Astro Cake
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I expected this thread to be bad, but not this bad.
LGBTQA - Discussion and support.
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There's been a lot of hostility spreading around the forums today. I hope it will be gone tomorrow, there have been so many nasty threads today! :<
How Leelah's mother has been treating her is disgusting. I hope when the guilt starts to settle in that she comes to terms with her daughter, even if it's only in memory. Rest in power. <3
How Leelah's mother has been treating her is disgusting. I hope when the guilt starts to settle in that she comes to terms with her daughter, even if it's only in memory. Rest in power. <3
What do you mean? Of course there will be some arguments that pop up, but this thread is usually a very positive and supportive place.
Lellahs mom is a *****. She was born as a boy and knew she was female (lellah)
She killed herself. (Lellah) Her parents put her birth name on her grave stone, and was burryed in a tux.
Lady Timpani
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A trans girl named Leelah Alcorn recently committed suicide because her parents forced her to go to conversion therapy in order to "fix her". She left a suicide note on her tumblr detailing what she went through because of her parents, and it gained a lot of attention pretty fast. A lot of people are displeased with her parents for what they did to Leelah and their actions after her death (namely that damn Facebook post where she didn't even get her age right) and have contacted them to let them know.
Honestly I feel that's barely scratching the surface because her suicide has led to a lot of discussion within the LGBT community about how trans women are treated (they are more likely than any of us, especially if they're WOC, to be targeted by bigots/ transphobes and people who want to harm them) and also conversion therapy in general. But that's what the basic story is.
hulaburger
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We just lost a life. Leelah's story makes me so sad. It struck a chor I think everyone here should be able to empathize on some level about not accepted for who they are. if ur lgbt anyway which is what this topic is about.
> Good luck keeping this thread civil, the past ones never lived for very long.
lol
> Good luck keeping this thread civil, the past ones never lived for very long.
lol
I mean, it's supposed to be positive and supportive, and it should always be. There's no reason that arguments would pop up if there weren't "allies" in the thread.
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ok but pls phrase better. not because im all about grammar but bc this could easily be taken as rly offensive. :/
*Leelah. Her name was Leelah.
She wasn't born male. It's impossible to be born male. Genitalia does not equal sex or gender. She was assigned male at birth because we live in a society that assigns you a gender based on what your genitalia looks like compared to a spectrum of what genitalia can possibly look like. (AMAB, if you ever need to use that acronym in the future).
And, last I checked, she has yet to be buried. We also haven't seen her headstone yet, we have no idea what's engraved on it. I mean, we can guess they'll write Joshua, but we haven't seen it yet.
pls don't hand out false information thx
Colour Bandit
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I found this website which I think some trans TBT members might find useful, http://transclothesswap.org/ , the idea is that trans people can post what clothes they are looking for, e.g. they are dmab/amab and are looking for more female clothes such as skirts or dresses, and another trans person or cis person can respond to them with any spare clothes that fit the criteria and send them to them, and trans and cis people can post with the clothes that they don't need anymore and trans people can respond to them with which clothes they like. The website also accepts donations which will go towards paying for shipping the clothes if the sender or receiver cannot fully afford the shipping. They have an faq if you have any other questions. Obviously only trans people can request clothes as cis people don't have the same problems getting their clothes but anyone can donate clothes as long as they are in a good condition, the faq also specifies what clothes are accepted and what are not.
I'll be posting some of my old clothes on there in a few months (when I am more financially stable so will be able to afford the shipping costs since I want to be able to send clothes to people outside of the UK and shipping costs are expensive not matter where you are shipping to) and donating some money to help trans people get some clothes! I hope this website will help trans members here!
I'll be posting some of my old clothes on there in a few months (when I am more financially stable so will be able to afford the shipping costs since I want to be able to send clothes to people outside of the UK and shipping costs are expensive not matter where you are shipping to) and donating some money to help trans people get some clothes! I hope this website will help trans members here!
unintentional
Sukuna my beloved
Oh man, that sounds great ;u; I'll be sending that link to a lot of friends who need it c:
in other news and question; My friend says she loves me a lot (but it's obvious its platonic, since she's straight) but everytime I say it, I start to feel like a mean it in a not-so platonic way. I really don't want our friendship to become awkward because I'm afraid she'll think I'm gross or something (I already came out to her, and she's fine with it, I just don't want her to find me weird v~v) What do?
What really annoys me is when people get mad at others for defining their taste in men/women.
Like on grindr, for example. I've seen so many angry black people cursing and complaining about white people putting stuff like "no blacks" or "no asians, sorry."
What do you guys think about this? Do you think it's unfair?
Personally, I think it's contradictory to out somebody based on who/what they feel attracted to when you yourself are fighting for the very same right.
Look at it this way. "If you're gay then it's absolutely fine for you to be attracted to men. However, if you're only attracted to white people then that's ****ing despicable."
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Don't let yourself fall for somebody that isn't going to fall for you. If it's strictly platonic then there's the answer you're looking for.
Like on grindr, for example. I've seen so many angry black people cursing and complaining about white people putting stuff like "no blacks" or "no asians, sorry."
What do you guys think about this? Do you think it's unfair?
Personally, I think it's contradictory to out somebody based on who/what they feel attracted to when you yourself are fighting for the very same right.
Look at it this way. "If you're gay then it's absolutely fine for you to be attracted to men. However, if you're only attracted to white people then that's ****ing despicable."
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Don't let yourself fall for somebody that isn't going to fall for you. If it's strictly platonic then there's the answer you're looking for.
unintentional
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Princess Weeb
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That's such a cool idea! There should be shops set up everywhere that can do things like that ahah
Colour Bandit
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I know right, I have a dress that a friend bought for me for my 18th Birthday and it is way too big for me and I really hope that that dress could make a trans woman or a femme presenting person so happy
I mean there are practically no negatives to this, trans folk win by getting the clothes that they deserve but cannot get through conventional methods and cis folk can get rid of unwanted clothes without filling landfill sites. Literally the only problem I can see is dishonest cis people using this to get free clothes :/ I really hope this catches on because it is such a good idea and will help trans people so much (I hope, I don't want to speak for trans people though since I'm cis)Just asking though if I did this (giving my clothes away to trans women or femme presenting people- since I'm a girl) do you think it would be nice to pack a mini care package with the clothes? I mean stuff like nice smelling moisturisers, make up, etc.? I would obviously ask the person I'm sending the clothes to first just in case they don't want or need that sort of thing but I thought it would just be something nice to receive :3
Princess Weeb
What's 1,000 minus 7?
I know right, I have a dress that a friend bought for me for my 18th Birthday and it is way too big for me and I really hope that that dress could make a trans woman or a femme presenting person so happy
Just asking though if I did this (giving my clothes away to trans women or femme presenting people- since I'm a girl) do you think it would be nice to pack a mini care package with the clothes? I mean stuff like nice smelling moisturisers, make up, etc.? I would obviously ask the person I'm sending the clothes to first just in case they don't want or need that sort of thing but I thought it would just be something nice to receive :3
I'd ask them first, but I imagine loads of people would love that! (Some people might have allergies/obviously makeup can be dependent on skin tone if you're sending foundation or concealer of some form etc)
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