We're here, we're queer, we won't dissapear

Plus we do need some additional money for food.

And our family isn't going to pay for it, as they both can't afford and don't want us to be disabled.

So here is our Ko-fi. The goal is 600 PLN to cover the medical stuff and have something leftover for food.

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it was pretty obvious when everything just felt Wrong when using a cane and it was simple to move up to a singular crutch. but what about to having two crutches? or a rollator/wheelchair? I dont have any diagnosis to go off of to help either since the doctors are still confused so I cant even just like, plan ahead or something.

Hi, I'm sorry this is something I don't have the experience or knowledge to answer myself but I'm sure somebody out there has answers...

Community do your thing!

Anon, keep an eye on the reblogs and comments. I hope your doctor(s) can give you answers soon ✌️

This is how we know crutches won't fit our lifestyle or needs, because they would be annoying to use. It's probably similar with an electric wheelchair, at least for now. But we also know that we need our cane/walking stick and our active wheelchair, because they aren't annoying to use. The same goes for our glasses and headphones.

If a disability aid gets in the way, you likely don't need it. If it doesn't and feels like an extension of your body, you do need it.

And we don't mean annoying as in "making it harder to live in an inaccessible world" or "making people upset you are using them". We mean annoying just to use, regardless of other people.

I’m going to level with you guys. I love the Elder Things. I love them so much. They are hands down one of my favorite alien races. They’re a real demonstration of how far you can take speculative biology and non-anthropomorphism in sci-fi. Someday, I hope to see more people producing Elder Things art, headcanons, and OCs.

But of course, it’s hard to feel qualified to depict sapient creatures so nonhuman, and perhaps that scares people off. That’s why I’m going to introduce some ideas for emotes and body language that you could incorporate into your stories; hopefully it can help us all relate to these beasties a little bit better.

Greeting

The most effusive form of greeting is extending one or more wings to wave at your target. Doing this less energetically can also constitute something like a salute. Either way, it tends to draw attention

Briefly turning all five eyestalks on someone is a good way to acknowledge that they have your attention

Hooking the crynoid arms together is a reflex retained from ocean dwelling, originally to stick with one another in strong currents like sea otters. It expresses both trust and the immediate intention to spend time with one another

Brushing the head cilia against one another is an intimate form of greeting that can mean something like a kiss, a hug, or a butt grab depending how it’s done. The etiquette varies between land and water (water dwellers are generally more dependent on physical touch in communication)

Eyestalk Manners

Having five unconnected eyes allows for the easy division of attention, but how you display your attention will obviously have social ramifications. As a rule of tentacle:

All five eyes means something has your undivided attention and can even constitute staring

Four eyes is slightly less intensive

Three eyes means you have the majority of your attention trained on something. In conversation, you generally point three eyes at the speaker and keep two on your environment

Two eyes means something is interesting but you are distracted from it

One eye is the edge of your attention. If you keep only one eye on someone in conversation, you’ll be accused of ignoring them

Arching one's eyestalk to look down on someone is condescending, the equivalent of a smirk

Happiness

Elder things at ease tend to uncurl. Their tentacles may hang loose and their wings may fold just slightly out of their ridges

They may also emit a low whistle from their vocal organs, signaling contentment. This is done subconsciously

Signifiers around happiness are less dramatically obvious than in human cultures, and Elder Things are likely to just inform each other outright that they are feeling well

Fear

We know from the murals in AtMoM that Elder Things recoil when afraid

Presumably they raise their eyestalks and tentacles and physically draw back

A scared Elder Thing may also begin extending its wings in preparation to fly away, or begin shuffling its foot stalks

Some may curl into a sort of fetal position by folding all of their extremities to their body

Anger/Aggression

Elder Thing culture doesn’t tend to make as much of a distinction between fear and anger except that with anger you feel confident enough to act

But being aggressive for personal gain is considered distinct and uses much of the same body language

An Elder Thing conveying “I will hurt you” makes itself big

It partially unfolds its wings, lifts its eyestalks, and extends the crinoid arms

It may emit a threatening whistle, and its mouths may open

When their mouths open, the threat isn’t to bite you like for a mammal. Rather, in the same way or anger expressions come from primate threat displays, an Elder Thing’s posturing comes from the actions of a sea creature preparing to overpower and eat a smaller creature

