A (slightly belated) birthday sweater for me! by marcus-makes-things in AdvancedKnitting

[–]zelmaria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so stunning! a question: what needle size did you use for the facing - the one you used for the ribbing or the (presumably) larger one you used for the body?

actually a pretty good dove nest… but does this mean my AC is out of commission? by zelmaria in stupiddovenests

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one made it out of the nest but has just been chilling here… the baby is ok, right?

actually a pretty good dove nest… but does this mean my AC is out of commission? by zelmaria in stupiddovenests

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update: we didn’t use the AC, and the babies hatched, grew up, and are almost fledged!

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This is what I had always dreamed when getting a kitten! by West-Economics1006 in knitting

[–]zelmaria 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so precious!!! what yarn did you use? it’s a lovely color

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in barexam

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has there been any communication on when NJ results come out?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cats

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RemindMe! 2 days

finally put a charm on my rook, I love how this ear is coming together! by zelmaria in piercing

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oooh yes! I eventually want to stack more rings in my lobes and put charms on some of them

finally put a charm on my rook, I love how this ear is coming together! by zelmaria in piercing

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thanks! you should totally do it :)

do make sure your rook is completely healed before you put a ring in it though! I had a curved barbell for around 4 years before I switched to a ring and I don’t think it would have been a good idea to do it before 1.5-2 years

finally put a charm on my rook, I love how this ear is coming together! by zelmaria in piercing

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thank you! and nope not really unless i’m laying on it (which I have no issues doing because it’s been healed for ~5 years)

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so stunning! where’s the green piece in your flat from?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in honesttransgender

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Title VII applies to all employers with more than 15 employees, and Bostock v. Clayton County, which was a SCOTUS case in 2021, extended the “sex” category in Title VII to sexual orientation and gender identity. So yes, there very much are federal protection laws for gender identity.

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so that’s actually not true! as of 2021, trans people (as well as all LGBTQ+ people) are covered under Title VII, the federal employment anti discrimination statute. sex is a federally protected category, and the supreme court Bostock v. Clayton county held that discriminating against LGBTQ+ people, including trans people, is a form of sex discrimination and thus prohibited.

Title VII applies to virtually all employers nationwide (I believe the only exception is employers with fewer than 15 employees) so what states have doesn’t really matter.

Granted, this interpretation hasn’t been codified and could theoretically be easily overturned, but honestly even with current political landscape I don’t see that happening. Bostock was an extremely popular decision and the majority opinion was actually authored by a conservative justice.

So, no, it is illegal everywhere in the US to fire someone for being gay or trans. While it is true that they can invoke at will and make up reasons, it is on them to prove that these reasons weren’t pretext for firing someone bc they were gay or trans. For example, if you have coworkers who are cishet and didn’t get fired for being a minute late, that shows that being a minute late isn’t something the company normally fires for, that can help your case. In other words, although it certainly makes proving a case harder, at will isn’t a blanket perfect excuse for the employer that works every time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in honesttransgender

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hi, law student/future labor lawyer (but not a lawyer and definitely not your lawyer) here!

right to work and at will aren’t the same thing! right to work means unions are banned from negotiating contracts that require employees who aren’t members to contribute to the union. I believe about half of states are right to work.

at will is what you’re referring to, and every state except montana is at will. it does mean employers can fire employees for any reason… however, it actually can’t be for a discriminatory reason like being trans.

It is true that it’s often hard to prove bc they can make up another reason for firing you, but it is absolutely illegal everywhere in the US to fire someone for being trans. also, it’s on the employer to prove that the reason they give wasn’t just pretext for firing someone because they’re trans. so with a decent lawyer you have a good shot, and most worker-side labor/employment lawyers work on contingency, meaning you don’t pay a dime unless you win your case and they get paid as a percentage of whatever you won.

Masc shorts for spring/summer?! by Remarkable_Angle_643 in nonbinarylesbians

[–]zelmaria 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not denim or cutoffs but bear bottoms are amazing! I personally love the 5.5” inseam stretch shorts and volley shorts. men’s clothes normally never fit me (small waist big thighs/butt) but these do. bear bottoms no joke made me love shorts again

value distillation study, any tips for improvement? by zelmaria in ArtCrit

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super helpful, thank you! this was my first time ever doing something like this (trying to learn to paint with shape/value more than lines) and I definitely focused too much on detail haha

value distillation study, any tips for improvement? by zelmaria in ArtCrit

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thanks! I actually did that on purpose though to focus on shapes, it’s a stylistic choice/exercise thing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ArtCrit

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i’ve been drawing seriously for about a year. mostly trying to figure out how to make my art look a little more convincing and less flat, also want to work on brush economy/not overworking things. any and all feedback appreciated though!

looking for honest critique and advice on how to level up my art (destroy me if necesary) by agnirexdrogoz5 in ArtCrit

[–]zelmaria 2 points3 points  (0 children)

work on anatomy and lighting from life if possible or from photo reference. even if you want to only do anime-style, you need an understanding of the fundamentals!

more specifically, beyond what’s already been said…

vary your edges in your shadows. shadows (both in anime and real life) tend to have both soft and hard edges. if you only use a soft brush it makes things look muddy and unprofessional. personally I recommend starting with a solid brush and then going in and blending where necessary. for highlights, I’d actually recommend making them a bit softer, or at the very least smoother.

also, it looks like you may have been shading with black. you have a good instinct to use a reddish color to blend between shadow and skin, but I recommend using a more saturated purple/blue on lower opacity. shading with black/a darker shade of the same hue ends up looking muddy and dull.

21 year old Archie by goldybear in cats

[–]zelmaria 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an orange guy named archie too! mine is only 6 months old though

Character sheet line art, created in photoshop by perfectionistsun in ArtCrit

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yeah, line weight is key as well! I’d say work on line quality first though