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kowabungadoodles · 1 year
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I want to do a big blow-out in full colour for Pride next month in the little free zine library, but I'm having trouble finding zines that are: a) small enough to print at home b) free to distribute c) Not american politics centered d) Safe for a teen audience (not 18+) So I might compile some if people want to get involved?? I'd be looking for anything to do with queerness at all!
I'm looking for 2-page spreads about the size of a postcard (or full zines if you're feeling passionate!)
Tips, experiences, advice, stories, comics, art, thoughts, writing...
You can make them any way you like; hand drawn with biro and highlighter, digital, use stickers and cutouts, use an actual postcard... (OR just send me some text & images and I'll make it into a spread if I have time!)
Basically if you identify as queer and have any free time this week to scribble something, I want to hear from you. (It's optional, but it'd also be great if you could include your age, any labels you feel comfortable with and maybe a single fact about yourself like your job/area of study or a hobby to give kids reading a sense of having a future!)
I'll put the final zines up online as PDFs so anyone can print them at home, for free. (Disclaimer: There will be no money involved at any stage in this process!)
Here are some 2-page samples from zines I've found around the web to inspire you:
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My askbox is open, message me if you have any questions!
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y'all, i'm getting emotional...
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look at the flags! (and, of course, marsha p. johnson!)
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baochii · 5 years
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We were forced to do a project on the military so..
I did it on how our lgbtq+ family, and how they need to be seen in history
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magesona · 5 years
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y'know i always love and support all GSM/LGBTQA+ people, but for some reason my brain has an almost reverent respect for lesbians in particular. i see a pansexual person on tumblr and i think they're hella cute, i see an asexual person and they're totally rad. everyone is absolutely precious, but then i see a lesbian blog and my brain reverts to "senpai, teach me your ways, for you are much stronger and wiser than i".
lesbians are the pinnacle of human evolution.
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Asexual Scripps
Fandom: History Boys
Pairing: None 
Characters: Donald Scripps, Stuart Dakin, David Poser
Word Count: 2000 // Rating: Teen 
Summary: Scripps gets to know himself
Tags/ Warnings: Asexuality, Coming Out, Realisation, Friendship,
Notes: UPATED08/2022
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Scripps was 30 when he found out who he was. He hadn’t expected it, that there was actually a word for what he was. That other people felt this way too. He’d always just assumed that there was something wrong with him. No, not wrong, different.
He’d first noticed in his second year of high school. Dakin had taken a shine to the new French teacher and he hadn’t stopped talking about her for nearly a week. She was pretty he supposed but the way Dakin spoke about her, the intensity, he just couldn’t grasp. He’d figured it was just the woman, she just wasn’t his type, and her personality was all wrong for him etc. and left it at that. As he progressed through school, however, Scripps found that this wasn’t the case. Every girl seemed to have this effect on him. He’d listen in the changing rooms to boys raving about sex and girls and he’d go along with it, not really understanding why he didn’t feel the same.
In sixth form he’d thought that religion would help. That somehow actively avoiding sex, girls and masturbating would help him clear his head. God would help him see what he wanted and then he could get on with his life, and be normal. It hadn’t worked. Once he got to Oxford he gave up being celibate. It wasn’t the same as when he was at school. The boys hadn’t really understood the whole “religion” thing but they’d accepted it. People at university thought it was a stunt to make him seem less mainstream and appear more interesting.
At 19 he got his first girlfriend. A friend of a friend that Dakin had set him up with. He’d told him that “19 is far too old to still be single”. Though this was very hypocritical, as Dakin was not one for a permanent girlfriend, so Scripps suspected that this was code for “19 is far too old not to have lost your virginity.” Her name was Lucy. They got on really well. She was attractive though a little plain but Scripps thought she was cute. She was an English student who dreamed of being an author and they would often spend nights after studying talking about their favourite books. Though as time went on Scripps could tell they would not last. In the few months they’d been together they’d had sex a handful of times, and this took its toll. He tried but he just couldn’t see the excitement. And though Lucy was understanding she couldn’t help but think he just didn’t like her so they broke up.
