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satelliteduster · 1 year

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oh my god i forgot to post my absolute favorite strip from gay comix (issue #2, 1981)

#this collection is full of so many hilarious vignettes #between the fictional and biographical they range from hilarious to saddening but theyre all candid looks at #lgbt life in the 60s 70s and 80s #id recommend it if you're interested in older underground work #edit: for ppl who notice the opening blurb i will say this:#1. Many artists in the underground comix scene (yes the lgbt ones too) delighted in being overly provocative for the sake of it #hence the cringeworthy 'political unity is not the goal' line #2. i worried abt this too when i started going thru the issues but there are quite a few strips and comics focusing on the trans experience #that said. there are unfortunately not a lot of transgender artists involved in this collection #3. given the preceding two points i think its fair to say that a good chunk of the strips in gay comix just. Suck #but like they actually said it's important that we're capable of recognizing that a full 40 years down the line #so we can actually learn something from the life experiences the mistakes and even the lack of perspective tht sm of these artists displayed #nocturnal writings

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fakestage · 1 year

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★ I adore these vintage buttons so much

#.txt #after I rb'd my last post I was like hmmm #time to look at vintage lgbt buttons!!#and i am very very pleased that I did!!#lgbt #lesbian #gay #transgender #bisexual #lgbt history #I really recommend checking out the website. linked in the star #its so cool and awesome and incredible #text

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poppletonink · 3 months

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Asexual Books

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Sounds Fake But Okay by Sarah Costello and Kayla Kaszyca

Is Love The Answer? by Uta Isaki

City Of Strife by Claudie Arseneault

This Doesn't Mean Anything by Sarah Whaler

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning Of Sex by Angela Chen

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Vanilla by Billy Merrell

Paper Planes by Jennie Wood

Being Ace: An Anthology Of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection by Various Authors

Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann

Rick by Alex Gino

Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt

Love, Ace & Monsters: An Ace Anthology by Various Authors

Summer Of Salt by Katrina Leno

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mysweetsinfulobsessions · 4 months

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HIJAB BUTCH BLUES by LAMYA H.

Alright, changing it up a bit with my book stuff but this one hit home with me. The author draws very interesting parallels between stories in the Quran and her experiences as a gay muslim woman that are very interesting. And if you think you can’t be muslim and gay, or wear a hijab and be gay, or even tackle muslim culture and queerness in one, then you’re bound to be pleasantly proved wrong with this one.

#and you know what? the way the author handles the concept of coming out and anonymity is so fucking relatable #the author remains anonymous per her own choice and thats fucking something #lgbtq books #lgbt books #book recommendations #lgbt book recs #queer book recommendations #queer books #gay muslim #lesbian muslim #queer muslim #muslim representation #muslim books #lgbt muslim #lgbtq muslim #lgbt+ books #hijab butch blues #lamya h #hijab butch blues lamya

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makingqueerhistory · 7 months

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Spooky Queer Books

Since spooky season is starting, I thought I would share a list of my favourite queer books that are great for this time of year.

Some of these links are affiliate links.

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Joe Vallese

Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist and open to subversive readings. Common tropes--such as the circumspect and resilient "final girl," body possession, costumed villains, secret identities, and things that lurk in the closet--spark moments of eerie familiarity and affective connection. Still, viewers often remain tasked with reading themselves into beloved films, seeking out characters and set pieces that speak to, mirror, and parallel the unique ways queerness encounters the world.It Came from the Closet features twenty-five essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer's Body, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on In My Skin, Addie Tsai on Dead Ringers, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.

Into the Drowning Deep

Mira Grant

The ocean is home to many myths, But some are deadly... Seven years ago the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a mockumentary bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a tragedy. Now a new crew has been assembled. But this time they're not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life's work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist Victoria Stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves. But the secrets of the deep come with a price.

The Devouring Gray

C. L. Herman

After her sister's death, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York. Violet may be a newcomer, but she soon learns her mother isn't: They belong to one of the revered founding families of the town, where stone bells hang above every doorway and danger lurks in the depths of the woods. Justin Hawthorne's bloodline has protected Four Paths for generations from the Gray--a lifeless dimension that imprisons a brutal monster. After Justin fails to inherit his family's powers, his mother is determined to keep this humiliation a secret. But Justin can't let go of the future he was promised and the town he swore to protect. Ever since Harper Carlisle lost her hand to an accident that left her stranded in the Gray for days, she has vowed revenge on the person who abandoned her: Justin Hawthorne. There are ripples of dissent in Four Paths, and Harper seizes an opportunity to take down the Hawthornes and change her destiny--to what extent, even she doesn't yet know. The Gray is growing stronger every day, and its victims are piling up. When Violet accidentally unleashes the monster, all three must band together with the other Founders to unearth the dark truths behind their families' abilities...before the Gray devours them all.

