a massive explosion just rocked the capital city of lebanon, beirut. footage of the explosion has been captured, and it is horrific and terrifying. dozens and maybe even hundreds of people have been injured and the reports have confirmed at least 10 people dead. reports are still coming in.
hospitals are overwhelmed. the lebanese red cross has sent out an urgent message in need of blood donations of all blood types.open transfusion centers to help aid in this disaster are currently
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if you have loved ones in lebanon or you are aware of someone who has loved ones in lebanon, i strongly urge you to reach out to them as soon as possible. if you don’t have loved ones in lebanon, i hope you at least spread the word to help others and keep beirut in your thoughts today.
this all started just barely two hours ago, and the reports are still coming in with updates. keep an eye on the news, if you can. stay safe.
the country of lebanon and it’s people have been struggling intensely recently due to political unrest, famine, covid-19, and an economic crisis. please read this twitter thread by a lebanese user for more information and how to help, along with this carrd
additionally,a carrd has been made concerning the beirut explosion and it consists of information on emergency relief, access to breaking news about the catastrophe, and, especially, information on blood donations.
multiple lebanese twitter users have urged against monetary donations as they will have a far far smaller impact than intended. what they are asking for is blood donations and raised voices, along with the sharing of these resources on current events in lebanon.
please keep your heart, mind, eyes, and ears open to lebanon, the city of beirut, and its people right now.
sending love and support to neurodivergent people of color right now… neurodivergent people aren’t just white, and though there’s a clear lack of representation, you’re valid and i respect you. i will always fight for your right to comfortably and proudly exist.
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when someone comes out to you, remember that their coming out is not about you and they’re coming out for them. support them, but don’t make their coming out about yourself.
trans people who get upset abt mogai genders n say they invalidate “aCTuAL” trans identities seem misguided to me on who they should be angry at.
bc it’s not a stargender that makes cis ppl ridicule n disrespect trans people. it’s because our post-colonial, transphobic, cisnormative society rejects all forms of gender that can’t fit into a nice easy box (which is why nonbinary is seen as a third gender rather than a radical identity that outright defies the gender binary). cis people will never fully respect trans people and someone who’s nanogender isn’t the problem: it’s internalized transphobia.
Over the past week I’ve raised hundreds of dollars to purchase gender affirming producers for AMAB and AFAB Black trans and gnc people over 14 years old and from the US, including:
breast forms
bras
gaffs
binders
packers
other gender affirming products,m
Email [email protected] if you’re Black and interested and PLEASE spread the word!”
we don’t talk enough about the issues Asian lgbt people face? constantly being fetishized and constantly facing rasicm within the lgbt+ community. you all are so strong and you don’t deserve any of this
this is just a reminder to all people of color (but especially Black people) that you are under no obligation to be nice and delicate with a white person when they are actively perpetuating oppression against you and/or when you are doing the emotional & intellectual labour of correcting them.
i’m convinced that there’s only like fifteen Black people on this goddamn website why do so many of you guys rb Black trauma without fucking tagging it
like does it occur to ANY of you non-Black people that maybe Black people don’t want to constantly be reminded that this world fucking hates us and doesn’t want us to be alive or successful
if you guys stopped getting off on your trauma porn for just five fucking seconds and listened to Black people instead of sPrEaDiNg aWAreNeSs (reblogging Black faces that have been disfigured by police brutality doesn’t spread awareness— we fucking know police brutality exists we have been over this. spreading information on how to combat it is spreading awareness), i swear you’d realize how unsafe you make the internet for Black people.
and this goes for more than just white people. anti-Blackness transcends racism: it is a very specific kind of oppression, separate from the struggles of other POC. if you aren’t Black and you just share this shit, especially without content warnings, you are the problem. it’s so hard to find purely Black, safe spaces online and it’s especially harder on tumblr because of how anonymous it is. stop making it harder by making us relive trauma over and over again.
February 21-27 will be a week dedicated to the aromantic community, raising awareness, spreading aro positivity, sharing aromantic stories, and uplifting aromantic voices. I can’t wait!
