brickjolras:

broken-ice:

geometricdeathtrap:

teruteruhanamura:

what if u woke up and ur fav fictional character was snuggled next to u and they were like “good morning”

I’d fucking scream in horror and jump through my window

This really makes me wonder what your favorite fiction character is. 

something tells me it’s hannibal lecter 

I wonder how many people identify as genderqueer in Somalia

fuckyeahchoice:

savetheskunkapes:

Oh, wait. I forgot. Those people have actual problems.

I’m from a “third world country” and to add to that I’m from a very conservative predominantly Muslim country. I’m about to drop a BOMB SHELL on you, bro. 

There are gay people. There are genderqueer people. There are trans* people. But they can’t be open about it for the most part because they may even be shunned by their own family. We are all products of our society and there is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with exploring yourself and your feelings and your identity. 

If it’s safe and you can share it why the fuck not? Because if someone has the audacity to put a name to their identity then we can’t deal with poverty or racism? 

No shut up. 

Also here are some more fun facts:

• We have internet!
• We have sex!
• I had a pet cat!
• I was a specialized education teacher! (And I’m a woman! WHAT!)
• We had feminism!
• We had hardcore and punk and rap shows/Music scene!
• Cable TV!
• Parks and playgrounds!
• Medical care!
• Cell phones! 
• ALL THIS AND MUCH MUCH MORE. 

All this and I’m still worried about silly things like racism, sexism and cissexism! And I still think you’re ridiculous and have made absolutely zero points! 

I’m sorry you think we’re too primitive to know about gender identity. 

if you don’t love st. trinian’s, you’re wrong.

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Memory Alpha

spacemarried:

Let me introduce you to a Trek writer’s biggest asset. This is Memory Alpha. It has every scrap of canon known to man in an easily searchable and readable format. It is a well maintained and neatly formated wiki.  Canon is drawn from TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, and the movies and organized by universes, too (alternate, mirror, original). 

Its close cousin is Memory Beta. It includes everything considered optional canon: “novels, comic books, RPG sourcebooks, video games and any other licensed works.”

Birthdays, education, past relationships, relatives, fears, accomplishments, family, childhoods, aliens, planets, the science behind trek… everything. If it ever happened in any official Trek source, it’s searchable in these two places.

These are really excellent resources because NO ONE expects any writer to have seen every bit of available Trek canon. Even if you have, *remembering* it all would be an impressive feat. There’s 50 years of canon available that spans hundreds of years in-universe. 

Also, I’ve found that most long-time Trek fans are pretty easy going about a lot of canon. They might mention like, ‘Hey, in canon, so-and-so was born here but actually raised there…’ or ‘Hey, in canon, X’s birthday is….’ but if you’re married to the idea of something else… well, whatever. Do what you want. Just know the resources ARE available to you if you so choose.

ANYWAY, the main point is: don’t let all the canon intimidate you. Write! If you make a mistake, it’s not the end of the world. Tap your resources, do your thing, and in the end, all that matters is a good story and good characterizations. The details just make it fun for us long-time Trekkers. We’re geeks like that. ;)

Also, to my followers, I am always happy to help out if you have any canon questions. <3 I’m not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I’ve been a fan of Trek since I was in diapers, so I know some stuff. 

gardensoftherighteous:

I strongly dislike this idea that progression in countries is measured by their imitation of western society. 

ruf1ohn1tram:

Pairings you first ship as a joke and then they become an issue