Lately, I've been seeing a lot of people hating on this site, mostly because its userbase is rather young and likes to make call-out posts and DNI lists. I get why people may be annoyed at children for making these posts, but at the same time seeing all this negativity is really starting to bum me out. The truth is that I love this site. To drown out the negativity I know we have all been seeing a... » Continue Reading
As most of those in the LGBTQ+ community know, the word "queer" has historically been used as, seen as, and treated as a slur. A lot of older LGBTQ+ people see it as such, and I think it is perfectly okay that they see it the way they do. However, a lot of younger LGBTQ+ people are starting to claim the word "queer" as an identity label for themselves. I happen to be one of those people. While I l... » Continue Reading
I am very picky about who I accept friend requests from on here. Lately, a lot of people with their profiles set to private have been attempting to add me. I would just like to say that I don't really accept friend requests from those who have their profiles set to private. If I can't see your profile, then how am I supposed to know whether I can trust you or not? I understand why somebody would h... » Continue Reading
Right now, there is a 4 day "ceasefire"* in Palestine. Make no mistake, however: A 4 day "ceasefire" is not enough. An end to apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and colonialism is desperately needed in Palestine. Land needs to be given back to Palestinians NOW. A permanent ceasefire is needed NOW. Right now, governments everywhere are trying to get us to forget about what is going on in Palestine. They ... » Continue Reading
Is when cishet people try to own pro-Palestinian LGBTQ+ people by telling us that if we were in Palestine, we would all be killed. Out of all anti-Palestinian arguments, this one is one of the ones that irks me the most. For starters, these cishet people always claim to care about LGBTQ+ people, but then turn their heads the other way whenever LGBTQ+ Palestinians are in danger (including now!!!). ... » Continue Reading
For Palestine is currently going on, and it's incredible! I've been watching live coverage of the event for a few hours now, and I'm so incredibly filled with hope and happiness. Thousands upon thousands of people are flooding the streets in Washington, DC- all of them in support of Palestine and in opposition to Israel's ongoing occupation and genocide of Palestine/Palestinians. There are many of... » Continue Reading
Last night, as we all know, was Halloween! I spent the holiday hanging out with my friends. At 5 PM, I walked over to my friend Mia's house. For two hours after that, I hung out with my friends in her basement. At 6:30 PM, we had pizza. Shortly after that, at 7 PM, we went trick-or-treating. It was very cold outside (it was even snowing at one point), so we didn't stay out for long. After we got b... » Continue Reading
I've been really interested in anarchism. The idea of a society free from hierarchy, authority, and dominance seems so liberating, peaceful, and beautiful to me. I have been especially drawn to queer anarchism and anarcha-feminism, although other schools of anarchist thought have peaked my interest as well. I have been learning a lot about Black and Indigenous anarchism from Black and Indigenous a... » Continue Reading
I've been kind of scared to talk about this topic, but I figured it's time I say something. The "war" in Israel and Palestine is not a war... it's ethnic cleansing, and it's unacceptable. If this really was a war, then Israel, which is backed by the United States military (one of the largest militaries in the world, might I add), would not be the only one launching endless attacks on civilians. Th... » Continue Reading