Against Homophobia.

imbrittsimpson:

This is my Aunt Jess and her two babies, Dommie and Coley.  

Aunt Jess lets her boys decide who they want to be and what they like.  As a result, it’s okay that Dommie’s favorite color is purple/pink, even his binkies have to follow suit!

And when the State Fair ran out of pink sunglasses, Dommie reluctantly settled for pink flowers

And, instead of making a mockery of Dommie’s preferences, Aunt Jess didn’t even bat an eye at her son’s non-normative color preferences.

And, it’s even okay for Dommie to like purple AND wear necklaces!

Dommie is also allowed to choose his own toys.

And he gets to choose how to dress and how to keep his hair!

And Aunt Jess lets Dommie indulge any activity/hobby he is interested in, even the more effeminate ones such as…

1) Creating masterpieces

2) Playing masterpieces

But, this isn’t Aunt Jessica’s way of “having the girl she wasn’t blessed with,” because she allows Dommie to engage in more typically male activities, such as:

1) Hunting (not gathering)

2) Surviving in the wilderness

3) Showing his masculinity/toughness at billard halls

4) Exploring/Conquering nature

5) Playing an instrument that is a panty dropper

6) Playing a video game where you play a panty-dropping instrument

7) Keeping the order/peace

8) Saving Lives

9) Risking his life in extreme sports

10) Risking his life in combat with his brother

11) Being an athlete

12) And, of course, driving (and not stopping for directions)

So, it should be no surprise that, when Dommie asked to be a “purple sparkly princess” for Halloween, my Aunt obliged.  And it should also be no surprise that she lets him love Justin Bieber.  When people criticized Aunt Jessica for “letting” Dommie be a princess, she responded with the simplest fuck you in the world: “He wanted to be a princess.  Why wouldn’t I let him?  Don’t you want your children to be happy?”  Essentially, she responded to hate with this:

And as for everyone worried my aunt’s “immoral” parenting will ruin Dommie, well…

I’d say he’s doing pretty fucking well.

(via imbrittsimpson)

neutrois:

A beautiful blog about a daughter who has come out as gay, at age 10. And her mother, who provides all the love and support one could want.

imbrittsimpson:

tchy:

avenpt:

My name is Andrew Hinderliter, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.  My dissertation is about online asexual discourse, with particular interest in its development over time.  I ran one survey last January, and I am now conducting a survey on asexuality-related concepts and terminology.

To participate, you must be at least 18 years of age or older, be proficient in English, and identify as asexual, gray-A, or demisexual.  The  survey has a number of language-related questions, and it is asked that you do not look things up while taking the survey.

Click here to participate.

Signal boost for my ace followers!

^^Same

I know some of my followers are asexual, because not all of you want to kiss me on the mouth!  Bad joke, but seriously, I know I have at least one demisexual follower.  This would be a cool opportunity to help gain visibility/have a say in the politics surrounding your identity/reclaim your identity!  And remember, if anything seems offensive/oppressive in the survey, let them know.  (ie: I always cross off gender and write in sex if the option is male/female and then explain it when I hand it in - I’m sure there’s a comments section, OR you could e-mail the candidate directly).  Let’s build coalition, strengthen the queer community, and help learn about each other’s lives in order to be better allies!