artz and fartz :)

are we drawing the connection between worker safety and consumer safety & public health yet?

"Errrrrm, it's actually super progressive for the time and is totally valid to some transfem identities. You really need to grow a spine and get more educated. And besides, it's not even a trans woman. It's more an allusion to the cultural concept of [slur][slur][slur] so it can't really be considered transphobic"

TMEs when there's a genuinely grounded, empathetic and universally loved transfem character:

Lied and said he was non-verbal

Lied and said he was incapable of communication

Lied and said he had not gotten the surgery of his own accord

Lied and said his "guardians decided [he] was trans"

Got MGT to call a procedure done on a consenting adult "criminal" just because he had cerebral palsy

Mass reported his video and his account, which he ran, until facebook terminated his account for "child exploitation" despite it being his account, him being an adult, and him not being exploited

Ableism and transphobia are inseperable. Just like ableism was used to prop up bigotry throughout history, now it is being used to deny transgender people bodily autonomy the same way it is used to deny disabled people bodily autonomy. It's not a coincidence that so much of the rights transphobic rhetoric is focused on labelling us as "mentally ill". They don't think any disabled people, let alone mentally ill people should have independence or liberation.

i haven't seen anything about this on my dashboard, so i wanted to share. ICE gestapo killed another human being on tuesday. he leaves behind three sons and his wife, who he has spent the last 35 years building a life with

there is a gofundme supported by the league of united latin american citizens set up to help with funeral costs, legal fees, and supporting his family moving forward.

on the other hand...

as venezuela is my home country, all of this hits especially close to home. thankfully, my family and loved ones are safe since they were in cities not as severely affected. however, many others have not been as fortunate and are now facing the aftermath of these events.

years of political and economic instability have left many communities with limited resources and infrastructure, making it even more difficult to respond to emergencies like this. there are reports of people who remain missing, and many families are still waiting for news about their loved ones. rescue efforts have been made even more difficult by shortages of equipment, ambulances, and other emergency resources needed to respond to a disaster of this scale.

if you're able to, please consider sharing information, supporting verified relief efforts, or simply helping spread awareness about what is happening.

here’s a link where you can donate if you can

i’ll try to get more help resources to post here!

...I know. There's not very much I can do. She doesn't want to meet me.

Queen Mary, Giegue and a bunch of aliens

with cardiovascular disease and type two diabetes both, access to regular exercise can affect both prevention and reduced severity.

when trans women are barred from gym locker rooms or amateur sports leagues, they are being excluded from their social community, and also from fun healthy ways to get exercise.