revolutionarygays:

i hate when straight women w short haircuts come into my salon and start joking about having a lesbian haircut/requesting short hair that “doesn’t make them look like a lesbian LOL”

today a straight woman sat down and showed me the picture of the haircut she wanted and she was like “i showed this picture to my husband and he was like ‘wow are you gonna get a girlfriend now’ haha. i love him he’s so ridiculous”

i never know what to say. it feels weird, because i know they say these things to me under the assumption that i’m straight. i don’t know how i’m supposed to respond. “oh don’t worry, you definitely don’t look like a lesbian!” or “omg don’t worry i won’t give you a LESBIAN looking haircut haha”

i can’t just out myself and play along. i do everything in my power to prevent outing myself to any of my clients.

and it feels like some cruel joke is being played on me, like this is straight humor that women laugh about behind our backs. i mean i know it is. it’s just weird being a part of it. i don’t know how to ask straight women to stop joking about butch lesbian haircuts while they’re in my chair. i don’t know what to do when straight women laugh about looking like a lesbian, i don’t really know how to take that, like if it’s a joke at the expense women like me or just harmless commentary. i don’t know what to say, and i can’t bring myself to laugh along with them.

it’s not a subject i want to talk about. i know that makes me sensitive, but i’ve been through a lot of very traumatic experiences because i’m gay. it’s humiliating to perform a service for straight women who seem to think there’s something funny about people daring to think they might be gay

traumatizedofficial:

what i hope yall mean when you say “protect people with ugly symptoms”: protect/support people who have meltdowns, people who pick at skin, people who are anti social, people who have hallucinations, etc

what some of yall actually mean: protect people who are abusive, manipulative and stalkers. protect people who constantly use their mental illness as a shield to avoid facing consequences for their behavior. support people who are anti recovery and refuse to better themselves. 

How to interact with a service dog

jukeboxemcsa:

the-awkward-turt:

xxxkyrareaperxxx:

followthebluebell:

twobarklessdogs:

wounds-n-wisdom:

plantschiz:

gayfordeath:

servicek9s:

Don’t. 

That’s it. 

This has been a PSA

i dont get what this post means

service dogs are doing a job and usually people want to pet them but then theyll interrupt the job the service dog is trained to do. so the rule of thumb is dont interact with a service dog unless the owner says you can

YEET idc I’m petting the dog anyways

Okay, well.

You shouldn’t pet strangers’ dogs without asking either.

In Boston while waiting for the T, there was a woman with her service dog in full gear also waiting. Two young women went right up to the dog and the moment one of the women reached out to pet the dog, the older woman slapped her hand away and said “My dog is working, do NOT pet.” And I smiled because those young women were in the wrong.

If you came up to my dogs and didn’t ask to pet them, I would slap your hand away, and they’re not even service dogs.

If you pet my service dog without permission, you are stopping him from doing his job.  

One of my dog’s jobs is detecting seizures.  He gives me a few minutes warning.  If he can’t warn me because he’s distracted, I could fall and hit my head. 

I could die of a head injury because I wouldn’t have time to find a place to sit and sit down.

But, hey, a stranger gets to pet my dog. 

I guess that’s worth it. /sarcasm

Seriously, this is why you DO NOT FUCKING TOUCH A SERVICE DOG

Here’s an article on what happened when someone pet a service dog and it DID distract the dog resulting in the owner suffering a seizure and injuries. 

For anyone who doesn’t feel like reading, here is the key points:

Hailey has multiple illnesses including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and epilepsy. Her service pup in-training, Flynn, has the important task of alerting her roughly 10 minutes before she has a seizure. This gives her time to find a safe place so that she does not injure herself while seizing.

Although the other human meant no harm, her action nearly resulted in tragedy. Because Flynn was distracted, he failed to give Hailey proper notice of her seizure. By the time he was able to alert her, it was already too late. 

“My service dog is my lifeline. I don’t say that to be cute. He helps keep me alive just like life support. If he gets distracted this happens. If he gets distracted I can die. Do not pet service dogs. Do not call to service dogs. Do not taunt service dogs. Do not talk to service dogs. Do not do anything to service dogs.” 

1) Would you grab a person’s wheelchair and start rolling it forward and back for your own amusement? Would you randomly touch someone’s hearing aid while it’s in their ear? No? Then don’t pet someone’s service dog!

2) Don’t pet anyone’s dog unless you have the owner’s permission. If the dog gets nervous around strangers and you invade its personal space it might bite you out of fear, which could lead to the dog being put down. Not to mention it’s just disrespectful. Asking takes about five seconds. Just do it.

Signal boosting! A service dog is a working dog, and they need your respect more than your affection. If you want to deliver a compliment, let their human know what a great job they’re doing. It will be appreciated.

please consider

pearlescentsheep:

- fluorite and garnet having deep conversations about love and fusion, becoming extremely close friends

- garnet keeping rhodonite and topaz calm and assuring them that their love is valid and there’s nothing wrong with it

- garnet becoming extremely protective of padparadscha, always keeping her close by and aiding her with her future vision

- amethyst and the rutile twins bonding over being “wrong” and amethyst showing them around beach city

- amethyst convincing the topazes to fuse so they can be wrestling partners and tear up the circuit

- pearl and fluorite doting over steven together, being an amazing mom-grandma team

- pearl being inspired by rhodonite, giving her faith that a pearl can be in a loving, lasting relationship and find happiness

- fluorite becoming surrogate grandma to p much everyone

- aquamarine getting punted into space, never to return

string theory - eugyne

maternalcube:

Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Matt Holt/Keith
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Red String of Fate, physicist matt, violinist keith, Pining, Katt Day 2017
Summary:

“It’s the strings, man,” Matt says drily. “Strings, I tell you.”
Keith looks at him blankly.
“Y'know, because I’m a physicist and I work with string theory? And you play a string instrument? And we’re connected by this string?” He lifts his hand, making the string drift upwards before settling again. “No? Alright, never mind.”
Keith snorts, but there’s a tiny smile lifting the corners of his lips. “You’re weird.”
“A badge I wear with pride.”

‘ill take this gyarados off your hands’ uh NO YOU WILL NOT