Yeah, but of course the ad before the video is…

Assholes!

fatwasandfanboys:

fatwasandfanboys:

It pains me to write this post but it’s a matter of life and death for a follower of mine. She is 17-years-old and living in an abusive situation. She has parents that won’t accept her Islamic apostasy, who hit her, who know she cuts herself but don’t care enough to get her help. She can’t leave…

Updates: I am waiting for Tah to get online. She does not have Internet access because her parents bar her from using the Internet, listening to music, watching TV, etc. She can only access the Internet from school or on her iPhone (which she only has so her parents can keep tabs on her- she isn’t allowed to be anywhere but school or home). 

So many kind strangers have reached out with resources. Someone posted the post on Reddit. Bebe Zeva reblogged it. I’ll be forwarding the emails to Tah and talking to her about what she wants to do tonight. The goal is to get Tah out of this situation soon (more than likely a shelter/group home), maybe even tomorrow if we can. It’s a huge step for her to take but it’s a necessary step.  

Thank you so much for caring. Thank you for signal boosting. This means so much to Tah. I will update you guys more when I talk to her.

sherlocksflataffect:

vraisemblance-of-normalcy:

asktremorsensation:

finthefish:

Wow, never thought I would have to make this post but I NEED HELP.

If anybody is in the Olympia, Washington area please house me for a week at most.

I have been kicked out for my life choices i.e. Gender Identification and Sexuality.

If you’re not able to house me, please boost me. I have no where to go and I’m probably going to stay at my current residence for a night since I came to their door step at 11:00 PM a rude, sobbing mess.

signal boost

Signal boosting. PDX area folks know anyone up in WA?

*do* I know anyone up in WA anymore? Maybe? Passing this on.

don’t know if it still needs signal boosting, but signal boost in case.

newwavefeminism:

lalunafemme:

Synopsis:
Approaching his 30’s, Passion, a black trans musician two years into his medical transition, juggles his newfound identity as a black male and the societal expectations that come along with it. Though him and his ska band enjoy local success in Oakland, Ca, Passion is discontent with remaining local and wants to extend the band’s fame beyond the bay area. However, his best friend and band mate, Shields, cannot fully accept his transition which heavily affects the success of the group as he constantly pressures Passion into living stealth and adopting a misogynist demeanor. Afraid of ruining the chances of success for his band and feeling unsure of his own masculinity, Passion begrudgingly begins to closet himself. When he encounters a local queer activist named Uni that reminds him of the beauty of gender fluidity, it propels him to take action in his career as a musician, reconsider his friendship with Shields, and openly embrace his trans identity and non-traditional expression of masculinity.

signal booost

private-revolution:

inothernews:

Fellow Tumblrers — please feel free to help Ray and his students out, if you can!

detroitsomething:

Dear followers, teachers, and the Tumblr #education community,

My name is Ray Stoeser and I am a second year English teacher at Crockett Technical High School in Detroit, MI.  This year I had the amazing opportunity to be the AP Language and Composition instructor for our school.  I work with some of the most amazing students you could meet.  Their hunger, passion, and dedication to their education is truly special.  

At the beginning of the year, the school told me they would be covering the cost of the AP exams.  We are a high poverty school and even the reduced $57 fee per exam is hefty for some of our students’ families.  When the time came to order the exams, I was informed that the school was out of funds and would be unable to pay for the exams.  I was heartbroken.  How was I going to tell my 22 students that they were not going to take the exam for which they had worked so hard to prepare?  

I couldn’t.  

With less than 24 hours before we had to order the exams, I told the administration to order all 22 exams.  College Board wasn’t going to send the bill until mid-June so that gave me some time to find some donations.  

On May 16th the students took their exams and returned to my class excited and confident about their results!

That being said, we still need to pay the bill.  My class and I are accepting donations and/or sponsors for the exams.  I have 22 students and the exams are $57 each.  We would graciously accept any denomination.  Also, if you would like to pick one of the 22 students and sponsor their individual exam with a $57 donation that student would be happy to send you a personalized “thank you.”

Here are some of the students you would be helping!

