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mumble’s story is an inherently gay narrative

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this is MOST DEFINITELY about the penguin

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me: there’s gay subtext in happy feet

christians: you bet your ass there is!!

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I MEAN HELLO???

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*kracks knuckles* alright, so. This is a perfectly valid headcanon.

However, it’s important not to erase the narrative. This is a story about ableism. Mumbles is the only penguin who can’t sing, and his father thinks that’s because he dropped his egg, which is said to be enough to kill a child.

Mumbles is canonically disabled in both a social and physical way, his coat not changing much from childhood and him being unable to interact with other penguins in a way that’s seen as integral to being a part of the society. He is shown to be almost incapable of containing his feet when he’s happy, pointing towards evidence that dancing is one of his stims.

This is very likely a narrative about autism, though it definitely overlaps with the gay experience.

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Mumbles is autistic and gay and nothing you can say will change my mind.

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For the details with no paywall:

More gay and bisexual men will now be able to donate blood under finalized FDA rules

While the number of people eligible to donate blood has expanded, the agency says it will continue to monitor the safety of the blood supply

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The article says that the guidelines have been updated. Instead of asking if you’re a man that’s had sex with another man in the past 3 months it asks everyone regardless of gender if they’ve had anal sex with a new partner or if they’ve had anal sex with multiple partners in the past 3 months.

This both opens up blood donation to msm in exclusive relationships or who don’t have anal sex and more accurately identifies hiv risk from people who aren’t msm. This is exactly the sort of guidelines we’ve been fighting for for years. This is a major win for both gay rights and blood donation in the US. Now a bunch of people who couldn’t donate before can donate now.