The Name Says It All

Blender is an excellent freeware 3D renderer,possibly better than After Effects

Lightzone to replace Lightroom

Inkscape to replace Illustratr

Audacity to replace Audition (I also received a free version of Pro Tools with my Scarlett Solo audio interface)

Saw this on facebook and am keeping the momentum going. I’ve copied all the fundraiser links below, and here’s the link to the original post in case you’d prefer to look at the list that way.

This one has an urgent deadline, August 4th ⬇️

https://gf.me/u/x8y8ak

Help me get home, please! $2,024/10,000 《《 high priority

Gender Fluid Human In Need Of Help $1,670/3,500

Adopted Trans Woman seeking safety & medical help $17,175/29,000

Shane’s Top Surgery $2,321/7,750 《《 this one has been up for over a year and he’s still waiting

Help J Remove Themselves from Toxic Household $1,477/2,500 《《 needs more contributions

Grace Mwangi’s Gender Confirmation Surgery $3,105/38,000

Nyne’s top surgery $2,943/8,000

Help Grayson start transition $1,201/2,000 《《 keep this going!

Skyler’s Transition Fund €483/3,000 《《 needs more contributions

Londynn’s New Life $8,853/15,000

NYIEMÄ’S GENDER CONFIRMATION FUND $8,770/37,000

Zoeys transition fund £4,270/10,000

Supporting Black Trans Elders cashapp $fakerapper $16,667/100,000

Top Surgery For Yadriel Acazio $1,842/11,000 《《 this one needs a boost

Coco’s Medical Transition Fund $3,465/15,000

Maya’s Transition & Recovery Fund $1,987/35,744 《《 needs more contributions

Help Create Corbyn $1,943/4,000

Flora’s Transition Fund $820/5,000 《《 needs more contributions

Amina Transition And Rent Fund €3,467/5,000

Help Guilly Get Top Surgery!! $3,115/7,500

Atticus’ homeless fund $5,618/10,000

HOUSING FOR TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR $7,603/60,000

Ahren’s Top Surgery $3,961/7,500

Malakai’s Top Surgery $1,209/10,000 《《 needs more contributions

Top Surgery $7,730/8,000 《《 so close; let’s close the gap!

Community Housing Security $987/45,000 《《 needs more contributions

Kiana’s Gender Transition $2,170/35,000

Jacobs top surgery $6,900/8,000

Skye’s Top Surgery $2,057/8,500

Hunter’s Top Surgery $4,909/12,000 《《 time sensitive, get this funded before September!

Alexandria’s Transition fund $3,562/40,000

Myles’s Tracheal Shave Procedure $2,990/8,450

Zeke’s Top Surgery Fund $4,544/9,000

help koo start a new life $1,180/25,000 《《 needs more contributions

Landon’s Top Surgery! $975/2,000 《《 it’s a small goal, but so vital to covering what insurance doesn’t

Donate to Myla’s Breast Augmentation $2,152/6,000

Vanessa L. Naisha needs support to seek justice! $14,648/15,000 《《 so close! Let’s close the final gap

Travis’ Transition Fund $15,715/30,000

Disabled Enby Needing Help For Top Surgery! $3,048/8,500 《《 NEEDS FUNDING BEFORE AUGUST 4TH

Tyler’s Transition Fund $13,594/30,000

Clarabelle’s Gender Affirmation Surgery $10,717/20,000

help deluca get top surgery ! $5,044/7,000

Help Black Trans Woman Transition $19,023/20,700

Wriply’s surgery/ continued living fund $8,762/26,520 《《 this one has been up since 2018. I found Wriply’s socials and she’s still active, still waiting. Let’s get this fulfilled

Help a black trans woman w/ advanced cancer in ATL $21,891/25,000 《《 keep the momentum going

Help Harmony, a Black Trans Woman Survive $7,871/20,000

Help a black trans-man get FTM top surgery! $6,349/15,000

Malikais Top Surgery $4,097/7,500

Finn’s Therapy & Wellness Fund $2,970/7,000

Kyo’s (aka Key) Transition Fund $13,514/25,000

Transition Funds for Dallas $6,810/15,000

Help a Black Trans Woman from homelessness $6,781/8,000 《《 let’s get this goal met asap

Bottom Surgery and Electrolysis $6,329/40,000

Noelle’s Breast Augmentation $11,180/13,000

Aeri’s Moving Out & Transition Fund $14,989/20,000 《《 more than halfway; keep it going

SAVE A TEENAGE TRANSMAN’S LIFE $4,560/25,000

Cody’s Top Surgery $2,658/7,000

Help Kit get Top Surgery $1,820/6,000 《《 needs to be funded before October

Help Erika Begin Her Transition $6,560/10,000

I will periodically update the progress amounts. As the goals are met, I’ll mark them as funded and change the colors from green to pink to make it clear. I’m also tagging the ones that could use more attention with red.

quarantine be like

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Did you know that modern C sections were invented by African women— centuries before they were standard elsewhere?

Midwives and surgeons living around Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria perfected the procedure hundreds of years ago. When a baby couldn’t be delivered vaginally, these healers sedated the laboring mother using large amounts of banana wine. They tied the mother to the bed for safety, sterilized a knife using heat, and made the incision, acting quickly as a team to prevent excessive blood loss or the accidental cutting of other organs. The combination of sterile, sharp equipment and sedation made the procedure surprisingly calm and comfortable for the mother.

After the baby was delivered, antiseptic tinctures and salves were used to clean the area and stitches were applied. Women rarely developed infections, shock, or excessive blood loss after a cesarean section and the most common problem reported was that it took longer for the mother’s milk to come in (an issue that was solved with friends and relatives who would nurse the baby instead).

In Uganda, C sections were normally performed by a team of male healers, but in Tanzania and DRC, they were typically done by female midwives.

The majority of women and babies survived this, and when questioned about it by European colonists in the mid-1800s, many people in Uganda and Tanzania indicated that the procedure had been performed routinely since time immemorial.

This was at a time when Europeans had only barely started to figure out that they should wash their hands before performing surgery, when nearly half of European and US women died in childbirth, and when nearly 100% of European women died if a C section was performed.

Detailed explanations of Ugandan C-sections were published globally in scholarly journals by the 1880s and helped the rest of the world learn how to save mothers and babies with minimal complications.

i told him i’d wear makeup to work if he did as well. we couldn’t have the manager looking unprofessional, after all.