Poem “Pride is a Protest” by Queer Force’s very own Queerio.
Tomorrow the Queer Forcers will be marching in the on of the Pride is a Protest blocs of Birmingham Pride’s ‘Carnival Parade’ sandwiched between commercial floats.
Pride is a Protest.
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I came to march today
not to parade
I came to march because I am still not equal in the world,
not to parade my differences in a sick circus show.
I came to march because our time for celebration is not now;
it is when there is no country which criminalises samesex relations.
it is when freedom from discrimination based on sexuality or gender identity is recognised as a basic human right.
it is when transfolk are not openly abused, or called ‘pretenders’, or beaten, or killed in the streets in front of apathetic bystanders for being themselves.
it is when there is no longer a ‘closet’; when everybody is comfortable to be themselves without fear of judgement; when we label people based on merit rather than on their gender, sex or sexuality, if they have any at all.
I came to march
because our voices are still not heard in the streets
because we are still disproportionately reflected in the media, in education, in parliment.
because the austerity measures disproportionately affect our community.
because the NHS cuts disproportionately affect our transfolk.
And instead of our voices being heard in our march, we are drowned out by the cheering racket of corporate greed.
Instead of our people, our charities, our community speaking in freely on this one day meant just for us
I came to march, I came to protest.
I came in remembrance and in solidarity with those at the Stonewall riots
I came to recognise that the struggle they started is not in vain and is not over.
I came to grieve our broken, our beaten, our imprisoned and our killed
and to challenge their tormentors and their societies and the world which says we are unnatural and that denies our love as sin.
because no-one else will
I came here to march
I did not come to parade
This is how I feel right now. :I
This is our hero everyone, Finn the Douchbag Hudson
slow clap it out…
i also think he needs a song dedicated to him from the glee club since he’s a popular straight white jock and did all these sacrifices for the poor minority loser people in that club by letting himself be seen with them and stuff and stuff and letting himself sink to their level like wow isn’t that noble such an inspiration :D
Tell me why why WHY did they dedicate that song to Finn of all people? Why couldn’t it have been to ALL the seniors? Did they forget that Puck was a football player who used to actually bully them, but look how far he’s come! He used to throw Kurt in the dumpster and now he and Kurt are really good friends; he used to lock Artie in port-a-potties and now he’s really good friends with him- he’s had the most character development out of them all and he’s never regressed from that EVER again! You can’t say the same for Finn. And what about Mike Chang? He was a football player who accepted them no matter what, too. WHY DOES FINN GET TO BE THE HERO? WHY CAN’T PUCK EVER GET SOME OF THE GLORY?!
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Still not as good as Rowling’s Space Trilogy, which is based on Farscape: The Enterprise
eh, the internet is never wrong i guess
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HELP I’M HAVING TOO MUCH FUN.
((I made a thing while working on submissions.))
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oh dear god, why do i know i wont be able to resist myself?