Tell Me I'm Worthless

Alison Rumfitt

Three years ago, Alice spent one night in an abandoned house with her friends, Ila and Hannah. Since then, Alice's life has spiraled. She lives a haunted existence, selling videos of herself for money, going to parties she hates, drinking herself to sleep. Memories of that night torment Alice, but when Ila asks her to return to the House, to go past the KEEP OUT sign and over the sick earth where teenagers dare each other to venture, Alice knows she must go. Together, Alice and Ila must face the horrors that happened there, must pull themselves apart from the inside out, put their differences aside, and try to rescue Hannah, whom the House has chosen to make its own. Cutting, disruptive, and darkly funny, Tell Me I'm Worthless is a vital work of trans fiction that examines the devastating effects of trauma and how fascism makes us destroy ourselves and each other.

#queer #lgbt #transgender #queer books #lgbt books #book recommendations #queer history

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druidmilk · 5 months

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In light of hbomberguys new video here’s some video essayists with way too little followers that you should go support:

CopsHateMoe

Alexander Avila

Jessie Gender

Aranock

Mia Mulder

The leftist cooks

Elle literacy

Lilly Simpson

Thinkpiece Tribe

Overthinking it

Verilybitchie

Philosynoir

Geekouter

Orowen

Rowan Ellis

Dr Fatima

Lu Vagara

Ponderful

Artie Carden

Tirrrb

Brigitte Empire

JohntheDuncan

Caelan Conrad

Kaz Rowe

Hoots

AnRel

I know a lot of these are mentioned at the end of the video but their some of my faves so :)

There are probably so many more that I forgot, please let me know any recommendations people have

#hbomberguy #video essay #james somerton #you tube #lgbt #queer #transgender #lgbtq #video recommendation

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gyudons · 2 years

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velma dinkley: sapphic disaster -> TRICK OR TREAT SCOOBY DOO

#she is me fr fr #this movie was cute - recommend a watch!#her silly smitten little smile!!! her glasses fogging up and straight up melting off!! cutie #scooby doo #lesbian #gay #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #trick or treat scooby doo #userbbelcher #useryoshi #chewieblog #animation #animationedit #dailyanimatedgifs #velma dinkley #coco diablo #post: r

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axinite25 · 21 days

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Can everyone go watch Renegade Nell pls it's funny, with magic, cunty wigs, amazing action and even wlw I don't want it to be cancelled

(Also reviving my love for season 3 Morgana is a plus)

#renegade nell #sofia wilmot #lgbt #wlw #Disney #disney+#derry girls #morgana #merlin #kate mcgrath #lena luthor #recommendations #its so fun #like genuinely #please stream

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yaoi-islife · 19 days

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name: THE NEW RECRUIT

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apolline-lucy · 3 months

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POV: you’re on a date in a coffee shop in seoul with your favourite fictional queer character. she’s a liar, but one thing that’s true is that she’s obsessed with you.

THE ANATOMY OF DYING

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jesncin · 3 months

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✨⭐️YOU CAN NOW PREORDER LUNAR BOY!!🌟✨

It's Princess Kaguya meets the Little Prince with an entirely Indonesian cast of characters! A graphic novel drawn and written by yours truly!

#booklr #queer #trans #lgbt books #hijabi #lunar boy #graphic novel #SEA folks preordering on amazon is your best bet (or open trolly/kinokuniya/periplus)#I recommend preordering in your local/indie bookstore but in the end use whatever is easiest for you! :)#my art

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booasaur · 9 months

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Special Ops: Lioness - 1x05

#specialopslionessedit #special ops lioness #special ops: lioness #aaliyah amrohi #cruz manuelos #stephanie nur #laysla de oliveira #special ops lioness 1x05 #special ops lioness spoilers #aaliyah x cruz #femslash related stuff #muslim lgbt #lol me being like I try to be careful what I post and implicitly recommend #and immediately the next post is about a TSher show that is filled with brutal violence against women #definitely keep in mind this is by the yellowstone man #but this particular ship... from the start I've been like this would have been a good romance #with zero expectation #may as well ship--I dunno--elle and viv from legally blonde #and the show seemed to lean toward BOBBY being the wlw #but some of what aaliyah said was so complimentary and JUST falling short of suggestive #I literally started pasting screenshots to my friend as a joke #like yeah I bet she wants to replicate that image from her mind #but this week's ep!#like it's well beyond whatever kindness or jealousy or patronizing magnanimity that MIGHT have explained her behavior before

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glitter-covered-bodybag · 2 years

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I apologise for the spam of Dead Ends: Paranormal Park posts but I need you to understand how incredible this show is.

