Cookie and I started an RP that involved these three OCs and they all approach love in different ways (mainly those two run away from it) and I just started having a ton of feels and ahhh, I missed my babies ;A; then this happened when I should have been working on Sleepwalk this whole time =w=
This was a ton of fun to draw!
Gokai Treasure Chest!
My friend who made this previously-posted Ranger Key Christmas Tree also made her own Gokai Treasure Chest by modifying a normal treasure chest from Joann fabric & craft store. Because she recently made an even bigger one (seen in last 2 pictures), I made a trade with her to get the original chest!
I really like the detail on it (she painted googly eyes for the circular parts!) and it has enough space to hold my ranger keys that I cannot fit in the usual case. It’s also a decent size that I can carry around at conventions!and then suddenly I wanted to make my own key chest despite not having any ranger keys.
i will steal this.
that’s appropriate in this situation, right?
I hate posting myself on here, but argh, I need to show the world my $5 coat!
I went to my bff’s sister in law’s art reception last night (the galaxy painting is her’s). I felt like such a grown up XD
EVANGELION SUNGLASSES TYPE-EVA [γ] Purple/Yellow/Red/Green
My favorite glasses!
Give me the glasses. I want that.
In a move that’s been anticipated since this summer, the American Psychiatric Association has officially approved a revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) declassifying “gender identity disorder” as a mental illness.
The implications of this change: transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals’ identities are no longer considered mental illnesses. It’s astounding that it’s taken until now for this to happen. Homosexuality was declassified as a mental illness in 1973, and that was already pretty late in the game.
Instead, people who may have been previously diagnosed with “gender identity disorder,” a label often used to discriminate against trans people, will be diagnosed with gender dysphoria to describe “the emotional distress that can result from ‘a marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender.’”
This will allow for affirmative treatment and transition care without the stigma of disorder. Earlier this year, the APA also released new health guidelines for transgender patients, as well as a position statement affirming transgender care and civil rights. Both documents align with a new standard for respecting trans people in the medical community.
Huge, huge news. Trans followers, what say you?
I think that this is really great, because being trans* isn’t an illness. I do think of my dysphoria in the same way I think of my anxiety or depression partially because they all interact with each other and I think that it’d be great if more therapists were taught how to treat dysphoria and how to council trans* people without making them feel alienated. I’m hoping this will be a huge step in the right direction.
