"“Your generation would probably ‘livetweet’ the apocalypse” you say, and you laugh
You mean it as an insult, and I understand,
Or you don’t
because the word lies awkwardly on you tongue, stumbles as it leaves your lips, air quotes visible
You meant it as an insult, so you don’t understand, when I look into your eyes and say “Yes”
Because we would.
It would be our duty, as citizens on this earth
to document it’s end the best way we know
and if that means a second by second update
of the world going up in flames, or down in rain, or crushed under the feet of invading monsters
so be it.
It would mean a second by second update of
“I love you”
“I’m scared”
“Are you all right?”
“Stay close”
“Be brave”
It would mean a second by second update of the humanity’s connection with one another,
Proof of empathy, love, and friendship between people who may have never met in the flesh.
So don’t throw the word ‘Livetweet’ at me like a dagger, meant to tear at my ‘teenage superiority’
Because if the citizens of Pompeii, before they were consumed by fire,
had a chance to tell their friends and family throughout Rome
“I love you”
“I’m scared”
“Don’t forget me”
Don’t you think they’d have taken the chance?"
—
Sometimes it hurts when people scorn internet cultre (via herrsassyfras)
This is Kane and their daughter Mackenzie. Mac is 13 years old and awesome. Kane is a graduate student, genderqueer, and a devoted parent.
But In 2006, a Midwest probate court decided someone who “doesn’t even know what gender they are” wasn’t fit to parent a child. Mackenzie was removed from the only parent she’d ever known, and sent to live with
some disapproving elderly conservative Christian relatives. Kane’s
struggle to regain custody has been ongoing for nearly 8 years now, with
many
twists and turns and hopes and disappointments along the way.
Because
of developments in the case and changing attitudes in the state, there
is new hope that Mackenzie and Kane will be reunited soon. However, they
need to raise at least $5000 for legal and relocation costs to get
Mackenzie home. No donation is too small to make a
difference.
You can send donations to Kane directly via Paypal at atransdad@gmail.com or contact this blog privately for the link to the family’s
GoFundMe page. (For the sake of Mackenzie’s privacy, we decided not to
share that link on Tumblr, since it uses her legal name.) If you can
signalboost this post to your friends, that’s a great help, too. Thank
you!
as a transgender parent this is my biggest fear come true. my heart is in my throat and i can barely breathe. please donate, and if you can’t then please signal boost
