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llyfrenfys · 10 months

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Followers- Dw i angen eich help / I need your help

This is a post I've been sitting on for a while and it's time I finally write it to let you all know how I am, where I'm at and the progress of Prosiect Llyfr Enfys.

So, as I alluded to in previous posts, I had a health scare at the end of May which landed me in the hospital. I've spent June recovering from that and dealing with a few life changes as well (which I will talk about later).

Unfortunately, me and my partner had to deal with an unexpected bill of £200 this month which had to come directly out of my savings and is a huge chunk of it.

I've been doing research in preparation for hopefully doing a Masters at Aberystwyth in September on the topic of LGBTQ+ Welsh terminology before the 20th Century. My undergraduate dissertation was on the topic of 20th-21st Century LGBTQ+ Welsh terminology (which is currently unmarked due to the marking boycott). Hopefully after graduation I can share it with you. But my research into older terminology means needing to travel to different archives and libraries in Wales, which at the minute, I just can't afford. The closest place would be Bangor, but I have no money to spare at the minute and Prosiect Llyfr Enfys is not funded by any scheme or grant- it's currently all funded by myself.

For the first time in my life, I've been considering using a food bank. We're not quite at that stage yet, but it's precarious. It's another unexpected bill away from a critical situation.

Currently, my monthly expenses for anything related to the dictionary totals around £40 (subscriptions to archives, libraries, genealogy research tools) which have been instrumental in my work. For example, I couldn't have written my articles for Hanes LHDT+ Cymru without access to ancestry sites or online newspaper archives. This does not include other expenses such as bus tickets to get to the National Library of Wales when I need to, or costs of purchasing dictionaries in order to source them in my work.

All of this is to say that i need your help:

I have a patreon which I will be posting in next in July- if you enjoy Prosiect Llyfr Enfys and want to help keep it going, please consider subscribing today by clicking the link above or in my bio. The lowest tier is affordable and if you have the cash to spare, will enable me to keep on working on the project. If you want to make a one-time donation, I'm considering enabling tips on tumblr for those who would prefer that.

If enough people are able to subscribe to keep the project going, I can start to make some concrete plans for a trip to Bangor and share my journey with you all and involve you in the trip. If I'm unable to raise enough funds, I will have to make the decision to pause the project until after my Master's. I do not currently have a publisher, which is also a big factor in that decision, if I need to make it.

All your support is greatly appreciated- if you cannot donate, please share this post.

As ever, huge huge diolch yn fawr to everyone who has supported the project so far- with your help, we can get this dictionary published to help benefit the whole Welsh LGBTQ+ community and beyond.

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finnslay · 7 months

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"Do you have to make being queer your whole personality?"

Yes. It angers you. It causes you discomfort... it's payback for the discomfort you've caused me. Its reversing my trauma into my queerness and superblasting it into you just because it pisses you off!

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twigsandhearts · 4 months

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Non-verbal & non-speaking characters in Audio Dramas

A PowerPoint was created after receiving questions as to how we could have characters that don't speak in our show. For an audio version, check our TikTok.

Suggestions for other ways to give non-speaking characters space in shows are welcome! This presentation was made by someone who is mostly non-verbal and previously fully non-speaking.

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haveyoureadthispoll · 2 months

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A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this daring, provocative, and radically hopeful memoir. When fourteen-year-old Lamya H realizes she has a crush on her teacher--her female teacher--she covers up her attraction, an attraction she can't yet name, by playing up her roles as overachiever and class clown. Born in South Asia, she moved to the Middle East at a young age and has spent years feeling out of place, like her own desires and dreams don't matter, and it's easier to hide in plain sight. To disappear. But one day in Quran class, she reads a passage about Maryam that changes everything: when Maryam learned that she was pregnant, she insisted no man had touched her. Could Maryam, uninterested in men, be . . . like Lamya? From that moment on, Lamya makes sense of her struggles and triumphs by comparing her experiences with some of the most famous stories in the Quran. She juxtaposes her coming out with Musa liberating his people from the pharoah; asks if Allah, who is neither male nor female, might instead be nonbinary; and, drawing on the faith and hope Nuh needed to construct his ark, begins to build a life of her own--ultimately finding that the answer to her lifelong quest for community and belonging lies in owning her identity as a queer, devout Muslim immigrant. This searingly intimate memoir in essays, spanning Lamya's childhood to her arrival in the United States for college through early-adult life in New York City, tells a universal story of courage, trust, and love, celebrating what it means to be a seeker and an architect of one's own life.

