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saw someone say "an 11-year-old isn't even supposed to know what sex is and if you do something horrible must be happening to you and you need to get out of there" like can we be for real for a moment. have some people honest to god never heard 11-year-olds making sex jokes in their life

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next time a cishet man talks about how he feels oppressed or like ppl are saying he's evil, explain the trans-to-prison pipeline and v-coding to him.

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next time a cishet man talks about how he feels oppressed or like ppl are saying he's evil, explain the trans-to-prison pipeline and v-coding to him.

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Nearly 14,000 mail ballots in Nevada have signature issues

Officials urge residents to use online tool to check if ballot was accepted

The total number of ballots — 13,906 — needing curing include 6,383 from registered nonpartisan or other voters, 4,026 from Democrats and 3,497 from Republicans.

The deadline for voters to cure their ballots is 5 p.m. Nov. 12, officials said. Ballots can be cured here.

The main issue they're having with young voters is that Nevada allows for voter registration through the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the "signatures" are digital (the licensee types it into a form), so their hand-written signatures on their ballots don't match the KEYSTROKES that serve as signatures on their license.

It would be hilarious if it weren't so fucking infuriating.

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nothing pisses me off during us elections more than european moral superiority despite having done almost nothing to earn it. your countries’ histories are rotten and your politics are nothing groundbreaking so please relax

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it’s fucking insane that a moderator had to say “there is no state where you can kill a baby after it’s born” at a presidential debate.

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What it all boils down to is that a lot of fan fic writers want to have their cake and eat it, too. They want to insist that their fics, and fan fiction as a whole, is inherently progressive and needs to be considered an art form on the level of published books and other art. But at the same time they refuse– absolutely REFUSE– to be critiqued, not only on the awful things that can crop up in fan fic (i.e. romanticized/glorified pedophilia, incest, and abuse of any and all stripes, racism and homophobia, etc.) but they also refuse to be critiqued on the most mundane, minor issues that readers have, and insist on silencing their reader base by equating minor critique to the worst type of evil harassment and hate! It’s quite disgusting to see how coddled fan fic writers are!

Either fan fiction is art and therefore subject to the same rules and criticism, or it’s not. You cant have it both ways. You don’t get to dodge the rules. 

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What it all boils down to is that a lot of fan fic writers want to have their cake and eat it, too. They want to insist that their fics, and fan fiction as a whole, is inherently progressive and needs to be considered an art form on the level of published books and other art. But at the same time they refuse– absolutely REFUSE– to be critiqued, not only on the awful things that can crop up in fan fic (i.e. romanticized/glorified pedophilia, incest, and abuse of any and all stripes, racism and homophobia, etc.) but they also refuse to be critiqued on the most mundane, minor issues that readers have, and insist on silencing their reader base by equating minor critique to the worst type of evil harassment and hate! It’s quite disgusting to see how coddled fan fic writers are!

Either fan fiction is art and therefore subject to the same rules and criticism, or it’s not. You cant have it both ways. You don’t get to dodge the rules. 

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I'm tired of pretending "if you engage with Harry Potter as a fandom at all, you're putting money into JKR's pocket and killing trans people" is at all 1) true 2) rational

Okay I'm going to tell you something: Joanne Rowling is rich. Beyond your wildest dreams. She has already made her literal billion dollars off of Harry Potter. She is not waiting for each penny and dime to trickle in so that she can put it into the Kill Trans People organization.

People writing fanfiction or drawing art of this franchise are not the ones keeping it financially afloat. People continuing to personally enjoy the books they've owned for ten years are not contributing to the oppression of trans people.

Before you write your angry retort, let it be known YOU CAN STILL HATE HARRY POTTER. YOU CAN STILL DISTRUST PEOPLE WHO LIKE HARRY POTTER. YOU ARE WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS TO DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM IT.

There's nothing wrong with that! It's understandable! But disliking the associations a fandom has does not mean those who still engage with the fandom are actually harming you (or anyone else for that matter).

Actively putting your own money into Harry Potter merchandise does, however, contribute to the thousands that JKR continues to receive. Are you literally killing trans people? Again, no, but that is direct support of a transphobic POS. It tells the corporations who produce that merchandise that JKR is still profitable, and may in fact lead to more multi million dollar deals being made with her.

