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girlflux-culture-is · 1 year

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is it possible to fake being girlflux? like could I have convinced myself that i experience a fluctuating gender… but actually not?

I know people who've identified as girlflux and realized it wasn't right for them, but those people were just figuring themselves out at the time and realized it wasn't the right label for them.

From a psychological standpoint, technically yes, though I'm going to go with no and I'll tell you why. You won't just make things up just because, for some reason or another you looked at this label and said; "Hey this might be me!" That's important, and perhaps you have to do some more reflecting on yourself and maybe you aren't girlflux.

Although lots of times people will try and convince themselves that they're faking it, or that they're being dramatic, or want attention etc. That could be dysphoria, internalized transphobia, or if your in a toxic environment that could also influence your thought process.

Just know whatever you figure out, if you realize perhaps you aren't girlflux, or that yes, you are girlflux that this community will always be here for you.

#girlflux #girlflux question #not girlflux culture #girlflux culture is #mod delusion #girlflux culture #gender crisis support hotline #transphobia #queer #lgbt

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genderqueerdykes · 1 year

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Trans and Queer Resources for People Living in/near Albuquerque New Mexico, or Looking to Relocate in The American Southwest

I am making this post because this is where I live, and fortunately, there are a lot of queer resources available in the area. I was able to transition because of the resources here, and continue to feel safe and thrive here as a queer person, so I want to pass them on to anyone else who may need them:

General queer community resources:

Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico - Available to all ages- has a wide variety of resources for all trans, gender non conforming and nonbinary people including directing you to providers who will prescribe HRT, access to name changing and gender marker changes, support groups for a wide variety of identities, free food, housing programs for housing challenged and homeless trans people, and much more. Their building is also beautiful on the inside, they have a library of queer literature- I can't recommend them enough, I have been here personally.

LGBTQ Resource Center UNM - An LGBT/queer resource center located on the Las Lomas UNM campus. They provide a wide variety of resources including classes on safe sex, providing resources and support groups for various queer people, giving students access to safe and supportive housing on campus, counseling, HIV testing, food, and much more. They are available to be accessed by students and the general public alike

Albuquerque U21 (Commonbond) - A program and safe space available to any queer person under the age of 21 to socialize with other queer individuals and have a place to discuss queer issues. They also have community events such as DnD nights, cooking classes, book clubs and community speakers who discuss queer issues.

Casa Q - a program and shelter available to queer youth aged 14 - 17 who are at risk of homelessness or are struggling with housing stability, or other issues related to queerness and survival and staying housed.

PFLAG Albuquerque - a group which currently meets on Zoom that discusses queer issues in the community on the whole as well as locally in Albuquerque. A support group as well as a platform for activism and a place to go to talk to and find other queer people and resources.

Therapy, mental health services & other gender affirming care:

Bright Spaces NM - a way for queer patients to search for queer friendly healthcare providers in their area, as well as look for other programs provided by the organization.

Therapists specializing in helping transgender patients in the Albuquerque area - take lists like this with a train of salt, therapists love to market themselves as trans/lgbt friendly, but it's good to have a list to work with

Sage Neuroscience - a mental health care provider specializing a wide variety of conditions and hosting a wide variety of services including queer informed therapy, gender affirming care, medication management, group therapy, substance use help, and more.

High Desert Healing - a mental health care provider with a large number of queer specialized & focused therapists.

Southwest Care - have several providers which specialize in gender affirming care.

UNM Truman Center - a general health provider through the local university hospital system that providers gender affirming care services to a wide variety of local trans people. This clinic is severely overbooked and is used by a ton of local trans people, so try other places first before trying here.

Agora Crisis Center - a crisis center that is informed and safe for queer individuals struggling with mental health who need a safe place to talk about whatever issues they may be facing. They are a a hotline that can be called, and have a large list of local resources on their website as well.

For those of us who already live here, or given all that's happening right now, Texas and many other states are not a safe place for queer people of any stripe, and there are many folks looking to relocate to safer places in the American southwest for queer people and those who are looking to safely medically transition. Please keep in mind that most places in the US are in a housing crisis right now, so always do your research and sort out housing and safe relocation before making any decisions.

This is not a "move to here right now" post but rather a collection of queer resources available to people living here, as well as for people who are looking to relocate to a more queer friendly state in the American southwest. Albuquerque has issues like crime, it is not perfect here, so please be aware that it's not a good idea to just drop what you are doing and relocate to any place for any reason without doing research first. There is no place in the United States that is a "haven", we just happen to have a lot of queer resources here if they are needed.

I will add more resources as I find/think of them.

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mcrswarmzine · 10 months

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Ready to vote on a charity for the SWARM Zine to donate its profits to?

