Happy Trans Day Of Visibility To Fox Mulder 🏳️‍⚧️

The well-meaning 101-level phrase "trans men are men" gave people the wrong idea that "trans men are men, and therefore are equal in patriarchy to cis men, and are therefore acceptable targets for our frustration with the patriarchy."

If any of that were true, Nex Benedict would be alive.

Yes, we are what we identify as, as a basic tenet of trans theory. But to act like the patriarchy agrees is just wrong-headed and bonkers. The patriarchy views us as deluded women.

Transmascs experience misogyny. Which in our case weaves into anti-transmasculinity.

x files: 2 fight 2 future

[Image: “i just realized that annabeth was probably trying to get to her aunt when she ran away. luke was from connecticut, right? which is a a couple hours south of boston. so when he and thalia found her she was probably trying to get north to find her aunt and cousin. she was looking for magnus.”]

Source: tiktok @leonardodevieve

Really happy to see this at my local library

"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

Reading: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Audiobook: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

This makes me really want a 11/12/River episode where 11 is traveling with Amy and Rory, bumps into 12 & River and gets jealous. I already think 12 wouldn’t like 11, and 11 wouldn’t like that 12 doesn’t like him, but adding River to the mix, 11 would just be sulking in the corner like:

Also I desperately need 12 and Amy to meet.

This makes total sense because it feels a lot more like a Prachett book than a Gaiman.

Terry wrote 75% of Good Omens <3 video link <3