by Mia McKenzie
( New: Resistance Is the Secret of Queer Joy)
I think I’m a pretty self-reflective person. I think I try really hard to listen and learn and grow. I like the idea of evolving. Some days I evolve more than other days. Some days I do the opposite of evolving. Which, I guess,…
I got a message from the anon from an ask on ladyatheist’s tumblr about mental ilness and PoC, and I got an anon asking for this information and I feel it is a good reference/starting point so I am making it into a post.
A lot of literature regarding people of color and mental illness is about…
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[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A SMALL BEAR RESTS PAWS ON A ROCK LOOKING SAD. TEXT READS, “LET’S CREATE A CULTURE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES AND EMBRACES THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE GRIEVE.”]
I am not proposing that sexual violence and domestic violence will no longer exist. I am proposing that we create a world where so many people are walking around with the skills and knowledge to support someone that there is no longer a need for anonymous hotlines.
I am proposing that we break through the shame of survivors (a result of rape culture) and the victim-blaming ideology of all of us (also a result of rape culture), so that survivors can gain support from the people already in their lives. I am proposing that we create a society where community members care enough to hold an abuser accountable so that a survivor does not have to flee their home. I am proposing that all of the folks that have been disappointed by systems work together to create alternative systems. I am proposing that we organize.
“This letter is written to our fat community to express great concern over what appears to be a growing divide among us.”
lez be real pals, i get really fucking bogged down sometimes. i have recently started to realize that having whimsical experiences and having heart connections with others are coping mechanisms for me and make me feel ‘spiritually rich’ as jessica would say. here are some examples of how i make…
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