Hey all! Thank you so much for submitting charity ideas. While we received many fantastic suggestions, we’ve narrowed it down to three viable options, keeping in mind that we needed to select from US-based 501c certified charities for tax reasons. Now it’s up to you to make the final decision! Voting ends in one week, on June 30, so be sure to make your opinion heard before then! All of our charity options have been vetted for authenticity and financial transparency, so no matter who wins, you can feel good about where your zine dollars will go!

Our charities are:

Trans Lifeline: Trans Lifeline is a peer support and crisis hotline non-profit organization serving transgender people by offering phone support and microgrants. It is the first transgender crisis hotline to exist in the United States as well as Canada. It is also the only suicide hotline whose operators are all transgender. Black and Pink: Black and Pink is a United States prison abolitionist organization supporting LGBTQ and HIV-positive prisoners. The group organizes a pen pal program, distributes a prisoner-written newspaper to its incarcerated members, provides court accompaniment, and educates people on their rights. Trans Law Center: The Transgender Law Center is the largest American transgender-led civil rights organization in the United States. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.

#mcr #mcr zine #mcrswarmzine #my chemical romance #zine

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casp1an-sea · 1 month

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I am just Hux atp

HAN IS 29

(no I am not I swear ignore my theme I actually despise him)

Hi my name is Caspian Re (Re pronounced Rey) You can call me either of my first names or alternate! Calling me Caspian Sea is also fine. I also go by Cas for short or if your name is Xen, Luc, or Levi, Casserole is fine 😒

(I love silly nicknames even if they make no sense or calling me the name of a character you associate me with)

I primarily post about Twisted Wonderland, Star Wars, Marvel, and 2000s kids shows like Octonauts

Age: 18

Birthday: 10/13

Gender: Trans masculine/Demi Male but I may just shorten it to Trans (pls only masc terms)

Pronouns: He/Him, Ey/Em/Eir/Eirs/Emself on most days I have no preference but if it’s a day I do I’ll let you know

Sexuality: Bisexual or maybe just straight up Gay (idk I had an existential crisis about men today)

Zodiac: Libra Star, Pieces Moon, Aquarius Rising

Personality type: ENFJ

If you send me an ask or msg pls feel free to mention your pronouns

WE SUPPORT PALESTINE HERE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Hotlines to call Incase of emergency

Master List:

Pls check out my OCs, as well as my Octonauts Intern AU, and my fics located in my writing post :)

commissions: Closed

requests: open!

(I’ll do short writings, picrews, and possibly art if I’m in the mood. I’ll totally do my doodle style of you or a character.)

Fandoms, Writing, Moots and Tags, OCs, Comfort Characters, Just a list of Monsters I associate with myself, Moot Trail Mix Recipe, ART, Gender Envy >:(

rp accounts: @robinbanks-accidentally (TWST), @spring-chicken (OC)

Likes: Star Wars, Marvel, Twisted Wonderland, the Life Series SMP, RPs, Random Generators (its an addiction), 2000s Kids shows, Doll customization, folklore, cats, singing, art, musicals, being in musicals, and weird sea creatures especially sharks :)

Dislikes: Sweets, Rey (if you are a Star Wars fan and you like her respectfully pls do not talk to me about her you will get your feeling hurt), Religion (pls do not talk to me about Christianity or Catholicism it makes me uncomfortable), Mean people that disrespect me or my friends, Racists, Homophobes, Transphobes, Ableists, Sexists, etc.

Fun Facts:

I am Left Handed

I am Hungarian and I love talking about my culture or my grandfather’s story if you want to ask

Romantically I am single but I do have a platonic partner, hi XEN 🫶🫶🫶🫶

I’m a Hufflepuff my Petronas is a field mouse and my wand is Willow wood with a Phoenix core

My favorite color is green

My favorite food is Pineapple Teriyaki Burgers or Chinese food

I am going to be a film major

I have two cats named Lilo and Stitch (both girls), and I also have multiple fish and a snail

I take care of crested geckos at school so now I want one I love those little guys

I’m in my schools broadcasting class

I’ve performed in Willy Wonka, Newsies, Little Mermaid, Bye Bye Birdie, Christmas Carol, and Shrek, and played the roles of James, Arista (Ariel’s sister), Young Fiona, and the bird that sings in that one song in Shrek . I’ve also had solos in Try Everything, American Tears, Fields of Gold, an Mo Town Medley

I Did competitive gymnastics for 13 years starting when I was 3, before I retired I was in XL level gold.

I played Violin in elementary school and during Covid in freshman year I played chimes cause that was the choir alternative

I watch lots of weird 1990s to early 2000s sci-fi shows typically from Australia, there’s suprisingly a lot of them

I play Minecraft but I am bad at it lol

I play DND

Where else to find me?

YouTube: @antosaurusrex3752

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ANTosaurus1357/

My Change.Org petitions:

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cibophobiacinhe11 · 1 month

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⭐️Introduction Post⭐️

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~PSA~

•This blog is for 18+ only

•Block Don’t Report. Don’t take away my only safe space. This is a place for me to vent and be real.

•Minors & Ageless Blogs will be blocked sorry!

•Blog Topics: This account is an ed vent account. There will be talk of 3ating Dis0rders, OCD, and gender dysphoria.

•No Fatphobia or Transphobia. No Hate!

•I’m just trying to find some uncensored support. I’m not pro ana, I’m definitely pro recovery but you will find disordered content on my page

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If you need to seek help <3

National Su1c1de & Crisis Hotline: call or text 988

National 3ating Dis0rder- (800) 931-2237

Text “NEDA” to 741-741

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🍄About Me🍄

•Age and Gender: 23, demiboy •Relationship status and sexuality: Engaged, pansexual/queer

•Pronouns: He/him and They/them

•Diagnoses: ARFID+, An0rexia, Orthorexia, OCD, & PTSD

•Zodiac Signs” The Big Three”: ︎ ︎

Sun☀︎︎ Sagittarius ♐︎, Moon☽ Aquarius♒︎, Rising^ Aquarius♒︎

•Myers Briggs PersonalityTest:

Advocate INFJ-T

Hobbies: I love to read, write songs and journal, play guitar, making art, jewelry, I love walking and going camping! I’m a stonerexic 🍃

My Aesthetics/Cores: vhs aesthetic, spirituality, crystal core, retro future, retro wave, mushroom core, glitch core, fantasy core, fairy grunge, abstract art, dream core, dark cottage core, cottage core, classical art, Greek mythology aesthetics, vintage core, renaissance art, Vincent Van Gogh Art, retro graphics, vapor wave, odd core, grandpacore, art academia, dark academia, beach core, nature core, goblin core, fairy core. y2k core, web core, warm core, cloud core

Socials:

3D Insta: _cibophobiac

Main Tumblr: crypticrow

Art Tumblr: cryptic_healing

18+nsft/sexuality tumblr: switchshydemiguy

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Stats are below for 18+ <3

Stats:

SW: 128.5lbs CW: 03/10/24 117lbs UGW: 90 2UGW: 80

Height: 5’8

My tags to navigate my blog:

#🫧⭐️op, #🫧⭐️thoughts, #🫧⭐️venting, #🫧⭐️goals #🫧⭐️stats, #🫧⭐️foodjournal, #🫧⭐️tips&tricksformyself

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secretgamergirl · 2 months

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Is it possible to have a conversation about Trans Lifeline that isn't extremely uncomfortable?

This is, for quite a few reasons, one of those subjects it's really hard to even bring up, but you know, sometimes these things need talking about. I'm not planning to go too dark here but you know, content warning all the same.

So... Trans Lifeline is a charity organization which, on paper, primarily runs a crisis hotline explicitly for trans people, with a volunteer staff of other trans people, and on the side, dolling out small amounts of cash to people trying to get legal name and gender changes straightened out. And that's a great thing for people to set out to do. Also just getting this out there, many years ago now I did avail myself of both those services. Didn't actually end up needing the $50 or so for the name change formalizing (I'm poor enough that the probate court just waived the fee turned out), and I don't suppose I can complain about the hotline service, because while on the one hand, I'm pretty sure I was talking to someone very much out of their depth, but you know, someone answered, talked, and hey I'm still here right?

Really, that's the sort of thing that's just inherently selfless and important enough you'd have to be some kind of utterly horrible person to ever go and criticize, right? Which... kinda makes me horrible right now. See, as mentioned, they helped me out some years ago, but there's kind of an emphasis on the years ago part of that. I've had plenty of cause over the years to pass info on them to people, both the number and the grant program, and again not to get too dark but I've had reason to personally call myself here and there, lack of any sort of support network and all, and this is partially just anecdotal, but I don't know that I've actually ever heard of anyone getting in touch with anyone there in like... the past 5 years? Maybe 6?

I have been told they just will not do the grant thing for people in Canada despite advertising themselves as serving both Canada and the U.S. Which is a shame because my understanding is it's a much more painful process there (it's absurdly easy in the U.S. generally speaking, quit psyching yourselves out, go to probate court, ask for a form, then after there's another at the post office). And for quite some time now, anyone attempting to call that I've heard of hasn't reached a live person, and hasn't even been put on hold. You get a recording. The recording says everyone is busy, and their hours are from 8 AM to 2 PM Pacific time, and then the call disconnects. Which still seems to be the case when you do call in that range... and also those hours don't match what's listed on their site. And the numbers they advertise on their front page don't seen to have risen since people first really became aware of them and they started getting flooded.

And like... I'm really not trying to stir anything up here, or say they suck or something. The work they do is super important and takes a horrible emotional toll on the people doing it. I know. I've spent dozens if not hundreds of nights talking trans people down from rather immediate self-destructive thoughts, both people I knew and people I didn't. This was my whole thing a decade ago. I also have experience being on the ground floor of a charity organization that flamed out in a hurry, and which never made any sort of statement indicating it'd completely shut down, nor took down the page (to be clear- I never saw a dime of that money, and did what I personally could to explain that). My point is, I get it, stuff is hard to keep going, and hard to admit you aren't keeping going.

I'm also not putting forward the idea that TLL has secretly shut down here, but they do seem to have... severely retracted? Again, when they first got started, they were dealing with call volumes and volunteer counts where you'd maybe spend an hour on hold before getting through to someone, but you could call at the sort of times where someone is going to feel the need to call such a hotline. Now you've got this theoretical short window like, around lunchtime/early afternoon. And they close entirely on weekends apparently. And shut down for the whole back half of December, as I just look at these recent announcements on their blog. And like... I can understand being stretched thin, I'm sympathetic, but I'm also looking at this from the perspective of the people in crisis, you know?

I would argue that a crisis hotline not existing to be called at all would be preferable to reaching a point where you're calling one, and having a prerecorded message tell you they can't help and hanging up. That is THE worst thing you can hear in that position. Crisis hotlines are already something people generally only turn to as a last result when there is absolutely nobody else they can flag down to talk to in an emotionally charged moment. You're not going in expecting any sort of magical fix to your problems, just someone, even if it's an overworked stranger, who will listen and respond.

So... why am I getting into all this? Well, besides it being the 10 year anniversary of like... all my major trauma and accordingly just being in this morbid sorta headspace, I see people recommending that people call TLL all the time. People throw the number out when discussing self-destructive thoughts broadly, when they see someone directly in a crisis situation rather than try and talk them through things personally, and it's kinda like... THE organization people look to when they feel upset about the plight of trans people and want to do some charity fundraising.

It's already just bleak as hell that when people feel bad for trans people and want to throw money around, they aren't helping people get away from abusive parents, or cover medical costs, or help people replace all their clothes, or inviting people whose social circles just shrank to nothing or next to out to see movies or get dinner or anything like that, just pay people to talk to them when all of the above gets to be too much to deal with and they give up on life. But the hard reality here is, people do that, pat themselves on the back, and then when people do just collapse enough to need to make such calls, nobody picks up.

I don't really know what the fix for this is. Like I don't wanna say people need to just stop supporting TLL, because in theory they are still helping SOME people? And like, hey, I think it's an all trans staff, so you're helping at least a handful of us get by if nothing else... but it's like hearing about a bunch of people dying of thirst and the best fix anyone has is dumping buckets of water into an extremely leaky barrel and encouraging people to try and get there before it all drains out, you know? There's really a whole slew of related problems here, and I don't really see any of them getting fixed until we just kinda collectively admit that the way things stand right now, we've got an emergency plan that's just straight up not working, and brainstorm from there.

#trans lifeline #self harm #trans #transgender #charity

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supernovaartportfolio · 2 days

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Digital Art

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April 25, 2024

It may surprise you that suicide rates do not spike in the darkness of Winter, but in the brightening of Spring. There's a very unique kind of tragedy about holding on, holding on through the darkest and deadest time of the year, just to blow your brains out when the flowers are waking up and the birds are chirping. No one considers that, on a nice peaceful stroll the through cherry blossoms and tulips, you may be walking along someone desperately sinking, trying their best to claw their way out and heal in that good spring air- to no avail. They won't make it. I feel the ghosts in the spring blooms, still trying to grow up, be bright and beautiful, happy things playing in the sun. Unable to escape the clutter in their minds.

If you or someone you know is struggling and you're scared you may hurt yourself, please reach out. The deadliest way to handle it is to not handle it at all. If you have no one, you can call here and talk to someone:

YouthLine: Text teen2teen to 839863, or call 1-877-968-8491

YouthLine provides a safe space for children and adults ages 11 to 21, to talk through any issues they may be facing, including eating disorders, relationship or family concerns, bullying, sexual identity, depression, self-harm, anxiety and thoughts of suicide.

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678

LGBTQIA+ kids and teens can reach out to The Trevor Project for support during a crisis, if they are feeling suicidal or need a safe space to talk about any issue. You can also chat via their website or by texting START to 678678.

Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860

The Trans Lifeline provides support specifically for transgender and questioning callers, run trans people. They provide support during a crisis and can also offer guidance to anyone who is questioning their gender and needs support.

The hotline is available between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. PST (9 a.m. to 3 a.m. CST or 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. EST). But operators are often available during off-hours, so no matter when you need to call, you should.

#watercolor #spring #pretty art #illustration #original art #artwork #pastel #horror #ghost #digital artist #lgbtq+ artist #mental health #mental health support

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transenbyconfessions · 1 year

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TW: Suicide

My entire childhood was full of depression but i was only diagnosed at 13. I was diagnosed with mild to moderate depression. Because of this i was not taken seriously. They put me in therapy but the insurance only covered 2 sessions a month and my family could not afford to pay for more. When my depression started worsening after 4 months or so of therapy they didn’t try something new. They didn’t give me meds or try another therapist or even change what they were doing.

I attempted to kill myself at 14. The only reason I survived was because my mom had left the door unlocked when she left and the strong winds caused it to swing open, letting my 2 dogs out. The mailman happened to be there when this happened and he brought the dogs back in and saw me lying on the kitchen floor. My mom thanked him immensely but at first I did not. I wished I was left there to die, for years. I was in the psych ward for longer than anyone else I met there.

Part of the reason the treatment I received was so terrible was not only because that’s just how it is in general, horrible, but also because I’m trans and a lot of my depression was (and still is) caused by that. And they didn’t know how to treat a trans person. They tried to pretend my gender dysphoria was just body dysmorphia because they were used to that.

This is why education about trans people is important. If they had been educated maybe I wouldn’t have tried to end my life and maybe I wouldn’t have all my self harm scars.

Submitted April 22, 2023

As always, I encourage anyone in crisis, or who otherwise needs support, to reach out to those who are qualified. Trans Lifeline is hotline available in the US and Canada. The Trevor Project has a hotline, textline, and chatline available, and I believe is also for the US and Canada. If you’re not in a country where it is available, Befrienders has hotlines for different countries.

#transgender #trans #enby #nb #nonbinary #non-binary #non binary #depression #self harm #suicidal ideation #suicide #suicide attempt #attempted suicide #dysphoria #gender dysphoria

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lgbtqweddingsnc · 6 months

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LGBTQ Centers in North Carolina

October 19th was LGBTQ Center Awareness Day. LGBTQ centers are a huge resource to the community. They provide support, resources, education, crisis intervention and more. We have compiled a list of all the LGBTQ centers in the state of North Carolina.

LGBTQ Center of Raleigh

19 W. Hargett St. Suite 507 Raleigh, NC. 27601 (919)832-4484 [email protected]

LGBTQ Center of Durham

1007 Broad St, Durham, NC 27705 (919) 827-1436

LGBTQ Center of the Cape Fear Coast

1506 Market Street Wilmington NC 28401 (910) 262-0327 [email protected]

Carolina's Care Partnership

5855 Executive Center Dr Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28212 (704) 531-2467

Guilford Green Foundation & LGBTQ Center

121 N. Greene Street Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 790-8419 [email protected]

North Star LGBTQ+ Community Center

930 Burke St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 893-9053 [email protected]

Blue Ridge Pride

PO Box 2044, Asheville NC 28802-2044 (828) 423-0655 [email protected]

Onslow County LGBTQ Center

2440 Commerce Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28546 (910) 333-9968 [email protected]

Youth Specific Centers:

Youth OUTright

PMB 128, 30 Westgate Pkwy, Asheville NC 28806 (866) 881-3721 [email protected]

Time Out Youth

3800 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205 (704) 344-8335 [email protected]

Youth SAFE

Greensboro, NC [email protected]

OUTright Youth

748 4th Street SW, Hickory, NC 28602 [email protected]

iNSIDEoUT 180

PO Box 25217 Durham, NC 27702 [email protected]

University LGBTQ Centers:

Many universities in NC have an LGBTQ Center, but not all. Some that don't, have diversity and inclusion centers which provide similar services.

App State

East Carolina

NC A&T

NC Central

NC State

UNC Chapel Hill

UNC Wilmington

Duke Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Wake Forest University LGBTQ Center

Queens University

Elon University

National Call Centers:

The Trevor Helpline:

1-866-4UTREVOR (1-866-488-7386) http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Trans Lifeline

(877) 565-8860 http://www.translifeline.org/

National Runaway Switchboard:

1-800-RUNAWAY/1-800-786-2929 http://www.1800runaway.org/

RAINN - Rape Abuse & Incest National Network

1-800-656-HOPE (4673) http://www.rainn.org/

GLBT National Youth Talkline:

1-800-246-7743 http://www.glnh.org/

National Domestic Violence Hotline:

1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) http://www.glnh.org/

National Child Abuse Hotline:

1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) http://www.childhelp.org/

National Youth Crisis Hotline:

1-800-442-HOPE (1-800-442-4673)

#featured #resources #lgbtq #lgbtqia #pride #lgbtq community #north carolina #blog

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danlevybdayfundraiser · 2 years

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Welcome!

Dan Levy's birthday is just around the corner and we'd love for you to help us celebrate! Dan has given so much of us a world of joy and we'd love to give some of that joy back to him! Link to donate here

Who are we raising money for? Trans Lifeline

Who are they? Trans Lifeline is a United States based grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. Our fundraiser is running directly through Trans Lifeline themselves, so you can be sure your money will go directly to the charity itself and not through any third party first. All proceeds will go directly to Trans Lifeline.

Who is running this? We are a small group of Dan Levy fans who have found a lot of comfort in him over the years. We wish to be able to celebrate him by giving back to an organization that we believe would be important to him. Who we are is not important. We don't need our names on this. What is important is focusing on the charity and raising much needed funds.

Why Trans lifeline? Dan has been an avid supporter of Trans rights for a long time. We believe raising money for trans charities is always important, but we believe particularly with the horrific amount of anti transgender bills being passed in the USA at the moment, that fundraising for a charity that not only directly helps trans people but is also run by trans people, is more important than ever.

Fundraisers require community help to thrive. We also firmly believe that more heads bring better ideas. If you are wanting to help in anyway, please contact us either via messenger or email [email protected] We are open to any ideas, so please don't hesitate to contact us! We completely understand if you can't donate. But there are other ways to help, such as spreading the word to family and friends, sharing on your own social media's, and like we said above, you can always contact us if you have a bright idea and want to help that way.

Thank you!

Warmest regards,

The fundraising team

If you are a trans or gender nonconforming individual in crisis, please don't hesitate to reach out to Trans Lifeline.

#dan levy #daniel levy #david rose #schitts creek #patrick brewer #david x patrick #eugene levy #sarah levy #emily hampshire #jennifer robertson #dustin milligan #chris elliott #fundraising #donation #donate #fundraiser #lgbtqia #queer #lgbtq community

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girlflux-culture-is · 2 years

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I have identified as a cis girl for most of my life, and I only recently started questioning that, and I recently started using she/they pronouns. I had been calling myself “a cis girl but with a funky relationship with gender”. but well a friend of mine mentioned the “girlflux” label and started explaining it, and it seemed to resonate with me? like that seems to explain what I had called my “funky relationship with gender”. some days I am fully a girl and very enthusiastic about this (and I’ll sometimes get gender euphoric being recognized as a girl, such as people calling me “girl” or a feminine term or using she/her). but other days I feel very apathetic about my gender and I’m like “call me what you’d like” pronoun/gender-wise, and my gender feels like “idk I’m just me”. and this has caused me to question my gender in the past, but I never knew “girlflux” was a thing until recently. but I also experience gender euphoria from being referred to with they/them pronouns and being seen as gender-neutral. but I’ve never experienced dysphoria or a desire to wear a binder (tho I am pretty flat-chested) and when I do feel apathetic about my gender, I’ve never really felt like she/her pronouns were wrong for me, I was just kinda like “eh whatever I don’t care what you call me” about it? I have a long ways to go in figuring out myself but does this sound like I could be girlflux?

Yes this does sound like girlflux! If the girlflux label resonate with you at all then it's open for you to use! (Obviously if you don't like the a label then don't use it lol.) Also, you don't have to dysphoric to be any gender! I hope you have a good and safe journey figuring out who you are!

#girlflux #not girlflux culture #questioning girlflux #girlflux culture #gender crisis support hotline #pride #lgbtq #mod delusion

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your-bigender-big-brother · 1 year

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It's tough for me to be so heavily relied on as someone who could help solve intense issues like dysphoria and unsavory feelings stemming from such. If you are in need of help with feelings of anxiety, dysmorphia, depression, paranoia, etc. please find someone who is licensed to help with those things such as a therapist. They are much better equipped to handle these sorts of issues than I am, especially when it's a delicate situation that can easily go wrong if I don't know the right things to say. I can be a source of comfort in times of need, but I can't heal or treat people.

That being said, you can totally come to my inbox for advice or comfort whenever you need it! /gen. Just understand that I am one person going through a hell of a lot of eir own trouble and I am not going to be the kind of help you need. There are crisis hotlines and school counselors and therapists out there who can be a much better support system for you. You deserve the very best help and support!

Thank you to everyone who tells me their stories and asks me interesting gender-related questions and continues to engage with my work in a way that inspires me to keep creating. It's been lovely and I want to be so much to so many people, but sometimes I can only do so much.

- 💙💚

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thedreadvampy · 2 years

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Ok so I watched It's A Sin, Russell T Davies drama about the AIDS crisis, and first of all genuinely so good. it's funny it's warm it's angry it's touching I cried a lot. and Jill's monologue at the end was. fucking beautiful.

but it has awakened an old question in me about the excellent moving AIDS stories I've seen in TV and film. I'm thinking Pride, Angels In America, Pose, this...

where are the lesbians?

because like. ok. lesbians and bisexual women made up so much of the political and social queer scene at the time. and were very often the people running the hotlines and visiting the hospitals and organising the funerals and doing the things that those with the illness couldn't. brought food. washed clothes. organised protests. pulled together mutual aid.

and I get that the important thing is to centre those most affected, who were by and large people who fuck men. I do understand that. but the thing is all of these stories feature lesbians and bisexual women. in the background. as pillars of strength and as side characters.

you know there's clearly queer nurses and doctors in It's A Sin, and Pose has Nurse Judy and Angels has Nurse Emily.

and they have lesbian friends. usually in the background at parties without names or much in the way of lines. Pride has the two lesbians in LGSM, who I'm not sure if they're named on screen? they get some lines but not a lot of plot other than showing the Welsh ladies dildoes. Hannah in Angels discovers her queerness at the end of the play, which is beautiful but happens late enough that we really only see one scene of her post-revelation and that's her hanging out with the boys.

and there are women in the core cast of all these stories - not so much Pride, where it's mostly just the combined force of the Older Welsh Ladies, but obviously most of Pose's cast are women, Jill I would say is the main character of It's A Sin, and Harper is one of the 5 mains in Angels.

but the women in core cast in all 5 (except Hannah in Angels) are all either explicitly straight or have no romantic interests and their plots are built around the men in their lives and they might be implied to be uninterested in men, or implied to be in love with a gay man.

the closest I can come to thinking of wlw characters who actually get screen time for their same gender attraction in their own right in any of these shows are like. in Pose Candy and Lulu are secondary mains, and so is Judy. but none of them in any of these stories get the screentime or the space to really talk about their sexuality and attraction. I think that we meet Judy's girlfriend once or twice, although she doesn't get much screentime, and iirc we only really talk about Candy and Lulu's relationship in any meaningful way after Candy dies.

and I just. do not get me wrong. I literally adore every one of these stories, they live right by my bones. I'm not trying to downplay the importance of telling these kinds of queer stories (especially stories like Pose and It's A Sin which touch on non cis white experiences of a pleasure which has largely affected trans people and people of colour).

but in these stories there's so much room for love and sex and attraction. and we see sex and romance between men and sex and romance between men and women. and we see solidarity and love between queer men and between queer men and straight women and between queer men and trans women (in Pose specifically - otherwise less than I'd like). but I cannot think of a time I've seen something that touched on the pain and love in queer community in the 80s and 90s that featured wlw as anything other than backdrop or support or fully attached to men's stories.

Judy I think comes the closest, followed by Hannah. but Judy features primarily as Pray's best friend, and Hannah comes into the story as Joe's mum then Prior's friend and has very little space to herself other than the moment of revelation, which is still kind of secondary to Prior's whole prophet thing. and neither have relationship storylines. the closest thing to a wlw romantic storyline I can think of in these stories is Candy and Lulu and that's never foregrounded, and even in the funeral episode it's kind of ambiguous. all of these shows spend a lot of time emphasising queer culture, queer love, queer sex, and yet I think the sum total of kisses between women in all five is a single figure number (esp if you don't count nameless background extras in party scenes)

and it gives this impression that like. straight women were more part of the queer community in the 80s and 90s than gay women. like that gay communities were fully segregated. and that's just not true because like I said queer women and queer men and nonbinary people were moving in the same spaces and hanging out together. and during that time, you know, women were also fucking and falling in love. and I really think it's a shame and I do think it's symptomatic of the fact that most of these stories are written or cowritten by gay men. there's very often in queer media a total lack of interest in sexuality that doesn't involve men In My Considered Opinion.

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vykko · 1 year

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I saw a post and I thought I might make a more in-depth list of mental health resources incase anyone in Australia needs one when reading this or in general

Hot lines the are completely free and if you need one right away and you need to skip everything else

Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14

Crisis Support Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800.

Beyond Blue – 1300 224 636.

ones I know for sure are free (also I’m getting the list from beyond blue so stuff might repeat)

MensLine Australia – counselling, support and referral service for men

Kids Helpline - counselling for kids, teens and young adults aged between 5 and 25

Open Arms - counselling for anyone who has served at least one day in the ADF, their partners and families.

1800RESPECT – counselling and information for people affected by family and sexual violence.

Counselling Online – online chat counselling for people affected by alcohol or other drug use.

National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline – telephone referral to local services.

Gambler's Help - support for people with gambling problems, family and friends close to them, and those just wanting to cut back or regain control

Have different open hours but still important in my opinion

MindSpot Clinic – online and telephone assessment and treatment for people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and chronic pain.

SANE – support and information for people affected by mental health issues and trauma.

PANDA’s National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline - support for people throughout pregnancy up until their baby is 12 months old.

Blue Knot Helpline - information and support for anyone affected by complex trauma. This includes violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Butterfly National Helpline – counselling for people affected by eating disorders.

for kids and teens

Kids Helpline – 24/7 counselling for kids, teens and young adults aged between 5 and 25.

headspace - mental health support for young people. Offering phone, chat and online commusupport.ReachOut - mental health service for young pand their parents. Offering self-help, peer-support program and referral tools.

well being in general

QLife - anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral. Talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.

FriendLine – for seniors who need to reconnect or just want a chat.

Carer Gateway – individual and group counselling about the concerns carers have and how they feel about their carer role.

Websites and support groups for mental health

Black Dog Institute – resources and mental health support groups for people affected by anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Head to Health – brings together more than 500 digital resources to support your wellbeing and mental health.

Support after Suicide – information and online community for those bereaved by suicide.

Like stay safe out there, you’re cared and loved 🤍

#mental health #mental heath support #mental wellbeing #mental instability #mental wellness #suicide prevention #mental health positivity #mental health awareness #you are loved #im rooting for you #australia #crisis hotline

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Drag Race All Stars cast announced - with suprise twist

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Drag Race All Stars cast announced - with suprise twist

The official cast for season nine of Drag Race All Stars has been ru-vealed, with eight queens set to compete for the crown.

They will be competing for a $200,000 grand prize, but for the first time in Drag Race herstory, the money will be donated to a charity of the winner’s choosing.

The prize is supplied through The Palette Fund, a private foundation “dedicated to breaking down barriers and advancing social change in communities that are under-resourced and facing significant challenges”.

So, without further ado, the returning queens for “All Stars” Season 9 are:

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Angeria Paris VanMichaels (Season 14)

This Atlanta-based queen won two main challenges during her season — including the challenge in which she coined her catch phrase, “you ug-aly bitch” — en route to the finale, where she tied for third. She’s playing for the National Black Justice Collective, “America’s leading national civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ and same gender loving (LGBTQ+/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS,” according to a release.

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Gottmik (Season 13)

The first trans man to compete on “Drag Race” became a major fan favorite for her performance as Paris Hilton in the Snatch Game challenge, which earned Gottmik one of two main challenges wins; she ultimately came in third on the show. She’s playing for Trans Lifeline, “a grassroots hotline, advocacy and micro-grants non-profit offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis.”

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Jorgeous (Season 14)

The undisputed lip-sync assassin of Season 14 won one main challenge and tied for sixth place in her season, and she’s appeared in long-running Las Vegas show “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live.” She’s playing for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental health conditions.”

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Nina West (Season 11)

The Columbus, Ohio queen won two main challenges, came in sixth place in her season, and won Miss Congeniality from her fellow contestants. Since the show, she played Edna Turnblad in the national tour of “Hairspray,” and played the drag icon Divine in 2022’s “Weird; The Al Yankovic Story.” She’s playing for The Trevor Project, “the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people.”

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Plastique Tiara (Season 11)

While Plastique has the lowest showing in her original season among the “All Stars” Season 9 queens — winning one main challenge and coming in eighth place — she has since amassed the largest social media following of anyone from the show, according to a release, including 11.6 million followers on TikTok. She’s also starred in “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live.” She’s playing for The Asian American Foundation, which was created “in response to the rise in anti-Asian hate and to address the long-standing underinvestment in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.”

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Roxxxy Andrews (Season 5, “All Stars” Season 2)

One of the most iconic “Drag Race” alumni as the first queen to debut the double-wig reveal in a lip sync, Roxxxy earned a spot in two finales: She was a runner-up in Season 5 with two main challenge wins, and came in fourth place in Season 2 of “All Stars.” She’s playing for Miracle of Love, which provides “accessible HIV/AIDS prevention programming and supportive assistance to service the multicultural needs of communities in Central Florida.”

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Shannel (Season 1, “All Stars” Season 1)

The first queen ever to step foot inside the “Drag Race” werk room, Shannel came in fourth in her season, and then tied for third in Season 1 of “All Stars.” She’s playing for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “a global nonprofit committed to advancing research and helping people overcome anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder and related conditions.”

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Vanessa Vanjie (Season 10, Season 11)

Her cry of “Miss Vanjie” after being the first queen eliminated from Season 10 made Vanjie an overnight viral sensation, so much so she was invited back for following season, where she came in fifth place. She’s playing for the ASPCA, the animal rights group that “has been on the frontlines to save, transform and protect the lives of millions of dogs, cats, equines and farm animals in the fight against animal cruelty and homelessness.”

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All Stars will premiere on Stan on May 18, with new episodes dropping weekly.