Watch: This new ad campaign addresses a problem queer couples know all too well: the fear of holding hands in public

refinery29:

It’s a feeling most queer people face at some point. Even if you’re out and completely comfortable with your sexuality, holding hands with a partner in public can still feel awkward and tense. Sometimes, it’s easier to just let go. That’s what the Australian campaign #HoldTight is about.

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bedbugsbiting:

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julierthanyou:

clambistro:

Ahh, it’s back

i have disproportionately strong feelings about this.

every time i say “nah i’m not gonna watch it again.” BUT I STILL DO EVERY TIME.

YEAUGH

IT’S BACK.

here-little-kitty:

mythgrrl:

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survivor-surviving:

diamondsamura1:

thewonderfulthingaboutfish:

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cl4yton:

parskis:

i swear to god, men raising their voice is the most terrifying thing in the whole world. they dont understand, like its an immediate panic response, game over

I actually had no idea women found this so scary

my downstairs neighbors fight on a regular basis, and every time he starts yelling i’m a little afraid he’s going to kill her. i have no reason to think this except that he is a man and he is angry

My math teacher has a loud voice and a temper and he scares the living shit out of me almost everyday. He’s made me and other kids cry more than once and he and his teacher buddies make a joke out of terrifying students.

this was women in general? i knew my gf didn’t like it but I was unaware if this affected most women

Yes, it does

As a woman, I had no idea it effected other women like this. I was too afraid to even talk about it. I thought I was weak. Thanks for bringing attention to this.

My dad thinks it’s funny that I used to cry when he raised his voice. I freak out whenever some one does. Once my director did, and I started crying I couldn’t stop. I’m glad to see I’m not alone…

This is so important– seeing how common this is– and I also want you all to know that this is not normal. It isn’t something instinctively ingrained into women, to be afraid of men. There is no natural state of men being a threat that women constantly have to be afraid of. This is cultural. So many women and girls here have a mutual understanding of this feeling, and I think it really shows an unsettling truth about our society, particularly about how men are raised to act and how so many women have this defensive reaction gradually develop. It’s so important that these people have their voices heard, because it teaches us about problems that we just can’t deny the existence of any longer.

I’m glad I’m not the only one

and this is a COMMON thing!!! it isnt just women who have a traumatic past or a past w violence!!! its women and girls everywhere!!! from every walk of life!

I’ve realized that I get nervous just thinking that a man MIGHT raise his voice. Like he doesn’t even have to actually do it but if I’m in a situation where I have to tell a man something he might not like hearing or something I’m already afraid that he might yell. I work in retail so I have situations like this more often than I’d like.

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unpretty:

this is exactly what i would expect the author of this book to look like

nix-shiva:

I would like green outfits please [for stamina]. I’m making a stealth build baby.

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weloveshortvideos:

Dog tries to imitate little girl’s cartwheel

Awww!

OMG THIS IS ADORBS

Pit bulls are AMAZING at this kind of behavior. They are so into people (kids especially) that they’ll imitate anything they do if they can figure it out. A friend’s pit once watched my toddler spinning in circles, then spun in circles herself, all the while looking very confused, like, “Am I…am I doing it right? Is this what I’m supposed to be doing?” They’re the most adorable dogs ever.

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didyouknowmagic:

The slow surrender of his hand is everything. 

This video gave me life

Here are fifteen of my favourite seconds from the internet.

tiny padme: *reaches for darth fucking vader’s hand and kisses it like nothing’s unusual*

vader: *looks into the camera like he’s in the office*

Her name is Lane! She’s a style ICON and I want to be her when I grow up. Here is her instagram

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justsomeantifas:

like i know it’s really important to specify that not all chronically ill people who experience chronic pain are addicts, and i know it’s incredibly important to say that actually the vast majority of us aren’t addicts, 

but like … yeah there are some people who experience chronic pain that are addicted to their pain killers, and enjoy being high on them, there are, and you know what that’s not a fucking bad thing? They’re in chronic pain, they need it anyway. And feeling good is a rare fucking thing when you’re always in agonizing pain.

And there shouldn’t be such a push to hate on addiction, especially when it’s fucking necessary or inevitable when you’re in chronic pain … you literally need your pain medication to survive, I mean I could very easily see someone taking more than they need because 1) they like not being in horrible pain 2) they’re worried about experiencing that pain again and taking it sooner than needed alleviates the stress of wondering when you’re going to be in too much pain to get up and go to the bathroom by yourself again.

It’s fucking scary, it really is, when the pain is so horrible there is a fear there that if you don’t take it even when you don’t feel like you need it at the time that the pain will come back in full force and you’ll be in agony, and that would be considered addiction, because you’re taking it when you don’t need it. 

And honestly, if those of you have never experienced chronic excruciating pain you have no right to look down at us for being dependent or addicted to our pain medications when they literally keep us from killing ourselves, or keep us from not being able to complete basic human tasks like eating and sleeping.

“It’s fucking scary, it really is, when the pain is so horrible therr is a fear there that if you don’t take it even when you don’t feel like yoy need it at the time that the pain will come back in full force and you’ll be in agony, and that would be considered addiction”
Taking pain meds when not in pain is kind of like drinking when you arent thirsty. If you get a chance to prevent future dehydration you take it–if you get a chance to prevent future pain that could be EXCRUCIATING, you take it.