Reblog If LGBT+ Members Have A Safe Place On Your Blog

Reblog if your parents have ever:

- pointed out acne - treated you like a little slave (you get them EVERYTHING) - made fun of people who you idolize - made you feel like an outcast - ever called you a mistake or worthless - forced you to go to a place where you weren’t comfortable - made jokes about your weight - made you cry - made you break down - made you feel like you were all alone If so I’m going to send each and everyone of you a message!

From The Crayon Initiative website:

“The wax from crayons is not biodegradable and will never break down, leaving a waxy sludge in our landfills for centuries to come. The Crayon Initiative supports environmental efforts by diverting crayons from the landfills.”

“Annually, between 45,000 and 75,000 pounds of broken crayons are discarded in landfills throughout the country. By collecting unwanted crayons from restaurants, schools, as well as other locations, and recycling them into new ones, The Crayon Initiative is doing our part to prevent crayons from depositing in the landfill.“ 

Here’s how you can help out by spreading the word or collecting crayons from schools and restaurants in your town.

Source

reblog if you at least vaguely remember this

There is this really terrible, incorrect, and even dangerous list going around.

Do not listen to it, do not reblog it! It is very wrong and the “advice” listed here can cause serious problems.

Baby wipes are not necessary at all for your hygiene. While not as bad as most products, being used “every time” will definitely cause some damage. Your genitals maintain a specific environment of bacteria and a specific pH balance, and hygiene products will disrupt these balances and increase your risk of infection and other health issues. This includes baby wipes. All you need to clean your genitals is either rinsing with hot (not boiling) water or wiping with a clean rag with hot water.

We do need water, but it’s also possible to hurt yourself by drinking too much, so take care to watch what you’re getting. As a side note, choose your water source carefully.

Grapefruit is known to interfere with MANY medications, and that includes birth control if you have certain medical conditions, as well as other hormonal medication/treatments. Citrus fruits (pineapples!) are a concern in general but in most cases are considered not significant enough to cause issue - so ask your doctor if increasing citrus is okay. (Also remember that eating too much citrus fruits can cause burns and other bad reactions, especially on your tongue.) These fruits are generally suggested based on the belief of changing your vagina to be more palatable. They are only suggested as home remedies/homeopathic for vaginal health. Besides yogurt and other probiotic foods, these foods have no medical backing as improving vaginal health and hygiene.

Don’t exfoliate your mucus membranes. Be careful exfoliating this area in general because this skin is far, far more sensitive. It is important to keep clean here especially when shaving, but you have to remember where we’re at.

DO NOT USE UNDILUTED TEA TREE OIL ON BARE SKIN, ESPECIALLY GENITAL SKIN. It will hurt, it will rash, and you may even end up with burns. Don’t use essential oils in general on your skin.

Moisturizing is important when shaving. It reduces the risk of shaving rash, itching, burning, and ingrown hairs to keep moisturized before and after you shave this area. But please, do not use these oils!! Even plain water by itself can be good enough - sit in the tub while shaving! Check out our #shaving tag for REAL, healthy shaving tips!

Yes, take your vitamins, but be aware of what ones you need and how you need them. It’s just in general a good idea for your health. But it’s not imperative or required!

This is almost as bad as the suggestion to use tea tree oil. Do NOT use soap on your genitals!! Even soaps “for” your genitals are terrible. Again, the genitals have a delicate nature that should not be disturbed. Genital hygiene products are made with the idea that the vagina is gross by default! It’s not about being healthy, it’s about reaching an unrealistic and incorrect beauty standard. Only use soap that your doctor prescribes you.

In fact, this list reeks to the stars of adhering to aesthetic expectations. Soaps, fruits, oils, baby wipes - this list looks like something pulled out of a magazine for making your vagina sparkle and smell good, rather than work well and stay healthy; many of the things on this list are typically suggested to “combat”/alter vaginal smell, taste, and lubricant/discharge production (yes, including the foods). I have yet to see a health professional or organization that wasn’t affiliated with or quoted by a “feminine hygiene” company that endorsed the use of these things, baby wipes included.

