Rise Up, Oh Heart, For There is Another Battle to Win

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septembermonologues:

i love every single lgbt person who follows me and i hope you all stay safe and take care of yourselves today. if seeing the news about the shooting is too much please dont feel like you have to reblog/look at everything. do whatever you need for your health, whether its blacklisting everything or going offline. i hope everyone has a nice day regardless of the news this morning. i love all of you

(Source: ghostcrebs, via starwarsisgay)

marmitechicken:

In light of a few messages I’ve received, please remember to take care yourself and log off if you need to. Participation in post-tragedy online reactions is not mandatory to be a good person. There’s plenty you can do as an individual without compromising your own mental state. And if you’re reading this right now, I’m sure you already know the steps you can take to make a difference in a way that works best for you. Namely voting, contacting your local representatives (local, state and national), and donating blood if you are able (in Orlando and just as a general good deed).

(Source: harryflyles, via punkrockpatroclus)

cummied:

flailing-blogger:

If you want to be friends with me you don’t have to be “Hi, um, can, ya know, we be friends?”

It is 1000000000000000000000% percent ok if you just go into my inbox can go. “Man, I am so fucking pissed off at fucking Michael.” And I’ll most likely respond with, “Oh shit! What did Michael do now?“ 

this is such a good post because asking ppl if you can be friends can make them feel so uncomfortable but if you approach them like this its SO EASY to start a conversation and let a friendship develop naturally

(via dyinghistoric)

hoodjab:

Not only did this shooter ruin the lives of many people but he ruined the lives of most LBGTQA Muslims. He ruined the lives of every Muslim, who is now put into the stereotype of homophobic.

Allah says in the Quran, “Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind.”

No matter you religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or status. Muslims are taught to not discriminate and act in kindness towards all.

I stand with all of those who had been affected in last nights attack. My prayers and solidarity are with you Orlando.

(via punkrockpatroclus)

Consider this a PSA, and a pre-emptive apology for my attitude.

It’s not that I don’t care.  I care very much.  I care very much about the lives lost in Orlando, in the country at large, in wherever the newest shade of terrible is coming to the fore.  I care very much about the grief of parents and families and friends for someone who is never coming home.  I care very much about the hate dripping from the lips of people in power.

It’s just that I can’t dredge up shock for it anymore.  I have hit compassion fatigue.  I care, all right.  I could sit down and cry for days if I let myself.  I am not numb to it, I don’t really do numb.  I’m just…unsurprised.  

As I am currently telling Adler, I’m a cynic, yeah, I can admit that I’m actually jaded as shit.  But…these are people.  They aren’t my people, but they could have been, in another life.  They’re someone’s people.  I grieve for them.  But I am not shocked, I am not surprised, it does not alter my usual level of anger.  I am not even disappointed, because that would suggest a higher level of expectation than I am able to muster for humanity.

I am just…sad.