How are everybody doing? How are you coping these weird times?
I know some of you might me isolated with your toxic families right now, let me know if you need to talk! You’ll get through this! ❤️
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How are everybody doing? How are you coping these weird times?
I know some of you might me isolated with your toxic families right now, let me know if you need to talk! You’ll get through this! ❤️
Today, November 20, is the Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia.
We honor those who found the courage to be true to themselves in the face of transphobia.
Although I am not trans myself, day in and day out, your stories have given me the courage to live life to the fullest and not let adversity and homophobia be my downfall.
Those whose lives were taken shall never be forgotten for they are still among us. They are the very foundation of our community. We are not just a collection of random queer individuals. We have come together with a purpose. There is still a long way to go. We must look up to our trans siblings who were true to themselves despite being condemned, hated on, and taken away from us, and draw courage from them.
Violence and transphobia will never win. Community, truth, and acceptance shall prevail.
In your footsteps of truth and courage I shall follow. Now and always.
Thank you.
Rest in peace.
Okay, so I promised a more comprehensive post on what is happening in Poland so let's go.
(CW: mentions of police brutality, violence towards protesters, homophobia and general bigotry):
- November 11th marked the Independence Day: fascist thug groups, proudly calling themselves "patriots" spilled into the streets. The protest was meant to be motorized, as per the organizers' declarations, however it turned into a full-blown march soon after.
I posted in the previous post, these thugs at some point spotted a balcony of an appartment with a rainbow flag hanging out as well as banners supporting the recent pro abrotion movements hanging in the windows, and started throwing flares and fireworks at it.
They missed however two other appartments were hit, in one's case the flare managed to get inside and start a small fire. These thugs didn't do anything to call for help even crying out "Let that wh*re burn".
Thankfully nobody got harmed and the apartment in question (an art studio) only had its doors burnt. Later that day a group from one of the antifa collectives came to repair the door completely free of charge.
Aside from that there have been a shit ton of incidents happening during the march, mostly ending with lots of property damage and destruction.
A couple reporters got hurt by cops, inspite them wearing the "Press" vest to identify them.
One of the reporters a 74-year-old man, got shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a cop. Luckily he's safe now and was provided medical treatment.
Of course much of the right-wing government deemed the march a "success".
- The polish Prime Minister has declared that the government is planning to veto the proposed EU budget. Their reason is being in opposition to EUs terms in regards to countries needing to maintain their systems of justice intact and to ensure that everyone is equal in terms of law (of course the issue is far more complex than that but that's basically the rundown).
Of course the more batshit MPs from the governing party have pulled out their tired old boogeyman of "if we accept their terms we will lose all sovereignty, and we will be forced to *gasp* LET THE GAYS MARRY AND ADOPT CHILDREN!"
This may not seem like a minor thing but if these clowns reject the budget, we could lose millions of Euros, which is catastrophic considering our medical system is dying (representatives of the nurses' union have declared a strong possibility of their being a general strike of nurses in the whole country) and our economy is downward spiraling.
- As I mentioned in the previous posts the pro-choice protests are still happening on a consistent basis. The ruling of Constitutional Tribunal remains unpublished - meaning it essentially exists in limbo as far as it being part of the law.
The main strongest hypothesis is the government is either trying to wear down the protesting groups or is waiting to introduce the "National Quarantine" and make people stay home, and then publish the document.
Regardless, last night there was a march happening in Warsaw. Even tho the protest was peaceful, the protesters were attacked by cops, who sprayed pepper spray/tear gas on them.
Another group of cops in civvies attacked protesters with metal telescopic batons.
23 people got arrested, many of them suffered bruises while on their way to the police stations.
Couple of MPs from one of the opposing parties got assaulted by cops outside the building of the parliment. One of them got her parlimentary ID torn in half by a cop.
Photos of these incidents as well as videos are all online, but they are incredibly heartbreaking and distressing so I advise you not to look them up.
In many cases inhabitants of tennant houses located in the old part of the city, left ladders allowing young protesters to jump over the fences and take shelter in the buildings to avoid unjust arrests.
- Also yesterday, there has been an instance of cops harassing a 14 year old boy in the city of Krapkowice in Poland. The kid has been posting some information about protest marches on his FB page and since then the cops have been harassing him. First they came to his home and informed him that if he goes to that event, he'll be treated as one of the organizers and given a sentence of 8 years in prison (for someone his years it would mean 4 years in juvenile detention and 4 years in prison once he enters legal age).
