Intellect and Romance

The bi community has been inclusive of trans-including nonbinary-people for decades. 

Bi organizations have defined bisexuality as attraction to more than one gender or attraction to the same and other genders since at least the 90s, well before mainstream society (and many parts of cis gay society) began to even consider that trans people might be anything other than, at best, a punchline.

From the Bisexual Manifesto, published in 1990 in the bi magazine Anything That Moves:

“Bisexuality is a whole, fluid identity. Do not assume that bisexuality is binary or duogamous in nature: that we have “two” sides or that we must be involved simultaneously with both genders to be fulfilled human beings. In fact, don’t assume that there are only two genders.” 

Bisexuality has been inclusive of nonbinary people for decades.

The idea that it hasn’t been is a myth, created by a misinformation campaign starting in the late 2000s. We were constantly harassed for our ‘transphobic’ sexuality, online and off. This was even encouraged by major ‘LGBTQ’ orgs. It lead to many bi activists quitting and uncountable suicide attempts within the community. An already largely-closeted community was constantly silenced, supposedly in the name of ‘trans inclusion’, by people, usually cis, who just wanted an excuse to hate us and seem ‘progressive’.

The myth also comes from the fact so-called ‘LGBTQ’ orgs, who were and are mostly run by cis gay and straight folk, have only recently begun to update their definitions. Until recently, these orgs constantly excluded bi and trans folk, in name and in deed, often actively encouraging discrimination. 

But, since these orgs are now ‘LGBTQ’ and, in fairness, have started to include bi and trans folk more, they are assumed to have always been ‘the voice of the LGBTQ community’. This is not the case. They ignored bi activists for years and even now often just tokenize us.

The bi community has been inclusive of trans-including nonbinary-people for decades. 

Bi organizations have defined bisexuality as attraction to more than one gender or attraction to the same and other genders since at least the 90s, well before mainstream society (and many parts of cis gay society) began to even consider that trans people might be anything other than, at best, a punchline.

From the Bisexual Manifesto, published in 1990 in the bi magazine Anything That Moves:

“Bisexuality is a whole, fluid identity. Do not assume that bisexuality is binary or duogamous in nature: that we have “two” sides or that we must be involved simultaneously with both genders to be fulfilled human beings. In fact, don’t assume that there are only two genders.” 

Bisexuality has been inclusive of nonbinary people for decades.

The idea that it hasn’t been is a myth, created by a misinformation campaign starting in the late 2000s. We were constantly harassed for our ‘transphobic’ sexuality, online and off. This was even encouraged by major ‘LGBTQ’ orgs. It lead to many bi activists quitting and uncountable suicide attempts within the community. An already largely-closeted community was constantly silenced, supposedly in the name of ‘trans inclusion’, by people, usually cis, who just wanted an excuse to hate us and seem ‘progressive’.

The myth also comes from the fact so-called ‘LGBTQ’ orgs, who were and are mostly run by cis gay and straight folk, have only recently begun to update their definitions. Until recently, these orgs constantly excluded bi and trans folk, in name and in deed, often actively encouraging discrimination. 

But, since these orgs are now ‘LGBTQ’ and, in fairness, have started to include bi and trans folk more, they are assumed to have always been ‘the voice of the LGBTQ community’. This is not the case. They ignored bi activists for years and even now often just tokenize us.

Via @CheyanneALepka at Twitter.

I always found it a bit odd. Hilarious, but it raised too many questions. When did Steve make these? Why did Steve make these? How did he manage to be so cheesy and overly sincere knowing how much crap he would get from the other Avengers for it?

Well, today my sister told me her headcanon. Picture the scene. Steve leans on the back of a chair, as above. Peter immediately launches into ‘So, you got detention…’. Cap blinks. Peter awkwardly tries to explain. It turns out Cap has no idea what videos he means, and neither do any of the other Avengers.

So they get in touch with the company who made them, and they swear blind that it was really the real Captain America, and that it all his idea. That he came in and said how much he wanted to help the youth of today.And the Avengers all lose it because someone is running around doing an unbelievably good impression of Captain America, they could have destroyed his reputation, they could have infiltrated the Avengers; and instead all they are apparently using it for is to make silly, embarrassing videos.

It’s completely baffling. Who could possibly be behind it all?

A mystery.

Or the moment when you’ve been giving a particular fic the side-eye for a while but you finally decide to give it a read…and it’s transcendentally good.

Or the moment when you read something so fantastic that you have to immediately abandon everything else you have been doing with your life so you can go and read literally every word the writer has ever written.

What it’s like to be slut-shamed when buying birth control

If an employee in a pharmacy makes a snide comment - Front store workers, pharmacists, or Pharmacy Techs give you shit? Gently (Or not so gently) remind them that the waiver they signed upon being hired legally binds them from commenting on your purchase, as it is a violation of privacy laws. Doing so is grounds for INSTANT termination and hefty fines.

Pharmacy workers (white coats) are legally obligated to ASK if you need an explanation of how medication works and any side effects, any medication conflicts etc. If you decline, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ALL TO MAKE SNIDE REMARKS OR FARTHER COMMENT ON YOUR PURCHASE. FRONT STORE EMPLOYEES CAN NOT AT ALL COMMENT IN ANY WAY, IN ANY STORE WITH A PHARMACY IN IT.

Know your rights. If this shit happens? Call them the fuck out and ask to speak to a manager. Get worked up. Cause a scene. Threaten a Lawsuit. If you see this happening to someone else, and they seem to be struggling, speak up for them. 

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There is no doubt this is the most heartbreaking panel

GOFUNDME: SAVE OUR NAVAJO LANGUAGE

“I never learned my Navajo language and I was never inspired to learn it.  As I got older, I realized how valuable our language is to the livelihood of our Navajo Nation. ” -Dr. Shawna L. Begay

Our Navajo or Diné language is in danger of becoming extinct.  Help us create and develop the first Navajo-English educational media TV puppet show, “Diné Bí Ná’álkid Time” which means ‘The Navajo Movie Time.’  It will inspire and teach our youth basic language skills using media as a technology tool. Parents, grandparents, children and grandkids can learn to speak Navajo  fluently together within their own homes. Long-time friends and educators, Dr. Shawna L. Begay and Charmaine Jackson have teamed up to create this new TV pilot for an all-ages audience or for anyone who wants to learn the Navajo language.   With your support, it’ll be the first educational Navajo and English puppet show that will teach and preserve the Navajo language and culture through digital media.

After several years of extensive research on the Navajo Nation, Dr. Begay recently completed her PhD from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with her doctorate thesis, ‘Developing A Navajo Media Guide: A Community Perspective.’ As project director, she quickly realized she was a pioneer on the topic.