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Anonymous asked:

I like to think that I identify as asexual but I really enjoy being intimate; back/body massages, body kisses, butt groping, etc. But I hate when genitals are involved; neither the other's (whoever they may be) or mine. Though I feel like I'm "cheating" on being asexual because I do like intimate stuff. Idk what I'm even asking but... thoughts?

This is called sensuality and lots of asexual people find great pleasure in it! Completely ace.

Listen to me -- ALL of you out there! You were told by this man -- your HERO -- that America is the greatest country in the world! He told you that Americans were the greatest people -- that America could be refined like silver, could have the impurities hammered out of it, and shine more brightly! He went on about how precious America was -- how you needed to make sure it remained great! And he told you anything was justified to preserve that great treasure, that pearl of great price that is America! Well, I say America is nothing! Without its ideals -- its commitment to the freedom of all men, America is a piece of TRASH! A nation is NOTHING! A flag is a piece of CLOTH!! I fought Adolf Hitler not because America was great, but because it was fragile! I knew that liberty could as easily be snuffed out here as in Nazi Germany! As a people, we were no different from them! When I returned, I saw that you nearly DID turn America into nothing! The only reason you're not LESS than nothing... ...is that it's still possible for you to bring freedom back to America.

From What If #68: What If...Captain America Were Revived Today?, a speculative Marvel spin-off that envisioned a future in which a false American hero led the country astray.

I wanted some words of encouragement and the irony of this 30-year-old comic spoke to me.

Anonymous asked:

hey, i'm just curious- how can someone who's asexual enjoy sex? isn't asexuality the lack of sexual attraction? sorry if this comes off as rude or ignorant, i don't mean for it to sound like that, i'm here to learn

A few possible reasons I can think of right now:

  • Some asexuals have a libido, and so while they might not experience sexual attraction, still desire sex, and simply use other criteria than attraction to determine who gets to get laid.
  • Sex can involve emotional intimacy.
  • Sex can be stimulating and enjoyable even if it’s not particularly desired.
  • Some simply like making their partners happy.
  • Asexuality isn’t limited to a lack of sexual attraction! Aceflux and demisexual people, for example, may enjoy sex when the time is right.
Anonymous asked:

So, I stumbled across your page and I'm so happy I did. I am part of the LGBTQIA+ community and I have anxiety/ depression, so I find that sometimes really need encouragement and love and I found it here in spades. You are a kind and loving person, who I am happy is in the world. Thank you for what you do.

One message like this outpowers 50 hateful ones easily.

Thank you, lovely.

My favourite thing on this website is when someone makes a positivity post about women, notices TERFs in the notes, and reblogs it to clarify that their post is now solely and explicitly about trans women.

A TERF reblogged this???

seriously guys most of the notes on this are TERFs and I'm sat here like...

Non-binary genders exist, and don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.

Except you either have a vagina or a penis and your hairstyle wont fucking change that! :3

1. Gender and sex are not the same? 2. Intersex people exist? 3. Who on earth is talking about hair? 4. What are you trying to prove? What are you actually hoping to get from this interaction?

Your special interest is not dumb, boring or childish. It is real and it is yours. Don’t be ashamed of what you love.

My special interest is to be dumb, boring, and childish :( SO thanks a lot asshole.

“Some people have responded to the special interests post by saying that, actually, their SI is childish and they’re fine with that.
That’s great too!”

“https://www.youtube.com/embed/eI40MavMTBQ” is “Crosa Rosa - Like A Lady”

Trolls are submitting the link to this transphobic video to blogs all and sundry in one of their regular efforts to “make tumblrinas flip their shit” or whatever. I’ve had it three times in the last 24 hours because I’m an activist who dares love and appreciate themself and other trans folks.

Now you know, so you don’t have to click it.

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