On Monday Nationals MP Alison Penfold introduce this private bill to federal parliament in an attempt to reshape the Sex Discrimination Act to target trans people while claiming not to target trans people

It is worth noting that this bill is being pushed by the National party, one of Australia's main right-wing parties. The party currently in power is the Labour party, our biggest left-wing/centrist party. The party pushing for this bill does not have the votes needed to pass it, and thus either needs to convince centrists to agree with them or are doing this to curry favour for the next election or some other goal.

When it comes to the bill itself, they are defining anything relating to one's sex in terms of the sex binary in a way which excludes intersex people in many ways. They also are changing the definition of sexual attraction, and the main change this makes is an exclusion of non-binary people in attraction. However, it is also worded so a trans woman lesbian is considered straight, and their definition also doesn't properly include asexual people. Those wording issues are already present in the original law, however.

If you don't know who your member is you can use this link to look up both state and federal members, just use your postcode or suburb to check.

hour 6: if youu go to the store and buy groceriers you are a piece of shit

“In today’s world, it seems as if femininity is looked down upon: to have womanly features is seen as weak and inferior, especially when it comes to women of color. There is a trend in fashion photography where non-white women are being photographed as “hard” and “edgy”—details that are viewed as masculine. I challenge this by portraying women of color in a soft and romantic light as a way to say that feminine traits are not negative in the slightest. “

[ID: colored digital art of Aika from I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl from the shoulders up. She's in her magical form, clasping her hands reverently, and saying: "I wish... I wish...!" Then, she turns to glare at her star-companion Hoshi, and bluntly tells them: "For you to go away." Two shocked exclamation marks pop up over Hoshi's head. End ID.]

How many cartoons can you name where a Black boy is the hero? Not the sidekick, not the comic relief, but the center of the story, the one who gets to dream, to fall, to grow, to save the day. For too many Black boys, the first time they see themselves reflected back isn’t in a world of imagination it’s in headlines, obituaries, or mugshots. That kind of visibility shapes how the world sees them, and how they begin to see themselves.

FLY exists to shake up that narrative.

I thought I’d share the ones i’ve seen and link the channels in light of recent events. beating myself up for not having done this sooner tbh

Wheels and Roses - roller derby & magical girls!

The Three Tomes - a vampire love story

DizzyCat - slice of life adventures of 2 cat siblings

Crocodile Dance - a thriller combining myth and Afrofuturism

Furious and Fat Cat - comedy about 2 childhood friends who reunite as roommates

The Ebony Witch - disney/don bluth inspired fantasy series

I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl - yall probably know this one but I’m putting it here anyway

Please reblog with any that I missed!

Well I did some brief digging and people did try to bring up that the jokes were questionable and weird when it first happened 7 years ago. Wanna know why it didn't go anywhere ? Because Michael and Ashley were both involved in Hazbin Hotel 6 or 7 years ago and whenever anyone tried to question them they were jumped, harassed and silenced because those fans are literally rabid dogs. They were literally met with the same "Shut up, it's just a joke ! You're making a big deal out of nothing !" reactions and Michael and Ashley stayed silent because they knew their guard dogs would protect them

In a past livestream, Micheal Kovach, Ashley Nicholas, and two others (I can't find the names right now; do tell me) were laughing over the word "nega" on a shirt. I'm not sure what the context of the livestream fully is, but basically they were bordering the level of a racial slur or what the recent phrase of "I'm not touching you" racism is occurring.

The main arguments a lot are surrounding this (the ones defending them): "Nega means negative," and pulls up such things as nega-chin, eggman nega, etc. "wHy dOn'T yOu CanCel ThEm" Because the problem isn't the word itself; it's how it is used and how it's subtly pointing at obviously what they are wanting to say but not saying it directly.

"But that was [XYZ] years ago." While I believe people can change and grow for the better, that doesn't change the fact antiblack racism gets treated like a joke, actively affects us in our lives, and mocks our reactions when we rightfully call it out. They are grown adults; infantilizing them as if they can do no wrong tells me you don't care about accountability; you just care about your favorite creator getting "canceled" (realistically: called out on their behavior)

and sadly, like any toxic side of every fandom, they are going after black fans and telling them how they should react. or shouldn't react.

Whether you're a TADC fan, Hazbin Hotel fan, etc., of which some of these cast have worked in, I implore you to call these guys out in your spaces, spread awareness, and, of course, lift up black voices when we tell you something is clearly wrong.

like i firmly believe people can change and grow, but the way that nonblacks are so quick to go "its not a big deal" to every instance of someone having a history of racism is frustrating. especially because they'll see it as a single instance, just petty drama, and never stop to think about how tiring it is to find out over and over with different people that someone you thought was a decent person had a phase where they thought your oppression was hilarious, exaggerated, or even deserved.

(and as a side note, a lot of you need to realize that racism isn't solely saying "i hate Black people!!!" overtly- its much more pervasive and seemingly innocuous than yall seem to think and people point this out over and over but it seems to be a brand new idea every time this rolls up again.)

and like, people always get to grow out of these phases and laugh about them like its a piece of silly trivia, meanwhile the people affected by these phases then and now are told to be quiet about even just being disappointed. and a lot of the times nonblacks will exaggerate a mild expression of disappointment as a violent "cancelling" or dramastarting.