#book: hijab butch blues #author: lamya h.#genre: lgbt #genre: memoir #genre: non fiction #year: 2020s

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uncanny-tranny · 6 months

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I know this is a very unoriginal observation (much like any other), but I'm finally reading The Great Gatsby, and even I wouldn't describe men the way Nick does.

#queer #lgbt #lgbtq #i did watch the 2013 film for my ap english class though (i think they didn't have enough time left for us to actually read it)#like the way he described tom was very. superfluous in my opinion. something you want to tell the class NICK (joking)#i find myself really partial to the general writing styles of that time though #i haven't even gotten that far in the book either i'm just barely past the part where daisy is introduced #so nick is just waffling about his family history and how he rents for $80/month #which is relatable when you consider inflation. nick i hope you eat you landlord #i can see why people don't like this writing but i am endlessly fascinated by the prose #maybe i should just free myself from the impulse to hide behind layers of self-censorship and live like nick does #tbh tho i still prefer non-fiction and textbooks BUT fiction is valuable and is useful #fiction is like play - it lets you explore different possibilities and thought in a safe environment

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thepunkmuppet · 5 days

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I have never related to a character more than I do to lake. like they just ARE the trans experience they’re literally ME they are so unbelievably fucking important to me it’s not even funny. trans people watch infinity train if you like good cartoons and also want to genuinely cry your fucking eyes out

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ijustkindalikebooks · 5 months

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LGBT history books for reference/request from my library!

#booklr #books #bookblr #book #non fiction #lgbt #lgbt history #history #bookshelves #bookshelf

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haveyoureadthistransbook · 3 months

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THEM Issue I edited by Jos Charles

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Issue I of THEM lit: a trans* literary journal. This issue includes work by Calvin Gimpelevich, Codi Suzanne Oliver and Willow Healey, Janani Balasubramanian, j/j hastain, and others.

Mod opinion: I hadn't heard of this before, but I'm excited to read this trans lit magazine. Online versions of the three issues have been published here: https://issuu.com/themlit/stacks and I would not advise following the link given in the original goodreads summary as it seems to now link to a porn site.

#them lit #jos charles #polls #trans books #trans lit #trans literature #lgbt books #lgbt lit #lgbt literature #short stories #magazine #journal #own voices #nonbinary #essays #non fiction

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sapphic-book-tournament · 10 months

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#upright women wanted #sarah gailey #this is how you lose the time war #amal el mohtar #Amal el-mohtar #lesbian #lesbian books #sapphic #nonbinary #dystopian #sapphic book tournament #sapphic books #sapphic fiction #lgbt books #lgbt fiction #lgbt characters #non binary characters

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bidotorg · 1 month

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🎉🌟 Happy Birthday to the one and only Stormy Daniels! 🌈🎂 Not only is she a force to be reckoned with in the world of adult entertainment, but Stormy is also a fierce advocate for LGBT rights and a proud bisexual woman. 🏳️‍🌈

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byoldervine · 3 months

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Is Sy trans or non-binary?

Sy is non-binary and uses They/Them pronouns - unless you’re around their father, because to Aegis his youngest “daughter’s” name is Siarra and they use She/Her pronouns

Sy enjoys experimenting with their appearance and identity, they like to try out new things to see what sticks, and this has lead them to an interest in fashion design as well as trying out lots of fun makeup looks. Sy’s experimentation with their identity will continue to evolve in the story

The hair is non-negotiable, though; they worked out early on that this was their fave and they’ve stuck to it

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finnslay · 7 months

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"Don't shove it down our throats"

"Protect the kids, keep this away from them"

No. Stop.

