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The FDA is considering a petition to make all trans women on estrogen enroll in a registry as a condition of our prescriptions.

If you are in the United States, you have the power to comment on this proposed regulation. The instructions for doing so, and more about the petition, are here. I just left a comment, and it took two minutes. You can do so anonymously.

The petition is bad for other reasons too. It blatantly singles out transgender women and asks for mandatory psychiatric gatekeeping of lifesaving gender affirming care.

right now there are 61 comments on the petition and all are in support of it. Being one of the voices that pushes back is the easiest thing in the world.

If you don't like those posts about how everyone on this website doesn't care about trans women, and wouldn't lift a finger to save us from genocide, here's your chance to prove them wrong.

Read from Black authors this Black History Month and every month!

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Belly of The Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da'Shaun L. Harrison

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

Fat Girls In Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own by Joy Arlene Renee Cox, PhD

Fattily Ever After: The Fat, Black Girls' Guide to Living Life Unapologetically by Stephanie Yeboah

Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim by Leah Vernon

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women's Unruly Political Bodies by Andrea Elizabeth Shaw

Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes From a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen

Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation by Dalia Kinsey, RD, LD

Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Fat. Black. Femme. Revealing The Power of Visibly Queer Voices in Media and Learning to Love Yourself by Jonathan P. Higgins, Ed.D.

Reclaiming The Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within by Alishia McCullough, LCMHC

The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom by Chrissy King

#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini by Nicole Byer

It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting The Story of Black Women’s Bodies by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD

Fat On, Fat Off: A Big Bitch Manifesto by Clarkisha Kent

Romance With Voluptuousness: Caribbean Women and Thick Bodies In The United States by Kamille Gentles-Peart

Fat people should be able to get clothes that fit us. Fat people should not be denied jobs for being fat. Fat people shouldn't get paid less than our thin peers. Fat people should be able to go to the doctor and get treated without centering weight loss. Fat people should not be shamed for being fat. Fat people should have media representation beyond greedy, gluttonous, and/or otherwise negative characters. Fat people should have the world around us built with us in mind. To name a few.

And like, even if a fat person is unhealthy? So fucking what? Why does that mean we get paid less? Why does that mean we should be ridiculed? Why does that justify treating us as lesser? Even the most unhealthy person alive does not deserve these things, whether or not they "chose to be unhealthy." Disability liberation and fat liberation oftentimes go hand in hand for this reason.

“I was reckoning with the social isolation I was experiencing as an immunocompromised person and also pondering questions of ‘Who am I when I’m alone? Who am I when I am forgotten? Who am I when my self-concept is separated from how others perceive me?’” she says. “Songwriting was the best way for me to process a changing life and changing body.” When Sophia performs live, she reminds audiences to wear a mask and has them available at the door for people who don’t have one. “It would mean a lot to be able to perform safely,” she wrote on Instagram before one of her last gigs. “It also protects you and your community members from a disabling and deadly virus!” You can check out Sophia’s indie pop single on streaming platforms, and the music video on her Instagram or YouTube channel. Misty Mountain will be released on April 3rd.

Stash!!!!!

I found these in my stash (looking for something else ofc) and immediately wanted to do a Luminous Nine Patch.

Now, now listen.

I know I seem to be making a few of these.

But they turn out gorgeous! How could I not make them?? They’re so easy and fun to do.

Look at this thing! I love her! She’s gorgeous!

She’s bold and dramatic and demands attention!

I think this one is one of the best Luminous Nine Patch quilts I’ve done.

I was correct. The black cuddle and binding are just fab with this.

I did actually find a more golden yellow thread called Dessert Sunset that I used instead of orange to quilt with, and I love it.

My mom tried to lose weight in vain for months before she finally gave into my begging her to get a second opinion. The first doctor she saw next scheduled her for surgery the same day she met him. When my mom asked about the risk of operating on her he told her that there was some minor risks for complication and that all she would need to do to alleviate the risk was spend an extra night in the hospital so that they could keep a look out for any complications.

There were zero. There were also zero complications when she had her other knee done, her hip replaced and her gallbladder removed.

they show up in court and just ask the lawyer for the collection company: can you prove where this number comes from? Do you have a contract showing that you purchased our debt? probably luckily for them, a reporter researching a book on the topic showed up and asked the same questions.

10 minutes later they get in front of the judge and the collection company drops the whole case and theyre free to go. story is below, it has a transcript in the link too

https://twitter.com/BrianManookian/status/1674963884703088642

leg so hot

hot hot leg

leg so hot u fry an eg

we are a low-income family of 3 trans disabled people needing to move ASAP. for months now, our neighbor has been repeatedly sexually harassing us and threatening assault. attempts at deescalation have not improved the situation. things have gotten even worse recently, and we are worried for our safety

our goal of $4500 will help with:

moving costs and a security deposit

making up for lost income, since we will need unpaid time off from work to move and to recover after

covering double rent while we make our transition to new housing

any help is appreciated, including comments + rbs !! thank you so much 💓

goal: $4500

vmo/ppal: @ piratemovie

CA: $piratemovie