It’s trans awareness week and I put myself down by scrolling through transphobic Twitter comments about it.

So… I think I’m going to take the rest of this week to share a whole lot of trans fundraisers and donation posts on Tumblr. It’s time to do some good in this world.

I’ll schedule reblogs for the early afternoon today and the rest of the days in the week, and then I’ll link them in this thread. Please donate if you can; even a couple dollars can make a huge difference if everyone does it.

If you or someone you know needs financial help, or there’s a petition you want signed about a trans issue, or awareness you think needs to happen, feel free to share here or send me an ask.

Let’s do this.

The first one I’ll link is a post I reblogged yesterday. Kriss needs help getting on hormones and does commissions if you’re interested.

Help this black enby afford rent.

Help Rune escape an abusive home. (TW for descriptions of physical and psychological abuse under the original post’s cut.)

Help Hecate pay for bills and their epilepsy tests.

Help Cody pay off unemployment-related debt. (The system being bullshit.)

Help Zia pay bills and take care of their baby. (They have an onlyfans and a couple semi-nsfw posts on their blog, so minors be cautioned; that’s not for you.)

Help Dimitri and his partner escape a transphobic home.

Help this black trans woman avoid homelessness.

Help this enby and their boyfriend pay bills, afford rent, and take care of a pupper while the bf is jobless. (Again, minors, the nudes are not for you.)

Help Ciara survive homelessness.

Some direct gofundme links:

Help Skip afford top surgery.

Help Blake afford top surgery.

Help Joanna afford gender confirmation surgery.

Help Margo afford surgery.

Help a trans guy afford surgery and avoid homelessness.

Help Jay transition.

Help Inara finish her transition.

Message me or comment if you have any links to share too. I’ll come back and find more again later.

Give your money to trans people.

Help this Asian trans woman survive unemployment + afford dental surgery and HRT after being kicked out of her house. (Twitter link.)

Help Audrey and her partner afford rent under fear of unemployment. (Twitter link.)

Check out the comments under this tweet for more active crowdfunds.

Help this NB with car repairs and funds to escape a toxic living space.

Help this disabled household recover from a bad storm.

Help Clark afford top surgery.

The emotions involved in this story

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48 Shades of Lightning  Taken from last night’s thunderstorm. (color hues are unretouched)

Dog and sausage, me, Acrylic on canvas, 2020

Spiritual imagery

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4. If the car pulls up to you run in the opposite direction.

5. Walk with your keys in your hands and keep a key between each finger

6. If they put you in the trunk kick out the headlights

7. If you get lost find a woman with a child. Never ask a man for help (this one was drilled)

That scream fire piece of advice is literally life saving

8. Watch your shadows and reflections, especially if someone is walking behind you. A split second notice is better than none and will help you.

Yes this last one really saves lives y'all I do it all the time

girls have to learn to view the world like international intelligence agents just to be safe walking down the street. smh.

guys pls pls pls reblog and girls pls pls pls be safe out there. terrifying and so sad that we have to worry about this on a daily basis

(I’m an enby, but, frankly, this is helpful for anyone.)

- always tell someone where youre at and an approx time when youll be back

Add text replacement words in your phone if possible. Something short and memorable that you can send quickly to people in moments of emergencies.

E.g.

I f ing hate that we need to reblog this, people suck, but this will save lives.

DO NOT SCROLL PAST

Being female fucking sucks but yes this shit is important for everyone

Also, do not walk close to walls. It will be easier for someone so walk past you and push you against it or corner you.

If your gut is telling you to cross the street or change your path, do it. Don’t risk it. Your body knows.

If you can, buy a large umbrella and walk holding it. Studies say that predators are less likely to attempt an attack on someone that could fight back. Keys around your knuckles is fine but you’ll need to get very close to do damage. Umbrellas are more precise.

Avoid wearing headphones if you are alone on an empty street. Look aware.

Again: Stay. Away. From. Walls.

Entering an uber alone? Call your father (or anyone you trust) and say “hey dad! Yep, I’m almost there, I’m sending you the route.” outloud. Then proceed to send them the route so they can follow the uber drive. This will most likely intimidate the predator.