University progressed pretty much the same after that. He’d see a girl usually for a matter of weeks before they split up and after a while, he gave up. One day late in his third year, he’d gone to Posner’s for the afternoon to revise. Normally Scripps would have kept this to himself. But Pos was the most understanding of them all, maybe he could help. When they decided to have a break Scripps had posed the question. “How did you know?” “Hmm?” Said Posner. “How did you know? You know, that you were…” “Gay, do you mean?” Posner said, raising an eyebrow “Well yeah…” Scripps trailed off. He’d rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed. “I don’t know, I just did. When I was younger I just didn’t see girls like all the other boys did. And then there was the whole thing with Dakin and I just knew. Why?” “I was just wondering, I mean do you not think I could be?” “I think you’d know if you were.” “I don’t know. I thought maybe if it wasn’t girls it would be boys but I’ve never had what you did. With anyone.” Posner looked at him and started to say something but decided against it. He didn’t really know what to say. By now Scripps had become embarrassed by this show of vulnerability and turned back to his work. Staring intently at this paper to avoid having to look at Posner.
At 25 he’d put his theory to the test. If not girls it must be boys he’d thought. A night out with Posner and his new boyfriend had meant that he’d found himself in a gay bar that had just opened. He’d never been one for clubs but he’d drank enough to help him feel comfortable, though he had to be coerced into dancing. He’d just been chatting at the bar with this guy and then found himself being dragged to the dance floor. Posner thought this was hilarious. The guy was a few years older than him, very tall, very muscular and attractive. They danced for a while before Scripps had rallied round and found the courage to kiss him. It was okay. He’d enjoyed it, but the light bulb moment he’d anticipated never came. It wasn’t boys either.
And so Scripps accepted himself. Around his 30th birthday, he’d decided that he couldn’t force himself to be straight or gay or even bisexual. He’d gotten on with his life, graduated. Got a job with a newspaper and did some freelance articles on the side. He moved into a small apartment in North London and saw Dakin and Posner fairly regularly, the other boys on occasion. He was content.
At 30 he’d been asked to write an article about how views on sexuality have changed from the 80s to now. Like all projects, he’d researched thoroughly. It was here he’d found the article ‘LGBTQA+ what does it all mean?’ As he read through he’d noticed that there was a list of definitions printed at the bottom of the page.
Asexuality - is the lack of sexual attraction to others or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered the lack of sexual orientation or a variation of orientation alongside heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality.
Scripps read and reread the definition. This was him! It described exactly how he felt. He couldn’t believe he’d never heard this before. He’d heard of something asexual before in biological terms a cell reproducing or whatever but not as a feeling. Not as a person being asexual. And found that he wasn’t alone. Though it wasn’t as big or as known as say homosexuality it was still something thousands of people identified with. He was normal. And as he read through the article he could feel himself crying. The realisation had hit him like a ton of bricks. ‘I’m normal,’ he whispered.
At 31 Scripps had told Dakin. 
‘Yeah, I thought so.’ Dakin had said nonchalantly as if he’d been waiting for Scripps to realise. Scripps didn’t reply but instead rolled his eyes and shoved Dakin hard on the shoulder.
Posner was different. He’d automatically accepted him, as Dakin had, but it seemed to have become his mission to help Scripps navigate his way through finding himself. Helping him ‘come out’ and finding ways to educate others.
By 32 Scripps knew who he was. He’d accepted himself. He was normal.
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evilbeepthemeep · 5 years
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“femme” is a self descriptor created by and for lesbians, please dont use it bc if youre not a lesbian you cannot be femme (also femme is not the same as feminine just say feminine)
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I see you’ve also drunk the radfem Koolaid cause I’m sorry to say femme has been used by the entire lgbtaq+ community for many many years. I’m talking gay men in the 80′s and before to me an NB femme person now. 
Here’s a better rundown on the history of the terms femme/butch in the lgbtqa+ community
Anyway, I’m a femme nonbinary queer, and you can get the fuck off my blog. 
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boreal-sea · 7 years
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I don't agree with erasing queer either despite my discomfort, 'cause I know it was like, a big thing esp back in the 90's. You can see uses of queer in lots of lgbt media from the past so it's not fair to deny its relevance but I think it's difficult for people to separate LGBT history and Queer history because both groups tend to be made of the same peoples. Do you see them as different things?also do you have any reading recommendations for queer history etc?genuinely looking to learn more.
Here’s an article that discusses the history of the word queer and its use to describe members of the LGBTQA+ community. I really suggest reading this because it shows how queer is a word of power, strength and unity. It is a word of defiance, it’s a middle finger at those who would let us die from AIDS or kill us and leave us on the side of a road.
I don’t see LGBT history as separate from Queer history because they aren’t separate. The LGBTQA+ community IS the Queer community, they are literally the same thing. “Queer” is a synonym for the community as a whole.
“Queer” is the umbrella term that includes everyone: lesbian, gay, bi, trans etc.. these are types of queer people. Back in the day it was understood that if you were gay, you were queer. If you were lesbian, you were queer.  It is only in recent years that certain bigots have started trying to slice away the word queer and throw it in the trash.
