July 2012
124 posts
“Most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be. Sometimes...”
– Dear Sugar (via creatingaquietmind)
“When fat is just a descriptor it takes the power away from those who want to...”
– Dances With Fat (via fatgirlposing)
EXACTLY!!!
(via frass)
If I can talk to you and not be judged, reblog...
IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW.
scatteredmarbles:
red3blog:
thatironstring:
And then I realized, OH MY GOD, THEY ARE PANTOMIMING THEIR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS.
SAILING (ROWING A BOAT?!) edit: NO WAIT, THE BOYS ARE THE WIND IN HER SAILS.
MARATHON
JUDO
HOLY SHIT THESE GUYS ARE BRILLIANT SAKJHLJKFSHSF LOOOOVE.
OMG. Is that what they were doing? These guys are friggin’ awesome.
Oh, and technically the race was the Men’s...
ADD TO THIS LIST, PLEASE.
*Canada
Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre: 250-383-3232
Sexual Assault /Domestic Violence Care Centre: 905-525-4162
The Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel
24/7 Crisis Line: 905-273-9442
1-800-810-0180 (Only for Caledon residents)
Ottawa Rape Crisis Center: 613-562-2333
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre: (416) 597-1171
Montreal Rape Crisis Centre: 514-934-4504
Helpline: 902-421-1188
Avalon Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Response Line: 902-425-0122
*US Numbers
Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433
LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743
Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438
Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673, they also have an online hotline (rainn.org)
Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272
Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000
Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253
*UK Numbers:
Rethink: 0300 5000 927
Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90
PAPYRUS (Young suicide prevention society): 0800 068 4141
NSPCC (Child abuse): 0800 1111
Alcoholics Anonymous: 0845 769 7555
Refuge (Domestic Abuse): 0808 2000 247
Rape Crisis/Victim Support: 0845 30 30 900; hide your number by first dialing 141
Rape Crisis Federation-Wales and England: 0808 802 9999
Beat (Eating Disorders): 0845 634 1414
OCD UK: 0845 120 3778
No Panic (Panic & Anxiety helpine): 0808 808 0545
Get Connected (general problems for those under 25): 0808 808 4994,
They also have an online service at www.getconnected.org.uk
I have websites that list a lot of hotlines //defyodds.tumblr.com/post/28231902441/comprehensive-hotline-number-list">here. Namely sexual assault lists for Australia, and two international directories. There are 3 for domestic violence (including one for kids and teens), and 2 international sites for depression and suicide (and one specifically for Canada).
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US Numbers
Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433
LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743
Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438
Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673
Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272
Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000
Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253
UK Numbers
Rethink: 0300 5000 927
Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90
PAPYRUS (Young suicide prevention society): 0800 068 4141
NSPCC (Child abuse): 0800 1111
Alcoholics Anonymous: 0845 769 7555
Refuge (Domestic Abuse): 0808 2000 247
Rape Crisis/Victim Support: 0845 30 30 900
Beat (Eating Disorders): 0845 634 1414
OCD UK: 0845 120 3778
No Panic (Panic & Anxiety helpine): 0808 808 0545
Anonymous asked: Halifax, Canada: 902-421-1188 (Helpline, not rape-specific) and 902-425-0122 Avalon Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Response Line.
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Comprehensive Hotline Number List
Thanks to Jezebel, I feel the need to post the rape crisis numbers that I know about.
Edit: towards the bottom includes numbers for domestic violence; children and teens; suicide, self injury, eating disorders, etc
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Australia
New South Wales Rape Crisis Center online hotline
Extremely Comprehensive List
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Canada
1) Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre ...
“To all the girls whose thighs touch, with stretchmarks laid like gold across...”
– Kim Crosby, http://queergiftedblack.tumblr.com/ (via queergiftedblack)
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“All any of us wanted, really, was to know we counted. That someone else’s life...”
– Jodi Picoult (via noelcasubha)
Very true.
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stantanalopez:
i was looking through all of my old documents on my computer and i stumbled across a really long one with 25 pages and i read the wHOLE THING and when i got to the very end
i saw this
so i got excited and looked underneath my mattress but instead i found this
why
“I am telling women to not be afraid to go out wearing their veils. And by paying...”
– Rachid Nekkaz has set up a million euro fund to pay fines for women who choose to wear the full Islamic veil in countries, like France, where it is against the law to do so in public.
old news via Alt Muslimah’s Facebook page
(via muslimwomeninhistory)
Shame on you, France.
(via str8nochaser)
For the person looking for clothes.
unapologeticfatty:
JC Penny’s has a pretty good selection depending on the store, especially the further south you go.
Thank you, I’m the person who asked. South though…I live in western NY. Maybe they have a decent website though.
Dear Everyone,
gab-wee-yea-yuh:
Whenever I say “I’m fat” or anything of the like
I promise
I’m saying it out of celebration
not out of low self esteem
not out of the need for sympathy or attention
it’s out of love for myself
so PLEASE
hold your “you’re not fat”s
and your “you’re fine”s
I didn’t ask you to lie to my face
nor make me “feel better”
I invited you to enjoy the elephant in the room
and...
To Write Love on Her Arms: Behind The Scenes: This... →
twloha:
Last night in Colorado, a young man walked into a movie theater and took the lives of innocent people. As of now, 12 people were killed and many more were wounded. We are shocked and saddened by this news. Our hearts and thoughts and prayers are for the family and friends of the people who were…