The cops also went to his school and informed his head teacher about the whole situation.
So those are the four main events that have happened in Poland in the span of a week. Of course there is a lot more than that but these four, I think are the most essential.
Poland is honestly becoming too scary to live in...
June 28, 1969. 🏳️🌈
The Stonewall riots (also referred to as the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion) were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the LGBT community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, NYC. Patrons of the Stonewall, other Village lesbian and gay bars, and neighborhood street people fought back when the police became violent. The riots are widely considered to constitute one of the most important events leading to the LGBT liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights.
How are everybody doing? How are you coping these weird times?
I know some of you might me isolated with your toxic families right now, let me know if you need to talk! You’ll get through this! ❤️
Hey, my friend's birthday is coming up and I want to get her some books. Are there any lbgt (preferably lesbian) books that you would recommend?
Hi! What a great idea! Unfortunately I’m not a big reader of books :(
Anyone of my followers want to make a suggestion? Comment! :)
Daily reminder: you got this, carry on!
(Genital mention) I have a question, if I send off-anon please answer privately! I'm a bisexual transguy, I've dated all kinds of people but I've noticed I'm more interested in transgirls. I guess its because afab bodies trigger my dysphoria and I dont want to date anyone more masculine than me. Anyway I wanted to ask, is this bad? I dont chase transgirls, I'm just generally more interested in them. Please tell me your honest opinion, if you want to.
I’m sorry it took so long to respond! That’s mainly because I didn’t quite know how to answer you. My first instinct is that this is no biggie, that everyone has their own preferensens, BUT since I’m not trans I can’t really speak for them if this is considered “bad” or if it would be offensive.
Hey! I actually already submitted an ask on here about crushing on my lesbian best friend awhile back, figured i wanted to give an update! I’ve told her, and came out as bi to most people in my school, the last point is my parents which is horrifying. I’m just constantly like “holy shit I wanna date you” to her but we’re going to different schools and she doesnt think it’s a good idea and I’m dying inside cuz girls XD also I really like you blog, have a good day!
Aaw I’m glad you’re opening up to some people and your best friend!! And don’t rush about your parents, you will tell them when you’re ready! ❤️❤️
Hi I've always dated guys but have never really been into it, I recently met this girl and we've been talking and hanging out for almost a month with no issues, it's been amazing, I came out to my parents and my close friends but she just told me after we hung out the other day shes not over her ex and can't be with me right now, but wants to be friends until shes ready. It came out of nowhere and I feel like I did something wrong since she the first girl I've ever liked, what do I do?
I think it’s just what she’s saying.. sounds like she only thinks of you as a friend and might not be over her ex... Really sorry if you like someone who doesn’t like you the same way :( But don’t pressure her into something she’s not ready for, but you can still hops someday she’ll come around and be open to dating you :))
Hey sorry to bug but.. I'm wondering how to know if you are bisexual. Because I thought I was straight but now I don't know. I've tried thinking of being w/ a girl but don't feel anything but I also have kinda wanted to like kiss my lesbian bestie and so I'm confused (and curious I guess) so can you help or give me some advice? If so thank you so much!
My advice (as it so often is) is to wait! Don’t rush into anything! If you don’t know your label yet, you don’t know. And that’s perfectly fine :) If you want to figure it out I would try to meet girls and see how you feel, if it feels right and more than in a friendship-level, then yeah you might be bi ;)
Hey sorry if I bug you but I’m kinda trying out some labels and idk if I’m bi or a lesbian who can appreciate male beauty I had a bf once I hateddd it lmao but sometimes I feel like my crushes on fictional men and celebrities kinda invalidate being gay? And sometimes I think I’m ace or am I forcing myself to be bc my whole life I though I was straight and just really picky and now I don’t know how to really crush on someone? And also I’m kinda don’t want to give up on ever being with men
Don’t rush into labeling yourself! Sexuality is fluid and I’m sure you will find a label that suits you if you just chill and try to experiment as much as you want ❤️
When people ask my sexuality, I never know how to respond because I feel like my sexuality is fluid. Do you know what that may be called?
I would just call myself fluid! But I understand this may cause some questions from people who doesn’t know what it means and it can be frustrating having to explain that every time. But if you don’t know what to respond it’s perfectly fine to say you don’t know! It takes some time to figure it out so don’t rush into labeling yourself until you find something you are fully comfortable with ❤️