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Okay, but seriously on the topic of straight people being so overly concerned about their children being exposed to homosexuality…
As some of you know, I am a makeup artist in a holistic beauty boutique in a very wealthy area of eastern New York. The week before Halloween I was offering simple costume makeup designs for both adults and children. So my last client of the evening was a 15 year old girl who came in to get her makeup done for the Halloween dance at her school. I was enjoying a conversation with both the girl and her mother when suddenly the topic of transgender came up. I got a little nervous because I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut when I hear people speaking negatively about these sorts of topics and as I mentioned, my store is in a very upscale, white, conservative area…
Anyway, the girl starts telling us that her friend prefers to be a boy now. She says it very simply and comfortably and it made me happy to see her talk about it as if it was really no big deal.
Her mother says
“How does she even know what transgender is though? She’s a little young to be making a decision like that. I really think the media is taking things too far with all this gay stuff. I’m not against it or anything, but didn’t you just tell me two boys in your class are dating too?”
The girl said that yes, two boys she knew were dating and another boy she knew was gay also. (And she also corrected the pronouns her mother used for her friend)
“I don’t mind that she knows that homosexuality is,” the mother said. “But I don’t think it should be taught at such a young age. Did you know it’s on Disney channel now?”
It took me a moment to respond, I just kept painting the girl’s face until I could figure out what I wanted to say.
“Well,” I said. “We tend to teach heterosexuality literally from the time a child is born. Most children’s books and movies are even centered around a romance of some kind like a Prince and a Princess for example. There’s rarely a children’s movie that comes out where the main male and female character don’t end up marrying each other in the end. If we don’t have a problem flooding our children’s minds with heterosexuality from the time they are able to sit up and watch a movie on their own, what is so wrong with showing them two boys or two girls being in love? We aren’t showing them sex. We aren’t showing them anything inappropriate. Since when is love inappropriate? If we show them love in all it’s forms (be it gay or straight) from an early age, they will see that it’s all perfectly normal and natural and maybe we can finally put homophobic the past…”
The woman considered this for a second and then said “I just feel like they see it and then they start to think that they might be too.”
“And maybe they are. But isn’t it better for them to know that it’s okay? They aren’t hurting anyone.”
Then the girl said. “No ones going around just thinking they are gay because they know what gay is, mom. I know what a chicken is, that doesn’t mean I’m going to wake up tomorrow and start clucking.”
I loved this kid. I hope she does well in all of her endeavors
Sometimes people need their space. They’re not cutting you off … they just need time to fucking breathe and take care of themselves.
That shit has nothing to do with you.
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This Artist Was Offered A Full-Time Job After Someone On The Internet Properly Credited Her Work
"Always credit authors. It's important."
“However, more often than not, people will liberally share artists’ work without attribution. (Just ask any self-employed artist online about this.)“By doing this, they are making it more difficult for people interested in our work to find us, and therefore, losing chances of getting a job,” López explained.“For someone who lives [off] occasional commissions, it’s vital that every work we share has a proper credit.“In late October, López received an email from a Spanish editorial company asking if they’d be interested testing for a position as an illustrator.”
ALWAYS CREDIT THE ARTIST
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See these? They are reusable menstrual pads. And boxer briefs. Let it sink in, especially if you’re trans/queer. You can rock your masculine side. You can save on pads in the long term. And if you’re dysphoric, you’re saved the trouble of having to grab pads or tampons in a store. (They also have a tampon equivalent and panties with pads similarly built in, but this is post is about the boxer briefs becauuuuse…)
I suggested these to LunaPads a long time ago and they’re finally out! They’ve affirmed their commitment to people of all genders and sexes (their blog posts have mentioned trans men and women, intersex people, and nonbinary/genderqueer people) in several ways, so I was happy to see this finally happen. I love the shit out of this company and want to share the news with all my queer friends while the intro sale is going on. Plus sizes! Other cool non-menstrual products! And when you buy certain products they’ll donate one to someone in a country that doesn’t have access to pads, making it easier for them to go to school or work.
The downside (there had to be one): it’s an expensive investment, an upfront cost that saves you $$$ and trips to the store. The description for these says they’ll absorb about the equivalent of a regular disposable pad before you need a change. But you can also insert their normal maxi-liner type things for extra coverage and easy changing.
My $80 Heavy Flow Starter Kit lasted me 3 years (and I could have stretched it further if I hadn’t started T), which I estimate was about 1/3 of what I would have been paying for pads.
So yeah. Even if you can’t afford their stuff now, maybe take a look around the site and see if there’s something to add to your wishlist. (And a note…I know I’ve gushed about this company before, but I’m not getting kickbacks. I wish all companies cared this much about their customers, because it makes the customers care back.)
They’re having a 25% off sale until 11/27/17 at 11:59 PM! The coupon code is BLOODYGOOD (haha see what they did there?)
