#lgbtq needs help

[enfinizatics]

dear americans,

as a polish queer woman and human rights activist, i know exactly how you're feeling right now and what to expect from these elections. i lived through the 2015-2023 regime of pis, a right-wing populist party that divided families in the same way trump did. i’ve experienced the rise of fascism in poland, the influence of far-right parties like konfederacja, and their “santa’s little helpers”—ordo iuris, an ultra-conservative catholic organization (banned in many countries, mind you) that helped enforce a near-total abortion ban and runs anti-queer campaigns in public spaces. i supported the black protests in 2016 as a middle schooler when they first tried to ban abortion. as an adult, i actively participated in the 2020 women’s strike, running from police tear gas daily after they finally passed the ban. i supported friends who faced charges.

i’ve lived through intense homophobia in poland as a queer teen and adult. i survived the first pride march in my hometown, where far-right extremists threw stones and glass at us. i endured the anti-queer propaganda spread by the ruling party in state-owned media. i survived the “rainbow night,” poland’s own stonewall moment in summer 2020, when police arrested around 50 queer activists following the arrest of margo, a nonbinary activist. i survived the "lgbt-free zones," the targeted violence, the slurs from strangers on the street, and the protests i held against queerphobia. it was hard as fuck, but i survived.

but just because i survived, it doesn’t mean others did. many women died because of the abortion ban—marta, justyna, izabela, dorota, joanna, maria, and many others who didn’t survive pis’s draconian anti-abortion laws. milo, kacper, michał, zuzia (she was 12), wiktor, and other queer and trans kids and young adults took their own lives because of the relentless queerphobia.

despite all of this, our experience in poland can serve as a guide now. here are some tips for staying safe and how we, polish queers and women, organized under the regime:

safety first, always. if you know someone who’s had an abortion, no you don’t. if you know someone is trans, no you don’t. if you know people who help with safe abortions, no you don’t—at least not until you know it’s 100% safe to share. if you are queer or have had an abortion, only share this with people you trust fully. most importantly, not everyone has to be an activist just because they’re part of a minority. if it feels unsafe to share that you're queer, trans, etc., then don’t. it doesn’t make you any less queer.

use secure, encrypted messaging like signal for conversations on potentially risky topics, such as queerness, abortion, organizing counter-actions, protests—anything that might be used against you.

stay anonymous online. if you want to research or report something without surveillance, do not use regular internet. get a vpn (mullvad is affordable and reliable), download the tor browser (for both onion and standard links), and if you plan to whistleblow, consider using a riseup email account.

organize and build networks. community is everything now. support each other, foster independence, because your government won’t have your back. set up collectives, grassroots movements. create lists of trusted professionals—lawyers, doctors, etc.—who can offer support.

to lawyers and doctors: please consider pro-bono work. this is what got us through poland’s hardest times. your work will be needed now more than ever.

for protests or risky actions: always write a pro-bono lawyer’s number on your arm with a permanent marker.

get to know the anarchist black cross federation and other resources on safety culture: "Starting an anarchist black cross group: A guide"; Still We Rise - A resource pack for transgender and non-gender conforming people in prison; Safe OUTside the system by the Audre Lorde Project;

for safe abortion info or involvement: get familiar with womenhelpwomen.

stay radical, stay strong, stay informed: The Anarchist Library

if i forgot to (or didn't) include something, don't hesitate to reblog this post with other resources.

[jay-wasstuff]

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Bonus: the old man (+insp)

[samerpal]

Winter has arrived…

Its coldness, unsettling stillness, and relentless rains have taken over. Last night was harsh, as the heavy rain flooded our humble tents, leaving behind nothing but cold and suffering.

My children, their small bodies can no longer endure this piercing cold. All I can do is hold them close, but even that is no longer enough to shield them from the cruelty of this weather. Our tiny tent, barely offering us shelter, stands less than 100 meters away from the sea. The crashing waves and roaring winds create a daily battle for us, amplifying the fear in my children during the darkness of the night.

