#florida gender fluid

[gayinflorida]

Being Gay in Florida

hi tumblr. i’m gay and gender fluid in florida and still here.

[thebookewyrme]

Transgender Day of Visibility

Today's post for #TransgenderDayofVisibility is very personal. It's some of my story as a nonbinary individual.

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. This is my first TDOV as a trans community member, though I’ve been marking the day at home and at work for years. Those times were for boosting other folks though. This year it feels like my turn to stand up and say “See Me for who I am, as a whole person, not a caricature.” TDOV is celebrated every year on March 31st for the past decade to…

[batboyblog]

One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound. The baby later died.

Complaints that pregnant women were turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, federal documents obtained by The Associated Press reveal. 

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It’s happened despite federal mandates that the women be treated. 

Federal law requires emergency rooms to treat or stabilize patients who are in active labor and provide a medical transfer to another hospital if they don’t have the staff or resources to treat them. Medical facilities must comply with the law if they accept Medicare funding.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday that could weaken those protections. The Biden administration has sued Idaho over its abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, arguing it conflicts with the federal law.

“No woman should be denied the care she needs,” Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, said in a statement. “All patients, including women who are experiencing pregnancy-related emergencies, should have access to emergency medical care required under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.”

PREGNANCY CARE AFTER ROE

Pregnant patients have “become radioactive to emergency departments” in states with extreme abortion restrictions, said Sara Rosenbaum, a George Washington University health law and policy professor. 

“They are so scared of a pregnant patient, that the emergency medicine staff won’t even look. They just want these people gone,” Rosenbaum said. 

Consider what happened to a woman who was nine months pregnant and having contractions when she arrived at the Falls Community Hospital in Marlin, Texas, in July 2022, a week after the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion. The doctor on duty refused to see her.

“The physician came to the triage desk and told the patient that we did not have obstetric services or capabilities,” hospital staff told federal investigators during interviews, according to documents. “The nursing staff informed the physician that we could test her for the presence of amniotic fluid. However, the physician adamantly recommended the patient drive to a Waco hospital.”

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Federal investigators looked into just over a dozen pregnancy-related complaints in those states during the months leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s pivotal ruling on abortion in 2022. But more than two dozen complaints about emergency pregnancy care were lodged in the months after the decision was unveiled. It is not known how many complaints were filed last year as the records request only asked for 2022 complaints and the information is not publicly available otherwise. 

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‘SHE IS BLEEDING A LOT’

Other pregnancies ended in catastrophe, the documents show.

At Sacred Heart Emergency Center in Houston, front desk staff refused to check in one woman after her husband asked for help delivering her baby that September. She miscarried in a restroom toilet in the emergency room lobby while her husband called 911 for help.

“She is bleeding a lot and had a miscarriage,” the husband told first responders in his call, which was transcribed from Spanish in federal documents. “I’m here at the hospital but they told us they can’t help us because we are not their client.”

Emergency crews, who arrived 20 minutes later and transferred the woman to a hospital, appeared confused over the staff’s refusal to help the woman, according to 911 call transcripts.

One first responder told federal investigators that when a Sacred Heart Emergency Center staffer was asked about the gestational age of the fetus, the staffer replied: “No, we can’t tell you, she is not our patient. That’s why you are here.”

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Meanwhile, the staff at Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, North Carolina, told a pregnant woman, who was complaining of stomach pain, that they would not be able to provide her with an ultrasound. The staff failed to tell her how risky it could be for her to depart without being stabilized, according to federal investigators. While en route to another hospital 45 minutes away, the woman gave birth in a car to a baby who did not survive. 

In Melbourne, Florida, a security guard at Holmes Regional Medical Center refused to let a pregnant woman into the triage area because she had brought a child with her. When the patient came back the next day, medical staff were unable to locate a fetal heartbeat. The center declined to comment on the case. 

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For Huntsberger, the OB-GYN, EMTALA was one of the few ways she felt protected to treat pregnant patients in Idaho, despite the state’s abortion ban. She left Idaho last year to practice in Oregon because of the ban.

The threat of fines or loss of Medicare funding for violating EMTALA is a big deterrent that keeps hospitals from dumping patients, she said. Many couldn’t keep their doors open if they lost Medicare funding. 

