Avery Jackson did a non-medical transition at the age of four. At the time, they felt more comfortable as a girl. As they grew up and their understanding of gender evolved, they decided nonbinary transgender suited them better.
And now that they are 15, their family is moving out of Missouri because they fear the recent draconian anti-trans laws.
“No longer identifies as a girl” does not mean they identify as a boy. They are still trans. They knew from the age of 4 that being a boy was not right for them.
I don’t think they changed their mind. I think they just found a better understanding of who they were.
These bigots know nothing about trans people yet think they are qualified to criticize them.
I miss when library books used to have little paper pockets inside with a list of all the people who borrowed it and when… I hate that this is now exclusive knowledge of librarians. I do care that a miss Mariana borrowed this book in 1985 and then Dario in 1997. They’re my brothers and sisters
I don’t think there’s enough visibility for people who have bigoted intrusive thoughts (unwanted, uncontrollable thoughts) especially for those who aren’t part of the groups the thoughts are bigoted towards. So shout-out to everyone who has these intrusive thoughts. People with racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, xenophobic, ableist, and anything else. Your intrusive thoughts don’t define you and don’t define how you truly feel about different groups of people. Your intrusive thoughts don’t make you a bigot.
these tumblr badges are sooo funny. you made 100 posts! you scrolled 600 times today! bitch i already did that a long time ago, i’ve been here for over a damn decade. where’s my award for that
So I know when you hear someone talk about toxic family, often the first response is to cut them off. I just want to remind people than many cannot cut their family off. A lot of people, especially disabled people, rely on their family for support, caretaking, and even financial assistance. Yes even when they’re ableist or racist or misogynist or hold horrible political views or treat them badly. Sometimes being with that family is the only way that person can survive so they deal with the bad behavior. Telling them to cut their family off when they cannot do so is insensitive, lacks empathy, and is not understanding not everyone is in a place to do so.
This is just your reminder not everyone can just cut family out for being crappy people because many of us rely on them to survive.
life gets soooo much better when you aren’t surrounding yourself with people who actively spend their time in internet discourse circles and debate ultimately negligible topics
Actual footage of the Universal Studios* CEO “trimming” all of the shade trees at one of the L.A. WGA/SAG-AFTRA picket locations, so strikers have no protection from the intense heat of the sun
(*production company behind 2012’s tumblr hit film The Lorax)
