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harry-styles

in light of fka twigs’ bravery in coming forward publicly about her emotional, physical, and psychological abuse, here are some charities/helplines that she recommends donating to (from her instagram): 

• FreeForm: Dismantling the nexus between gender-based violence and financial insecurity. (donate directly here.)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Support, resources & hope for anyone affected by domestic violence &/or relationship abuse in the U.S. (take action here) 
• Sistah Space: Supporting African heritage survivors of domestic & sexual abuse. (take action here.)

additional links/information: 

• donate to sistah space’s gofundme
• survivors know best: how to disrupt intimate partner violence during covid-19 and beyond
• what is abuse? understand relationship abuse
• what is gaslighting? a deeper look into gaslighting
• here’s how covid-19 uniquely impacts intimate partner violence survivors

please feel free to add more resources that you may have found; fka twigs has encouraged everyone to donate to/call these charities/hotlines if you or someone you know is experiencing intimate partner domestic violence. 

unfriendlyblackwitch

there's also loveonblackwomen by shavonda sisson u could be donating to that gives funds directly to black women and enbies and has personally saved my ass multiple times

hymnostic

if you have any money to spare this year please consider buying a present for a child who has been a victim of domestic abuse

zukochi

hii!! so the philippines has been hit by another typhoon just days after being hit by typhoon rolly n i just wanted to share this link that has a bunch of info + donation links, as well as a streaming link if you aren’t able to donate!!!

idolomantises

sometimes i wonder if pro shippers are fucking idiots or if they know their arguments fall apart if you apply it to literally anything else

idolomantises

nobody thinks fictional children are real. and nobody who cares about fictional child porn is totally complacent about child porn irl.

but the argument is about normalization. its about how fictional child porn normalizes pedophilia and can be used to groom children. there are countless people who have discussed how immoral content was exposed to them and groomed them into abusive relationships. its a reason why many of these people who preach about “drawings not affecting reality” end up being outed as pedophiles and predators.

if fictional children being sexualized does not matter because they arent real, then why do you get angry when a gay character is killed off? why do you care when a show treats its characters of color poorly? or when a female character is treated worse than the male character? they’re all fictional right?

you cant apply your logic to one thing and then treat something else like it exists in a vacuum because it makes you uncomfortable to confront your very weird and very creepy fetishes.

lalonde-lesbian

i am a woman. i am a lesbian. i have a penis. i am dysphoric about my penis. even if i wasnt, i would be allowed to enjoy having sex with it! and my lesbian sexual partners would be allowed to enjoy it too.

being a lesbian is about loving women–even if those womens bodies have penises, or flat chests, or deep voices, or adams apples, or facial hair.

claiming that being a lesbian is about hating penises, or liking vaginas, or breasts, or anything other than loving women regardless of what their bodies are like, is disrespectful not just to trans lesbians everywhere, but to all lesbians whose bodies dont fit what society tells us women have to be, regardless of whats in their pants.

women are more than their vaginas. women are more than their bodies. women are a wonderful and diverse group of people with bodies that are as diverse as any other group. you cant ignore that, no matter what shitty ideas about womens bodies you subscribe to.

strongcat

hey transmisogynists: this post does not say “you have to date us.” it says “you have to accept that we are lesbians.” not creeps, not men, not straight. that’s literally it.

alanshemper

soul-hammer

today is indigenous peoples day and it’s a great day to give to the sovereign bodies institute

it’s a database and info hub for missing and murdered indigenous women. it’s trans inclusive and doing vital work.

i kicked them 10bux. i’m not telling you this because i want to humblebrag about how performatively woke i am, but because there’s research to suggest that the more visibly common/popular an act is, the more likely other people will do it.

as usual, thanks to @the-blackfoot-contessa for the rec

the-blackfoot-contessa

Thank you! The sovereign bodies institute is a great organization that does critically important work that crosses colonial boundaries. Donations this month will go towards a healing house in Peru that is specifically dedicated to meet the needs of Indigenous women recovering from forced sterilization. They also work with Black women on the Uniting Against Femicide Project to address MMIW and missing Black women and girls. 

keplercryptids

one of breonna taylor's murderers was charged with wanton endangerment for firing into her neighbors' apartments. not for murderering a young woman in her home. but for property damage. no other charges were filed.

if you can, now would be a good time to donate to the Louisville bail fund. hundreds of protesters are currently marching with a long day ahead.

black lives matter.