O.m.g. Yes.
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Hello ladies:) My name is Ashley, I’m 20 years old and a US size 14/16. I’ve always been the sidekick. The chunky girl, the one with jokes, one of the guys, the less attractive one, etc. Coming from a family with a bunch of tiny skinny women, and having a skinny best friend, I’ve always felt bad and uncomfortable in my own skin.
A few weeks ago, I decided to be the sexy one. I decided to be in the spotlight. I did a pinup inspired shoot, in lingerie. It was so nerve racking and I thought I would look awful. When I got the pictures, I cried. I truly felt beautiful for the first time in months.
I know it’s frustrating being judged so much on weight, especially when all stores and media cater to the the slim. Just remember, each and everyone of you is gorgeous, inside and out. Never, EVER, let anyone make you feel otherwise.
Never be afraid to step in the spotlight ladies, you are the main event<3
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Toronto school board releases guidelines to make schools more trans*-friendly
The Toronto District School Board this week released guidelines to help schools better accomodate transgender and gender-non-conforming students, including advice on bathrooms and pronouns.
As this National Post article points out, the guidelines have their critics, but others say the rules are long overdue and will help to ensure a safer school environment for trans* students.
On the issue of washrooms, the guidelines note that all students have the right to use a bathroom that “best corresponds to the student’s gender identity, regardless of the student’s sex assigned at birth.” Requiring a student to “prove” their gender through a doctor’s letter or identity documents is unacceptable, the board says.
Further, “students who wish to use pronouns other than the masculine or the feminine (such as ‘zhe’ and ‘hir’) need to be accommodated equally,” the guidelines note.
About time. Maybe some schools in the U.S. can look to this as a model.
This is great!
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