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| Lawyer: | "Was that the same nose you broke as a child?" |
|---|---|
| Witness: | "I only have one, you know." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?" |
| Witness: | "By death." |
| Lawyer: | "And by whose death was it terminated?" |
| ----- | |
| Accused, Defending His Own Case: | "Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?" |
| The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail. | |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "What is your date of birth?" |
| Witness: | "July 15th." |
| Lawyer: | "What year?" |
| Witness: | "Every year." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?" |
| Witness: | "Gucci sweats and Reeboks." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Can you describe what the person who attacked you looked like?" |
| Witness: | "No. He was wearing a mask." |
| Lawyer: | "What was he wearing under the mask?" |
| Witness: | "Er...his face." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "This myasthenia gravis -- does it affect your memory at all?" |
| Witness: | "Yes." |
| Lawyer: | "And in what ways does it affect your memory?" |
| Witness: | "I forget." |
| Lawyer: | "You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "How old is your son, the one living with you?" |
| Witness: | "Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which." |
| Lawyer: | "How long has he lived with you?" |
| Witness: | "Forty-five years." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?" |
| Witness: | "He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'" |
| Lawyer: | "And why did that upset you?" |
| Witness: | "My name is Susan." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?" |
| Witness: | "No." |
| Lawyer: | "Did you check for blood pressure?" |
| Witness: | "No." |
| Lawyer: | "Did you check for breathing?" |
| Witness: | "No." |
| Lawyer: | "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?" |
| Witness: | "No." |
| Lawyer: | "How can you be so sure, Doctor?" |
| Witness: | "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar." |
| Lawyer: | "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?" |
| Witness: | "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "What happened then?" |
| Witness: | "He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me.'" |
| Lawyer: | "Did he kill you?" |
| Witness: | "No." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Now sir, I'm sure you are an intelligent and honest man--" |
| Witness: | "Thank you. If I weren't under oath, I'd return the compliment." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "You were there until the time you left, is that true?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "So you were gone until you returned?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Were you alone or by yourself?" |
| ----- | |
| Witness: | "He was about medium height and had a beard." |
| Lawyer: | "Was this a male or a female?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture." |
| Witness: | "That's me." |
| Lawyer: | "Were you present when that picture was taken?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Do you know how far pregnant you are now?" |
| Witness: | "I'll be three months on November 8." |
| Lawyer: | "Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?" |
| Witness: | "Yes." |
| Lawyer: | "What were you doing at that time?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "She had three children, right?" |
| Witness: | "Yes." |
| Lawyer: | "How many were boys?" |
| Witness: | "None." |
| Lawyer: | "Were there girls?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "You say that the stairs went down to the basement?" |
| Witness: | "Yes." |
| Lawyer: | "And these stairs, did they go up also?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "What is your brother-in-law's name?" |
| Witness: | "Borofkin." |
| Lawyer: | "What's his first name?" |
| Witness: | "I can't remember." |
| Lawyer: | "He's been your brother-in-law for years, and you can't remember his first name?" |
| Witness: | "No. I tell you, I'm too excited." (rising and pointing to his brother-in-law) "Nathan, for heaven's sake, tell them your first name!" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Did you ever stay all night with this man in New York?" |
| Witness: | "I refuse to answer that question. |
| Lawyer: | "Did you ever stay all night with this man in Chicago?" |
| Witness: | "I refuse to answer that question. |
| Lawyer: | "Did you ever stay all night with this man in Miami?" |
| Witness: | "No." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?" |
| Witness: | "All my autopsies have been performed on dead people." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Were you acquainted with the deceased?" |
| Witness: | "Yes sir." |
| Lawyer: | "Before or after he died?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "When he went, had you gone and had she, if she wanted to and were able, for the time being excluding all the restraints on her not to go, gone also, would he have brought you, meaning you and she, with him to the station?" |
| Other Lawyer: | "Objection. That question should be taken out and shot." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "And what did he do then?" |
| Witness: | "He came home, and next morning he was dead." |
| Lawyer: | "So when he woke up the next morning he was dead?" |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Could you see him from where you were standing?" |
| Witness: | "I could see his head." |
| Lawyer: | "And where was his head?" |
| Witness: | "Just above his shoulders." |
| ----- | |
| Lawyer: | "Any suggestions as to what prevented this from being a murder trial instead of an attempted murder trial?" |
| Witness: | "The victim lived." |
Leonard is Tumblr.
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LEONARD IS TUMBLR
We are all Leonard.
All hail Leonard.
He is marvelous!
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Infographic: Celebrating Towel Day - May 25, 2012
Lemon.ly has a hoopy little infographic about Towel Day which falls on this Friday, May 25th.
If you don’t know much about Douglas Adams, the most important
thing to know is that he wrote humorous and fun science fiction books. This May marks the 11-year anniversary of Adams’ death. Two weeks after his death, his fans decided to commemorate him by making May 25th, Towel Day, and it turns out Lemon.ly’s designer, Ana, is one of those fans.Great work, Ana, and one should always know where their towel is.
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