lauren. 22. tucson/san diego. queer. feminist. college student. tattoo collector.
So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.
-Stephen Chbosky, Perks of Being a Wallflower
Making little things #embroidery #embroideryart
Anti-Valentines Day date (with tequila) (at Blanco Tacos & Tequila)
omg i always forget how many people want to claim closeted people don’t experience homophobia. wild. why do you think they’re closeted bro and do you think the closet is a fun happy place of psychological well-being and freedom from trauma because i’ve got some news for you
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Flower Bouquets in Vintage Envelopes
Kiev-based artist Anna Remarchuk showcases stunning images of her flower bouquets inserted in envelopes on her Instagram account. Remarchuk delicately styles lush flowers into vintage envelopes, which belong to her grandmother. The results are feminine, delicate and a creative craft, which are ideal for Instagram’s beauty and image crazed culture.
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My parents and I got into a huge argument over heavy body modification. They claimed they are “concerned for” people with very heavy body modifications because something must be going on in their lives for them to want to do that to their bodies.
I know my parents well, and deep down, I understand that they truly believe their judgments come from a place of care. But it’s hard to have a conversation with them where I can explain how their judgments are misguided (and hurtful) because it feels too personal. I’m already visibly tattooed and plan to be heavily tattooed in the future. Every tattoo I get feels like I’m laying claim to my body, like I am further claiming it as my own. So when my parents bring up body modification in anything other than a positive light, it hurts because there is a part of me that feels insecure about claiming myself. I have worked so hard to be more secure in myself and my choices and getting tattooed is such a central part in that.
I’ve also come to realize that there is only so much I can say to change people’s minds. My parents and I may not ever get to the point where we can have the kind of conversation I want about body modification. They may not ever understand how personal it is for me, and this may be one of those things that I just need to acknowledge and let go because it’s too exhausting and anxiety inducing to argue.
Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes, 1972 and 2014
Both by Dan Bagan
Wanna see my cry like a baby? Ask me who these women were.
Hughes’ father was beaten nearly to death by the KKK when she was a kid, and what does she do? Become an activist to try and stop that from happening to other people. She raised money to bail civil rights protesters out of jail. She helped women get out of abusive situations by providing shelter for them until they got on their feet. She founded an agency that helped women get to work without having to leave their children alone, because childcare in the 1970s? Not really a thing. In fact, a famous feminist line in the 70s was “every housewife is one man away from welfare.”
Then she teamed up with Steinman to found the Women’s Action Alliance, which created the first battered women’s shelters in history. They attacked women’s rights issues through boots on the ground activism, problem solving, and communication. They stomped over barriers of race and class to meet women where they were: mostly mothers who wanted better for themselves and their children.
These are women are who I always wanted to be.
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(Source: Flickr / deco_o, via clittyslickers)