Some people are uncomfortable with the word; I can’t force anyone to accept it despite what it means to me.
Since queer history IS LGBTQA+ history, any book you read about one is telling you about the other. They are not separate communities with separate histories.
The only book I can recommend based on personal experience is The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps by Heinz Heger. It’s really good.
This is the Goodreads list of popular queer/LGBTQA+ history books but I can’t personally recommend any of them and some could be problematic.
Books I can tell you to AVOID include anything by Sheila Jeffreys and Janice Raymond, two well-known TERFs. Raymond published her anti-trans book The Transsexual Empire in 1979, just in case you thought TERFs were something new (they’re not). Jeffreys published Gender Hurts in 2014. I suppose you could read these books if you want to understand where TERFs are coming from; I’ve read both books myself for research and they were enlightening and sickening.
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I AM PROUD TO CALL MYSELF A STRONG WOMAN. Even if I don’t always stick up for myself.
I AM PROUD TO CALL MYSELF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. Even if I don’t always want to look at myself in mirror.
I AM PROUD TO CALL MYSELF AN EMPOWERED WOMAN. Because through all the unrealistic expectations and the emotional and physical abuse, I still came out kicking ass. 
I always will.
So will you.
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galacticnova3 · 4 years
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not to be rude, but please delete the post abt the q slur, its literally SO wrong. saying "calling it a slur is a terf idea!!!!" is an insult to every trans woman (the people terfs TARGET) who doesn't want to be called that slur bc it implies they're a terf, not to mention it is NOT more inclusive because it LITERALLY /excludes/ people who are *triggered* by it because they've been abused using it along with other people who just generally do not want to reclaim /a slur/ with a violent history.
I’m sorry, but I won’t. Block me if you want, make a callout post even, but I’ve seen more people trying to reclaim it than those saying it’s still a slur, and I’m not going to disrespect my friends who identify as queer by continuing to support the idea that their identity is wrong or a slur. You don’t have to agree with me, but I’m not going to change my mind about this. I’ve had my own identity called into question too many times to do that to someone else.
While I do agree that calling someone a terf because they consider it a slur is wrong, I also think that a lot of the same arguments for it being a slur are just rephrased exclusionist arguments; not just for trans people, but for bi people, and asexuals such as myself. I do not support the exclusion of any LGBTAQ+ identities, considering I still face it myself as an asexual. (If you think aces aren’t “LGBT enough” for that to be a valid argument, that we haven’t been “actually oppressed”, block me and get off my blog.)
I’m sorry to the people who are triggered by it– including someone I used to consider a friend before we kinda just stopped interacting. I’m not sure how to get around that issue, I will admit; blacklisting doesn’t really hide the word. However, again, I also don’t want to cause discomfort/triggering to those who do identify with the term, of which I know more people who do. This is a situation where there are cons to either side, and sadly one in which I must choose one or the other.
I am not saying you have to identify with the term or be ok with someone calling you that; I understand being hesitant to identify with a former* slur. But it is exclusive to deny people the term they identify with, and I won’t support that. It’s your choice to consider it reclaimed or not, but it isn’t up to you on whether or not people will identify with it or not.
* I will admit I don’t think the word is fully reclaimed, but I would like it to be, and I want to support those working towards that goal. The violent history argument can still be used for the word gay, too, after all; in fact, it’s still a common insult used at the school I currently go to.
The entire community has had a difficult history, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take the weapons used against us and make them our own. Something something, a sword dropped by an enemy is still a sword, the only difference would be the wielder.
(Forgive me if this is difficult to read/not understandable, I’m currently tired & have had a headache for the past day and a half.)
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International Women’s Day 2017 
Washington, D.C
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eleanor-zhao · 7 years
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Beautiful! 
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baochii · 5 years
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My male trans friend: :(
Me, whenever i see him: What a pretty BOY! I love my SON! Look at HIM everyone HE is cute!!
My male trans friend: :)
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monarchisms · 2 years
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I love Yonderland so much, its such a shame so few people seem to be aware of it. I love the Python-esque vibe of the guys playing multiple characters, I adore Debbie and her saving the day frequently just by being a sensible mum, I love the LGBTAQ+ rep casually tossed about everywhere, I love that they don't punch down, and I love how funny and surreal it is. I just love it so much, ugh
so true, bestie
it's weird, like, i've heard of ghosts and horrible histories in passing before i became a fan of the former, but yonderland (and the bill movie, honestly) feel more like hidden gems, even in the fanbase of the six idiots
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because I got some new followers recently, let me show you around. 
science-fiction related posts are tagged “sf”, Doctor Who stuff is tagged “dw”, the ninth Doctor is tagged “always reblog nine” because you should always reblog nine. 
the math tag is “delicious math”, but it’s comparatively empty atm. history is tagged “history stuff”, sherlock holmes is “sh” (Elementary is my favourite adaption, and I write bbcSherlock fic because that show is driving me nuts and I have a compulsory urge to fix things), fashion is “nice clothes” and food is “yay food”, the rest is pretty easy to figure out. 