To donate please click here.

Class Roster

• Demetria
• Charles
• Davina
• Tyquan
• Derek
• Andrea
• Curtia
• Paula
• Dakharia
• Khalid
• Khalil
• Leon
• Desmond
• Taja
• Equan
• Ariel
• Shayla
• Capri
• Deshont’A
• Tara
• D’Nika
• Mack

Thank you for helping these students take one step closer to college!!!

If you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

raymond.stoeser@detroitk12.org

raystoeser@gmail.com

To donate please click here.

Putting this on my to do list, signal boosting too

sherlocksflataffect:

faineemae:

anthingbutordinary:

My name is Princess and I was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome in 2008 when I was 17 years old.

During my senior year of high school in Clarksville, TN, I was in show choir taking part in a workshop for our next concert when I found that my ankles were swelling. I went to the hospital on military grounds and they dismissed it as a urinary tract infection. As it continued to get worse, I went to the hospital on civilian grounds and receive the same diagnosis. It wasn’t until my forehead was completely swollen over my eyes that the hospital took notice.

I was rushed to Vanderbilt and immediately told I had NS. Doctors had a problem trying to figure out what caused my NS. It wasn’t until a few months had passed that we figured out it was Membranous Nephropathy. But we still have yet to figure what caused that.

When I was first diagnosed, I was getting protein infusions every two weeks. About a half a year later, I ended up in kidney failure and I was put on dialysis. I am mainly on blood pressure medication to keep it down.

I’ve faced so many struggles with this disease. As a teenager becoming an adult, I have faced mental and emotional problems. Being in the hospital the day before Prom and Graduation, I was afraid I was going to miss out on what were supposed to be the best years of my life. Seeing all of my friends enjoy their new found freedom, while I’m being invaded by needles and tubes is hard for anyone to understand.

Physically I was very unstable. I was constantly admitted to the hospital. At the beginning of 2009, I was admitted for a month. As soon as I was released, I suffered from respiratory failure and fell into a coma for a week. My family was told there was a possibility I wasn’t going to make it. When I finally woke up, I recovered unexpectedly fast, except for my legs. I had no use of my legs. I could feel everything done to them, but I could no longer move them on my own. I was put into in-patient rehab for about 4 months.

My mother, sister and niece were there everyday, helping me and keeping my spirits high and providing me my biggest motivation to leave. I would say I spent an equivalent to a whole year in the hospital. I have yet to receive a transplant.

If you have blood type O + (Positive), you and Princess could be a match. All it takes to find out is a simple blood test. There will be no medical costs to the donor. If you are interested in learning more, feel free to send Princess an email.

If you like to get tested to be a donor, please contact Verna Johnson (Vanderbilt Transplant Center) at 1866-748-1491 option 3 or 615-936-0695. Must give my name (Princess Morris) and birthdate (8/31/90).

Do me one more small favor. Even if you are not interested in learning more, PLEASE SHARE THIS to get the word out to more people. Thank you.

Princess email: PrincessCMorris@gmail.com

MAJOR SIGNAL BOOST.

Passing this on.

eateroftrees:

acidreign:

eateroftrees:

Though it occurs to me DAO’s origins were basically just “were you upper class or lower class”.

Except they cropped the lower class human option.

Though in the elf case it was,”Are you an oppressed minority in a big city, or a member of an isolationist anarcho-primitivist commune out in the woods.”

True.

I guess it was just the dwarf that was that.

But like if you were a human or a mage you didn’t even really get a choice.

That’s because humans are BORING!

:)

(why do I incrust myself in discussions about a game I didn’t play?)

eateroftrees:

I NEED A GOOD METAPHOR FOR THE AFTERLIFE (or more, the transition between life and afterlife)

Specifically one elves would use.

Because it’s been pointed out “veil” is cliche as fuck and “shore” would feel too much like copying earthsea.

I’m probably really to late…. and in fact I don’t know if they have these and it’s probably a bad idea and doesn’t make sense but:

Where the hourglass has been turned.

draggle:

I feel forgotten.  

You’re not