My Chinese Birth Ancestors, To My Adoptive German And Italian Ancestors: She Was Born In Our Land And

My Chinese birth ancestors, to my adoptive German and Italian ancestors: she was born in our land and studies the pen and the Tao though she is not a leader nor the daughter of one! And she uses a wonderous abacus called a calculator!

My Italian ancestors, elbowing them out of the way: you guys threw her out of your country, she's ours. Look how she knows how to argue! And look at that! Air conditioning! Even in a climate so like Sicily she's always comfortable!

My Italian great aunt, who worked in a textile mill all her life: she owns a sewing machine but does not need to make her own clothes! Nor does she spin fabric!

My German ancestors, vibrating: WHAT IS A STAR ANISE AND HOW DID SHE GET IT

My Chinese birth ancestors, smugly: see? She still knows the flavors of her birthland.

A small contingent of female ancestors from all regions my family and I hail from, clutching each other and weeping with joy: SHE GETS TO STUDY SCIENCE! AND THE MEN DON'T STOP HER!

My ancestors, watching me dump an entire stick of cinnamon, two cloves, an allspice berry, and a generous grating of nutmeg into my tea, sweetened with white sugar and loaded with cream, while I sit in my clean warm house surrounded by books, 25+ outfits for different occasions, and 6 pairs of shoes, in a building heated so well I have the windows open in mid-autumn:

Our daughter prospers. We are proud of her. She has never labored in a field but knows riches we could not have imagined.

dear USAmericans,

VOTING WORKS!!!

French people showed up, French people voted, turnout was higher today than it has been since 1997, and we kicked the far right to 3rd place

a week ago, the far right was the biggest party in France, we were slated for a far right parliament, prime minister, and government

this week, we voted against them en masse and we won!

VOTING WORKS!

you're up next in November! it's very rare we get to say this, but this one time, take example on the French! show up and vote!

because VOTING WORKS!

i really hope y’all realize how important it now will be to get out there and fucking vote to ensure trump does not get re-elected. that shooter just basically handed him the election. the only thing that will stop him now is if enough people stop pussyfooting about voting. do not let this be what puts him back in the white house bc if he gets back in there? you know what’s coming.

ANYONE TELLING YOU THAT VOTING ISNT IMPORTANT IS TRYING TO SUPPRESS YOUR VOTE

Texas doesn't have mail in voting, you can't register to vote online, and you have to register 30 days before election day.

Republicans do not want you to vote. SPITE THEM.

the idea of a privileged trans paradise, especially within the United States, is an absolute lie. There are places where violence is more likely and less likely, depending on the population size and political/cultural breakdown, but you can be killed for being trans in New York or Portland. You can be harassed or denied treatment or fired or evicted for being trans in Seattle or Los Angeles. Your legal ability to defend yourself against this will differ but the harm done to you will not change. Protection of trans people is less about where you are and more about who you're with. Trans people and queers in general have had to protect one another in a hostile world for decades. With the liberalization/capitalization of trans and queer spaces and greater dependence on online communities came a breakdown of this survival community. That's why we have shit like Plume eating up the airwaves with their subscription based bullshit giving you info you could've gotten at the local queer/trans support group before it disbanded. Isolation is your greatest weakness. No matter where you are or how safe you feel, get a fucking crew, people you're friends with or just people in the area who will have your back. Get each other's numbers, stay in contact, and ANSWER THE CALL WHEN YOU GET IT

“But it’s demeaning” honestly I would feel less undervalued working as a porn actor than I did when I worked at a grocery store

Puritanism is getting worse around the globe and conservatives and fascists will absolutely be first going harder against porn, then use that against queer people. You HAVE to realise this and oppose anti porn measures and laws, be in solidarity with sex workers, and listen to them when they call this shit out. It's going to be vitally important.