salamicandy:

greenchestnuts:

For Asexual Awareness Week, Elizabeth Barrette, aka ysabetwordsmith, posted a list of types of nonsexual intimacy that I found really interesting both as an asexual and as a writer:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Oh my goodness… Wow, this is… Amazing.

Well written. I appreciate this, thank you.

genderedintelligence:

Body Positivity & Significant Others, Family, Friends and Allies session

When? 1.45pm - 5pm. Saturday 26th May.

Where? Central School of Speech and Drama, near Swiss Cottage Jubilee Line, London. (map)

On Saturday 26th, we’ll be running a body positivity session for young trans people (under 25), and alongside this, a session for their ‘SOFFAs’(significant others, family, friends and allies) to meet other SOFFAs of young trans people. This has been a hugely successful event in the past and offers a great opportunity for family members to gain some support or mutual understanding. 

Young people and SOFFAs will be in separate groups for the majority of the session to allow people to get a chance to chat away from their family members and for the young trans people to do a different activity. Young people do not have to bring a SOFFA to attend.

For the young people this time, we’ll be running a session on body positivity. We’ll be chatting about how we can feel positive about our bodies, and experiences of being differently bodied to the ‘norm’. We’ll also be talking about role models we may have who may not fit traditional ‘beauty’ standards. As always, they’ll be plenty of chance to have a chat and socialise with other young trans people.

For the SOFFAs, we’ll have an open discussion in an informal setting with some Gendered Intelligence staff present. It is totally fine to come as a young person without a SOFFA, but SOFFAs of young trans people must be accompanied by a young trans person to attend. Many young people find it useful to attend without a SOFFA so they can feedback to their family members and perhaps bring them along next time. SOFFAs must be at least 14 years old to attend. We hold SOFFA sessions approximately every quarter, so if you can’t make this one, we’ll run another one soon.

Meet at 1.45PM in the main foyer for a 2pm start. If you are late, please ask for Gendered Intelligence at reception.

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Gods, I want to go to this sooooo badly