This morning, we woke up to the same exhausting reality. I don’t know if this suffering will ever end or if it will repeat with every new sunrise. Sometimes I wonder: does tomorrow hold any hope for us, or is it just another chapter of pain?

These are not just words, but glinnmpses of the reality of my life and the suffering of my children, for which I can find no solution.

@tamamita @mysharona1987 @radicalgraff @anneemay @pcktknife @buzzy-bee-13 @myceliacrochet @soft-sunbird @jezior0 @a-shade-of-blue @dlxxv-vetted-donations @nabulsi @appsa @determinate-negation @aces-and-angels

[uglyandworthless]

I was just beaten, stabbed, and shot all in just the matter of a few days, each day a different incident or attack by an individual in my family and outside of my family by ppl around me, I had to get several stitches in my legs, arms, hands and even some in my face after being jumped and beaten and stabbed, I had a bullet pulled out my leg and my side, I was shot 8 times, 4 times in the legs and 2 times in my right lower abdomen and another 2 times in my left lower abdomen, I been in and out of the hospital including the mental hospital for suicide attempts as well as being harmed by transphobic ppl, I've been struggling paying for costs of a vet visit after my kitten was killed by my moms dog after she had her dog kill her, I've been raped, molested and abused by my family and ppl in my schools and neighborhood and I just get tired of being in this same situation surrounded by poverty, I live in a neighborhood where I'm constantly threatened for being a black trans woman and I have NO ONE TO TURN TO, I've tried getting help finding a new job but it's harder after constantly being fired for molestation at work and sexual harassment and constant work abuse I've been thru whether it was employees or managers targeting me with harassment and bullying within the workplace and it's been hard in general trying to get help with financial situations, paying for medical bills and get med assistance from the government and the city as well as mental health help for therapists, psychiatric help, and safe space havens or shelters, I've also been from mental health facility shelter to homeless shelters and been harassed, abused, raped and molested in EVERY SINGLE ONE, i am currently living in a rundown home surrounded by poverty and bad conditions, rusted bursted pipes, i have no plumbing, no water, no way to get anything to drink, to clean stuff with, i dont have water for dishes to be cleaned, laundry to be washed, or to bathe or shower in or to take a piss or shit in either and there are several dead cats in my basement as well as raccoons from all the holes in the walls, I had to freeze in the winter and was trying to get help from the city with some government assistance and I'VE YET TO GET ANY HELP, ANY THERAPISTS FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH I'M STILL ON A QUEUE, I HAVE NO HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH MEDS, OR PSYCHIATRIC HELP, I can't seem to afford to get help with much even after succeeding my Gofundme goal because I had to use most of that money for food for me and my cats and keep cleaning products to get my home clean WHICH IS STILL A MESS. so what i need anyone to do for me if yall POSSIBLY CAN, is reblog this as much as you can and please share my links to donation help with pet food, water, meds, med help, mental health help, finding an apartment, getting a bed or mattress, and any daily needs and necessities IF YALL CAN.

My goal is to get at least $2500 to $3000, I know it's alot but rn I need as much as I can possibly get, yall can send anything, nothing is too small it's ALL APPRECIATED. IF PPL CAN SEND AT LEAST 25 OR 30$ EACH IT WOULD HELP OUT SO MUCH, BUT AGAIN ANY AMOUNT IS APPRECIATED. THIS is REALLY IMPORTANT!!....I'M TRYING MY BEST TO SURVIVE RIGHT NOW!

Cashapp: $Slasherstan91

Venmo: Negrophiliac (I know the name's wild 😭)

Chime: $MarsRayL

Paypal: paypal.me/MarsRayL

[chrissy-kaos]

Hey need some help fixing my car! I don’t want to just ask for the money like many others do. I’m not about that. I’d rather work for it. So I’m selling a pic/vid set! My goal is to raise about $2k! I have about a month to do so!

20 pics and a vid for $30!

