Franz Kafka
We are well beyond canary in the coalmine warning levels with the way trans people and particularly trans women are treated on this site.
Maybe you've heard the metaphor of allowing wolves and sheep to share the same space, welcoming everyone. You end up with just wolves because allowing them in that space makes it unsafe for any sheep. Or the story about how a nazi goes into a dive bar and is refused service. The bartender then explains to someone else at the bar that if you serve them once they tell their friends and before you know it you're the nazi bar they all go to and normal customers don't feel safe.
Terfs and other bigots are seeing these targeted harassment campaigns succeed against trans women and rejoicing. They see Tumblr ban them and officially stand by those decisions as endorsement for their harassment. It's a sign to bigots across the internet that Tumblr is a good place for them.
And what's more is that a lot of us probably don't realize just how much trans women contribute to Tumblr. The women banned recently were sources of site-wide memes and posts I wasn't even aware originated from them.any years old memes and references can be traced back to trans women on this site.
How many of these folks have to be removed before this is no longer a site you want to be a part of it? Sure you cultivate your own experience, but you can't follow or interact with people who aren't here. And if I wanted to interact with the nazis and terfs I'd go to reddit.
I encourage everyone to reblog this. Trans women shouldn't have to be the only ones speaking out against the bigotry they're experiencing. They shouldn't be the only ones risking their blogs being nuked by staff. We have to stand with them.
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These are some Sudanese gfm that need your attention and their profiles; i will update the post if I find new fgm for Sudan.
FAMILIES WHO NEED TO FLEE THE WAR
1: Help Aalaa's family escape to safety
Aalaa's twitter accaunt
2: Help Abudjana rebuild after war
3: Help Mohamed leave Sudan
His twitter accaunt
5: Help Asjad and her Family Escape War in Sudan
Her twitter accaunt
6: Help Randa's Family flee war in Sudan
Her twitter accaunt
@rnd8
7: Help a family of five escape the war in Sudan
Twitter accaunt
8: Support a community in Sudan
Twitter accaunt
9: Help support families in Kassab IDP camp
10: Help Jameela and her family escape the war in Sudan
11: Help a family of six to escape the war in Sudan
13: Help a family escape the war in Sudan: one member suffers from Dystonia
14: Help Sai's family escape the war in Sudan
Twitter Accaunt
15: Help a family of seven escape the war in Sudan
16: Help a family of eight to escape the war in Sudan
17: Support South Sudanese Evacuation from Sudan
18: Help Mohamed Farah Family Escape Conflict in Sudan
19: Emergency funds for a family
20: Support Sakina's Family's Journey to Safety
Twitter accaunt
SUPPORT PEOPLE ON THE GROUD
1: Support Families impacted by the war
2: SUPPORT THE KHARTOUM KITCHERN
Twitter accaunt
3: The Save El Geneina initiative which aims to provide services to all Sudanese
4: Help Eman Abdel Rahman rebuild his life after his home was destroyed (@emooz-8)
Twitter accaunt
SUPPORT REFUGEES
1: Help Sudanese refugees stranded in Olala forests, Ethiopia
IF YOU CAN'T DONATE PLEASE REPOST, THEY NEED TO GET OUT
Keep Eyes On Sudan
Hey y'all, there's a great Instagram acct called gogreensavegreen that just released three awesome resources for getting involved in collective action!
I'll include the link, they're going to be updating them and helping them grow, and they're AWESOME. Collective action is huge! Individual action is great for getting motivated, connecting with the earth, understanding resources, and growing passion, but these resources will take you further. I love just scrolling through them.
If you care about this and don't really know where to start THIS is for you. If you feel hopeless about our situation THIS is for you. If you find it hard to find like minded people THIS is for you!
Please boost and spread the word about this. We need as many people taking action as possible, and maybe this will help someone out there find their niche, their calling, their hobby, their action!