#fighting for equal rights

[skankhunt44]

'Right here ya'll. It's pride month. I support all identities, genders, who you love, who you have sex with (or if you don't have sex at all).

Anyways, to my LGBTQ+ (if this has changed, sorry, I'm old)

I love you for the person you are on the inside.

This blog has 'tegridy, if that bothers you fuck off.

🔸️PSA: Just because you're part of the umbrella, doesn't mean you get a free pass to be a shtik drik, or antisemitic, or if you support hp uni in anyway, shape, or form, and no terf type bullshit. Ikh vel bakenen deyn tseyn tsu di kerbseyd, yutz ��🔸️

[humanityinahandbag]

I'd like to tell you all a story about my grandmother.

My grandparents raised their children, four girls (one of them my mother), to be fighters. My aunts marched in Washington for women's rights with babies strapped to their chests and like to joke that all of the grandchildren who came from that line (including myself) were born with picket signs in their hands.

But it started with my grandparents. They fought hard for what they believed in. They marched against Vietnam. They marched for Martin Luther King. They marched for women's rights. They marched for a better future.

But let's talk specifically about my grandmother for a moment.

My grandmother unfortunately passed away in 2016. She had to watch the first Trump election and did so knowing that it would probably be the last election she'd ever see. And there is some argument there that she could have given in to fear and defeatism. She could have decided none of it was worth it, and she could have decided that fascism had won and the world was over.

But she did something else instead.

To give some context, my grandparents had friends who were Republicans. I say were, because they shifted from the normal Republican towards the MAGA Republican we see today. And despite a very clear message from my family about how we felt, they were more than ready to still come to the funeral as if everything was normal. Like their beliefs were normal. Like they were welcome to celebrate someone who had fought so hard for the rights of other people.

These were people who would have absolutely used their rhetoric to scream and shout if they were left out or disinvited.

And so my grandmother, even past her final moments, pulled the most brilliant, petty move I've ever seen.

She'd decided ahead of time that everyone who had known her was more than welcome to attend but that she wanted everyone attending the funeral to donate money. That was the requirement to be invited. And so everyone did just that. There was no talk about what the donations were for, just that they were appreciated. I want to say that the assumption was the money would help pay for funeral expenses and give the family some support while we grieved.

Except that wasn't the case.

Because in those final moments of the funeral, the rabbi stepped forward to thank everyone, and then very cheerfully announced;

"Arlene was so happy to know just how many people were coming to join us here today. She couldn't have been more proud of her family. And I'm sure she would have been elated to see just how much money you all gave today to Planned Parenthood."

When I say that the faces of those people are enshrined in my memory, I mean it. The anger, the devastation, the rage, the betrayal. It was an absolutely gorgeous display of true defeat at the hands of a boss ass old lady who literally fought with her last breath and threw up both middle fingers all the way out the door.

What I'm saying is this.

It is very easy to feel defeated. It is very easy to think that everything is over, and there's nothing left for us to do. It's very easy to say that fascism won, that fear won, that hate won.

But that's only true if you let it be true.

There is always more that we can do. There is a future that is still worth fighting for. And it's more than possible, even when it doesn't seem like it.

And fighting is going to look different every time.

Some days it will look like picket signs in our hands.

Some days it will look like spending time with friends and family and people you love and knowing that you have a community that supports you and your vision of a brighter future.

And some days, it's pulling absolute natural level 20 petty trickster shit even after you've left the world.

Because you can always make an impact and you can always add a little brightness to life, and if that means tricking a group of MAGA idiots into throwing their money behind Planned Parenthood in the middle of your own goddamn funeral then that's what it means.

Keep fighting. People have done it before you. People will continue to do it after you.

And enjoy the little victories.

(Even the petty ones)

[casualavocados]

Learn from who? Learn from you?

Chen Bowen as CHEN YI & Chiang Tien as AI DI KISEKI: DEAR TO ME (2023)

[ijustgotherebro]

We stan couples who would throw hands for each other!

[chasteballad]

Sometimes I think about how

Harry knew on his first day that he would die for Kim,

but bleeding out on his fourth he knew he wanted to live for Kim.

(“Let me back into the fight!”)

And I have to sit with that for a little bit.

[no-brain-just-good-omens]

this is for my american queers. american POC. american women. american trans people. anyone who voted harris.

i know things are terrifying right now. times are uncertain and the future is genuinely so scary. but this is the crucial time.

this is when it’s important to keep fighting. you matter so, so much, more than i can even tell you.

the most important thing you can do right now is stay alive. don’t back down. don’t give up your political beliefs. if you have to hide them to make sure you’re safe, please do, but my god don’t ever give them up. if you give them up then they’ve already won.

as long as you keep it in your heart that one day everything we’re fighting for will pay off, then they can never truly win.

we will change things. keep fighting, and stay safe out there. you have to stay alive at all costs.

[fatedroses]

And some days, I just wish you wouldn't look at me at all.

[brighteyesredfire]

Death Mark: Manga (2019) - Yashiki + Mashita & Daimon

[numberonetribble]

When your love for each other is so great and it becomes something bigger than either of you, oh that's family baby!

[dinosaurwithablog]

Truth! 👊🏻👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿 Power to the people!!

[sobstea]

Suo: It’s pride month Sakura, you know what that means :)

Sakura: What- do you want me to like? Punch gay people?

Nirei: No-

[dawnscales]

Being Jewish in Europe right now is having to check all the parties you can vote for during the EU elections to see what flavor of antisemitism they come with or if they actually have a damn braincell and then hope that what they stand for actually aligns with your political views.

[iceyrukia]

Growing number of women report being punched on NYC

[k-0re]

Heisenberg doesnt discriminate

[dinosaurwithablog]

When I woke up and realized that today was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and it was the day that Donald Chump was gonna become our president again, I was angry. I felt that this was sooooooo disrespectful to Dr. King. Then I realized that I was wrong. These two events, happening on the same day, is exactly how it should be. It is a reminder to remember the teachings of a great man, Dr. King. He taught us to stand together and fight for what's right in a peaceful fashion. He had a dream. He knew that together we shall overcome. Now more than ever, we need to help each other and join together to protect our rights, our country, and our people. Dr. King died for what he believed in. I will fight to honor his memory and all that he taught me. Together, we will get through this. Together, we are stronger. Together, we can rise above this. So let's work together to protect our country and honor a great man's dream.... let's make our country a place where all men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. I have a dream, too.... my dream is that we make Dr. King's dream come true, and we all live our best lives and make sure that everyone gets to do that. RIP, Dr. King.... 🙏🏼 I miss you every day. I live my life trying to bring your words to fruition and do the right thing. I love Dr. King and I always will.... 💜💜💜 Let's do this!! We got this!! Together ❤️ 🫂

Bless you, Dr King 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[galerymod]