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Please donate, i need immediate funds to afford basic necessities like food, hrt, new glasses, etc. i didnt get enough money last week to afford anything i needed. please donate to help me survive. i live in an abusive and transphobic household. my family neglects and harasses me constantly for being transgender. please help.

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immediate necessary expenses: 0$/250$

prescription glasses: 0$/250$

hrt blood tests: 0$/200$

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@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

Greetings! Can I interest you in a heartwarming donation and/or signal boost of this small Welsh town volunteer-organised Pride festival?

justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sa

Pride is deeply needed in rural Wales, where being queer can be so isolating. And since it's only small, you get a lot of bang for your buck - 16% of the £750 goal has been raised already. :)

Last year was our first Pride (Balchder in Welsh), and thanks to signal boosts on Mastodon and Tumblr it was fully funded within 24 hours, it was EPIC and the organisers were so chuffed that they COULD NOT EVEN.

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#PennedPossibilities 645 — What was the most unexpected challenge you encountered while writing your WIP?

My answer might not be one you're expecting... This particular SFF and cyberpunk tale of mine happens to be one that I once posted elsewhere but is currently on AO3. (I feel like I have a bajillion chapters to upload, because I do, and I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Sorry, readers!) But, yes... All of that needed to be shared before I say more. In the world, there are people who unfortunately love cyberpunk stories but HATE anything #LGBT+ / #LGBTQIA+ in the slightest. Twats exist. We knew this. The main romance in the first story in the series is between two MEN. The series features an array of interesting characters, genders, sexualities, etc. Such is life. Don't like it? F*ck off. Feel like you need to air your homophobic grievances with me? Again, f*ck off. Wanna hate on me next? I'll say it again. F*ck off. I don't have the time for it. Dealing with all of that was an unexpected challenge. I had a lot of hate, which is why the series is over on AO3 now (because it's a much better place) before its eventual publishing. People. Just... People. 🤬

#EU #Hungary #Budapest #Orban #LGBT

In your face !

"Hungary: Massive Protest Against LGBT Pride Parade Ban | N18G" [ ± 1min]
by Firstpost

youtube.com/shorts/dlwAVdUdAtY

Quote by Fp:
"Apr 9, 2025
Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Budapest on Tuesday, blocking a central bridge in a defiant demonstration against Hungary’s recent ban on LGBT Pride parades. The protest, which was both vocal and symbolic, comes in response to legislation passed by the ruling Fidesz party that claims such events are “harmful to children.”