#BiPoc

[drawing-myself-in-and2-death]

EVERYONE IS SAFE HERE

FUCK TRUMP AND ALL HIS FASCIST FRIENDS

I'm so fucking serious this guy is bad news, historical connection have been present from them start and only continue with his recent campaign and project 2025

USA is a dumpster fire right now and that's as someone NOT in the states

Shit's scary.

can't imagine what it feels like to be living there knowing your life could end, or your medication will no longer be an option or you will be deemed illegal as a human being

I'd say or countless other atrocities but project 2025 counts them. His whole platform puts them in systematic order

STAY ALIVE

YOUR SURVIVAL IS PROTEST

I have resources on my blog and will continue reblogging more

be safe out there and if you're capable get involved

REBLOG IF YOU ARE AGAINST TRUMP AND PROJECT 2025

REBLOG IF YOUR BLOG IS A SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO NO LONGER HAVE ONE IRL

[onepeaceman]

Venmo : @torchport

Cashapp: $onepeaceman

For those who can spare it.

I block liberally, if you're gonna waste our time and be an ass about me being poor/disabled/discriminated against

[yourdailyqueer]

Nisha Ayub

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: N/A

DOB: 5 April 1979

Ethnicity: Indian, Ceylonese, Malay

Nationality: Malaysian

Occupation: Activist

[siennabestylin]

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ℌ𝔦𝔦𝔦 ℑ'𝔪 𝔖𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔞, 𝔫𝔦𝔠𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔢𝔢𝔱 𝔶𝔬𝔲 ^^

ℑ'𝔪 𝔞𝔫 07

𝔐𝔶 𝔪𝔞𝔦𝔫 𝔞𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔠𝔰 𝔬𝔫 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢 ℭ𝔬𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢 + 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨 ℭ𝔬𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢 + ℭ𝔬𝔮𝔲𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢 𝔄𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔞

ℑ'𝔪 𝔞 𝔅𝔦𝔭𝔬𝔠!

𝔄𝔩𝔰𝔬 💗💜💙

𝔑𝔢𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔡𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔤𝔢𝔫𝔱

ℌ𝔬𝔟𝔟𝔦𝔢𝔰: 𝔖𝔥𝔬𝔭𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔡𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔟𝔢𝔡𝔯𝔬𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔠, 𝔪𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔲𝔭

𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰 ℑ 𝔴𝔬𝔫'𝔱 𝔱𝔬𝔩𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔢:

-𝔇𝔦𝔰𝔠𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫

-𝔏𝔢𝔴𝔡 𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔰

-ℜ𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔬𝔪 𝔬𝔩𝔡 𝔡𝔲𝔡𝔢𝔰

-𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔞𝔦𝔫 𝔟𝔩𝔬𝔤

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[storyweavingspider]

Oh no this somehow was worse than expected

I already know this site is 76% white from a previous poll I did but now I want to know how many of y’all got Black friends,,, but here’s the kicker: do you think THEY would call you their friend?

Reblog this for wider answer pool, send it to ya friends, whatever.

Inspired by: https://www.tumblr.com/phallocunt/766166124869156864

[terrichienyiart]

this is not a tutorial this is just me rambling

[h1biplvm]

Sit down, minority! This person who knows nothing about your community and is fueled with misinformation is gonna explain to you how your body works!

[tboyemo]

Tapping the "your support and solidarity and care for Jews and Romani people and BIPOC should be more powerful than your hatred of nazis" sign so fucking hard rn.

Bcs u should support Jews and Romani people and BIPOC more than u hate nazis and some of u it is very clear that u couldn't give a shite about Jews and romani or BIPOC. You hate nazis but you've forgotten nazis aren't just generalised bigots or bad people and they have an ideology which targets "undesirables" and people who ate racially seen as inferior or less than. Only part of combating white supremacy and fascism is hating nazis and a lot of it is helping communities effected by white supremacy and fascism and listening to and understanding us.

[hussyknee]

White people do reblog without going "I'm white but—" "As a white person—". If you have a story about another Black or brown person's experience, then share it without drawing attention to your whiteness, or share what made you laugh in the tags and move on.

[rollwithdicey]

Before I get back to fully posting normally I also want to put this out there,

If you live in the United States,

If you become a member of the Satanic Temple you are legally protected by your First Amendment right for "Freedom Of Religion" to your own bodily autonomy.

The Satanic Temple is legally recognized as a church by the IRS and the Federal Court System. The are in multiple lawsuits against states such as Texas, Idaho, Missouri, and Arkansas that are implementing strict abortion bans.

