were–ralph:

were–ralph:

were–ralph:

LMAO TWITTER IS REALLY TURNING PVP IM LAUGHINGGGG

FREE FOR ALL, ITEMS ON, ANY STAGES

LOL

lydiardbell:

gothcrafts:

personally i would read the psychological thriller based on the horrific events that transpire at the fanfic retreat

probablyasocialecologist:

Conservatives Are Now Blaming Science For Low Trans Regret Rates

A new study was published showing that transgender people who opt for top surgery have very little regret. Conservatives are predictably out

erininthemorning.com

The study itself is titled, “Long-Term Regret and Satisfaction With Decision Following Gender-Affirming Mastectomy,” and sought to study the rate of regret and satisfaction after 2 years or more following gender affirming top surgery. The study’s results were stunning - in 139 surgery patients, the median regret score was 0/100 and the median satisfaction score was 5/5 with similar means as well. In other words… regret was virtually nonexistent in the study among post-op transgender people.

In fact, the regret was so low that many statistical techniques would not even work due to the uniformity of the numbers:

In this cross-sectional survey study of participants who underwent gender-affirming mastectomy 2.0 to 23.6 years ago, respondents had a high level of satisfaction with their decision and low rates of decisional regret. The median Satisfaction With Decision score was 5 on a 5-point scale, and the median decisional regret score was 0 on a 100-point scale. This extremely low level of regret and dissatisfaction and lack of variance in scores impeded the ability to determine meaningful associations among these results, clinical outcomes, and demographic information.

The numbers are in line with many other studies on satisfaction among transgender people. Detransition rates, for instance, have been pegged at somewhere between 1-3%, with transgender youth seeing very low detransition rates. Surgery regret is in line with at least 27 other studies that show a pooled regret rate of around 1% - compare this to regret rates from things like knee surgery, which can be as high as 30%. Gender affirming care appears to be extremely well tolerated with very low instances of regret when compared to other medically necessary care.

[…]

The intense conservative backlash, to the point of disputing reputable scientific journals, likely stems from the fact that reduced regret rates weaken a central narrative these figures have championed in legal and legislative spaces. Over the past three years, anti-trans entities have showcased political detransitioners, reminiscent of the ex-gay campaigns from the 1990s and 2000s, to argue that regrets over gender transition and detransition are widespread. Some have even asserted detransition rates of up to 80%, a claim that has been broadly debunked. Yet, research consistently struggles to find substantial evidence supporting this narrative. The rarity of detransition and regret is underscored by Florida's inability to enlist a single resident to bear witness against a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on gender-affirming care.

porschesbabydaddy:

Y’all ever think about this moment and think of how well it parallels the apple metaphor scene, directly contradicting Korn’s manipulative bullshit?

somespicyshrimp:

kinsey scale but for period products

exclusively pads

predominantly pads, only incidentally tampons

predominantly pads, but more than incidentally tampons

equally pads and tampons

predominantly tampons, but more than incidentally pads

predominantly tampons, only incidentally pads

exclusively tampons

i use another product (cup, period underwear, etc)

i don’t menstruate / show results

void-star:

Love bombing is not a euphemism for “too much affection too soon,” or “high desire for contact.”

“Love bombing” is a term originally used in the context of cults to describe a deliberate and coordinated recruitment method that involved feigning friendship and interest in a potential recruit, via flattery, flirtation, physical affection, and very directed positive attention to everything the recruit says in order to lure them into the cult.

Since cults and abusive relationships operate in similar ways and use similar tactics, love bombing in an interpersonal relationship looks like manufacturing closeness in order to trap someone into a relationship in which the abuser has all the control.

And I know these days there’s a million bullshit junky articles out there that make you think this is a symptom of cluster b personality disorders, but there is no way for you to be love bombing somebody without realizing it.

If you are an affectionate person and the level of affection and attention you give makes someone uncomfortable, you are not “accidentally” abusing them.

If you are uncomfortable with the level of affection and attention someone is paying you, they are not de facto abusing you.

Love bombing is about using someone’s desire for human connection to fast track them into a situation you control that they will feel disinclined to leave.

humanformdragon:

sanctuarycove:

imeverywoman420:

“You never pretended to be a bride when you were a little girl?” No???? Like literally never?

I made witch soups in my garden

one of the girls over the road and I played at keeping each other captive in a cupboard

sasharjones:

eisly:

I’ve been looking for this really helpful post about artist growth… where you get to these points where your skill doesn’t match your knowledge of what SHOULD look good, and then it flips… it looked like a double helix on the graph, if that helps. If anyone happens to have that pic I’d love to see it again!

Here you go!

There’s also this one, I just prefer the one above because it’s easier for my brain to parse.

maculategiraffe:

we got this at a yard sale and I desperately want to know what is going on in it. from googling it seems likely to be a depiction of eleventh century chinese recluse poet Lin Pu (or Bu) who really liked plum blossoms and cranes. but can anyone tell me what the text says, if anything? google lens is being no help at all, it’s like “please take a picture of the text you want to translate”

nyanoraptor:

nyanoraptor:

following weird horny furries who are into shit like pooltoys and transformation and stuff is enrichment. the vitamins and minerals of posting

soul-hammer:

smugpuffin:

wumblr:

etakeh:

ALT

I’m sure tumblr would never, but hey. No sense tempting fate.

Transparency Report | Tumblr

Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your

tumblr.com

they do

Social media is not private, emails are not private, internet searches are not private, your text messages are not private.

“I use a VPN!” Your ISP can see when you initially connect to a VPN. The VPN company will comply with a subpoena.

“My socials don’t have my real name!” What about the email to register that social? What about your wifi provider? They provide the IP address from which you’re frequently logging in. Don’t they have your information?

Your cell carrier will comply with a subpoena.

You ISP will comply with a subpoena.

So will Google, Apple, Yahoo, Meta, Tumblr, Twitter, you name it. None of them will fight the government on behalf of a random person they don’t care about.

This is why fighting for online privacy laws, real actual privacy laws, is so important. It’s why using services with end-to-end encryption is so important. It’s why if you don’t want any chance of law enforcement to know about something, you cannot post about it online in any way.

The messages we recieved growing up about being very careful about what you post online wasn’t fear mongering. They just picked a different villain.

Also make sure your VPN isn’t based in one of the 14 Eyes countries

5/9/14 Eyes Countries & VPNs: What You Need to Know (2023)

The 5/9/14 Eyes alliances are intelligence-sharing agreements between nations worldwide. Find out what countries are part of it and how it a

vpnMentor

princessprouvaire:

Study finds English libraries generate at least £3.4bn in yearly value | Books | The Guardian

Researchers hope their report will change the way local and national governments invest in community services

amp.theguardian.com

I haven’t seen this article posted anywhere outside of my immediate library-sphere so I wanted to shout about it - remember that supporting your local libraries is super duper punk rock 📚❤️