#the gay manifesto

[nel-mp3]

suck dick, do crimes

#the gay manifesto

[actually-a-dyke]

Alternatives to Marriage in A Gay Manifesto by Carl Wittman, 1970

#gay #lgbtq #queer #lgbt #lgbt history #lgbt pride #lgbtqplus #queer history #queer community #lgbtq community #lgbtq history #queer books #queer stuff #gay interest #gay marriage #gay pride #gay history #gay manifesto #a gay manifesto #the gay manifesto #carl wittman #1970s

[soup-mother]

Chris Dorner proves that the phrase "reasonable people pushed to do unreasonable things" needs the addition of "won't have any coherent ideological backing for any of it and end up defending the structural power that got us here in the first place because they're really just disgruntled centre right moderates with guns"

#my post #chris dorner #his manifesto is so lame bro 'gay ppl stop boycotting chic fil a please :(' #politics

[androgynealienfemme]

"DYKE MANIFESTO" from The Lesbian Avengers (1992) sourced from Burn It Down! Feminist Manifestos for the Revolution.

#dyke manifesto #the lesbian avengers #lesbian avengers #lesbian manifesto #manifestos #lesbian history #dyke history #gay history #bisexual history #lgbt history #burn it down!

[gooferdusted]

samruby is a secret lesbian relationship and if u get it u get it and if u don't u don't. sorry.

#like. sam has all the lesbian metaphor storylines and dean has all the gay metaphor storylines. this is my manifesto

[paragal]

Day 7: 30-Day SMP Jack my evil little communist dictator

#he's a murderer he's a mean girl he's a communist he's a dictator he's a visionary he's bisexual #he's a villain he's the main character he's transgender he's covered in blood #the ultimate ‘doomed by the narrative’ character #the thing I love most about him in this series is that he’s the main character AND the main villain #this is the only smp where he was taken seriously #he wrote his manifesto in Charlie’s blood #I loveee his skin for 30day smp sooo much he makes me insane #all the versions of jack get slightly different haircuts I’ve decided #30 day smp jack gets an undercut #modeled him after sad men in the 60’s who smoke and cry about the war and being gay #insane about him #he was the one who set up the entire theme of communism #and he was the only person to kill someone #(the Phil and Wilbur deaths were both indirect) #30 days smp #free trial smp #30 day smp #30 days hardcore smp #mcyt #mcyt fanart #jack manifold #jack manifold fanart #c!jack #c!jack fanart #c!jack manifold #c!jack manifold fanart #jack manifold art #manifold may #blood tw #smoking tw

[grozen]

Fellas. Cosmologically speaking, what the fuck is Martin Septim?

[puts on tinfoil hat]

In Morrowind, Vivec says, that when he dies in the world of time, Mundus, he goes to what he calls "the god place": somewhere where everything happens all at once, but where time does not pass at all. He mentions that when he dies, it feels like he's asleep, but may chose to wake up at any time; however, no matter how long he waits, any time he wakes up, no time has passed in the world of time. This is one of the core concepts of aedric godhood in the TES universe, existing outside of physical time. That does not mean that time stops whenever you ascend to godhood - rather, Mundus is like an MP4 player which a god can put on pause, while already having seen the entire movie and knowing it's plot, and go do something else. Said god may return and unpause the player and come back to reality, or they may travel to another part of the timeline.

Things complicate when you consider that this is a mortal creature that's merging with not just the god of time, but TIME HIMSELF. Akatosh is the grandfahther clock very literally - a very old lizard whose existence as an entity in or outside of Mundus insures the existence of time. So, if one becomes Akatosh, when and how does this merging take effect?

1. Are you de-facto an aspect of Akatosh since your birth until you are "reunited" with the rest of your self? (reunited is a strong word; since everything happens at the same time in the god place and nothing may change, it's as if you have not left)

2. A core concept to Aedric worship in TES is "as above, so below," meaning gods may influence the realm of Mundus, and mortals influence gods. Talos, for example, is a very real divine entity which is undeniable, and Thalmor seek to root out Talos worship, because once a deity is gone from the thoughts of mortals, they pretty much cease to exist. Similarly, Aedric pantheons vary wildly between different races, but all are equally canon and every legend the people tell and believe existed and is just as real as others. Shezarr did find the battlemages in Cyrodill, while also being Shor, who created Sovngarde and worked alongside Akatosh, while also being trickster god Lorkhan, who tricked the gods into giving their power to create Mundus and was shot down by Auri-El, while also being Sep, who was a serpent created by Tall Papa in order to control the overpopulating spirits. Does that mean if, hypothetically speaking, Martin was regarded as a divine same as Tiber Septim was, Akatosh would take on Martin's appearance?

3. Blessing of the dragon blood is given by time himself, and many Dragonborn have the gift of Sight - they can see into the future, and also into the past. In fact, Uriel VII, Martin's father, was one such Dragonborn.

