Silent truth, Don't tell.

I just don't want to see you get hurt.

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:41:46 -0400

He breathes bad news, but he makes you so happy.

I love seeing you happy, but I just. I get so nervous.

Everyone has a good heart. Everyone is capable of love.

This is just the beginning.

I’m only making things worse… It’s really not my place to say or think anything.

I hardly know him.

I’m sorry.

norsegays: astrolope: People being angry about ~dem gays~ on...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:58:03 -0400

norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman.

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

This story surprised me with happy feelings. I’ve never felt so happy and proud of a chain business before.

From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity | The Nation

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:52:30 -0400

From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity | The Nation:

As the school year hits the home stretch, students are walking out, sitting-in and organizing—against austerity hawks, toxic campus climates and wanton discrimination.

Sitting at work made me want to read about things that are going on. Keep your whits about you. Keep the fight in your heart. Keep hope alive.

Man, I could really go for some Vegan ice-cream right about now. Just sayin’.

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:37 -0400

Man, I could really go for some Vegan ice-cream right about now.

Just sayin’.

guys: uh why do girls care so much about being skinny? it's so annoying

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:02:36 -0400

guys: uh why do girls care so much about being skinny? it's so annoying
guys: ew fat chicks
guys: why do girls care so much about shopping and romance and nail polish lol so annoying
guys: ew crazy butch lesbian manly feminazis why can't they act more feminine lol
guys: why do girls wear makeup they look so much better without it
guys: oh i'm so sorry are you sick? tired? dying?
guys: haha girls suck at math/science/sports
guys: a girl who does math/science/sports? well? get back in the kitchen that stuffs not gonna get you a husband
guys: why are girls so sensitive when we look at their boobs or something c'mon with that top you're asking for it
guys: oh my god a gay guy just hit on me how disgusting what a creeper doesn't he have any boundaries?

Sometimes I can be so bitter.

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:14:00 -0400

Thank goodness that’s not all the time.

I just read ALL of the Etown confessions.

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:09:19 -0400

silenceisallthisis:

I’ve been putting it off. I laughed at a total of 2. Everyone thinks they’re so clever, having sex on different parts of campus… It’s really not that crazy. Sorry you’re boring, everyone.

#Sorrynotsorry

#hashtagsaredumb

Yesterday was strange and I was frustrated. The amount of rape culture that is posted on Etownconfesions is disgusting. This is the school that I go to. These are the people that I am surrounded by everyday. Sex is just some big brag-able joke to them. I hope I see the day when society isn’t like this.

You can be comfortable with sex and your sexuality and still be moderate and appropriate. There is a line and people need to realize when it’s being crossed.

I think I'm afraid to fall in love.

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:46:10 -0400

I can give my love to anyone who wants it, but the thought of receiving it makes me sick to my stomach.

I don't understand myself lately.

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:38:01 -0400

So something happened the other night that hasn’t happened to me before.

I was with ____ and we were making out and having a good time and then he started kissing my neck and it was like a stream of bad memories hit me and I pushed him off of me. It was like my body took over and I was in fight mode. It was scary and he could see it. I don’t know what I looked like, but his face got so scared and sad, like he had hurt me even though he hadn’t. He asked me if I was okay and I said I was fine and just acted as if I had to go to the bathroom.

When I came back, I lied down beside him and we resumed watching the TV show we had been watching and then we started kissing again. Things were getting heated and more intimate and then all the sudden it happened again. It wasn’t anything specific that set me off; well, not that I know of. I just felt it and it made me sit straight up. I just stared down at him and he started asking if I was okay. I just sat there and stared for a while. It was like I couldn’t hear what he was saying. Like the world around me melted away and suddenly I felt like I was trapped in a body that wasn’t mine. He asked me again and I lied and said everything was fine. I tried to ignore my body, but it was like a switch had been turned off. I couldn’t do it any longer. I couldn’t even stay in his room, so I told him I felt sick and left.

I threw up in my mouth on the way back to my room. The kind that is chunky and comes up to your throat, but isn’t enough to spit out.

I know I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, and I’ve admitted it to myself in my mind, and I’ve talked about what has happened, but it’s still very strange and kind of painful to talk about. I try to be open with myself, but not everything is as easy as I would like it to be. Part of me just wants to tell him. I feel like it’s plastered on my forehead in invisible ink. I feel like everyone sees right through me, but it turns out no one really sees it at all except for the people that I have told.

I was sexually abused, and although I wasn’t raped it still haunts me.

