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The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

Thank you so much!

[ Link to survey ]

PS: You can see some regularly-updated statistics about incoming data here, with lots of demography and graphs to peruse!

Ahhh a comedic rhythm heaven slice of life anime... A yearning...

But then my husband and I got curious and decided to look up the history of wheelbarrows, and we both thought it was surprisingly interesting.

The very next day, we were visiting a thrift store with family and my sister spotted a toy wheelbarrow for her son, and my husband said, “Did you know that Jesus was older than wheelbarrows? They weren’t invented until around 100 CE.”

This is not metaphorical. I mean actual, literal pieces of paper/plastic/metal/whatever explicitly erected to inform the public.

“How did you know this was the right trail?” I read the sign.

“Wow, how did you know what that flower is?” There’s a SIGN.

“How did you know we needed to use the side door?” THERE IS A SIGN POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR.

Just…why are we having such different experiences of the world? People can read. I KNOW they can read. There’s nothing wrong with their vision.

Just. READ. THE. GOD. DAMN. SIGN.

This also applies to:

Syllabi

atheist bad driver: I will rely on my own skill to see myself safely home after a mere 8 drinks

Hilton canceled a trip she was going to make to the US this month, where she was going to participate on Saturday (12) in a panel at the Brazil Conference, and says she will take action against US President Donald Trump at the UN (United Nations) because she considers the case to be transphobic and disrespectful of her Brazilian civil records.

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your F/O came up to you and asked you if you wanted something awesome, you say "sure!" thinking it is gonna be jewelry or something you can show off then when your F/O finally hands you the awesome thing you realized, it is a pebble and before you can ask your F/O why, they walked off, leaving you standing there with a pebble it is a nice pebble tho

Honestly it'd propably be a Flame Fruit\Traken Aubergine\a Traken plant cutting like those orange Melkur flowers but in grey\red\purple\green\the unusual bellacite\tiberium\rainbow gem

yume imagine: your f/o just laying next to you. whether it be a calm peaceful night, the aftershocks of a tumultuous night, or simply wanting to be near eachother, imagine your f/o choosing to lay by you because that’s how they show their care.

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f/o calling you “my love” especially on days you aren’t feeling the best, and just need some extra comfort.

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Over 500 years spent trying to cut down a whole trunk of human culture.