so here's your regular reminder to not spend any money on this woman or her garbage franchise -- that means no videogame, no books, no movies, no direct-to-hulu specials -- even pirating the content gives her hatespeech more of a platform & exposes more people to her fascist propaganda.

consider, instead, donating a couple dollars to a trans woman in need, or a charity aimed at supporting trans youth.

I reblogged a similar post, but I’m reblogging this one for the links to actually HELP trans people, not tear them down like she wants you to.

pink in the night

babe are you alright? you just reblogged eunnieboo’s pink in the night comic again

this comic is how I heard about Mitski and my life has never been the same again (ominous) (but joyful?)

In case some of you didn't know, some lawyers and conservatives are now using the Roe decision to begin calling for the ban of PrEP and all HIV related medication. Why? Because they believe that those life-saving medications "enable homosexual behavior" . They are going to be using this new power to attack and demean everyone they see as the enemy. They are stoking and fighting for a war, they want us all to die unless we assimilate under their christofascist beliefs.

If sexual activity between same-gender people became illegal, the police would be the ones enforcing those laws.

That's why police are not welcome at Pride. Pride is for unconditional supporters, not for those who would become enemies as soon as they're ordered to.

Had to do a write-up on monkeypox to combat the fucking HIV/AIDS era homophobia the media has decided to go with on their coverage of this outbreak. 

If you don’t want to read the article, here is the reason why most monkeypox cases currently confirmed happen to be in cisgender gay men, medically noted as MSM (cis men who have sex with cis men): 

Gay cisgender men are far more likely to seek early healthcare assistance for any new or suspicious skin blemishes– Like lesions. 

This is because during HIV/AIDS, the queer community realised A FULL DECADE before the formal clinical diagnostic criteria were formulated for AIDS that Kaposi’s sarcomas were often a visual physical sign that someone had HIV/AIDS. 

A lot of us older queer people have it burned into our brains that any suspicious skin damage or marks should be an immediate indication to go to a doctor, because it can mean someone may be seriously unwell. 

So, naturally, since gay cisgender men are generally the most likely to seek care for any suspicious skin lesions far earlier than other patient cohorts, of course you’re going to have a lot of cis gay men overrepresented in early detected cases of an illness which manifests with physical lesions. 

Learn your queer history. It matters. 

Trans Pride London, July 2022

(via Wonder Woman’s Lynda Carter: “focus on the real war on women”)

The only Wonder Woman we accept. Not that zionist Gal Gadot

Help a disabled Latine lesbian and their family if you can, please.

I am so fucking tired of e-begging but as many of my followers know I'm multiply disabled and I was recently fired from my part-time job for cripple reasons.

My dad recently got a job after 2 years unemployed but he's earning slightly above minimum wage when we're deep in debt and everyone in this household is chronically ill. We have no welfare to rely on, we've burned through every credit card available these past 2 years, and no banks will lend us more money again.

They just hit us with an insane increase in payments that we couldn't afford before and definitely can't now (from 70k Chilean pesos to 160k Chilean pesos).

Here’s my PayPal donation link if you can spare some

Or you can use my PayPal email: the.mirror.of.lenore@gmail.com

I’m afraid that due to being from Chile I can’t use platforms other than PayPal to receive money internationally.

Both Latine/x Heritage AND LGTBQ+ History Month mean honoring the legacies and resilience of our queer and trans ancestors. Thank you to our wonderful community collaborator, @maitexnazario for creating this beautiful mural! This mural will be split in three parts, celebrating three different queer and trans Latine/x ancestors.⁠ ⁠ Today, we honor Sylvia Rivera and her legacy of relentless care and dedication to her community.⁠ ⁠ Sylvia Rivera was a trans woman, s*x w*rker and activist born in New York in 1951. Daughter of a Venezuelan mother and Puerto Rican father, she was one of the main pillars in the revolts that occurred at the Stonewall bar in New York in 1969, at the age of 17. ⁠ ⁠ She was often silenced and pushed out of predominately white, gay and lesbian activism spaces due to her radical activism. She had always centered queer and trans people of color, creating a safe space for s*x w*rkers, homeless youth, and those caught in the prison system.⁠ ⁠ She was one of the founders of the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance and, together with her great friend Marsha P. Johnson, helped to found STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries). Rivera passed away in 2002 due to liver cancer. She left behind a legacy of fighting for the rights of different marginalized identities such as transgender people, people of color and people on the street, no matter the sacrifices.⁠

