Tag: take care of each other

Emergency contraceptive info for US readers

Ok, I have now mentioned this three times in comments on Facebook, so it gets its own post, which I am cross posting across platforms.

I am not citing sources because I’m on my phone and this is all easily Google able. If anyone wants to drop links in reblogs for those who find Google difficult, I’d appreciate it.

SO.

Yes, you can get Plan B online, without a prescription, for relatively cheap.

HOWEVER.

Plan B loses efficacy in people 165lbs or over, and is completely ineffective at 175lbs. The median weight of Americans with uteri is 166lbs.

The Ella pill is efficacious regardless of weight. It is much more expensive ($67 vs $12) and requires a prescription.

BUT. PRJKT RUBY does a free online consultation, after which they will give you a prescription – and, if you like, ship you the pill. They will do this for other contraceptive methods as well.

And if you need help with the cost, my asks are open. If I don’t have it myself, I can help you find it.

lauralot89:

smuganimebitch:

deadnotsleeping413:

hazygold:

ridragon:

bismuthspartnerincrime:

just-another-su-critical-blog:

Steven might actually become friends with the diamonds???

“no one is truly evil”

“i dont know if that’s true in reality”

no offense but im seriously gonna square up with rebecca holy shit

are you fucking kidding me Rebecca sugar?????

Rebecca sugar probably thought that hitler should of been kindly talked to

rebecca sugar is jewish ya piece of shit

Wait but like…. do I need to remind you all that this is a kids show? Of course things are solved like this, the intent is to teach children how to healthily interact with problems. Of course its childish. Steven is a child on a show for children.

rebecca sugar: i want my childrens show to teach kids the value of settling differences by coming to understand and care for eachother. even if that isn’t always possible in reality i think they are important values to try and get across, especially in a childrens fantasy tv show

you weirdos: this is fascism apologism

I see Tumblr’s reached the point where redemption arcs, regardless of setting, are Nazi apologia

because of course

Because we live in a world where actual fucking Nazis are a thing again, somehow. A thing wielding actual serious power and threatening to fuck shit up, on an international level and in a long lasting way.

I think maybe we can forgive kids for being a little hypervigilant?

Like. We’re all saying “do what you would have done in 1939.” we’re saying “we thought Nazis were just a fringe group, but here they are back in the mainstream.” i mean hell, Nazis are fucking MURDERING PEOPLE on the regular, here in 2018.

So i think it’s not surprising that some people are freaked out? And maybe seeing Nazis where they might not actually be? Because places where there aren’t supposed to be Nazis HAVE NAZIS IN THEM THESE DAYS.

tl;dr calm the fuck down everyone, we don’t need to be mean to each other. It’s a scary enough world out there without that.

whitegirlsaintshit:

smoke-and-somnolence:

whitegirlsaintshit:

I can’t believe I still have to ask you all to not reblog the video of a man getting killed. Please respect black people, even in their deaths.

Why is it disrespectful though? The whole world needs to wake up to the reality of the situation. Some people don’t believe things to the extent they deserve until they see it with their own eyes. The video is the one thing that might actually get those fucking pigs this time. 

I understand if you personally don’t want to see such graphic content for whatever reasons, but we gotta get his story out there.

It’s disrespectful because every time a black person dies, we have to see their deaths put on public forums with no type of viewer discretion. The fact that I’ve seen a young boy’s body lying in the street with a pool of blood extending from his carcass, a man get choked to death on the street while he pleaded for his life, and now I gotta see a man get shot at point blank range, all real life events and not snuff shit, is unacceptable. It has been proven by studies all the time that people in society don’t empathize with black people’s pain, and I honestly think that’s why everyone is so okay with just watching a death and then scrolling about afterward. But I’ve seen people die in real time, and the silence in the air after a person goes limp in reality is the same to me behind a screen. So many of you act as though it’s a necessity to see someone’s death to believe that we’re dying. It isn’t. It never should be, and it never will. You can reblog the story without the video.

emergency housing request~ [please reblob]

fl00zycaucus:

WELL

things escalated very quickly in my parents’ house in a way that I didn’t expect (but possibly should have) and I can’t figure out how to leave, which I need to do ASAP. I have never done a crowd-sourced emergency housing request before but I’m not in contact with anyone who still lives in the area and I think right now asking tumblr is my best bet:

Does anyone have a place that I can stay somewhere in the greater Boston area for tonight / tomorrow morning?

