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while i'm thinking about transness, there's this part of me that's like: why fight to have your gender marker on your ID instead of like... idk fighting to remove the gender maker from ID altogether?
(please understand: to clarify, this post is not about birth certificates. this is also not an argument about whether or not you SHOULD be able to have documentation with your correct gender on it because of course you should.)
literally when EVER has anyone required the gender marker to identify someone? Does the bouncer at the club NEED to know my gender? The cop who pulled me over? The person who's renewing my license, or issuing my passport? When has anyone ever been in a good faith situation where someone was like "Mr. Jones we just CAN'T identify you by your name, age, height, eye and hair color, or your photograph. Could you please drop trou and prove to me you are in fact male. That's how we'll know you're THE Mr. Jones depicted in this ID."
Like... why? Why the fuck do these random people need to know my gender? Or anyone's?
I completely understand wanting your gender to be portrayed accurately, believe me, i get it, but like... on IDs or passports etc, isn't it just one more thing that can add to the violence trans people and women face at the hands of cops, transphobes, and misogynists?
Like, isn't having gender on your driver's license or passport as fucking pointless as going to the doctor to get a sick note? It's a pointless thing created to exert control (and, at times, humiliation).
i feel like the gender marker hurts everyone, idk
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dating someone who naturally brings out your playfulness, makes you laugh, never stops flirting with you, and loves you a little extra on the days you don't feel loveable makes you feel so incredibly safe and secure which makes you fall even more in love
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fuck reagan
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the funny thing is that i don't think younger people - and i mean those under the age of 40 - really have a grasp on how many of today's issues can be tied back to a disastrous reagan policy:
war on drugs: reagan's aggressive escalation of the war on drugs was a catastrophic policy, primarily targeting minority communities and fueling mass incarceration. the crusade against drugs was more about controlling the Black, Latino and Native communities than addressing the actual problems of drug abuse, leading to a legacy of broken families and systemic racism within the criminal justice system.
deregulation and economic policies: reaganomics was an absolute disaster for the working class. reagan's policies of aggressive tax cuts for the rich, deregulation, and slashing social programs were nothing less than class warfare, deepening income inequality and entrenching corporate greed. these types of policies were a clear message that reagan's america was only for the wealthy elite and a loud "fuck you" to working americans.
environmental policies: despite his reputation being whitewashed thanks to the recovery of the ozone layer, reagan's environmental record was an unmitigated disaster. his administration gutted critical environmental protections and institutions like the EPA, turning a blind eye to pollution and corporate exploitation of natural resources. this blatant disregard for the planet was a clear sign of prioritizing short-term corporate profits over the future of the environment.
AIDS crisis: reagan's gross neglect of the aids crisis was nothing short of criminal and this doesn't even begin to touch on his wife's involvement. his administration's indifference to the plight of the lgbtq+ community during this devastating epidemic revealed a deep-seated bigotry and a complete failure of moral leadership.
mental health: reagan's dismantling of mental health institutions under the guise of 'reform' led directly to a surge in homelessness and a lack of support for those with mental health issues. his policies were cruel and inhumane and showed a personality-defining callous disregard for the most vulnerable in society.
labor and unions: reagan's attack on labor unions, exemplified by his handling of the patco strike, was a blatant assault on workers' rights. his actions emboldened corporations to suppress union activities, leading to a significant erosion of workers' power and rights in the workplace. he was colloquially known as "Ronnie the Union Buster Reagan"
foreign policy and military interventions: reagan's foreign policy, particularly in latin america, was imperialist and ruthless. his administration's support for dictatorships and right-wing death squads under the guise of fighting "communism" showed a complete disregard for human rights and self-determination of other nations.
public health: yes, reagan's agricultural policies actually facilitated the rise of high fructose corn syrup, once again prioritizing corporate profits over public health. this shift in the food industry has had lasting negative impacts on health, contributing to the obesity epidemic and other health issues.
privatization: reagan's push for privatization was a systematic dismantling of public services, transferring wealth and power to private corporations and further eroding the public's access to essential services.
education policies: his approach to education was more of an attack on public education than anything else, gutting funding and promoting policies that undermined equal access to quality education. this was, again, part of a broader agenda to maintain a status quo where the privileged remain in power.
this is just what i could come up with in a relatively short time and i did not even live under this man's presidency. the level at which ronald reagan has broken the united states truly can't be overstated.
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Not feminist as in "women should be included in the draft" but feminist as in "being drafted is a violation of bodily autonomy for any gender".
The draft should not exist. Drafting people into the military is a violation of human rights. You should not be able to force someone to risk their life. If you can't find enough people who care about a conflict to keep it going then it simply shouldn't keep going. You can't even force someone to donate a kidney using government power, why the fuck can you force them to donate their whole body and life to a cause they don't agree with or don't care about?
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you are not hard to love
you are not hard to love
you are not hard to love
whoever made you think otherwise was not worthy of your love
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this is the ONLY remake i will accept
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I've slowly been chipping away at drawing scenes from that imaginary Muppet retelling of the Princess Bride, figured it was about time to share what I've drawn on Tumblr!
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2024
DO IT SCARED
FUCK IT WE BALL
REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT YOU
MAKE THE CHOICE TO END HARMFUL PATTERNS
LOVE WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART
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Proposition: when one person has to cover a shift that is normally done by two people, they get paid double.  This is both to compensate them for working twice as hard, and to remove any temptation for management to think “hey, actually that wasn’t so bad, maybe we should do this more often.”
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instead of astrological signs or Myer-Briggs types, i firmly believe you can tell almost everything about a person based on their favorite MUPPET muppet & Sesame Street muppet.
take me for example:
GONZO and MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS
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GONZO- ridiculous queerdo & nonbinary style icon!!! has a weird obsession with chickens. feels like and outsider for most of their life. totally neurodivergent. has a propensity for over-the-top, questionably safe dare-devil stunts.
ME- enby queerdo who wants to raise chickens. has felt like an outsider/ alien their whole life. neurodivergent as FUCK.has a propensity to do stupid things without thinking it through-- like jumping down a flight of stairs, in rollerskates while trying to jump rope [true story].
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MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS- Big Bird's imaginary friend who could only be seen BY Big Bird for the first 14 years of his tenure on Sesame Street. Semi-anixious and almost always depressed. Coded queer [from an interview with former Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman]: "“This depressed person nobody can see, it’s sort of Kafka,” Saltzman said. “It’s sort of gay closeted too.”"
ME- semi-anxious and always depressed. felt invisible/ unseen until my teen years, and still do sometimes to this day.
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Life is too short to NOT have fun
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this reddit thread of living your silliest life is so so good
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Friendly reminders to cis fanfic writers that afab≠woman
Afab means assigned female at birth so this includes/can include cis women, trans men, transmasc people, nonbinary people, and intersex people.
If you’re making a fic where the reader is a woman, uses she/her, wears feminine clothing, etc. tag it as fem reader instead.
I’ve been smacked in the face as a trans man by reading fics tagged afab thinking it will be gender neutral, but the reader is actually a woman and I’m disappointed because I was ready for a fic I thought would apply to me.
Have fun writing and make sure you’re tagging your fics properly, ty <3
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I'm such a hopeless romantic
I’m a lover. I want to drown in tenderness. I crave emotional intimacy. I’m a sucker for deep soul sessons. I’m at my best when I’m loved and when I’m loving.
Heavy on giving the sweetest and most tender love
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it’s so attractive when someone shows you how excited they are to see and talk to you everyday
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