She has been waiting to see how HHS penalizes two hospitals in Missouri and Kansas that HHS announced last year it was investigating after a pregnant woman, who was in preterm labor at 17 weeks, was denied an abortion. 

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President Joe Biden and top U.S. health official Xavier Becerra have both publicly vowed vigilance in enforcing the law. 

Even as states have enacted strict abortion laws, the White House has argued that if hospitals receive Medicare funds they must provide stabilizing care, including abortions.

In a statement to THE AP, Becerra called it the “nation’s bedrock law protecting Americans’ right to life- and health-saving emergency medical care.” 

“And doctors, not politicians, should determine what constitutes emergency care,” he added.

Idaho’s law does not allow abortions if a mother’s health is at risk. But the state’s attorney general has argued that its abortion ban is “consistent” with federal law, which calls for emergency rooms to protect an unborn child in medical emergencies.

“The Biden administration has no business rewriting federal law to override Idaho’s law and force doctors to perform abortions,” Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador said in a statement earlier this year. 

Now, the Supreme Court will weigh in. The case could have implications in other states like Arizona, which is reinstating an 1864 law that bans all abortions, with an exception only if the mother’s life is at risk. 

EMTALA was initially introduced decades ago because private hospitals would dump patients on county or state hospitals, often because they didn’t have insurance, said Alexa Kolbi-Molinas of the American Civil Liberties Union. 

Some hospitals also refused to see pregnant women when they did not have an established relationship with physicians on staff. If the court nullifies or weakens those protections, it could result in more hospitals turning away patients without fear of penalty from the federal government, she said.

“The government knows there’s a problem and is investigating and is doing something about that,” Kolbi-Molinas said. “Without EMTALA, they wouldn’t be able to do that.”

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The Repeal of Roe V Wade has been a disaster for pregnancy health care, with doctors turning away pregnant women just because they are pregnant out of fear that treatment might violate ever changing extreme and unscientific abortion bans

The Biden Administration's strong stand that EMTALA does cover emergency abortion care has forced hospitals to keep their doors open to people in need. A Republican administration would not enforce the law this way, Donald Trump has already said he'd leave it up to the states and certainly would drop the Biden Administration's law suit against Idaho's restrictive laws.

as horrible as all this is, it can always get worse, this is a preview of what a national Republican Abortion ban would mean for every pregnant person going to the hospital, you or someone you love could be left bleeding in a waiting room.

[unluckyshinyhunter]

you’ve seen florida men and california girls get ready for hawaii non binaries

new jersey gender fluids are next

[idlingintheimpalapodcast]

New Episode Alert: (Gently) Taking Authors To Task - Sam_Is_My_Safe_Word’s “Scents of Home”

Weeeee did a thing!!

@sam-is-my-safe-word, @talltalesandbedtimestories & @runawaydr3amerao3 lost our collective minds in March & signed up for the @wincestbigbang (It's Kasey's fault. Blame them. Dreamer has receipts.)

But now the bang is over, the stories have been posted, and we're breaking down the experience.

Second up is Kasey with the longest thing they've ever written in one go. Scents of Home is a look at love through the lens of scents & smells, gender identity issues, mental breakdowns and really hot sex. Like seriously. It takes you on a rollercoaster but it always comes back to love.

Read Kasey's Fic Listen on Spotify Watch on Youtube:

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - How Kasey, Dreamer, and Sandra got into the 2024 Wincest Big Bang

00:04:05 - This is Kasey’s first Big Bang

00:06:21 - What drew Kasey to the challenge?

00:14:06 - Where did the story idea for Scents of Home originate?

00:23:50 - Scents of Home summary

00:38:30 - What were some scenes Kasey wanted to write?

00:51:30 - Dean cries a lot in this fic

00:53:45 - Kasey had to cut some of the smut for… reasons

00:56:10 - The story shift and the Jacksonville, Florida event

00:58:30 - Stumbling on Poughkeepsie and finding a case for the boys

01:10:15 - How Kasey made scents of the story

01:12:15 - The happy ending and what ifs of Home

01:13:40 - The evolution of Vanilla

01:15:00 - Did the story end up the way Kasey had first envisioned?

01:24:50 - The gender fluid of it all

01:33:40 - What would Kasey have changed if there weren’t specific story points Dreamer wanted them to hit?

