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God I wish elections in the fucking US wouldn’t affect literally every other country in the world

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💙 USA 💙

national suicide prevention

national domestic violence hotline

national sexual abuse hotline

trans lifeline and resources

💙INTERNATIONAL💙

list of suicide hotlines by country

domestic violence hotlines and resources by country

sexual (+ domestic) abuse agencies by country

international trans resources

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Ok, saw your post asking for nosey asks. Not sure how nosey this is, but…

Info dump on radical hope? Please? Love to hear more of your take on it/thoughts about it 💕

omg i love that you asked this 😭

i'm going to take this as a chance to share a piece i wrote that went up on my ig (hence the formatting)

it was titled "'how do you keep your magic alive?' on radical hope, love, and resistance" and was actually inspired by a post you made a few months back <3

also see snippets from a different piece i wrote on hope:

i do not understand how anyone could bear witness to the atrocities in the united states alone and not be at least a little bit radicalized. how can any of you, especially you white folk, who claim and insist that you are left wing and progressive stand by as though nothing is wrong. as if none of this calls for change. as if none of it is evidence that the united states is routinely on the wrong side of history. as if it isn’t evidence of the united states being an imperialist and racist and oppressive country.

the fact that so many people can turn a blind eye and act like nothing is wrong. the fact that so many people have the choice to ignore the injustices and atrocities in this world. it’s unbelievable to me.

because i never got that choice. some of y’all have been able to move through life like it’s fine and haven’t been forced to grasp desperately for hope.

do you know how easy it is to fall into the pit of nihilistic and cynical despair when you’re worried every. single. day. that you or your loved ones won’t come home safely? do you know? because i know.

i know how hard i’ve worked to find hope. i know how hard i continue to work to hold onto that hope. because without it? there’s no point, there’s no reason to fight for change. hope is the only thing i have telling me that the change will come. and that the fight will be worth it.

and it’s hard. sometimes i can’t find it. sometimes i do think the world is an irredeemable pile of shit going up in flames. but that isn’t sustainable.

revolutions aren’t won by giving up. revolutions are won by the people who held onto hope, who believed it was worth it. because if it wasn’t worth it, all the death and loss and despair would’ve been for nothing.

and lastly, a piece of something i wrote for trans day of remembrance:

trans day of remembrance is a solemn day, yes. it is a day where i sit in the uncomfortability of knowing how many trans people have died for no reason other than ignorance and hate. but it is also a day to remind ourselves of the importance of liberation. the importance of fighting for trans rights and trans lives. the importance of holding onto hope.

we cannot allow the pain to swallow us whole. we cannot allow the deaths of our siblings, our communities to be for nothing. we cannot and will not forget.

radical hope sits at the core of my politic and belief system. it's why i believe what i do. radical hope is, without exaggeration, the reason i am alive today. as john green once said, "for me, finding hope is not some philosophical exercise or sentimental notion; it is a prerequisite for my survival."

i hope at least some of this resonated with you. i thought about writing something fresh but these pieces are pieces i'm proud of and really sum up the core of my beliefs on radical hope <3

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I’m having an off-screen day today, aside from emergencies, but I am dropping these links here and encourage you all to use them and reblog.

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hey if you're trans in the us i love you. hey if you're queer in the us i love you. hey if you're a person of color in the us i love you. hey if you're a woman in the us i love you. hey if you're disabled in the us i love you. i love you i love you i love you

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i have two polls do not reblog one without the other

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Please reblog, I'm curious

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Sub-Radio, the band that did Stacy's Dad, coming out with another banger for Pride.

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The Lemkin Institute for Genocide has released a statement saying that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and the United States is complicit. The statement was released in the aftermath of the horrific attack on a refugee camp in Rafah

In April, Lemkin also issued a genocide alert for the West Bank

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Those who protest against Israel's genocide are punished for antisemitism.

But for some strange reason, authorities have never cracked down on antisemitism any other time. Any other time, antisemitism is considered free speech.

It's almost as if they know damn well that protesting against Israel is not antisemitism.

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everyone living in EU - please support the citizens initiative for safe and accessible abortion!!

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The 2024 Gender Census is now open!

[ Link to survey ]

The 11th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th June 2024.

It’s short and easy, about 5 minutes probably.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful - it’s what helped us get 40,000 responses last year.

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

For the curious, you can also spy on some graphs and demographic data for the incoming responses here.

Thank you so much!

[ Link to survey ]

Image credit: Malachite and rhodochrosite.

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If you're feeling helpless, boost/share these links. Donate if you can

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I must not mock Gen Alpha. Mocking Gen Alpha is the mind killer. Mocking Gen Alpha is the little-death that brings total generational solidarity obliteration. I will engage with Gen Alpha lovingly. I will permit them to be cringe. And when they grow up I will turn my eye to their accomplishments. Where mocking has gone there will be nothing. Only generational solidarity remains

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Oh my goodness, the woodpecker 😆 (other two are Oriole and female Grosbeak)