Myths, Creatures, And Folklore

Reblog this and put the last movie you watched in the tags

Knowing that trans women of color started the movement in the united states and were literally immediately erased and excluded from what they started is the most deeply jading knowledge.

It is the original sin of the so-called queer community and it damns it from the cradle.

Are there any LGBT dating sites/apps that aren't Grindr? I'm over 18 so age isn't an issue, but the amount of transphobic people on Grindr (I'm a pansexual trans girl, pre-everything) and the people just looking for hookups make it impossible to use.

personally, i’ve used Her in the past. it’s original purpose was for lesbians, but it’s definitely super trans girl friendly, as well as just trans friendly in general. funnily enough it’s actually where i met my girlfriend-turned-best-friend back a few years ago. tinder is like….okay. it really depends on where you are in terms of people, but it is definitely trans friendly. interestingly enough fetlife is pretty trans friendly, but the interface is total garbage and that’s definitely more for the kink crowd and that’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

i hope this helps! 

~kacie

I laughed too hard at this...

Is it normal to feel sort of weird when wearing clothes from the gender you identify with, but not a bad weird, just like a new experience and also your body doesn't match up with the clothes yet? (still closeted)

Yeah I’d say that’s pretty normal! I think I felt this a lot when I would wear guy shirts but didn’t have a binder yet - it felt like I was playing dress up and my body didn’t fit them right. Don’t worry too much about what’s “normal” or not, just do what makes you feel good!

it’s fun to stay at the Y

Things almost every author needs to research

How bodies decompose

Wilderness survival skills

Mob mentality

Other cultures

What it takes for a human to die in a given situation

Common tropes in your genre

Average weather for your setting

Review of the book Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes by Cody O’Brien.

To sum up this book in a single sentence - “What would happen is Deadpool wrote a mythology book.”

Yeah, this guy-

Wrote a book. Here are some examples of why I think this.

GREEK MYTHOLOGY 

The Greek creation myth.

The story of Hephaestus god of Blacksmithing and Aphrodite Goddess of Love.

The story of the Minotaur. 

NORSE MYTHOLOGY

Norse creation myth.

Odin orders Loki to steal Freyja’s necklace. He does. This is so in character for both of them Freyja instantly knows who to blame.  

EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

Ra gets mad at humanity and creates Sekhmet Lion Goddess of Killing Stuff. 

How Isis retrieves her huband’s coffin from the support pillar it got stuck inside.

MAYAN MYTHOLOGY

How to try and kill the god Zipacna and fail. 

CHRISTIANITY MYTHOLOGY

How God made Eve from Adam’s rib. 

The story of how King Solomon judges proper maternal instinct. 

HINDU MYTHOLOGY

Men ask Shiva to stop Kali’s murder rampage.

And this is how he does it. 

JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY

The Goddess Izanami gives birth to the whole island of Japan. 

A story about Tanuki.

AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY

Creation myth

SUMERIAN MYTHOLOGY

Creation myth

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Being born

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Meeting his best friend.

NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY

Do I really need to explain why I feel the Merc with a mouth was involved in the retelling here?

fun tip for cis people: instead of saying “back when she was a he” or “back before [birthname] became [preferred name]”, try not being a pile of shit by saying something like “before she came out” or “before she began her transition”!

It’s hard being trans. It’s even harder when you can’t find a doctor. A new site hopes to fix that.

There’s a lot of talk about physical violence and employment discrimination against trans people, but there’s one aspect you don’t hear much about: health care.

According to 2011′s National Transgender Discrimination Survey, nearly 20% of survey respondents reported having been refused care because they’re transgender. More than 25% reported being harassed in a doctor’s office, and 50% had to actually educate their doctors on aspects of trans health care.

“I have been refused emergency room treatment even when delivered to the hospital by ambulance with numerous broken bones and wounds,” says one survey respondent.

But a group of four trans people have teamed up to provide a simple service: connect other folks with trans-friendly medical providers.