In ~these Times~ It Is Important For Queer People To Be Reminded Of What "coming Out" Originally Meant.

In ~these times~ it is important for queer people to be reminded of what "coming out" originally meant. "Coming out" did not mean telling all of your co-workers something super stigmatized and vulnerable about you, wearing your queer status on your sleeve in public, informing the police or government institutions about your sexuality, or even telling your parents. "Coming out" meant venturing out into the queer community; being among other queers as a queer yourself.

Coming out isn't about telling the entire world when doing so is not safe for you, it's not about arming your enemies with information they could use against you. No, coming out is about making a fulfilling queer life possible for yourself through participation in the queer community. It is about escaping the restrictions and dangers of the cisgender heterosexual world by rooting oneself more deeply into the queer one.

And you can always do that. No matter how oppressed we are. No matter how much the culture shifts and policies are enacted to terrorize us. We are always able to be ourselves when we are amongst each other. And living our queerness has always been a collective social project, not just a matter of personal exposure.

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cerealsharkie

3 years ago

It's a tale about a boy and his friends and a game they play together.

THANK YOU HOMESTUCK

HAPPY 413

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cerealsharkie

2 years ago

Im too distracted with finals and last week school stuff, but heres a harumi WIP i refuse to finish!!

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lego ninjago ninjago ninjago harumi harumi princess harumi I like it alot but just CANT

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cerealsharkie

1 year ago

“Marah Bakir, who was been imprisoned for eight years since she was 15 years old, embraces freedom at these moments after being held in solitary confirment for over 40 days. Marah is the representative of the women prisoners' movement.

She is one of 11 prisoners from Al-Quds who were released moments ago.”

24 Nov 23 via RNN

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cerealsharkie

9 months ago

📸 original photograph by Nikolas Gannon on Unsplash.

N.B.: These are all Palestinian fundraisers who have reached out to my inbox or my side-blog's inbox (@videogamepoc). These fundraisers are roughly listed in the chronlogical order in which I've received them. They have all been verified by other Palestinian accounts active on Tumblr. I am not vetting any myself, as I am not qualified. If you have a question of whether a fundraiser is vetted or would like to have one vetted, please ask another account that is able to do so. I’ll also be updating these as I get new asks.

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Donate to Khader & Ragheb • @khaderabushaban • verified by sayruq • €2,169 of €55,000

Donate to Amira • @ameera-anq • verified by ibtisams • €15,014 of €20,000

Donate to Fadi Ayyad • @aymanayyad81 • verified by nabulsi • $26,613 of $35,000

Donate to Hani Al-Sharif • @haniibrahimsh • verified by nabulsi • $3,629 of $50,000

Donate to Mohammed Alanqer • @mohammedalanqer •verified by nabulsi & 90-ghost • €42,676 of €58,000

Donate to Ahmed Alanqer • @ahmedabuyamin • verified by nabulsi • €16,338 of €35,000

Donate to Kareem & Carmen • @adham-89 • verified by 90-ghost and ibtisams • $8,539 of $50,000

Donate to Walaa & her family • @burningnightgiver • verified by 90-ghost • $3,405CAD of $50,000

Donate to the Shamaly family • @familydeea • verified by nabulsi • $24,112CAD of $90,000

Donate to Basel Ayyad • @basel-1995 • verified by el-shab-hussein & nabulsi (#214) • CHF4,110 of CHF60,000

Donate to Ashraf Alanqar • @ashrafanqer • verified by 90-ghost • €9,393 of €30,000

Donate to Musab Abedraboo • @musababed • verified by 90-ghost • €1,572 of €7,000

Donate to Ahmed & his family • @ahmed-ziad • verified by nabulsi • £6,220 of £30,000

Donate to Alaa and her children • @alaakh9 • verified by 90-ghost + ibtisams • €2,995 of €20,000

Donate to Dr. Mohammed Aldeeb • @mohammedaldeeb • verified by 90-ghost & el-shab-hussein • €27,265 of €30,000

Donate to Mahmoud Khalaf • @mahmoudkhalafff • verified by el-shab-hussein & nabulsi + fallahifag • €14,326 of €30,000

Donate to Bilal Abed Rabou • @bilalassadabedrou • verified by 90-ghost • €2,797 of €80,000

