Avery

There are many people on Tumblr expressing their grief, fear, sadness, anger, and pain tonight as we all process her death. Feel whatever you need to feel right now. Let it out. It is healthy. Reach out for a little help if you need it. That’s healthy, too. 

There is not enough difference in male or female brains to tell them apart

A gender-neutral pronouns other that they/them has since 1858, thon 

There are more than 2 genders (tons of sources in the description that if i tried to write them all here i would die of age)

“””Transtrenders””” aren’t actually transitioning and then regretting: 1  2  3 4  5 

Biological binary sex isn’t a thing: 1 2 3 4

in the wikipedia page for social construct of gender category sex and sex category the sources are 7 27 28 

He indeed is

Being trans is not a mental illness/ you don’t need dysphoria to be trans: 1  2  3  4 5 6 7 (this one is massive)  8 (also if you want a living example of a cis person with dysphoria search godflex here on tumblr, careful it’s nsfw)

From here

Gonna add some of these sources to my big post too btw, excellent

No worried Friend! Carbon is awesome! It has four free electrons which allow it to bind to four different atoms at once. It is the foundation of life and its amazement should not be undervalued.

Gallium is really cool too! It’s soft silvery-white metal with a low melting point (~30 degrees C) which means it can melt in your hand. It’s also used in electronics and is used to make several different alloys.

Azidoazide Azide (or more accurately, 1-Diazidocarbamoyl-5-azidotetrazole) is VERY explosive. It has to be synthesized artificially and its really hard to study because literally in stimulus will make it explode. It’s cool but PLEASE DONT TRY TO MAKE IT. 

Nitric oxide is a gas that is biologically active. That extra electron on the nitrogen is called a free radical and allows the molecule to be very reactive. It can be involved in neurological functions, transcription, messaging and many other processes. It was named molecule of the year in 1992. 

PS: yes, I know why you like it but everyone else can find out about it on their own. 

Benzene may be simple, but it is not boring! This ring guy is incredibly stable, and usually only involved in other reactions if it already had an attachment. It is a liquid at room temperature and gives off a sweet-ish odor. It’s also thought to be the reason some people like the smell of gasoline (though please do not intentionally smell gasoline, it has been linked to blood cancers like leukemia).

Sodium Chloride, Salt. You know it, you love it. It is ionic and therefore able to break apart into its two parts, Na+ and Cl-. It’s incredibly important for biological functions and making our food better.

Now, this was a cool one to do research on. C12H22O12 or Cellobionic acid, is produced by some fungi and bacteria. It helps break down cellulose by being an intermediate metabolite in oxidative cellulose degradation. Let me know if I’m missing any cool facts!

I’ll let you take a guess why.

Journey to the Microcosmos- Bacillaria: Distractingly Beautiful Crystal Colonies

Journey to the Microcosmos: How Cyanobacteria Took Over The World