About me: 22, college student, queer-ID’ing, developmentally + psychiatrically disabled, hella PTSD. I live and go to school in Iowa, where I have a (safe) apartment. My goal is to get back to the apartment as soon as possible, but it will likely take several hours of research to find affordable options and I will most likely not be able to find a bus/train that leaves before tomorrow.

I am currently staying with my family of origin in MA for winter break. I’ve come home for breaks in previous years and it’s usually been stressful, but ok. This time, it is completely untenable and I am scared for my safety and I need to go! 

If you have a place that I can stay please contact me through tumblr or email me at fieldbindergrinnedwryly AT gmail. Reblogs are DEFINITELY appreciated. I will update once I find a place to stay, get more info, whatever.

sent this along to one of my well-connected queer facebook friends in Boston.  hope it helps.

autism wars: Where is Sharisa Joy Kochmeister? The War for Safety, Personhood, and Competence

iamthethunder:

iamthethunder:

We do not let people disappear into these systems.  You know the drill.  Let’s find out who to contact and take care of our own.  I already said something to her friends about contacting their protection and advocacy system if they have not already.

This is their Twitter handle: @JeffcoColorado.

This is their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JeffcoColorado.

The right person to contact seems to be Rena L. Kuberski at (303) 271-4251 or rkuberski@jeffco.us.

If you have more time, it looks like the people responsible are part of the county’s Adult Services agency.  The person in charge of That agency’s phone number is (303)-271-1388.  This is a link to their email form.  DO NOT TIE UP THE COUNTY’S ADULT ABUSE HOTLINE.  This is one of the county commissioners.  I suggest voicing your opinions by commenting on her pictures, but LEAVE THE STUFF MEMORIALIZING THE SHOOTING VICTIMS ALONE.  You can reach another commissioner here and a third here and here. 

autism wars: Where is Sharisa Joy Kochmeister? The War for Safety, Personhood, and Competence

stele3:

get-your-ass-in-the-impala:

ofgeography:

actualginnyweasley:

natnovna:

i was 14 and i was walking through a mall by myself at 12am after my shift at coldstone creamery lol and a bunch of men started whistling and meowing and getting really close to me and they kept asking me questions and i kept not answering until i didn’t know what else to do so i said “i’m only 14” and almost in unison they said “we don’t care” i was so fucking scared i didn’t know what to do and they kept talking about how i looked and how my body looked and what they would do i was on the verge of tears i was all alone in a huge mall i knew i couldn’t outrun them all i felt totally hopeless until a maintenance worker came up to all of us with a huge industrial broom in her hand, i thought she was going to yell at all of us for being in the mall after hours bc she probably thought we were all friends but instead she cursed all of them out in spanish, threatened to press a panic button on her belt and then proceeded to walk me to the basement garage and waited with me until my mom got there to pick me up she had a death grip on her cart the whole time and a face of steel she looked so strong and i just kept saying thank you and she kept saying not to thank her because she had to stop them.

that was the moment i realized women were the most important beings on this planet and we have to protect each other bc nobody else is going to, she didn’t even know me, we couldn’t even communicate that well because of the language barrier, she could have lost her job for waiting with me in the parking lot but she looked out for me when she didn’t have to, she had nothing to gain from it, i’m 21 now and i tell everyone this story even though it happened 7 years ago, what she did that night helped me form and shape lot of my beliefs early on. 

i was at a grocery store really late one night and some old guy kind of eyed me as i walked out of the store next to this other lady. She and I made eye contact and i knew she was scared too. we loaded up our groceries into our cars as fast as possible and I had way more bags than her so she got done faster than me. I panicked because i was sure she was going to leave so i just hurried faster, shaking a little, and then i noticed she sat in her car, watching me and making sure nobody came near. She waited not until all my groceries were loaded, or until my cart was put away, or until I got into my car. No, she didn’t drive away until I drove away. 

