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> small update: thanks to mutual aid i received $115 and was able to get about a month of vegan groceries and dog food. that took a huge weight off, but i’m still short on a few necessities (toiletries, cleaning stuff) and money for the laundromat.

i’m a disabled transmasc stud in monroe, la with no car and no stable income, doing my best to stay housed, fed, and keep my dog with me. even $5–$20 helps cover soap, pads/toiletries, and a couple trips to the laundromat so i can wash clothes and bedding. if you can’t give, a reblog/share still really helps.

> cashapp: $MoeAmani

> venmo: @Moe-Amani

> paypal: @MoeAmani

> gofundme: https://gofund.me/525b56c31

"ukusondelana is a coloring book for adults, featuring 28 black-and-white illustrations based on artwork created by Mercy Thokozane Minah. The illustrations depict Black, queer-and-trans figures in varying gestures of intimacy, which is the bedrock of Minah’s visual practice. The selection of the artworks which were converted into the illustrations featured in this book took place through a series of voting rounds the artist facilitated on their Instagram page and Patreon. Hundreds of people participated in casting votes for which works they wanted to see in the book which fostered an environment of gentle, joyful and collaborative play.

This is a labour of love. I made this coloring book because I needed to be soothed. I needed to create something that would give me permission to be playful and soft and facilitate play and softness for others. It has been such a miraculous joy to get to make art as a vocation. To do work that is joyous and fun and exciting. This process has taught me that I am allowed to be marginalized and also have ease. I hope that whatever interrupts your sense of worthiness – of ease, of joy, of softness, of play – will be paused as you engage with the pages of this book. I hope you will be reminded that our inner children never go away, they simply become adults who still hope that some tenderness shows up in their day."

Physical copies can be bought here.