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“What I’d really like? I’d really, really like to see some gay people arguing it for me. I’d like to see gay people taking an active part in looking at the spaces they create, and asking how they can make them inclusive of bi people. How they can make the bi people who are already there feel welcome. I’d like to see gay people taking a long, hard look at their own actions and doing the work of deconstructing the ways in which they exclude bis. I’d like to see them acknowledging how their biphobia and bi erasure hurt people. I’d like to see them calling out when bisexuality is treated as a joke or pushed aside. I’d like an apology.”

— On Bi Visibility Day, what I want from gay people

#lgbtqiapn #lgbtqiapn+ #bisexuality #bi #bi quotes #quote #bi identity #bi is a complete identity #bi week #bi month #bi visibility day #september 23 #rbng in advance #warning tumblr is still misattributing quote posts #be aware if you rb #you may prefer to like #still important

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NT ppl will performatively support you, sing to the heavens that they hate Autism Speaks, and reblog shit about Mentol Health luv but when when a ND person acts “harmlessly but kinda Odd” online they’re like

#actuallyautistic

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Hello Tumblr! I am posting this on behalf of the Queer Liberation Library, who don't yet have a Tumblr, but have promised me they're working on it. Some of you may remember them from the Twitter Poll I was involved in a few months ago where Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites beat multiple award-winning, trad-pub queer authors with a hefty 69% (nice).

For those of you unaware, the Queer Liberation Library, or QLL, is an organization fighting to build a vibrant, flourishing queer future by connecting LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of our community.

And today, June 12th, 2023, they launched their fundraiser to try and reach 15k so that they can start purchasing digital licensing for queer media and hopefully open their digital doors to library patrons across the US in 2023 with as many queer and trans books as possible.

You can check out their newly redesigned website here:

(If you are in an unsafe space and need to exit the webpage quickly, there is a quick exit bar at the top that redirects to a weather page. When I spoke to them about their web design they were also open to accessibility suggestions and are potentially working on a dark mode for those of us who need it.)

If you know me, you know I am unequivocally pro-library, both as a reader and a queer writer. But with the current rise of homophobia, transphobia, and the proposed ban on books taking hold in certain States, the importance of having protected access queer books cannot be over-emphasized enough.

The QLL aims to protect that access, aiming to provide FREE access to queer and trans media (ebook and audio) to patrons regardless of location within the United States.

They are funded entirely through regular donations from their supporters and their now annual Pride fundraiser, where they hope to afford the cost of not just library books but also maintaining their web presence and staff.

I cannot emphasize enough how much this project is a labor of love for everyone involved and its importance.

And just to clarify, I am not involved in any way beyond raising awareness. When QLL reached out and asked me to retweet their fundraiser tweets, I readily agreed and offered to post about it on Tumblr because I believe in their mission and the world they are trying to build.

One where queer and trans books can't be banned or taken off of shelves because of bigotry and hatred.

If you would like to donate to the cause, you can do so here:

They've already surpassed their first 2k, and it'd be absolutely wonderful if we could help them reach their next milestone. And if you can't give, please consider signal boosting this post.

You can also follow QLL at:

Twitter: @queerliblib 

Instagram: @queerliblib 

Tiktok: @queerliblib

#us current events #us #libraries #donations #crowdfunding #signal boost

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Heres a tip: Do not make limited edition pride stuff in the tumblr shop! I know June is coming up, But if your gonna add pride stuff actually give it a lot of thought, Come up with the designs, Maybe make some subtle pride for people to buy who don't want their parents to know? That'd be cool! But don't make it a limited time thing, A lot of people see it as people using a money grabber to take our cash then we wait for another 11 months

I think it'd be cool to have pride merch, But only if its well thought out. You should ask the community and make polls about it, See what we all think! It should be like that for every merch piece honestly, Then we can help you mold it into something the community will genuinely like and buy

Please Please Please help me with this. I've been wanting to make Pride stuff for a while but this is one area I don't have any experience with and I really want to do it right. Can you help me out? What can we make that is meaningful and respectful? I don't want this to be a cash grab, something we all feel icky about. I want this to be something that brings us all closer together and make merch that means something. Also would it make sense to donate a portion of the sales to a charity. If so, which one. I would love to do some good with sales of this merch but I didn't want it to see like a marketing tactic. Please share this with your friends. I usually promote posts like this to get more visibility but I don't want the hate that I usually get to transfer over to any of you or this initiative.

Edit: I'd love to collaborate with tumblr artists/store owners on this. We could sell Pride stuff they've already made or make new stuff. Send people my way if you think they'd be interested.

