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@driedmintleaves

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This blog is just stuff I enjoy. That’s all. Probably reblogging things to later show my partner

They should invent a Me who can do everything. More arms please.

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Anonymous asked:

i struggle with imposter syndrome anyway, but it strikes me hardest when i try to claim gay/mlm history for my own as a trans gay man. it hurts me because i feel like im doing something wrong by trying to find some identity/comfort in it. feels a bit like stealing. how do you overcome this?

often times gay male history and transgender history are viewed as wholly separate from each other, and when discussing trans history in particular scholars often don’t want to talk about homosexuality within the trans community at all. with outlets like the advocate going so far as to label pioneering 1980s gay trans male activist lou sullivan as ‘the first gay transgender man,’ there’s this terrible misconception that gay trans men are just a modern phenomena, and therefore don’t have ties to gay history. but that can’t be further from the case.

as historical figures like james barry and mountain charlie demonstrate, trans men have always been active participants in gay male history. when cis gay man magnus hirschfeld and his partner set up the institut für sexualwissenschaft, advocacy for empathy and respect towards transgender people was at the forefront of their activist research. it’s so important that we not let cis people’s biases push us towards overlooking all the ways in which we have left our mark upon gay history.

what i also want to impress on you is that not only does gay male history belong to you because trans men are a part of gay male history, it belongs to you because you are a gay man. yes, it’s true that cis and trans gay men do have different lived experiences because of the variance in our relationships to gender, but that doesn’t change the fact that you’re a man who likes men.

gay male history is your history, without exception. the fact that you can identify with that history and take comfort in it as your own shows this. when you read about the exploits of two long-dead men in love, and you empathize with their hopes, dreams, fears, and joys, you are exploring your own past. there’s nothing wrong with your desire to learn about what belongs to you. it’s not stealing if it’s already yours.

keep reading these stories. keep educating yourself. keep cheering and weeping and embracing the gayness of men who have worked to make sure you can read their narratives today. you are part of a rich, vibrant legacy

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hey netizens! i'm not sure how many people are aware, but youtube's been slowly rolling out a new anti-adblock policy that can't be bypassed with the usual software like uBlock Origin and Pi-Hole out of the gate

BUT, if you're a uBlock Origin user (or use an adblocker with a similar cosmetics modifier), you can add these commands in the uBlock dashboard (under My Filters) to get rid of it!

youtube.com##+js(set, yt.config_.openPopupConfig.supportedPopups.adBlockMessageViewModel, false) youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.adBlocksFound, 0) youtube.com##+js(set, ytplayer.config.args.raw_player_response.adPlacements, []) youtube.com##+js(set, Object.prototype.hasAllowedInstreamAd, true)

reblog to help keep the internet less annoying and to tell corporations that try shit like this to go fuck themselves <3

Spring comic. Spring is when I miss living in the woods in Wisconsin the most, cool plants, morel mushrooms, my mom pulling wood ticks off my head… just wonderful.

If you like my comic and want to toss some money in my hat here’s a link.  

ko-fi.com/madmcgrane                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

This site has been going around Twitter trans accounts quite a bit lately, so just pointing out here too that it'll do fuck all, they're exploiting trans people at a time when hrt is particularly hard to access and please don't give them your money

fuckin exploitative bullshit marketed in the worst way imaginable

literally selling laxatives as weight loss supplements

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Reddit post by Dr Will Powers

No actually, this needs to be in the body of the post.

This isn't someone looking to make a quick buck off the backs of desperate trans women.

This is someone who is gathering a hit list. This person may use your info for active swatting, but not just that, this product will kill you.

This product is outright dangerous. This dose of ashwagandha is ASTRONOMICAL. It's anxiolytic - meaning that it causes agitation and anxiety - and if you take this dose every day you'll be developing serotonin syndrome within 4-6 weeks, and an ER trip/death within 8. And if you're on medications that interact (SSRIs, antipsychotics, most kinds of opiates) or alcohol, this risk is magnified.

This person wants to KILL YOU.

Also the photo they're using for the founder is AI generated. The easiest tell is the neck tattoo seemingly merging with the collar of the shirt, and none of the locs actually having an end that connects them to the scalp.

There's a terf in the comments screeding about how this totally isn't a rightwing psyop and it's asian fetishizing trans ppl obsessed with anime doing this, so here's some irrefutable proof that it is, in fact, a right-wing dox honeypot!

If you go to any post by TheQueerQuirk on Twitter and replace the username part of the url with transaretr8ors it will redirect you to the same tweet with the new username, indicating that TheQueerQuirk's old username WAS in fact transaretr8ors. You can test this yourself.

They're also stealing images from r/transtimelines for fake reviews.

Their domain name was registered on June 2 and the address marked is a common scam address (seemingly of the Icelandic Phallological Museum).

THIS IS A HONEYPOT. THEY'RE COLLECTING ADDRESSES. YOU COULD BE SWATTED, HAVE YOUR IDENTITY STOLEN, OR AT THE VERY BEST RECEIVE A PRODUCT THAT WILL CAUSE SEROTONIN SYNDROME.

SPREAD.

Hello again Mr Gaiman! A more serious question this time.

I have some family members who are screenwriters for a living and are currently participating in the WGA strikes. The combined stress of family stuff and the lack of income is making them rethink participating. Do you have any words of encouragement for them?

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Only that if we stand together we will win. If we don't, we won't, or it will take longer. And there is a Strike Fund for those facing hardship.

https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike-hub

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anyways (I say this as someone who is deeply critical of the united states government, military, unchecked capitalism, police, etc) I am SICK of people treating america as if it has no cultural value or positives so….. I love u 85 million acres (bigger than italy) of national parks. I love u harlem renaissance. I love u groundhogs day. I love u sweet tea and fried chicken and jambalaya. I love u apple cider donuts and maizes on crisp autumn days. I love u 95k miles of coastlines and new england fisherman and hand knitted sweaters. I love u halloween where millions of people dress up and give candy to strangers and carve jack o’lanterns. I love u small talk and small towns and potlucks and bringing over casseroles to your struggling neighbors. I love u cowboys and ranch hands and arizonian cactus. I love u appalachian trail and dirtbikes and divebars. I love u sparklers and fireflies. I love u mark twain and toni morrison and emily dickinson and henry david thoreau. I love u rock n roll i love u bluegrass and hippies i love u jimi hendrix and nirvana and CCR and janis joplin. I love u victorian houses and jonny appleseed and john henry and mothman and bigfoot. I love u foggy days in the pacific northwest and neon signs and roadside attractions. I love u baseball and 1950s diners and soft serve. I love u native american art and pop art and poptarts. I love u blue jeans and barbecues and jazz musicians