#Uplifting Communities

[risingsun-charities-org]

A non-profit organization in Newark, New Jersey is a beacon of hope that shines brightly through the efforts of RisingSun Charities Organization, a non-profit dedicated to uplifting the community through a range of social services. From providing food assistance to offering educational support, this organization stands as a pillar of support for those in need. Through their tireless work, charities have become synonymous with compassion and empowerment in the local area.

[makingqueerhistory]

I’m actually serious about this, if at all possible, right now is a very good time to request queer books from your local library. Whether they get them or not is not in your control, but it is so important to show that there is a desire for queer books. I will also say getting more queer books in libraries and supporting queer authors are pretty fantastic byproducts of any action.

This isn’t something everyone can do, but please do see if you are one of the people who has the privilege to engage in this form of activism, and if you are, leverage that privilege for all you’re worth.

For anyone who can’t think of a queer book to request, here is a little list of some queer books that I think are underrated and might not be in circulation even at larger libraries:

Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco     

Harvard's Secret Court: The Savage 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals by William Wright    

The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley   

God Themselves by Jae Nichelle

IRL by Tommy Pico        

The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages             

The New Queer Conscience by Adam Eli

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom          

Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow              

Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

Queer Magic: Lgbt+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World by Tomás Prower            

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam   

Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewomon 

Hi Honey, I'm Homo! by Matt Baume      

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

Homie: Poems by Danez Smith

The Secret Life of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw  

The Companion by E.E. Ottoman 

Kapaemahu by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Sacrament of Bodies by Romeo Oriogun     

Witching Moon by Poppy Woods 

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt    

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman    

Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist           

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi             

Peaches and Honey by Imogen Markwell-Tweed      

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color by Christopher Soto

[perennialkarmaofficial]

I just finished reading a post which involved a perisex person trying to tell several intersex people that their experiences weren't real, because there wasn't proof.

So, because of this, fellow perisex people, stay in your fucking lane. If you don't deal with intersex experiences first hand, you DO NOT have the right to tell intersex people what is an experience or not. That is NOT your place.

It's DISGUSTING how it's so normalized to speak over intersex experiences, because perisex people don't experience them. Do you realize YOU are repeating the same exact CYCLE perisex cis people have done to trans people for millennia?

"Oh I just don't see it, it must not be real," or "I don't experience this, so it's not real", actually fuck you. Seriously.

INTERSEX PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE HEARD AND RESPECTED. IT'S NOT FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE.

[cepheusgalaxy]

Since Pride Month is ending I wanted to make some things clear:

Intersex people belong in the queer community. Stop with the exclusionism and listen to what they have to say

"Queer" is not a slur. Queer is vague, queer is weird, queer is good, queer is History

"Drop the T" drop your bullshit. Trans people have been here since the beggining, and we always will.

The "A" stands for aspec

"Aspec" is not shorthand for aroace. We are a big community full of nuance, and aplatonics, atertiaries, anaesthetics, afamilials, etc. are included in that

Labels aren't set in stone. Everybody knows their experience best, and you just gotta believe them or leave them be. Even if they have controverse labels, like "lesboy" or "bi lesbian"

Queer disabled/mentally ill people belong at pride. Yea, even people with the "scary" disorders, imunocompromised people, and everyone else

Black people & non-white people can also be queer. We are important, have different experiences and our voices should also be heard

Gendernonconformity looks different for every culture and every person

"DSD" is a bad term. "Hermaphrodite" is a slur

"AFAB" and "AMAB" probably doesn't mean what you mean. If you mean "people with vulvas" or "people with masculine sex characteristics" say it

Just because Pride ended, it doesn't mean advocacy did too. Allyship is all year round

Gay people in Thailand can get married now

We're here, we're queer, get used to it

Happy Pride Month!

[royalarchivist]

Wilson took over Rubius' setup today and refused to let him move the camera, going so far as to grab his arm with his tiny little paws MULTIPLE times so Rubius would keep petting him 🥹💕

Wilson is my favorite streamer.

[aromantic-allosexual]

did you guys know that you can actually support aroallo people WITHOUT talking about asexuality and asexuals. did you guys know that you can actually do that. you can actually stand in solidarity with us without saying "and also asexuals"

[radicalcoffeeclub]

Any other europeans so tired again this pride month because of how much social justice stuff is just taken from america and brought to us but it all happens like five years slower than in america so you're just forced to watch the trainwreck you've followed online to happen in your country too in slow motion and all the usamerican social media discourse and the false claims it brings such as "pride started at stonewall" and foreign terms like "queer" be uncritically applied to the discourse in your country even though the historical and cultural context is completely different

[wandoffire]

5 HERBS FOR ENERGY

Uplifting and energising ✨

Ginseng

used to boost energy levels

Maca

can increase energy and stamina

Peppermint

increases brain function and alertness

Ashwagandha

boosts energy levels

can improve focus and stress response

found to increase muscle mass/strength

Cordyceps

reduces fatigue

increases production of energy to cells

boosts immunity

Reminder - these can affect people differently, occasionally negatively, and should be used with caution.