4. Literally what the fuck was inside the Chim-El Adabal (the big red crystal in the Amulet of Kings) that can make a Dragonborn take on the appearance of Akatosh? Can we just talk about that for a second: there are many theories about what it may be, from an Ayelid soul gem (WHO IS INSIDE THE SOUL GEM??), to a droplet of Lorkhan's blood, to the blood of Akatosh, and the fact that there is no consensus terrifies me.

In conclusion, Martin Septim may or may not have been Akatosh himself, charading as a mortal either a) because the old reptile got bored in his terrarium, or b) nobody else was competent enough to solve the Oblivion crisis, and the God of Time foresaw everything and had to step in. This is now my headcanon. I'm now friends with Akatosh. Fuck you Mehrunes he was actually a really cool guy.

I'm gonna lie down.

#oblivion #the elder scrolls #tes #martin septim #akatosh #uriel septim #fuck it im gonna invade other tags you guys read my manifesto too #teso #elder scrolls online #the elder scrolls online #skyrim #if youve only played skyrim but nothing else u gay go play daggerfall #auriel #aedra #daedra

[a-gay-a-day]

The Asexual Manifesto

The first misconception that many people have is that the asexual manifesto discussed asexuality as we might today. This is not so.  During the late 1960s- early 1970s, the feminist community was experiencing the rise of radical feminism and political lesbianism, and the asexual manifesto was tied closely to the emergence of these philosophies. While radical feminists at that time believed that having sex with men was degrading, and thus they would choose to be lesbians (political lesbianism), another school of thought emerged, from which the asexual manifesto was born. 

In the asexual manifesto (Which you can read here, and I would greatly encourage reading, as it is fairly short) Lisa Orlando, the writer, says that “interpersonal sex is not an instinctive behavior pattern; it is a behavior pattern we have learned to use for the satisfaction of a need...,” which speaks of sex with anyone the same way that radical feminists were speaking of men in that time period.

The most commonly quoted line from the asexual manifesto is “ We chose the term “asexual” to describe ourselves because both “celibate” and “anti-sexual” have connotations we wished to avoid: the first implies that one has sacrificed sexuality for some higher good, the second that sexuality is degrading or somehow inherently bad.” 

Though this is a longer post, I want to get across the idea that the asexual manifesto is complicated. It may have been written by an asexual person who was attempting to understand herself, or it may have been written by a political asexual, similar to political lesbians. Furthermore, it is important to note that this cannot be dismissed due to the fact that it was written by a radical feminist. A radical feminist in the 1960s had different views than a TERF does now, and though some of those views are still ones we would consider outdated today, they are nonetheless an important part of queer history. (There will be another post later on about political queerness and second wave feminism, as well as a post centering on Lisa Orlando.) 

Regardless of whether the asexual manifesto was intended to be wholly political or if it represented the thoughts of an asexual woman, it struck a chord with many people. Greg Turner, a gay rights activist, read it and reported that it shed light on his own feelings about sexuality- he considered himself “gay, but not homosexual.” 

For a nuanced view of asexual history, I would recommend this episode by @queerasfact​ . They do a much better job of delving into the nuance of the asexual manifesto, presumably because they have an hour and not six paragraphs, which is already twice as long as most of my posts. This post is also less sourced, because the academic sphere is woefully devoid of asexual history.

#terfs dont interact #this aint about you #queer history #asexual history #asexual #queer #gay #lgbt #lgbt history #the asexual manifesto #type: media

[hiraeth-daydreams]

RIP "Sniper"/Kaname Hagiri the twinks and lesbians of tumblr would have loved you

#he's alive btw #even though the world wishes he wasn't #i hope hes out there shootin people for no good reason and following his dream of being “a lawyer or a criminal idk man” #(his words) #yu yu hakusho #sensui seven #yyh sniper #yyh #kaname hagiri #gay #twink #butch #lesbian #evil lesbians #queer rep in media #*Not kin related #*My post #*Get A Sideblog Manifesto #if cis male why so babygirl

[daeluin]

ok but really the part that always gets me the most about miss missing you is the second verse:

"now you're gone, but I'll be okay / your hot whiskey eyes have fanned the flame / maybe I'll burn a little brighter tonight / let the fire breath me back to life"

and the idea of patrick of working on this song during the hiatus and shelving it because it's not *his* solo song. of the imaginery of meeting someone else when you're a kid and them igniting a passion in you just by being there and believing in you so fiercely. of drifting apart of that person but that passion, that fire remains and maybe it's enough to keep you going on your own. because they may have feed the sparks inside you enough to turn them into a wildfire that can sustain itself without them. you don't need them anymore, you never did (except you did, maybe) because that fire is all yours but you miss them. and you miss missing them. and you hope maybe you can burn bright enough to keep yourself alive

and then in a funny twist of fate or a well constructed story you can't finish your song because it's not yours. not really. it's not finished until you get back together. and finally it's that burning passion that gets you back together and it's only when you're with your band that finally you can burn as bright

