be bold, be proud, be gay

we’re here to celebrate our dykedom -ann stadler | profile @th1nk-p0sitive header @benbarnes | asks are open 💌

[dxnim-dyke]

I want more lesbians in my life; now, always, and forever. lesbians have made my life worth living. we are compassionate, loving, caring, empathetic, and strong people. I love every single one of you and wish you nothing but the happiness and all round adoration that you deserve

[batnbreakfast]

[thedurvin]

Back in 1997 there was a goth lesbian Muppet

[legislacerator]

there is truly no one out there doing it like gillian anderson. and by “it” i mean eagerly engaging with lesbian rpf jokes

[fadeintoyou1993]

me thinking about repressed lesbians in fiction

[adoredaqua]

manifesting for everyone to have a very lesbian summer

[freakoutgirl]

Really annoys me when people talk about a feminist character like "I'm glad she's NOT a lesbian actually because it shows real straight women that they can also be feminists!" like yeah okay and I think it's good to show women they can be feminists AND lesbians.

[ekingston]

👀 Editing Holiday Wine? Are you going to get it published?

thank you for asking anon! i’ve kept this one close to the chest for a while, but the answer is YES! if all goes according to plan, i will be publishing the final version of YMHW (no longer called YMHW) this fall, as the first of what will hopefully be a number of non-fannish novels! it’s all a little terrifying, because going the self-pub route means i am 1. figuring things out as i go, and 2. taking the version you’re familiar with down from ao3.

That last one KILLS me. YMHW in its current form means an almost ridiculous lot to me and—trusting your many very lovely comments—it does to some of you, too. that is the reason i want to take this next step, though: i think this story can carry a similar comfort & joy beyond fandom spaces, and i want to give it a chance to be found by & shared with anyone who may be in need of a chunky, feel-good, sapphic romantic comedy this year.

if you loved YMHW, i’m not expecting anything beyond the support you’ve already so kindly & generously given me. i would obviously be thrilled if you were interested in buying the book! but i understand if you prefer to remember the story as is, and don’t want to see it outside of its original context. that’s why i’m leaving YMHW up for another week: you’re welcome to (re)read it or to download it for private use, but i do ask that you don’t share the file with others, especially after i take YMHW offline. the platform i’m publishing on (yes that one) requires exclusivity; digital copies circulating after i publish put me in direct danger of getting banned, which will destroy my chances of putting out the next novels i’m working on. in light of several past experiences, i’ve also officially established my copyright, which means i now have a way to fight back properly if my work gets stolen or plagiarized again.

until June 13th, You & Me & Holiday Wine can be found here. if you’d like to be among the first to see the cover, receive updates & other insights & previews, or are interested in reviewing an ARC, you can subscribe to my newsletter here.

i’m saving every single comment you’ve ever left me. writing YMHW, sharing it with you, and hearing what it meant to you was a blindingly bright spot during a very dark time, and i will be grateful to it and to you for that, forever.

[theweight]

there should be a dating app for lesbian fujoshis

[frogmerthur]

─ Franz Wright, The Leaves // Mary Oliver, Thirst // O.M. // Josephine Angelini, Scions // Nina MacLaughlin, All This Blood and Love // Alejandra Pizarnik, The Small Songs // Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea // Richard Siken, Boot Theory // Matthew Nienow, Lupa

[sansevierias]

my problem is that they keep casting this woman in mom/aunt/MIL roles but in my eyes she should be a lead in a GL or something

[victusinveritas]

The 'Loot From the Rainbow' an illustration from Arthur Ferrier in 1928

[dykearchiving]

Married lesbian couple from Nitrate Kisses (1994), dir. Barbara Hammer

[katonux]

I'll make sure you understand what it feels like to be loved.

Girl Rules

[stjohnstarling]

I think the battle is long since lost on what the “-coded” suffix means, but I (old movie guy specifically invested in queer coding) seem to be unable to let go of how annoying I find the fuzzy popular use of the term. This is probably a flaw in my character.

[stjohnstarling]

Coding is intentional, it’s a way of communicating indirectly with the audience through a shared language of signs. That’s why it’s called coding, because it’s communicating in code. It isn’t when a thing reminds you of another thing.

[crimson-femme]

Stormé DeLarverie (1969)

[indigomood]

Carol (2015) dir. Todd Haynes