I also tag blood and gore when I feel it might be necessary, but if anyone needs specific trigger warnings, let me know. if you want me to tag flip-flops, I’ll tag them, no questions asked.
I support asexuals as members of the lgbtaq+ comunity. I’ll defend trans people to the bone, and if you don’t like that, you can kindly piss off
also I’d rather shove a cactus up my own arse before I accept sexual predators in the community, so those maps scum can fuck off forever.
other things that let me hulk out are nazis, the fashion industry at large, men who try to tell women what to wear, people who say “ ’nuff said” at the end of youTube comments, and hair straighteners and everything they stand for.
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theotherjudas · 6 years
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GETTING OVER MORMONISM
Start reading media coverage of the church and its leaders and policies.
And I don’t mean that pandering shitrag we all know as The Deseret News. Or the LDS church’s official news briefs or press conferences. I’m talking legit, honest-to-baby jesus journalism. 
With the recent death of Thomas S. Monson, the erstwhile mormon prophet, I noticed an interesting phenomenon. On the one hand, I read his obituary in the New York Times, that national bastion of hard-hitting and ethically responsible journalism. Regardless of your stance on this paper, it has been and remains, in most regards, the “paper of record” for the United States. Their take on the dead prophet was objective and, to my ears, balanced. It spoke of Monson’s public life of service and openness to new academic probes into church history. It also touched on some of the controversies (to put it lightly) that had sullied his career as the top man, namely the church’s hard-right anti-LGBTAQ+ stances and flat-out refusal to ordain women to the priesthood. On the other hand, TBM people were in a tizzy because their beloved Monson wasn’t been “treated with the respect due a prophet of god” in the media. The truth is, they wanted their biases confirmed, and lacking that, got bothered that anyone could see things differently. 
First, on the value of reading journalism in general: I am a huge proponent of reading and watching good journalism. Does it take time? Sure. Is it depressing? Yeah, pretty much always. Isn’t it confusing with so many voices out there? Yes, but you can figure it out. 
You don’t need to take journalism classes in school to appreciate good reportage. I sure didn’t. But as I got older and saw the world going insane around me, I realized it was time to get onboard. And you should too. Here’s what I did: I went to websites for news sources with good reputations (NY Times, the Washington Post, and many others) and just read. I didn’t understand much at first, but after a few months I began to make connections between issues, I got to know the movers and shakers on the national stage making the decisions, and I began to understand why it all mattered. Yes, there are news sources who are intentionally bent to pander to the political far right. You’ve probably heard this said of Fox news. But its also true of most local news. And a hell of a lot of AM talk radio (my grandpa eats that shit up). There are news and politics podcasts out there, for those on the go, and funny shows like Last Week Tonight and the Daily Show (there’s nothing wrong with some fun while you’re learning about real shit going on in the world). Long story short, consuming good media will help you find your way through the world. Engage. You owe it to yourself. 
Secondly, on the value of reading about mormonism in the public media: the LDS church is a PR machine. They’re all about getting good press. It’s no accident that they bend to political pressure all the time. Used to be black men couldn’t get the priesthood. Now they can. Used to be gay people were an abomination. Now, they’re cool as long as they keep their dicks out of each other’s mouths and live as unhappy straight people. This is a smokescreen. The church is desperate to hide their unsavory (at best, illegal and traitorous/ felonious at worst) past. They want to look like an institution of love and acceptance when the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s all about spin. A happy face to the world is a good business tactic - they can sell family values and their plan of happiness. They can’t sell suicidal kids or pill addictions or rampant hypocrisy about porn. The Deseret News was a fixture in every mormon home I visited as a kid because is the church’s main channel for indoctrinating their masses. If you’re an exmo like me, a lot of the ideas you’ve been indoctrinated with were proliferated through DI (that’s Deseret Industries) publications. 
So, to sum up:
1) Reading good journalism will make you a more rounded, active, aware, and interesting human adult citizen and person. 
2) Reading journalism about the church and its leaders will help you break out of thinking of these men as too holy to touch or criticize. You’ll learn that they are just men, fallible, old out-of-touch white fuckers who are probably losing their minds (I’m not a journalist, I can say what I want about them). 