#IDK WHERE IM GOING WITH THIS BESIDES MISS MISSING YOU MAKES ME CRAZY #ask me how this goes hand in hand with fourth of July's 'may the bridges I have burned light my way back home' #or the juxtaposition later in the song between 'i will sing you every day if it will take away the pain' #vs 'i've heard you got it so bad cause I am the best you'll never have' #an action of utter devotion and love that morphs into vile despite and selfish rejoice in the other #suffering because you finally know your worth and you know they'll never have something as good as you #love. hate. despair. hurt. confort. gay yearning. miss missing you has it all. truly the best song ever written #also this is not rpf but it also isn't not rpf #miss missing you the peterick manifesto

[actually-a-dyke]

"Marriage" from A Gay Manifesto by Carl Wittman, 1970

#gay #lgbtq #queer #lgbt #lgbt history #lgbt pride #lgbtqplus #queer history #queer community #lgbtq community #lgbtq history #queer books #queer stuff #gay interest #gay history #gay marriage #gay manifesto #a gay manifesto #the gay manifesto #carl wittman #1970s

[ghosts-of-love]

excuse the pisspoor photo quality but these were some of my favourite parts of The Faggots & Their Friends Between The Revolutions (Larry Mitchell, 1977)

#the faggots & their friends between revolutions #larry mitchell #gay literature #queer literature #the book is short (about 100 pages) and is described as 'fairytale-cum-manifesto' #it's wonderful

[professuntothelord]

i really would 250k word a post finale fix it with doom patrol. i truly would

#the moment i add doom patrol to my general interests i get a boost in potential and capability #i want jimmy and larry to have bonding time #i suppose niles could to an extent be a mirror of chuck in so far as orchestrating their narratives and secretly being the Big Bad goes #now crowley IS willoughby. im not even gnna fuck w it idec that's willoughby #that's crowley #i need to have meg meet rita and have a one night stand that's a given #now i know claire and jane seems cheap and obvious but truly and utterly it's imperative AND it will involve kaia #also the jane/cliff and dean/claire parallels. oh. ohhhhh #cliff and dean i could write about alone. genuinely thats the heart of this crossover this is driving dean's arc #i need him to meet cliff. i need him to understand cliff. i want cliff to pick dean up and spin him around man #i want cas and larry to spend evenings in the greenhouse discussing yeah yeah gay trenchcoat celestial things but also the family the #shared trauma of testing and kidnapping and lobotomy #i am certain cas can handle my old man's radiation they can no bandage that shit it'd be great #victor and sam #that's the thing #it's the bodily autonomy #it's the brains. it's the technological ability. #it's the rift in social life and friends. SAM AND VICTOR PLEAAASW #now please. if you will. laura (madame rouge) and queen of hell herself rowena #EASE. #please #i want to be there. #okay that's my manifesto

[parkitaco]

it is in fact looping plausible deniability o’ clock

THIS IS THE CAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT YEEESSSSAASS okay. that’s going to be me (positive connotation)

HELPPP i looked approximately exactly like this cat while writing it glad we're on the same page

#so weird to me that ppl like my songs. wdym u are looping the manifesto i banged out on piano in 20 mins after having Gay Experiences #thank u tho i'm🥹 #parker's music

[androgynealienfemme]

“The Woman Identified Woman” from Radicallesbians (1971) sourced from Burn It Down! Feminist Manifestos for the Revolution.

#the woman identified woman #radicallesbians #lesbian history #lesbian feminism #lesbian feminist #lesbian manifesto #gay manifesto #political manifesto #feminist manifesto #burn it down! #lesbian feminist history #feminist history #queer history

[villainanders]

I think when people try to set hard and fast rules about how to write representation it falls apart really quickly. For the longest time (and still currently) I’ve see “It’s fine for people not in X group to write characters in X group, but as long as they don’t try to write about being in X group” being passed around like it’s an uncontroversial golden rule, but almost just as frequently you’ll see other members of those groups pointing out that if a privileged author writes a marginalized character and doesn’t consider how living with that marginalization would affect the character, you’ve often written pretty shallow, shitty representation. It’s very much more a YMMV issue than these discussions give it credit for because gay people and trans people and people of color and disabled people and any other marginalized group are not a monolith

#i still get notes on that post I made about straight authors writing gay characters that are like ‘yes BUT they shouldn’t write stories #about the gay character’s identity #and it’s like. oh my god it depends. i personally don’t want a gay pov character that the author has never considered how they might be #affected by being gay in this world. i agree I maybe don’t want a sexuality manifesto from a straight author but if what they wrote is #shitty then you can just say it’s shitty.