It took me so long to figure it out, but the more that I read about it. The more that I think… It’s true. My friends have had more powerful experiences than I, and I can’t even imagine what it must be like. Some days I get in such a funk that it’s hard to function and I don’t know what to do but hope that tomorrow will get here soon.

I don’t know. I just want to be strong. I just want it to stop.

pittsies: thegoddamazon: feistie: A kid was walking around...

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:32:34 -0400

pittsies:

thegoddamazon:

feistie:

A kid was walking around school wearing this today and didn’t receive a single comment from administration.

Meanwhile, I was pulled over twice by them to mention how “incredibly short” my bottoms were.

Last time I checked, my shorts don’t reference blowjobs.

Quit sexualizing things that aren’t meant to be suggestive.

Yeah, I see school administration hasn’t changed. Do girls still get crucified and burned at the stake for “spaghetti strap” tank tops? Because I remember when white kids all wore that Dixie Outfitters bullshit and never got a comment for it from the administration. But Black kids were repeatedly written up for wearing solid color t-shirts because they could be taken as “gang affiliated”.

Oh on top of that, white guys could sag their relaxed-fit jeans and flash the American Eagle waistband of their boxers/briefs but Black guys were automatically assumed to be in a gang for “sagging”.

Skinny white girls got away with the short-shorts, tank tops, and flip flops especially if they were cheerleaders but Black girls were assumed to be “whoring around” if they dressed the same way.

So yeah, let’s keep sexualizing shit that ain’t made to be suggestive, but let’s not ignore intersectionality.

Yes!

apulchritudinouslife: My friend and I were walking back to our...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:43:11 -0400

apulchritudinouslife:

My friend and I were walking back to our college from town when we came across two women who were standing by a storm drain and looking down inside it. We could hear chirping and there was a mother duck with her babies to the left of us. We asked what was wrong and we quickly learned that two of the baby ducks had fallen down through the grate. They were frantically running back and forth in order to find their mother but they were stuck.

We were brainstorming what to do. After considering our options, we decided to try to lift the grate. So, the four us each grabbed a corner and we lifted it right up. It was very heavy!! Then, my friend jumped down inside to get them while I held the heavy grate and another girl tried to coax the babies to run toward my friend. After much struggle to catch them because they were very scared, we got them out.

They immediately ran the few yards to reach their mother and siblings. Then, we watched them as they swam down the stream, reunited as a family. It was beautiful because the mother and her ducks had waited for the other members of their family to return before they continued their journey. They quickly moved along once they had everyone. It was a beautiful moment for us.

We never would have been able to do it if we all hadn’t been there at the right place and the right time. It pains me to think about what would have happened if we hadn’t been there and to think that this might happen again when no one is around. Life is so very precious. May all your ducks stay safely by your side for always.

Guess who rescued baby ducks today?

ME :D

pittsies: I got my prom dress today! Fuzzy princess 4 ev...

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:34:47 -0400

pittsies:

I got my prom dress today! Fuzzy princess 4 ev ~*~*~*

Beauty Queen of every scene.

A friend of mine was pronounced dead this morning.

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:30:58 -0400

Cause of death. Most likely alcohol poisoning.

No I don’t want anything from the liquor store.

Thanks for the gesture though.

I know you mean well.

Life feels 100% hypnogogic right now.

I'm coming to terms with the fact that today is a bad day.

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:27:19 -0400

Everyone has bad days.

I just read ALL of the Etown confessions.

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:40:10 -0400

I’ve been putting it off. I laughed at a total of 2. Everyone thinks they’re so clever, having sex on different parts of campus… It’s really not that crazy. Sorry you’re boring, everyone.

#Sorrynotsorry

#hashtagsaredumb

riaskoz: <3 “Glamour isn’t about how small you...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:55:59 -0400

riaskoz:

<3

“Glamour isn’t about how small you are or how young you are.”

missvye: Dita Von Teese

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:54:12 -0400

missvye:

Dita Von Teese

No one actually wants to read this. Honestly. Just freaking out.

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:56:00 -0400

HOLY SHIT MIND BLOWN

BBC PUT MY TWO FAVORITE SHOWS TOGETHER.

FUCKING GENUIS.

FUCK YEAH.

…. I lied. It’s just Russell Tovey.

I got really excited…

Mind Blowing Thought

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:30:46 -0400

They’re innocent Crisis actors. Try that on for size America.

Just a theory.

I need to read this, but I don't have time now.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:38:22 -0400

http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2013/04/25/the-shame-of-slut-shaming#.UXqHb81o7cM.tumblr