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hi, everyone. the situation at home has gotten progressively worse, with my father turning physically abusive and breaking my nose a few weeks ago. Me and my gf need help to leave the house and rent a small place for ourselves, as well as pay for our meds and hrt. We are kind of in a desperate situation right now, and any amount would really help us.

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@gazavetters Vetted List lists Ahmed and his family at #740.

You can write to her about anything you want, as long as you're not commenting on her case, making false promises, or saying anything that could get her in trouble. Jaia loves art - she told me she's going to hang my drawings on her walls. Not all prisoners reply to every letter and it can take a while for them to receive mail and write back, so patience and not taking it personally is key.

Make sure you write in blue or black ink and number your pages single sided - I also write Jaia's address on top of each page because sometimes mail gets denied for weird or shitty reasons.

"Hodges had struck Cruz at least three times during the deli fight before she stabbed him, she claimed.

"I told him, 'You come to me and I'll kill you,'" Cruz told investigators. "No motherfuckers are going to put their hands on me no more. "He tried to mess with me because I'm trans, and I poked him up," Cruz said. Medics rushed Hodges to Harlem Hospital, where he died." The word "motherfuckers" is censored with an em dash between the letters F and E.

The above caption was reposted in response to a post by New York Post @nypost saying "'Pure evil' transgender woman who viciously stabbed postal worker to death in NYY deli sentenced to 15 years trib.al/jbtlk80".

Attached images show Jaia Cruz, a woman with shoulder length curly brown hair in orange prison garb, with her hands not only handcuffed but also restrained with what appears to be a fully closed glove so that she cannot grab anything. The first image is her from the thighs up, the second image shows her face and between them is a smaller image of Hodges, a black man in a pink hoodie with the caption "victim".

ID2: caption says: "Jaia Cruz / 3492500039 / New York City Department of" (cutoff.)

PT: "You can write to Jaia at this address:

Jaia Cruz #3492500039

1919 Hazen Street

🚨🚨🚨I am Ahmed from Gaza

I take care of homeless cats, knowing that these cats lost their mothers due to war and lack of care💔🥺

I found these cats on the street in a difficult condition. I am very sad for these cats and I do not have anything to help them. Therefore, I ask you to help these poor cats and donate to them, even if just a little, to keep them alive.😭💔🥺

I hope to reach my goal🙏🥺

Donations link👇👇

Hi, my name is Ahmad I am an independant animal rescuer, lover, helping stray animals of Palestine, please help me take care of these animals in dire need of food medicine and shelter, your donations will be of great help, thank you kindly, anything helps

It has been an extremely difficult task to keep these animals safe, they require medical help, food, warmth, shelter, so everyday is a struggle to achieve this while we are being bombed and killed, but I am determined to keep them safe and my family safe, I just want to say that everything helps,nothing is too small, we are grateful for every little bit, it is greatly appreciated

Keith Haring's story is usually told as a solo rise, but that version leaves out Angel "LA II" Ortiz, a Puerto Rican artist from the Lower East Side who collaborated with Haring from the very beginning. Angel was a teenager when they met, already active in the neighborhood's graffiti culture. He taught Keith how tagging worked on the street, painted alongside him, and guided him through spaces Keith did not come from. Angel's tags, infill, and visual language appear across works that later became associated with Keith Haring's public legacy.

After Keith Haring's death, the story changed. Museums mounted exhibitions, publishers released books, and merchandise entered the market under a single name.

(screenshot from the linked RNZ article)

it took me less than three minutes, and that's only because I wrote a whole paragraphs on why this is a stupid idea. all you really need to put is "don't pass this bill" if you want. it'll only take 30 seconds.

A four-panel comic by transgender artist and activist Sophie Labelle.

In the first panel, a woman and a young girl are walking hand-in-hand enroute to someplace, next to a fence and some hedges, possibly on a sidewalk or path.

The woman has long dark hair, and is dressed conservatively in a long pink blouse over dark gray trousers with a dark pink jacket. Her pink blouse is cinched at the waist, and she has a red brooch pinned below her frill-edged collar. There is a lilac scarf tied around her neck. Because of the bindi (बिंदी), pottu (பொட்டு) or teep (টিপ) that dots her forehead, she is possibly of South Asian ethnicity.

The little girl also has dark hair, tied up in two bunches on the sides of her head. She is wearing a long-sleeved purple jacket and a light blue dress underneath.

The woman is being asked a question by an unseen interlocuter, who is holding a microphone out to her. The microphone is labeled "TV".

The woman's expression is neutral, maybe slightly expectant, as she listens to the question. The little girl's expression, however, appears somewhat fearful.

The TV interviewer's question (in the first panel of the comic) is as follows:

MA'AM! HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SCHOOLS WITH TRANSGENDER POLICIES THAT ALLOW BIOLOGICAL MALES IN THE GIRLS' RESTROOMS?

The woman's response (in the second panel) is:

WELL, I THINK THAT CALLING TRANS GIRLS "BIOLOGICAL MALES" IS HIGHLY DEHUMANIZING AND CRUEL TO THESE GIRLS WHO ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO GET THROUGH EVERY DAY, LIKE ALL OF US.

The woman's expression turns thoughtful in the third panel as she continues:

ALSO, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT FORCING A CHILD TO USE FACILITIES THAT OUT THEM AS TRANS, HUMILIATE THEM BY DENYING WHO THEY ARE, AND PURPOSEFULLY EXPOSE THEM TO VIOLENCE IS CHILD ABUSE.

The woman's face frowns as she speaks the following words in the fourth panel, while placing a protective hand on the head of the wide-eyed little girl:

BUT YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW I "FEEL"? I FEEL THAT I WOULD HATE THIS WORLD IF I WAS A TRANS KID, KNOWING THAT SOMEONE WALKS AROUND ASKING PEOPLE IF I DESERVE TO LIVE A QUIET LIFE AT SCHOOL MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

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The artist Sophie Labelle's Tumbler is linked here:

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And her Facebook is linked here:

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Wikipedia article on Sophie Labelle linked here:

Trans activist Jamison Green's passport photos before and after HRT. Left he's age 32 (1980) Right age 41 (1989) after being on testosterone for one year (x)

Photographs of Jamison Green through the years. The first image consists of two photos showing him pre- and post-testosterone therapy, shoulders up. The younger version in 1980 shows him short-haired in a casual men's shirt and a sweater vest; the older version in 1989 shows him in a conventional suit and tie. He's clean-shaven and conventionally handsome in both.

The next three images show him middle-aged and beyond, bearded in all three.

Image two shows him probably in his forties, neck up in a dark shirt with a casual jacket; his hair is dark brown. Image three shows him older, bald, and with his beard peppered with gray; he is dressed in a formal suit and tie. Image four shows him casually dressed, wearing glasses, a beret and a t-shirt with the words "Surviving Trans Phobia" on the front in colors of the Trans Pride flag. He is holding a book with the same title in his right hand while making the thumbs up sign with his left. Behind him is a dense thicket of pine trees. In this fourth photo Jamison is considerably older (his beard is fully white) but looks more cheerful as well.

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memory prompt list of possible aids:

compression gloves/socks/etc

braces for joints/back/etc

walking stick and adjacents

senses blockers or enhancers

any accessories that ease

something else not listed here that comes to mind cause you need it