February 2012
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On Self-Love.
kosteloski:
Y’know, I’ve struggled with self-love for a very long time. I always thought that I was really nothing spectacular, and as a result sort of fell to the back-burner in a lot of my friend groups.
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Eric, I think you are a really cool person. I am glad to know you.
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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is...”
– Audre Lorde
File under: things I’m trying so. fucking. hard. to keep in mind right now.
(via lostgrrrls)
see above.
(via paperjay)
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“I am not a woman trapped in a man’s body. This body is no man’s; it is mine, it...”
– little light, the seam of skin and scales (Taking Steps)
missvoltairine asked: omg ollie who are the cis people saying that shit to you, I WILL BREAK THEIR KNEES. >:C smh. stay strong, ilu.
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public service announcement
oh my god. okay.
DEAR CIS PEOPLE,
DO NOT TELL A TRANSSEXUAL “I TOLD YOU SO” ABOUT THEIR TRANSITION. THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW DIFFICULT, COMPLICATED, BUREAUCRATIC, AND PAINFUL IT IS. OKAY?
TRUST ME, THEY ALREADY KNOW.
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- oliver.
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Anonymous asked: How much does it cost to change your name where you are?
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Gender Feels: PLEASE READ! VERY MUCH IMPORTANT! →
emergencycenter:
Hey everyone, Gemma here (fivepips), and I’m an admin here at the Emergency Blog. I’m going to explain what this is all about.
So basically, this is a blog for emergency information on tumblr. Now when I say emergency I don’t mean if you’re desperate for a…
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stephanyseraquebecoise asked: Oh Ollie. If I could transport to give you a hug I would. That anon. Just NO. *hug*
martianedelweiss asked: People who know you outside tumblr know how much you deserve LOVE mail - we should do a postcard-making workshop someday and send more love mail in general
Anonymous asked: dear oliver: i am very very sorry about that asshole transphobe anon. i am ashamed to share the title of "anonymous" with them. -o.o.
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Anonymous asked: you talk about your parents like they aren't connected to you anymore. do you still love them like you did?
locomotives asked: Hey asshole anon, leave Oliver the fuck alone cause he doesn't even have to try and he's already a million times more badass than a coward like you could ever be. WTF can't believe you of all people got hatemail. When you're fucking famous this asshole anon is gonna hate themselves for ever fucking with you! (sry for all the profanity i'm pissed) <3
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dareling →
ronen-v:
dare /de(ə)r/
v. To have the courage to do something.
n. A challenge, esp. to prove courage or boldness.
darling /ˈdär-liNG/
adj. Used as an affectionate form of address to a beloved person.
n. One that is greatly preferred; a favorite.
dareling /de(ə)r-liNG/
n. An affectionate form of address for a favorite, who has the courage to love boldly and be loved.
Anonymous asked: Wow, some people are just despicable. Most likely they are saying those things because they are interested in you.
Anonymous asked: You should kill yourself like most trannies do. You'll NEVER be a man, you'll ALWAYS be a woman, and there's fuck-all you can do about it. Except maybe remove yourself from the gene pool.
locomotives asked: Ugh I just caught up on my fave tumblr blogs and read your post about the awful shitty cissexist b.s! Sending you much delayed hugs and love <33333
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Anonymous asked: dear oliver: Cute Guy From Writing Club told me about Anis Mogjani a few weeks ago. i really like the one about Quentin, too. love, olive oil
thiefofwords asked: You have no idea how much it pleased me to find out that you like Andrea Gibson, Buddy Wakefield, and Anis Mogjani, three of my favourite spoken word artists. [I keep meaning to listen to Taylor Mali, but it always manages to slip my mind.] Have you got a particular favourite/set of favourites of any of their works?
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feel free to… send me things. kind things help.
i feel all ragey and tense from all of this cissexism.
