The Murky Depths of Illumination

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norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

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iamtonysexual:

tyleroakley:

cadaverous-porcelain:

killthebloodyredprinceofdeath:

twistedfuckk:

We ran out of plates.

This is possibly the greatest photo on Tumblr.

This is possibly the most disrespectful photo on Tumblr. I am not saying that you have to agree with what the bible says, but to utilize that book ‘as a plate’ knowing what it means to people, is just plain disrespectful to religion. 

This is possibly the most disrespectful photo on Tumblr. I am not saying that you have to agree with the fact that pizza is the most delicious thing ever, but to let it touch that book, knowing how people misinterpret it as a reason to hate gays, is just plain disrespectful to pizza. 

This is possibly the most disrespectful photo on Tumblr.
My uncle got killed by a falling microwave.

iamtonysexual:

tyleroakley:

cadaverous-porcelain:

killthebloodyredprinceofdeath:

twistedfuckk:

We ran out of plates.

This is possibly the greatest photo on Tumblr.

This is possibly the most disrespectful photo on Tumblr. I am not saying that you have to agree with what the bible says, but to utilize that book ‘as a plate’ knowing what it means to people, is just plain disrespectful to religion. 

This is possibly the most disrespectful photo on Tumblr. I am not saying that you have to agree with the fact that pizza is the most delicious thing ever, but to let it touch that book, knowing how people misinterpret it as a reason to hate gays, is just plain disrespectful to pizza. 

This is possibly the most disrespectful photo on Tumblr.

My uncle got killed by a falling microwave.

(via someonetoshoutfor)