Contrary to what some people on the internet may think, corporations are not keeping track of money-free fandom engagement. So no, continuing to create fan works will not convince any marketing team that they should keep pouring resources into the franchise. It will not line Joanne's pockets.

In the end, and this is important, you can feel however which way you want about Harry Potter. I know trans women who love it, I know trans women who hate it. Neither of them has the "correct" opinion. Harry Potter is a nostalgic touchstone for millions, and JKR's politics doesn't change that.

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If you're afab and find yourself thinking stuff like "I wish I had a body like a trans woman," I'm gonna need you to stop and ask yourself what you mean by that. Like reeeeally deeply, introspectively ask yourself. Because your answer probably reveals a lot about your hidden biases trans women. Do you want a penis? Great, but not all trans women have those, and it's really weird to try and define a whole group of people by their genitals. Do you want to look more masculine? Because, and I really hope I don't need to say this, viewing/defining trans women as "more masculine women" is super transphobic and fucked up + you need to stop viewing us like that immediately. There is no meaningful universal difference between cis and trans bodies you can define that does not in some way reduce us to our anatomy and/or stereotypes about us, so instead of comparing yourself to whatever imaginary idea of trans women you have in your head, just be yourself. Explore your body and gender on your own terms, but please, leave us out of it.

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shocked that i haven’t seen a post about this already but the way that “full body deodorant” is being pushed on us is so vile. that woman in the commercials being like “i’m a woman and i know how it feels to be ashamed of your body’s natural odors. that’s why i invented this shit to rub between your thighs so you, too, can feel ashamed of your body’s natural odors. unless you buy my product :)” die die die die kill yourself fuck you fuck you

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This version of the progress flag legitimately looks so nice

Gilbert baker rainbow, huge intersex circle, the design is cluttered but in a good way 10/10

[ID: A version of the progress pride flag with a large purple intersex ring outlined in gold, looping through pink, blue, brown, and black chevrons on the side, which have a base of white. The horizontal stripes are: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, and purple. End ID.]

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op turned off reblogs for understandable reasons but i viscerally needed to repost this because it summarizes everything ive been saying so concisely

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Reminder that there is no evidence that Imane Khelif is intersex or has any sort of hormonal or chromosomal disorder at all.

She defeated a never before beaten Russian boxer so the IBA, which is run by one of Putin’s pals, disqualified her by saying she failed a gender eligibility test.

The Olympics cut its ties with the IBA for being ethically dubious and does not recognize anything they do. The IBA has refused to provide any evidence for its assertions or elaborate on what tests were conducted where or when and by whom.

This entire fracas is just more Russian deception

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honestly what people don't realize is that a lot of queer liberation will come from liberating cishet people from feeling like they can only identify in highly specific ways or else they're not cishet. if we encourage cishet men to wear makeup, dresses, skirts, "feminine" blouses, and other gendered that would make people question their gender or sexuality, and encourage cishet women to wear "masculine clothing, forgo shaving and makeup, and having "manly" hobbies, we open the doors for all kinds of trans people to present and express themselves freely without worry.

we break down hatred and misunderstanding when we allow folks of all identities to be and express themselves in ways that make sense without forcing arbitrary rules and identities on them. we would move toward a society where both effeminate trans and cis men who wear makeup and dresses would not run into having their gender questioned by total strangers, we would move toward a society where both masculine trans and cis women would not have to deal with being misgendered and having their womanhood questioned.

cis folks having their gender be questioned as trans, and trans folks having their gender be questioned as cis because of how they dress are being affected by the same principal: men only dress one way, and women only dress one way. this creates stress for not only trans people. cis folk feel trapped and isolated by this logic every single day, and they shouldn't have to feel obligated to completely changed their gender identity in order to just dress and express themselves.

whether or not we like to address it, there are in fact cisgender people who feel trapped and held down by how strict gender presentation rules are. we shouldn't assert that they deserve to feel that way, but rather that no one should have to feel this way. no one should have to feel like they cannot be who they feel they are on the inside, no one should have to feel like they can't wear clothing that makes them feel like who they are and looks good to them. no one should have to feel like they can't express themselves.

everyone deserves the freedom to dress how they want to, no matter what gender they are and what unnecessarily gendered pieces of clothing they wish to wear. we need to liberate everyone from this mentality, it only helps more people be free of this unnecessary restriction we've placed on ourselves.

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hrghh another long and difficult day... TUMBLR!! fetch me a photo of The Fictional Character .....