#lisa rosen

[veryslowreader]

Crash by J. G. Ballard

Permanent Vacation

#crash #j. g. ballard #permanent vacation #lisa rosen

[lgbtqreads]

New Releases: November 2023

This month’s post is sponsored by Dougie K Powell in honor of the release of My Best Rival, a new trans YA romance published by Spectrum Books! Click the graphic for more information and buy links! ***** The Santa Pageant by Lillian Barry (1st) For fans of Rachel Bowdler and Ashley Herring Blake, a second-chance holiday romance between a sunshiney lesbian and a chilly non-binary bisexual. Ten…

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#Ali Hazelwood #Brenna Bailey #Check & Mate #Consort of Fire #Dale Walls #David Valdes #Emma Denny #Emmett #Esme Symes-Smith #featured #Fighting for Control #Finding My Elf #For Never & Always #Helena Greer #Hunt On Dark Waters #J.J. Arias #Katee Robert #Kit Rocha #L.C. Rosen #Lisa Bunker #Margot Harrison #Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore #One Night in Hartswood #Only She Came Back #Sir Callie and the Dragon&039;s Roost #The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay #Wishing on Winter #Wren Martin Ruins it All

[batboyblog]

My Super Gay/Queer Reading List

The Long Run by James Acker

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo

Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak

Alan Cole Is Not a Coward by Eric Bell

Alan Cole Doesn’t Dance by Eric Bell

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan

The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich

Half Bad by Sally Green

Half Wild by Sally Green

Half Lost by Sally Green

Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

Gay Club by Simon James Green

You’re the One That I Want by Simon James Green

We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

Totally Joe by James Howe

After School Activities by Dirk Hunter

At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson

A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson

Haffling by Caleb James

The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune

A Destiny of Dragons by T.J. Klune

The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune

A Wish Upon the Stars by T.J. Klune

The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune

Flash Fire by T.J. Klune

Heat Wave by T.J. Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg

Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Every Day by David Levithan

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Ryan and Avery by David Levithan

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden

When Ryan Came Back by Devon McCormack

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Fraternity by Andy Mientus

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller

Hero by Perry Moore

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

More Than This by Patrick Ness

Junior Hero Blues by J.K. Pendragon

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid

Kens by Raziel Reid

Emmett by Lev A.C. Rosen

Jack of Hearts by Lev A.C. Rosen

Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez

Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez

So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

All Kinds of Other by James Sie

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Freak Show by James St. James

Ray of Sunlight by Brynn Stein

The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis

366 Days by Kiyoshi Tanaka

The Language of Seabirds by Will Taylor

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas

Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas

Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes

Always the Almost by Edward Underhill

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Tumblr got rid of yellow so I couldn't do pride colors, sorry!

If you want help picking something out just send me an ask with what kind of thing you're looking for and I'll select something for you, and if you end up reading something because you saw this list, please let me know

#books #reading #book list #gay books #queer books #queer lit #red white and royal blue #love simon #Carry On

[boobsperv01]

my fav pornstars (in no particular order)

alexis fawx

shyla stylez

kendra lust

jasmine jae

rachel starr

maserati xxx

priya rai

holly halston

danielle derek

bridgette b

richelle ryan

canela skin

romi rain

sienna west

jayden james

brandy talore

riley reid

jewels jade

jada stevens

karma rx

bella bellz

diamond jackson

moriah mills

ryan conner

ava addams

lisa ann

eliza ibarra

august taylor

kianna dior

alura jenson

nikki benz

amy anderssen

mia malkova

eva notty

sensual jane

daphne rosen

rose monroe

alia janine

abella danger

gianna dior

blondie fesser

sara retali

victoria june

violet myers

sybil stallone

summer brielle

katie kox

alanah rae

lela star

melissa moore

alyssa lynn

autumn falls

valerie kay

diamond kitty

jynx maze

summer sinn

giselle marie

remy lacroix

reena sky

daniela hansson

ava devine

carmella bing

ava koxxx

amber alena

#boobsperv #list

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌈 Good morning and happy Wednesday, my bookish bats! You didn't think that tiny "queer books coming out this fall" guide was ALL there was, did you? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR this month. Happy reading!

