yeah uhhh *SIGNAL OFFLINE*

iroha wants to live freely even if it hurts, even relishing in the pain to some extent because it signifies a life well lived

she doesn’t want to be caged and restricted and comfortable forever. she wants to be able to live life and be proud of her scars in the end instead of looking back and regretting all the things she didn’t do

these r themes that rlly resonate w me as a disabled person. i feel like sometimes society has this underlying sentiment that disabled people shouldn’t have the choice to put themselves at risk the same way abled people do, because it increases the perceived “””burden””” that they place on society. you can’t win. if it’s painless they tell you you’re not Really Disabled. you push too hard or flare up and they blame you because You Should Know Better and Its Your Fault. they want us to stay out of sight and out of mind so they dont have to remember we exist

ik nobody's talking about these songs anymore but I've been thinkin about this ship ever since ERB came out so... I call this "Confessions of a Rotten Ego Renegade Boy" because it's dumb and it fits them

Black people fight for everybody. We stand in solidarity with women, lgbt people, poor people all over the world of every skin color and background. Every religion and nationality.

Today, stand with us. Be with us. Tell a black person you love them. Hug a black person (with consent). Ask that hot black girl out today. Make a black person smile. Black lives matter to everybody and you matter to us.

Stand with us on Juneteenth like we stand with you all year round, and I hope a happy Pride month continues for all of us

is this that nightmare?

behind-the-scenes thoughts + cipher answers:

I'm December Holiday.

Danny Siplin was 33-years-old, he was a community builder, a dedicated son that drove his mother to work every morning, and he loved the snow.

He was found dead near his car on a bridge in Rochester. Police have alleged there was no foul play involved in his death, but details of his death have not been released to the public. The media reporting his death misgendered him on TV and in articles. He was described by his mother as someone who "give the shirt off [his] back,".

Sam Nordquist's body was found almost a year ago, also in New York, also after he had gone missing. Sam Nordquist was de-gendered by the New York Times, which initially had correctly referred to him as a trans man before changing the language to "person". Sam, a 24-year-old Black trans man, had been tortured and raped for three months before he was killed and his buddy dumped and dedicated. The media also failed him, not just by misgendered and de-gendering him but also by using photos of him pre-transition. Something that his Wikipedia page has also done.

He was described by his mother as someone who "give the shirt off his back,".

It has also been almost two years since the murder of TK Hill, a 35-year-old Black publicly transgender man, who was shot and killed in front of his home at the start of 2024. TK had been a community organizer and an LGBT salon owner. TK Hill was also described as someone who would "give the shirt off his back,".