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thinking about how even gay rights just. aren’t taken seriously by your average well meaning liberal. i’m thinking about how coworkers a few jobs ago just chuckled when i said i didn’t want chicfila bc of their donations to anti gay efforts. more recently, a trans girl who works at my gym told me that her bosses wouldn’t let her hang a pride flag in the gym. This is despite it being a place that is largely queer and a strongly ‘liberal’ soace, because “conservatives go here too.” At what point do certain ideas become unacceptable? at what point do we stop having conversations about queer rights because yes we all know gay people deserve rights? “conservatives come here too!” okay and you’re okay with that? you want that? there’s people who will be made uncomfortable by something as simple as a pride flag and you’re okay with that? you’re accommodating it? have some fucking conviction! do the minimum! source
thinking about how even gay rights just. aren’t taken seriously by your average well meaning liberal. i’m thinking about how coworkers a few jobs ago just chuckled when i said i didn’t want chicfila bc of their donations to anti gay efforts. more recently, a trans girl who works at my gym told me that her bosses wouldn’t let her hang a pride flag in the gym. This is despite it being a place that is largely queer and a strongly ‘liberal’ soace, because “conservatives go here too.” At what point do certain ideas become unacceptable? at what point do we stop having conversations about queer rights because yes we all know gay people deserve rights? “conservatives come here too!” okay and you’re okay with that? you want that? there’s people who will be made uncomfortable by something as simple as a pride flag and you’re okay with that? you’re accommodating it? have some fucking conviction! do the minimum! source
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"There are a whole lot of abled people, in a lot of different industries (nonprofit, governments, therapies, etc), making a lot of money to "help" disabled people, who actually cause us a lot of harm.
" #CripRevolution " source
"There are a whole lot of abled people, in a lot of different industries (nonprofit, governments, therapies, etc), making a lot of money to "help" disabled people, who actually cause us a lot of harm.
" #CripRevolution " source
Transcript: ""The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out.
""They got that way because shit went wrong, and they handled it.
""They handled it in a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it.
""Those women are my superheroes."
"- Elizabeth Gilbert" source
""They got that way because shit went wrong, and they handled it.
""They handled it in a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it.
""Those women are my superheroes."
"- Elizabeth Gilbert" source
“I’ve known how to be a mom for so long. Long before I even had kids. I learned from watching my mom take care of her younger siblings. I learned from feeling what safety meant in my auntie’s arms. I learned from watching my grandmother tend to the land and love on her garden. I learned from watching organizers put their bodies on the line unconditionally. I learned reading books and hearing stories of our queer ancestors building networks of care. I learned getting nourished from my friends cooking dinner for me when I couldn’t feed myself. Those of us who care -really- care about safety, about justice, and about families, we mother in so many ways.
I pray that our love fuels us and protects us. I pray that our rage strengthens our resistance. I pray that all these systems born from greed crumble to the ground. ❤️🔥” source
I pray that our love fuels us and protects us. I pray that our rage strengthens our resistance. I pray that all these systems born from greed crumble to the ground. ❤️🔥” source