❤️ A Vision of Air by Nicole Silver 🧡 Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper 💛 How to Get Over the End of the World by Hal Schrieve 💚 Kween by Vichet Chum 💙 The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson 💜 The B-Side of Daniel Garneau by David Kingston Yeh ❤️ Midnight Companion by Kit Barrie 🧡 Let the Waters Roars by Geonn Cannon 💛 Into the Glittering Dark by Kelley York 💙 When the Rain Begins to Burn by A.L. Davidson 💜 Been Outside by Amber Wendler & Shaz Zamore 🌈 The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson

❤️ A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert 🧡 The Spells We Cast by Jason June 💛 Pluralities by Avi Silver 💚 Salt the Water by Candice Iloh 💙 Beholder by Ryan La Sala 💜 This Pact is Not Ours by Zachary Sergi ❤️ Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell 🧡 Menewood by Nicola Griffith 💛 Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout 💚 The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey 💙 Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson 💜 Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil and George Williams

🌈 In the Form of a Question: the Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider ❤️ Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield 🧡 A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand 💛 Being Ace by Madeline Dyer 💚 Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer 💙 The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno 💜 The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado ❤️ By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter 🧡 Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall 💛 Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender 💚 Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen 💙 The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen

🌈 Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt ❤️ Family Meal by Bryan Washington 🧡 A Murder of Crows by Dharma Kelleher 💛 A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper 💚 Love at 350° by Lisa Peers 💙 Greasepaint by Hannah Levene 💜 The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels ❤️ Mate of Her Own by Elena Abbott 🧡 Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell 💛 Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn 💚 All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters 💙 If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie

❤️ Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lillah Lawson and Lauren Emily Whalen 🧡 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall 💛 It’s a Fabulous Life by Kelly Farmer 💚 Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein 💙 These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs 💜 The Goth House Experiment by SJ Sindu ❤️ Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin 🧡 Mudflowers by Aley Waterman 💛 Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson 💚 Fire From the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, trans. by Eva Apelqvist 💙 Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake 💜 On the Same Page by Haley Cass

❤️ A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña 🧡 Art of the Chase by Jennifer Giacalone 💛 The Haunting of Adrian Yates by Markus Harwood-Jones 💚 The Sword: Xcian by Elle Arroyo 💙 The Complete Carlisle Series by Roslyn Sinclair 💜 300,000 Kisses by Sean Hewitt and Luke Edward Hall ❤️ Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow 🧡 Blackouts by Justin Torres 💛 Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros 💚 Let the Woods Keep Our Bodies by E.M. Roy 💙 Everything Under the Moon: Fairy Tales in a Queerer Light edited by Michael Earp ❤️ Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine

🧡 We Met in a Bar by Claire Forsythe 💛 Sweat Equity Aurora Rey 💚 Pumpkin Spice by Tagan Shepard 💙 The Misfit Mage & His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet 💜 Love and Other Risky Business by Sarah Brenton ❤️ Enough by Kimia Eslah 🧡 A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard 💛 Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot 💚 Wild Wishes and Windswept Kisses by Maya Prasad 💙 Dragged to the Wedding by Andrew Grey 💜 Fox Snare by Yoon Ha Lee ❤️ Murder and Manon by Mia P. Manansala

#queer book recs #queer fiction #queer books #queer #books #book list #books to read #lgbt writers #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

[gleamer]

I have this incredibly useless list of my ocs’ social media handles

Jane Heller: @/iaminheller get it? 😃 what a jokester

Johnny Heller: @/raiseheller get it? x2

Evelyn Kang: @/evilyn she actually is a very evil lil c***

Lucki Kang: @/lucki_kang …… IF HE WERE COOL, it’d be @/unlucky probably

Lisa Ahane: @/lisaaaaa she kept adding a’s until the username wasn’t taken

Rudy Rosen: @/therudest couldn’t resist

Xander Aldava: @/xanderfuckingaldava how does he do everything so angrily

Marcus Cain: @/MARCUS this guy…….