AND i’m going to get my bloodwork done tomorrow morning.
but then i am treating myself to breakfast at my favourite diner. so there, cissexism. in your fucking face.
just don’t tell me i’m brave, ok? just send me nice things. messages, kind words, distractions,...
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ahem. attention cis people. this is what not to...
So I was at a party last night and a cis person drunkenly misgendered me. I am not sure how, since I’m pretty consistently perceived as male now. Maybe because I had rolled up my sleeves, the shirt showed the outline of my binder more? Who knows. Gender cues are pretty impossible to figure out.
She apologized after I came out to her. Then she asked me a question.
“So are you trying...
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Why does the media show transgender children more... →
delisubthefemmecub:
This view of trans children as sympathetic may not be quite as progressive as it seems. While it’s wonderful to see trans children treated as actual living breathing human beings, and more positive representations will definitely help those children gain access to blockers and hormones, what happens when they grow up?
Because at some point, most of those children will...
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the gender binary. style. trans* identity(ies)....
I am going to ramble about gender.
Gender is fucking complicated, y’know? I thought I was a butchy bisexual genderqueer. Then I realized that I was a queer FTM who had a soft spot for ascots and bow ties.
But my desire to queer masculinity is starting to feel like it’s eclipsing the idea of the trans prefix (which means ‘crossing over’). What lines am I crossing over?...
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rippedfishnets asked: that's diana goodman [played by alice ripley] from the musical next to normal. look up songs from it on youtube, they are brilliant!
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outthereorbitingaround:
Pierrot Took his heart And hung it On a wayside wall.
He said, “Look, Passers-by, Here is my heart!”
But no one was curious. No one cared at all That there hung Pierrot’s heart On the public wall.
So Pierrot Took his heart And hid it Far away.
Now people wonder Where his heart is Today.
— “Heart”, The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
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now is the winter of our disco tent
onmyowntwohands:
adamusprime:
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Reglar Wiglar Magazine: Zine Review: Rad Dad #19 →
reglarwiglar:
RAD DAD #19 Tomas Moniz, Ed. (Microcosm) Editor and rad dad, Tomas Moniz is back with another issue of his Rad Dad zine. The purpose of Rad Dad is to help guide dads in the raising of their kids. Actually, it’s not a guide necessarily, although it does serve that purpose. Tomas’s…
Rad Dad has an anthology. I want it for my birthgay. (April 4th)
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Anonymous asked: dear oliver: i'm safe. this might sound silly, but it's gym class that is hurting me. i don't know anyone in my class and i'm really uncomfortable in my body when it comes to sports and dancing - basically moving in front of other people. though now that it's the weekend i'm in my pjs and getting ready to edit a short story i feel much, much better. school = not nice....
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This is a shout-out to Olive Oil, who anonymously commented on my tumblr on February 1st. She was/is distressed.
I’ve been thinking about you. Please stay safe. <3
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KING RAT: The Fish Metaphor →
delisubthefemmecub:
transitiveproperties:
Sorry for the wait! I’ve been hard at work over on my other Tumblr writing and drawing another comic called White Noise, which I hope y’all will check out when it starts up in August. :D
Also—holy shit, three hundred followers! Thanks everyone!
Bonus:
I was dressed up for an event and got this from a guy I know. He doesn’t know I’m...
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“And I know when you’re a teenager everybody feels different and alien to the...”
– Sean Kennedy (via cassket)
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Gender Feels: Four Detroit escorts who used... →
sexworkerproblems:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20111226/METRO01/112260388
http://www.freep.com/article/20120106/NEWS01/201060479/Dozens-pray-for-missing-mom-of-6-other-women-working-in-sex-industry
Signal boost. Please be careful.
An additional note from SWP: they were not…
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Vincent Wilde: If I have any young queer kids... →
vincentwilde:
I would just like to point out that it is not your fault that you are depressed or suicidal because you live in a heterosexist society that discriminates and abuses you every day. There is nothing wrong with you. You are not disgusting. You are not abnormal. You kick ass! If you are living in a…