Gender is between your ears, not between your legs
-Chaz Bono
do you ever think oh actually i am never going to stop being eleven years old and lonely
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So, I don’t normally do this, but something urgent came up, and I really need y’all to read this. There’s a TL;DR at the bottom of this post, but I strongly advise reading this post all the way through to gain more context on the situation at hand.
I don’t know all the details, but there’s this act floating around in the US called the “Kid’s Online Safety Act” - or KOSA , if you will. Here’s a description of it:
In summary, this law, if put in place, would aim to wipe out sites that could provide youth with life-saving resources, or even mention topics related to the LGBTQIA+ community and suicide prevention.
Now, obviously this is only a thing in America, so you’d think it wouldn’t affect the rest of the world, right?
Well, not exactly.
So you know how fandom sites such as Tumblr, AO3 and Wattpad provide an escape for many people across the world who are going through hard times (to put it simply)? I don’t mean to scare anyone, but if this law passes, these sites may be negatively affected globally.
Here’s a TikTok I found by a creator known as omarsbigsister that explains it better. It’s mainly about AO3 but Tumblr and Wattpad are mentioned too:
We all know why fandom is so important. Many people, as I’ve mentioned, use sites such as the ones previously listed to escape the troubles of their everyday life. In addition, fanfiction sites in particular provide creative outlets for writers across the globe. This law could possibly destroy this form of escapism and a creative outlet.
I’ve linked a link tree found in the above TikTok creator’s link tree at the bottom of this post. Please sign them regardless of where you’re from.
Also, y’all know I usually don’t ask for clicks, but interacting with this post in some way or even making a post of your own like this to spread the word would also be of great help!
Thanks in advance!
- hpnewgen
TL;DR: KOSA is putting the lives of American youth and the future of fandom as a whole at risk and we need to act now.
In all seriousness, if ao3 stays down for days, even weeks, because of those dumb fucking attackers, I’m gonna be extremely depressed and suicidal. I physically cannot live without ao3 👍
AO3 is under a DDoS attack meaning that the servers are purposefully being overwhelmed by an attacker. Please do not refresh ao3 related links because each time you do, another request is sent to the servers meaning you are contributing to the DDoS! Wait for the official announcement from their twitter and then visit the site because the servers will keep crashing otherwise!
I was so happy it went up, but it's down AGAIN. I can't deal with this 😭😭😭
I love that the minute AO3 goes down everyone collectively flocks to this website to ask the same question with varying levels of insanity attached
When will my husband (Ao3) return from war (is up again)
AO3 is down. What's the point of living? 😭😤
Evan "fell first" Rosier and Barty "fell harder" Crouch Jr.
Regulus "fell first" Black and James "fell harder" Potter
Remus "fell first" Lupin and Sirius "fell harder" Black
Dorcas "fell first" Meadows and Marlene "fell harder" McKinnon
Mary "fell first" McDonald and Lily "fell harder" Evans
the horrible feeling you get when the tissue box runs out of tissues <<<
Nobody:
Mentally ill mfs:
I got a new phone and i lost everything in my notes app, I'm now having a breakdown about it. I had such important shit in it AGHHHHHHH, I'm in physical pain rn
(ppl who know please don’t vote lol reblog for more reach)
slow burn or love at first sight (both)
fake dating or secret dating
enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers
oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence
hurt-comfort or amnesia
fantasy au or modern au
mutual pining or domestic bliss (both)
smut or fluff (I can't choose, so both)
canon-compliant or fix-it
reincarnation or character death
one-shot or multi-chapter
kid fic or road trip fic
arranged marriage or accidental marriage
high school romance or middle aged romance
time travel or isolated together
neighbors or roommates
sci-fi au or magic au
body swap or genderbend
angst or crack (these are so hard ughhhh, both)
apocalyptic or mundane (can't choose 😤)
1. historical or futuristic
2. opening or closing chapter
3. light+fluffy or dark+gritty
4. animal companion or found family
5. horror or romance
6. hard magic system or soft magic system
7. standalone or series
8. one project at a time or always juggling 2+
9. one award winner or one bestseller
10. fantasy or sci-fi
11. character description or setting description
12. first draft or final draft
13. love triangle in everything or no romance arcs
14. constant sandstorm or rainstorm
honey or maple syrup // embroidery or knitting // sheep or cows // meadows or prairies // streams or lakes // baking or cooking // blackberries or blueberries // raspberry preserves or strawberry jam // wildflowers or rose bushes // dusk or dawn // bees or butterflies // tea or hot cocoa (coffee) // sugar cubes or sugar bowls // pancakes or waffles // books or music // songbirds or rustling leaves // napping under trees or sleeping in a field // checkered or floral // drying flowers or pressing flowers
I tried to recreate myself and I would probably be the killer or the final girl
1. create your own look here
2. find out what role you are here
MAN i wish i looked this cool. i wouldn't be the killer tho let's be honest i'm too lazy. thank u @mychemicalrachel for the tag, i'm writing my diss on horror films so this was super fuuuun!!
i'll go ahead and tag a handful of mutuals <3 @achilleslikespeas @spindrifters @kelliealtogether @fruity-individual
pleaseeeeee, listen to my Spotify playlist, it's so chaotic and amazing, it needs to be shared (it's atrociously long btw)
Regulus is Killer Queen and James is Good Old-Fashion Lover Boy
Happy pride month! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
reblog with your pride flag! (or any of your favorite flags; doesn't have to be pride if you've got another one in mind)
no pressure tags: @kaymardsa, @ilikecheeseandchocolatee, @reggiecantswimm, @lilonsnitch, @that-bitch-kat3, @potterheads-cuneumformate, @plutos-still-a-planet, and anyone else who wants to join!
I know I already made a “happy pride month” post but this one is for the trans and genderqueer people out there <3
I HOPE YOU STAY SAFE AND PROTECTED FROM TRANSPHOBIC ASSHOLES AND ACTUALLY ENJOY GAY MONTH!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ BE WHO YOU AREEE FOR YOUR PRIDEEEE 😘🥳
I edited/cleaned up my “Horror Ads” stories, so pls read them UwU 👉👈 They are pretty shit, so don’t expect much if you do read them lol
AGHHH, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️💅🥰