[jacuzziwaters]

Hey while Asexual and Aromantic are trending can we talk more about bipoc Aro/Ace people? Seeing how it's black history month and all it wouldn't hurt.

[referencees]

Very strange that being a genocide apologist makes you feel like a moral superior to anyone else who actually has morals.

A genocide apologist😭😭 be so fucking for real. What? You mad that I said Trump would be worse for Palestinians than anyone they could put on the democrat ticket? Fr???????

You’re out here sending anon hate like a baby throwing a tantrum as if that’s doing a single fucking thing to help the people you’re grandstanding for. Donate to a go-fund-me, lobby your representatives on behalf of Palestinians, do something that fucking matters.

Grow the fuck up and vote coward. No one can take you idiots seriously.

[dayz-ina-daze]

“What does it mean to be a man?”

This is my first time attempting a comic… I don’t think I did a very good job, but I at least wanted to try it out because this is something I’ve wanted to share and talk about…

I’ve been thinking a lot about my past and future recently, especially as it revolves around my identity… and my health.

I never thought I’d make it to 20, especially not in the environment I grew up in. But I did it. I made it.

You can make it, too. Despite the things you hear, despite the way you’re treated. If you’re true to yourself, if you’re honest, if you’re able to come to terms with who you are… it’s because, somewhere, deep down, you want to live. You want to be happy.

So do that.

My transformation and transition was about survival so that I could see a day in which I was happy and comfortable and content, despite what I’ve been told and what has been done to me. I deserve it. I’m worth it.

I’m excited to be able to someday find that in myself and believe it a hundred percent.

I’m excited to live and finally feel alive.

[hakucho-art]

This is, like, the third or fourth time (if not MORE) that I see a person apologize for talking about touken, showing enjoyment in the ship or needing to give some clarification. I know I'm not the only one who feels like the TG Tumblr space carries a negative atmosphere towards touken and it honestly kills my mood to post on here.

It also saddens me to see people show love for them so hesitantly. Like you're in the wrong for doing so. Like it's stupid. Like it's silly and unreasonable. Like it's almost shameful. Idk! That's how posting on here and see other people talk about them and acting ashamed about liking them makes me feel!

For how much TG tumblr advertises to be a welcoming space, I don't feel welcomed at all and more like just tolerated.

[demigods-posts]

Hello everyone!

I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to address an issue that has recently come to light. Unfortunately, it has come to my attention that some of my work has been used without permission. While I understand that mistakes can happen, it's important to respect the creative rights of others.

I want to make it clear that I take the protection of my work seriously. I have already reached out privately to address this matter, but I believe it's important to also address it publicly. As creators, we put our time, effort, and passion into our work, and it's disheartening when it's not respected.

Moving forward, I kindly ask that we all uphold the principle of mutual respect and refrain from using each other's work without permission. I'm always open to collaboration and partnerships, but it's crucial that we do so in a respectful and mutually beneficial manner.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support!

Yours,

@demigods-posts

[douwatahima]

as someone who's been doing fandom stuff for over twenty years, i think one of the most important lessons you can learn is not everything is for you. we're all nerds on the internet, banding together because we feel at least a little unhinged about our favourite shows/movies/ect. there's going to strong opinions any way you slice it, and other people's opinions won't always align with yours. maybe someone is obsessed with a character you don't like or a pairing that makes no sense to you, but that person still has as much of a right to be in the space as you do. that doesn't mean you have to interact with those ideas, i'm a big proponent of blocking whoever or whatever you need to, but you don't get to tell them to stop just because you personally don't like it.

obviously, there are cases where this doesn't apply. if a take is super racist/homophobic/transphobic or someone is using their personal headcanon to harrass others, then absolutely that's something that should be addressed. but if it's just something harmless that irks you personally, you need to understand that that is a you problem and not a them problem. and, quite frankly, if you can't come to terms with that, maybe fandom isn't for you.

[spitblaze]

What happens when you win the debate on who's the most oppressed group in the transgender community. What happens then. What could be accomplished by finding the one group that is the single most downtrodden demographic that suffers at the hands of every other community and putting them up on the 'most oppressed' throne with a 'most oppressed' trophy that could not be accomplished if we listened and paid attention to individual and group needs and worked to address them without the need to determine 'who has it worst', or worse, 'who actually belongs to the most oppressed group'.