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Griffin’s resume of the future

Northern Ballad by Andrey Vinogradov

The Little Mermaid by Alessandro Pizzi

why you should not dismiss research unless you rly truly mean it

Internet, I am a queer researcher of queer health and I have something to say.

A few weeks back, a study went viral about the relationship between marriage equality policy and queer teen suicide rates, and a lot of people reacted thusly: “queer mental health is better when we’re not discriminated against! BREAKING: SKY IS BLUE, WATER IS WET”

This happens a lot. People see research about a thing ~Everyone Already Knows~ and they mock it. Now I want to make two things really clear:

1. Everyone does not already know.

2. This shit can lose these projects their funding.

Did you know that media coverage is a crucial factor in funding allocation? When we submit our application for grant renewal, we have to provide a list of news articles about our research so they can decide whether the public cares enough about us to let us keep doing our work. And most research doesn’t get all that much coverage, so individual reactions can really matter. If the primary reaction to our publications is eyerolling, we legitimately might not be able to continue.

I’ve seen some frustration from people who believe this research funding would be better put to use “actually helping” the affected populations instead of–I don’t know, pinning them under microscopes or whatever it is they think we do. But funding for policy initiatives is driven by research. I know you wish politicians would listen to individual voices telling them where the problems are, but that’s honestly not a smart way to direct limited resources. We need solid evidence. And a lot of the areas that need the most attention aren’t obvious–who knew bisexual people are at a much higher risk for physical and mental health disparities than gay and lesbian people? Who would have guessed that transgender folks are more likely than any other group (including straight people) to be military veterans, but overwhelmingly don’t claim their benefits? I’m sure some people noticed these patterns, but they definitely weren’t common knowledge within the queer communities I’ve grown up around, and those findings are leading to direct action as we speak.

I get that it can be frustrating to feel like your identity is being reduced to facts and figures for the benefit of red tape. But trust me, the researchers aren’t your enemy here. Most of us are queer too. All of us are just as frustrated by this crap as you are. We are doing our best, and I swear to you this work really is making a difference. Please don’t sabotage it.

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 commission for @aleikats!!

“With your messed up hair, and your feet still bare, would you mind closing the bedroom door?”

Easing some stress with pro-hero boyfriends & morning coffee

callout posts in 2014: this user is sending mean messages to people! please be warned!

callout posts in 2015: this user is stealing bones from cemeteries for witch rituals!

callout posts in 2016: this user Actually A Nazi

callout posts in 2017: this user watches an anime I don’t like

callout posts in 2018: i went through this user’s youtube like history and found a video from JonTron that they liked in 2012, proving that they’re a bad person

callout posts in 2019: this user plays E-Rated Video Games, which are meant for children, which seems pretty sus to me idk :/

callout posts in 2020: this user stole 5 gallons of purified water from the New DC Resistance Camp and was last seen headed towards Sunken Brooklyn

beating breath of the wild in under 40 minutes is an incredible feat and also fucking excellent in the context of the game. ganon spends 100 fucking years preparing this onslaught, building energy, getting ready to tear the world apart, and one elf twink wakes up butt-ass naked in a cave and legs it to the castle and kicks ganon’s ass apart in under an hour with a sword he found along the way

this has the aura of being funny but i genuinely have no idea what the fuck any of them are saying

Grapefruit Curd Tarts + Chamomile Whipped Cream

[ID: A digital sketch of Lup, a slender elf woman with long hair, riding a horse with three unicorn horns. The horse is rearing back on two legs and Lup is holding onto its mane with one hand. She has a trans pride flag partially wrapped around her body, and the loose part of the flag is billowing in the wind. Her other hand is skeletal and is held up in the air, covered in flame. She is looking at the viewer with a defiant expression. End ID.]

What if Lup had a Phantom Steed? 🤔 This is an oollldd WIP that I keep looking at wistfully thinking I’ll fully render it some day… I still might… But here’s a sketch :)

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Lup says “Light them the f🔥ck up!”

“I met the night and they purred"  

Based on this post

Preparing for trouble ✨

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Drain all of my blood and refill my veins with only this video

Yup. In case you were wondering, this is what happens when you get the horse on Colossus 13.

that feeling when you get that *italian hand* good doctor

I’ve never drawn these stirrup leggings I like so much because I’m big dumbass energy

Dunno where we’re going with this just yet but we’re going

Mystic Aquarium is also letting its animals visit each other during this time of great boredom. Get you a partner who looks at you like this sea lion looks at this tegu.

Nothing tops @dril’s “face god and walk backwards into hell” in terms of iconic phrases with absurd sources, but @clickholeofficial recently gave us “don’t squander this opportunity! God may have closed a door, but what that stupid motherfucker hasn’t realized is that he left a window open for you to wriggle right through!” And damn if that isn’t the most motivational thing I’ve read all week.

It's so fun and cool and sexy to think about how major corporations would completely dissolve like sugar cubes in hot water if we just didn't go to work

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Two cats, absolutely HAMMERED, discussing the best way to avert the apocalypse. 

it’s a kiss for today 💕