01:49:55 - How irritated is Kasey about having to post the entire fic in one go?

01:50:30 - Kasey’s thoughts about the Bang process and schedule

01:54:10 - Kasey’s artist partner, malefantasy

01:56:30 - The possibility of art in Scents of Home

02:02:40 - Going back to the original story idea at some point

02:05:25 - Apologies for Junkies

02:07:03 - Would Kasey do another Big Bang?

02:12:00 - Final thoughts and outro

[so-i-did-this-thing]

Hey! A trans minor here. I want to ask how should I proceed as a trans minor in Florida? I can’t move and my mother doesn’t take me being trans seriously. She says she supportive but I don’t think she is. I’m worried about all these bills coming into place and how they will affect me. I’m a FTgender fluid. Do you have any advice? Also, I play the flute :) it’s nice to see trans instrument players

Ayyy, trans orchestra forming!

So, I won't insult your intelligence by pretending things aren't about to get bad. But maybe I can help you understand the risks and how to keep yourself safe and sane.

An assumption: I don't know if you want to pursue physical transition and that is a convo 100% between you, your mom, and your healthcare providers, so I'm providing it as a neutral option for information purposes.

Also: The bills I mentioned have not passed yet, but they are sitting on the governor's desk. He will most likely sign them, meaning they'll take effect July 1, 2023.

Staying with your family

SB254 is the bill that affects you the most. It's the "kidnapping" bill. Yeah. :/

I don't know what your family situation is like, but if you have family members who oppose your mother's even lukewarm support, that could be enough for the state to remove you from her custody and turn you over to them. It would be up to you and your mom to figure out how to avoid/appease these family members so they don't think you are "at risk" of physical transition.

Gender-affirming care

SB254 also completely locks you out of puberty blockers, HRT, and surgery (the latter 2 in the past are sometimes pursued by older youth with parental consent) in this state. If you want to pursue any of this care, talk with your mother about getting it in another state. You will have to physically travel, because telemed for gender affirming care is also being banned due to new consent form requirements.

Once you are 18, you can pursue physical transition, if that's something you're interested in, but be aware that there are soon going to be so many obstacles to adult care, that it might as well be a transition ban for everyone. But if you're close to 18 and think HRT is for you, review the map for informed consent care. But be prepared for a long search and your insurance not covering things.

That said, if you need a therapist now, I think you may still be good here. Be very careful that you don't end up with someone who wants to use conversion therapy tactics -- these are typically going to be religious-based providers. Talking with other trans kids in your town might help you find a good provider.

Remember, if you don't like a therapist, you can stop going to them; shop around for one that makes you feel safe and makes you feel like they help you with the stress in your life.

Bathroom ban

HB 1521 does a few things:

Bans multi-stall gender neutral bathrooms (single stall is fine)

Requires schools to have bathroom policies

Empowers cis people to confront trans folks in a govt owned/leased bathroom/changing room and force them to leave, otherwise they are subject to a fine and/or jail

This is effectively a bounty bill. Examples of bathrooms where this bill will apply include schools, airports, stadiums, courthouses, etc. It isn't every public bathroom, but it is a lot.

People who are gender nonconforming or are being stalked/harassed by cis folks who know their trans status are most at risk here.

It is up to you how much you want to weigh your self-expression against your physical safety.

As a minor, you don't have a lot of rights, so I advise you choose your battles carefully and always have trusted adults to have your back. Being FTGenderfluid, a lot of how you dress might fly under the radar, but I'd avoid being too heavily masc for now.

Keeping safe & sane

Unfortunately, a lot of support you'd normally find at school is going to be unavailable from now on. But some ways to lessen your stress:

Get a job (if you are old enough). I know, I know, but money makes a lot of life easier, from buying little treats now to stockpiling for things you may want once you turn 18.

Be honest with the reality that you might have to be in the closet a lot, and brainstorm safe outlets for your gender expression. I know at your age, I dressed how I wanted at home and used roleplaying games to explore and express my gender.

Hang out with queer youth, especially in person. You might have a local organization that has events and support groups. It helps a lot to share your feelings with other kids going through the same.

Start following trans political commentators. Erin is a good follow on Substack - she makes it easy to understand all the legal stuff going on.

