Goliath Stick Insect (Eurycnema Goliath), Female, Family Phasmatidae, Found In Eastern Australia

wild cats are awesome because they range from “that’s just a cat”

to “are you sure that’s a cat”

there is a judge in Seattle who does the weekly name change hearings, and who says it's her favorite part of the week. she says she doesn't read out previous names, or ask about the reasons why people want to change them. she says it's a beautiful moment, and a celebration; a claiming of a new identity, or a reclamation of an old identity. she encourages the room to clap for folks. then she welcomes everyone up, one by one, by last name and with warmth; she shows them the court order where nobody else can see, asks them to double check the spelling, and then they're done! do they want a picture? do they want their friends and loved ones who came with them to be in it too? do they want the court order in the photo? she helps everyone pose, shakes hands and stands with them for as long as they need to take it, recruits the clerk for help taking photos of the folks who came alone. then she tells them where to go next, congratulates them, and claps along with the rest of the room.

probably three quarters of the people there were trans, and she centered their experience quietly, with love and joy.

I think I'll be thinking about her a lot this January, and for a long time after. it's good to know she's there.

I fucking love Rex.

saying “i want him” about the character but not in a romantic or sexual way . i just Require him i need to Obtain him

Funeral for a friend. Oil on wood panel, 2022. By Leah Gardner

Whatever *sticks my dick in the gap between who you are and who you portray yourself as*

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“Detainee under 18”

The council is gathering

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