The Human Connection Behind Fanfiction

RIP to a legend

hey fyi there are things i really like about my autism. most of the best things in my life and my favorite things about myself are very much related to my autism & my experiences as an autistic person. 

it’s just…more than 1 out of every 54 people is autistic. that number is going to go up as we get better at diagnosing it. there are tens of millions of us. we exist everywhere. autistic people are members of every community, and we’re not going away. being on the spectrum comes with a lot of struggles (many of which are preventable, the result of lack of social accommodation), but it shouldn’t just be seen as something in need of treatment. we’re not something in need of fixing. there are a lot of really good things this world wouldn’t have if it weren’t for the contributions of autistic people–contributions made because of, not in spite of, being on the spectrum. so please stop boogeymaning and othering us. acknowledge our disabilities & need for accommodation while also being aware of the positive things we bring into the world. 

talk about this more, please

tbh I don’t even mind getting ads I just have adblocker installed out of spite and spite alone

Here’s a chance to change some black trans lives

Saw this on facebook and am keeping the momentum going. I’ve copied all the fundraiser links below, and here’s the link to the original post in case you’d prefer to look at the list that way.

Help me get home, please! $1,729/10,000 《《 high priority

Gender Fluid Human In Need Of Help $1,670/3,500

Adopted Trans Woman seeking safety & medical help $17,085/29,000

Shane’s Top Surgery $2,101/7,750 《《 this one has been up for over a year and he’s still waiting

Help J Remove Themselves from Toxic Household $1,372/2,500 《《 needs more contributions

Grace Mwangi’s Gender Confirmation Surgery $2,986/38,000

Nyne’s top surgery $2,943/8,000

Help Grayson start transition $1,201/2,000 《《 keep this going!

Skyler’s Transition Fund €458/3,000 《《 needs more contributions

Londynn’s New Life $8,828/15,000

NYIEMÄ’S GENDER CONFIRMATION FUND $8,770/37,000

Zoeys transition fund £4,224/10,000

Supporting Black Trans Elders cashapp $fakerapper $16,397/100,000

Top Surgery For Yadriel Acazio $1,817/11,000 《《 this one needs a boost

Coco’s Medical Transition Fund $3,430/15,000

Maya’s Transition & Recovery Fund $1,987/35,744 《《 needs more contributions

Help Create Corbyn $1,943/4,000

Flora’s Transition Fund $800/5,000 《《 needs more contributions

Amina Transition And Rent Fund €3,437/5,000

Help Guilly Get Top Surgery!! $3,070/7,500

Atticus’ homeless fund $5,598/10,000

HOUSING FOR TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR $7,553/60,000

Ahren’s Top Surgery $3,961/7,500

Malakai’s Top Surgery $1,119/10,000 《《 needs more contributions

Top Surgery $7,675/8,000 《《 so close; let’s close the gap!

Phoenix gotta move! $987/45,000 《《 needs more contributions

Kiana’s Gender Transition $2,140/35,000

Jacobs top surgery $6,870/8,000

Skye’s Top Surgery $2,037/8,500

Hunter’s Top Surgery $4,805/12,000 《《 time sensitive, get this funded before September!

Alexandria’s Transition fund $3,562/40,000

Myles’s Tracheal Shave Procedure $2,980/8,450

Zeke’s Top Surgery Fund $4,469/9,000

help koo start a new life $1,154/25,000 《《 needs more contributions

Landon’s Top Surgery! $950/2,000 《《 it’s a small goal, but so vital to covering what insurance doesn’t

Donate to Myla’s Breast Augmentation $1,992/6,000

Vanessa L. Naisha needs support to seek justice! $14,588/15,000 《《 so close! Let’s close the final gap

Travis’ Transition Fund $15,435/30,000

Disabled Enby Needing Help For Top Surgery! $2,672/8,500 《《 NEEDS FUNDING BEFORE AUGUST 4TH

Tyler’s Transition Fund $13,285/30,000

Clarabelle’s Gender Affirmation Surgery $10,637/20,000

help deluca get top surgery ! $4,907/7,000

Help Black Trans Woman Transition $18,495/20,700

Wriply’s surgery/ continued living fund $8,642/26,520 《《 this one has been up since 2018. I found Wriply’s socials and she’s still active, still waiting. Let’s get this fulfilled

Help a black trans woman w/ advanced cancer in ATL $21,826/25,000 《《 keep the momentum going

Help Harmony, a Black Trans Woman Survive $7,676/20,000

Help a black trans-man get FTM top surgery! $6,069/15,000

Malikais Top Surgery $4,097/7,500

Finn’s Therapy & Wellness Fund $2,960/7,000

Kyo’s (aka Key) Transition Fund $13,514/25,000

Transition Funds for Dallas $6,790/15,000

Help a Black Trans Woman from homelessness $6,606/8,000 《《 let’s get this goal met asap

Bottom Surgery and Electrolysis $6,329/40,000

Noelle’s Breast Augmentation $11,155/13,000

Aeri’s Moving Out & Transition Fund $14,859/20,000 《《 more than halfway; keep it going

SAVE A TEENAGE TRANSMAN’S LIFE $4,520/25,000

Cody’s Top Surgery $2,628/7,000

Help Kit get Top Surgery $1,820/6,000

Help Erika Begin Her Transition $4,433/10,000

I will periodically update the progress amounts. As the goals are met, I’ll mark them as funded and change the colors from green to pink to make it clear. I’m also tagging the ones that could use more attention with red.