This Bodily Autonomy also includes LGBTQIA+ members and Transgender individuals seeking medical attention

You can contact them and they will fight for you and your rights to practice your religion

This link brings you to their RRR Campaign page for more information:

Signing up is free and you can easily find a congregation near you, and it's not exclusive to the US, but for what's currently happening in the US following the presidential election, I'm making this post for you. You're also able to purchase a membership card and certificate after you join but joining is completely free.

One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.

Hail thyself

[solarpunkpolliwog]

My hispanic community members are already being harassed IN PUBLIC just by your average Joe, and that's before policies kick in. The Dominican women I live next to are getting verbally assaulted, made fun of that Trump won, called heinous slurs, told them to "go back where they came from" in the middle of living their lives with no changes to the policies that protect us and in a blue state. It's super important and serious to ensure that we are doing what we can to protect more vulnerable populations in the face of massive suffering that will occur.

I think it's important for everyone, but especially for white people to force yourself outside of your baked-in community. Segregation still exists in our country, and very real policies and government actions made it possible for a lot of white people to live in almost literal bubbles away from bipoc people.

Find a nonprofit like a makerspace or a community that services the unhoused. Meet regularly with them (At least once a month, preferably more) for volunteer work or community meetings. Make sure you find a group that has more varieties of people in it. Are there less than 20% people that are bipoc? You need to find another group that represents more than white people.

Go to every regular meeting that they have. Ask questions about people's lives, overhear that someone needs something you have and offer it to them- build relationships with folks! It makes it possible for you to learn more about your community, how they are impacted differently than you, and make moves to protect them. It's also possible to have multiple intersected communities!

(I THINK that this is already well known, but just in case, I would also highly recommend combining that with only asking hard questions on the internet unless you do a check-in with someone very close about if those types of conversations are okay. If there are questions digging into bipoc people's experience that are potentially an invasion of their bodies, mind, or culture, ask the internet instead of them. Bipoc folks who are willing to examine those questions have already done the emotional labor to share their thoughts and you won't be forcing them to experience pain for your education without their consent.)

Intentional community building is not something we're trained to do. We're primarily trained to have neighbors, academic peers, and co-workers for friends. For me at least, it has sometimes been uncomfortable and terrifying, and I wanted to quit a couple of times, but it has made such a difference in how fulfilled I am by the connections I have. I get to ask myself questions about who I let into the varied spheres of my life, and I get to feel so much richer in how many people I get to interact and love in different ways.

All this to say, bipoc people and other vulnerable populations are in danger, and yes... Us lighter skinned queer folk who aren't in immediate hostile danger have a higher chance of being okay. I honestly am still grappling with not knowing exactly how bad the path our country is on, and not knowing if it could veer extremely badly or if we can band together enough to protect each other and make positive change. But for now, if we already have privileges, we need to unlearn how we've been trained to socialize, and be there for the people who need it most. I want to go beyond this, but if the only thing I do is hug my friend as she cries in my arms about how scared she is to survive even greater abuses from the world around her as an older Dominican immigrant, it will be worth it.

still a lot of "we'll survive, we did before" and not enough "here's how to prepare for the promised mass deportations and fight for people who may be facing racist policies come the new year" and "here is what we can do about how the climate may get worse in the coming years"

Like. Cool that you have confirmed that you as a white queer will probably be kind of okay. I need to see more about what we're going to be doing for people of color both in this country and outside of this country that are at risk of state brutalization, increasingly dangerous natural disasters, wars......

Too much placating. Not enough discussing plans of action.

Idk about y'all but I AM really afraid of the deportations that have been threatened, especially when the racism that pairs with it goes even beyond targeting illegal immigrants (which to be clear is still awful) but legal immigrants as well, and even people that white Americans think LOOK like they might be immigrants.

Get your shit together and start talking about what people of color need because right now we DESPERATELY need the help of white people, you are the ones who are safer in the face of the cops and ICE, you are the ones that the other racist white people will actually listen to when you cover for us. Please. If you've genuinely decided that you will be okay, then start getting out there for the people that definitely won't be.

[nagakiba]

wanna be nice? Help a native not go homeless!

My family has gotten scammmed by white people from our bnk they want fuckin 3000 from us and theyr takin away the only thing keeping us afloat. and im telling you right now that bein poor on the rez is Not Great. So! donate to not let a native family go homeless! I am begging you.

