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[Friday September 5th, 2008 at 11:12pm] My paid account is going to die. If this happens, I might be back on scribbld for a bit, but as soon as I get my new CC in the mail i'll be back. No worries. :D 6 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 12:00am] whoops on this, kids... I posted it in the wrong spot. xD 9 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Friday July 18th, 2008 at 11:33pm] Check it out. && 4 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Saturday July 12th, 2008 at 6:39pm] 123insert. Spread it like Herpes. OFFICIALLY RE-OPENED FOR BUSINESS KIDS. 10 autos. :) 15 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Wednesday July 9th, 2008 at 6:05pm] 42 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Tuesday July 8th, 2008 at 7:34pm] One of my new favorite communities, seriously. ♥ 14 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Tuesday May 20th, 2008 at 5:38pm] Does anybody on here have neopets? Does anybody on here want to be neofriends? Mah username on there is yumiko_tenkei *^_^* Oh, and check this. && littlefucks 19 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Friday May 16th, 2008 at 5:52pm] This should be x-posted everywhere, okay, guys? Please forward it. Dear folks, I'm writing you because you are well-connected with our LGBT community organizations. A catastrophic thing has just happened to the community on the federal level, there's still time to stop it, and most folks in the community seem not to know. A few days ago the American Psychiatric Association announced who would write the new revision of the DSMV, the manual of mental disorders that controls the diagnosis and treatment of gender and sexual difference. The "expert" just named to chair the revisions on sexuality and gender is Kenneth Zucker. Zucker is the major remaining proponent of "reparative therapy" to "cure" kids they think are LGBT. If the APA doesn't change the committee, the next edition of the DSMV will probably prescribe reparative therapies as recommended "treatment" for LGBT people. Zucker's named Ray Blanchard to the work group that will rewrite Gender Identity Disorder. Here's the deal: Blanchard is connected with ex-gay organizations; his core theory is that transpeople are "really" sex offenders or homosexuals, and homosexuals are mentally ill. Zucker's stated purpose for reparative therapy is that, without it, gay kids will grow up into transsexuals. So any version of Gender Identity Disorder the two of them write will not only put transpeople out of medical help and into conversion therapy, but also redefine GID from an independent diagnosis to a kind of homosexuality. In other words, their goal is to put homosexuality back in the DSMV as a mental illness. We'd be back where we were before 1973. I hoped I'd never have to live with this crap again, but here we are in the Stone Age. These are the folks that "cure" boys who play with dolls and girls who like sports. The APA just gave these wackos the authority to define American gays and lesbians as mentally ill. They're likely to use it. We have to get the word out. If the community protests loudly and fast, the APA will probably have to remove Zucker and Blanchard. I am terrified it won't happen because it'll get tagged as a "trans issue." The HRC, the Advocate and so on have no love lost on transpeople, but transpeople don't have the pull with the APA. Only the gay and lesbian communities can apply the necessary pressure. It's use it or lose it. Once your identity has been defined as a mental illness your political clout falls to zero. Folks in the know say the appointment was so unexpected that it's likely most APA leadership doesn't really understand what they just did. Zucker and Blanchard are considered fringe--Zucker's clinic in Toronto has been defunded by the Canadian government. But they're famous for their political skills, taking over academic forums and then using them to set themselves up as "recognized experts." I think if we call the APA on it right away, they'll fold and replace them. Here's a link to more info: http://www.bilerico.com/2008/05/uh_oh.php Please help. Spread the word to everyone you know. Any contacts you have with LGBT political advocacy and media organizations, please light a fire with them to pressure the APA to remove Zucker and Blanchard from the DSMV committee. It matters for all of us 5 >> reply >> mem >> edit

[Wednesday April 9th, 2008 at 4:47pm] Ha! We reopened. xD REOPENED AND REVAMPED! There's only 52 spots. Join thedeckofcards today! oh, and radiantpretty. fersher. 12 >> reply >> mem >> edit