Benjamin Ahane: @/nimajneb ah yes, Nimaj Neb

Donny Pierce: @/donovanpierce okay government name!!!

Kim (Kimo) Orzel: @/kimoo her favorite animals are cows 🐮

Cindy Holliday: @/yourholliday very corny, but she’s corny

Isao (Gash) Kang: @/gashkang BOOORING. god i hate this family

#i love doing shit like this when im bored #g*

[saydams]

the usa senate passed the budget that banned all aid to UNRWA and Biden signed it.

the senators who voted for this budget (preventing usa from funding UNRWA) are under the readmore. if your senator is on this list, call [phone] and demand they find another way of funding relief to palestine.

Tammy Baldwin Wis.

Richard Blumenthal Conn.

Cory Booker N.J.

John Boozman Ark.

Katie Britt Ala.

Sherrod Brown Ohio

Laphonza Butler Calif.

Maria Cantwell Wash.

S. Capito W.Va.

Benjamin L. Cardin Md.

Tom Carper Del.

Bob Casey Pa.

Bill Cassidy La.

Susan Collins Maine

Chris Coons Del.

John Cornyn Tex.

C. Cortez Masto Nev.

Tom Cotton Ark.

Kevin Cramer N.D.

Tammy Duckworth Ill.

Dick Durbin Ill.

Joni Ernst Iowa

John Fetterman Pa.

Deb Fischer Neb.

Kirsten Gillibrand N.Y.

Lindsey Graham S.C.

Chuck Grassley Iowa

M. Hassan N.H.

Martin Heinrich N.M.

John Hickenlooper Colo.

Mazie Hirono Hawaii

John Hoeven N.D.

Cindy Hyde-Smith Miss.

Tim Kaine Va.

Mark Kelly Ariz.

Angus King Maine

Amy Klobuchar Minn.

Ben Ray Luján N.M.

Joe Manchin III W.Va.

Edward J. Markey Mass.

Mitch McConnell Ky.

Robert Menendez N.J.

Jeff Merkley Ore.

Jerry Moran Kan.

Markwayne Mullin Okla.

Lisa Murkowski Alaska

Chris Murphy Conn.

Patty Murray Wash.

Jon Ossoff Ga.

Alex Padilla Calif.

Gary Peters Mich.

Jack Reed R.I.

Mitt Romney Utah

Jacky Rosen Nev.

Mike Rounds S.D.

Brian Schatz Hawaii

Charles E. Schumer N.Y.

Jeanne Shaheen N.H.

Kyrsten Sinema Ariz.

Tina Smith Minn.

Debbie Stabenow Mich.

Dan Sullivan Alaska

Jon Tester Mont.

John Thune S.D.

Thom Tillis N.C.

Chris Van Hollen Md.

Mark R. Warner Va.

Raphael G. Warnock Ga

Elizabeth Warren Mass.

Peter Welch Vt.

Sheldon Whitehouse R.I.

Roger Wicker Miss.

Ron Wyden Ore.

Todd Young Ind.

#usa politics #unwra #palestine #gaza #us politics

[queerism1969]

Here are 50 books Texas parents want banned from school libraries:

"Drama," by Raina Telgemeier

"When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball," by Mark Weakland

"Lawn Boy," by Jonathan Evison

"Better Nate Than Ever," by Tim Federle

"Five, Six, Seven, Nate!" by Tim Federle

"The Bluest Eye," by Toni Morrison

"Out of Darkness," by Ashley Hope Pérez

"Ghost Boys," by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"l8r, g8r," by Lauren Myracle

"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," by Jesse Andrews

"White Bird: A Wonder Story," by R.J. Palacio

"Ground Zero: A Novel of 9/11," by Alan Gratz

"Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic," by Alison Bechdel

"Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts)" by L.C. Rosen

"City of Thieves," by David Benioff

"Gender Queer," by Maia Kobabe

"This One Summer," by Mariko Tamaki

"We Are the Ants," by Shaun David Hutchinson

"The Breakaways," by Cathy G. Johnson

"All Boys Aren't Blue," by George M. Johnson

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky

"Michelle Obama: Political Icon," by Heather E. Schwartz

"Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

"New Kid," by Jerry Craft

"Class Act," by Jerry Craft

"Salvage the Bones," by Jesmyn Ward

"Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice," by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood

"Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness," by Anastasia Higginbotham

"How to be an Antiracist," by Ibram X. Kendi

"A Good Kind of Trouble," by Lisa Moore Ramée

"We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices," by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

"On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God," by Louise Rennison

"The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini

"It's Perfectly Normal," by Robie H. Harris

"Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out," by Susan Kuklin

"Monday's Not Coming," by Tiffany D. Jackson

"Happier Than Not," by Adam Silvera

"George," by Alex Gino

"What Girls Are Made Of," by Elana K. Arnold

"I Am Jazz," by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings

"So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed," by Jon Ronson

"King and the Dragonflies," by Kacen Callender

"Go With the Flow," by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann

"Last Night at the Telegraph Club," by Malinda Lo

"Weird Girl and What's His Name," by Meagan Brothers

"Flamer," by Mike Curato

"Milk and Honey," by Rupi Kaur

"A Court of Mist and Fury," by Sarah J. Maas

"47," by Walter Mosley

"Girls Like Us," by Gail Giles

#lgbt books #queer #lgbtq #lgbtq community #nonbinary #lgbt pride #lesbian #lgbtqia #sapphic #nonbinary lesbian #gay girls #bookstagram #bookblr #booksbooksbooks #reading #booklr #books and reading #books #texas government #uvalde texas #mississippi #wisconsin #ohio #kansas #kentucky #wlw love #wlw nsft #wlw ns/fw #wlw #wlw art

[unes23]

Lisa Cant for Vogue Germany by Rosen Stolz

#lisa cant #vogue #fashion #editorial #model #unes23

[ihhfhonao3]

Has anyone read the book “Ace of Spades” by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé? Is it some niche book that I stumbled across and have now been betrothed with the duty to share it with people? What about “Amelia Westlake was Never Here” by Erin Gough? “The Art of Being Normal” by Lisa Williamson? “Love is a Revolution” by Renée Watson? “Camp” by L.C. Rosen? Do any of these ring a bell to anyone?

#im debating on whether or not I should start posting about niche books I’ve found with great rep in them #since I’ve found some amazing ones but nobody I know knows them #if anyone knows them/owns any of them please tell I want to know the reach of general knowledge people have on these books #books #lgbt books #booklr #bookblr

[tracichee]

A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT is on the 2022 National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature! 🌠 Thank you so much to the judges for recognizing this goofy, demony, second-world fantasy road trip in all its patriarchy-smashing ferocity. 👹 And HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to all the longlisters! 🎉

Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

Isaac Blum, The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

Johnnie Christmas, Swim Team

Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School

Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist For Justice

Sabaa Tahir, All My Rage

Sherri Winston, Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution

Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

#blog #news #awards #traci chee #a thousand steps into night

[batboyblog]

Super Gay Reading List

The Long Run by James Acker Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak Alan Cole Is Not a Coward by Eric Bell Alan Cole Doesn’t Dance by Eric Bell The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara Peter Darling by Austin Chant Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich Half Bad by Sally Green Half Wild by Sally Green Half Lost by Sally Green Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green Gay Club by Simon James Green We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra Totally Joe by James Howe After School Activities by Dirk Hunter At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson Haffling by Caleb James The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune A Destiny of Dragons by T.J. Klune The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune A Wish Upon the Stars by T.J. Klune The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune Flash Fire by T.J. Klune Heat Wave by T.J. Klune The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan Every Day by David Levithan Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden When Ryan Came Back by Devon McCormack Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Fraternity by Andy Mientus The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller Hero by Perry Moore I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson More Than This by Patrick Ness Junior Hero Blues by J.K. Pendragon The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid Kens by Raziel Reid Jack of Hearts by Lev A.C. Rosen Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer All Kinds of Other by James Sie They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith Freak Show by James St. James Ray of Sunlight by Brynn Stein The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis 366 Days by Kiyoshi Tanaka The Language of Seabirds by Will Taylor Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes Always the Almost by Edward Underhill Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Blue= realistic fiction Purple=fantasy/magic Green=for younger readers Pink=sci fi/magical realism

if you want help picking out a book send me an ask, also I love it when people let me know they read a book off the list

#reading list #reading recommendations #gay books #reading #books #red white and royal blue #Carry on #Love simon #the song of achilles #half bad

[magdaclaire]

Which SPN character's crimes are you the #1 defender of to the end of time?

