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Happy Transgender Day of Visibility!🏳️⚧️
Also, to all of my fellow transfolks out there that need to hear it, especially given the bullshit happening in Texas and other parts the USA, you're valid and loved!! Keep standing high and proud, we'll fight this together!
Here's a helpful post full of resources and information to help our transgender friends. Stay safe out there!!
Taking a social media break, but I didn't want to miss Trans Day of Visibility. To anyone who needs to hear it, you're loved and valid. Don't let anyone else say otherwise ✨
Hi, I’ve been creating characters for some stories and some of them are a part of the LGBTQ+ community. I need some help properly representing them, especially gender identities. I’m not very familiar with gender identities, except the names and basic concepts. But I want to learn and make sure I’m writing my LGBTQ+ characters with care and proper representation.
Here are the specific characters:
-A trans man
-A trans woman
-A genderfluid person
-A non-binary person
Thank you to anyone who responds and likes!
My existence is not politics.
I feel like the only reason those of us who aren't in the US are watching the inauguration today is the sort of morbid curiosity that makes people watch a car crash. It honestly feels like I'm watching people's lives and freedoms be crushed in real time.
CHILDREN WHO ARE POC AND TRANS SHOULD NOT FEAR TO WALK THE STREETS
JUST LIKE YOU SHOULD SUPPORT CIS STRAIGHT BLACK LIVES
YOU SHOULD SUPPORT ALL BLACK LIVES
SHE WAS 17
HER NAME WAS BRAYLA STONE
SAY HER NAME
WE'RE DOING IT Y'ALL
WE'RE DOING IT
ヽ(´ー｀)ノ(=｀ω´=)（=´∇｀=）
THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO DO BUT DON'T GIVE UP HOPE
WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION! AND WE CAN HAVE MORE WINS FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT! BE SAFE OUT THERE! I LOVE YOU
WRONGLY ACCUSED TRANSGENDER WOMAN PLACED INTO THE MENS PRISONS AND RAPED BY COPS WHO SWORE THEY WILL ADD MORE YEARS TO HER SENTENCE IF SHE SPOKE OUT! DON'T LET HER ABUSERS GET AWAY WITH IT! GO TO THE LINK IN THE ALPHABET MAFIA BIO AND ADD YOUR NAME TO THE PETITION TO GET HER OUT!
HER NAME IS MAHAAL MUTAIRI!
HER NAME IS MAHAAL MUTAIRI!
HER NAME IS MAHAAL MUTAIRI!
SPREAD THE WORD! SPREAD THE WORD!
So true!
Say it with me "I am valid"
Tumblr asks are so incredible what does this even mean
Is this because it is pride month or.
Don't Fall for this scam.
Transgender community, please please please do NOT use this product! It will kill you if used, please do not use it whatsoever.
Please reblog and spread the word
I know most people don't care about anything unless it has to do with the U.S. but can we please start talking about the Canadian election.
Please don't vote for Poilievre. He's basically the Canadian Trump and plans to put in place laws that harm trans youth, and lots of other shit.
Please vote istg this is the only way anything will get better. Poilievre has been kissing millionaires and billionaires asses. He'll make life even harder, and he loves Trump.
Reblogs are appreciated, especially if you aren't Canadian.
In regards of the Trump government scraping all trans inclusion in its queer information portion of its websites I have made this thing. Spread the word. Don't let them pretend we never existed.
P.S: Don't like! Reblog! <3
Here's the link to a masterpost of confirmed marches (which has reblogs turned off so it can be updated)! Please share this one!
If you don't see a march in your area and would like to organize one, please email march@queeryouthassemble.org!
i was like three pics in when i just wanted to Google the name of a girl from Soul Eater Not! And it deleted my damn progress 😭😭😭 i was panicking but then Tumblr was like "Aha, actually, we just saved it in ur drafts without telling you:>" so uh..
