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Back from a long ass hiatus!

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There such a powerful energy when a bunch of queer women come together for a purpose.

Whether it’s getting down to party or advocating for their human rights, you know they gonna kill it.

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Bernie hasn’t aged in 25 years and he is using his immortality to stand up to the homophobes. I want this dude to be standing next to me when I come out as a flaming queer to my grandparents.

Bernie Sanders in 1995 calling out a homophobe in front of congress.

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In honor of International Womens Day, here is a thread of women of color, queer women of color and trans women of color who deserve to be celebrated today for their accomplishments:

Up first: Sylvia Rivera who is a Latina trans activist, helped create STAR with Marsha P Johnson. She was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. She is a pioneer of trans rights!! ❤️

Bisexual Mexican artist Frida Kahlo spoke out about being disabled after a bus accident. Her self-portraits comment on the female form and utilize traditional Mexican themes and colors!

Kara Walker is a Black artist who creates these very powerful silhouettes highlighting race and scenerios of our past in slavery. She creates many other works as well, but those are my personal favorite. I’ve seen them in person!

Katherine Johnson who is represented in the movie “Hidden Figures”, calculated the precise trajectories that would let Apollo 11 land on the moon in 1969. She was a very talented mathematician. In 2015, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Malala Yousafzai is a prominent figure in our world. Every day she fights to ensure all girls receive 12 years of free, safe, quality education. She is also the youngest Nobel Prize recipient. Even after the gunman incident, her voice never stayed quiet.

Rosa Parks of course. She was a leader in the local NAACP and the civil rights movement, iconically refused to give up her seat. Her willingness to disobey the rule helped to spark the Montgomery boycott and other efforts to end segregation in America.

Marsha P. (“Pay it No Mind”) Johnson was another pioneer in the trans movement. She helped created STAR with Sylvia Rivera. She was a drag queen, sex worker, and while her gender identity remains questioned in discourse, a lot of trans people claim her as one of their own.

Cecilia Chung, an Asian trans woman living with HIV, has spent her life fighting to end discrimination, stigma and violence across marginalized communities first as the former chair of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

Of course Michelle Obama!! She has focused on social issues like education and healthy living. She was deeply committed to the well-being of our nation and to the future of its people, especially its children.

One more: Patsy Takemoto Mink devoted her life to advocating for gender equality and educational reform. She is the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to the House of Representatives. Title IX owes its existence largely to her efforts. So thank you to all of these amazing, intelligent, passionate, beautiful, inspiring women throughout history who are fucking badass. I just had to shed some appreciation to them for changing the world and resonating with me to continue follow in my great aunt’s activism for people of color.

Happy International Women’s Day to ALL my sisters and I’m with you in solidarity and power!

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I fucking hate this

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Hi

O. Leary

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“wild geese” from dream work by mary oliver, may 1986

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I am an old sage…listen closely to my wisdom before my soul withers away…

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*walks up to straight couple* which one of you is the bee and which one of you is the fully grown adult woman who left her fiance for the bee?

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[Introducing my girlfriend to my family]

Me: This is my girlfriend Janine

Janine: Hi

Wife: What the fuck

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So I have a date tomorrow with this cute dancer who goes to my school!! Im so excited and she is super cute but I told my Nana, who I haven’t come out to yet, that I am just meeting a new friend.

So for the past two days my Nana has been listening to me fret and get excited to meet up with this ‘very platonic friend’ and she is just listenng and smiling as I continue to ramble about what I should wear and the fun plans I have for us.

So I asked my Nana if she thought it would be wierd if I suprised my ‘friend’ with a short train ride down the coast so we could watch the sunset on the pier and she smiled and patted my hand and with a wink said

“Thats a lovely idea, dear! It sounds very romantic, I’m sure she will absolutely love it”. And Thats the moment that I realized that she totally knew I was going on a date with this girl. And with out ever saying anything about my sexuality or my love life, I knew that she supported me. I felt truly loved and accepted

And then, as she was leaving she gave me one last piece of advice:

“Remember dear, when you meet her tomorrow confidence is key. So smile, shoulders back, and tits up!”

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just a reminder -- it's national coming out day. if someone comes out to you, match their energy.

and also, if you're in the closet, and unable to come out for whatever reason, know that you are so valid and deserving of love and support