All I care about is art of Fat Women 🌹💘

credits:

The Blue Room, Suzanne Valadon / GOD is coming & is she FAT! / Prehistoric Reproduction of Maltese Venus Figurine, Nigel Bewley / Sinéad O'Dwyer / Yu Xiaodong / Venus of Willendorf / Henri Matisse / Amnesia, Rolf Ohst / Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük / Mujeres con frutas, Francisco Zúñiga

israel has been bombing residential towers, refugee camps, media offices and now there are reports that it plans to bomb two UN run schools in palestine. reminder that many ppl who have been rendered homeless by these bombings have found shelter in these schools. palestine's hospitals are overflowing, their top doctors are being killed in these bombings, and the pandemic is still raging while israel is blocking humanitarian aid as well. these are war crimes. this is a genocide.

PLEASE do not stop talking about Palestine and spreading information, especially from Palestinians, whether it's here or on other social medias you use more often. Palestinians themselves have said over and over again that spreading this on social media helps, I've seen some people say that it feels different this time now that the world is starting to hear their voices. and please donate if you are able to

My very dear friend got a ticket the other day. He is an undocu Mexican trans man who will likely face deportation if he has to go to court, but he can’t pay the ticket until he renews his passport/other documents as proof that he is making progress on settling his legal immigration status. He’s afraid to post in local aid groups, as his abusive stepfather has located their family before when they asked for help that way, but he only has two weeks to raise around $400 dollars. I’m working to get some discrete local aid for him, but anything you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries)

STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) was a fierce collective headed by legends Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson in the early years of the gay rights movement. The strength and power of the group was encapsulated by STAR House, which ran briefly in the early 70s and was a safe haven for transgender people, sex workers and homeless youths. 

STAR and STAR House emerged swiftly under the direction of Sylvia Rivera following the Weinstein Hall sit-ins at New York University, which were organized by gay and student activists due to NYU cancelling events that facilitated queer dance fundraisers. Following the protest, Rivera became emboldened to establish a more radical vision of queer liberation that fiercely resisted anti-queer police violence and included the rights of trans people and drag queens. At the time, these aims were often diluted in the manifestos and policies of more conservative gay rights groups such as the GAA (Gay Activists Alliance). 

Recognising that strong community structures were vital in inciting revolutionary change, Sylvia Rivera, alongside Marsha P. Johnson, began their first iteration of STAR House and moved into a rundown building on 213 East Second Street. Here, they created a family unit for those suffering on the streets and hustled in order to keep them protected. Additionally, STAR House were vital collaborators in numerous community outreach programmes - initiatives that supported queer, poor and homeless people in areas such as housing, education and employment. In 1971, staring down the barrel of continuous police brutality, Rivera, Johnson and several other activists organized a Gay Community Prison Committee to protect the rights of queer prisoners.

STAR was essential within the landscape of early 70s gay activism, which was rife with anti-trans prejudice. The 1973 Christopher Street Liberation Day, known as the genesis of Pride, saw Sylvia Rivera come under fire by other gay campaigners for her want to speak out against the ignorance of the privileged, white middle class factions of the movement. Sylvia was physically attacked, but persevered and made her way onto the main stage - where she called out the sheer negligence of the community for ignoring violence suffered by queer people in jail. The sheer level of hostility caused Sylvia to become disillusioned with politics, and she left the city, continuing her activism elsewhere and STAR House gradually disbanded.

The legacy of STAR continued however, and it was the inspiration for Transy House - a collective started by Chelsea Goodwin and Rusty Mae Moore in the mid 90s which supported trans people and engaged in community action. It was also the home of Sylvia Rivera in the final years of her life. STAR is often credited with being a touchstone of the modern queer and transgender political movement. It was radical and provided home for those forced onto the fringes of society. Trans people were able to commune, party and had refuge to explore their own gender identities. We are all eternally indebted to Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson for being the godmothers of queer revolution.