Consume happy queer stories, by queer authors. It will help counter all the doom scolling. I've been watching Dead End: Paranormal Park (it is a comic and a show), which features a trans masc protagonist.

Cultivate your relationship with your mom. Gently, but firmly set boundaries with her if she gives you guff for, I dunno, wearing boys jeans or whatever. But also be aware she probably has a lot of misinformation about trans people, so you will need to gently pick that apart and see how you can educate her. Trusted adults she also trusts can also help you here.

Build your network. The friends your age you make today could be roommates or coworkers tomorrow. Be social, it will also be good for your mental health.

Be kind to yourself. Things look bleak, but there are states in the US that are actually strengthening trans rights. There continue to be options, you just might need to spend time and resources achieving them.

I hope that helps, and a big hug from a trans adult who grew up in the closet. <3

[our-trans-youth-experience]

Hii!

im 16 and i live in florida TvT ive been thinking about socially transitioning at school but if a teacher decides to call my parents they might pull me from school

they know i identify as male/enby but they dont support it

i hung a "happy pride" poster me and my friend made but my mom took it down

they let me have a gender fluid flag in my craft room but only cause guests dont go in there

do you think i should transition? if so any tips?

Alright well, depending on which one of the three subdivisions of Florida you live in (Confederates, tourists, and snow birds) you’ll have an easier time or a harder time. Given that I lived in south Florida, which tended towards liberal policies, especially in the winter, most of my friends had a fairly easy time, and were able to be open, but it does come with risks. My advice is to give it some time, mate, and just gather intel

Marina

[iwasforcedtomakethisbytum]

hello noomf who i think is cool. nonbinary florida. they are too chaotic for one gender. thoughts? :3c

Yeah honestly i think them being either gender fluid or agender makes sense

Or he could identify as cis but just really really not give any shits about his gender to the point he'll wear whatever and accept whatever pronouns

Also this made me think of an idea i had last night, long hair Florida

Oh dear Lord i hope he takes care of his hair (⁠;⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)

[daltongraham]

My spouse is transitioning

If you've followed my blog at all, you've known I'm a fierce advocate for trans rights.

Well I get to put my money where my mouth is...a couple months ago my spouse came out to me and said that at 60, it's time for her to transition. (She's lived her life as a guy until now.) Already we're running into discrimination, even though we live in San Francisco: her health insurance is Tricare as thanks for 20 years of service to the Coast Guard, and Tricare does not cover gender-affirming surgery. You know why. You know exactly who wrote that into the appropriations bill. She's started hormones, but as I see it, there are 4 non-elective surgeries necessary to help her to have the right body, and we can't come close to paying out of pocket, nor can we afford supplemental insurance, because it is not available at a discount if you have "full credible coverage" insurance. Too fucking bad if that insurance is prejudicially lacking in coverage. Supplemental insurance would be about $2k/month--a lot cheaper than the surgeries themselves but every bit as unattainable for us.

People in my life, as I tell them about her transition, keep asking me how I'm reacting. Honestly, I am excited for her to take this new journey in life. Yes, I'm scared as shit about what she's going to face going forward. Yes, I realize she will never be able to visit my father now, because he lives in Florida. But my goodness! I never expected we would be traveling this path! And she's so much happier now that she's come out. It's just exciting to watch her learn how to put on the accoutrements of womanhood. It's so cool that she figured this out about herself and that we get to do something about it; it's not anything we could have dreamed possible when we were in high school. We knew about a few famous people who had transitioned--Christine Jorgensen, Wendy Carlos. Renée Richards. I was particularly interested in Wendy, because I was raised on Switched-On Bach, one of the early electronic music albumns. Somehow I found out that the artist had transitioned, which was very mysterious and intriguing to me and made the music all the more interesting.

I'm not sure what else I want to say at this point. I know we have a hard road ahead of us, but her sense of peace at finally being herself is such a joy to witness. (Maybe I'll make another post later about how it makes me question my own femininity and wonder if it's finally time to identify as gender-fluid...)

[mellimagicsblog]

"Yes, it could even happen to YOU!" - Friend Owl (Disney's Bambi)

I think most modern viewers of Bambi don't watch past the scene where the mother dies, which is a shame, because once Bambi grows up, the story gets a lot more action and humor (unlike the book, which just gets bleaker and trippier). I talk to so many people who have no idea whether Bambi, Thumper, and Flower are males or females, but does that really matter -at least for Flower?

