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gaywrites:History in a kiss! This week, Thomas Sawicki and his...

gaywrites:

History in a kiss! This week,Thomas Sawicki and his boyfriend Shawn Brier became the first male same-sex couple to share the ceremonial first kiss after the homecoming of a submarine warship. (It’s a tradition that when a Navy ship is homebound, one sailor on the trip wins the chance to be the first person to kiss their partner upon arrival.) The first same-sex couple ever to nab the honor were Marissa Gaeta and Citlalic Snell, two women who made Navy-kissing history back in 2011. (...

Tired of romance? Try a mystery instead! Come join six diverse...

Tired of romance? Try a mystery instead! Come join six diverse collegefriends—Soraia, Katsumoto, Paco, Tashawn, Tanekwa and Snow—as they spend their spring break investigating the theft of a rare fish in A Sinner in San Diego, the first of four YA mysteries. Available for preorder now on Amazon!

queermediarepresentation:alifeofrandomness replied to your post: adding a queer character to a tv...

queermediarepresentation:

alifeofrandomness replied to your post: adding a queer character to a tv show …

I’m gonna live by Kurt Cobain’s philosophy: I don’t want racists, sexists, or homophobes enjoying my work. Fuck ‘em.

I like that philosophy. that is a good philosophy

feministwomenofcolor:justiceformuslims:Preach.#JusticeforMuslimsT...

feministwomenofcolor:

justiceformuslims:

Preach.

#JusticeforMuslims

This. This. THIS. FUCKING. THIS.

THIS HAS BEEN MY POINT THIS WHOLE TIME AND SO MANY OF YOU HAVE MISSED IT ENTIRELY.

WHERE WERE YOU?

WHERE. WERE. YOU. WHEN. WE. NEEDED. HELP?

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Here are some worthy causes you can support instead of seeing Fifty Shades of Grey:

Here are some worthy causes you can support instead of seeing Fifty Shades of Grey::

The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic ViolenceBattered Women’s Justice Project
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
National Network to…

gaywrites:Friday feel-good: “How to Be a Girl,” a touching...

gaywrites:

Friday feel-good: “How to Be a Girl,” a touching cartoon short about a mom accepting her young daughter’s transition. My heart. (via TransYouth Project)

latino-diversity:Brazilians of Okinawan descent partake in a...

latino-diversity:

Brazilians of Okinawan descent partake in a festival celebrating their ancestral heritage

When the Japanese of Okinawa began to immigrate to Brazil, they were often othered and discriminated against by immigrants from the Japanese mainland. This discrimination survived well in to the second and even third generation of Japanese Brazilians, a fact examined and confirmed by researcher of the Japanese-Brazilian diaspora, Francisca Vieira. In the 70’s and late 90’s, Vieir...

iamthelamp:nxnbinary:destroy the idea that trans people need to pick new names close to their given...

iamthelamp:

nxnbinary:

destroy the idea that trans people need to pick new names close to their given names, but also don’t make fun of those who do pick names with similar sounds or letters. it’s a comfort thing for some.

Demolish the idea that trans people even have to change their given names if they don’t want to. If your pal John says that she’s a girl, then John is a girl name. Names do not have genders beyond the people who use them.

carolrossettidesign:As promised, the full collection of all...

carolrossettidesign:

As promised, the full collection of all trans and/or non-binary people I’ve done so far. Hope you like them :)