this is who i am.

girlsgetbusyzine:

ebullientefflorescence:

Today Tristin wore his dress. Not a huge thing as he wears it quite often but this was different. Today was the first time he kept it on when we left. Usually when he wears it he will change, completely his choice, if I say we are going somewhere. He just wasn’t quite comfortable going out in public with it. Today he just put on his sandals. I asked him a couple times if he was sure and he was. So with a boy in a pink dress and Tinkerbell flip flops, we went. 

We hit up Goodwill (finally found some teacups I liked!), Lowe’s and Target. I kept a look out for how people reacted to him, just so if he noticed I could talk with him about it later. There were some curious looks but nothing major. Most people were looking at my hair anyway. The only negative reaction I saw was actually a surprising one. A young girl maybe nine years old gave him a dirty look as we were walking out of Target. Tristin didn’t notice since he was talking about his new Hello Kitty flip brush/mirror.  

I know there will be a day when he will notice how some people treat those who are “different” but I’m glad that for now he took a big step for himself and the world as he knows it is alright. 

Oh my god, he’s so cute!!!

(Source: themamafox)

whatweeatinukraine:

apple fritters with cranberry sauce

39 UAH / $4.8 at Gallo cafe, Odessa

(Source: neoretro)

queernonymoose:

i-lack-a-clever-url:

freemindfreebody:

pretty much the duke at 8 o’clock every morning.

Life is rough for dem baby sloths, huh.  

omg it’s gpoy in sloth form.

Who’s been awake since 2PM yesterday?

This guysloth.

(Source: theatredreams)

glaad:

An awesome 15-year-old named Sara made this to stand up against bullying of LGBT youth! Isn’t it great?

lgbtqgmh:

Today, I saw a small boy look at two married women give each other a peck on the lips.

His mother went to go say something insulting, you could tell by the look on her face, and then the small boy looked at her and said, “Mommy, what’s wrong?  They just love each other.” 

That little boys open heart and mind GMH.

knowhomo:

LGBTQ* KNOW Your Status

Statistics from AIDS.gov

Gay, Bisexual, and Other

Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM):

By risk group, gay, bisexual, and other MSM of all races remain the population most severely affected by HIV.

• MSM account for more than half (53%) of all new HIV infections in the U.S. each year, as well as nearly half (48%) of people living with HIV.
• While CDC estimates that MSM account for just 4% of the U.S. male population aged 13 and older, the rate of new HIV diagnoses among MSM in the U.S. is more than 44 times that of other men and more than 40 times that of women.
• White MSM account for the largest number of annual new HIV infections of any group in the U.S., followed closely by black MSM.
• MSM is the only risk group in the U.S. in which new HIV infections have been increasing since the early 1990s.

Note: You sexual education is often left to your own research. Many schools do not provide strong Sexual Education classes. More schools do not offer any safe sex information for the LGBTQ* community. 

Educate Yourself. 

Be an example. Be a better person. Be Safe!

To find an HIV/AIDS testing center near you, check in with the National HIV and STD Testing Resource Page.

lgbtqgmh:

[Omegle chat reads,
Stranger: Thoughts on gay people?
You: You mean normal people?
Stranger: perfect answer] 

(Source: m0rtality)

thepinkster:

alecshao:

Ran Ortner - Swell, 2006 - oil on canvas

oh. my god. 

(Source: likeafieldmouse)