Please Spread The Word Of This Blog So That People Know It Exists.  This Is A Safe Place For All LGBTQ+

If you see this, just so you know I'm the original creator and you can support me by buying it on redbubble where I originally posted it

So it's popped up in my feed uncredited again.

I made this fun design and posted it on redbubble awhile back. and then people started reposting the picture, removing the water mark and not crediting me.

It looks pretty simple but I put work into this. On top of that I'm a Black disabled queer who has no money right now. If they had linked it back to my shop I wonder how many more sales I would have.

Be mindful about sharing what look like memes, this picture looks pretty clear at being a redbubble sticker design. Also I've seen "memes" where it was clear so much work was put into it reposted with 0 credit. It might seem not that harmful but for us creators, especially when we create to help supplement our income it heartbreaking.

Dear whoever stole my work originally, you put the effort to remove the watermark, why couldn't you put the link back to my store? It's also very "funny" stealing a design about paying trans people for their time/energy and actively stopping the trans creator from making money.

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Thanks Tumblr Dad!

My dear lgbt+ kids,

Dealing with homophobia (and other forms of discrimination or hate) takes a lot of strength.

You may think about people who have to go face-to-face with homophobic people, like listening to (or even arguing against) your dad's anti-gay rant at the dinner table - but it's not only situations in which you could point at one person in the room who is clearly being homophobic right now.

It's also walking into a room full of people you never met and instantly feeling like there's a target on your back. It's sitting amongst your friends and wondering if they'd still be there if they knew. It's lying in your bed at night and feeling overwhelmed by the thought that there is just so much hate out there.

It'd be absolutely wrong to say that being gay is nothing but constant sad thoughts about homophobic people - but we do carry the knowledge with us that homophobia exists. Even if it's not aimed at you directly or you are not staring in its face right that moment, it is a burden to carry that with you.

Sometimes we don't think about that burden at all and sometimes it can literally feel like a huge weight is lying on our chest.

If it feels heavy for you right now, it's not a sign that you are weak. You are actually doing a very brave thing! You are carrying something really heavy... and also invisible. Something you maybe can't really share with others or feel like they don't understand. That is a tough thing to deal with and you are dealing with it! Giving yourself permission to actually feel the weight of that burden takes a lot of strength - and you do that. You feel the weight and you are still here. Good job, little fighter.

With all my love,

Your Tumblr Dad

I need help

My father is going to kick me out due to not helping out around the house enough, I have severe executive dysfunction and I can barely take care of my own room alone, I'm planning to move out and live with my partner but I don't have enough money saved up because art isn't doing very well right now

I'm 20 and only have 500 dollars to my name right now, I can't get a 'real job' like he wants from me

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This is pretty neat

Aromantic Ask Game

(Reblog and get people to submit a number, then answer the corresponding question.)

What is your aro-spec label?

Where do you fit in the aro community (ex, alloaro / aroace / nonSAM aro / etc)?

Do you consider yourself lgbt+?

Are you out as aro?

How did you figure out you are aro?

What is your favourite part about being aromantic?

What is your least favourite part about being aromantic?

Do you associate anything with being ‘aromantic culture’?

What is your favourite aro-spec identity flag?

How long have you known you are aro?

What is one thing you wish people knew about being aro-spec?

Do you have any friends, acquaintances or other people you know that are aro-spec?

What do you wish you could tell your younger self related to being aro-spec?

Do you have any other attraction labels (ex, sexual orientation / platonic orientation / etc)?

What advice do you have for other aro-spec people (or those questioning being aro-spec)?

What are your views on romance? Could include if you are romance repulsed / favourable / etc?

Do you have any aro related labels that don’t fit into the other groups (like loveless / lovequeer / amatopunk / etc)?

Do you have any aro-spec headcanons?

Is there a song that is very aromantic to you?

What kind of relationships are you interested in, if any?

I wasn't thinking I'd need to blaze this, Tumblr, but I need your help with gathering resources for questions to be answered during a family crisis.

Recently, I publicly came out as transgender and my sisters are having a rough time trying to process it. For context, the three of us (all in our 30s) were raised Catholic and I started coming to terms with my being transgender in 2007, only wholly accepting the label in 2019. I had been in the closet wrt family with the sole exception of my father. I wasn't sure why, but I was most comfortable telling him that I was struggling with my gender identity.

I found out why in 2021 when I realized he was ordering and wearing clothing and accessories from the women's section and had pierced ears and regularly got French manicures.

My own coming out may have unintentionally helped kick start a crisis for my sisters, and my brother-in-law informed me that my sisters suspect that our dad is also transgender.

My brother-in-law has already voiced support as well as an apology in advance if he gets my pronouns wrong (I already assured him that I'd rather be patient than mean). He also communicated with me that I had the support of my father and my sisters, but that they weren't sure how to process all of this on an emotional level.

This is where y'all come in.

I'm looking for books and articles and podcasts that would best help cisgender adult allies understand the struggles of being transgender, ways that cis folks can help, and especially how to come to terms with having a transgender family member.

I appreciate any help I can get and I cede the floor to my fellow chaos gremlins that haunt this site.

serious post. start combating any misinformation you find. monkeypox is not an sti. monkeypox spreads through *any form of contact*. it is not exclusive to gay people, and it is *not* gay people's fault. we can not let history repeat itself. don't let flashy headlines take the place of medical facts and information.

conservatives are already itching to start a witchhunt against LGBT people and monkeypox is something they are going to latch onto.

don't let them. don't let this turn into a repeat of the AIDS crisis.

transition according to your own needs, and create your own transition timeline. you are not transitioning "wrong" or "late" if you come out later in life, or if you are not out or on hormones by your 20's. you are allowed to take time and assess which parts of transition suit you, and which don't. it's okay to take it slowly if you want to, it's okay to take actual years to make decisions.

it's okay to also move quickly through transition, as long as you know it's right for you, and you've done research into how it can affect your long term health, if you are choosing HRT and other medical avenues of transition. for some people, the dysphoria is so unbearable they have to get their hands on HRT as soon as possible or they may not make it to the other steps of their transition. this is okay, too, just be sure to practice as many harm reduction practices are you are possibly capable of doing- avoiding frequent binding while your body is still growing can help you in the long run, for example.

regardless, it's okay to transition at any rate or pace, you're not transitioning "too late" if you transition in your late 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, and beyond. it's okay to admit you feel trans if you're very, very young, it doesn't mean you'll "grow out of it"- there is no order to the steps in which you need to take to make yourself comfortable- it doesn't matter if you start by diving HRT first after doing research on how it will affect you, or start by switching pronouns and working your way up. transition how it feels right for you.

Hey everyone!

I know I haven't been on here in a while, but I come with something that is really important to me, so I hope you can forgive me 💦 I adopted a dog from poland last year and got to know the woman who built her own shelter to save animals.

Aga started out working in a public shelter and conditions there were HORRIBLE. She took over it but they kept cutting funds, so at one point she decided to indebt herself to build her own shelter.

Now, she needs help keeping that shelter open

gofund.me/10086e61

It would mean the world to me if you could help in any way - sharing, liking, anything. ❤️

(Small warning for the link, in the middle of the page there is one image that’s a bite more explicit)

help my trans friend change his name

gofundme.com

Help Halen change his name legally, organized by Halen Lalonde-Spears

Hello everyone, my name is Halen and I am a 17 year old trans man with ADHD an… Halen Lalonde-Spears needs your support for Help Halen chang

different from my usual content but im posting this on all of my blogs (that i actually use regularly) to help spread it around