Bela Talbot, Ellen Harvelle, Linda Tran, Lisa Braeden, Hannah, Anael (girlboss forever), Becky Rosen (yes, I'm serious), Ed Zeddmore, Raphael, Claire Novak (maybe she tried to have Dean killed and maybe she was right for that), Belphegor, Noah Ophis.

And Kevin Tran never did anything wrong ever idc argue with a wall

#there are so many more but these are off the top of the dome #i don't need to defend kevin's crimes bc if kevin did it he was right idc #thank you for asking my bestie #anonymous #ask answered

[jonesyjonesyjonesy]

Hello,

From your recent post talking about music journalists body shaming the Led Zeppelin members, it makes me really sad. I don’t understand why they think it’s ok to make fun of someone’s body. Especially when Bonzo and Jimmy were suffering from substance abuse, and shaming Robert and Jonesy bodies too. I’m disappointed with Lisa Robinson I thought she was one of the good music journalists. I was also wondering is there anything else that she said about them that was very negative?

Hi dearest anon!

I think the moral of the story is really there are no good journalists in this case. There's a reason they all started wearing pins that read "Rock Against Music Journalism" because, to your point, reviewers and writers felt that they had a place to comment on more than the music. Led Zeppelin was critically panned...as if that even mattered. Journalists are there to craft a story. They're enhancing reality to splash it on a page. So, perhaps in this case, she felt righteous enough to speak to that.

It's terrible that they commented on their bodies. But it's also nothing new. The more the media points out what bodies shouldn't look like and the more we consume it, the more time and energy we waste hating ourselves. It doesn't just impacts those receiving critique, but everyone hearing it as well.

Also, let's think about how incensed we are that writers wrote about their bodies (especially in the throes of addiction). We're incensed because that's terrible but also because we've been taken off guard. We aren't used to men being commented on in such a way. They don't show up as often in the tabloids with splashy lettering that says "wow, look at that cellulite!". For women, judgment of bodies is implicit, expected, nourished. Just food for thought.

To that end, that's the cult of celebrity. The reason that the media focuses so much on celebrities and every little thing about them is so that we can be distracted by all the other issues at hand, like horrific bills being passed and corruption of politicians. I'm not saying let's stop indulging in what celebrities and art give us, but we do need to be discerning about what we consume and why it's out there.

So...is it worth me going through Lisa Robinson's backlog of articles written about Zeppelin to see how she panned them personally? I don't think it is. We know what we know and we know what we like. Fuck anyone else who feels the need to be perverse in their commentary in such a lowbrow way.

A disclaimer, I don't think journalism is bad. Music journalists in the 70s for the most part just sucked. Except for Steven Rosen because John Paul Jones called him a cunt. I love him for that.

#tw #cw #tw body image #body image #thanks anon <3 #hope this made sense

[lgbtqreads]

Are there any queer books set at a summer camp besides Camp by L.C. Rosen? I really enjoyed that one and would love to read more!

Sure are! Check out Nothing Happened by Molly Booth, Keeping Her Secret by Sarah Nicolas, and Flamer by Mike Curato in YA, and In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington and Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow in MG. (Also, coming up in MG: Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and AJ Sass and Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer)

#LGBTQReads #Summer Camp

[gatalentan]

if Lisa made a Cameo the only thing I would be compelled to do is pay her to read The Register or The Outing by Michael Rosen as Melissa I will be perfectly honest. having these read by your teacher at school with the names switched to members of your class was the absolutely supreme primary school experience imo

#Youtube