Feminism and Fireflies

Adventures in queer, sex-positive feminism and figuring it out.

Bag of Ideas: What it means to be a Mentally Ill College Student

allacharade:

I am a college student at a top university. I also struggle with mood, anxiety, and dissociative disorders. This list reflects (some of) my experiences. It is what I want to send to my professor who is being stingy with extensions and far from understanding. But I can’t. Feel free to reblog,…

Thank you for speaking so eloquently on behalf of all students suffering from mental illness who have these types of experiences. It isn’t easy, and talking about it is sometimes even harder.

James motherfucking Deen, ladies and gentlemen. What a fox.

James motherfucking Deen, ladies and gentlemen. What a fox.

thegayfish:

for every single person who reblogs this, i will put a song in their inbox based solely on their blog content (and possibly theme).

(via commegetdesdick)

Ask Our Sexpert is up and running!

Ask Our Sexpert is a blog run by the Health and Wellness Support Service at Western where I answer questions about sex, sexuality and sexual health. Please check it out, and post any questions that you’d like to see answered!

fishingboatproceeds:

wawbwah:

fishingboatproceeds:

Lena is a 19-year-old Canadian business student, Harry Potter fan, nerdfighter, and fanfiction writer who also makes beautiful minimalist posters about stuff she likes, including The Fault in Our Stars. I really liked her artwork, so we’ve decided to make a few of them available as 12 x 12 prints through DFTBA. The first 950 of each will be signed by me, because I like to sign things.

They’re available for preorder now and will ship in mid-November. (They’ll arrive before Christmas if you live in the US, the UK, or Canada. Otherwise, no guarantees, because customs.)

I fell in love the way you fall asleep.

My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.

Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.

Okay.

lacigreen:

sageprinze:

This is important to see and understand for everyone. Please, if you see someone in a public restroom that you think might not belong there because they don’t look like you, don’t scream or yell at them, have some compassion and go about your business.

^^ 90% of trans* kids don’t feel safe at school, and one part of the problem is that they have no safe access to bathrooms.  kids have been expelled for using the “wrong” bathroom, others are bullied or beat up, trans adults are chased out by security, harassed, and humiliated.  something as simple as going to the bathroom becomes a daunting, scary, and even dangerous endeavor and its got to stop.  we all deserve privacy, dignity, and safety in the restroom. 

Gender-neutral washrooms are much needed editions to public buildings, schools and workplaces. Everyone should feel able to safely use the washroom.

lacigreen:

sageprinze:

This is important to see and understand for everyone. Please, if you see someone in a public restroom that you think might not belong there because they don’t look like you, don’t scream or yell at them, have some compassion and go about your business.

^^ 90% of trans* kids don’t feel safe at school, and one part of the problem is that they have no safe access to bathrooms.  kids have been expelled for using the “wrong” bathroom, others are bullied or beat up, trans adults are chased out by security, harassed, and humiliated.  something as simple as going to the bathroom becomes a daunting, scary, and even dangerous endeavor and its got to stop.  we all deserve privacy, dignity, and safety in the restroom. 

Gender-neutral washrooms are much needed editions to public buildings, schools and workplaces. Everyone should feel able to safely use the washroom.

(Source: allprideinside)