(I just read Rachel Held Evans’s “11 Things I Wish More Pastors Would Say” and it reminded me that—)

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so I think I will be checking out my first Metropolitan Community Church this Sunday night, so a write-up of that experience might be the first post on my new blog yay

Part three in the Huffington Post series on asexuality!

ananzi:

The third part is here! (link)  It deals with asexual romance, relationships, and masturbation/sexual activity.

A lot of folks don’t understand that romantic and sexual drives don’t always match up!  I also think that it’s important for people to realize that asexuality does not necessarily exclude romantic interest, sexual behavior, or even sexual arousal, which this article addresses.

The rest of the 6-part series, which is running all week and is definitely worth checking out, can be found here. (link)

flightlessbirdwrites:

in the country (via liebemarlene vintage)
spybrarian:

I love this! Where’s she gone? ANYWHERE, SHE DOESN’T BELONG TO YOUR GAZE ANYMORE SHE’S OFF TAKING WORLDS.

spybrarian:

I love this! Where’s she gone? ANYWHERE, SHE DOESN’T BELONG TO YOUR GAZE ANYMORE SHE’S OFF TAKING WORLDS.

(Source: anthropologyyy)

it’s not about making you uncomfortable.
it’s about making me comfortable.

reparations, nayyirah waheed (via nayyirahwaheed)

I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.

—Anaïs Nin

(Source: eseehceirb)

You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

Anne Lamott

(Source: imagineatoms)

beeslikehoney:

by benjaminhole http://instagram.com/p/XKGjotORkE/

so I keep a list of peculiar/particular compliments that I’ve been given and that I want to remember
and I just wanted to inform you, internet, that when Ganga Devi and I were still in the early days of becoming good friends, she told me:

“you’re so awkward. every time I see you, you’re flailing limbs”
and “you’re such an awkward panda”

this is how you win my affection, world

(I mean, it works best if you’re telling me affectionately and that you love me for it/are giving some indication that it endears me to you, which was the situation above, but)