#queer nature

[itgetsbetterproject]

just dropping by to share TRANS ROOSTER!

#itgetsbetter #farm life #hens #rooster #raising chickens #lgbtq #queer nature #lgbtqia #trans rooster #trans chicken #trans memes

[fettfleisch]

Lesbianism is the highest form of art that mother nature has ever intended

#soeren baptism #soerenbaptism #goblincore #naturecore #cottagecore #forestcore #cryptidcore #corvidcore #witchy #grandmacore #farmcore #forest cottage #forest #queercore #queer community #queer artist #queer pride #queer forest #queer nature #lesbian pride #lesbianism #cabincore #cabin life #cabin core #cottage chic #cottage garden #mother nature #mothernature #gay girls #wicca

[queering-ecology]

Queering the Wild by Micha Rahder (2019) [final]

Queer Intimacy in Non-Human Animals

The author introduces several examples of ‘queerness’ across the animal kingdom—the ‘birds and the bees’, --a lot about birds since we have a lot of research on them. The study on zebra finches reminded me of the concept of ‘naturecultures’; they choose their mates and often do not stray,  same-sex or otherwise and so this supports the idea that there is more to ‘bird life than breeding and that the social aspects of bonding might be just as important’ (02).

“The idea that sexual activity might be about more than just making babies is hard for people who were raised in contemporary U.S. American culture in particular, with its focus on abstinence-only sex ed and heavy legislation of uteruses and the people who have them” (02) but finches, bonobos, dolphins or ‘female fish that prefer males that have had sex with other males, all chip away at that anthropocentric frame’ (02).

“Because scientists carry their cultural biases into their work, most research approaches these kinds of queer traits and behaviors as problems to be solved” (02). Heteronormativity has made scientists ‘run in circles’ trying to explain why such ‘maladaptive’, ‘perverted’ traits appear throughout the natural world such as nutritional deficiencies, the stress of captivity, that they’re just ‘dumb’ and can’t tell the difference, it’s a ‘misfire’ attempt at heterosexuality, or they’re just ‘practicing’.

“Evolutionary biologists need to think about same-sex sexual behavior in non-human animals as more than just a problem to be solved” and “same sex sexual behavior is both a trait that is potentially shaped by selection and a force that shapes selection on other traits” or they should “consider how same-sex sexual activities shape ongoing evolutionary processes” (03).

Extending Our Chosen Family

Evolution has no “direction or purpose” and humans are not “the representation of the ultimate expression of life on earth” (03). If we look at microbiology, we can see true diversity. “Only recently have scientists started to pay attention to how much [microbes exchanging DNA] might be driving evolution” (03). Fungi are also an incredible example of sexual diversity; with one species alone having more than 23,000 documented mating types (sexes) and individuals can physically ‘merge or separate in different environmental contexts’  making it difficult to differentiate them.

‘Symbiopoesis’ or “how organisms can be intimately involved in each other’s development” (squid and light emitting bacteria, bees and pollination, acacia trees and ants, wasps and figs).(03)  Again this reminds me of the Lakota concept of Mitakuye Oyasin—we are all related, all my relatives.

Competition//Cooperation is another binary that queer ecology can challenge.

“Queering nature means learning about our connectedness with all the living earth. Here, the classic queer recognition of chosen family extends beyond humans, recognizing our kinship and interdependence with our companion animals, the foods we eat, our microbes and others. It means taking pleasure in those connections, learning to recognize pleasure in others and understanding how our human identities, gender expressions and sexual behaviors are only a small piece of the wide, queer living world” (04).

Queer ecology asks us to be curious about the ‘magnificent overabundance of reality’ (Bagemihl). “Breaking free from the historical biases of science allows us to move forward together with other life on earth, rather than thinking ourselves as separate from or above it. That kind of hierarchical thinking has kept queer and other marginalized communities away from the benefits of being outdoors and has led directly to the tangle of global environmental crises in which we find ourselves now. Learning from non-humans is a great way to undo these legacies” (04).

#queering the wild #queer ecology #queer nature #ecofeminism #heteronormativity #queer theory #critical ecology #environmental politics #ecology #queer history #mitakuye oyasin #evolution #naturecultures #Symbiopoesis

[wirbelwi]

Celebrating Queer Nature at Kew Gardens. 🌿🪴

#kew gardens #queer nature #exhibition #plants #botanic garden #nature #photography #my photos #london

[kaiedwardsartblog]

Tickets here

#fungi #mushrooms #queer #nonbinary #just follow the link <3 #online talk #queer nature #gay #lesbian #sapphic #wlw #mlm #t4t #trans #transmasc #transfem #transgender #artists on tumblr #nature #artwork #ecology #lgbtq #foraging #artist #mushrooms are gay #mutual aid

[teotltheythem]