Anyways, This ones for you river-is-transmasc:>>
Soo I got inspired a lil bit to draw Big Sis Magne again, but THIS TIME she's got different outfits on! Because we can all agree that she needs more than that Orange jacket and Jean combo. (Not that it's bad, it's just a lil plain compared to the other villains ykyk) soo i took the liberty of giving Magne the outfits she NEEDS. Starting up, we have this random fit I made that started off everything.
Even though there's no colours cause, y'know, I don't got em, I'll describe it to you. She's got a thigh length Hot pink Leopard print dress with some frill on the straps and top hem (I think that's what it's called). With a blue jean jacket on, (complete with a trans pin, cuz trans icon), baby pink heels and a Anklet :>>
honestly I like the dress idea on her, reminds me of those 2000s Halloween duct tape dresses but like In a good way
Next up, we have two outfits. The first outfit on the Left, she's got a sleeveless cream coloured cropped top that was originally supposed to be a flower shaped top, but I chickened out cause I didn't know how to draw it and make it look good, so I just drew the top with a pattern mimicking sweater pattern. She's got some light blue jeans on, and silver bracelets.
On the Right, I drew her in a [I (heart) J P] shirt (JP meaning the abbreviation of Japan). This one was based off of Liz's 'I heart New York' shirt in Soul Eater Not!, cause I got the first two books from my school's library for free!
I also gave her an Eye design cause I'm 80% sure we never see her eyes without her sunglasses on. So uhh yeah, time to get creative
And next, we have her in a large loose sweater with sleeves that go just past the elbow with a Yellow and Green Hill wavey pattern. Over a white dress shirt and pinkish full Shorts. This one Was based off of Tsugumi's Death Bazaar flea market outfit from Soul Eater Not!, that's two cameos inna row! I even drew her in Tsugumi's pose
This one has Magne in a bright yellow turtleneck, with a green tank top with white stripes. This was actually based off of one of Veronica's beautiful outfits in the Old Archie Comics, specifically the outfit she wore in 'Archie in a Sappy Tree' minus the tag pearl necklace, and plus the lil ponytail.
Here's the outfit inspo: ↓
This mext one wasn't REALLY a outfit, I just liked the idea of Magne getting her face Squished, thought it was cute/funny :>>
LooK at that round face-
-✿ squish ✿-
And finally we have Magne in that popular slash sorta popular slash maybe popular Strawberry cottage core Dress! I even put a lil strawberry hair accessory (forgot the name.. i wanna say clasp.) in her hair.
I was originally gonna go for Sanrio since I thought she seeme dlike a My Melody kinda girl, but I couldn't find good outfut inspo soo I just drew her in a Dress. Its pretty tho
Don't mind the smudge, I'm just Right handed and have very sweaty palms that like to show up whenever i wanna D R A W.
and that's all the drawings I have for this post, I'll probably draw some more Big sis Magne in the future since she needed more screen time and im sour about it,
Hope Y'all enjoyed! :>>>
Here's some Overhaul doodles I drew in mah new 'DESIGNER JOURNAL' i got for christmas! plus one Magne drawing cause I got upset that she barely had proper screen time
I didn't draw much
so
uh
yeeah
I was gonna draw more but i decided to abandon ship because of a crazy ass d r e am loll
I've never really drawn Overhaul before, at least his head, and ngl this whole page was me trying to figure out how to draw his hair without it making it look like he has a bigg ass forehead- and- uh- well- yeeeeah.
He's definitally a Drama Queen, that green jacket WITH the purple fur??? like- AND he wears it with confidence??
slay.
In this one I tried remaking my 'Egirl Overhaul' pic I drew for shits and giggles, If i can find where it is i'll post it for you all to see
Overhaul: Kurono do NOT talk to me, I'm doing my mascara.
THIS MAN'S EYELASHES THO. WHY ARE THEY SO GOOD??? like either he has really good genetics or he purposely does mascara on just his bottom lashes
just- this cutie patootie...
who does-
child abuse
Have some Magne because she deserves Justice
JUSTICE FOR MAGNE.
anyways-
here's one of my favourites I made
now, WHY did I draw Overhaul with two small sharks crawling over him like puppy dogs?
well, y'all about to loose yer damn mind
BECAUSE HE H A S SHARKS!!
