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Couple of Thieves

I really like the colours you get on magpies, what at first glance looks like a other black and white bird is actually full of these wonderfully iridescent greens and purples

Link to the pdf of the tool kit

In contrast to the people living on Trash Mountain, the authorities guarding the gate are faceless nobodies wearing gas masks. I don't think it's intentional, but their uniform looks a bit like the guys at Impel Down. Later on in the flashback Oda will make the fascinating choice to not show the face of the king who orders the burning of Grey Terminal, dehumanizing him in the same way the nobles of the Goa Kingdom dehumanize the "worthless trash" they're so eager to get rid of

Like everyone here, I'm utterly devastated and heartbroken by the loss of our wonderful Anthony Stewart Head.

I've created this space which hopefully will be somewhere to share all of our stories and memories of him and what he meant to us. Please feel free to contribute yours and share with any other ASH fans in your life.

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I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.

The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.

Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.

A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:

Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.

Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.

Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns

Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.

I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.

It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut: