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vegansanfrancishet: So, I paint my nails pretty regularly these...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:59:58 -0600

So, I paint my nails pretty regularly these days. I also work as a barista/cashier pretty regularly these days. A few weeks back, I had a customer come in, a fairly typical, sheltered, suburban soccer mom, and she ordered a latte from me. She saw my brightly colored nails and said, “Wow, you’re so brave! My son asked me about painting his nails, and if it’s okay for boys to do that. Now I’ll tell him there’s a cool guy who does it too!” It was a nice moment, very cute.

Then, last week, she came in again, and said, “Hey, I’m so glad you’re here! I want you to meet someone!” She then brings her son forward, and says, “Okay sweetie, show him what you did!” And he throws his hands up, showing off his bright, sparkling blue nails. He shows them off, and I show mine off to him. He smiles. We fist bump.

Guys, I’ve only wanted to cry once at work before, and that was when someone ordered a large dry soy cappuccino on ice.

This time, though. This was a good cry.

nick-nack-turtle: Lindsey Stirling <3 This is the first...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:57:57 -0600

nick-nack-turtle:

Lindsey Stirling <3

This is the first Lindsey Stirling video I watched. This woman is incredible.

foreverqueird: transstudent: How do trans*-inclusive policies...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:59:03 -0600

foreverqueird:

transstudent:

How do trans*-inclusive policies and laws help students? Take a look! Share on Facebook. Retweet. Learn more.

Would be great if Washington DC was spelt correctly. But otherwise. Nice

Yet another reminder of how badly I want to move back to Colorado. And possibly Washington at some point.

sieurcloufou: coldcigarettes: And closing it again is long...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:30 -0600

sieurcloufou:

coldcigarettes:

And closing it again is long and painful, a bit more each time.

It always gets better until it gets worse again. I’m just frustrated because things are moving too slow for me and I just want to start to live. It will get better, it has to.

[Ma dysphorie est un montre dans une boîte. Une petite. Vielle. Boîte en carton.

Elle est toujours là mais pas visible, juste là.

Toujours

La plupart du temps ça va. Mais des fois… Le monstre fait des trous.

Des petits trous, pour la plupart. Ou des gros trous.

Des fois… Le carton s’abîme. Le scotch aussi.

Des fois la boîte s’ouvre. Et le monstre s’échappe.

Et la refermer est long et douloureux, un peu plus chaque fois.]

I'm Trans, I Get Bullied, I'm Fighting Back

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:42:02 -0600

I'm Trans, I Get Bullied, I'm Fighting Back:

I was repetitively asked “Are you a boy or a girl?” throughout childhood and adolescence and usually followed by “Fucking dyke!” Very recently, all of these wounds resurfaced when I saw this comment left by a woman on a video I posted on Facebook to raise funding for a tour for my band The Cliks. Don’t shame me for speaking up for myself. Shame those who hurt me.

mtfconfessions: nerdcrest: It’s so weird knowing people from...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:39:16 -0600

mtfconfessions:

nerdcrest:

It’s so weird knowing people from all over the world visit mtfconfessions.

(Stats are from Google Analytics and is only from when I first started using it in early April to now and does not include people who see mtfconfessions through their tumblr dashboard, only ones who visit the site itself.)

(Statistics shown in the columns at the bottom are not any specific country, but overall.)

I don’t normally reblog things on here, but I’m reblogging myself so yeah

that and I just wanted to share this with you (I wasn’t planning on putting this on here but I changed my mind.)

michaelaface: fuckyeahillustration: Hipster Potter and the...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:41:29 -0600

michaelaface:

fuckyeahillustration:

Hipster Potter and the Philosophers Stoned

Hipster Potter and the Chamber of Underground Music

Hipster Potter and the Prisoner of Upper-Middle Class White America

Hipster Potter and the Goblet of PBR

Hipster Potter and the Order of the Flannel

Hipster Potter and the Half-Snorted Line

Hipster Potter and the You’ve Probably Never Heard of It

THAT COMMENT

2768) I like women. That means, when I'm post op, the fact that I am unable to become pregnant will probably never come up unless the idea of having a sperm donor comes up. I'll be honest, it makes me not want to disclose my history once I have the full body of a woman... but I'm not sure.

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:54 -0600

lyrics-are-poetry: wowcorn: Two Sides of Tumblr omg this took...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:39:41 -0600

lyrics-are-poetry:

wowcorn:

Two Sides of Tumblr

omg this took forever but i’m so glad to be done. i don’t even know what to say about this ok but click to enlarge

This is actually pretty awesome, the picture is brilliant because it’s not like a lot of the ‘two sides’ things, it desn’t seem to be saying one side it wrong, they’re two halves that make the whole.

agentsterling: shieldhumanresourcesdept: I can neither confirm...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:38:44 -0600

agentsterling:

shieldhumanresourcesdept:

I can neither confirm nor deny anything in this gifset…

[I love classic Whedon humor.]

onegirlinalltheworld: Dawn seasons 1-4 AU: “You know, I figured...

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:46:18 -0600

onegirlinalltheworld:

Dawn seasons 1-4 AU: “You know, I figured you were too cool to be friends with my lame-o sister anyway.” (requested by mockingcody)

I always think about what Dawn was up to in the earlier seasons. Somehow I rarely think about Cordy though. This is way too perfect.

sexpressly: nicholebell: vlcoholic: w0lf-sunset: violasian: ...

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:39:37 -0600

sexpressly:

nicholebell:

vlcoholic:

w0lf-sunset:

violasian:

Book shelf slide.

+

THIS IS THE BEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN

splinter.

^ You don’t get splinters from finished wood hun.

US: Philadelphia Mayor to sign landmark LGBT protection bill into law

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:48:04 -0600

US: Philadelphia Mayor to sign landmark LGBT protection bill into law:

the-bitch-goddess-success:

whathappenedtocharlotte:

aspookypandaforamanda:

isincerelyhatetheinternet:

“The Mayor of the US city of Philadelphia is to sign a city-wide ordinance offering protections, and benefits for LGBT citizens into law, in a ceremony on Thursday.”

Go read the whole article

It’s not just focusing on gay and lesbian partnership rights anymore

I mean look at this

“It will make city forms gender neutral, and makes it easier for transgender residents to request gender markers on some records, and name changes. Gender-neutral bathrooms are also required in city-controlled buildings, as well as access to buildings based on gender identity.

“Healthcare discrimination against non-union transgender city employees will also be banned, and the legislation ensures that employees in Philadelphia will be able to dress in accordance with their gender identity.”

No one’s ever cared before and now it is just like “here is a windfall of unexpectedly amazing things now go live your life in happiness”

Way to go Philly!

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS.

GET ‘EM, MIKE!

Oh, wow. J’aime. If only Philly were a remotely appealing place to live, I might move there.

doctorwho: Neil Gaiman on re-writing Doctor Who: Clara was...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:19 -0600

doctorwho:

Neil Gaiman on re-writing Doctor Who: Clara was originally going to… Radio Times

“The original companion was going to be very much the Victorian governess we saw at Christmas,” Doctor Who writer Neil Gaiman told Radio Times, while discussing the genesis of his most recent story, Cybermen vehicle Nightmare in Silver.

“Doctor Who has its own peculiar way of being written, so I started writing it about 14 months ago. I wrote about the first ten pages and then they said they’d changed the companion from what I was expecting to something else.

“We decided they can do more weird stuff if it’s now the contemporary third incarnation so I had to reshape it so it wasn’t the governess.”

Read the rest at Radio Times.

It’s really sad they make it so hard on him. His episodes are pretty much the most fantastic.

Whenever somebody stands next to me they bring up my height and say, "I feel so short standing next to you!

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:42:19 -0600

sixbillionsecrets:

from Six Billion Secrets http://bit.ly/17vbC3n

corsetaddict: Gothic_5 by ~castia-id

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:43:39 -0600

corsetaddict:

Gothic_5 by ~castia-id

somelikeitblue: I wonder what would happen if I went to work...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:43:01 -0600

somelikeitblue:

I wonder what would happen if I went to work like this… ^_^

I recently found out my work doesn’t have any rules against non-natural colored hair (which is strange considering other policies they have). I’m not sure what to do with this information. I’m almost tempted to do something like this. Almost.

spontaneouslindsey: Capture by tylev

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:36:15 -0600

spontaneouslindsey:

Capture by tylev

Created a Sanditon character. Say hello to Clarissa Hyde, e’rrybody. My pages: Twitter...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:31:00 -0600

Created a Sanditon character. Say hello to Clarissa Hyde, e’rrybody.

My pages:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/claryhyde

Tumblr - http://claryhyde.tumblr.com

Domino - http://domino.pemberleydigital.com/sanditon/hub/userprofile/userid/Cghr

Not much to any of ‘em yet, but that’ll change tomorrow, I hope. Sanditon is freakin’ awesome.

When the plot premise seemed exciting but...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:26:08 -0600

itsonlythefirstdraft:

…went off in a completely different, and far less interesting, direction:

This is usually what kills most of my stories and the largest reason as to why I have yet to write “The End” on anything.