With a film that has such little dialogue, it's not surprising that Flower never refers to themself besides "I," and that those times Flower is assigned, it's only by other characters. With the "dandy" role that is not seen in contemporary films and Flower's natural non-binary color scheme, they still make a great gender fluid/n-pal Disney character. It's also funny that Flower is the first to get "twitterpated" while being such a queer icon. (Flower's mate is named Petunia, by the way)

Oh dear, I've said gay. Guess Florida will have to ban Bambi soon. I'm sure that'll go as well for them as it did for Germany when they tried it. 😘

Non-binary colors = 💛🤍💜🖤

Genderfluid colors = 💗🤍💜🖤💙

[guardian-of-fun-times]

❄️Toxic Cosplayers: Frostplay❄️

This is going to be a long-ass post, so get comfortable with your favorite drink and a snack. As for me, the tea is hot and I'm ready to spill.

If you don't already know, this is Juliette, better known as Jacoby or Frostplay online. A band enthusiast, cosplayer, influencer, public figure, suicide prevention advocate, and YouTuber hailing from Southern California.

When I first saw Juliette, I assumed they were either Genderfluid or Trans in which they never stated until they made the post: "I'm a Girl!" after an Instagram account "exposed" her for wearing a binder. The account no longer exists because it was reported and deactivated.

I met Juliette at Anime Los Angeles years ago and she was very standoffish and rude to me seeing that I was also cosplaying the same character. I saw her again at ALA as Jack Frost and she asked me what happened to my leg noticing that I was in a knee brace and carried a crutch to lean on while I had my staff in my other hand.

She wasn’t well-liked in the Jelsa community circa 2013-2015 because she used to fail to credit artists. I never really paid attention to their work because of that, and some things she did… she came across at times as if she thought she was actually Jack Frost, and therefore the authority. It was just a different vibe to others who can have fun but, end of the day you know they know they aren't Jack Frost or any other character.

Her YouTube seemed to have some blurred lines where they thought they were THE Jack Frost. There’s a difference between playing the part at a cosplay convention, or for kids, but end of the day, even the Disney face characters know they aren’t actually Cinderella or something.

Another thing that disappointed me. How can you cosplay Jack Frost and ignore children? That’s such a big part of him. He’s the one who gets the Guardians to reconnect with the kids. Jackson was entertaining the kids. Jack was there for the kids well before he was a guardian.

You might know, that Frostplay went to Disney and dressed as Jack to get those photos and videos with the Elsa face character. Disney face characters have to feign ignorance of things outside of their Disney universe, so putting her in a rough position and potentially causing issues for her at work -- all for internet clout.

So, the stuff about Juliette and the Elsa cosplayers is the tip of the iceberg. She went full Q Anon. She "came out" as cisgender and straight in an emotional video. She was pretending to be in love with them for about five years, so it's a whole fucked up thing.

For a while, it was clear that her whole thing with Jack was some sort of coping mechanism for insecurity about who she was. She threw herself into the character so much that she dated two people at the time, both were Elsa cosplayers. So, it wasn't just one. She broke hearts and pushed people away.

There was a girl named Sofie before Alison. Sofie was from Florida and flew out here a time or two. I still think Juliette will one day accept that she's gender fluid or trans. Plus I know someone who told me that she once used a pseudo penis as a vessel to urinate through, sometimes. So, that adds to it. She's from a conservative area and that definitely influenced her. As for her being rude: she seemed to start gatekeeping the character.

She got awfully jealous and upset that GuardianFrosty on Instagram had taken inspiration from her Royal Jack Frost cosplay. He was literally was driven off Instagram and deactivated his account a few years ago for months because of Frostplay and their friends/followers since they kept sending hate, and death threats if he ever showed up at any California convention.

Claiming a character is childish behavior. Cosplay who you want, when you want. If other people have issues, let that trash take itself out.

[weirdoonskateboard]

More than anything from GTA VI, I want it to make me cry. I want it to be emotional, to be warm and humane even under all the cynical humor and innuendos and snide jabs about our culture. Rockstar has said in interviews that they don't want to punch down with their satire. They even removed a transphobic random encounter in the current gen versions of GTA 5. Also imagine his gta could work in representation in the game.