Sadness

Sad Elder Things are droopy

And they pull in on themselves

Elder Things aren’t prone to wallowing in pity like humans are, but they certainly know disappointment

And discouragement can make states of torpor highly appealing

Fugue

Elder Things have certain emotions not really translatable to the human psyche in as ready a way

One of the more prominent is something adjacent to dissociation

Elder Things are good at spending long periods of time doing something rote, where a mammal would struggle with boredom

It helps them focus on things like space travel or meditation and is probably related to their somewhat vegetative nature

This state is characterized by methodical, relaxed movements and dilation of the pupils

Sleepy

Elder Things sleep and otherwise go into torpor by tucking in all their extremities and folding the eyestalks against the neck

When they feel lethargic from exhaustion or extreme cold, they will begin to move towards this state, curling in on themselves

Their eyes close when sleeping, so their cilia perk up to keep them somewhat alert

Telepathy

Elder Things are advanced in the psionic arts, and may be able to send weak empathic signals that way, especially if they specialize in Shoggoth handling

This is not a primary mode of communication, however

Sending more coherent ideas requires technique and dedication far less convenient than simply talking

Shoggoths

While the Shoggoths take some of their expression and most of their speech from their creators, their body language is entirely different

Magnus: “so, do i have a boyfriend or a girlfriend today?”

That doesn't mean fat Jedis couldn't exist, just that it wouldn't give them an advantage over slimmer ones.

The real advantage would be probably given by height and generally bigger body in all its aspects, as this is usually related to more cells.

Also the force itself doesn't make you a good Jedi, it's also the training, the discipline and morality. The force sensitivity levels can make some aspects easier, but they are in no way a guarantee of becoming a Jedi master, or even a good Knight.

My interpretation was always that Anakin's midichlorian count was only so notable because he was literally conceived by the force itself, and so it was obnoxiously high because of that (not sure if that's actually the case but always seemed to me what the phantom menace was implying, at least).

That doesn't mean fat Jedis couldn't exist, just that it wouldn't give them an advantage over slimmer ones.

The real advantage would be probably given by height and generally bigger body in all its aspects, as this is usually related to more cells.

Also the force itself doesn't make you a good Jedi, it's also the training, the discipline and morality. The force sensitivity levels can make some aspects easier, but they are in no way a guarantee of becoming a Jedi master, or even a good Knight.

Across the region, many LGBTQ+ people are forced to leave their countries because of criminalization, persecution, and threats to their lives. In some places, same-sex relationships are still punishable by severe penalties, even death.

For those who reach countries like Kenya or Uganda, safety is not guaranteed. Refugee camps such as Kakuma have seen reports of discrimination, attacks, and tensions affecting LGBTQ+ residents, even as humanitarian agencies try to improve protection.

Recent years have also seen more people fleeing harsh laws like Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act pushing queer individuals to seek asylum across borders, often into already strained systems.

Beyond physical safety, queer refugees face isolation, lack of healthcare, limited legal protection, and mental health challenges shaped by both displacement and identity-based trauma.

And yet, across East Africa, queer refugee communities continue to organize, support each other, and demand dignity, visibility, and rights.

Queer refugees are not just statistics they are people seeking the same thing anyone would: safety, belonging, and the freedom to live openly.

🏳️‍🌈 Their stories matter. Their safety matters. Their rights matter.

@chaoticrei @teaktty @scribe-of-monsters @stardusteyes @transgwender616 @transpanda-1 @p1nkparader @cholerascum

Plus we do need some additional money for food.

And our family isn't going to pay for it, as they both can't afford and don't want us to be disabled.

So here is our Ko-fi. The goal is 600 PLN to cover the medical stuff and have something leftover for food.

@paintedbytosia @transgwender616 @stickia404 @chaoticrei @teaktty @aromatenmalen @p1nkparader @princess-sheep @cholerascum @scribe-of-monsters @queenofthewildbeasts

In contrast, exocannibalism is when someone eats their enemy as an act of ultimate humiliation and domination.

We do not care if this is more of a fantasy thing or an end of life plan thing, safety is still very important!

And on a less serious note, human flesh isn't that nutritious, and the same likely goes for organs. There is a reason why we largely use herbivores and omnivores for food - large mammalian land predators simply don't have enough nutrients to make a large part of a diet. For example, you need some additional fat to actually absorb the protein in the meat. So some meal planning is actually needed here.