LOOK AT HIM!! HE'S A SHARK DAD!!! WTH SHARK CHIDLREN!!!
soo context, I bought a overhaul action figure for christmas (since it was the only mha fig in the store but we ain't gon talk about that-) and my parents got me this shark excavation kit for christmas. aaand once I found how tiny the sharks were (the excavation area was so big tho?? tf Natintonal geographic?? waste???) I decided to give them to Overhaul! and they fit in his arms so perfectly I made it canon that he has sharks.
I. freakin love Sharks.
ANYWHO.
hope yah enjoyed
I'll defintally go and find the Egirl Overhaul pic. I think I drew Egirl Dabi & Shigaraki too, and MAYBE aizawa but I can't remember...
I belon infederal prison-
I stand with trans people, especially trans women <3
Not just because I'm trans myself but because I believe everyone deserves respect, dignity and their rights.
We are strong and we will overcome any challenge you or anyone else throws at us. We have proved our strength and courage time and again. This will be no different.
We support you @predstrone and every trans woman and fem who has been subject to harassment on this site. 🏳️⚧️❤️
spread this shit the fuck around
spread this shit the fuck around
spread this shit the fuck around
I support this with my being and it's a fact
transgender men are not a fetish
transgender women are not a fetish
transgender people are not a fetish
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We have always existed, and we always will.
Trans rights are human rights !!!! 🏳️⚧️
I think when I did some pikmin graffiti you were the inspiration behind it!
Hell fucking yeah!! Man that's so wild because I had a dream last night, I was walking around some city and found dozens of new Pikmin street art, and I didn't make them. I was so happy to see it but I had a little moment where I was "Hey wait a minute - that's my trademark!" Just joking tho, spread those Pikmins wherever, love to see it!!
✨ trans ponies will always exist! 🌈
Yes, to all of the above. As someone on the autism spectrum I have no room to judge people for being weird. So you let your freak flag fly and go wild!
Right, considering the current state of corporate politics on this site, and that it seems that only those affected seem to be actively speaking on the matter, it is up to I, the only fucking cishet on tumblr, to drag this out to a wider audience.
REBLOG IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS A TRANSFEM SAFE SPACE.
We need to show these higher ups how much we truly value them.
UK Supreme Court Ruling - 16 Points of Clarification and Reassurance
Welcome to day 2 comrades, we survived the night and now we're going to pick up arms and fight back; what are the most effective arms you ask, seductively in my ear? KNOWLEDGE! That's right, let's look at this ruling that's so full of holes it'd make an orgy a logistical nightmare.
My job deals with legal documents and legislation so I have attempted to translate some of the ruling and clarify it for everyone, to expel the rumours and present the facts as written in all their bigoted glory. Facts are in black while my comments and opinions are in red italics.
A special thank you to Transactual and QueerAF for their resources and articles (linked at the bottom).
Also included are some of Timothy Snyder's "20 Lessons on Tyranny". Because it's fucking relevant.
The Supreme Court chose not to hear from any trans people, choosing to listen to only hate groups. This suggests anti-trans biases from the beginning. The only pro-trans source allowed was Amnesty International who affirmed that the Scottish Court's interpretation is correct, Amnesty's mention is in passing however the court notes that it is "particularly grateful" to the TERF lawyer for his input, "particularly grateful" is just a phrase but it potentially hints at further bias.
The crux of the judges "logic" seems to be that the basis of being a woman is being born that way and the basis for being trans is possessing a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). My brain literally cannot process the stupidity of this. Obviously inter-sex people are not mentioned. What about people who no longer match the definition of biological woman (i.e. cancer survivors who have had organs removed or due to health conditions) what are they protected by? If a woman has had her cervix removed for health reasons makes a sexual harassment complaint against her line manager, can it be dismissed because she, legally, isn't a woman? There are hundreds of unanswered questions and examples the court just vomitted into public with no intention of solving.
