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What I said: “Hey, so trans men actually do often have a really hard time transitioning, I’m just pointing it out because I see the ‘transmasc transition is easy’ rumor spreading around, and also a lot of transmascs do face a lot of violence, but it’s often put as a women’s statistic and we have our identities as trans people erased.”

What people on tiktok read: “I HATE TRANS WOMEN!!! I AM A TRANSMASC AND I THINK THAT I HAVE IT THE HARDEST!!! EVERYTHING IS HARDER FOR ME!!! AND ALSO I HATE TRANS WOMEN!!! I HATE TRANS WOMEN SO MUCH!!!”

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Slavs: Have free healthcare Also slavs: I’m not seeing the doctor unless dying, there are sick people there

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#tell me I’m wrong Taru. #I dare you.

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A little girl in my 4th grade class came up to me after recess and said, “I got married at recess!” and I said “Oh? I didn’t know anyone was ordained under the age of twelve.” and she asked me what ordained meant and I explained and then she said “Oh, well, no, my wife and I were married by the slide, but we’ll be happy together anyway.”

So apparently on school playgrounds, slides are already legalizing same-sex marriage.

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Okay. It's time for an AI rant.

My nephew is 13 years old. Whenever he writes a paper for school, I check it over and fix all of his mistakes for him. He said to me, "Maybe I'll proofread your paper for you in exchange," meaning one of the scholarly articles I write for work. I said, "Cool," and gave him the file. And he said, "Well, this is full of errors! See, you always say you have a lot to correct on my stuff, and look at all the stuff you got wrong!" And I said, surprised, "What? Where?" Because I'm sure there are typos in the draft I sent him, but not, like, that many.

And then he pointed to the screen and said, "Look at all the blue and red lines you have."

And I said, "Yeah, but those are wrong. Like, those are blue and red lines I'm ignoring because the computer is wrong." And then I paused and added, "You know you can't proofread a paper by just looking at the red and blue lines, right?" And he gave me the blankest look, because that clearly is EXACTLY what he thinks. And it became even clearer suddenly why, whenever I correct something on his paper, his immediate reaction is, "It didn't have a blue or red line."

There's a very good reason for that: THAT'S BECAUSE THE COMPUTER ISN'T SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IT WAS WRONG.

I am so tired of being sold the idea that computers are better than humans and so we should just outsource everything to them, which is clearly the lesson my nephew is absorbing in U.S. middle school. COMPUTERS ARE NOT BETTER THAN HUMANS. Like, maybe they are better at humans at crawling through rubble to find people trapped inside. They are also better at preserving things in a searchable format. Things like that. Very limited circumstances.

I don't want to sound alarmist but everything I hear about people using generative AI freaks me out. It's not just that I'm freaked out by people being like, "I use it to write novels!" (Although I don't see how they do, I have tried to have it write fiction for me and the output was truly terrible.) But I recognize my bias around creative writing and so no one needs to credit my views on artificial writing. But! Other things are alarming, too! "I use it to brainstorm x, y, or z." But...why? Why not just...use your own brain...to...brain...storm? The computer doesn't even have a brain to brainstorm with! And you might be like, "But it comes up with things that my brain would never think of!" So would other people! You could also brainstorm with other people! Or even through Google to see what other people have thought before you (not AI). Please don't belittle the wonder of thinking.

I just feel like the marketing around generative AI boils down to "Wouldn't it be easier not to use your own brain to think about things?" Everyone. No. It would not be. Please just trust me on this. I'm not just an old person who is out of touch with technology or something. I promise. USE YOUR BRAINS. IT WILL BE OKAY.

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Puki, I'm 18yo and I've never had a romantic relationship and this has been taking a big mental tow on my head, if abusive and horrible people get into relationships does this means I'm worse than them???

I know you're only 18 so I'm not gonna be too hard on you, but don't be a dummy. Many people get into relationships and many people are horrible, both of these things are their own criteria. There are a million reasons why someone might be in a relationship and there are a million reasons why someone might not be in a relationship - many of those reasons have nothing to do with eligibility or morality. Also you're 18, you're practically a baby, give yourself time, explore your interests, work on self-improvement, everything else falls into place naturally.

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do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets

her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.

remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.

thank you, Marsha. we remember you.

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Happy Pride Month

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Is there a word that’s a mix between angry and sad

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Literally how the fuck are you going to be a drag Queen and say all that and then be covertly transphobic. Like honey. Just say you’re transphobic. And how dare they do this shit during PRIDE MONTH of all things. It’s disgusting how some people try to be supportive and then be abusive. Honestly Op? Dump their ass. If they’re really your friend they wouldn’t be doing shit like this and hurting you. You both deserve the best and I hope that Fiancé is ok. I apologize if this all comes off kinda “Holier Then Thou” and soapbox like, but my personal opinion is that even if I’m not Trans myself (I’m a cis male) it’s basic human decency and a right to extend support to those who need it. So uh. Feel free to vent in my DMs or ask me to reblog your posts or spread awareness or whatever you need. Happy pride month and wishing you both the best :3

A friend of mine just posted on instagram, "Men who aren't trash don't give a shit when you call men trash"

And I know we've gone over this before but

I've spent 26 years of my life, and counting, fighting to be allowed to exist as a man, for my own rights and autonomy. I have spent 26 years and counting being taught that I'm inferior and unworthy of even the most basic human connection due to my queerness, my transness, my masculinity. And I certainly didn't do it so other queer people can decide that I deserve to be insulted for it, or that not wanting to be insulted for it makes me deserve to be insulted for it even more.

Trans men deserve better than this.

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Phantom: ...and that is the source of where I think my anxieties about revealing my ghostly nature to my living family is coming from. Valerie: Jesus fucking christ dude I'm literally pointing a gun at your head

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STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]

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Like or reblog if you ship Fuyuhiko/Kazuichi!

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Jew here with a friendly reminder that:

Criticizing Isreal ≠ antisemetic

Supporting Palestine ≠ antisemitic

Believing in the Free Palestine cause ≠ antisemitic

BUT ALSO

A random ass Jew just living their life oceans away has nothing to do with the Isreal-Palestine conflict

Palestinian Jews exist

Jews that support Palestine exist (I am one of them)

Calling out ACTUAL antisemitism ≠ supporting Isreal

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verified ways to send aid to gaza directly

Help a Palestinian family directly:

gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical attention, food, rebuilding homes/businesses etc. (Spotlights 1 verified gfm at a time so if you don't know who/where to donate to just go here and donate to the one they show you!)

Help provide tents (urgent):

The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents for displaced families in Gaza (emergency bc tents in Rafah are being burned as we speak) (paypal) (gfm)

Food, cash & essentials:

Care for Gaza: Working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Direct Aid for Gaza: also working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash & other daily essential suppliess to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Water:

Gaza Municipality's water project: The official Municipality of Gaza needs help rebuilding the water infrastructure in Gaza City to restore access to clean water and waste management services for the people of Gaza. (This campaign only has a couple of weeks left but it's still only at 15%!)

eSIMs (urgent):

guide to buy & send esims for gaza

crips for esims for gaza: If you don't know how to buy esims or don't have the capacity to manage them (e.g. topping up regularly), this team of volunteers are collecting funds to buy & manage gaza esims regularly

Medical Aid

Palestine Red Crescent Society: Provides emergency medical and ambulance services and humanitarian relief on the ground in Gaza e.g. rescuing and treating the wounded.