as the crooked smiles fade

idk i just wanna sit in a dark library in an oversized sweater and smile at my lover over the top of my book as a storm rages on outside and a fire crackles in the fireplace and i feel warm and safe and loved is that too much to ask for

— Unknown (via ohteenscanrelate)

black lesbians honestly deserve so much more. they are constantly an afterthought in the lgbtq community despite having so much history in building it. it really hurts seeing other lgbtq members brush off black lesbians struggles to them “overreacting” or being “too emotional” over being constantly erased from their own community. listen to black lesbians. if a black lesbian tells you that you are making your lgbtq space unsafe or uncomfortable for them then you listen and make changes. it shouldn’t be controversial to say that black lesbians deserve to feel safe and accepted in the lgbtq community.

i would like …. many books…. some plants….. a couple of candles…….. and some peace and quiet 

psa: if you’re learning a language on Duolingo you can use it for your resumé on Linkedin, it now gives you a certificate of fluency at different levels depending on how advanced you are in your lessons

please signal boost this, many people don’t realize how important being multilingual can be in regards to you getting a job

this fourth of july think of the indigenous people of america who had their country and land stolen from them with little to no reparations or apologies. land is still being taken. sacred grounds are still being ripped away. there is no “independence” for the people who were here first.

First Nations COVID-19 Relief Fund

White Earth Land Recovery Fund

ILTF Land Recovery Fund

IEN Mutual Aid Fund

any mention of black lives matter has disappeared off my dashboard so i thought y'all might want to know that police stormed a peaceful vigil in memory of elijah mcclain, attacking mourners with pepper spray. families were there. children were affected. this movement isnt over just because it's no longer trendy.

simon and bram as soon as victor texted simon

LOVE, VICTOR   -   S01E08: Boy’s Trip

Here's some important bits that I think add to Sohla's narrative from BuzzFeed's "The Editor Of Bon Appétit Is Resigning After A Photo Of Him In Brownface Resurfaced". Also fuck conde nast

Bayard Rustin was an openly gay Black man who was Martin Luther King’s right hand man. He planned the Million Man March and was subject to scrutiny for his sexuality and deemed a “deviant” and “pervert”.

Bayard Rustin can be found in nearly every picture of MLK yet he has undoubtedly been erased from history. We have to fix that.

Well then, let’s bring that name back.

Bayard Rustin, openly gay, human rights activist, proud black man.

(the guy on the left in case you wondered)

Yeah he was literally the guy who was the head of planning the March on Washington.

If you want to learn more about him, there’s a great documentary on him called Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

You can watch the full documentary here (until March 31st, 2016)

shout out to me in 5 years…hope shes doing something cool i’m rooting for her

In the past 24 hours, I have seen videos of police doing the following: (part 3)

** Shooting tear gas directly at a car they have been told there is a pregnant woman in. (X)

** Hitting someone with their SUV, and driving erratically in a crowded street. (X)

** Attacking a non-violent man, and putting him in a chokehold. (X)

** A group of five or six officers beating a man with batons while he's laying on the ground, and then charging *him* with assault. (X)

** A large group of officers running into a crowd of people who were on their knees with their hands up (X)

** Arresting a man as he was giving a speech while in a group of people who were kneeling. (X)

** Punching a camera man who was filming a live broadcast of the protest. (X)

Part 1

Part 2

this pride month, please please please do not let the black lives matter movement go ignored. the lgbtq movement owes so much to black members of our community. we are not free until all of us are.

what is happening now is change in action. if you care about activism, and you should, you know that blm deserves to be seen, their voices to be heard.

pride matters, and we should still celebrate, still fight, still demand our place in the world. but black and indigenous people need our support right now. cops are not our friends. oppression is never okay. privilege is never comfortable. if you are white or non-black, refuse to let support for blm die down.

this pride, let’s fight for each other. demand spaces for lgbtq people of colour. let their voices be heard. listen.

you can help.