$50 or more will get a bonus vid 😜

$75 or more you get all pics/vids plus 2 months free to my onlyfans!

Cashapp- $ChrissyKaos

Venmo- @Chrissy_Kaos

If you don’t want content and still want to donate that would be awesome too!

Thank you for everyone that has helped out! I couldn’t do this without any of you!

[notaplaceofhonour]

please help a queer disabled Jew in need

I hate that I have to keep doing this, but rent is due soon, and I’m still behind trying to pay off last month’s utilities, while my main source of income has gotten really slow. If you have any money to spare, please consider helping me out.

Here are my links:

@/karibud on venmo

$karibud on cashapp

gofundme

[mayahawkeswife]

i think people really do lack the understanding of just how much representation matters.

like, chappell roan. not only is she an out and proud LESBIAN, but i just saw a interview where she opens up about how she is also demisexual. that truly struck a chord with me personally, because i’ve been struggling with figuring myself out in those terms and just hearing someone talk about it, knowing i’m not alone in my feelings and that it’s okay, really does help.

representation MATTERS. DIVERSE representation matters.

[jojo-oliver]

Buy a patch, help me pay my rent

$25 CAD Only 25 of each design available, 50 total Click me for Etsy link I have moved from Germany to Canada, where my mom had been homeless for 3 months. I placed myself in homelessness with her and we stayed in a shelter for 1 month. We have: ✅found housing (after 30+ viewings that all rejected her) ✅gotten hired (mom increased to full time, I have found part time) ✅registered with every assistance program we can However, after fronting the deposit and first month's rent and all the bills myself, I'm worried about making ends meet at the end of the month. Mom is escaping an abusive relationship and has very little. I'm having iron-on patches printed by a local business and they're currently past the proof stage. They will be 4x4 inches big and will look absolutely sick on your jacket. Or your jeans. Or your bag. If you go buy a patch, I'll send it in the mail to you as soon as they're done(could be a couple weeks). You will be supporting me and my mom getting back on our feet. And you'll have a badass new patch.

[captainbabeville]

Help for dental revision surgery

Hi folks. This is the last thing I want to be doing again. The thought of having to reach out during this past hellish year of my life makes me sick to think about. But someone told me this is what a community is here for, to help when it is needed <3 Last year I was physically assaulted (related to transphobia and abuse) which resulted in me losing a front tooth and fracturing my jaw. Its was the most pain I physically had to go through and just in general this past year has really tested me. With all those medical bills is the reason why I fell so behind with rent an utilities, but with the help of a dear friend, @julykings and so many of YOU I made it out of that and have had a place to stay, which I can't thank you enough <3 I have been experiencing severe pain in my jaw again and went to go get it checked out last week. I've been told that my jaw has been shifting again, which will cause trouble with speaking, eating etc in the long run. So the terrible news is that I've been scheduled for revision surgery on the 20th of January. If I don't get the surgery my jaw and quality of day to day life will be in jeopardy. Since I don't have medical aid I have to pay out of pocket. In total the surgery will cost $2000, which makes me want to cry. Also because I live off the little freelance work I do while actively looking for a more stable job after being laid off last year. If at least a $1000 can be paid by the 20th I can go ahead with the surgery. I know I've asked a lot from this beautiful community and all the help has not gone unappreciative in the slightest. I truly do need help with this. I get emotional just thinking about all the support and love I've received. I was thinking of setting up a GoFundMe, but that didn't generate much the first time around when the assault happened. So if anyone has the means to spare a few dollars to help me get this surgery it will truly save me

Donate here PAYPAL or type in CaptainBabeville

[darkmagenugget]

Got another big help needed for my friend Entropy. ( @entroart ) who needs help to pay rent. Share this around and send help if you can! We'll keep sharing this too.

ko-fi:

VGen:

[slayfk]

my friend rio ( @plamtae ) could use all the help they can get... i've known this guy for over five years now and they've been through so much since then and even more before. they've worked so hard to make their life better but they just keep getting hit by misfortune after misfortune after misfortune. they are one of my best friends and i'm so lucky to have them in my life...they deserve to have a good one. their commissions are open, as well as donations...please consider either option if you have the means and are willing!