An element that the judges came to repeatedly was that if trans people were not recognised by their sex at birth then the Equality Act would be "inconsistent". For example the EA refers to 'pregnant women' but because trans women cannot get pregnant and some trans men can, by referring to women', Parliament was clearly intended 'woman' to mean 'biological female' because only 'biological females' can become pregnant. And that's it. That's fucking it. The judges decided it would be easier if women were all grouped under one category with no variation, that clarity around pregnancy was too difficult and it was best to rely on a single word written 15 years ago when inclusive language was very uncommon, let alone in halls of power.
The ruling makes zero (0) mention of Inter-Sex people. Once again Inter-Sex people have been left entirely out of the discussion and are bound by their birth certificates.
The ruling refers to "biological" and "certified" sex but doesn't define either, only suggesting that "biological" is what's on your birth certificate and that "certified" is people with a GRC. I'm not a midwife but I'm reasonably sure that babies don't come out holding a birth certificate, in fact in the UK it can take 2 weeks to get a certificate in which time decisions can be made for inter-sex babies that are not represented on the birth certificate. Additionally the court only recognises two binary sexes which is provably false. Gender is a spectrum according to every biologist who ever lived. Now that "biological" and "certified" sex are different, trans people cannot make claims based on "biological" sex, for example trans people now can't make a claim for equal pay or sexual harassment. Transgender people can now legally be forced out of the work environment and are at a higher risk of harm from others because their "certified" sex doesn't match their "biological" sex.
Single Sex Spaces have always been protected by the Equality Act. Let me say that one more time: SINGLE SEX SPACES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED BY THE EQUALITY ACT. The law already allowed keeping transgender people out of 'single sex spaces' (which is another bullshit term we could spend an hour taking apart) which raised the question why was this case even brought forward? More and more the ruling just seems to be ideologically based with little regard for solving or clarifying anything.
Single Sex Spaces are also never defined, does a space have to be declared a 'woman only space' under the Equality Act or is it a space where one may expect to find a large number of women? It is in the ambiguity here that a lot of people will be targeted, told to get out or they're calling the police because this is a 'single sex space' even though the law never once tells us what that is.
The Gender Recognition Act (2004) is now in question because the ruling states that "trans women are men and trans men are women, with or without legal gender recognition." Theoretically the GRA now has no effect which logically follows that GRC's are in-valid. This leads nicely onto the next point:
Transgender people in public bathrooms; the ruling never once mentions toilets, bathrooms, restrooms or anything similar presumably because these are covered under 'single sex spaces'. Seeing as, in the courts view, transgender people no longer match their sex they are, theoretically, no longer allowed in public bathrooms of their sex, so transgender women should return to the mens and transgender men should return to the womens. This suggestion is unclear because, as with a lot of other things in this dogshit ruling, it is never defined or clarified. This is an excellent opportunity for solidarity if Trans Men gather or take selfies in women's bathrooms with your magnificent beards, glorious muscles and wonderful masc energy, that is, apparently, right where they want you. I have seen several claims that there is a specific ruling that forbids transgender men from entering women's public restrooms however I can find no trace of it in the text, if someone knows where it is please let me know.
The ruling has created a lot more legal questions and answered none of those it set out to. Lawyers and Lawmakers will spend the next few months and years arguing over what this means and how to interpret it, further more will the decisions of lawyers and lawmakers hold up in court when challenged? We may spend the next decade finding out. That also leads onto:
Do Not Obey In Advance (20 Lessons on Tyranny) There are a lot of unanswered questions from this ruling and, on a real life level, very little has changed at 1000 16/04 when the court read out its decision. So make sure you do not change your behaviour, hide away or surrender in advance; carry on as your beautiful glorious self and if someone challenges you tell them to sue your perfect arse because this is not a settled issue in the courts so why should you settle in advance? Fuck them. If the want us back in the closet they'll have to shove us in with a fucking bulldozer. Furthermore media organisations will take the bigoted side they always do and boil it down to the simplest point to the extent of being wrong - 'trans women banned from women's toilet's', 'trans women aren't allowed in public without identifying themselves', 'trans women never existed and were actually several queers in trench coats'. You get the idea. Dismiss these misleading headlines. Correct anyone who brings it up to you or you feel comfortable talking to. Remind them that these is no clarity and people are working very hard, every day to restore our rights. Once again, Do Not Obey In Advance.
