I’m Not Exaggerating When I Say This Post Changed My Life. Seeing This As A Terrified self Hating

“in the 21st century borders aren’t decided by force” and yet they are maintained by it

The L Train at 14th Street, Richard Estes, 2015

Oil on board 16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)

mech with “student driver” stickers slapped all over it

Do you get it now? Without due process, everyone is at risk. How are you going to prove your citizenship otherwise?

I haven't seen this circulating here on Tumblr, so I decided to make my own post.

last saturday, in Porto, there was a pride parade going down the street and this old man was standing there, by his front door, waving the portuguese flag. most people on the parade probably thought the same: old person waving the national flag? he's probably protesting against the parade, he's a nationalist of some sort.

then the old man called for that person to come near him. the whole parade stopped. everyone just.. stopped moving. they didn't know what to expect, and most expected the worst. and that person decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and approached the old man. and then... they traded flags, he hugged the person and then he waved the pride flag happily. everyone cheered him.

such a wholesome moment. 🥹❤️🌈

IT’S STILL YOUNG LOVE

Anthony Hurd, 2023

Sea, Swallow Me - Cocteau Twins

This line about how even the other gay people you find annoying or sell outs or who live their life in the exact opposite way you do are still part of the tribe was written in 1977 but should be plastered on the internet today