shello @shello@octodon.social

Who is the least redeemable character in the Avril Lavigne song 'Sk8er Boi'?

There is this tendency on leftist spaces that care about respectablity (even if in an "it's cool to be an edgelord" sort of way) where people overanalyze identities that "seem too weird" in order to be able to say their discomfort with those identities and their inclusion has to do with those identities being problematic, which often relies on stereotypes, selective data and/or purposeful misunderstandings regarding what those identities are.

So I'm sometimes asked what exactly is a demiguy/demiboy and the broad answer to that is that it's a non-binary gender identity for people who feel partially male/masculine, partially something else (or nothing at all).

That itself isn't a very precise definition and that's because most people with this identity have a different personal interpretation of what it means for them.

Mine is that, I'm agender, but still retain masculinity in my presentation and perspective.

(Of course same goes for demigirls, only with being a woman and feminity instead!)

My friend May made a little platformer for a game jam. They worked very hard on it! You can go check it out here : https://maysayshrug.itch.io/death-way

crow crossing a puddle. first photo looks monochrome but that's just how grey it is here these days. #crowposting

In the beginning of the pandemic, and first lockdown in the UK, Public Health England declared that we had an unprecedented chance to get HIV under control, with people being in lockdown and not at risk of spreading it.
If people get tested, and they know if they have it we can reduce the spread.

Unless you've not had any sex at all since you last got tested, I'd highly recommend to do it now, before everything goes back to "normal".

You can get tested for free. It's easy to order, comes in a discreet package, and it's fairly easy to get done.

Do read the instructions before starting though, sincerely someone who stabbed their fingers 3 times today.

https://freetesting.hiv/

If you missed my boost, Amazon's got a union busting campaign and well they want you to rat em out. It would be such a shame if everyone sent them junk and spam.

https://doitwithoutdues.com/contact

Do Androids Dream of Mareep?

Hi! I'm open for commissions!

If you're interested, you can see more info here: https://www.joaomausson.com/p/commissions.html

Or just PM me!

Boosts are appreciated~ 💚

#MastoArt #Commissions #CommissionsOpen

The styles for the 100r theme editor now don't look like a bomb has hit it, woooo

(the slider styles are still bad, I've never styled a slider before, and they are a pain in the ass)

https://dzuk-mutant.github.io/100r-theme-editor/

A good reminder over on Reddit:

https://old.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/l2trto/2021_census_21_march_why_we_need_to_answer_the/

The 2021 census includes:

""Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth? -> This question is voluntary" and provides two reply options:

* Yes
* No, write in gender identity (and provides a box to write down your gender identity)"

As they note, it's useful to fill this out accurately if you /are/ trans:

"There is a lack of information on how large the trans* population is the UK, and estimates vary a lot - and are often disputed. Resourcing and funding for GICs and other services are based on population sizes. Both the government and transphobes tend to push down estimates of how large the trans* population is as a reason to under-fund GICs and services. If the size of the UK trans* population is more accurately known then the government will have less excuse to continue to under-fund and under-resource GICs and services, and transphobes will be less able to claim that 'there aren't many trans* people in the UK' and then claim that 'services aren't justified for a small number of people'."

A quick reference post!

Crowd-sourced list of Black artists on Bandcamp
https://blackbandcamp.info/

1500+ Black owned Etsy shops, sorted by category
https://sadiesmiley.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/

20+ Black-owned goth/punk clothing and accessories brands
https://stephano.me/blog/black-owned-goth-brands-list

hello everyone, time for some ✨ self promotion ✨

I have unleashed all of my Valentine's Day pins, new pride flag pins, some body positive stuff, stickers, and a couple pairs of earrings over on my etsy shop 🎉

so if you like my art and wanna help support a queer, disabled, indigenous artist please check out my shop, share my shop, boost this post, etc. and if you don't want to buy off etsy, you can message me right here and we can work somethin out. thank you!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/StarsFallStudio