Donate to Iyad Sami • @eyadeyadsblog • verified by northgazaupdates • CHF8,957 of CHF20,000

Donate to Wafa • @wafaaresh • verified by ana-bananya • €2,818 of €100,000

Donate to Muhammad Shehab • @mohammedshehabnew • verified by 90-ghost • €1,660 of €25,000

Donate to Reem Shebab's family • @malakshehab • verified by el-shab-hussein • €24,347 of €50,000

Donate to Suheir Hojok • @neverhate2024 • verified by el-shab-hussein & nabulsi (#71) • $39,061AUD of $70,000

Donate to Ahmed Abu Shammalah's family • @ahmed8311 • verified by el-shab-hussein & nabulsi (#161) • €10,748 of €100,000

Donate to Muhammad Atalla • @mohammed-atallah • verified by 90-ghost • €4,041 of €82,000

Donate to Moamen Majed • @moamenmajed99 • verified by 90-ghost • $5,727 of $30,000

Donate to Farah & her sister • @farahmoo • verified by nabulsi • €185 of €20,000

Donate to Mohammed Hijazi • @save-hijazi-family • verified by 90-ghost & northgazaupdates • €2,744 of €20,000.

Donate to Mohammed Hussein Ismaeel • @m0hammed1 • verified by 90-ghost and ibtisams • €5,721 of €25,000

Donate to Ola • @olagaza • verified by suad-ahmad, 90-ghost + el-shab-hussein & nabulsi (#205) • $7,593 of $20,000

Donate to Mohammed Shurrab • @684599 • verified by 90-ghost • €735 of €100,000

Donate to Munna Tashmali • @monashamali • verified by nabulsi • £4,962 of £30,000

Donate to Reham & Mohammed Hassouna • @rehamoworld • verified by 90-ghost • £380 raised of £35,000 goal

Donate to Karam Rafiq Al-Nabih • @karamrafeek • verified by nabulsi + the Watermelon Warriors' Fundraiser List (#75) • €11,098 of €20,000

Donate to Ahmed & Abedelrahman Al-Nabih • @ahmedalnabeeh11 • verified by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi (#218) • €14,445 of €30,000

Donate to Shymaa Taiser • @shymaafamily • verified by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi (#141) • $8,020 of $50,000

Donate to Doaa Jad Al-Haq • @free-gaza & @free-gaza2 • previous account verified by 90-ghost • $1,175 of $1,700

Donate to Abdul Muti Al-Habil • @abdelmutei • verified by 90-ghost • €1,232 of €50,000

Donate to Kariman Dohan • @karemandohan2 • verified by 90-ghost • $1,359 of $50,000

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cerealsharkie

4 months ago

FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT TRUMP DID NOT SAVE TIKTOK!! THIS WAS ALL A STUNT TO MAKE HIM LOOK GOOD!!

PAY ATTENTION TO WHATEVER HAPPENS NEXT!!

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cerealsharkie

1 year ago

What a Gazan Should Do During an Israeli Air Strike by Mosab Abu Toha

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cerealsharkie

2 years ago

My New Favorite Thing: Making Sped-up Isopod Eating Gifs With Angry Captions

my new favorite thing: making sped-up isopod eating gifs with angry captions

source for all of these: isopod eats channel

part TWO: HERE

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cerealsharkie

2 years ago

awe hell yeah, dudes got the green raccoon tails n everythin

33. Garnish.

Feel free to name them in the tags!

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cerealsharkie

3 months ago

Stop looking at me like that..

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cerealsharkie

4 months ago

Winter in tents is different

Stop for a moment and look into your eyes.🛑🚨

I am Hashem from Gaza.🍉

My children and I are suffering from the war and its woes.

On the one hand, I no longer have a source of livelihood or a home. It was all destroyed by the war.

On the other hand, winter came and the rains flooded my tent and destroyed the small basic things I had collected.

My children have caught colds, skin infections, and respiratory diseases. Winter in Gaza is different from any other country. We sleep on the ground and the rainy sky covers us.

I shyly ask you to help and donate to me and my children to survive the war and get through the harsh winter phase. My children cannot bear the cold and rain of winter.