#emporium #tumblr #tumblr news #tumblr issues #tumblr staff #staff replies #artists #pride merch #pride month #signal boost #june #(Tumblr!!!! There are literally SO MANY artists active here willing to HELP YOU ALL figure this out WELL!!!!) #(HIRE THEM!!!!) #(COMMISSION THEM!!!!!) #(Even on this old sideblog which has since now mostly been inactive Ive reblogged from Pride merch producing artists in the past!!) #(The first years Pride began blowing up I wasn't seeing much back then in all honesty) #(but a year or so after even I an ActuallyAutistic user Behind in EverythingTM was finding AWESOME Art to share with the community!!) #(PLEASE reach out More to the userbase and you will absolutely find people willing to help you out!!!) #(INCLUDING IN MAINTAINING THE SITE YES) #(Signal boosting for anyone that happened to lurk or follow this blog during my Pride rbng sprees of old!) #(This blog actually began as a side rp blog that I eventually abandoned but I transitioned it into a Japan + Japanese resources blog) #(I'm literally actively studying Japanese for real and have taken University level courses & the amount of resources to be found) #(Is in all honesty quite literally ENDLESS and that goes for artists available too INCLUDING Asian + Japanese & Japanese-American artists) #(Because I was actively studying the language seriously I was also actively looking into resources as best as I could) #(I haven't even 'FINISHED SCHOOL' as much as I've been TRYING TO because hi MyLocationCurrentlySucksMajorly rn) #(I'm Disabled I literally have daily chronic pains + exhaustion the older I get and yet even I could manage to gather this many resources) #IM NOT EVEN 35 YET #(GOOD+PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS + MERCH Artists DO EXIST!!! YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND THEM + reach OUT TO THEM!!!!) #(I Am Not An Artist who can create on professional levels yet I Am More Writer Inclined but Signal Boosting to anyone who IS) #(seeing people in comments mentioning donating to Florida orgs & YES!!! PLEASE!! PLEASE help encourage donations to FL it needs HELP)

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hi! just wanted to ask, maybe it flew under the radar, but why does clicking on the person whom it was reblogged from's username on desktop now take them to the user's blog instead of their reblog of the post? with the 'talking in tags' and 'prev tags' culture tumblr has, i feel like this could be a roadblock for those types of interactions. especially for blogs that post/reblog a lot a day. (just to clarify, i'm not referring to on-dash, but rather when wanting to view the previous tags through an entire reblog chain by clicking the previous person's username). thanks!

hmm, there was a change recently where clicking the whole header takes you to that post in the blog view popup, but i think clicking on the "parent" blog name (the one the person reblogged from) should still take you to their post. if it's not, then that's probably a bug. please file a Support ticket about this, if that's what you mean.

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...actually now that i think about it. did you have religion class in school? also was it mandatory??

extra points reblog and tell me where youre from in the tags because for us religion* is a non-mandatory class where in high school you don't get grades but extra points that might help you in other classes**

*and with that i mean Christianity Class because wow i love being in the same region where the pope is /s ** which is the only reason i kept attending

#no #poll #multiethnic #can confirm its a no for some parts of southern us

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Moreover, in terms of Miami specifically (since it was noted above), the MDPLS (Miami-Dade Public Library System)'s page is easily viewable here.

Searching for "American Girl" here brings up many results stating "on shelf at one or more locations", and as of lately they'll even note which locations in the results.

Through MDPLS you can Get a Library card here:

"eCards are free for residents and property owners in the Miami‑Dade Library taxing district, which includes most of Miami‑Dade County except for Bal Harbour Village, Hialeah, Homestead, Miami Shores, North Miami, North Miami Beach and the Town of Surfside.

Residents of Hialeah, Homestead, North Miami and North Miami Beach are still eligible to receive a free Miami‑Dade Public Library eCard (and vice‑versa) due to a borrowing agreement between Miami‑Dade County and these municipal libraries. Residents who live in Bal Harbour Village, Miami Shores, the Town of Surfside or outside of Miami‑Dade County may obtain a non‑resident library card for an annual fee of $65.00."

"eCards are available to residents of all ages; however, patrons that are 16 years old and younger need to confirm parental authorization prior to applying."

Via the Interlibrary Loan page: "With a valid library card patrons can request books, articles and audiovisual materials from a vast network of libraries at no cost to them. We always try to find other libraries that lend their items for free; however, this is not always possible and loan charges may apply. Patrons will be notified through their online account if any charges apply. We will not proceed with the request until the patron notifies us that they accept responsibility for any charges.