Please combat this post when you see it!

OKAY TUMBLR. IT'S TIME TO SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL.

Reblog this if you pronounce “.gif” as “GIF.”

NOT JIF,

GIF.

And here is the link for the opposite.

WE SHALL SEE WHICH ONE PREVAILS.

Please Vote Here!

Hey everyone! I was asked to design and sew a custom Itty Bitty for Hallmark, and my design is now up for vote! I would really, really appreciate your support. The Itty Bitty with the most votes will be put into production and sold, which is a huge dream of mine.

It’s important to me that every kid who walks into a toy store is able to find something that is representative of/relatable to them, and this is my small effort into making that a reality.

You can vote once a day for one design per device (phone, tablet, computer, etc) which is a really, really difficult choice, (I love so many of them!) for the next 16 days, and I would love your support to make my mermaid dreams come true.

There are no bonuses or incentives for winning except that little kids (and big kids) all over the country would be able to have something I made.

Photo credits go to the lovely people at think.make.share.

Any kind of signal boost would also be really lovely of you! <3

Thank you!

I am currently taking commissions because i need to raise money and get a laptop since my bro is going to be taking his with him to college soon I need to get at $200 Can Be nsfw/sfw Fanart to OC’s 

Prices Sketches (Simple drawing) $7

Doodles (A page of small sketches you decide) $5

It could also be a sketch and some random doodles of your choice [$10]

Full drawing $10 (Per extra character $2)

Digital (uncolored) $10 (Color is an extra $2) 

I can also make character designs if anyone wanted help with that for $5

If anyone is interested please let me know via email or ask I really need the help

Email me Kevinravenel14@gmail.com

400+ Animals Found Dead, State Pulls Shelter Licenses

The NC Department of Agriculture has pulled the animal shelter licenses in Davidson and Guilford Co after finding what it calls a "Systemic failure to care for animals.

chemicalsinpants:

SIGNAL BOOST THE HELL OUT OF THIS!!! 

2 county shelters around my area have had their licenses revoked due to a “Systemic failure to care for animals.” In one, over 400 animals have been found dead this year. More than 90 in two different months, and over 30 animals have been found dead so far in August. As an animal lover and zoology major dedicating my life to help animals in need, this tears me apart. To have this happen just over an hour from me is sickening.

What’s more distressing than all of the animals that have already died is that the future of the survivors is up in the air. The shelters will remain open while its decided what to do, but no one is sure. All of the rescues are full and pulled thin as it is. I hope that they will be able to pull some, but there are just so many that need help.

So, please share this link and get the word out! If this goes viral, then the spotlight will make them more accountable for the future of these poor animals.

UPDATE:

I’ve found the letters revoking licenses. They describe horrific and sickening conditions. In Guilford, animals with severe and extremely painful injuries like ruptured eyeballs, twisted spines, broken pelvises, and gunshot wounds were not given any veterinary treatment or pain medication. For DAYS, until they were euthanized. Some animals suffered without treatment for 11 or 12 days. In Davidson, a massively lethal and contagious disease swept through the shelter, especially among the cats. No vet was called or consulted with to try to fix this. In a span of 12 days in August, 38 animals were found dead.

Local rescues are actively trying to pull animals from these places, but there are so many animals that the communities cannot help them alone. 

PLEASE signal boost this so that people know that these atrocious conditions will not be ignored!

Read the Guilford County report here. 

Read the Davidson County report here.

WARNING: Above links contain details of gross animal abuse and neglect.

The Guilford County Animal Shelter Facebook Page

The Davidson County Animal Shelter Facebook Page

The NC Dept. of Agriculture Website

foods that will poison cats:

alcohol 

chocolate

caffeine

dairy products (adults turn lactose intolerant)

fat trimmings, raw meat, eggs, fish

grapes and raisins

onions and garlic

tuna (when not made for cats)

xylitol (artificial sweetener)

if you have a cat please reblog this