Been hearing a lot about “reparations” lately? Well, this is one way to start working towards that, since those in power certainly won’t.

This one has an urgent deadline, August 4th ⬇️

https://gf.me/u/x8y8ak

gofundme.com

Disabled Enby Needing Help For Top Surgery! organized by Atlas Raymond Ursen

Short Summary:I am an individual non-binary pansexual guy who has bee… Atlas Raymond Ursen needs your support for Disabled Enby Needing Hel

This is painful. I have no words..

But imagine if you lived in a country where the color of your skin got you killed for driving, jogging, sleeping, yelling, parking, babysitting, sitting in a van, selling CDs, selling cigarettes, opening the door, walking at night, wearing a hoodie at night, holding a toy gun, lying on the ground, being homeless, being in a dark stairwell, holding a cell phone, having a broken taillight, exercising horses, having a bottle of pills, shopping at Walmart, holding a BB gun at Walmart, holding a phone in your own backyard, eating ice cream in your own house, and shopping, you would say, “That is a lawless country.” 

— Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (x)

. // tw police brutality, death, guns, and shooting //

for those who aren’t aware, yesterday there was a shooting in paniqui, tarlac. a mother, sonya gregorio (52), and her son, frank anthony gregorio (25) were both shot in the head TWICE because they lit up fireworks in their area, and a police officer, jonel nuezca, got mad. jonel nuezca was off-duty and police officers aren’t allowed to bring their guns around when not on duty. it’s also been said that there were some previous altercations regarding right of way and the issue resurfaced during the confrontation. this man killed two people due to a personal vendetta. 

there were many witnesses around, one of them being nuezca’s daughter, who was about 12 (i can’t find any news articles disclosing her age). his daughter just stood and watched as they argued, even going as far to say “my father is a police man!” to which sonya replied, “i don’t care!” sonya’s last statement angered nuezca brought the gun to her head and said “putangina, gusto mo tapusin kita ha?” (trans: “son of a bitch, do you want me to finish you?”) he then shot her and her son point blank, shooting the son twice and then shooting sonya once more after she had already hit the ground.

this all happened yesterday afternoon, sunday, december 20th, 2020, at 5:00 pm. jonel nuezca has since then turned himself and his pistol in to the police.

authorities have been claiming this shooting as an isolated case, when in fact, there have been many headlines regarding police officers shooting civilians. 

videos of the shooting have been going viral on social media. i’ve seen the video for myself, and it’s messed up how you can see that nuezca barely even FLINCHES when he brings his gun up to sonya’s head. and the fact that he did that when his daughter was right beside him and there were so many witnesses is even more messed up. it’s reported that he said “mission accomplished,” to his daughter after he shot them.

now, if nuezca could shoot these people in broad daylight with witnesses and in front of his own daughter, imagine what he could’ve done at night, with no one around. imagine all the deaths that have been unrecorded because there was no one around.

i know other people will be able to say more and say it better, because i really still can’t wrap my head around this. most people say he shot them because they were lighting fireworks, but clearly he shot them because he knew he could abuse his power. he knew he could do it because police and military officers often get praised by the president for doing things like this. 

i honestly can’t say much of my own opinions at the moment because i’m still in a state of shock, but i just wanted to post this on here because i want people to be aware of this. so many countries have been suffering because of police brutality, and it’s so unfortunate that these kind of instances often get shooed under the rug because people want to continue living in their picture perfect world where people don’t get killed and people don’t abuse their power. it’s heartbreaking to see this people die at the hands of these so-called authoritative figures.

i’m not saying what the gregorios did was right. if i’m not wrong, it’s illegal to light fireworks in your barangay/district without authority (but i could be wrong so please don’t quote me on that). still, nuezca shouldn’t have shot them. 

what happened is absolutely sickening, and it could still be happening right now as i’m typing this. somewhere out there another person is being punished by an authoritative figure for doing essentially nothing. i just hope that more light would be shed onto these kind of cases, and not shooed under the rug two days after it happened. 

may the souls of sonya gregorio and frank anthony gregorio rest in peace, and condolences to their family.

#StopTheKillings #StopPoliceBrutality

(sources: gma network, attract tour)