production workers across all studios are currently voting to be recognized for their hard work and invaluable skill at keeping these productions running, but studios are refusing to meet with them to let them negotiate deals or even exist

as someone who works in animation as a designer i know i wouldn't be able to do my job at all without any of my production workers. they are the incredibly hard working people who oversee pretty much everything in animation. they make sure everything is running on time, that schedules are being followed, they have to know pretty much every single word of the scripts and beats from the storyboards to make sure nothing is missed, and most importantly, they make sure artists are being taken care of and not overworked. they really are the unsung heroes of the animation world

production workers are also by far the most exploited workers in animation currently. they make about a fraction of what artists make for just as much work put in, and currently have no agreement for health coverage or other benefits that artists protected by the union are guaranteed

BUT! there is some good news. right now there's a petition on IATSE's website that has over 80,000 signatures currently addressed to disney leadership to do the right thing and meet with this new union and recognized their vote to form. it still needs roughly 21,000 signatures and only takes a minute to sign! anyone with a zip or postal code can sign, meaning both US and Canadian residents can sign and help this union get the deal it deserves!!

Stop using the word femboy

“Men in dresses” jokes aren’t funny they’re just transmisogynistic. Stop making them and stop supporting creators who make them.

Stop engaging with terfs. it doesn’t matter if you’re proving them wrong, you’re still giving them a platform. block them and move on.

Install shinigami eyes

Stop insisting trans women can’t use he/him pronouns or dress “masculinely”

Stop insisting trans women have to medically transition to be “real women”

Donate to the homeless black trans women fund

Read some books by trans women

Check out the Trans*Scribe category on Autostraddle

I’d also argue that while Rowling is particularly vitriolic towards trans women, her stance and voice and lobbying end up affecting trans people in the UK as a whole. So while you shower trans women with love and support, please spread some of that love and support to other trans people too!

It’s past midnight and I have to be up in less than 5 hours so I don’t have the time or energy to put up an actual list myself besides some quick searching, but I’d love for everyone reblogging this to look up local trans uk orgs, especially trans poc uk orgs, and support them too.

Here is a list of black LGBT+ organisations

Here is a list of queer POC organisations

Here is a list of trans and non-binary organisations

Here is a fund to help young trans people get access to resources and care

Donate to Mermaids, an organisation that supports young trans people and their families

Donate to TransgenderNI, a trans network in Northern Ireland

Support Scottishtrans, a trans org in Scotland

(I apologize I tried to look for specifically Welsh trans funds or orgs but couldn’t find any - I did find the UNIQUE network but couldn’t find a page on how to support them - so if anyone knows of one please let me know!)

I encourage anyone to reblog this with more specific organisations or funds and gofundmes of UK trans people and especially trans women! And I encourage everyone to check out and support the orgs listed above, especially trans poc organisations!!

The thing you practise is the thing you get good at.

You may not intentionally be practicing “being grumpy” but if you don’t put effort into practicing “not being grumpy” then I’m afraid that’s what you’re doing. It’s hard! It’s really hard! Sometimes, for some things, it’s pretty much impossible and that sucks!