[aphrogenian]

I dont want a career and I hate working. There I said it

[mollyyoung]

Margaret Atwood on doughnut holes

“A paradox, the doughnut hole. Empty space, once, but now they’ve learned to market even that. A minus quantity; nothing, rendered edible. I wondered if they might be used—metaphorically, of course—to demonstrate the existence of God. Does naming a sphere of nothingness transmute it into being?”

[theparisreview]

“This flyer, a pre–Riot Grrrl ‘manifesto’ that was later repurposed for the minizine Riot Grrrl, is the first image in the book. Kathleen told me she made it in 1989, when she was volunteering at Safeplace, Olympia’s long-lived domestic-violence shelter and advocacy organization. Designed so that it could be folded up into a small rectangle with the word trust on top, this flyer was both a secret invitation and a public announcement, much like Riot Grrrl itself.”

Archivist Lisa Darms reflects on her favorites from the Riot Grrrl Collection.

[beyonslayed]

It must truly hurt for people like Angela Davis to see the very same struggles she fought against to be literally replaying in front of her eyes

[ossuariies]

 I was talking to this ex-Black Panther the other day and he was saying that things are worse. My heart hurt so much for him. He’s 70 and still trying to fight.

[beyonslayed]

Right? These people are supposed to be passing on at least slightly comforted by the thought of having left the world a better place but sigh

[queernigga]

not to be defeatist and fatalistic but it’s gonna be sad when we old and going through the same repeated cycle 👀

[badass-bharat-deafmuslim-artista]

Queer, gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual Muslims exist too. They battle homophobia, transphobia AND Islamophobia everyday. Please don’t erase them. (Photos not mine)

[emelelizabeth]

[beatonna]

This was a sketch under the original Straw Feminist comic but I redrew it for the book. Those crazy gals! You never know where they are lurking! Moon colony here we come! Speaking of feminists on the moon, I would be remiss not to mention this: have you been reading Bitch Planet? I read the first one, I need to get more! Step Aside Pops is coming soon! Drawn and Quarterly has a preview here! The first starred review is in from Publisher’s Weekly. Pick up the August 3 issue of The New Yorker because I have a cartoon in it! And lastly, here is an interview at Comic Book Resources where we talk about kids books and more!

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[patagonia]

Mornings are my favorite–a first time climbing and exploring Oregon. Photo taken above Crater Lake National Park on an all girls trip. 

[obscurantisme]

Unica Zürn Untitled c. 1965

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Ferguson -2014

[9secretsigns]

I blinked one day and when I opened my eyes, it was normal to have an American army battling Americans on American streets. No one even calls it a war. But it is.

[mentalalchemy]

Don’t forget this crazy shit actually happened.

[fogo-av]

Don’t forget this shit is STILL happening

[milas-universe]

^^^^^ They killed two more black boys down there since this happened. It’s still going on.

[themoonisfree]

bolded all of this BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!

[stylelikeu]

“Gay and lesbian was too simplistic for me. I wasn’t attracted to gender, I was attracted to people. Thus far, the most significant relationship in my life has been with a very feminine Indian woman who I dated throughout high school. When I first started coming into gay spaces, I was ashamed of that relationship. I’d be like, ‘Oh, I was closeted!’ I left that relationship after I told her I was gay and we couldn’t be together. But ‘gay’ was the only word I knew at the time, and that was from Google. Under patriarchy, feminine people aren’t allowed to desire each other, we’re always supposed to be desiring men. But I was attracted to her femmeness and she was - and is - so crucial to my life. The trans and queer folks that end up committing suicide often don’t have anyone at all. But I had a girlfriend who would tell me, ‘Hey, you’re cool.’”

- Alok Vaid-Menon in this week’s episode of the What’s Underneath Project. For Alok’s entire story watch his video!

[ubernoir]

Stefanie Nieuwenhuyse

[yagazieemezi-deactivated2022030]

PHOTOGRAPHY OF AFRICA:

Viviane Sassen studied fashion design and photography before earning an MFA from Ateliers Arnhem. Having spent three years of her early childhood in a remote village in Kenya, her work is influence by the young memories of her first home.

“Bright sunlight, dark shadows, the market with dead sheep hanging upside down with their tongues out, the other children who always wanted to touch my face and hair, the pure darkness that fell on the village at night.”

At 16 Sassen returned to to Kenya for a visit and despite her comings and goings, she keeps being drawn back to a place where she feels familiarity with, but can not deny that her presence will always be a foreign one. However, she harnesses her mix of nostalgia and talent to produce images that provide an enjoyable contrast of light and dark.

View more of her work

[cultureunseen]

Father Figure: Exploring Alternate Notions of Black Fatherhood  By photographer Zun Lee http://www.zunlee.com/ https://twitter.com/zunleephoto https://instagram.com/zunleephoto/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rogueinterventionist https://www.facebook.com/zunleephoto?_rdr=p Support this project and Zun Lee: http://www.ceibafoto.com/goodies/father-figure-the-book/ Acquire prints at [email protected]

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