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When I was 16, I had a fake I.D. and decided to go to a gay bar by myself because some friends bailed on me. While there, an older gentleman bought me a drink. He wasn’t a creeper, and he definitely wasn’t unattractive. I accepted the drink and began talking to him. No big deal. As the hour progressed, I felt myself feeling strange. I mentioned that I felt like I had a headache, and this guy helped guide me out of the bar. As we were walking down the street, the thought of, ‘Oh god, he’s drugged me, I’m going to die’ came to my head. I tried to get away, but I was so drugged up that I could barely walk, let alone speak. It also didn’t help that I had really large ‘goth’ platform shoes because I was going through a phase. Anyway, this guy brought me to his suv and began undressing me. As a final act of defiance, I hit him over the head with my platform shoe. He then punched me, and I remember thinking, ‘Why don’t they ever give workshops to gay guys about being victims of rape too?’ While I was as careful as possible, I never saw the guy slip something in the drink. I even watched the bar tender make the drink. Anyway, I lied there completely paralyzed while this pervert was lubing up. I locked eyes with his for a moment, and that’s when it happened. A very large and angry drag queen opened the door of the vehicle and beat the shit out of my attempted rapist. She and her other drag friends helped dress and care for me while the police arrived. I was saved by a group of guardian drag queens. They were basically the modern day ‘angels from heaven.’
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God bless drag queens.
I will always reblog this
Whenever drag queens are present, you best believe they will save the fuckin day.
Oh fuck yes.
If this isn’t on your blog I’m judging you.
Every time a bell rings, a drag queen gets his wings.
I recall a group of Army guys once came into the local gay bar and proceeded to start calling people “faggots” and “dykes” and starting trouble. Well, a group of drag queens got in their faces and said, “Oh no bitch, you’re not going to come into our bar and start talking that trash.” Those queens took them boys outside and whooped their asses clear across the railroad tracks. You could tell them Army boys were caught off guard and not expecting an ass whooping in a gay bar. Do not fuck with drag queens. They may wear dresses but they’re still men and many have learned to fight after a lifetime of being teased or harassed. I love me some queens. Respect.
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MUMC: We will fly the Transgender Flag on Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20th
I’m not thrilled with their apology, which sounds condescending and passive aggressive to me. I certainly don’t get any warm fuzzy feelings from it. They should apologize to and thank Veronika Fimbres for her work and for making this happen. I’m glad they (were forced to) changed their minds but they should’ve done the right thing in the first place and approved the flying of the flag. They could’ve easily worked out the other details. The members of the MUMC deserve all the harrassment they got. And like other posters mentioned, they only changed their minds when white, CIS gay men complained about it. I’m glad that many gay men are allies of the transgender community; I’m not complaingng about gay men, but the MUMC completed dissed Veronika as a black trans woman, from her initial application to their “apology” which completely excluded her. I’m still pissed.
Thanks for the applause, Vanna, but it’s really not necessary, I know I’m cool.
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Think it’s just an opinion?? Think again. These people are dead — killed for being gay. Tell me again that it’s just a chicken sandwich.
THIS IS PERFECTION.
and this is why i call myself “queer”. exactly.
Exactly.
For all my queer followers.
I’ve always known that I’m queer, regardless of my own gender or that of my lovers. Even as a man in a relationship with a woman, I still consider myself queer, partly because I’m transgender. Unfortunately, neither the gay or straight community is very accepting of transgender people.
Important. Just because you’ve accidentally said things that were transphobic in the past doesn’t mean you can’t learn and help educate yourself and others right now and for the future.
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Come on out and Pow Wow
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TONIGHT: EMERGENCY VIGIL FOR BRANDY – TRANS WOMAN MURDERED IN DOWNTOWN OAKLAND LAST NIGHT
TRANSPHOBIC MURDER LAST NIGHT at 13th and Franklin in Downtown Oakland – COME TO EMERGENCY VIGIL at 8pm tonight (Sunday) at same location !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REPOST PLEASE! — Brandi, a transwoman, was murdered last night, shot at 12th and Franklin in Downtown Oakland after an altercation with a man who became enraged and shot her when he realized she was trans. An amazing #oo comrade tried to keep her alive with training learned from the People’s Community Medics, but the cops walked away and the ambulance came too late. FUCK THIS SHIT > COME OUT AT 8PM
That’s why I left North Carolina. I loved NC and my friends & family there but I kept having to bounce from job to job because someone had a problem with my being queer or with my gender. So I packed up the girlfriend and the cats and we hauled ass to San Francisco. I’ve been working at the same job for the past 7 years now and not only is my organization LGBT friendly, they are advocating for me with our health insurance carriers to cover transgender health care. That may be a long battle, but at least I no longer have to worry about being fired for being who I am.
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