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This, just this.

"Amatonormativity permeates more than TV shows and books. It is woven into our legal rights, creating forms of discrimination that become more and more apparent as people age. Romantic love within marriage confers privileges that other forms of devotion cannot, including over 1,100 laws that benefit married couples at the federal level. Spouses can share each other’s health insurance, as well as military, social security, and disability benefits. They can make medical decisions for each other. Companies grant bereavement leave for spouses, no questions asked, but there will be more hesitation if leave is requested for a mere friend. It is possible to marry a stranger and give them your health insurance but not possible to give health insurance to a parent...

Criteria based on sex made sense when the main purpose of marriage was to merge fortunes and produce children, but today...marriage is more about a match of devotion than a match of trade. In many cases, the point is no longer to create an heir and a spare. Plenty of married couples don’t have children (or sex, for that matter), and bad marriages with little caring are common...

Offering legal and social benefits only to the romantically attached suggests that the mere presence of romantic feeling elevates the care and deserves special protections, even though friendship and other forms of care, which can come with less obligation, can include more love, more freely given. Therefore, the legal and social privileges of marriage should be extended to all mutually consenting adults who wish for them...

'In terms of policy, marriage law really reaches into all areas of law, like tax and immigration and property,' ... 'It doesn’t matter if it’s different-sex only or same-sex marriage, so long as we restrict marriage to romantic and sexual partners we will ensure amatonormativity.' Reforming marriage law by abolishing it altogether or extending marriage-like rights to friends (to small groups or networks) is one way to eradicate discrimination."

Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

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"I don't want to read this" is totally valid.

"This is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't want to read this because it is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

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I wish I had the entertaining ADHD that people think people with ADHD have and not the catastrophically fucking bad with deadlines ADHD that makes me scream internally while doing nothing

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New Samurai look for my girl

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Be nice and don't mock tumblr users that communicate differently.

Examples:

1.) Typing quirks

2.) No punctuation

3.) Random Capitalisation

4.) Long run on sentences

5.) Frequently misspelled words

6.) Missing spaces between words

7.) Repeating words and sentences

8.) Posts audios and videos instead of typing

9.) Express themselves through custom emojis

10.) Use an AAC (Augmentative and alternative communication) device

Some users have intellectual disabilities, use speech to text, struggle with grammar, have hand tremmers, have high support needs, etc.

Regardless of how they communicate and their reason why, they still deserve respect. They are trying their best.

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Fun holiday pics I made with all my characters

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Weeping Orchid-Roegadyn, mixed clan♀️ in Tidepools - raised by a crafting family searching for her original parents. One of the chief crafters for the Tidepools. Main Job: Archer, all crafters and gatherers. Story progress: unimportant, but early ARR

That is the last of my characters in XIV, yes I am an altoholic

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Ratomir Adusa- Hrothgar, Helion NB no FC - a soft-hearted explorer looking for adventure. Escaped from enslavement by the empire. Main job: Monk Story progress: early 2.0 Pronouns: He/They (no preference)

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Seigroix Sjadarwesfv- Viara, Veena ♂️ no FC- a Sharylan-born Actor seeking out a life in the theatre. Main jobs: DRG, Bard, Dancer Story Progress: early 2.0

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Double feature for characters: Elise and M'welhi Lionroar

Elise Lionroar- (Mixed race) Hyur, Highlander (predominant presentation), Miqo’te, Seeker of the Sun ♀️ in Tidepools - a high energy freedom fighter from Ala Mihgo trying to get by alongside her father. Main Jobs: WAR and Monk Story Progress: Doing 2.0

M'welhi Lionroar - Miqo'te, Seeker of the Sun ♂️ (straight) in Tidepools - A widow from Ala Mihgo doing his best to look out for his daughter. Know for being untraditional in methods and ideology. Main Job: Monk, RDM, PLD Story Progress: unimportant, but working through very early ARR Partner: Elena Lionroar (deceased) Child: Elise Lionroar

Also bonus for what the mom looked like

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Nicole Singer- Hyur, Midlander ♀️ (bi/poly) in Kaleidoscope (friend's rp fc) - An Idol and Model who loves to help those who are struggling. Very sweet and very flirty. Raised from poverty in Limsa Lominsa. Main jobs: Bard and Dancer Story Progress: 2.0 finished Current partners (using this loosely): Constantine, Hyal (unwillingly), Mayv ((all of these characters are my friends characters, the first two being from @halcyonlioness)) Past partner: Meteor

My chaotic bisaster. She is my version of Meteor, kinda.

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Sumi Ishika - Au Ra, Raen ♀️ (aromantic asexual) no fc yet, on Goblin - a no-nonsense ninja from the far east on a mission into foreign lands. Main job: NIN Story Progress: early 2.0

She is also best friends and work partners with Jing (Alexia) Wong and Yugiri Mistwalker. Also she is aroace and dresses sexy sometimes cause who is gonna stop her.

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on colors and being different and not being enough for yourself

(please reblog instead of liking)

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When demisexuals and demiromantics say people criticise them for being "picky", I find it so bizarre. Like,

"Finish your whole boyfriend or you won't get any dessert"

"If you don't go out with her you'll get her cold for breakfast"

"I'm not going to make a separate spouse for everyone in this house, you'll marry what you're given".

"Think of the starving incels!"

I mean... a relationship is not a poorly-cooked family dinner that you have to choke down or you'll offend grandma. You're supposed to be picky.

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Sayah Rhatelo - Miqo'te, Keeper of the Moon ♀️ (lesbian) in Tidepools - a sweet adventurer who is fiercely protective of those she cares for. Main jobs: PLD Story progress: early 2.0 Partner ((pending)): Qilulu

My Lesbian cinnamon roll

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Prima Rosaline - Higher Being transfigured as a Veena Viara ♀️ (straight taken) in DTC - a Higher Being stuck in an unfamiliar world trying to find a way back to her kingdom and family. Main jobs: literally every caster, drg, pld and alc (anything that could help her find any way home) Story progress:: Late 2.0 Husband: Victor This is the only character who is not open to possible romantic relationships as she is monogamous and married. Though I am not against the idea of people having crushes on her with the understanding that they will be unrequited

Also she is technically my Hollow Knight OC who I have had for 6 years now. She is able to shapeshift in xiv technically.