Canonically explicitly jewish, gay, trans, plus-size main character voiced by a trans actor

Canonically autistic Indian girl main character

A secondary character voiced by a drag queen who does a fucking SLUT DROP in one of the last episodes

Chaotic neutral demon girl voiced by Lily from Hannah Montana

A demon pug voiced by none other than ALEX FRICKIN BRIGHTMAN

Semi-adult jokes (one in ep 6 made me choke on my tea)

Paranormal tomfoolery

Actual in depth discussion of transphobia within families which is extremely relavent to the overarching plot along with discussion of anxiety and how it affects people's lives

A MUSICAL EPISODE

Healthy relationships between characters who realise when they've done something wrong and aren't afraid to admit it

Seriously, this how is so fricking good and judging from how episode 10 ends, I pretty sure it's being set up for a second season. Seriously, you can binge it in one day. Just watch it. I promise it's good.

#dead end #dead end paranormal park #show recommendations #netflix #lgbt representation #gay #trans #autistic women #autistic

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tlbodine · 1 year

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Trans Horror Authors

My January reading challenge is to read a book by a trans author. Luckily, there are many out there to choose from! Here are some who write in the horror genre, because that's my area of expertise. If you know of others, whether in horror or other genres, reply with your recommendations!

In no particular order...

Caitlin R. Kiernan

A genderfluid Irish-American paleontologist who also writes spectacular cosmic horror, what's not to love? They've been repping queerness since the 80s and have a robust library to choose from, so you're bound to find something you'll like!

Poppy Z. Brite

Billy Martin, whose work is published under the name Poppy Z. Brite, was a big name in the Gothic horror scene of the 1990s and continues to be a frequently-recommended author, although he doesn't publish as much horror these days.

Julya Oui

A Malaysian trans woman and prolific short story author. She has several collections out that you can browse, if short stories are your speed! Maybe start with Taiping Tales of Terror, which draws heavily on her native folklore and influences.

Rivers Solomon

A nonbinary, intersex Black author now living in the U.K., Solomon has three books out and they all look spectacular. Their books lean more toward sci-fi/fantasy, but their newest title Sorrowland looks to be pretty solidly Gothic as well.

Gretchen Felker-Martin

Trans woman, film critic, and unapologetically outspoken. Her best-known book is Manhunt, a post-apocalyptic horror tale that doesn't pull any punches. She's got another new release slated for 2024 to keep an eye on.

Hailey Piper

One of the most prolific authors I can name off the top of my head, Hailey also has several novellas out in the world + a few novels. If the intersection of queer fiction, body horror, and cosmic horror sounds like your thing, you can find something in her backlist. Also she's here on tumblr, go learn more at @haileypiperfights

Eve Harms

A bit of a new player on the field, but well worth checking out. Eve is a Jewish trans woman. Her debut novel, Transmuted, is a breathless body horror romp. She also makes a bunch of handmade zines, which I just think are neat :)

Natalie Ironside

One of Tumblr's very own better-known names, Natalie is queer, disabled, trans, hilarious, and author to at least three novels I can think of plus some other stuff too - go scope her out on @natalieironside for the details.

.....I know I'm missing a ton of people but these were the first ones that came to mind. I have to get back to writing, but I hope this inspires y'all to pick up a book you haven't read yet, and to add to my list down in the notes.

Happy reading, y'all :)

#book club #reading recs #bookblr #trans authors #lgbt horror #trans horror #book recommendations #reading #amreading #seriously y'all if you people read non-horror #please leave some trans author recs #there are people in my book club #who need non-horror ideas #for some reason #:P

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makingqueerhistory · 7 months

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Queer Book Recommendations!

So, I get asked for book recommendations a lot, and I love sharing some of my favourites, but I thought it might be helpful to share a masterlist!

To be completely transparent, these are affiliate links, so you will be supporting Making Queer History through using them. That being said, feel free to just use them as a guide!

First, we have a complete masterlist with almost every queer book I have read! This is for the people who want to luxuriate in options. I think there is something for everyone on this particular list.

Second, we have a list for the more selective people, these are strictly for the best of the best. The queer books I have rated five stars and wholeheartedly recommend. There is less to go through but a lot to love.

#queer history #queer #lgbt #lgbt history #gay history #lesbian history #transgender history #making queer history #transgender #queer books #queer book recommendations

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sir-ballister-boldheart · 1 month

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Desi Ballister? Desi Ballister!

Putting together a compilation of fanfictions exploring/referencing Ballister's Pakistani and South Asian heritage

Also, putting this under a readmore because hopefully, this would be an updating list :D

The two times Ambrosius wanted to get Ballister earrings and the one time Nimona helped by @earako

METAL eyeliner! (except it's literally metal) by @walrus150915

Parenthood Post-Arm Chopping by @yrrtyrrtwhenihrrthrrt

Never a dull moment by @earako

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