rururinchan:

I found sources. 

The word “man” was gender neutral and referred to both sexes until the 13th century

The female specific pronoun “she” was invented in the 12th century. 

The word “girl” was gender neutral and referred to children of both sexes until the 15th century

High heels were invented for men and were worn predominantly by men until the 16th century

From the mid 16th century to the 19th century boys would typically wear dresses until the age of 7

Until the early 1930s pink was considered the appropriate colour for baby boys and blue was the colour for baby girls

In 2017, a Christian couple pull their 6yo son out of a primary school because his classmate is transgender – citing their “traditional beliefs”  IMPORTANT NOTE: Last source is transphobic and from a pro-life website that attempts to defend the dumb ass couple. Feel free to ignore it if you prefer, but it was included for the sake of accuracy. 

turing-tested:

self care is putting yourself to bed on a regular schedule because it’s the base treatment for mood disorders

there’s no twist or anything it’s just really really good for u to sleep at consistent times

help I read a published paperback book that I got from the library yesterday that I enjoyed and then I sent an anonymous message to the author saying I loved it and then SHE RESPONDED TO MY MESSAGE what is the internet

asmenuke:

cool gender-neutral nicknames to call your friends

• old sport

Review – Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee

bisexual-books:

Seven Years at High Tide is a YA novel about a very out high school boy named Kevin Luong who makes a wish upon the sea after having his heart broken by his first boyfriend. The sea responds to his wish in the form of a teen selkie boy named Morgan. The novel follows their journey through discovering a growing love for one another, and Morgan’s conflict between his life beneath the waves and his potential future life on land with Kevin.

There were times in the early novel where it was a little silly to me in its expression of Morgan’s naivete regarding life on the surface, but in a book that I ended up truly enjoying on all counts, Morgan’s naivete really grew on me. What little Lee gives us about selkie society and Morgan’s family backstory is intriguing; I would have liked a little more.

The other marvelous thing is that Kevin is very out as a bisexual and while he faces a very small amount of biphobia from his ex and one of the minor jock characters from his school, that really isn’t the focus of this novel and literally every other character they encounter is shown completely supportive of Kevin as a bisexual young man. It’s a very bi-affirming novel.

I enjoyed Kevin and Morgan’s love story so much that my biggest complaint is that the novel came to an end, though it also ends with enough future potential that hopefully we see a sequel from Lee in the future.

argumate:

Wingardium Leviosa Potter, you were named so that every time a teacher yells at you they’re going to make stuff fly around the room. Your mother wanted to call you Fred, but I thought this would be more true to his memory.

nautilusing:

this was the first 280 character tweet I saw and now I never want to see another one because nothing is ever going to fucking top it

erratticusfinch:

The rationalists are gonna look real foolish when I abolish reason once and for all

auntbutch:

First Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in Johannesburg, 1990 (displayed at the Apartheid Museum)