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I will draw stuff if u rly want me to, just DM me here or on twitter and please show proof of donation bc im not playin with more scamming.

here are my prices. i can do furries/anthro and humans.

Sketches - 10-15 Depending on complexity Sketches colored - 20 Smooth colored piece - 40

Examples below (click them for full img)

if u want smth a lil different, we can discuss it n see what i can do.

[ibedressin]

A knight in Chappell Roan's court

[chronicallycouchbound]

PSA: Please don’t ask participants to do grounding/mindful/somatic/etc practices at your events

Grounding exercises should not be an activity in large group settings, especially unsolicited and without warning, especially if you’re not aware of every single person in the space’s mental health conditions, physical health conditions, and personal relationship to their body.

Practices such as mindfulness, grounding, somatic exercises, breathing techniques, body scans, etc. are very helpful therapeutic tools to help manage stress. They can (and do!) help plenty of people– when taught safely and used effectively!

HOWEVER for people with conditions that cause psychosis and/or dissociative conditions such as depersonalization/derealization, these techniques are contraindicated and can make their symptoms significantly worse. They should only be used with guidance from their mental health team and adapted to their needs. For people with conditions like anxiety and PTSD, being aware of breathing can trigger a trauma response or anxiety attacks.

And for people with conditions that cause chronic pain or other uncomfortable bodily sensations, becoming re-centered with their bodies can cause more awareness of the pain they are in, which a level of (ideally functional) dissociation is actually helpful. For people in wheelchairs and powerchairs, touching the ground beneath their feet isn’t always an option. For people with cardiac and pulmonary conditions, deep breathing can be impossible or can trigger asthma attacks. For disabled people in general, doing body scans can be impossible due to paralysis or limb differences. They can bring awareness to things the person wasn’t aware were wrong to begin with (which is helpful in certain spaces, but not a great ice breaker at a retreat!)

And for trans people, binders and other garments can restrict breathing, and taking repeated deep breaths while binding can cause rib damage (which is why you shouldn't bind at night, while coughing from sickness, while exercising, etc). Becoming centered in a body that makes you dysphoric can be deeply distressing, again, a level of functional dissociation helps.

This also goes for plenty of other people in marginalized bodies, such as people of color, people who use substances, queer people, and more. Becoming grounded in your own marginalized body can be a heavy weight to carry, and needs appropriate and individualized care to be a beneficial experience.

As an alternative, I suggest doing a round of gratitudes instead, it allows for people to choose their level of vulnerability in spaces, while not being generally contraindicated for many people. Doing fun (and appropriate to the setting) icebreakers are great. Ask what brings someone to the space. Check-ins about basic needs such as if people need to use the restroom, eat, drink water, are rested, etc. can be more appropriate body check-ins for folks to do.

I don’t recommend doing these exercises even with a warning beforehand. If I'm in the room while someone is leading a breathing exercise, even if I try to ignore it, I (and most people) would automatically become aware of my breathing. The same goes for any other techniques. These techniques can cause real, life-threatening levels of harm for some people, and can even just be deeply uncomfortable or distressing for others. Dissociation is not inherently evil or bad or harmful. It is the way the body and mind naturally respond to adverse experiences (note: it can also cause distress and at higher levels, can be disordered) it is best to allow people to exist as they are in communal spaces. Let people show up as they are.

Most spaces are not equipped or appropriate to respond to emergencies, difficult feelings, and all the varied responses that can come from folks doing mindfulness in group settings.

I personally do some things before large gatherings and events to feel centered on the activity I’ll be doing, and afterward, I decompress. Encourage participants to lean on their natural supports and offer suggestions for it! Be creative in your caring!

This also doesn’t mean to discourage these practices! If you see someone doing deep breathing, check in with them, offer a space for them to decompress, care for them! Worksheets or posters on techniques like square breathing and 5 senses check-ins are great for a quiet room or spaces where participants can decide if they want/are able to engage with those tools. It should be a fully consensual opt-in, rather than being forced to opt-out. Having to leave a room when a group leader says “We’re going to start a mindful breathing meditation, please feel free to leave if you have psychosis, chronic pain, or are trans” is obviously othering and outs people.

Sincerely, someone who has psychotic symptoms, dissociation, chronic pain, is trans and whose body is marginalized in many ways and is really tired from trying to explain this at every event I go to

[blackautism]

Neurodivergent Insights