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protest-resources:

50 Shades of Abuse Flyer - Canada

Use, redistribute, print. 

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thesumofmypartss:

talagang:

thosewhowork:

This is a fucking important post, & something that, to my knowledge & from my experience, is super overlooked.

Important reblog: Eating disorders don’t discriminate. Regardless of gender, sexual orientation, social class, and ethnicity, we can all be affected.

strong message, instant reblog.

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knowhomo:

LGBTQ* Awareness Events Reminder

Transgender Day of Remembrance

(Following from GLAAD)

Transgender Day of Remembrance #TDOR - November 20

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. You can read more about the Transgender Day of remembrance below, and find out how you can participate.

Additionally, during the week of November 12-20 individuals and organizations around the county will participate Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people and address the issues these communities face.

What is the Transgender Day of Remembrance?

The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year and began an important memorial that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

How can I participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance?

Participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance by attending or organizing a vigil on November 20 to honor all those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence that year.  Vigils are typically hosted by local transgender advocates or LGBT organizations, and held at community centers, parks, places of worship and other venues. The vigil often involves reading a list of the names of those who died that year. Learn more…

Attend an event

• Check out the full list of events at www.transgenderdor.org. If your event is not listed, please submit it to transgenderdor@gmail.com.

Resources for media/bloggers

• Check out GLAAD’s resource kit for journalist covering TDOR
• Check out GLAAD’s Media Reference Guide

More information

• Find out more about Transgender Day of Remembrance at  www.transgenderdor.org
• See the list of people who died because of anti-transgender violence in 2012
• Learn more about transgender people at GLAAD’s resource page
• Learn about Transgender Awareness Week

Spread the word

• RSVP to a local event posted at www.facebook.com/transdayofremembrance

…but why so many?

em1ree:

thatpsychowriter:

gallifrey-feels:

undetected-by-the-stars:

^very true….however to defend us gentlemen, you girls are kinda hard to find irl. Please attend more parties and social events. 

If we went to parties, we wouldn’t be nerd girls.

We can be found at book stores, and libraries.

and often wearing fandom shirts

WOAH.
BACK THE FUCK UP.
Whether or not a girl parties or goes to social events does not have any bearing on whether or not she’s a nerd.
I go out on weekends and drink. I find it fun.
You know what else I find fun?
Sitting in my house, looking at the tumblrs for my favorite fandoms and getting way too emotionally invested in them. I like talking about fandom and thinking about fandom and reading and watching things with fandoms. I also love reading things that aren’t fandom-based; I find classic social theory absolutely fascinating, I think physics is incredibly, heart-wrenchingly beautiful, and I’m crazy amounts of interested in dance history.  I read and write about these things on my own because I want to know.

But because I like to go to parties on weekends, I’m not a nerd.
Fuck you.

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