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I tried this twice, and I got “Addams family astronaut” and “nonsexual gay.” It seems to be working just fine to me!
I tried to make a sexual identity generator but it’s glitchy and I’m not sure how to fix it.
I love the juxtaposition of “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Umbrella.” Wow, that guy can move!
Tom Holland does Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on Lip Sync Battle
Just in case anyone needed a reason.
Worth sharing every day 😄 The benefits of reading books #infographic http://bit.ly/2ExeRup
Minority Monsters is now available as a PDF for pay-what-you-want. In addition to the great comics, there is information about each monster’s identity and the myths about it. It’s pretty, funny, and informative!
As promised, the minority monster pdf book is now available for FREE on Itch.io
https://tabkimpton.itch.io/minority-monsters
Pay whatever you want folks, and please share this about so people who can’t afford a physical copy can still get a big ol’ book of LGBTQIA* creatures.
Mmmm, new-release Tuesdays! (But do they *all* have to come in at the same time?!)
WHEN ALL MY HOLDS COME IN AT ONCE
That looks good to me! I’d add petting the cat and playing on the computer, but otherwise, I think this is about my ideal day.
If you’re an introvert, follow us @introvertunites
Sometimes, Cards Against Humanity games get it right. (I still prefer Bards Dispense Profanity though.)
Everyone, regardless of gender, deserves bodily autonomy. You should not have to hug your uncle or kiss your grandmother or have your cheek pinched by your mom’s best friend or even sit on Santa’s lap if it upsets you. It’s important for people to learn that they have the right to say, “No,” and have it accepted -- even if the person is a family member, friend, or respected person. It is also ok for someone to want that contact sometimes but not other times, whether they need to take a little while getting comfortable with people they don’t see often or are comfortable giving a hug now but not later.
Respect other people’s limits and insist that they respect yours.
I’ve heard about several apps designed to help people who are depressed, considering self harm, anxious, etc. Unfortunately, I can’t track down any of the names right now. If you have recommendations, please spread the word!
Listen up. There is literally an app that can help you avoid self harm and I don’t know why we aren’t talking about it.
Calm Harm can be tailored to your needs and will provide strategies to help you get past those crucial moments of wanting to harm.
It’s also totally FREE.
once again, it’s called CALM HARM
Have yourself a pretty decent little Christmas, a not-so-bad Hanukkah, a mediocre Hogswatch, and/or a reasonably happy Whatever You’re Having. Enjoy it in your own way, whether that’s glittery or gloomy. You certainly don’t need my permission, but if you want someone to say, “Yes, it’s ok if this year isn’t the best, the brightest, the most amazing ever,” I’m here for you. (And if it is the best and brightest and most amazing, that’s ok, too.)
I was looking at making a family christmas card for the first time in our eight years of being a family, and i feel. just. kinda bummed out. all these cards on shutterfly are foil-stamped and covered in glitter and say things like “merriest christmas,” “happiest holidays,” “best year ever,” “awesomest year ever.” and maybe for some people it was. but this wasn’t our glitteriest happiest merriest awesomest year. and i know it wasn’t the happiest merriest awesomest year for a lot of other people too.
for me one of the crappiest parts of commercialized christmas culture is all this pressure to make it pretty. to be the -est: the best, the merriest, the happiest. like if you go get professional photos taken at a christmas tree farm with wavy hair and coordinating outfits and put those photos on a embossed glittery card then somehow it erases the fact that your wife lost her job or your new baby spent three months in the nicu.
why isn’t it ok to just have a mediocre christmas? why isn’t it ok to have a christmas card that just says plain old “happy holidays” with a mediocre pixelated cell phone pic of your family where the toddler isn’t wearing pants and you have your glasses on and no one matches? why isn’t it ok to say this ISN’T going to be the merriest christmas? that no one is getting the shinest newest cell phone or toy because dad is in the hospital and we can’t afford it? that some families are tired and stressed to even put up a tree or hang up lights?
when you can’t do Big Best Christmas the way all those perfect families on instagram do christmas, the way all those families in commercials and sitcoms do christmas, it starts to make you feel. like. left out. like your little bit of christmas isn’t enough. like your twenty-dollar plastic tree with tinsel and two ornaments isn’t enough. like your .99 cent felt stockings with names glitter-glued on isn’t enough.
the world chants joy!! merry!! bright!! stocking stuffers!!! and you just feel alienated because the world is bellowing CHRISTMAS!! at you through a megaphone but all you want is just to whisper it quietly this year. not every year is going to be your best christmas ever. christmases aren’t an escalating crescendo of personal happiness and fulfillment. some years will be harder than others. i just want it to be a normal, good, happy thing to just have a little christmas.
Reblogging for all my friends with more prescriptions than I have!
A friend of mine posted this. Reblog to save a life!
This is amazing! I wonder what the rest of the concert was like.
The Nutcracker dance you’ve NEVER seen before!
Quick reminder that December 15 is less than a week away. If you are planning to sign up for health insurance through the ACA, do it soon!
Speaking as a relatively binary person who has several nonbinary sweeties and friends, this post seems to have generally good advice. Many of the examples focus on singular they rather than neopronouns, although most of them will work regardless of the pronouns a person uses.
