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29/Taurus/Bi/NJ/ (she/they)/Single parent https://cash.me/$Cosmos5 What I like and what I do in this plane of existence residential awkward, but kind individual.
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next skirt restock june 22 at noon eastern!

the skirts got in while i was on vacation so for now we only have footage of our midsize model (ariel), but next week we’ll get footage of me (2-3X) too!

Let’s play a fun game, it’s called “explain how old you are in one sentence using only the internet and never actually saying your age.”

I’ll start: my mom switched us to DSL so she could download albums off Napster without having the phone off the hook all night.

The most quoted ~meme~ when I was in sixth grade was the song Shoes by Kelly and we posted about it on MySpace

When I was a kid, I loved going to Blockbuster ❤️ and if we couldn't find what we wanted at Blockbuster, we went to Hollywood video lol

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Hello Tumblr! I am posting this on behalf of the Queer Liberation Library, who don't yet have a Tumblr, but have promised me they're working on it. Some of you may remember them from the Twitter Poll I was involved in a few months ago where Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites beat multiple award-winning, trad-pub queer authors with a hefty 69% (nice).

For those of you unaware, the Queer Liberation Library, or QLL, is an organization fighting to build a vibrant, flourishing queer future by connecting LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of our community.

And today, June 12th, 2023, they launched their fundraiser to try and reach 15k so that they can start purchasing digital licensing for queer media and hopefully open their digital doors to library patrons across the US in 2023 with as many queer and trans books as possible.

You can check out their newly redesigned website here:

(If you are in an unsafe space and need to exit the webpage quickly, there is a quick exit bar at the top that redirects to a weather page. When I spoke to them about their web design they were also open to accessibility suggestions and are potentially working on a dark mode for those of us who need it.)

If you know me, you know I am unequivocally pro-library, both as a reader and a queer writer. But with the current rise of homophobia, transphobia, and the proposed ban on books taking hold in certain States, the importance of having protected access queer books cannot be over-emphasized enough.

The QLL aims to protect that access, aiming to provide FREE access to queer and trans media (ebook and audio) to patrons regardless of location within the United States.

They are funded entirely through regular donations from their supporters and their now annual Pride fundraiser, where they hope to afford the cost of not just library books but also maintaining their web presence and staff.

I cannot emphasize enough how much this project is a labor of love for everyone involved and its importance.

And just to clarify, I am not involved in any way beyond raising awareness. When QLL reached out and asked me to retweet their fundraiser tweets, I readily agreed and offered to post about it on Tumblr because I believe in their mission and the world they are trying to build.

One where queer and trans books can't be banned or taken off of shelves because of bigotry and hatred.

If you would like to donate to the cause, you can do so here:

They've already surpassed their first 2k, and it'd be absolutely wonderful if we could help them reach their next milestone. And if you can't give, please consider signal boosting this post.

You can also follow QLL at:

it’s not that men don’t suffer under the pressure of beauty standards as well it’s just that a) it’s not the primary determinant of their worth and status in society in the way it is for women and b) they only ever seem to bring up said standards to try to shut up women who speak out against objectification and the pressures of performing femininity

not everything is about ‘seeking representation’ sometimes you just want to put on something fun and not only have to see white people in it