And that was the moment that I realized how much women need other women. That we can’t win this war without each other and we have to be looking out for each other, every second. 

my last year in new york city, i got off the subway around 9 or 10p.m. i only lived about 5 blocks from the f train, but i hadn’t gotten more than two before a woman’s hand suddenly touched my arm. 

“that guy behind us is following you,” she said. “he was watching you leave the train car and followed you up.”

i hadn’t noticed him, or at least not noticed him following me. when we stopped outside a grocery store, he stopped half a block back and loitered. the woman linked her arm with mine and walked me several blocks out of her way to my front door and made sure i got inside safely.

another time, nocigar and i were walking home and at a stoplight a stranger grabbed my arm when i wouldn’t respond to him and tried to physically drag me over to him. she—who is, by the way, not a very physically imposing girl—ripped his hand off my arm and snarled, “don’t fucking touch her.”

protect your friends. protect strangers. there are good men in the world, but don’t wait for them to do something if you can do it yourself.

I was at a club once and my friend left with her boyfriend so I finished my drink and was heading out to the parking lot when three girls came up to me and basically surrounded me. 

“Those guys behind us were talking about following you. We can walk with you.” 

I have MMA training but have never in my life had been offered the protection and sanction of my own gender. This is so important. 

GIRL CODE. FUCKIN’ GIRL CODE. LEAVE NO GIRL BEHIND. EVER.

likelyhealthy:

Meeting the Needs of Older LGBTQ People

The 519 has a long history of working to build inclusive care environments for older LGBTQ people, including delivering training to care providers. Given the aging population in Canada, we want to continue to build upon those efforts.

The current generation of older LGBTQ people have experienced a lifetime of discrimination due to their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression and
they face very specific challenges as they age:

– They are less likely to seek health care when they need it;

– They often do not disclose their sexual orientation and/or gender
identity and expression to their care providers for fear of
discrimination;

– They report more feelings of isolation from their communities;

– They are at a higher risk for negative health outcomes later in life,
including depression, suicide, substance abuse, smoking, etc.  

(Brotman & Ryan, 2008)

The 519 Education and Training Team offer workshops and resources that
support safe, welcoming and inclusive care environments for LGBTQ older
people. The training supports organizations and individuals to
understand the needs of older LGBTQ people. Workshops will help
participants to:

– Identify and discuss reasons an older LGBTQ
person may be distrustful of the health or social care systems and/or
reluctant to seek the care they need;

– Demonstrate and share an empathetic understanding of the barriers faced by older LGBTQ people;

– Make appropriate use of pronouns;

– Propose ways to foster a safe and LGBTQ-inclusive care environment for older people, their friends and chosen families.

For more information about training and resources, please contact:

Steven Little

Manager, Education and Training

416-355-6772

slittle@the519.org

#respectyourelders #nobystanders

I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU’RE DOING STOP AND READ THIS

eatpussylivehappy:

lookintothemind:

Ok Dr. Phil’s wife, Robin, (yes groan, but listen up) has this new app out (iPhone and Android) that’s for people in abusive relationships. It’s called Aspire News and it’s disguised as a regular news app, but when you go to the “Help” section of the app, it leads you to domestic violence resources and also has a “Go Button” that when you press it, if you’re in a compromising situation, alerts local authorities as well as local shelters and starts recording everything that is going on.

Now, if you’re looking up resources on the app and your abuser is near, simply press the X button and it brings you to a random news page. Same goes for the actual foundation site.

ITS COMPLETELY FREE
Site

Apps

SPREAD THIS, DONT JUST “LIKE IT”

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