The only section I have issues with is “tricking yourself” into using the correct pronouns for a person, partly because the examples given won’t work well for pronouns other than they and partly because that sort of mental gymnastics would be harder for me to learn (and unlearn) than teaching myself to do it right from the beginning. However, I understand that that issue is specific to me, personally; other people are obviously going to have different experiences.
Pronoun tips from binary men and women
Every once in a while I am asked (or see someone asking) how to use pronouns other than he/him and she/her. The person asking is usually a man or a woman unfamiliar with nonbinary stuff generally, but they’ve got a particular nonbinary person in their life whom they care about and they don’t want to mess up. Maybe they keep misgendering their nonbinary friend and they feel guilty, or they want to take the burden off the nonbinary person who keeps having to correct them, something like that.
When binary people lack that confidence with pronouns, they seek the advice of nonbinary people. Not only are we likely to give advice that’s not ideal for binary people (because we’ve got skin in the game, all our friends are nonbinary so we’re used to it, etc.), but it is another facet of that dynamic of the privileged group (in this case binary people) placing their burden onto the marginalised group. Binary people should be asking advice from other binary people who’ve mastered pronouns.
So, I asked, and a bunch of binary people answered. I got advice from trans and cis binary people (men and women), and I’m collecting all the common stuff and the stuff I thought was good, all here for your perusal. If you know a binary person who’s struggling to get pronouns right, pass this along.
[This article assumes that you know a specific nonbinary person and you want to get better at using their pronouns, though the advice can be adapted. It also assumes that you’re familiar with the concepts of singular they and neopronouns, and you accept that they’re grammatically correct.]
Keep reading
If you haven’t read Tab’s Minority Monsters comics, I highly recommend them! I’m about to succumb to the added temptation of the ace succubus charm and buy the print copy for myself. (I’m pretty sure I can find someone who would like a charm if I win the giveaway, too.)
Looking for some Queer Cheer this December?
I’ve got a Bisexual Unicorn and an Asexual Succubus looking for a home this festive season! Like, comment or share this post on Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter to enter a prize draw on the 25th and either of these could be yours!
If you don’t want to take your chances then I’ve got 25 of these adorable squishy charms (12 Asexual Succubi and 13 Bisexual Unicorns) which I’ll be giving away with every copy of the Minority Monster book bought this December (tinyurl.com/minoritymonsterbook). First come first served, just pick your monster in the drop down menu!
Perfect for hanging on a tree, keeping you company in the cold or being used as a stress ball for difficult family dinners.
Rules
-Each like, comment, share or retweet counts as an entry, multiple entries are fine. -First winner gets their pick of the two monsters, second winner gets the other one. -If you buy a book you can still enter the prize draw
I read picture books, watch silly cartoons, collect stuffed animals, and more! Why should kids have all the fun?
Hi, if you are a teen or an adult who watches/uses things that were “made for kids” or where kids were the target market,
(ex: Disney movies, stuffed animals, Steven Universe)
Please like or reblog this, I’m trying to prove a point.
I’m convinced that this is Antler Guy and Neighbor Steve’s favorite show. They never miss an episode and spend the entire last season with a box of tissues on the couch between them.
An old and homely grandmother accidentally summons a demon. She mistakes him for her gothic-phase teenage grandson and takes care of him. The demon decides to stay at his new home.
This is oddly enthralling. You build towers of sand, and periodically, a wave comes and dissolves them. Then you start over. That’s the whole game.
I can’t decide whether this little game is ultimately soothing or super frustrating. :D
Yup, that really sounds like a tax plan that will help the middle class.
If you’re a middle-class family:
your taxes will go up—an average of $6,000.
your property values will go down; and you’re going to lose your deduction for state and local taxes—almost half of which goes to services like local public schools, police departments and firefighters.
If you are a teacher, you will lose your ability to deduct the money you spend on classroom supplies.
If you have kids in college, or have student loans, your taxes will go up because you won’t be able to deduct the interest anymore.
If you’re a grad student, your taxes could go up because your waived tuition will be treated as taxable income.
If you or anyone in your family is sick, your taxes will go up because you can’t deduct medical expenses.
If you’re a union member, your taxes will go up because you can’t deduct your dues.
however, you’ll be able to deduct your private jet now.
#maga
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I’m quite sure that the handful of people who follow me already know this, but please help spread the word!
this is your yearly reminder that animals are not toys. they are a huge commitment. even small pets like hamsters and fish can be expensive and require a lot of work. if you’re planning to get someone a pet as a gift this holiday season, please only do so if you’re 100% sure that they are willing and able to take responsibility for the well-being of a living thing, potentially for years or even decades.
[swoon!] It’s so cute -- that smug smile, those adorable little fangs!
Just a little self-indulgent doodle of a cuddly ace-colored critter. I so rarely do stuff that’s just fun for me, so hey, why not! I hope that all you aces out there have had a good Pride Month!
Wow! This has expanded considerably since I saw it last.
“A house I pass on the way to work has this sculpture in its yard. Its about 8 feet tall.”
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