Patrons with reciprocal library cards and non‑verified addresses are ineligible for the service.

In order to comply with the American Library Association's National Interlibrary Loan Code, items published within the past 12 months, reference works owned by the Library System, and whole issues of magazines or newspapers cannot be requested."

They also have a "Libraries @ Your Door Home Delivery Service"!:

"Can’t make it to the library? Use our Libraries @ Your Door Home Delivery Service to have books and other library materials mailed directly to your home for free. Simply log in to your library account online or call your local branch to request items.

Once you're ready to return your items, simply drop them off at any library location, use the book drops or pay return postage to mail them back."

girlies all the historical ag books but felicity are banned in florida lmao

#news #current events #florida #florida issues #florida current events #miami #miami dade #mdpls #miami dade public library system #american girl #racism #human rights #education #(Sorry I don't normally add on commentary) #(but I saw this going around) #(Most of my mutuals are still surprised when I inform them of these things about MDPLS) #(Even my FL mutuals) #(We have an MDPLS library not even 15~ min from where I am when I'm in Miami specifically) #(I think in the past it didn't list locations books were available at but it looks like now it does) #(Hopefully all the links work) #(Yes the current news is worrying) #(But I want people to know we definitely do still have a functioning library system here) #(and anyone affected should be taking advantage of it and supporting their local FL libraries!) #(Hopefully all the links will work for people though one directs to a login page at the end so you'll need an active account) #(I requested many books this way when I was in school but this was before the FL Republicans re-takeover but I'm assuming it still works) #florida resources #antiracism

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TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida

y'all there is an absolutely bonkers deal going on at itch.io right now

You can get over 500 rpgs for only *five dollars* right now. That's right, over $2000 worth of games for only five fucking dollars. It's insane. It's unreal. It's totally worth more than any dollar amount you're going to throw at it. And it's all going towards charities that work with trans folx on the ground: specifically Zebra Youth and Transinclusive Group. If you donate more than $10 you get a special bonus - the creators of Action Fiction will send you a PDF copy of the 5E supplement "Monsters of Murka: Chromatic Gamut." Go check it out now!!! Offer lasts until April 6!

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The Lavender Clinic is the ONLY source for gender affirming healthcare in the state of Hawaii.

They have less than 48 hours remaining to raise the funds they need in order to stay open.

Please join me in donating if you can, and PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. They are in immediate need!

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hey if you're a UK resident can you sign this petition and if not please rb to spread the word

this is an official UK government petition that they have to respond to if it reaches 10,000 signatures

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Romantic attraction is not a necessary part of life.

Love is not a necessary part of life.

Dating is not a necessary part of life

Romantic relationships are not a necessary part of life.

Relationships in general are not a necessary part of life.

Romance is not a necessary part of life.

And not experiencing any / all of these things is not a bad thing.

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Y’all IK we won the senate and it’s definitely important to celebrate, but if you’re in Georgia please, please, please vote in the runoff on December 6.

If we can get 51 instead of an exact tie it will give us a little wiggle room. For the past two years, a lot of the improvements Biden has attempted to make haven’t made it passed the Senate because one or two Democrats voted no and that was all it took; if we can get Georgia too, one Democrat can vote no and the legislation will still pass. The more seats we have the better chance we have for serious, meaningful change.

Please vote December 6th.

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It's up to you if you want a life partner or not. Or if you have complicated feelings on it. You decide what feels right for your own life.

#aspecpplarebeautiful #positivity #life partners

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You deserve to be supported in your choice of labels/identity.

#aspecpplarebeautiful #positivity #labels

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“People have always told me: ‘You’ll understand once you start dating. You’ll feel it when you like someone. You’ll learn when you grow up’. But the feeling of romance I was supposed to understand one day - the meaning of kissing or sex - I couldn’t get that at all. I thought I was lacking some thing as a human. That’s why the words aromantic asexual… they saved me.” | KOISENU FUTARI

(how to watch)

#tehtariks #koisenu futari #koisenu futari spoilers #jdrama #aro #aromantic #aroace #aroace representation #representation

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hey, if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make a gif but doing it traditionally in photoshop is too hard, you should look at this.

gifcam is an app designed to make making gifs easy. all you have to do to record a gif is size the window and hit record. it has a built in editor and it saves with low filesizes and many options.

the best thing about the whole deal is that its completely free. yeah. thats right. you wont pay for anything and you’ll never have to

you can download gifcam here, and if you want, you could reblog to spread the word about this awesome software

#gifs