That's what you dream of sometimes

A cool dark place to think

#my art #mushrooms #queer nature #fungi #digital drawing #t4t

[troutpaws]

fishtober day 06:

alabama sturgeon (scaphirhynchus suttkusi)

#inktober #fishtober #sturgeon #freshwater fish #nature #queer #trans #digital art #my art

[shutinthenutouse]

#lgbtq+ #gay #lesbian #bisexual #trans #queer #trans men #trans women #non binary #pansexual #asexual #pride #pride month #transgender #transfem #nonbinary #trans joy #trans community #trans beauty #information #learning #fyi #history #nature #science #the more you know

[deathlywounded]

"Hunt" part 1. My tav Revna and daddy Halsin. Rev is a spore Druid/urchin wood elf (my favorite kind of Druid) they have horns due to spending the last years of their life living in isolation away from civilization, adopting the likeness of goats and cervines in the heart of the forested mountains. Such is their love for these animals they decided to keep the horns and the singularly colored eyes (also, they miss the weight on their head when not wearing them) Decided to make them a genderless beast because, hear me out, a shapeshifter being connected to nature n’ living away from human costumes studying fungal behavior. What would a being like that need a damn gender for? Nothing, the answer is nothing."

Here is my art Instagram, I´m far more active there. And do NOT use/repost my work without consent or credit, dammit.

#baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #Halsin #Daddy Halsin 4 you #halsin x tav #tav #druid #dnd #animals #nature #forest #mushrooms #fungi #digital art #web comic #comic #queer #queer art #video games #larian studios #jogh #im still trying to figure out how to share the part 2 without being obliterated

[fettfleisch]

I like that you are genderfluid. Nature is not binary. Look at you, how marvelous you are

#soerenbaptism #soeren baptism #cottagecore #naturecore #witchy #grandmacore #corvidcore #farmcore #dogrose #flowercore #blossom #cottage chic #corvid #cottage garden #country cottage #cottage #cottage aesthetic #cozy cottage #countryside #queer nature #queercore #queer community #queer pride #queer artist #queer #genderfluid #gender fluid #genderfluidity #genderqueer #pagan

[rhinocio]

seemed like the right time

bonus:

#you know how you’re like 10x braver being out when other queers are around #anyway transfemme 2012 Leo truther here #tried to stay on model and lol can you tell Rise’s angular shapes don’t come naturally #TMNT 2012 #TMNT #ROTTMNT #leonardo #michelangelo #donatello #raphael #rhinociart #save rise of the tmnt #save rottmnt #unpause rottmnt #unpause rise of the tmnt #trans leo #turtle cousins au #just realized I gave Raph a tail in the sketch and then forgot to ink it entirely #tmnt crossover

[critter-catcher]

On this day of freedom, let's talk about how bald eagles are queer!

It starts with a female eagle named Hope and a male named Valor I. The two settled down to neat together, however Valor I wasn't a great dad. He did show up to incubate the eggs and basically never came around.

In comes another male, Valor II. He immediately did what a good eagle dad is supposed to, incubate, maintain the best, all that. This lead to him becoming Hope's new mate.

Here's where it gets interesting, Valor I didn't seem to mind and actually stuck around! Eventually Hope started mating with both of them, and Valor I even learned to be a good dad!

Unfortunately in 2017 Hope was killed by intruding eagles, but! The two male's actually stuck together and successfully raised their chicks!

Soon enough a new female named Starr came along and joined the two, and now she mates with both males every season!

This arrangement allows for the eagles to have a much more successful rate of raising chicks and fighting off other predators!

This particular story isn't the only one! Bald eagles have been seen in multiple arrangements including two females and one male!

#animals #nature #critters #wild life #wildlife #animal facts #facts #birds #bald eagle #pride #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #polyamory #america #fourth of july

[nepeteaa]

1/2 pieces for Queer Birders of Cincinnati! 🦆🏳️‍🌈

#if your local go check them out they're great #birding #bird art #artists on tumblr #art #nature art #birds #illustration #queer #queer art

[k-wame]

James Bligh & Henry Fox | A Place to Call Home 2016 ‧ 1950s ‧ Period Drama ‧ S04.E05

#nature #a place to call home #james x henry #david berry #tim draxl #kiss #queer #couple #gay #lgbt #lgbtq+ #henry x james #lgbtedit #james bligh #henry fox #perioddramaedit #gay couple #aptch #affection #1950s #lake #intimacy #desire #lgbtqia #love language #period drama #queer media #romancegifs

[troutpaws]

fish requests #1 :-D

#sockeye salmon #brook trout #spotted gar #giant snakehead #shovelnose sturgeon #nature art #queer #trans #digitial art #my art #ty to everyone who sent fish reqs im excited to get through em #maybe some more stamps soon too :-0