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I’m so stoked to rescue my stained shorts. There is hope for messy eaters!
Love this. Trying this with my faded old shorts on my next crafty day.
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Can we take a second to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts, to all of you, for making our first couple of weeks here in the Tumblr-sphere so fun? We’re loving the comments, reblogs, and questions from you guys, so keep ‘em coming! We also appreciate the feedback you’ve been giving us about how to make our Tumblr even better. We’ve heard from a lot of you about the importance of making our Tumblr a safe space for folks across gender and sexual identities. To help make that happen, we’re going to be using some gender inclusive terms here. Here’s a quick rundown:
Gender refers to society’s expectations about how we should look, think, and act as girls and boys, women and men. It’s different from our sex, which is biological, and includes stuff like our genetic makeup, our hormones, and our physical parts (like our genitals). Gender identity is how we feel about our gender and gender expression is how we convey those feelings in the ways we dress, behave, speak, express ourselves, and more.
Transgender is a gender identity that differs from conventional expectations based on a person’s biological sex. Transgender is a big term that can include lots of different bodies and identities. Some transgender folks have surgery and/or take hormones to alter their physical bodies to match their gender identity, and this process is often called transitioning. Transitioning can also mean changing your gender expression, using different pronouns, etc.
Cisgender is a gender identity that is consistent with conventional expectations about a person’s sex. Cisgender refers to people who identify and present as the gender they were assigned at birth.
If you haven’t thought about gender much, some of these ideas might seem really new and maybe a little confusing. We came across The Genderbread Person, a visual tool that helps explain some of these concepts. It’s just one of many gender models, and while it’s probably not perfect (some might say it’s a little too binary. I mean what if you feel like you don’t fit anywhere on some of the spectrums?), it’s a good starting point in helping folks understand that people aren’t always just male or female.
Thanks to all of you for making us better and smarter. We know this is just the beginning.
- Your friends at Planned Parenthood Tumblr
Sweet infographic, PP!(via stfuconservatives)
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STFU, Sexists.: Guys, Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico's Independence Day →
So then, what the hell happened on Cinco de Mayo? Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “The fifth of May”) is actually the date celebrating the very regional and very minuscule, Mexican holiday of the state of Puebla called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (The Day of the Battle…
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Enjoy Tonight’s Supermoon!
Tonight’s a “supermoon”, when the moon is full while also being at the closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit. Of course, this won’t have any effect on Earth, since the moon is this close to Earth once every month. This one just happens to be while full.
It’s still a good excuse to go outside and look up! Phil Plait has a neat game you can play with a dime to learn about distance and perspective of celestial objects. The video above will help you put in scale just how far away the moon really is.
Sadly you probably won’t notice any difference in the full moon, even though it’s closer. As Neil deGrasse Tyson reminds us, it’s only about the difference between a 16” and a 15” pizza. He says chillax.
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(via justinpaix)
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Found out last night that I’m going to Coachella. Still attempting to process it. SO MUCH YES.
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#fuckrapeculture
