boygirljaden

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Strange Bird

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I do find it fascinating how transphobia is like, the canary in the coal mine for absolutely rancid political opinions, like no one is ever normal about everything EXCEPT trans people, it's always like indicative of some utterly wretched comorbidities

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cis lgb Americans keep saying “they’re coming for us next!!” in regards to the current political climate as if the republicans didn’t introduce over 300 anti-trans bills this past legislative session, many of which passed, including the forcible detransitioning of all trans youth in alabama. like huh?? you are not good trans allies.

the current political climate is possible because republicans made trans people a “wedge issue” and cis people haven’t been fighting with us for the last 5 years while states decimate trans rights

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simple tutorial on how to make those bottlecap buttons you see everywhere

you'll need:

bottlecap•soda tab•safety pin•pliers•sandpaper/file•paint/paint markers/smth to decorate with•clear nail polish

remove the print on the buttons using a file or the sandpaper

(if you wanna keep the print skip this step, use a cloth to protect the print from scratches when folding down the sides of the cap)

fold down opposing sides of the cap, to help add in the safety pin

bend the tab at a slight angle, insert it into the cap. make sure the side of the safety pin that can not open is the one stuck under the tab

fold down one side of the cap to lock the tab in place, then try and press the tab as flat as you can, to lock the safety pin in place (prevents the buttons from moving on the safety pin, if you like rattling buttons, skip this step)

fold down all other sides of the cap

cover the button in one or more base layers of paint

add ur design (i use paint or paint markers for good coverage and vibrant colors)

cover that in one or two layers of nail polish, it will protect the button from rain and the paint from cracking

thats it, lemme know if you want tutorials on anything else, i like making em.

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🚨PSA🚨

IF YOU ASK FOR SOMEONES PRONOUNS… AND THE PERSON DOES NOT USE THEY/THEM…. DONT USE THEY/THEM🤩

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“the bechdel test being treated like The Metric by which to assess a film’s feminist worth and therefore its artistic worth is fucking insane and annoying” and “the bechdel test cannot and should not be treated as a Failed Feminist Analysis Tool because it was never intended as an analysis tool or as anything more than a commentary in-joke amongst members of an oppressed subculture” are statements that need to coexist btw

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she's a hero. she should dump her west brit "friends" and become friends with me instead

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Transfem butches, reblog if you agree

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i am quite honestly very exhausted with this starbucks feminism that preoccupies itself with the centering of rich white feminine women in the neoliberal capitalist lens and typically no one else.

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the new usage of amab/afab terms to imply assumptions about trans peoples genitals + appearances + identity gives me a headache for real i feel like we're at a point where people would get confused again if i said there are afab men with penises or amab women with vaginas

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something something transsexual werewolves

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“Who was I now–woman or man? That question could never be answered as long as those were the only choices; it could never be answered if it had to be asked.”

— Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues (via afterellenbookclub)

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gender essentialism is what happens when you hear about gender being a social construct and a performance, but don't actually want to stop viewing men and women as inherent opposites. so now instead of saying "women are x and men are y, because biology" you say "women are x and men are y.... because socialization!" & change literally. nothing. else. about how you talk about gender

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you can hate whatever muppet you want but if you hate slimey the worm im legally allowed to kill you

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#“youse”

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Let's go