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“Hello, my name is Sharlene Pike and I am a black transgender person originating from South Africa and working as a receptionist/host. I moved to the United States 4 years ago alone and without any support, as my parents died in my home country when I was 18. Being a transgender black female immigrant places three discrimination barriers and makes it extremely hard to socialize and find a job to live properly. Nevertheless, I tried my best. I had been working at 7 different companies as a receptionist/host/waitress for these four years, but 2 months ago I lost my job. The reasoning I was given - ‘staff reduction due to COVID-19 complications’. I have been unemployed for these 2 months, but the reason I can’t start a new job is not COVID-19. In February, I was diagnosed with stage-3 esophageal cancer. I had no prior knowledge of my diagnosis as this type of cancer can be quite concealed, and I had only two or three weeks of eating discomfort before I had a medical consultation. The company I was working at had a special program to support staff members who need expensive surgeries or therapies, and I believe my diagnosis was the true reason I was reduced, since it happened just after I told my office I might need an extended medical leave. The sum I have spent on the medical procedures only to clarify the future treatment equals my 3 salaries. The sum I’m asking for is actually covering first 6 months of treatment and the cheapest drug - basically simply to have a chance to survive. I have no health insurance and I can’t take a new job because my health condition significantly deteriorated. The thing that I have learnt throughout these months is that it is very hard to get any, even basic medical help if you are transgender. The death rate of the esophageal cancer is about 30%, which is very high, and I ask you to help me to have a chance to survive. I tried to deal with everything without anyone by my side, but current circumstances left me with no choice but to ask you to donate and share my story. Thank you very much.”

this gofundme was started on june 19th, 2020 and as of june 30th, 2020 she still needs donations! i’ll reblog with the donation link in one moment.

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drew a scene from chapter 9 of ‘who will i sing to’ by theonlytwin on ao3… really loved it

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If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine

Reddit

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Girl (2018)

There are many resources online about the dangers of binding for FTM guys, but far fewer that address the dangers of tucking.

This film, based on the youth of trans dancer Nora Monsecour and made in collaboration with her, features a young trans girl character tucking with tape in order to pass as a young woman. It is good to see that a film is drawing attention to MTF struggles, and the daily practice of flattening your groin, which can sometimes be very painful.

As an alternative to tape or bandages, I would recommend LeoLines underwear, available through Etsy. There are many reviews by trans women who recommend LeoLines panties and padded bras, and the underwear is so cleverly designed that many women report not even needing to tuck beneath the panties. (Also, as the designer of these products is a trans woman, all the marketing is aimed at trans women, and not crossdressers.)

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Please do not flag this post. It is an educational post, intended for transgender girls who may watch this film and be encouraged to tuck unsafely. It is not explicit.

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Gabriel Reyes

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I don’t know why there was nobody drawing this…So I had to do it myself…

That oscars dress was stunning. Thank you Mr. Porter.

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Every night I go to bed and hope Gabriel Reyes has a good night.

I’m just frustrated with Blizzards lazy writing (Michael Chu’s writing is terrible) and their inability to take a character and actually invest in it without making a joke of them. And the fans not wanting to use Critical Thinking skills when interpreting and understanding a character (along with dumb racist headcanons). Gabe is an AfroLatino man that has been framed poorly due to lazy and unwarranted writing and the character deserves better. And Blizzard and the fans love to villianize him even before he was Reaper because it’s convenient.

The last was supposed to be longer but the panel text got so tiny.

“Gabriel Reyes made constant sacrifices for the benefit of the world and suffers from trauma and his body breaking down from the SEP. And people are not willing to accept that it is much easier to villanize an AfroLatino Man than it is a golden boy, and refuse to look at in depth motivations. It may not be intentional but Blizzard at the moment with lack of lore is writing a faulty profiling narrative where Gabriel Reyes is pidgeon holed as an unloveable asshole. When circumstances have shown us otherwise.”

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What up, I’m Mirage, I’m 30, and I never learned how to fucking p-p-p-pro-pr-pron-n-n-nounc-pr-pr-pr say words right.

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michael chu made soldier76 gay bc he saw some of you demons on that dva76 bullshit and decided only the hand of god could stop such devilry

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reblog if you’re not afraid to have a picture of god in your blog

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please watch this clip that had me in stitches last night

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Mekhi Lucky photographed by Shane Suban for Slimi Magazine - Nov 2018

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V.I.L.E. shenanigans