this is cute but I just really find the idea of someone identifying as female but having their left arm be male a little hilarious
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um excuse me
check ur privilege
this is cute but I just really find the idea of someone identifying as female but having their left arm be male a little hilarious
^
um excuse me
check ur privilege
New layout! It might need some tweaking in the future, but it’s something a bit more fresh, while remaining simple and hopefully easy to navigate. My next big project for LGBT Laughs will be creating a tag index (you might have noticed my effort to tag things more thoroughly), so you can find things that have been posted more easily.
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Yes, we have a Hamburger Mary's here in Orlando and it is simply the greatest food in the best environment you could ever imagine. My favourite is gay bingo night! |
| + comebaaack | sobbing i want to go
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Have you ever been to a Hamburger Mary's? They're Drag Queen diners. They have LGBT sandwiches, I think the G is guacamole. :P |
| + reallifescomedyrelief | wait these are places that exist google says yes!: http://www.hamburgermarys.com/
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3 ways to submit content to LGBT Laughs 1. Directly through the submit feature.
- Please remember to source your content where applicable; just put the source link in the submission and we will format it.
- Please remember to include an image description (or short description if a video) in submissions.
- Please use the drop-down menu on the submit page and submit as the correct format.
2. Tag your content with ‘lgbtlaughs’.
- Note: this will only show up with original posts, if you tag a reblog it will not show up in tracked tags.
3. Send a link to content via the submit or fanmail feature.
- Found something on someone else’s tumblr (or posted something yourself) that you think could be reblogged here? Send the link and we’ll have a look.
Don’t forget to like our Facebook Page.
Call for submissions!
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Christian lesbian here. Yeah, some aspects of our religion seem silly and a lot of my fellow Christians are hypocrites, I get that. Making light of Satan, I can even see that. Saying Satan>God...I'm sorry, but I'm not okay with that. Would you post a picture of a burning Koran if it was in a funny homosexual situation? |
| + thisoddone | lol i frankly don’t care if you’re not okay with that. the worst me posting stuff that is humorously anti-god does is hurt your feefees. it doesn’t enable a culture that marginalised you based on your religion. pro-tip: people disagreeing with the dogma of christianity, or even being “mean” about your beliefs =/= marginalisation. christianity is way too favoured for any such action to have any real impact. and comparing me saying that satan is better than god to hypothetically burning the Islamic holy book is really super gross. that shit’s not cute. see also: 40 Examples of Christian Privilege (PDF) check yourself (if any of y’all want to discuss this any more, go to my personal tumblr, because i won’t be engaging in any more discussion on this blog for the sake of all your dashboards) |
Community Warning Today, it came to the fore that a user had been listing the addresses of LGBTQ people with the threat of outing them to their parents/peers. Some people reported them to tumblr, and tumblr sent a standard response saying they can’t remove the content due to “free speech” despite such action breaking their TOS (which they’ve just updated, you’ll note). It was pretty clear they didn’t even read the complaint before deciding it was a “free speech” matter.
The blog in question is now gone, whether by tumblr’s hand or not. But the likelihood that the person who made is has been IP-banned is very slim. If you receive any word that any such blog begins operating again, spread the word so mass-reporting (support@tumblr.com) can take place. It is the only method that seems to make tumblr pay attention.
Tumblr must do more to protect minority communities on tumblr who use this space. It is in the interest of their business, and in the interest of basic human decency to tackle threats of outing, violence, or hate speech. Hate speech is not free speech. Outing people is not free speech.
Please do not ask me to explain the detail of what happened, you can read about it at these links (and follow the reblog strings from there for more commentary): one, two.
It is clear that we have to demand that tumblr support actually supports us.
Related note: signal boost for POCharassed, a new blog that documents racist abuse and harassment that tumblr support isn’t tackling.
~ Your Freedom To Use Your Browser Is Under Attack ~
Tumblr’s Terms of Service hasn’t changed yet. So please read and help out!
The Tumblr staff recently requested feedback on updates they will be making to their policies. They specifically mention one of their goals is to prevent the promotion of self-harm. However, their updated Terms of Service includes something a lot less laudable.
Unable to find the required avenues to stop developers from creating and distributing browser extensions that enhance the way you use Tumblr and not getting enough of a response to their scary warning campaign, they now seem to be preparing the groundwork for coming after users of these extensions.
~ Who, you? Yes, apparently. ~
Tumblr had been previously unable to prevent all development of these extensions, scripts and add-ons because they function within your web browser, allowing you to direct these extensions to use your browser to automatically perform tasks for you on Tumblr (like quickly reblogging from the dashboard, uploading images to posts, adding control buttons to your sidebar or hiding content you don’t want to see). The extensions, themselves, do not interact directly with Tumblr, only help your web browser to do it for you!
With the upcoming changes to the Terms of Service, Tumblr will soon be able to punish someone: you.
~ How is it wrong to use something to help me enjoy Tumblr more? ~
The important part of the new Terms of Service is under the section titled Limitations on Automated Use:
You may not do any of the following while accessing or using the Services: … (c) access or search or attempt to access or search the Services by any means (automated or otherwise) other than through our currently available, published interfaces that are provided by Tumblr… (d) scrape the Services, and particularly scape (sic) Content (as defined below) from the Services, without Tumblr’s express prior written consent
These limitations will make using almost any browser extension, add-on or script for Tumblr (and even some not specifically intended for Tumblr) against the rules!
Do you use Missing e, XKit, Tumblr Savior or any Greasemonkey script for Tumblr? Well, pretty soon, that will mean you will be in violation of Tumblr’s Terms of Service. That would be grounds for terminating your account!
~ What’s the Big Deal? ~
Extensions, add-ons and scripts like Missing e, XKit and Tumblr Savior help you get better use of Tumblr. They might mean that you decide against leaving Tumblr, or that you come back to it. They make it easier to spend more time on Tumblr than you might have normally and become a more involved member of this community. These are the kind of things a company like Tumblr should want, but is instead fighting against.
This most recent step effectively means that Tumblr apparently wants to reach into your web browser and tell you exactly how you are to use it to interact with their website. Their way, and NO OTHER WAY.
~ So, What Can We Do? ~
Tumblr’s new Terms of Service policy has not yet been put into effect. They are still looking for feedback. My suggestions is that we give them feedback.
Contact Tumblr (policy@tumblr.com) and let them know that this decision will alienate the userbase they work so hard to grow. Let them know that a browser extension (be it any of them) brought you back to Tumblr, or convinced you to stay, or kept you on this site longer. Tell them that your Tumblr is better off with a Savior, a Kit of the ‘X’ variety or that Missing e!
ABOVE ALL, BE POLITE. The best way to present your case is with clearheaded statements that show Tumblr that these tools make you want to use their product more!
Browser extension make running a big blog like this so much easier, don’t let tumblr take that away.
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Is there anything we should tag things as so you could notice them if we think they'd be good for this tumblr to reblog? |
| + miakosamuio | If it’s an original post (I mean original in the sense that it’s being posted right to your blog and not reblogged), tag it with ‘lgbtlaughs’. If it’s something you’ve seen around/reblogged, tagging it won’t make it show up in the tracked tags. Send us a link via submit/fanmail and we’ll reblog it if it’s suitable. :) |
The Fall of Ryking This morning, I received a note from the tumblr staff alerting me to the fact that the petition had worked and ryking had been removed from his position. Thank you all for signing the petition.
First, he laughed at us. Then, he fought us. Then, he whined about cyberbullying and compared us to genocidal maniacs. And then, we won.
Just to update y’all.
