the principal at my school made an announcement yesterday that the girls need to start covering up and then i found this in the hallway
I wish I had the ovaries to do this in high school. This is fantastic!
Until Monday morning, Kiera Wilmot was a well-behaved student at Bartow High School in central Florida with good grades and an interest in science. But that morning, she mixed some chemicals together in a small water bottle that caused a tiny explosion. There was a bang and some smoke, but nobody was even close to being hurt.
I remember doing experiments like that in high school. But Kiera was immediately called to the principal’s office, expelled from her school, and arrested by the police (accused of an adult felony charge). If she gets convicted, she could even lose voting rights and have lots of trouble finding employment and housing in the future.
I’m inspired by the people (especially scientists) speaking out on Twitter with solidarity for Kiera. One look at the hashtag #KieraWilmot shows the outpouring of sympathy for what’s happened to her. Curiosity is not a crime, and we shouldn’t be treating it like one!
To help her out, I want to collect some funds for Kiera’s family for the large legal bills that will surely come up as she fights her case in court. She deserves a top lawyer! If we manage to raise any money beyond her legal needs, it should go towards a scholarship fund for her. We need more young American women studying science, and they shouldn’t be afraid of taking chances.UPDATE: This campaign has been verified by Crowdtilt, let’s start raising some funds for Kiera!
She is just a kid. Please help out, donate, spread the word and reblog.
That this even happened is horrifying. Please help if you can and sharing is caring.
(Source: graceebooks, via karnythia)
Fucking Trans Women is a zine project with a simple (yet very important goal): “Talking to other trans women about sex, and writing it all down.”
From the creator:
Trans women are told things about our sexualities all the time, but only rarely are we given the opportunity to say something about our own sex lives. Sex is a very important part of my life, a very important part of all our lives, but so very little writing has been done on the sex lives of trans women that doesn’t write us off in one way or another. I found myself looking for a guide, an instruction manual, anything beyond essays on gender and problems. Fucking Trans Women is that guide.
The zine aspires to be a collaborate effort giving voice to the wide range of trans* women’s sexual experiences. The first issue, #0, is an impressive 80 pages of “how-to guides, sex stories, comics and diagrams, trashy art, and so much more” done in a style drawing from punk and dyke zine aesthetics. The down-loadable version is available here for a measly $5. Great for trans women, partners of trans women, and those curious about fucking trans women.
Reblogging again with a dropbox link for download. The original site is down for some reason.
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/sd8fe5ngly390ua/FuckingTransWomen.pdf?dl=1
Reblogging because this is a phenomenal read that everyone should experience!!!
Good reading for people who haven’t seen it before, especially women who are just starting their transition. =)
This is such a sexy and phenomenal guide!!
(via teen-boy-fag)
by Cyree Jarelle Johnson
I’m (not) sorry to inform you that femme privilege does not exist. Not in the queer community. Not in the world at large. Does. Not. Exist. In fact, the very idea of inherent “femme privilege” is rooted in misguided misogyny. It operates under the erroneous idea that…
Stop bombarding us with messages of hope through marriage equality and equal opportunity to participate in state terrorism in the middle east. All the benefits of marriage should be accessible to everyone and not just monogamous gay couples. By shifting the privileged nature of marriage to same…
(text taken from the femme shark manifesto)
by the brilliant Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
(Source: onesoftinfestedsummer)
What do you call a woman who has a lot of sex? Her name.
GOD FUCKING YES, that.THIS. WHOLE. PICTURE. <3
Oops, sorry, this picture automatically reblogged itself.
this whole picture is just great
Sorry for the color, but this HAS to be on my blog.
The ‘Real Men Don’t Rape’ sign, yessss
“IS IT OKAY TO RAPE ME NOW?” >
(Source: youtakeyourtimeyounglion, via sleepydumpling)
Race is a tough topic. It’s hard to know what you can and can’t say anymore! Hell, even having an opinion can get you crucified these days! I’ve seen many white people complaining that you’re getting chewed out for even having an opinion.
Indeed, it is a hard life for a…
can’t reblog this fast enough.
Also, they should add skin tone/race. If I see one more fucking otaku shitting on a PoC for not being “accurate” with cosplay I’m gonna kick some teeth in.
As someone who has been asked not to attend a fandom event because I was too fat too accurately play the person I was cosplaying as, I know that feel.
