zendayascoleman:

older american fans of the olympics are Big Mad about some of these young/outspoken athletes. chloe kim tweeting inbetween her runs, adam rippon being sassy and himself in interviews, red gerard dropping f bombs because of his excitement for a gold medal. they’re so mad because older, conservative fans of the olympics see athletes as belonging to them, a prop in their extreme nationalism and a way to be better than other countries. but these athletes are here for themselves, for their own dreams, with their own personalities and reactions and none of these conservatives know how to handle it. they hate that chloe kim was proud to ride for both south korea and america, they hate that red gerard overslept, they hate that adam rippon is outspoken about his dislike of pence, that gus kenworthy is as well. 

too bad so sad, buddy. 

anyway, 2018′s olympians are Special and i would Die For Them thanks for coming to my ted talk.

Remembering those who lost their lives during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting.

dannybruhealani:

dylanklebaddie:

These are the victims of the MSD school shooting. Take a few minutes out of your day to read about them. They deserve to be remembered. 

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Alyssa Alhadeff: 

  • Alyssa was 15 years old.
  • She played soccer and was on the track team.
  • Alyssa was said to have been introverted and very close to her family and friends.
  • She was a straight A student.
  • Alyssa attended a jewish sleep away camp during the summer.
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Scott Beigel: 

  • Scott was a geography teacher at the school.
  • He is pictured above with the cross country team he coached.
  • He was killed after unlocking the door to let students into his classroom to hide from the shooter. 
  • Scott was also a counsellor at a summer camp in Pennsylvania.

Jaime Guttenberg:

  • Jaime was 17 years old.
  • She loved dancing and was in a local competitive dance program.
  • She was described as being kind-hearted and having a contagious smile.
  • Her facebook page has been memorialized as tributes pour out.

Martin Duque: 

  • Martin was a 14 year old freshman.
  • His brother described him as very funny, outgoing, caring and very sweet.
  • His family is devastated at the loss of Martin, he was very loved.
  • A gofundme page was set up by his brother, to help cover the funeral costs. The link ishttps://www.gofundme.com/32z7etk

Nicholas Dworet:

  • Nicholas was 17 years old.
  • He was given a swimming scholarship to the University of Indianapolis.
  • He also played for the school water polo team.
  • Nick aspired to be in the 2020 olympics.
  • He was described as being very charismatic and a very likeable guy.

Aaron Feis:

  • Aaron was a football coach at the school.
  • Aaron was shot and killed, shielding students from bullets.
  • He was also reported to have been a security guard.
  • He was loved by students at the school.

Chris Hixon:

  • Chris was the school’s athletics director.
  • He was described as the kind of person who would do anything for anyone.
  • He had a son with special needs who followed him everywhere.

Luke Hoyer:

  • Luke was 15 years old.
  • He loved playing basketball.
  • He is described as being very laid back, never causing any trouble.
  • His family is devastated, saying that “it doesn’t feel real”.
  • He was very happy-go-lucky. Never getting upset.

Cara Loughran: 

  • Cara was 14 years old.
  • She was a great student.
  • She loved the beach.
  • Her family says that her death is “too horrible to be processed”.

Gina Montalto:

  • Gina was 14 years old. 
  • She was a member of her school’s marching band.
  • Her mother described her as being smart, caring, and brightening any room she entered. 

Joaquin Oliver:

  • Joaquin was 17 years old.
  • He was born in Venezuela, officially becoming an American citizen on January 17th.  
  • He was described as being extroverted and always trying to make new friends.

Alex Schachter:

  • Alex was 14 years old. 
  • He was a member of his school’s marching band. 
  • He was described as being a great kid, full of love and life. 

Carmen Schentrup:

  • Carmen was 16 years old.
  • She was a national merit scholar semifinalist. 
  • A family member described her as being the smartest 16 year old they had ever met. 

Alaina Petty:

  • Alaina was 14 years old.
  • She was part of her school’s JROTC program.
  • She devoted countless hours to volunteering.
  • Alaina was described as vibrant, determined, and loved by all.

Meadow Pollack:

  • Meadow was 18 years old.
  • She planned to attend Lynn University next year.
  • Meadow is described as being beautiful, inside and out.

(OP forgot to include Peter Wang, who sacrificed himself by holding the door open so countless students could escape. )

Peter Wang:

  • Wang was 15 years old.
  • He was a member of the JROTC at his school.
  • He liked to cheer people up and was a brother-figure. 

bi-privilege:

bi-privilege:

just read about this absolutely adorable lesbian proposal story on buzzfeed. and basically one girl told her mom “oh i want to propose to my gf when we’re visiting yall next month! during pictionary!” and the mom was like “yeah cool great we can work with that!”

and then the gf told the mom “hey i want to propose to your daughter when we visit yall next month!” and the mom was like “oh f*** what am i supposed to do now” and ended up carefully strategizing so her daughter and her daughter’s gf would propose at the same time and neither of them knew it and the video is so goddamn cute

my favorite part of the article (besides the video) is this quote from the mom: "When in the universe will there ever be two lesbians that want to propose at the same time, the same day, the same place, and the same way? I have to get it right.” i mean she was basically like “it is my responsibility to the LGBTQ community to make this the cutest shit ever” and she followed through like a champion

truly a Good Ally™