Darling, you are significant

As a bit of levity, upon seeing the work in progress drawing of Agent Alex, Fran - @crazygnomenclature had this to say,

“🎵 Secret Aaaaagent Ma'am🎵”

Thank you, sometimes we need a bit of fun when discussing things that are extraordinarily not fun.

I'm Still Alex - Webtoon | Tapas | Linktree | Patreon

Sure, I’m technically allowed to work for the federal government… unless I was one of the trans people purged from the military… which was later ruled unconstitutional, so I suppose I could get that job… for now… but the damage to our transgender military personnel was already done; that ruling was far too late.

Beware the person who downplays what’s happening, and let’s go further, challenge them.  Yes, trans people are legally allowed to work government jobs, but when doing so requires them to be stripped of their life saving healthcare, are they really?

The messaging is clear: if you want to be part of the future that republicans are building, you must either strip yourself of your identity, or die.

Broken record as I am on this topic, it bears repeating:

Neutrality assists the oppressor.  If you’re part of a discussion where someone spouts this garbage and you don’t push back, you’ve given tacit approval to what they said.  If you remain friends with that person, you’re making the statement that bigotry is not a dealbreaker for you.

What kind of person do you want to be?  If transphobia, homophobia, racism, bigotry, etc. aren’t dealbreakers for you, are you that person?

From the article:

A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observed signs of ozone recovery in the past. But the new study is the first to show, with high statistical confidence, that this recovery is due primarily to the reduction of ozone-depleting substances, versus other influences such as natural weather variability or increased greenhouse gas emissions to the stratosphere. “There’s been a lot of qualitative evidence showing that the Antarctic ozone hole is getting better. This is really the first study that has quantified confidence in the recovery of the ozone hole,” says study author Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies and Chemistry. “The conclusion is, with 95 percent confidence, it is recovering. Which is awesome. And it shows we can actually solve environmental problems.”

My favorite quote from the article:

Wake up babe, new octopus just dropped

115 colonists: okay

governor: ends up spending 3 years in england bc of a naval war with spain or some shit

governor: gets back to the colony to find everyone gone

governer: sees the word “croatoan”, the name of a native american tribe, carved into a post

croatoan tribe: has members and children with blonde hair/blue eyes, pale skin

going to the doctor? at least a copay that could be reduced by insurance but never fully gone if not an entire multi-hundred dollar bill for them to say eh idk and maybe run tests that also cost money. oh, and you’ll probably pay double for a specialist that you wait months for a five minute appointment

get prescription medications to manage symptoms from said doctor? again, might get reduced by insurance but could be in the thousands per month. but hey! they want me to hold on to hope of meeting my deductible

can’t get prescriptions? that’s money spent on OTC pain meds and allergy meds and GI meds and supplements and mobility aids and so on

need a special diet? gonna cost you an arm and a leg to keep it up because the generic brands aren’t going to stock them/won’t have them without other ingredients that trigger symptoms

and you know actually? groceries in general costs doubled from when i moved out last year so a weeks worth of food has been upwards of $200 even with generic brands and cutting corners

too symptomatic to cook and no one to help?delivery costs add up rapidly and you’ll be judged by everyone for not eating healthy and feeding the corporate system

add on the rent, utilities, car bills, student costs if you’re in school, time spent at work and school that makes you feel worse, and maybe getting a small treat once and a while because you fucking deserve one coffee once in a while and you’re fucked!

and then getting official government disability benefits takes forever and probably needs to be challenged by a lawyer if initially denied (court costs) and even then it barely covers everything and you can’t save any money without getting the benefits taken away!

Photos of Trans Women Depicted as Saints and Religious Icons [x]

October 25, 2017

With Virgenes de la Puerta (“Virgins of the Door” in Spanish), Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo looks to honor the lives of Lima’s transgender community. The photographic series, created in collaboration with Mroczek, reimagines trans women from his birthplace—including activists from the Peruvian trans rights organization Feminas—as saints, cultural icons, and religious figures from 19th century portraiture.

[…]

My Life Changed When I Discovered Peer-to-Peer File Sharing at Age 10 by heart__rot

28x28