Imagine if we got a drag bar with IRL Florida drag queens. They gave Non-Binary pop artist Arca a radio station for gta online called Motomami(With Latin pop star Rosalia,great music set by the way, IT FUCKING SLAPS, I'LL REBLOG IT). Imagine maybe giving Lucia and Jason the opportunity to be more openly romantic. Remember Bully let you kiss boys, Jimmy Hopkins is canonically bisexual. I know people who were introduced to being bi through this game. And while GTA 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony evidently a bunch of straight guys idea of what queer culture is. It's still nice to sorta be seen by the series. And the characters that are openly homophobic are the antagonists you have to work with to deal with the club's debt.

Plus I have seen queer characters in these games being positively seen. Two character Bernie Crane in GTA 4, Reni Wassulmier in Liberty City and Vice City Stories are iffy depictions of queer people. Reni Claims to be "A little bit of everything, I'm universal" who is canonically gender fluid. I know people who resonate with these characters. There are a lot of good fan artists on tumblr who love Bernie. Also there's a shit ton of Luis Lopez X "Gay Tony" Prince.

There are spouts of Transphobia in the games, admittedly. There's a really bad radio as in San Andreas IYKYK. GTA is to many generations, their Mad Magazine. The edgy rebellious piece of art you know your parents didn't want you playing. They could be juvenile, clunky, gross, or just too edgy for its own good. But it introduced a lot of people to good music, films, shows, and subcultures)

I believe Rockstar has it in them to do better. To mature. To keep being the center of attention, to keep fighting the tainted ads and broken promises of the American Dream. To be heartfelt and show that even amidst the pain and suffering of living in America. That people find ways to keep fighting in the bizarre state of America right now. Maybe I'm too forgiving too these games due to nostalgia but I do believe that there is an art to these games.

PS, The Criminal Historian, the person who made the trans rep video has recently come out and is getting a lot of transphobic hate. If you could all counter that it would be greaaat.

[disease-danger-darkness-silence]

I told a friend of mine today, who is a fiscal conservative who abstained from voting because he hates Trump, that I cannot come visit him in Florida, because they have rules about IDs and gender markers that could get Raven and I into trouble. He knows I'm gender fluid with XXY chromosomes, and he knows I'm married to a nonbinary trans woman.

He told me I was leaning too hard into the blue pill and that the law only applies to people trying to get Florida ID cards or licenses. (He has never been a redditor, nor a 4chan kid. He thinks bluepilled specifically means Democrat vs redpilled meaning Republican.)

I was like, sir, are you implying I am a Democrat? Because I am not. (Also that that's true, but FL cops have arrested people with out of state ID because cops aren't required to know the law and those arrests stay on a person's record.)

He was like what? Yes you are a Democrat. You always have been.

And I was like, I regret to inform you that I was a libertarian when you first met me, almost 30 years ago. Now? Now I'm a fucking Communist. I hate Kamala Harris almost as much as I hate Trump. I voted for her purely as an act of desperation.

I'm so much worse than a Democrat. They're centrists at best.

And he had no good response to discovering that I'm a Communist and that I think Democrats are, if anything, far too conservative. He wished me safety and good health and shut up for the evening.

We'll see how that shakes out lol.

[tomorrowusa]

Hitler burned books. Florida's Ron DeSantis saves on lighter fluid by just tossing books into the dumpster.

Specifically, DeSanctimonius (as Weird Donald calls him) had state run New College of Florida (NCF) throw out thousands of LGBTQ+ books. The "don't say gay" governor continues his homophobic rampage of state censorship.

Thousands of books were dumped into the trash by the New College of Florida in Sarasota, including the library for the defunct Gender and Diversity Center inside the Hamilton building for student services. That has some students outraged over why it would throw away books they say could have been donated, a move that is part of a year-long transformation for the small public college in Governor Ron DeSantis’s “war on woke.” Last October, the school said it was getting rid of its gender studies department. Thursday, the school cleared out the Gender and Diversity Center, or GDC, tossing decades of accumulated books. Incoming senior Natalia Benavides couldn’t believe her eyes when stacks of books were tossed into a large dumpster outside NCF’s library. “I saw that dumpster full of books from the library,” she says. “And I said, ‘This is horrendous.’ Plenty of people could re-home those books and take care of them, and they're just sitting there.” New College says most of the books were from its library and were tossed because they are no longer serving the needs of the college, adding “gender studies has been discontinued as an area of concentration at New College and the books are not part of any official college collection or inventory.” Some of the books ended up at the Social Equity Through Education Alliance, known as SEE, which rushed to recover a few hundred books left on the ground.