3) You will see other perspectives on the ideas and policies the church upholds. You will start to see through the smokescreen (lucky you, if you’re reading this, chances are you already can!). You will develop an ear for LDS spin to call it out. 
To borrow a phrase, the truth is out there. It may be complicated and hard to find, but once you know how to look, you can avoid spin and falsehood. Stop letting the church’s smokescreen work on you. 
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neoyi · 7 years
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Steven Universe
The first character I first fell in love with: Connie. Because I tend to instantly connect with the Quiet Nerd Girl in media. But Connie is really more than that. So many Quiet Nerd Girls in the media often compromises their original intelligence and geeky hobbies in pursuit of being “hotter”, generally to snag the male protagonist’s attention. But Steven Universe not only ensures she’s still a bookworm who relies on her intelligence and cleverness, but someone who betters herself because she wanted to. Also, girl gets to live out the fantasy she’s read in books and I like that this can be seen as something of a metaphor for validating one’s imagination and interest. 
The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Definitely Greg Universe. I didn’t hate him at the start, but I approached him with apprehension. I knew TV shows have had a history of making their paternal figures lazy jackasses. Greg’s sloven appearance seem to indicate that not much would change in Steven Universe. 
By some miracle, he turned out to be…a very nice man who is physically and emotionally available for his son and is totally chill. He’s an amazing father to Steven, raising him to be a likable little chap, giving him the best advices he can give, and constantly spending time with him. There’s so many hugs and guitar-playing sessions between the two and it’s a father/son pairing built on honest feelings and positive enforcements with none of that “you must be macho” crap. 
There are moments where you can tell he doesn’t always have it together, but it honestly feels like a man who due to suddenly unexpected circumstances, makes the most of a situation that most adults struggle with anyway. He runs a stifling carwash business, he’s a has-been rock star, a single father, etc. Not once does he get angry or complain, instead taking it in stride and loving the good parts that he has in his life. Greg Universe is a great father and character; a complete subversion to what his archetype could have been.
The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Probably Lars. I mean, I don’t hate him, but I’m not really that enticed with his character. He’s had a big leap in character development which is great, but it took five tiring seasons to get there and it remains one of the few things I felt SU dragged on for way too long. The character I love that everyone else hates: Hmm, is Pearl still kind of debated around the fandom because she may be my favorite of the current Crystal Gem team. I find her fascinating. I love that she has a lot of emotional baggage left damaged from the war. I love that she’s smart and often tends to follow the rules or play it straight (admittedly a habit I often pull) which also leads to some adorable awkward moments. And I love that she is a sympathetic figure who has severe issues and flaws that are presented as awful and something she has to work on. I feel she’s barnone, one of the most complex - if not the most complex - of the main cast. The character I used to love but don’t any longer: This one doesn’t apply because I’ve never had a character I stopped loving. SU’s cast either had peeps I loved and still love or were characters that were just there, twindling their thumbs. The character I would totally smooch: Honestly, i’m not sure I have one. Though I will say the Punk Girl that Pearl crushed on does look very fine, so probably her. The character I’d want to be like: Right now, I’d love to be Connie’s shoes. Girl has her life put together better than I do at my age. At the least, I wish I was her at that age so I could have handled living under strict Asian parents who demanded a lot from me better than I did all those years ago. :/The character I’d slap: Ronaldo, constantly. A pairing that I love: Steven/Connie. Adorably pinchable cheeks romantic love. I like that they kept their relationship about friendship first above all, but the little blushes and affections they clearly share is ridiculously cute and I am rooting for these two. 
I am also fond of Ruby and Sapphire not just for raising the bar for LGBTAQ in an all-age medium, but being a couple with none of the awful baggages that seem to pepper TV couples. It’s refreshing to see a couple who gets along with very few issues instead of forcing frequent conflicts on them in some weird bid to “test their love” for each other so many other shows do. A pairing that I despise: Lars/Sadie. It’s pretty obvious they both have very strong feelings for each other, but Lars has spent most of the show hellbent on being someone who isn’t that he tends to mistreat Sadie and I got super annoyed at him super quick. Sadie I just don’t know why she’d keep falling for him in spite of his jackass treatment (and don’t think I didn’t forget the time she purposely trapped Lars  - and Steven - in a deserted island despite the latter’s visible stress) other than, well, she’s a teenager. Lars has since undergone some major character development, so we’ll see, but right now, I’ve never been convinced these two would ever make it as a couple. 
(Tell me a fandom and I’ll answer here: http://neoyi.tumblr.com/post/167528512741/name-the-fandom-ill-answer)
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