Defend Institutions (20 Lessons on Tyranny) A fine time to remember that human rights organisiations, law projects and LGBT groups will be fighting this to the bitter end and they will need your support; please do your part for our freedom by donating to any charities or organisation you feel comfortable with, the following are just a suggestion and is not exhaustive: Stonewall - lobbying, activism. Mermaids - youth Equality Network - consultation. Transactual - adults, healthcare and legal, accurate trans news. QueerAF - news
At one point, the judgment explicitly refers to a trans woman as ‘a man who identifies as a woman’. Yeah, no, the judges were never biased at all, they totally had an open mind the whole time.
5 judges with a combined age of 338, 3 men, 2 women, know what a lesbian is better than you do. According to the ruling a lesbian "must be a [AFAB] female who is sexually oriented towards (or attracted to) [AFAB] females." Apparently the concept of sexual orientation would be "rendered meaningless" if we included trans women in relationships and that would "wrongly affect the composition of lesbians as a group." WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? THE COMPOSITION OF LESBIAN GROUPS? What do those words, in that order, even mean? And just appreciate, for a moment, that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom doesn't believe that transgender should be allowed to enter certain types of relationships, wasn't that a hallmark of South Africa's despicable Apartheid that only certain types of people were allowed in certain relationships?
The Scottish Government is allowed to appeal this ruling however it is unclear if they will do so, they have had a change in leader since the case began and their new leader is significantly less pro-trans than the former; on top of that the Scottish Government are losing on several fronts and may want to drop this if they feel it isn't a vote winner. Because fuck standing up for human rights yeah? All that matters is winning an undemocratic popularity contest, that's where the money is. Not human decency or morality.
What about the European Court of Human Rights? We don't know how they will react to this however they have previously stated that failing to recognise a trans woman as legally a woman violated her Article 8 rights (respect for private and family life) (Goodwin vs UK). Oh look. Europe may be our salvation. Again. If only there was some kind of union we could join to protect us in the future.
According to the court's data there are about 48,000 trans man and 48,000 trans women in England and Wales (96,000), 19,990 trans people in Scotland (115, 990 UK total). Only 8,464 of those have a GRC. Which means...drum roll please... Trans people are 0.17% of the UK population and this law primarily targets 7.3% of THAT population, or 0.012% of the UK population!
Relevant Quotes -
Transactual Statement - “This ruling has no real purpose beyond ideological objection to the existence of trans people. There is no evidence of harms arising from the system of rights and protections which have been in place since 2010, only increasing hostility and hypothetical fears being leveraged to enable anti-trans discrimination."
Queeraf - By rooting misogyny in women’s ‘shared biology’, rather than our shared oppression under patriarchy, the Supreme Court relies on incredibly conservative ideas about gender as a naturalised phenomenon. In reality, trans women experience misogynistic discrimination as much as, if not more than, many other women.
@ayeforscotland - this will never be a doomerism blog.
@theinimitablefuckstormkilligan - If there's one thing I know about my fellow UK folks, it's that we're all tough as nails. So, if you're from the UK and you're trans: I believe in you. You are a powerful warrior. Your soul is a conduit for the light of love and life. You're gonna do just fine.
@on-a-lucky-tide - This isn't the end. We will fight on. We will not comply. We do not bow to fascism. We survived Section 28. We will survive this.
@isabela-merceds - trans women have existed long before those stuffy bigots sitting in a court room have. trans women will continue to exist long after they're dead and rotting in the earth.
Admiral Hackett - "Stand fast. Stand strong. Stand together."
AZKABAN! AZKABAN FOR ROWLING FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS!!
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Saw my grandpa today and he pissed me off, so I made this. Feel free to use against any and all bigoted assholes :)
Here’s a mostly accurate self portrait sadly my binder doesn’t have the flags :((( and I don’t have elf ears- lmao
But yea
I’m kinda gay in all the ways :)