“This is just a new low,” says SEE executive director Zander Moricz. “It also, beyond being evil, beyond being stupid, is wasteful and does not make sense.”

Ron DeSantis is not up for election this year. But all members of the lower house of the Florida legislature and half of the upper house of the legislature are up for election in November. Floridians should express their displeasure with bigoted GOP legislators by tossing them out of office the way the DeSantis-run NCF tossed out LGBTQ+ related books.

[chxrrywinc]

⌜ lizeth selene , twenty four , genderfluid , they/she ⌟  ╱ is that FEMININOMENON by CHAPPELL ROAN, i hear playing? oh that has to mean ROWAN HERNÁNDEZ , is about to clock in. i hear they’re a SOPHOMORE who’s been away studying PERFORMANCE STUDIES at NYU TISCH. it sure is a shame they’ve grown up to be rather CAREFREE and INDEPENDENT. word on the strip is that they’re back home for the summer and working as a RECEPTIONIST at INKSPIRE, to earn some extra cash, in order to buy a new guitar but don’t tell them i told you that !

𝘽𝘼𝙎𝙄𝘾𝙎:

FULL NAME: Rowan Hernández

NICKNAMES: Ro, R

GENDER: Gender fluid

PRONOUNS: They/She

SEXUALITY: Pansexual

DATE OF BIRTH: May 5th

ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Spanish (native), English (fluent)

NATIONALITY: Peruvian-American

WORKKING AT: Inkspire as a recepcionist.

PINTEREST: click here for rowan's board.

𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙀𝘼𝙍𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀:

FACECLAIM: Lizeth Selene

VOICE CLAIM: Lizeth Selene

HEIGHT: 5'4"

BUILD: Slim & petite, kind of on the skinny side.

HAIR: Very thick & dark brown, natural mermaid waves, often messy.

EYES: Dark brown

PIERCINGS & TATTOOS: Multiple tattoos across their body. Nose piercings: septum and nostril. Ear piercings: multiple lobe piercings, helix, and tragus.

OTHER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Scar above the right eyebrow, beauty mark below the left eye, slight calluses on their hands from playing the guitar.

𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙎𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔:

POSITIVE TRAITS: Creative, resilient, loyal, passionate, introspective.

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Stubborn, aloof, self-critical, reclusive, blunt.

LIKES: Music (playing and listening), writing lyrics, collecting vinyl records, coffee, late-night walks, vintage clothing, comic books.

DISLIKES: Dishonesty, superficiality, overly crowded places, hot weather, loud noises without rhythm.

AESTHETICS: The sound of an electric guitar riff blending with the distant hum of the city; the smell of rain on concrete; vintage band tees and worn-out jeans; a sketchbook filled with song lyrics and doodles; the taste of cold brew coffee on a warm day; vinyl records and cassette tapes; late-night jam sessions under dim lights.

PET PEEVES: People who interrupt while they're playing and have judgmental attitudes.

𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙋𝙃𝙔

Rowan Hernández was born in Arequipa, Peru, and moved to the United States at a very young age with their family in search of better opportunities. In the US, they first lived with a relative until they could afford their apartment, initially settling in Florida, as it had a solid Latin culture that they were already accustomed to in their native country. However, they later moved to Cypress Rhodes, Colorado due to a job offer for their father—though he was a workaholic, he still believed this would give his family a better life. Rowan initially found it hard to make friends because they only spoke Spanish—the primary language in Peru—and most of their friends in Florida also spoke Spanish. Thus, the language barrier pushed them to learn English out of necessity. Rowan discovered guitar when they were 12, and it became their outlet for the emotions they couldn't understand and a way to handle the pain of losing their mother when they were a teen. Their bad connection to their dad, who simply didn't know how to deal with him anymore, made music even more important to she. They started a band named Vortex with childhood / university friends in New York City. Even though the band is formed around raw, emotional performances and an eccentric sound, they have never made a hit, and nobody seems to notice. Rowan ventured to New York to study Performance Studies at NYU TISCH, a move that offered both academic pursuit and a temporary escape from their father. Now back in Cypress Rhodes for the summer break, they've taken a role as a receptionist at Inkspire, aiming to reconnect with old friends while saving up for a new guitar. They have no plans to seek out their father, feeling he holds little interest in reconnecting with them.

𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙉𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎

Ride or Die/Bestie(s): Someone who has been their best friend since forever, the one that knows Rowan inside out, with whom they've gone through it all, always there to help each other out. This person is someone Rowan trusts implicitly and leans on during tough times. (1-2 characters)

Exes on Good Terms: A former romantic partner who remains a close friend. They ended their relationship amicably and continue to support each other in their respective endeavors. They might occasionally reminisce about their past but are firmly in the friend zone now. (1 character)

Confidant: This is someone whom Rowan can tell anything and everything, who will listen and give advice without judgment. This is Rowan's person they can open up to, sharing their deepest thoughts and secrets. (1-2 characters)

Bandmate: Another member of Vortex who shares Rowan's love for music. They write songs and perform together. What makes them close is the fact that they share experiences due to common interests. Bandmates could be childhood friends or individuals Rowan met in New York. (1-3 characters)

Unlikely Friend: Someone Rowan befriended despite seemingly having nothing in common. The personality differences complement each other, and they often seem to learn things from each other. (1 character)

[vandcrlylecrybaby]

oh i believe i had potential...

name: tallahassee andros

nickname: tal

pronouns/gender: he/him, cis man

sexuality: fluid

birthday: september 27, 1987

zodiac sign: libra ☉ | scorpio ☽ | gemini➶  

residence: brooklyn

employment: sandwich shop owner

mbti: ESFP

enneagram: type 7w6

moral alignment: chaotic neutral

... if i had got right

TL;DR:

trigger warnings: drug use, drug abuse, drug addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction.

florida native who left home when the band he started with his brother got signed after years and years of playing dive bars, bowling alleys and birthday parties. very much a has-been, even though his old band comes back on throwback playlists and people go ‘oh hey what happened to them’ (the goal and the vibe is like… del amitri meets nine days meets a much less successful third eye blind)

(really though absolutely no one is gonna recognize this dude for that anywhere ever lmao) but don’t worry he will tell you all about it. sometimes he has the grace to hold off until someone asks why he was like 150k followers on twitter [after saying it’s because he’s really funny and insightful]

minorly and mostly peripherally success was all tallahassee needed to absolutely rip his life to pieces. he landed himself in rehab after a particularly bad fight with the band’s tour manager. when he was given the choice of potential prison time or rehab, he chose rehab. but he wasn’t read to get clean, and after his 90 days, he was right back where he wanted to be.

over the next few years, tallahassee burned every bridge and every relationship he ever had. friends, partners, family – he had dug himself into a hole trying to dig out of his habits. he sold his place, he sold his car, his sold his first guitar. after an incident on a stage in austin, he landed himself in rehab for the second time, and lost his spot in the band. (that he named and started, but whatever, he swears he’s let that go)

this time, it was going to stick, he decided. this time, he wanted it. it was the hardest 90 days of his life, until he was released and discovered that every day from here on out was just as difficult.

he left california, spent some time freelance writing and traveling the country. (he was not entirely unaware that the thing he was running from was in the driver’s seat with him.)

he ended up in new york by chance, and (mostly) stayed by choice. his bronco broke down outside of a bar, and he decided it was divine intervention telling him it was just fine to go in and have a drink. predictably, he woke up in the drunk tank with a court date a month away. so he stayed. at first, in rent-by-the-week motel on staten island. didn’t matter – he spent most of his time bouncing between NA and AA meetings, anyway. his court date came and went, and tallahassee signed a lease. worked odd jobs. bought a house. bought a sandwich shop. built a life and put down roots in hopes that the man who was hellbent and setting fire to it all was still somewhere on the west coast.

people person (derogatory) and is insufferable when he isn't getting enough attention (and he is never getting enough attention).

i could have been there...

WANTED CONNECTIONS:

NA or AA buddies. (sponsor and sponsee especially)

sandwich shop regulars

friends

exes/flings

anything n everything

... i could have been special

ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS:

tbd

VIBES:

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