We need to keep showing it

We need to let people that they are seen.

We need to show these kids. Kids. That they have someone.

Why?

Because queer youth are 4 times more likely to commit suicide than their peers

Because 45 percent or queer youth have considered suicide within the last year

Because a young queer person attempts suicide every 45 seconds

Because having just one supportive adult reduscing the risk of suicide in queer teens by 40 percent

If you want to protect the kids, save our fucking lives

Instead of saying to stop shoving it down your throats

Take the pills out of our throats

Take the noose off our necks

Take the blades and guns out of our hands

And let them out their hands there instead

So they can hold us and help us

And listen an let us know

Hey. I see you. I hear you. Your feelings are valid. And you are loved

If you care about the children then let us be seen and heard...

At this point I'm scared for my life... If I didn't have a support adult that had that sign on their door at school and wore that pin I would be dead

That sign. That pin. They don't hurt the straight cis kids. They don't cause harm. They don't get affected by them. But it saved my life...

So please. Stop saying stuff like that.

To other queer kids, please. Here me. You are loved. You will be accepted one day. My messages are open. You deserve to be alive. You're not broken. You're not a fuck up. You are a person just like me and all those other 8 billion on this planet. You are worth so much more than what theyve said. I love you so so so so so much. This world is better with you here. It's better with you and your personality because you're unique. We need people who are different. I love you. I'm here if you need anything at all. And I'm so proud of you...

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twigsandhearts · 4 months

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Thank You

I'm glad so many people have taken kindly and enthusiastically to my non-verbal character guide because it is near and dear to my heart. I spent so many years searching for characters like me and it's been few and far between. I guarantee you Yen Lai will not be the last non-verbal character in my show and I'm looking to include semi-verbal characters as well as the seasons progress.

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haveyoureadthispoll · 2 months

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A former Rookie contributor and creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes investigates the disappearance of America’s lesbian bars by visiting the last few in existence. Lesbian bars have always been treasured safe spaces for their customers, providing not only a good time but a shelter from societal alienation and outright persecution. In 1987, there were 206 of them in America. Today, only a couple dozen remain. How and why did this happen? What has been lost—or possibly gained—by such a decline? What transpires when marginalized communities become more accepted and mainstream? In Moby Dyke, Krista Burton attempts to answer these questions firsthand, venturing on an epic cross-country pilgrimage to the last few remaining dyke bars. Her pilgrimage includes taking in her first drag show since the onset of the pandemic at The Back Door in Bloomington, Indiana; competing in dildo races at Houston’s Pearl Bar; and, despite her deep-seated hatred of karaoke, joining a group serenade at Nashville’s Lipstick Lounge and enjoying the dreaded pastime for the first time in her life. While Burton sets out on the excursion to assess the current state of lesbian bars, she also winds up examining her own personal journey, from coming out to her Mormon parents to recently marrying her husband, a trans man whose presence on the trip underscores the important conversation about who precisely is welcome in certain queer spaces—and how they and their occupants continue to evolve. Moby Dyke is an insightful and hilarious travelogue that celebrates the kind of community that can only be found in windowless rooms soundtracked by Britney Spears-heavy playlists and illuminated by overhead holiday lights no matter the time of year.

#book: moby dyke #author: krista burton #genre: lgbt #genre: non fiction #genre: history #year: 2020s

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izroulia · 3 days

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14, alone and on the run. The only safe place is the depths of the sea.

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diversebookscorner · 17 days

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Author Spotlight: Merlina Garance

Hello everyone, we trust you’re all doing great. We’re thrilled to introduce our next featured author, Merlina Garance, a fantastic writer of queer literature based in France. We recently had a chat with them about the significance of diversity in books, and we’re eager to share their thoughts with you.

Don’t forget to take a look at Merlina’s books highlighted at the end of this post and show them some love!

For more information about the books' genres, tropes and representations, check out our blog post on Medium, and don't forget to subscribe if you haven't!

Have inquiries or thoughts to share? Are you an author or publisher interested in collaborating? Feel free to reach out via [email protected] or dm us here, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

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