show up at your door because I did that once and you called me crazy. So I stood home trying to convince myself I was in a bad dream, and eventually, I’ll smell your scent inside my room. But it’s been three long months, and I’ve realized that you constructed too many roads inside my chest when we were together, and now that you’re gone all I can feel is lost, and maybe this is why my mother used to tell me to not let anyone try to guide you in the right path because what’s right for them might get you lost when you’re on your own.”

— —Alexa Evangelista, the book i’ll never finish writing

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Adam Burke (@nightjarillustration)

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*goes to make a personal post* actually you know what never mind better internalize this shit

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“I have noticed that when all the lights are on, people tend to talk about what they are doing – their outer lives. Sitting round in candlelight or firelight, people start to talk about how they are feeling – their inner lives. They speak subjectively, they argue less, there are longer pauses. To sit alone without any electric light is curiously creative. I have my best ideas at dawn or at nightfall, but not if I switch on the lights – then I start thinking about projects, deadlines, demands, and the shadows and shapes of the house become objects, not suggestions, things that need to done, not a background to thought.”

— Jeanette Winterson

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Since pride month is coming up:

- Don’t complain/shame people for public displays of affection. Doing so is sheer homophobia, no matter what. I don’t care if you say “all pda grosses me out” - if you don’t like it, don’t go to Pride. Plain and simple. Gay people have been fighting to be able to even HOLD HANDS in public, for cryin’ out loud.

- Don’t sexualize gay people either. Saying “yeah I’m fine with pda but I just don’t want people humping in public!!!” Is JUST as bad as saying the above. NOBODY is being overly sexual in public, and even if they are, that’s a personal issue, not an issue with Pride as a whole.

- Straight trans/nonbinary people exist, and they belong at Pride. If you’re going to complain about cishets, SAY CISHETS. Straight trans/nonbinary people are our friends, and we need to welcome them with open arms.

- Bi people who are in a relationship with someone of the opposite gender are STILL BI. They belong at Pride too. If you say otherwise, you’re being biphobic, and you really need to rethink your priorities.

- Not everybody is okay with being called the Q slur. It’s fine to reclaim it for yourself, but do NOT apply it to others without their prior consent. Same goes for any other slur, such as the F slur, D slur, and T slur.

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a gentle reminder that you’re not untalented, dumb or slow just because you’re learning. be patient with your progress. let yourself be a beginner.

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When your head hits the pillow tonight, remind yourself that you’ve done a good job. You are headed down your path at your own pace, and with every obstacle you are trying your utmost best. Be patient with yourself, and remember that big things are achieved not all at once, but one day at a time.

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“Buddhism advises you not to implant feelings that you don’t really have or avoid feelings that you do have. If you are miserable you are miserable; that is the reality, that is what is happening, so confront that. Look it square in the eye without flinching. When you are having a bad time, examine that experience, observe it mindfully, study the phenomenon and learn its mechanics. The way out of a trap is to study the trap itself, learn how it is built. You do this by taking the thing apart piece by piece. The trap can’t trap you if it has been taken to pieces. The result is freedom.”

— Henepola Gunaratana

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gentle reminders for trying times

should you decide to spend some time away from social media, the world will continue to spin. ♡

you are not "immature" for sleeping with stuffed animals, watching childhood television programs, etc: you're a human being who desires comfort. ♡

feeling angry doesn't define your core; you can be upset without letting it solely deem you as being an "angry person." ♡

if you're feeling uninterested in your usual hobbies or projects, don't let it get you down. we need time away from the things we love, too. ♡

you're allowed to feel deep sadness *and* extreme happiness, all in the same day. never expect yourself to feel or be one thing all of the time. we are people, and people have very complex emotions. feel them all. ♡

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I love how irrelevant tumblr is. like no celebrities on here, no colleagues or family on here, no one’s famous off tumblr or making money, tbh no ones even updating the site like is there even any staff? who knows? it’s bliss

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“Magic, indeed, is all around us, in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind and the sunset cloud; all we need is the ability to see and understand.”

— Doreen Valiente

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hate when people think I know stuff. I dont know anything, I just use Google. I Google simple words because they look like they're spelled wrong and I cant be sure. I Google how to boil eggs every time I do it. this is who I am.

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you are not unloveable just because people have treated you poorly

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Reminder that otherlinkers and copinglinkers are no lesser than otherkin. Yes, they’re different things but that doesn’t mean that copinglinking isn’t a valid identity. Just because linking is identifying as something nonhuman voluntarily doesn’t make that identity any less important than a kintype would be.

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My ex be like “i gave you the world” no bitch u gave me anxiety and trust issues.

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sorry for being mentally ill can we still kiss