im alpha, i just came back from my second dormancy and each time i had a new face it was WILD, maybe one day ill tell the whole story. here’s what locke wrote about me-
A social protector and external caretaker, Alpha is genderfluid, pansexual, panromantic, uses they/them pronouns, and ages with the body. They are flamboyant, strong, confident, verbally articulate, fluent, sassy and opinionated. Alpha doesn't take anything from anyone, likes almost everyone and likes being a part of a team effort, but generally prefers to lead. Is rarely over-emotional, anxious or unhappy, but can be excitable and over-zealous at times. Has recently lost all amnesia with regards to the body's childhood trauma. Is frequently co-con. Alpha likes the boldest red and has a high, quick laugh.
I was wondering as a child of teenage pregnancy what would that be like in the galran empire and if its even possible for galrans to get pregnant durring their teenage years. And if it is possible what would the discussion around that be like and what are the resources for the parents and chlid. And if it isnt how would they react to the fact humans as young as 14 can get pregnat.
Sorry if this make u uncomfortable and u dont have to answer. I just rarely even see the topic talked about in general and got curious.
The above illustrates the broad strokes of different galra life stages, though for this question we're obviously focusing on adolescence. So galra adolescence (and therefore puberty) occurs between the ages of 39–63 imperial decaphoebs, with female galra typically reaching reproductive maturity a little later than their male counterparts; the absolute youngest a female galra could likely conceive would be around 50idp (the human equivalent of 14y), but remember that galra pregnancy is high-risk enough as it is, and even more so if the host's body is not yet fully grown. Then, of course, there's that monestrous fertility cycle to consider: unlike humans, whose menstrual cycle occurs year-round, female galra only experience a single phoeb of fertility per decaphoeb, meaning that an accidental pregnancy is infinitely less likely to occur.
All that being said, it is still possible for an adolescent galra to find themselves with child.
I here want to address the particular relevance of my Q'tskraal post, as there is technically a small overlap of 4idp between the youngest one could be when they succeed in the galra rite of passage (and therefore are considered an adult in Imperial society), and those last few decaphoebs of adolescence: if someone of 61idp who had passed their Q'tskraal were to fall pregnant, this would not be considered a "teenage pregnancy" by Imperial standards! In contrast, however, you could have someone who is 72idp and technically better equipped biologically to carry a pregnancy, but has not yet passed their Q'tskraal and so is still deemed a child themselves.
But I digress.
As I've said countless times before, the galra foster a collectivist culture, and so the very first social instinct would be for the entire local community to rally around the expectant parent(s) to provide them with all the emotional and practical support they could require—including unequivocal love if the pregnant galra decides they would like/need to terminate the pregnancy altogether. I thought I'd addressed the topic of abortion before (though if I did I cannot for find it for the life of me) but essentially, though Imperial culture puts great value on children, a foetus is not yet that: ever more important and therefore the priority is the bodily autonomy and right of the host parent to make their own damn decisions. In particularly dangerous cases, abortion may in fact be heavily recommended, if to proceed with the pregnancy is likely to result in fatality, but again,,, this decision is utterly at the discretion of the individual in question.
In the modern Empire, there is a third choice beyond those of child-pregnancy vs abortion: gestation pods! These serve as an artificial controlled environment within which a foetus can be carefully monitored and supplied with all the necessary nutrients it might require—the only caveat being that if a pregnancy is being transferred from a biological womb into this artificial one (rather than having been fostered within the gestation pod from the beginning as an intentional form of surrogacy) then the foetus must be transferred before the placenta takes over the transfer of nutrients to the embryo (at the end of the first quarter of the pregnancy), as at this point it has become entirely reliant on its host body for survival.
If, however, the pregnant galra decides they neither wish to abort nor transfer their pregnancy—or if it is too late for the latter—then every care would be taken by both their family and medical services to keep them as comfortable as possible; they'd likely be relocated to a local medical facility where they could be carefully monitored for the full duration of the pregnancy so as to minimise the associated danger, and all being well both they and the resultant kiting would end the experience hale and healthy. After this point, neither they nor their child would be treated especially differently from any other new family: the Imperial government would still grant them the allotted child support, while the local community would assist in child-rearing just as they do in all things.
The only thing that would induce a resoundingly negative reaction would be if one of the parents had passed their Q'tskraal while the other hadn't... unless conception had occurred prior to the Q'tskraal (in which case both parties were still legally children) this would be considered predatory behaviour on the part of the adult galra, even if the two are of the same age.
"We should respect trans mascs and butches because they protect us at pride"
So I get what you're doing with trying to argue against the anti-masculinity crowd and trying to say that trans mascs and butches are an important part of pride as a way to emphasize our place in the community
But...
Why us?
Why are we disposable? Why are we not worthy of protection?
This beautiful story is filled with so much hurt and pain. A perfect encapsulation of the hurt and pain that the natives as felt, hispanic and latin people. Of the hurt and pain the Black people have felt, African Americans and those of mixed Afro ethnicity. Of the hurt and pain that Asian people have felt, Asian Americans and the natives of the Hawaiian islands. The hurt and pain that Jewish people have felt. The hurt and pain that we continue to feel today... In the "land of the free"
And in our pain we have clawed our way out. We have fought kicking and screaming to have our basic human rights. Rights that still to this day are ignored in favor of the system of white supremacy.
And in our pain, in our fight we have kicked down others who are equally oppressed. Allowing the colonizer to pit us against each other. When we should be our strongest allies.
And today, while there is still a struggle, we move more and more towards a future where we 100% have each-others backs. We share each other's stories, sign each others petitions, walk together in protest.
But that doesn't mean that with every step of the way the system won't fight back. Abortion rights, the pipe lines and oil drills. Schools banning books on the Lgbtqia+ community, Black and native history. Police brutality. Anti-Semitism. Hate crimes against APPI. Police raiding peaceful protests and arresting water protestors, POC, trans individuals. All for using their human right to speak their voice against destruction of their land, against violence and abuse again their communities.
We have a long way to go but its not FUCKING OVER!!
Btw uh I think it's kind of obvious, but if anyone's wondering
I've been putting my URL over photos because I don't want any gimmick blogs to save and repost them. It's one thing for a low quality picture of a bunny I saw in the yard, but if any of my pet pics were reposted I'd find it really disrespectful
We only have a really short time with our pets, so anyone who wants to get clout by reposting a picture of an animal I view as family should at least ask permission or have a watermark in their way
I know there's methods to remove watermarks, but at least this way it takes more effort than 3 clicks to repost one of my photos
The Great Salt Lake is drying up and we need your help to help raise awareness. Just this past day I was in Utah with the @humblebloomco and @livecrude team where they took us on a trip to the Lake that is drying up in Utah. @saveourgreatsaltlake is an organization that works alongside people / community activists to bring awareness to this key lake that is giving life to humans and animals.
The toxic dust that has been circulating as the lake continues to become a dumping ground, water is stolen for agricultural use, and continuous mining has depleted its water table.
When I was on here, my stomach instantly felt sick. How can something so sacred that gives life to many of us continue to be plundered? Water is life and they are a living system that moves into our bodies.
It doesn’t make sense that local government politicians in Utah are failing at doing their job while being supported by multi-million-dollar corporations that continue lying. I’m angry and I'm sad, but I'm happy to be in a community with many BIPOC trying to regenerate this precious landscape. You save more money by giving respect and ensuring the continued wellness of ecosystems, than exploiting it for continued usage.
being a bit of a stereotypical gay man in a female body is so surreal because people really vibe with it- also I feel extremely sexy with my big tits and dump truck of an ass- you can take a body shot off both if you wanted