If you see someone in an uncomfortable or possibly dangerous situation, walk up to them and say “Betty, oh my god, I haven’t seen you in so long!”. If she gets slightly confused, you can whisper and let her know you’re trying to help and that she should follow along. Walk together to another station or away from where you are. The man will most likely not follow. I have done this one 2 times and can be very helpful.

If you are unsure she needs help, you can pass her a note saying something like “hey, I noticed this man beside you is making you uncomfortable. If you’d like help, fake a sneeze right now and I will come up to you and pretend we are friends.” This is a long note, but its an example. Be discrete. If she follows along, proceed with the previous tip. This is helpful when you’re in a crowded train and you notice harassment.

Help your sisters. Trust them. Trust yourself. Be safe.

If you ever feel unsafe or need help, anyone is welcome to run upto me and ask me for help! I’ll go all mama bear and keep you safe!!!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/166g6Vo8Fb9H3FIZF2H6faEBHtFQSf7nVn_QxcJ9NMi0/edit?usp=sharing

I made this google doc covering 14 different self defense tips and tricks. it was made on January 15th, 2020 so it was before I decided I’d come back to tumblr jhjshdbjfh.

EVERY TIME I SEE THIS I REBLOG BECAUSE THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT!!!!!

DO NOT SCROLL PAST THIS

One thing I noticed being FtM and getting on T and beginning to pass was my frame of mind changing. Being seen as a man and men treat me differently contrasted how i grew up being told be always be aware and alert of my surroundings. It has been such a culture shock talking to men and guys who are simply like “idk i walk down streets drunk alone. Ill be fine anyways. No i just wing how im gonna get home itll be fine”

My brain just goes “W H A T i used to have to always have a plan a,b,c just going to the store jesus christ”

Distinguished gentleman

He is wearing himself as a hat

tried my hand at improving conservative memes

so my family went to the tulip fields and my little sister didn’t have a good time at all

WHY IS THAT ONE FUCKING TULIP A DIFFERENT COLOR I WOULD BE UPSET TOO

it is the chosen one

it must be the main character in the anime

It got funnier when I realized just how many tulips are in this picture.

“In a world where tulips were yellow, one dared to be different…”

Every spring this picture comes back around and every spring I crack up

at first you just see the row of tulips in the foreground, and it’s funny

then you see the rows stretching back for yards and yards, and it’s even funnier

Heyo so I’m throwing a big ol party after quarantine if this hits 1 mill so uh if anyone’s out there pls help embarrass my sister even more 7 years later

funny but also… good thinking

Daryl Davis is a Chicago blues musician, who uses his friendship with KKK to convince members to leave this organization. He successfully persuaded 25 former white supremacists that there’s another way. Davis has his own strategy, he explains and talks to people in more than friendly way, that allows to prevent usual misunderstanding. 

‘They may be yelling and screaming or pounding the table, but at least they’re talking, they’re not fighting.’

Davis choose to disarm them with polite conversation and smile. And this worked out. 

It doesn’t mean he’s anti-Black, he just chose his own path. No need to spread fake facts. This is very important!

#StayWoke

He dismantled every KKK group in his entire state by merely befriending the individual members.

Look how effective his method was compared to screeching at people and calling them buzzwords.

re-reblogging because holy shit 

why do people just outright lie about this stuff

do they think nobody will check

And Daryl’s case nobody wants to see better way of fighting racism.

I saw his little documentary thing. I dont agree with everything he says, but he gets other black people so mad by implying that violence is not the answer. Like people were raising their voices at him and threatening him when he said “people can change”.

How quickly people forget that non-violence works. Now it’s all “punch a nazi” and if you dont think assaulting someone for their opinions. Is acceptable, youre seen as perpetuating the issue.

Medusa and her gargoyle gf

gays see something with "vampire" in it and hit reblog

This student emailed her philosophy TA after getting her wisdom teeth removed and it’s one for the books

Love you, bye! Read it and weep.

“I will most likely not be normal again until at least Thanksgiving turkey” is now my favorite sentence to use in the future

“please sir” and “i will buy you expo markers” killed me

Thanksgiving turkey and the casual love you bye killed me dead

Me, reblogging from anyone I don't follow: I'm introducing diversity into the gene pool. This will make my mutuals' dashes stronger and healthier.