- commissions/their tumblr

- donations

thank you beloved friends and horsers

[sunshinefox35]

Incorrect Quotes Pt 5

Can TF141 still be saved

König: Did it hurt when you fell-

Horangi: From heaven? Wow, I didn’t think you were such a flirt-

König: No, I meant when you fell down the stairs.

Horangi: ...

König: You just laid there for 15 minutes.

Ghost: Why did you think that would be a good idea, Sergeant?! Reader: I didn’t say it was a good idea I just said I thought it would be fun, sir.

Soap: Could you guys at least try to see this from my perspective? König: *crouches down* Ghost *kneels down* Reader: *sits on the floor* Soap : ... Soap : I hate all of you.

MedicReader: Damn, the power went out.

Roach: Don’t worry, I’ve got this.

Roach: *shakes rapidly and starts to light up*

MedicReader: What-?

Roach: I swallowed a glow stick!

MedicReader, on the verge of a heart attack: WHY WOULD YOU-

Gaz : Horangi and I were crossing the street, and this man drove by and honked at us.

Price : What did you do?

Gaz : He chased him to the next red light, and reached into his window, and-

Horangi: *walking in* Who wants a steering wheel?

Reader : Watcha doin? Roach: Stealing one of Ghost's masks Reader : Scandalous. Reader : Can I help?

*Rudy TEXTING Alejandro *

Rudy: Mi sol ( my Sunshine) Rudy: Baby Rudy: Angel Rudy: Mi Vida Rudy: Babe Rudy: If you don't answer me, the pet names are going to start getting meaner. Rudy: Bowl of cereal that's been sitting out for like an hour.

Soap: Change is inedible. Ghost: Don't you mean inevitable? Soap, spitting out coins: No, I did not.

MedicReader: Why would you think coins were edible?! Soap: Roach ate a coin in front of me so I tried it as well MedicReader: ... Ghost: he was eating chocolate coins Soap: Soap: ah

Price: What are you drinking? Reader: Vodka. Price: Straight? Reader: No, gay. Why?

König: Horangi, I'm sad. Horangi: *Holds out arms for a hug* Naww babe It’s going to be okay.

Soap: Ghost, I'm sad. Ghost, nodding: mood.

[raavenb2619]

An ace friend of mine has been questioning if they're aro for a bit, and they recently sent me this:

I think I’m aro. But not because I’ve stared at myself and decided that that’s a perfect label that fits and describes me. I think I’m aro because even if I haven’t learned anything about myself, I’m slowly starting to realize that the label can mean a lot of things in a lot of ways, and it’s less a matter of fitting under an umbrella than it is enjoying the lack of rain. And I think I like using the term aromantic to describe myself. So, that’s it. I am aroace. Because I want to be. Not because I understand myself—because that’s an infinity away—but because whatever mess I am, it’s a mess that’s a little bit better with the term applied.

[cryptid-phoenix]

"You can't stop progress..."

I just love restoring and coloring old Tintin sketches!

[shrcker]

so I moved into my new place but I still need a lot of support right now financially at least until I can throw together a good portfolio and finish my studies to get a decent job.

until then, I do still need to ask for any donations to help feed and support myself. anything will help, I appreciate any and all support, I'm just sorry I can't do this through commissions or anything similar

below is a link if you can help, thank you

[chrissy-kaos]

So I need help raising money to fix my car. It's going to cost around $2-3k after the body shop gets done. To be honest with you, I just don't have that kind of money. Not even close. So, I'm going to sell content to help raise it.

20 picture set for $25

These are nudes, lingerie, and alike pictures

$295/3000

If you'd like to buy a set, please dm me. I'm not asking for free money. That's just not me. If you don't want to purchase a set and just want to donate, that's cool, too. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you 🙏🏻