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shayagram — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:40:37 -0700

kateordie: So, basically… I’m tumblr-sexual. A new comic and an...

shayagram — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:20:40 -0700

kateordie:

So, basically… I’m tumblr-sexual.

A new comic and an update about life!

Fight for gay rights a long one

shayagram — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:50:38 -0700

Fight for gay rights a long one:

The fight for equal rights for the gay community has come a long way in recent years but there’s sti… - Local - Winnipeg Free Press.

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shayagram — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:40:29 -0700

rosalarian: I’ve been wearing more makeup lately than I used...

shayagram — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:20:27 -0700

rosalarian:

I’ve been wearing more makeup lately than I used to, and inevitably, I more often get to hear:

“Oh, you don’t need makeup. You’re beautiful without it!”

And I talk a lot of beauty and loving myself just how I am. Some people feel these two things are hypocritical, to love yourself and wear makeup. And okay, yes, let’s acknowledge that there are women who feel pressured to wear it despite not wanting to. This happens. But a lot of the time, women wear makeup for themselves. It’s fun! It’s expressive. It’s artistic. It’s not “necessary,” but neither is pizza.

I’m not trying to cover anything up the same way an artist isn’t putting paint on a canvas for the sake of covering the canvas.

(Edit: Also, I’m getting calls for people wanting t-shirts of this. If you feel the same, let me know. I would gladly print some of these.)

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shayagram — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:03:00 -0700

COME JOIN US ON SATURDAY...

shayagram — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:01:25 -0700

COME JOIN US ON SATURDAY NIGHT!

http://www.thewhorecast.com/

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/363937

evelynhawthorne: It’s my school’s Pride Week. I think it’s...

shayagram — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:41:38 -0700

evelynhawthorne:

It’s my school’s Pride Week.

I think it’s safe to say that I went all-out.

Check it...

shayagram — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:39:46 -0700

Check it out!!

http://www.thewhorecast.com/

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/363937

NH legislator sorry for calling women 'vaginas'

shayagram — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:41 -0700

NH legislator sorry for calling women 'vaginas':

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) â

awesomesauce13: jessieblush: thedarkchocolatedandy: sxeman69:...

shayagram — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:01:18 -0700

awesomesauce13:

jessieblush:

thedarkchocolatedandy:

sxeman69:

but then again, its kind like putting a meat suit on and telling a shark not to eat you

We (men) are not fucking sharks!

We are not rabid animals living off of pure instinct

We are capapble of rational thinking and understanding.

Just because someone is cooking food doesn’t mean you’re entitled to eat it.

Just because a banker is counting money doesn’t mean you’re being given free money.

Just because a person is naked doesn’t mean you’re entitled to fuck them.

You are not entitled to someone else’s body just because it’s exposed.

What is so fucking difficult about this concept?

^ that comment >

reblogging cause of second comment

High Schooler Protests ‘Slut-Shaming’ Abstinence Assembly Despite Alleged Threats From Her Principal

shayagram — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:40:31 -0700

High Schooler Protests ‘Slut-Shaming’ Abstinence Assembly Despite Alleged Threats From Her Principal:

A West Virginia high school student is filing an injunction against her principal, who she claims is threatening to punish her for speaking out against a factually inaccurate abstinence assembly at her school. Katelyn Campbell, who is the student body vice president at George Washington High School, alleges her principal threatened to call the college […]

How Sexual Frequency Corresponds With Happiness

shayagram — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:20:29 -0700

How Sexual Frequency Corresponds With Happiness:

Sex apparently is like income: People are generally happy when they keep pace with the Joneses and they’re even happier if they get a bit more.That’s one finding of Tim Wadsworth, an ass

norsegays: astrolope: People being angry about ~dem gays~ on...

shayagram — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:57:05 -0700

norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman.

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

arctic-mcpenguin: Congratulations to Minnesota for passing...

shayagram — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:25:11 -0700

arctic-mcpenguin:

Congratulations to Minnesota for passing same-sex marriage in the House and Senate this week. Governor Dayton will sign the law later, and make same-sex marriages legal starting August 1st. Marriage equality for everybody!

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shayagram — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:43:45 -0700

Wait, men fake orgasms?

shayagram — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:40:29 -0700

Wait, men fake orgasms?:

A new book delivers surprising news about male sexuality — including that, yes, some guys are really fooling you

Organic, Fair Trade Porn: On the Hunt for Ethical Smut

shayagram — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:20:53 -0700

Organic, Fair Trade Porn: On the Hunt for Ethical Smut:

‘Conference organizer Taormino insisted that porn is “absolutely” the right word (instead of “erotica”). “By not using the term porn, we’re caving in to this idea that porn is low class, for men, not by us or for us.” She calls her own porn, such as FPA winner The Ultimate Guide to Pegging, “organic, free-trade porn,” and urged consumers and creators to take a page from the organic food movement. “We have to make connections between fair labor practices even when the labor being performed is sex. If you care about the conditions under which your food was made and the conditions under which your jeans were made, then you should care about the conditions under which your pornography is made. You should be willing to pay a little more.”’

The deadline is quickly approaching to submit you artwork for...

shayagram — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:00:40 -0700

The deadline is quickly approaching to submit you artwork for our second annual show! Get yours in today! http://goo.gl/TfKiz

Extended Deadline for Art- please reblog

centersexculture — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:52:45 -0700

Doing Your Dirty Work

Doing Your Dirty Work: a sampler of contemporary art about sex
Open to Artists in the United States

“Doing Your Dirty Work” is the second annual group exhibition at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco, California. We invite all artists that are at least 18 years old to submit recent artwork that deals with themes of sexuality, sexual identity and gender identity. Please do not censor yourself. Nothing is too dirty! Nothing is too perverse!

The Center for Sex and Culture Gallery aims to provide space for artwork of significant merit that addresses sexuality and sexual identity, especially outsider or minority sexual identity. Too often mainstream art spaces self-censor or are afraid of sexual content. Too often the standard of artistic merit in sexuality community spaces is disappointingly low. Erotic art exhibitions are too often heavily hetero, cis, or white centric. CSC Gallery makes bridging these divides and providing a solution to these shortcomings its mission.

Submissions are due at midnight Friday, May 24th, 2013. The show will be from Friday July 5^th through Friday, August 30^th.

To enter your work, send the following to sexandculturegallery@gmail.com:

5 images, jpegs less than 2mb each
List of images with size, media and title (in the body of your email)
Artist CV
Statement less than 300 words about your work.
On the main page of http://www.sexandculture.org/ click on the green donations button on the right side of our main page to pay $15 entry fee through the option Doing Your Dirty Work. (Note that you have paid entry fee in body of your email.)

· The gallery space also serves other uses so floor space is not available. We do not have equipment to present video work, but will accept wall-mounted video work with provided equipment. Wall-mounted sculpture is also acceptable.

Deadline: 05-24-2013
Center for Sex and Culture
San Francisco, CA

email: sexandculturegallery@gmail.com
Website: http://centersexculture.org