Important stuff, kids. [Tuesday March 18th, 2008 at 3:20pm] For those of you who don't already know, there has been a strike scheduled for Friday, March 21st, 2008, during which we hope to have many members of LiveJournal provide LJ with absolutely no content for twenty-four hours. This means no posting and no commenting. If you post elsewhere and have it set up to be posted through a feed on LiveJournal, don't do it. Stay away from LiveJournal for twenty-four hours. That can't be too hard, can it? I know some of you are probably quite active on LiveJournal and will find it hard to stay away for an entire day, just as I will, but this is something that needs to be done, to show the people running LiveJournal that we're watching the changes they are making, that we're paying attention, that we're discontent, and that we want to be heard and taken in to consideration. We are not simply users who can be tossed to the side and ignored. We are the people who make up LiveJournal. Without us, without the content we create, without our words, our voices, our creativity, our participation, there would be no LiveJournal. This is a fact, and it needs to be realized and understood and then taken in to consideration when making decisions regarding the way that LiveJournal is run. The strike is only a few days away, so there isn't all too much time to prepare. While this is unfortunate, it isn't enough to keep this strike from taking place. It will take place, the second it is meant to, and it would be best to have as many people take part as possible. Please, spread the word. Spread it fast. There are only a few days to organize this. If you find that you care about LiveJournal or care about the people you interact with on LiveJournal or simply want it to remain a place where you can entertain yourself without constant censorship and money-hungry practices being thrown in without the consideration of those who use the service, act now. If you don't wish to spread the word, that is fine, but please: refrain from using LiveJournal on Friday, March 21st. Do something else for a change. It's for a good cause. (: For background on this strike and why it is being held, please read the following posts: http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/394838.html http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395310.html To find out exactly when the strike begins and ends, depending on where you are located, please see this: http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395125.html What's this about? * It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board. * It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'. * It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions. * And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, lesbianism, sex and depression. This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves. Icons to use: ----- I'm not sure what good it'll do, but i'm in. Are you? If you want to repost this, here's the coding: <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/ourescape/contentstrike.jpg?t=1205825918"> For those of you who don't already know, there has been a strike scheduled for Friday, March 21st, 2008, during which we hope to have many members of LiveJournal provide LJ with absolutely no content for twenty-four hours. This means no posting and no commenting. If you post elsewhere and have it set up to be posted through a feed on LiveJournal, don't do it. Stay away from LiveJournal for twenty-four hours. That can't be too hard, can it? I know some of you are probably quite active on LiveJournal and will find it hard to stay away for an entire day, just as I will, but this is something that needs to be done, to show the people running LiveJournal that we're watching the changes they are making, that we're paying attention, that we're discontent, and that we want to be heard and taken in to consideration. We are not simply users who can be tossed to the side and ignored. We are the people who make up LiveJournal. Without us, without the content we create, without our words, our voices, our creativity, our participation, there would be no LiveJournal. This is a fact, and it needs to be realized and understood and then taken in to consideration when making decisions regarding the way that LiveJournal is run. The strike is only a few days away, so there isn't all too much time to prepare. While this is unfortunate, it isn't enough to keep this strike from taking place. It will take place, the second it is meant to, and it would be best to have as many people take part as possible. Please, spread the word. Spread it fast. There are only a few days to organize this. If you find that you care about LiveJournal or care about the people you interact with on LiveJournal or simply want it to remain a place where you can entertain yourself without constant censorship and money-hungry practices being thrown in without the consideration of those who use the service, act now. If you don't wish to spread the word, that is fine, but please: refrain from using LiveJournal on Friday, March 21st. Do something else for a change. It's for a good cause. (: For background on this strike and why it is being held, please read the following posts: http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/394838.html http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395310.html To find out exactly when the strike begins and ends, depending on where you are located, please see this: http://beckyzoole.livejournal.com/395125.html What's this about? * It's about free and ad-free LiveJournal accounts being abolished for new members, ignoring the advice from the newly-formed Advisory Board. * It's about LJ staff trying to sneak this decision in under the radar, and when people found out, telling the users it was done 'to make the signup process less confusing'. * It's about LJ staff failing to apologize for trying to hide the facts from view and for lying about the actual reasons for their actions. <b>* And finally, it's about the latest decision to hide certain user interests from the list of Most Popular Interests, some of them being fanfiction, bisexuality, lesbianism, sex and depression.</b> This decision was not announced or explained in any way. Users found out for themselves. Icons to use: <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/ourescape/icons/contentstrike/contentstrikeicon4.jpg"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/ourescape/icons/contentstrike/contentstrikeicon3.jpg"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/ourescape/icons/contentstrike/contentstrikeicon2.jpg"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/ourescape/icons/contentstrike/contentstrikeicon.jpg"> ps- Join thedeckofcards. 12 >> reply >> mem >> edit

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